Cliffgoat

{
  "aliases": [],
  "content": {
    "behavior": {
      "activity_patterns": "Diurnal. Most active in early morning and late afternoon, resting in sheltered rock formations during the hottest part of the day.",
      "intelligence": "Moderate. Strong herd cohesion \u2014 alarm calls spread rapidly and the herd responds as a unit. Good spatial memory of safe routes across rocky terrain.",
      "senses": "Excellent vision across wide angles. Acute hearing. Moderate scent detection.",
      "social_structure": "Mixed-sex herds of 15\u201330 individuals led by a dominant female. Males compete during breeding season through horn-locking contests but do not form permanent bachelor groups.",
      "symbiosis_and_threats": "Primary predator: Cragstalker Wyrm. Wyrm packs target isolated animals or cut individuals from the herd. Cliffgoats respond by clustering and moving to steeper terrain where pack coordination becomes harder."
    },
    "biological_data": {
      "growth_stages": "Kids are mobile within hours of birth \u2014 critical in highland terrain. Fully grown by 18 months.",
      "lifespan": "12\u201316 years in the wild. Longer in domesticated conditions.",
      "reproduction": "Seasonal. Single offspring typical; twins rare. Births occur in spring, timed to highland snowmelt."
    },
    "domestication": "Domesticated by the Kaetijul from at least the Third Age onward. Used primarily for fiber (dense winter coat) and milk. Never bred for meat as a primary purpose. Tjastad mountain clans inherited and maintained the practice after the dwarven departure. Domesticated Cliffgoats are notably calmer than wild stock but retain strong herding instincts.",
    "ecology_and_habitats": {
      "diet": "Browser and grazer. Feeds on tough highland grasses, lichen, woody shrubs, and bark. Capable of digesting coarse, low-nutrient vegetation that most ungulates cannot process.",
      "ecological_role": "Primary mid-tier grazer of the Sigkolz\u00fbl. Forms a significant portion of the regular prey base for Cragstalker Wyrm packs. Also browsed by smaller highland predators opportunistically.",
      "geographic_distribution": "Endemic to the Sigkolz\u00fbl range and its immediate foothills. Not found in the lowland forests or wetlands of Hjemland.",
      "habitats": "Rocky highland crags, scree slopes, and upper meadows of the Sigkolz\u00fbl range. Seasonally migrates between high slopes in summer and lower forested foothills in winter."
    },
    "etymology": "Functional descriptor: a goat-like animal of the cliffs. The name was in use among proto-Julhel communities before the Kaetijul gave it a formal local name. \u0027Kolgi\u0027 derives from KOL (crag, ridge) and is the form that survived into Tjastad common speech.",
    "local_name": "Kolgi (Sigtaaran-derived, common usage in Tjastad)",
    "overview": "The Cliffgoat is the most recognizable large herbivore of the Sigkolz\u00fbl range \u2014 compact, tough, and built for rocky terrain. Historically domesticated by the Kaetijul, who kept small herds in sheltered highland valleys for fiber and milk. After the dwarven departure for Namuzdus, Tjastad mountain clans maintained the practice. In the wild, Cliffgoats form the backbone of the Sigkolz\u00fbl prey ecosystem, sustaining Cragstalker Wyrm packs through the long highland winters.",
    "physical_traits": {
      "body_structure": "Stocky and compact, lower to the ground than most ungulates. Four legs with wide, splayed hooves edged in rough keratin that grips loose rock and scree. Built for short bursts of speed across broken terrain rather than sustained running.",
      "coat_and_skin": "Thick, coarse-haired. Stone-grey with occasional mottling, providing natural camouflage on the Sigkolz\u00fbl\u0027s pale rock faces. Coat thickens significantly in winter and sheds in dense clumps during spring.",
      "dimensions": "70\u2013110 kg. Roughly the size of a large dog or small deer, though denser and more muscular than either.",
      "facial_features": "Wide-set eyes positioned for broad peripheral vision. Both sexes carry backward-sweeping curved horns \u2014 heavier and more pronounced in males, though females use theirs effectively in defense. Short, dextrous lips adapted for browsing tough highland vegetation."
    }
  },
  "id": "species.firgol.animals.cliffgoat",
  "meta": {
    "notes": "Created from a single confirmed prey reference. Details remain conservative until additional canon is added.",
    "status": "active"
  },
  "name": "Cliffgoat",
  "native": null,
  "relations": {},
  "sources": {
    "confirmed_from": [
      "world/species/firgol/monsters/wyrms/cragstalker_wyrm.json"
    ]
  },
  "subtype": "animals",
  "summary": "A stocky, sure-footed herd animal of the Sigkolz\u00fbl highlands \u2014 the defining mid-tier grazer of Hjemland\u0027s northern range, and longstanding prey of the Cragstalker Wyrm.",
  "tags": [],
  "timeline": {},
  "type": "species"
}