Sleft-chuff

The sleft-chuff were large airborne herbivores native to Taloraan. They inhabited the upper atmosphere of the planet, filling their hollow bodies with gas to keep them afloat. They grazed on clouds of single-celled plant organisms that they collected with their tentacles which were covered with feathery hairs.

Female sleft-chuffs usually gathered in herds of around a dozen, while males were solitary. The creatures were generally gentle and placid, but were known to become jittery during thunderstorms.

The sleft-chuff were domesticated by the Denfrandi who used them as both transports and as homes, attaching gondolas to them. Since the sleft-chuff could carry up to 50 tons, the Denfrandi did not present a burden to them as such.