User blog comment:TakeMeToGalimma/If befriended, could an Ahapo be used as a mount?/@comment-33128879-20200922015251

I would say that most Ahapo would not want to serve anyone as a mount, most perhaps even finding the idea offensive. For one, they, and all other Hoof-Kind, are bipedal, walking around on two legs like you or myself. Riding on them would at best be like sitting on the shoulders of a very tall friend, which while potentially fun wouldn't be very efficient for either party. Secondly, most Ahapo would likely take offense to the concept of a 'mount': something that serves a rider and answers to their call, to be directed while riding. On the world of Galimma, most races in the modern age remember the days of the Gaulmar empire and their dreaded slavemasters. As a result, bodily autonomy and bondage of intelligent life are very serious topics, with slavery and compulsory servitude reviled among most cultures; this is no different for the Ahapo tribes either, and so the role of being a 'mount' would be viewed very unfavorably by them, even if discussed with a good friend. That said, many Ahapo are more than proud of the company they keep and can be as loyal as any other of the Galimman peoples. Thank you for the question, it was fun to answer! I appreciate any and all interest people may have in the worlds of the Outer Cosmos.