Mûmakil

The huge, fearsome, and majestic mûmak (W. "oliphaunt"; P. "tembo"; pl. "tembovi"); (sing. "mûmak") is a close relative of the andamunda (elephant) and is often referred to as the gorsandamunda (Q. "giant elephant"). It is the "lord" of Endor's southern wilds. Growing up to thirty feet in length and standing up to 17 feet in height at the shoulder, they have few foes. Fortunately for their rivals, though, mûmakil are vegetarians. They rest in the midday heat and occasionally relax at night, but most of the time they roam in search of nutritious roots, leaves, shoots, twigs and fruits. Using their agile trunks and huge tusks, which grow as long as 7', they can reach through narrow clefts and dig through the toughest soils. These social beasts travel in herds and adapt well (albeit reluctantly) to domestication.

When aroused though, they can be deadly fighters. Both the Ûsakanil and the Mûmakanril have long prized them as mounts for war. Unlike lesser elephantic beasts, the mûmak relish battle and bloodshed. The Haradrim build great fighting towers to place on the backs of these largest of domesticated beasts and decorate the legs and tusks of the mûmakil as well. A mûmak fully arrayed for battle is an awesome, glorious, and terrifying sight. The thick hides of mûmakil make them almost invulnerable to arrows, except for their eyes, but when blinded in this fashion, they often run mad with pain, trampling and destroying everyting in their paths.