Aurumvorax

Aurumvoraxes are a species of canine with four pairs of legs. They use their eight legs to be more stable in mountainous terrain and while attacking their prey with their front paws. Aurumvoraxes have teeth and claws of a copper color, hard enough to break rocks. They have an acute sense of smell and are able to see in complete darkness.

Aurumvoraxes are often tamed and trained by Dwarves to use as a mounts, but are also trained to smell precious metals to ease the process of finding minerals.

Pups 1 year
Aurumvoraxes pups are usually born in caves and are blind, they gain their eye sight after 3 to 4 weeks. When they are born their fur is white and their eyes are yellow, they gradually change color in the 1st year of their life. They usually don't leave the cave they were born in, and constantly play with other pups to build their strength.

Juveniles 2 to 3 years
They start hunting with the adult Aurumvoraxes and become more and more independent. They keep growing until they are adult, but growth slows drastically as they become juveniles.

Adult 4 to 12 years
Aurumvoraxes become adults as they become sexually mature. Adults males will usually leave their pack to either live alone or create their own pack. Females will usually find a powerful male and join his pack. Females will usually have one litter of 3-4 pups every two years

Habitat and Population
Aurumvoraxes are only found on the continent of Varakald, in the Vylsamyr Mountains. Their packs usually live in small caverns, but can leave it for up to a week. Sometimes Aurumvoraxes will hibernate during the winter, usually once every three years, only half of the pack will hibernate at the same time.

Diet
Aurumvoraxes are carnivorous and usually hunt in packs. When hunting, they will prioritize larger prey and use their numbers to bring it down. Their main tactic is to surround the pray with their four front legs in the air to attack them.

Society
Aurumvoraxes are socially flexible and will sometimes be in packs of up to 20 members, but can also spend years alone. They are polygamous, the alpha male of the pack will usually be the only one mating with all of the females in the pack, until he is replaced with a younger, stronger male. Aurumvoraxes will fight between each other in a pack, to assert dominance, but will never kill each other. They are territorial creatures and will kill Aurumvoraxes that are not from the pack.