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The '''chull''' is a species of crustacean useful for labor intensive jobs, such as pulling bridges over the caverns of the [[Shattered Plains]]
▲The '''chull''' is a species of crustacean useful for labor intensive jobs, such as pulling bridges over the caverns of the [[Shattered Plains]]. [[Dalinar Kholin]] uses them to pull his bridges, rather than put the lives of bridgemen at risk. There are differing breeds of chulls and they come in a variety of shapes and sizes.
== Description ==
The carapace of a chull is red and it has thick legs with claws, plus a bulging shell like stone. It was said a chull's claws could snap a man's arm, however, the crustaceans are docile - particularly domesticated ones - and are not known to harm anyone.{{
▲The carapace of a chull is red and it has thick legs with claws, plus a bulging shell like stone. It was said a chull's claws could snap a man's arm, however, the crustaceans are docile - particularly domesticated ones - and are not known to harm anyone.{{Ref|twok|ch|2}}
The shells are "lighter" than they appear and chulls are not hurt when their shells are cracked or shaped. Some people sand flat places on top of a chull to ride and many carts are hooked to fittings drilled directly into their shells.
== Use ==
There are two major ways of directing a chull. The first is similar to the way in which one directs a horse, with complex leather workings, and the second involves tapping the antennae of a chull with a long pole to indicate direction.
[[Dalinar Kholin]] uses them to pull his bridges, rather than put the lives of [[bridgemen]] at risk.{{cite}}
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