Bronx

The bronx are solitary creatures that can live for up to 50 years. As they age, their rows of spikes grow larger and their hide thickens, to the point where only the deadliest predators (such as the kelahn) or the Delgon’s most powerful weapons can hope to bring them down. At the sempa stage of its lifecycle, a bronx will seek out a kopa to fertilise its eggs. The mating ritual involves much scratching of tree trunks and complex tail swishes. A typical clutch consists of 2 to 6 eggs. A bronx will typically grow into its kopa stage after it raises three to four litters. It will then carve a territory that it defends fiercely against predators as well as other bronx. Bronx fights are extremely violent, and it is not uncommon that one of the combatants gets so grievously wounded that it falls prey to predators shortly afterwards.

The Kedashi queens will occasionally request of the trebarnii that they “borrow” a couple of bronx eggs from a clutch that is close to hatching. Once hatched, the newborn bronx will be trained as bodyguards to the queens. Once they reach the sempa stage, they are large enough that up to four trebarnii can ride upon them. The howlers in particular enjoy the opportunity of pelting their opponents with rocks from a safe position – it is a brave fubarnii indeed that dares to attack a bronx.