Mabari

Basic Information

Anatomy

Mabari are huge mastiffs with a touch of wolf blood that stand as tall as a dwarf and just as wide. Their masters (or “partners” as many of those paired with Mabari prefer) will often choose a distinct style of war paint to mark them with so that they can better pick them out from other Mabari at a distance in the midst of combat. Correspondingly, many Fereldans that frequently fight alongside Mabari will scent themselves with distinctively pungent body paint called “kaddis” which allows the dogs to easily mark them as allies. Due to their great value, “feral” Mabari are unheard of.

Additional Information

Domestication

Each mabari chooses their master for life in a process called imprinting. Although fierce combatants, a mabari companion is shown to be a highly sociable animal, and though not capable of speech, they can clearly respond to speech with growls, whines, barks and several other actions that demonstrate intelligent comprehension.

Uses, Products & Exploitation

Mabari are used as war hounds as well as animal compainions

Average Intelligence

As smart as a human

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

As smart as humans and able to preform complex commands
Each mabari chooses their master for life in a process called imprinting. Although fierce combatants, a mabari companion is shown to be a highly sociable animal, and though not capable of speech, they can clearly respond to speech with growls, whines, barks and several other actions that demonstrate intelligent comprehension.

Average Physique

as tall as a dwarf and as stout as one too

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

brown fur with a white chest;
black fur with white spots, white paws, white stripe on the top of the muzzle, and a white chest;
tan fur;
light brown fur with white spots