Barnaby

The barnaby is a common predator in the mountain and savannah areas of the Badlands. A slow hunter of hoppers and skags, these omnivorous one-ton lizards have become common beasts of burden among savannah tribes and ranchers. Their inherent toughness and strength have made them ideal for plough work in those areas where technology is too scarce to be completely reliable. They are somewhat stubborn and very difficult to train, but inexpensive and sturdy. Many homesteaders keep a few barnabies around as a backup to their farming machinery in case the latter breaks down.

Barnabies are not particularly aggressive beasts, but some city-states such as Javari (in the Eastern Sun Emirates) drug them and use them for corridas where they pit three our four of them against one toreador. Barnaby meat is relatively inexpensive, but not particularly tasty.