Razram

Razrams are a small species of deer found in the lower mountain regions of the Frost Mountain Range, the Miorin Mountain Range and Aendatha, close to the Coalmans.

Anatomy

One of the more unusual species on Greenerth, razrams share characteristics of a wide variety of animals. They possess a torso comparable to a feline predator, such as a feltraste, the head of a reptile, with compound eyes like an insect, a tail shaped like a broken tree trunk and the hind legs of a deer.

Their overall colouration is a light brown, with green rings along the tail. Their eyes are large, and are situated on the side of the head to help spot predators easier. Growing from the snout behind the nostrils are long, white whiskers. They have large spiralling horns growing from their crowns.

Diet

Razrams are usually a herbivorous species, but have an alarming tendency to eat other animals they defend themselves from.

Razrams usually consume plant material, short-growing plants like aroma bushes. This plant material is incredibly common in the highlands they live in.

Sometimes, razrams are seen consuming the meat of animals they kill. Razrams tend to fight back against predators when cornered, and occasionally succeed and as a sign of victory, consume them.

Reproduction

Males will fight for females with their horns, which grow sturdier during breeding season. The winner is the razram that is able to flip the other on its side.

Razrams will have two children every breeding season. The babies stay by the mother's side for the first year of their lives, while the mother digests food specifically for the babies. Baby razrams cannot consume plants straight from the ground, so the mother will chew them up, mix with her saliva, and feed to her young.

Razram Races

Razrams are naturally fast creatures, and for hundreds of years Kozkonyonyaosi have been entertained by scaring flocks of razrams and watching them disperse into the thick grasses of mountainsides. Razram races are games where there are 10 participants, 20 razrams, in a large pen. Participants must try and herd the razrams into the gate, which they don't know the location of. Cameras follow the participants everywhere they go and are televised on large screens for all to watch.

History

For hundreds of years Kozkonyonyaosi have been fascinated by the skittish nature of razrams. They enjoyed watching the flock of them disperse, seeing them jump through the tall grasses. For many years games were not official, people merely wandered the mountainsides looking for flocks of razrams, and when found would chase them for miles.

Official games were held from 1568 onwards. The first game, a large pen was created south of Blue Mountain. There were 20 participants, and a flock of 20 razrams were captured for the game. Participants were let into the pen, and they were left to stalk and scare the flock. When the flock dispersed, participants chose a few razrams to follow. They tried to guide the creatures into a gate on a random side of the pen which they didn't know. Viewers watched as they ran around helplessly, seeing razrams running left and right round the pen. The first game lasted for 3 hours and 4 minutes, when a lucky woman named Wareia Ojin managed to shove a razram through the gate. For the next few years, the rules were changed and refined into the rules we know today.

Lifespan

5 - 6 years

Average Height

3 feet

Geographic Distribution

• Aekor
• Frost Lands
• Frost Mountain Range
• Greenerth

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