Giant Wolf

Giant Wolves are a large and extremely vicious breed of the more common wolf, specifically bred by goblins. They are pack animals, similar to normal wolves, but are known famously for their unnaturally large size and strength. These wolves can found roaming within large tracts of wilderness in the Whispy Woods, where they are often trained by their goblin masters to be ridden as combat mounts.

Most Goblin settlements have secure pens where they keep their wolves in when not used in combat. The wolves themselves are unnaturally evil-minded creatures that take every opportunity to maim, bite and claw their masters, but this doesn't really concern the goblins who are, on the whole, sensible enough to keep well clear of their mounts.

Overview
Like their name suggests, these wolves have been known to grow to an unnaturally large size, with some growing larger than even a ponies and twice the size of hounds: but rarely do they grow as large as a horse. A single one of these wolves can disembowel a man with one paw. Silent and agile hunters to the extreme, it is said that giant wolves can smell blood six miles away. They naturally hunt in large packs and will eat every shred of meat from a kill, even cracking bones to eat the marrow inside.

As a result of their mutual instincts, there has always been a strong bond and a deep respect between the goblins and their giant wolves. The alliance between the two creatures is nevertheless a very strenuous one, for their loyalties to each other are mainly kept simply for personal gains. In this mutual exchange, the Goblin is rewarded with a fast and agile mount, while the wolf is usually rewarded with a regular supply of food. If either of them think the mutual exchange is not worth it, they will have no problem fleeing the field of battle leaving the other to be left to their fate. Goblins ride these great beasts in the same way that other races ride upon horses, and as such, many wolf-rider mobs have been known to plague the open plains.