Domestic Animals of Roshar

[PewterKrogan]

Ok I am having a hard time finding the animals that have been domesticated on Roshar outside of the normal Chulls and axehound. Do we know what animals are raised for meat and gem hearts. And do the general population that's not part of the leadership mostly consume a different heard animal because pork and chicken seem reserved for the nobles? And does that mean the bulk of the protein they consume is closer to lobster meat than beef?

[Dunkum he/him]

Chicken, Beef, pork, and non-Ryshadium horses are all pretty much limited to Shinovar.  the rest of the world is too rough for them, so that makes them a lot rarer and more expensive.  other than that, Fish still seem to be plentiful, so coastal areas would eat those, though probably not raise them.  but yea in genera, exect that meat products are going to be more crustacean

[Brgst13]

On 1/12/2022 at 8:08 PM, Dunkum said:

Chicken, Beef, pork, and non-Ryshadium horses are all pretty much limited to Shinovar.  the rest of the world is too rough for them, so that makes them a lot rarer and more expensive.  other than that, Fish still seem to be plentiful, so coastal areas would eat those, though probably not raise them.  but yea in genera, exect that meat products are going to be more crustacean

Also it tends to be Soulcast.

[PewterKrogan]

24 minutes ago, Brgst13 said:

Also it tends to be Soulcast.

That's another question I have as a part of this, is soulcast meat closer to beef or crustacean meat? That's why I am trying to figure out what the most domestic Animals are and what average Roshar's eat.

[CryoZenith he/him]

49 minutes ago, PewterKrogan said:

That's another question I have as a part of this, is soulcast meat closer to beef or crustacean meat? That's why I am trying to figure out what the most domestic Animals are and what average Roshar's eat.

Two points:

1. Brandon never explicitly says which type of meat soulcast meat looks closest to, but he does say soul cast meat is nearly pure muscle, with almost no oils or fat in it. So even if a piece of soulcast meat was technically crustacean-like meat, it would definitely NOT taste crustacean.

2. The average Rosharan doesn't eat soulcast meat. Most soulcasters that can soulcast meat are concentrated in Alethkar and Herdaz; most people in the other countries have either never had access to it or only tried it once or twice. In any case, it's not a staple food outside of those two countries.

[PewterKrogan]

So because the bulk of an army is dark eyes and soulcast meat is familiar but doesn't taste like what they normally eat. So it makes me feel like it's closer to crab than red meat. I dunno as a food guy I feel overly concerned about this lol

[Frustration]

There are hogs out in the wild of Roshar, probably got a few domesticated.

[Guest]

Yeah, I would guess that pigs could survive on Roshar. They eat as much as rats and breed like them too. They're extremely adaptable creatures that can survive and thrive in a lot of different climates, especially the Eurasian wild pig (Sus scrofa). If I had to pick a farm animal on our planet that could survive domesticated or wild on Roshar, it would be that one. 

Edited January 19, 2022 by DougTheRug

[Dunkum he/him]

6 hours ago, DougTheRug said:

Yeah, I would guess that pigs could survive on Roshar. They eat as much as rats and breed like them too. They're extremely adaptable creatures that can survive and thrive in a lot of different climates, especially the Eurasian wild pig (Sus scrofa). If I had to pick a farm animal on our planet that could survive domesticated or wild on Roshar, it would be that one. 

Pigs or Goats, I could see doing OK, though not necessarily thriving.

[PewterKrogan]

I think like mink and rats in and around Uritheru several types of animals could survive and reproduce. But just not in the numbers I think if when it comes to heard and expanded domestication.