Horse

Horses are common beasts of burden in Exandria.

Special breeding and uses
Horses bred in Syngorn are noticeably faster and more expensive than typical horses. The horses used by Uthodurn are particularly sturdy and have thick coats suited to the cold climate.

A favorite Zemnian peasant dish called sauerbraten is made with pickled horse meat.

Mighty Nein

 * Shelby: A male white mustang owned by carnival and named by Fjord. To dispose from two corpses of the Crownsguards, previosly posted at the carnival and turned into husk zombies by Kylre, the Mighty Nein harnessed Shelby to pull them in the cart and leave near Ustaloch. Upon completion the group pulled the cart half a mile from Trostenwald and sent Shelby off with a sharp whack to its backside.


 * Winter's Crest: This draft horse was acquired by the party from the The Fletching and Moondrop Traveling Carnival of Curiosities during its disbanding. While riding north on their way north along the Amber Road from Trostenwald to Alfield, Mollymauk stated that the horse had its name because if it lived to the point of Winter's Crest, the carnival had planned to kill it for meat, and after enjoying their fill for the festivities the remainder of the horse would have been made into and sold as jerky to raise funds to purchase the next horse. Its name abbreviated to WC by Nott, Caleb pointed out to that WC meant Water Closet/Toilet in Zemnian, for which the horse afterward would be called. While the Mighty Nein was heading north towards Shadycreek Run and made camp in an abandoned house on the edge of the Crispvale Thicket, the party was assaulted by several ankheg which spat a line of green acid out at WC, forcing it to the groud and to be badly burned. Not aware the horse was still alive, Nott cut out the horses tongue for food, thus causing the horse to die in pain.
 * Loaf: Was a horse acquired from the On the Wind Stables in Alfield. Initially unnamed, Nott eventually dubbed the horse "Loaf." In the Mighty Nein's effort to gain reduce baggage and make ground on the Iron Shepherds, believing them to have abducted and taken Jester, Fjord, and Yasha to Shadycreek Run, the party decided to abandoned their cart as well as Loaf on the Crispvale Roadway.
 * Toilet: This horse was acquired by the Mighty Nein during their first encounter with Trevor and Zenny's bandit group. Sneaking around to the bandit's nine horses, Nott took the healthiest four horses back to the group while shooing away the five remaining meekest horses. This horse was taken as Jester's own. (left near the Sour Nest)
 * John: This horse was acquired by the Mighty Nein during their first encounter with Trevor and Zenny's bandit group. Sneaking around to the bandit's nine horses, Nott took the healthiest four horses back to the group while shooing away the five remaining meekest horses. This horse was taken as Fjord's own. (left near the Sour Nest)
 * Crapper: This horse was acquired by the Mighty Nein during their first encounter with Trevor and Zenny's bandit group. Sneaking around to the bandit's nine horses, Nott took the healthiest four horses back to the group while showing away the five remaining meekest horses. This horse was taken as Beau's own. While the Mighty Nein was heading north towards Shadycreek Run and made camp in an abandoned house on the edge of the Crispvale Thicket, the party was assaulted by several ankheg which spat out acid out at Crapper, causing it to be badly burned by the spit. (left near the Sour Nest)
 * Loo: This horse was acquired by the Mighty Nein during their first encounter with Trevor and Zenny's bandit group. Sneaking around to the bandit's nine horses, Nott took the healthiest four horses back to the group while showing away the five remaining meekest horses. This horse was taken as Molly's own. While the Mighty Nein was heading north towards Shadycreek Run and made camp in an abandoned house on the edge of the Crispvale Thicket, the party was assaulted by several ankheg which spat out acid out at Loo, causing them to be severely burned. Gravely injured and with no means of healing it, this horse was later put out of its misery by Keg who thrust her axe through its head.
 * Waterloo & Fernando: Taken from the Sour Nest, this horse was let loose upon request by Ophelia as to keep their travel caravan light.
 * Mamma Mia & Dancing Queen: Taken from the Sour Nest, this horse was kept to pull the enchanted cart that the Iron Shepherds had used in their slaving operation. They journeyed with the Mighty Nein back to Zadash and down toward Menagerie Coast. Waited for them in Lavish Chateau, then travelled north to reconvene the party with Veth's family. Left in Felderwin.
 * Fjord took a steed on his brief solo journey southward from Zadash in search of word of Sabian. Since the two horses the Mighty Nein had with them at that point were Dancing Queen and Mamma Mia, it was probably one of them.
 * In, the Mighty Nein purchase five horses in Nicodranas and head north to Zadash. These horses are taken through several teleportation circles, including to Rexxentrum and Port Damali. Ultimately, they are left tethered outside of the Xhorhaus in Rosohna, after being offered (seemingly unsuccessfully) as gifts to Essek Thelyss.
 * In, the party gets seven horses pursuant to a note from the Gentleman to the stable owner. They are ridden west to Kamordah and then north into the Cyrios Mountains towards Mount Mentiri. Three are killed by acid geysers, and the remaining four are temporarily made to appear to be moorbounders and released to hopefully find safety.

Related species
Centaurs are creatures with the lower body of a horse and the torso, arms, and head of a humanoid. According to their creation myth, the elven Horselords of Laphithas fought alongside Corellon during the Calamity. When Corellon wounded Gruumsh, an explosion of chaotic energy merged these elves with their horses. Corellon rewarded his allies by reviving them as the first centaurs.

Nightmares appear like black horses with their hooves, manes, and tails aflame.