Cerberus

Appearance: A Cerberus always has an extremely large body, as the upper half of the dog must be able to fit three heads comfortably, and the body itself able to fit double the amount of organs. As far as height, weight, and coat color that is entirely dependent on the breeds. A Cerberus has either only female or male reproductive organs.
Description: Cerberus are rumored in Rharne to be the result of a cruel necromancer that has stitched together dog corpses in order to make a fighting machine. Yet, if this were true, the Cerberus' seen today are far from undead: a Cerberus has overall three breeds coexisting in the same large body, and it's existence has prompted medical mystery into it's origin for as long as it's been known. The behavior, and overall personality of the Cerberus is wildly dependent on three breeds that it makes up. Some Cerberus that are made up of friendly, domesticated breeds like Golden Retrievers or German Shepherds can be quite friendly overall, and a Cerberus that has wolf and any of the various hunting breeds will be aggressive.
Yet, out of those three breeds, is the "alpha", which determines the majority of the Cerberus' bodily behavior, and it influences the other two breeds. If a Cerberus is made up of a poodle and chihuahua, but has an alpha of a wolf, the whole Cerberus will be aggressive, and the dominant force of the three. Despite this, most Cerberus are quite large dogs regardless of their breeds, as their body needs to make space for three heads and double the amount of most organs: two hearts, four kidneys, etc. Each head on the body however has it's own separate brain and personality, but the alpha of the three will be the leader of the body and influence the two others. It's uncommon, but certainly possible, for the alpha to change in a Cerberus' lifespan.
A Cerberus is usually domesticated, but some can be found in the wilderness outside Rharne. Despite having a powerful body and three sets of teeth, a Cerberus is typically not found in the military as common as some other creatures, because their organs are so close together and so they are easy to injure and prone to many health complications. While having double the amount of organs might sound well, if a heart dies in the body of a Cerberus, or even a single head, the whole Cerberus will slowly and painfully die. It is possible to save a Cerberus once one head has been killed, but the two remaining breeds would likely be so distraught they would become a shadow of who they were before.
Cerberus are also difficult to train, and not nearly as common as most dog breeds, and so usually they are not useful or desirable pets. The lifespan of the Cerberus is often very short, and most do not live past the age of five arcs due to their health risks, but they do reach full maturity in only two arcs. It is possible that the entire Cerberus is one breed (for example, a Cerberus with three poodle breeds) but it's considered extremely rare and double as expensive as most Cerberus. They're eating habits are also dependent on their breeds, and that being said, many prefer meat. When a Cerberus mates, three breeds from the parent's maximum of six total breeds will be chosen, and typically no Cerberus breed is one hundred percent pure, considering they are mostly mutts.
Frequency: Rare
Level of Danger: High
Additional Information: Cost: 3 wp (average training/conditioninig) -/+ 1 wp per level of training/conditioning.
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