Animals brought via portal stones from other worlds to serve the Seanchan military. In order of decreasing intelligence, they comprise:- torm: A cross between a horse-sized cat and a lizard, with bronze scales and six-clawed feet, used in battle. corlm: Carniverous flightless bird resembling a raptor. lopar: Very large (ca. 800 kg) leathery animal, able to outrun a horse. grolm: Frog-like animal, the size of a large bear. Very hard to kill. raken: Large pterodactyl-like flying animal, used for reconnaisance and transporting people. to'raken: Herbiverous larger clumsier version of a raken, used for transporting cargo.
Refers to a number of unusual animal/reptile skins that are tanned primarily for the small leather good/accessory/shoe business (i.e. lizard, snake, crocodile skins, etc.)