The small riding tharlarion, is most likely the size of a velociraptor, and is known for its swiftness. Such beasts are popularly raced in competitions. Beasts such as these were quite valuable, and said to be worth their weight in gold. As with their cousins, the broad tharlarion, they are known for their sluggish nervous system and their near-imperiousness to pain. Most larger breeds of tharlarion have two brains, or perhaps better explained, a brain, located in the head, and a smaller brain-like organ, which is located near the base of the spine. Tharlarion claws are commonly shod, not so much to protect its claws, but as a display of show and beauty, much like the way the Wagon Peoples place gold nose rings on their bosk. Wild tharlarion are not captured and tamed; these great beasts must be raised from the moment it hatches from its shell. Their metabolism is slower than that of a tarn, with the constant focus on food; a tharlarion likely could consume half its weight in a single day. They require water far less than a tarn, as well. Their stamina, however, is incredible; when this beast moves slowly, its stride is best described as a proud, stalking movement, and when urged to move faster, its great leaping strides equals about twenty (20) paces.Though their general coloring is never mentioned, it is mentioned that the color of black is especially rare. This one is green