Elephant

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Elephant
Asian elephant - melbourne zoo.jpg
Wild animal
Max Pack Size8
Attacking damage36
Aggressiveness8
Strength320
Natural armour16
Habitatbeach, desert, forest, grassland, hills, jungle, plains
Hunting yieldsmeat, hide, ivory, large bones, fresh dung
Domesticated
Feed type225 grams per day of hay or vegetable feed
Allowed terrainbeach, desert, forest, grassland, hills, jungle, plains
Renewablesnone
Butchering yieldsmeat, hide, ivory, large bones
Weight420,000 grams
Land Vehicle
Capacity
Passengers6
Total Capacity600,000 grams
Movement
Travels onpath or better
Base speed0.5
Max speed56
Weight effect18000

The highly intelligent elephant can be domesticated to serve as either work or transport animals, and are said to be able to respond to a number of commands. While it is said that elephants have excellent memories, it is also said that they can be stubborn, lower their heads and just charge through their obstacle. So while a tamer can use 450 grams of hay in an attempt to domesticate these huge creatures over a course of five days, there is only around a 30% chance of success. They also require a great deal of feed to maintain, so keeping them as pets could become an expensive endeavor.

Once an elephant is tamed, it can be saddled with a regular saddle and can hold up to six passengers, including the driver.

Real World Historical Context

see: White Elephant

The expression white elephant derives from a white elephant being considered sacred and therefore disqualified from useful work, yet posing a large ownership cost. The origin of the expression is from the story that the kings of Siam gave white elephants as a gift to courtiers they disliked, in order to ruin the recipient by the great expense incurred in maintaining the animal.

see: Howdah

A howdah is a carriage which is positioned on the back of an elephant, or occasionally some other animal such as a camel, used most often in the past to carry wealthy people during progresses or processions, hunting or in warfare. It was also a symbol of wealth for the owner and as a result might be elaborately decorated, even with expensive gemstones.

Steeds must first be domesticated and adopted in order to be ridden.