Bowden are massive cattle-like beasts with thick, wooly hair and a pair of conjoined horns creating a sort of shield or shovel-shaped protrusion over the front of their head. Bowden normally follow their herd leader in all things, from migrations to threat response and have proved too stubborn to be naturally kept and herded like livestock. Instead the great herds cross the Grass Sea, eating the ever-growing grass and keeping a wary eye for predators. People should be cautious approaching such beasts however, as a stampede is almost impossible to stop once started