Throughout the world, there are many different that have been domesticated for a variety of reasons, some as cattle, livestock, to produce food, and other by products, and other animals were domesticated for the specific reason to ride them, or to aid people in other ways.
Here they are described, their origins, their spread through the world, and if there are still wild varients of their kind.
Horses
Horses were domesticated on Triandmye by the elves, they have since spread to much of the western continent, in particular, the greater yavinian plain, where the horse does very well, both as a pack animal, and in cavalry combat, the humans have used the horse to deadly effect until the modern day.
There are still wild horses on Trianmye, and Quianmye, even tho they are not native there.
Wargs
While the west had horses, the east had wargs, they were domesticated by the Aneira first, and later this practice spread to the Yenoans. This practice didn't spread any further tho, because wargs are not easy to keep, and very difficult to tame, they require a lot of care and attention, something many in the west are simply not willing to do.
There are still some species of wild warg on the eastern side of black rock, and in the Aneira lands.
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Warg
Pigs
Pigs were domesticated in Enyanin, they were bread from a type of boar that is native from there, they since spread to much of the world, due to their fast growth and reproduction, and because they are very easy to keep and feed.
There are still many varieties of these wild pigs living in Enyanin and the greater Marn forest.
Sheep
Sheep were domesticated from a breed of particularly curly-haired goat native to Rendia. It was from there bred into the wooly greatures we know today, they were then exported to much of the northern world, such as dendor and even the dwarves of Cordyan, who took this new easily growable fabric with enthusiasm, and each made it their own.
Sheep can also be found in smaller quantities in northern Westingham.
There are still many varieties of wild goat, who are still hunted for food, but wool is the sole domain of the sheep.
Cow
The cow was domesticated somewhere in the north Yavinian plain, from the Bison, they were bred into many different breeds for many different purposes, that being milk production, meat, leather, pelts, or to pull a cart. Each of these has a specifically bred variety of bovine somewhere in northern Westingham.
The cow has since spread across the continent, it became especially popular in Cordyan, as the dwarves love of bovine meats became apparent, they bred their own kitchen sink variety, for milk, pelt, and meat production all in one, they call it a yak.
Wild bison still roam Norhern Yavin, but hunting and encroaching farmland has seen their numbers decline significantly, although they are still going strong.
Goat
Goats were domesticated by the dwarves in the mountains, they proved useful to them for a variety of reasons, such as pack animals, as mounts, and for their milk, and of course, their meat.
However, while the dwarves took their beloved goats with them wherever they moved, the other races never saw much use in them, as their pelts are inferior to that of sheep, they grow slower than pigs, and they produce less milk and meat than cows, so they have been largely confined to the nation of Cordyan.
Suprisingly, the only other nation who took an interest in the Goat, was Enyanin, because goats take up a lot less space than cows, and they are lighter too, Enyanin has since bread their own version of the goat, they eat them when they die, but they mostly kept for milk production.
Reindeer
Reindeer are the buck of the north, they were domesticated by the Aneira, who herd them across their modest tundra, and their forest.
The use of reindeer has not spread very far, due to them not being suitable for most other climates.
However, there is a yenoan variety, bred for meat consumption, which acts as the eastern version of a cow, in Yeno it acts as a rare delicacy, that isn't farmed on a large scale, because they prefer pigs.
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