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[[File: {{image|Chull Life Cycle.jpeg|left|thumb|250px|<small>Interior art by [[Isaac Stewart]]</small>A depiction of the five stages of life for a chull: Larva (chull cremling), first Pupation, Adult, second Pupation, and Senescence.]]|side=left|width=250px}}

Chulls are massive crustaceans with thick legs with large claws and a stone-like shell. Their carapacecarapaces isare typically red.{{book ref|WoK|4}} Chulls have whiplike antennae and beady fist-size black eyes.{{book ref|WoK|28}}

Since the shell is not alive, chulls are not hurt when their shells are cracked or shaped. In the wild, there are often plants growing in the crevices of a chull's shell.{{file ref|chull.jpg}} Chulls pull their legs and head into their shell when they sleep, and as a result sleeping chulls look like large boulders or small hills.{{book ref|WoK|23}}

Chulls are generally docile creatures. They have claws that are said to be strong enough to break a man's arm, but it is very unusual for them to behave aggressively. {{book ref|WoK|4}} They tend to move with a slow, lumbering gait and are generally slower than humans.

Chulls are omnivorous creatures. They eat everything from [[rockbud]]s to slugs to smaller crustaceans.{{book ref|WoK|4}} Domestic chulls are often fed grain.{{book ref|WoK|2}}

* Some chulls are trained to respond to different rhythms tapped out on their shells with a guiding reed. These reeds are often as long as a person is tall and allow the driver to drive from the wagon or cart rather than riding on the chull itself. {{book ref|WoR|17}}

[[File:{{image|Chull_Painting.png|thumb|width=200px|side=left|Image of a chull by [[User:Creativityinajar]].]]}}

Chull are highly valued as work animals and are considered to be worth more than the average slave.{{book ref|Wok|46}} Some people maintain chull herds and rent their labor out on a contract basis.{{book ref|WoK|15}}They are slow but strong and are used to pull everything up to and including the large complex bridges [[Dalinar]] uses for chasm crossings.{{book ref|WoK|15}} Since their shells can be carved without harming the animal, some people sand flat places on top of a chull to ride and many carts are hooked to fittings drilled directly into their shells. Shelves and racks can also be carved into or attached directly to chull shells. {{File ref|Chull.jpg}}

Chull meat is edible. It can be dried and stored as jerky.{{book ref|WoR|70}} In some cultures, including [[Herdazian]] and [[Unkalaki]], chull head is considered a delicacy. {{book ref|WoR|12}}

[[File: {{image|ChIsForChull.png|thumb|side=right|width=250px|Ch is for Chull page from [[User: KalynaAnne]]'s alphabet book.]]}}

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