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−	A '''Tariq''' (plural ''Tariqim'') is a large, bipedal lizard-like creature native to [[Brasha]]. These beasts are swift, durable, and most importantly, trainable. This has allowed them to be used as mounts for [[Beast Mounted Infantry]] within the [[Outworlds Alliance]] and elsewhere.<ref name=HMPSp182>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 182</ref><ref name=TOWp244>''A Time of War'', p. 244</ref>	+	'''Tariq''' (plural Tariqim) are bipedal lizard-like creatures, native to [[Brasha]], whose swiftness, durability and tamability allowed them to be used as mounts for [[Beast Mounted Infantry]].<ref name=HMPSp182>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 182</ref><ref name=TOWp244>''A Time of War'', p. 244</ref>
	==Description==		==Description==
	===Appearance===		===Appearance===
−	Normally standing just under two meters tall at the shoulder, Tariqim have fleshy deposits near the base of their tails. Much like a [[w:camel|camel's]] humps, these nodules can sustain a Tariq for several days in harsh conditions. A rough, wrinkled brown hide, as well as transparent inner eyelids, also help protect a Tariq from sand, grit, and harsh desert conditions.<ref name=HMPSp182></ref>	+	Normally standing just under two meters tall at the shoulder, Tariq had fleshy deposits near the base of their tails, which stored energy allowing them to go without food and water for several days. Their rough, wrinkled and sandy brown hide, as well as transparent inner eyelid, helps protect Tariq from desert sand and grit.<ref name=HMPSp182></ref>
	===Abilities===		===Abilities===
−	Much like a [[Terra|Terran]] [[w:ostrich|ostrich]], Tariqim are very fast over ground, with their speed rivaling some [[BattleMech]]s and [[Combat vehicle]]s. Their camel-like durability makes them excellent mounts in environments that lack water.<ref name=TOWp244></ref>	+	Somewhat like a [[Terra|Terran]] [[w:ostrich|ostrich]], Tariq are very fast over ground, with their speed rivially some [[BattleMech]]s and [[Combat vehicle]]s. They are also highly intelligence, and thus able to be trained, if removed from their litters before they reach three months old.
−	Tariqim are also highly intelligent. They can be readily trained if removed from their litters before they reach three months old. Older individuals (beyond seven years of age) are renowned for their bad temper, however. When angry, they are able to spit a viscous, smelly pinkish liquid which stains whatever it touches.<ref name=HMPSp182></ref>	+	Older individuals (beyond seven years of age) are renowned for their bad temper however, and when angry, are able to spit a viscous, smelly pinkish liquid which stains whatever it touches.<ref name=HMPSp182></ref>
	===Habitat and Diet===		===Habitat and Diet===
−	Tariqim eat the smaller lizards and waterfowl which inhabit the oases of Brasha's deserts.<ref name=HMPSp182></ref>	+	Native to the desert dunes and rocky flats of Brasha, Tariqim eat smaller lizards and large waterfowl, which inhabit the oases within these deserts.<ref name=HMPSp182></ref>
	==History==		==History==
−	On Brasha, and elsewhere in the [[Outworlds Alliance]], Tariqim are used as an alternative for horses as a riding mount. They are even used as Beast Mounted Infantry by forces such as the [[Qum'ran Guard]] of the [[Brasha Planetary Militia]],<ref name=HMPSp199>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 199</ref><ref name=HMPSp151>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 151</ref> as well as by local Brasha bandits.<ref name=TROI>''Technical Readout: Irregulars'', p. 22</ref> Such soldiers form a close bond with their mounts, caring for them like a family member, and mourning their deaths like a comrade in arms.<ref name=TRO3085>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 218</ref>	+	On Brasha, and elsewhere in the [[Outworlds Alliance]], Tariqim are used as an alternative for [[Horse (animal)|horses]] as a riding mount. This even extended to use as Beast Mounted Infantry, by forces such as the [[Qum'ran Guard]], who formed part of the [[Brasha Planetary Militia]].<ref name=HMPSp199>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 199</ref><ref name=HMPSp151>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 151</ref>.
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−	Tariqim are also kept and tamed by some circuses within the Inner Sphere.<ref name=TROLC>''Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 28: Rarald Fitzsimmons</ref><ref name=TRODA>''Technical Readout: Dark Age'', p. 40: Rarald Fitzsimmons</ref>
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−	Following the [[Clan Invasion]], [[Clan Snow Raven]] investigated the economic feasibility of exporting Tariqim more widely across the [[Inner Sphere]].<ref name=TOWp244></ref>
	==References==		==References==
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	* ''[[A Time of War (product)|A Time of War]]''		* ''[[A Time of War (product)|A Time of War]]''
	* ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''		* ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''
−	* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]''
−	* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth]]''
−	* ''[[Technical Readout: Dark Age]]''
−	* ''[[Technical Readout: Irregulars]]''
	[[Category:Alien species]]		[[Category:Alien species]]
	[[Category:Alien fauna]]		[[Category:Alien fauna]]

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{{InfoBoxCreature | image = Tariq.png | name = Tariq | othername = Saurus Tariqus Brashae | type = Reptile | homeworld = [[Brasha]] | environment = Desert | mass = 510 kg | length = 275 cm | height = 200 cm }} '''Tariq''' (plural Tariqim) are bipedal lizard-like creatures, native to [[Brasha]], whose swiftness, durability and tamability allowed them to be used as mounts for [[Beast Mounted Infantry]].<ref name=HMPSp182>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 182</ref><ref name=TOWp244>''A Time of War'', p. 244</ref> ==Description== ===Appearance=== Normally standing just under two meters tall at the shoulder, Tariq had fleshy deposits near the base of their tails, which stored energy allowing them to go without food and water for several days. Their rough, wrinkled and sandy brown hide, as well as transparent inner eyelid, helps protect Tariq from desert sand and grit.<ref name=HMPSp182></ref> ===Abilities=== Somewhat like a [[Terra|Terran]] [[w:ostrich|ostrich]], Tariq are very fast over ground, with their speed rivially some [[BattleMech]]s and [[Combat vehicle]]s. They are also highly intelligence, and thus able to be trained, if removed from their litters before they reach three months old. Older individuals (beyond seven years of age) are renowned for their bad temper however, and when angry, are able to spit a viscous, smelly pinkish liquid which stains whatever it touches.<ref name=HMPSp182></ref> ===Habitat and Diet=== Native to the desert dunes and rocky flats of Brasha, Tariqim eat smaller lizards and large waterfowl, which inhabit the oases within these deserts.<ref name=HMPSp182></ref> ==History== On Brasha, and elsewhere in the [[Outworlds Alliance]], Tariqim are used as an alternative for [[Horse (animal)|horses]] as a riding mount. This even extended to use as Beast Mounted Infantry, by forces such as the [[Qum'ran Guard]], who formed part of the [[Brasha Planetary Militia]].<ref name=HMPSp199>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 199</ref><ref name=HMPSp151>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 151</ref>. ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[A Time of War (product)|A Time of War]]'' * ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]'' [[Category:Alien species]] [[Category:Alien fauna]]

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