Karkadann (animal)
Karkadanns are cousins of the more common rhinoceros, with several key distinctions for separating the two. While they are both incredibly bulky, massive creatures, the karkadann is far more lean, and its horn more reminiscent of a blade, than the cone like horns of the rhino. Karkadanns are often solitary creatures, migrating across long distances in search of a mate that they spend little time with before continuing on their journey. While uncaring for most fauna that they encounter, Karkadanns can be highly aggressive and territorial if they feel threatened, and it is safer for would be travellers to avoid encounters with these beasts altogether.
Just beyond the hillcrest that we've hidden behind, our quarry grazes in the low shrubbery. The other animals nearby have stayed clear of the monstrous karkadann, a lonely male who has been in search of a mate. The karkadann is very similar in to its smaller cousin, the rhinoceros, but far more treacherous to hunt. Its massive horn seems more like a sharpened blade, cut to a fine point at its tip. The sheer size of the beast seems insurmountable, its lean, muscular build easily dwarfing us. The karkadann has little care for the surrounding fauna, as it is well aware of its dominance in the animal world. As the beast trudges through a narrow creek bed, it pays no mind to several fearful zebras that pass it by in a hurry. If we hope to win, we must act with cunning, and a hint of surprise. I aim my
long range weaponupon its chest, my companions doing the same. It will take far more than one to bring this beast down.