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Swamp Yak
Swamp Yaks
The species of Gonk, large enough that keeping one requires a mount-specific pet carrier.
Story so far
Gonk the swamp yak travels toward the second Saferoom entrance with Dong Quixote, and Carl observes that they really need to get Dong a Pet Carrier if he wants to keep the thing.
Prepotente solves the problem by lending a spare mount-specific carrier. Gonk himself snorts a greeting at Bianca, who clicks and chitters back at the yak.
Appearance
Large shaggy pack beasts, big enough to require mount-class carriers.
Role
Beast of burden species adopted from the fallen orc camp.
Relationships
Gonk — A swamp yak traveling with Dong Quixote.
Rust's Swamp Yak — The orc king's animals of the same kind.
Sources — 7 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 40
- Species of King Rust's mount Gonk, resembling a cross between a hippopotamus and a yak.
Chapter 41
- King Rust's enormous shaggy mount, much bigger than Carl expected, standing alone before the orc army.
Chapter 82
- Mount species whose size requires special exits, forcing Gonk's reroute to Shanty Town.
Chapter 91
- The shaggy mount breed Gonk belongs to, capable of astonishing speed under Twinkle Toes.
Chapter 92
- Large beast of burden species; Gonk, the party's yak, is knocked over by the castle detonation.
Chapter 93
- The beast form Juice Box takes for the retreat, hers oddly centipede-bodied compared to Gonk's.
Chapter 94
- The species of Gonk, large enough that keeping one requires a mount-specific pet carrier.