Standard omnivore
Size: 20 kg.
Speed (walking/flying): 30m/60m
AV/DV: 1/0
Vitality: 20
TN: 8
Traits: Attack Bonus +1 (Tail), Low Light Vision, Natural Weapon (Tail), Prehensile Tail, Wings
The Tenkoot is a hexapodal avian animal native to the planet Impirii in The Marches. It is rather intelligent, highly trainable and is commonly used to herd livestock on a number of worlds. The average Tenkoot is two meters in length with roughly half of that being body and the other half a flexible prehensile tail. The tail is used as a hunting weapon by undomesticated examples of the species; trained Tenkoot use them, with less force, to keep the more recalcitrant members of the herd in line. Average wingspan is two to three meters and a complicated series of joints permits the animal to tuck the folded wings in close to its body. The Tenkoot is covered in light soft fur, commonly shading tan to brown on the dorsal surface and sandy to white on the ventral. They are omnivorous mammals who mate for life.
Typically one or more Tenkoot will orbit a herd, dipping down when necessary to marshal stray animals back into the group. In addition to their tails, they also use the powerful back blast from their wings while hovering to kick up dust or otherwise intimidate their charges. Tenkoot responds to both verbal and visual commands and are commonly fitted with communications receivers on collars while working on the range.
Tenkoot are generally affectionate toward sentients they are familiar with and tend to develop their own characteristic personality