After reveling for a while, Solam took out a small, exquisite horn. The entire horn was golden, radiating the aura of obscene wealth. At the same time, its craftsmanship was exceptionally refined. The whole horn was shaped like a great-horned ram lifting its head.
Solam had found this little horn among the treasures collected by Klauth. According to the dwarves, it had once been a treasure of their clan. This horn could summon the Heroic Spirit of a great-horned ram at any time to serve as a summoned beast.
Great-horned rams were a unique dwarven mount. Usually, only dwarven communities living in mountainous regions had the opportunity to raise these mountain spirits. These unusual goats could generally reach two meters in height and weigh three hundred pounds.
Despite their enormous size, these rams were actually extremely agile. They could even move about on sheer cliffs with Freedom of Movement, light as swallows. It sounded utterly unscientific, but this was Faerûn—there were plenty of unscientific things here.
Matching their size was their violent temper. Every great-horned ram was a fiercely combative warrior. What these fellows loved most was butting horns for no reason, and when they encountered enemies, they were completely unlike other herbivores. They would not run away; instead, they would lower their heads and gore their enemies to death!
When there were no enemies or companions around, they would even ram their horns into rocks. In short, only a race with physiques and personalities like dwarves would choose such goats as mounts.
Strictly speaking, the so-called great-horned ram Heroic Spirits were not soul-like entities at all. More precisely, they were Astral Plane creatures. Legend had it that only the finest among great-horned rams—the great-horned ram kings—could, after reaching a certain level of strength, break free from the constraints of