This is another odd animal from my story. Goryok are roughly the size of a grizzly, but seem bigger due to the stone shell they carry on their backs. They form these with a bodily secretion much like the toads that produce a glue of sorts, then rolling in gravel patches. Once it dries, they repeat the process. Once it becoem too bgi to roll with, they use they're short trunks to fling stones onto themselves. They are omnivorous, but eat meat usually during periods before winter to build up a fat layer. They're skin is resistant to fire since they live in volcanic regions and thus is prized by forgers and fire mages alike.

Goryok Design and concept art © J. Hoenshel 2006