Wild Beasts

The lands of Caledonia abound with many varieties of wild beasts and birds that stalk the interior. Whilst the tribes dominate the lowlands and coasts with farming settlements and markets the untamed hinterlands remain to be a great forest wilderness home to all manner of ancient wild beast. These beasts used to roam the entirety of Britain but now after many years of hunting and burning forests to make way for planting crops they have been pushed back to the furthest recesses of the deepest swamps and glens making the mountains of the Highlands their domain.
The Caledonian Bear Without doubt the largest and most fierceom of all the great beasts of the highlands. These ferocious beasts reside in the many glens of the interior. They prey on the salmon in the springtime and can be found along the riverbanks in abundance. The bears hibernate during the winter often in caves or under fallen tree stumps. The Smertae hunt then down for their pelts and trade these goods with the tribes on the coasts. For a bear pelt is a highly saught after commodity sometimes Aurochs
Wolf Wolves can be found throughout Caledonia. Hunting in packs ranging over vast territory. They are often heard howling into the night on the hills above the settlements. Though the packs rarely venture into the settlements as the disdain the scent of the hounds. They prey on the flocks of red deer taking down these beasts with tactics that are s sight to behold. Lone wolf are known to be pests to farmers of livestock and are often hunted down to protect the flock. Great fanfare follows these hunts and it's every boys dream to bring home their own wolf pelt seeing it as a great display off coming to manhood. Wolf's teeth are worn as charms and often gifted from father to son.
Lynx The most elusive of predators found in the forests of the deep glens. Lynx are seldom seen or heard, more often than not the only sign of their presence are tracks and trails left over by their huge claw prints in the mud and snows of winter. comparable in size to a dog and camouflaged in the colours of dry thicket, their most distinguishing feature is the black pointy tufts of fur above the ears, giving them the appearance of demons. They prey on roe deer and rodents for the most part stalking them silently before pouncing for the kill, so adept are they at this that they rarely having to give chase to secure the quarry. Witnessing a lynx in the wild is seen as a portent of luck by the tribesmen.

Kellas Cat The kellas Cat is so ambiguous and subtle that many believe them to be the embodiment of a spirit or the form of a Bunduri witch taking the form of a changeling. In appearance they are jet black in colour with a white patch of fur upon the chest. In size they are much bigger than the domestic or wildcat. So rare are they that only a few sightings of them in the wild are accounted for by the druids. Seeing a Kellas Cat is taken as a portent of death to a clanmember and fir this reason their sighting is not often reported.
Fox Foxes are found all over Britain and still cause much distress to Shepard's and keepers of poultry. Although the Caledonian fox is larger and more tenacious than it's southern counterpart they are both equally resented and hunted on site. The tail of the fox is cut off and worn as a charm, the rest of the fox is hung up on a post to rot, the odour of the cadaver serving to ward off any other foxes that might try to prey on livestock Vixen can often be heard screaming at night, old crones tell tales to young children that this is the screaming of the banshee.
Aurochs The mighty Aurochs are the king of hunting beasts. In appearance they tower over domestic cattle in height, often weighing twice as much. normally black in colour but sometimes dark brown. The most remarkable feature are the majestic horns crowning their heads. These beasts graze along the riverbanks and along the plains. Highly saught after as the prize quarry of hunting parties who hunt them down from horseback with many spears, such is their size that it takes an entire hunting party to bring one down. When hunted they are butchered on site as the cuts are such burden that several ponies are called in to convey them back to the settlement. The Aurochs horn is used as a ceremonial drinking vessel, the horn so vast that it's contains enough volume to be used as a horn of plenty to be passed around during feasts and drinking games.
Elk Elk are the largest beasts of the wilderness, although now few in number their presence is felt by their migration through the lands. Often seen basking in the lochs or feeding high on the trees. They are the tallest of all beasts, with long legs and an enormous mantle of cleft horn. These antlers are sought after for the making of combs and other utensils from the thick antler wall.
Red deer The monarch of the glens, the red deer are found in abundance all thoughout the forests and glens of the highlands, on some large islands their numbers can also be counted. Those that reside in the forests can reach as many as sixteen points on their antlers, a good indicator of the health of the beast. Their roars can be heard resonating throughout the glens during rutting season at the onset of autumn. The stags rub their antlers off the trees stripping the bark off them and removing the furry coat from their antlers in preparation for the rut. Other kinds of deer are also present in the landscape, the smaller roe deer dwell along the hedgerows all over the lands. There are also small herds of reindeer in some places though their numbers are also diminished due to hunting.
Wisent The Large wisent is a breed of wild cattle of considerable weight. Measuring to the same height as a man to the shoulder and in length longer than traditional cattle. Generally their colour is a dark brown hue, the coat is thick and slightly curly, the neck having a shaggy mane. The front part of the body is very heavy, the hind part comparatively small. Both sexes have small, upwards curving horns. They dwell in the large forests with open plains, also mountainous regions for their shaggy coat shields them from the cold. They are stalked and hunted from horseback, normally with the weak and infirm falling prey to the hunters giving chase. 
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Goats Rams Ponies
There are also a great number of vermin and pests to be found all over these lands. From beaver, badgers, stoats and pine Martin in the forests to mice, rats, hedgehog and voles around the settlements. The keeping of cats and dogs is commonplace amongst all the tribes in order to root out and hunt these pests to prevent them eating crops and stores of grain.