Cybercanid
Cybercanids are clawed cyborg animals that are used as mounts by the Adeptus Mechanicus's Serberys Corps cavalry.
Overview[edit]
Skitarii aspirants to the Serberys Corps are given Cybercanids, and the bond between the two is among the things they are judged upon. If, after several cycles, a Magos-Haptic determines the aspirants have passed the Corps's requirements, they will be accepted into the Serberys. Afterwards, their Cybercanid will be modified based on which Serberys cavalry they join.
Raider Cybercanids are given advanced suites of sensors which their riders use to identify enemy interlopers. Meanwhile, Sulphurhound Cybercanids are given the ability to breathe gouts of incinerating phosphor and can also disembowel their riders' foes with slashing claws. Regardless of which cavalry they belong to, the members of the Serberys Corps are taught the bond they share with their Cybercanid is a gift from the Omnissiah.
Contrary to popular belief, whilst the AdMech are the biggest users of these, they aren't the only ones. The Adeptus Arbites also like robo-dogs, although theirs are much smaller in comparison.
Like their horsie counterparts, Cybercanids aren't technically classified as a Legio Cybernetica AI due to their extremely primitive, almost animalistic intelligence. That and calling them a unmanned ground vehicle is a bit of a misnomer given that they are being manned by a rider.
