Jakobeast



Jakobeasts are Force-sensitive arctic herd animals, native to the tundras of icy planets in the Outer Rim.

Biology
Jakobeasts were introduced by colonists that sought herd animals capable of defending themselves. As a result of the settler's efforts, the creatures spread to hundreds of worlds, occasionally surviving long after the settlers themselves had vanished into history.

A large, shaggy creature roughly the size of a Bantha, a Jakobeast's shiny fur is very fine, and striped in gray and white to provide camouflage on the tundra. Two thin tusks emerge from its jaw. Highly sensitive and extremely strong, the tusks are used to forage for vegetation in the packed snow and ice. Two horns sweep back from the crown of the head. Black, ribbed, and elongated, they are used to establish dominance within a herd, and can be used to channel the Force into a unique defense against predators. Collectively, the Jakobeasts gather energy to repulse attackers, generating a massive Force push. When attacked by Wampas or snow-white arctic Nighthunters, the herd surrounds its young while the elder bulls turned outward to face the threat. Jakobeasts could aid one another in generating the Force push, creating a massive wave of pressure capable of bowling over anything smaller than a landspeeder. After being repeatedly hurled to the ground by an invisible force, all but the most determined predators seek easier prey.

Jakobeasts were domesticated primarily for their meat, milk, and fur. While excellent livestock, they were ill-suited to serve as mounts, guards, or attack animals. In the wild, Jakobeasts are hunted for their horns, which supposedly possess mysterious properties. Poachers typically kill a Jakobeast, steal its horns, and leave the carcass to rot with the spring thaw. Fringers who depend on Jakobeasts for their own survival on cold-swept planets have learned to hate these poachers.

D6 Stats

 * DEXTERITY 2D+2
 * PERCEPTION 3D
 * Hide 4D+2
 * Search 3D+2
 * STRENGTH 6D+2
 * Alter 2D+1
 * Force Powers: Force Push.
 * Special Abilities:
 * Aid Another: A jakobeast may automatically aid another jakobeast’s Force Push attempt. The two beasts must be within 20 meters of one another, and up to four jakobeasts may aid the same attempt. Each beast past the first gives a +2 pip bonus (1 aiding beast: +2, 2 aiding beasts: +1D+1, 3 aiding beasts: +2D, 4 aiding beasts: +2D+2).
 * Camouflage: When in arctic terrain, a jakobeast gains a +1D+1 bonus to Hide skill checks.
 * Force-Sensitive: The jakobeast is Force-sensitive.
 * Head-Butt: A jakobeast inflicts its Strength +1D+1 with a successful head-butt attack.
 * Move: 8
 * Size: Unlisted (Huge, “…roughly the size of a bantha.”)