Water Buffalo

Once common throughout Khaan, the water buffalo were a nomadic merchant race, traveling far and wide.

though they never settled, these bovines were hard workers, and often helped others when they stopped in a town.

They were one of the many victims of the War of the Deer

Zebrican Buffalo

Roaming the serengeti of Zebrica in massive herds, these buffalo were considered an independent nation on their own, one which did not ally closely with any of Zebrica's countries. Sadly, their strength was not enough to save them during the War of the Deer.

Flying Bison

Distant cousins of the Bison (Buffalo) of Equus, these massive beings (fully-grown flying bison could easily weigh ten tons) were experts of Elemental Air Magic, using it to fly, as well as for defense.

They were wanderers by definition, but had various temples scattered across Khaan.

Though all evidence points to the peaceful nomads having been wiped out, several in the Equestrian Cryptozoological Research Foundation (Obscure Cultures Division) have catalogued supposed sightings throughout Khaan, pointing out differences such as a greater number of stripes and brown fur may suggest a sub-population that evolved after the majority were wiped out.

Blue Oxen

Once common throughout Equus, the blue oxen were contemporaries of the Si-the-cah giants, peacefully coexisting, as the massive equines had no interest in the pine needles and branches their bovine neighbors loved, and the oxen similarly had no interest in the water plants the giants farmed.

No one knows the exact cause of the extinction of these blue giants, but logging and disease were believed to be prime factors.

Ganak

A now extinct race closely related to the living minotaur, taroo ushtey, and shu'halo, once native to Mustikk. Over time, the ganak—whom many believe to have been ancestral cousins of the shu'halo—had adapted, but only by forcing the land and the elements to yield to their will, meaning they practiced a type of forceful elemental magic, bullying the forces to adapt to their needs.

the Ganak were well-recorded by outsiders, though many of the finer nuances of their culture have been lost.

Steelborn

One of the greatest Stirropean Empires before the War of the Deer, the Steel Empire was built due to the dedication of a race of black, sharp-horned minotaur-kin, covering modern-day Trottingham, Taurus, Cheval, and eastern Germaney.

the Steelborn were a race of proud warriors, and always eager to fight for their Emperor.

They worshipped a single god, who was represented by the sun itself. Their entire culture and way of life revolved around worshiping this one entity and acting under its tenants of righteousness, making them very trustworthy and honor-bound as a race.

Interestingly, though the Empire was more or less obliterated beyond repair by the War of the Deer, the Steelborn survived, their numbers reduced. The survivors, led by the last king of their kind, King Deus Solis, set out to find a new home.

They eventually scattered, mixing with the taroo ushtey and Picts of Glascolt/Coltland and the Minotaurs, and slowly bred themselves as a race out of existence.

Pict

Though today the taroo ushtey represents the only native minotaur-kin in Glascolt/Coltland, until 1000 years ago, another partially bipedal bovine roamed the moors and downs of the country.

The Picts were a tribal confederation who lived in eastern and northern Glascolt. The archaeological record provides evidence of the material culture of the Picts.

As with most races in the north of Stirrope in Late Antiquity, the Picts were farmers living in small communities. Carvings show hunting with dogs, and also, unlike in Coltland, with falcons. Cereal crops included wheat, barley, oats and rye. Vegetables included kale, cabbage, onions and leeks, peas and beans and turnips, and some types no longer common, such as skirret. Plants such as wild garlic, nettles and watercress may have been gathered in the wild. The pastoral economy meant that hides and leather were readily available. Wool was the main source of fibres for clothing, and flax was also common, although it is not clear if they grew it for fibres, for oil, or as a foodstuff. Fish, shellfish, seals, and whales were exploited along coasts and rivers.

The absence of surviving written material in Pictish – if the ambiguous "Pictish inscriptions" in the Ogham script are discounted – does not indicate a pre-literate society. Pictish iconography shows books being read, and carried, and its naturalistic style gives every reason to suppose that such images were of real life. Literacy was not widespread, but among the senior clergy, and in monasteries, it would have been common enough.

It is believed, like the Steelborn, the Picts eventually faded into genetic anonymity due to interbreeding with other minotaur-kin