Jackalope

A sentient species of abnormally large horned rabbit like creatures who excel at gem and gold mining, warfare, and translation.

Dominated by a matriarchal monarchy, the jackalope are proud, cunning, tough, and extremely territorial.

Appearance
Resembles a large wolf sized rabbit like creature (though some groups of jackalope resemble hares in that they have longer limbs) with horns that may be short and horizontal like wildebeest, or long, spiraled like certain types of antelope, some groups have horns that resemble deer antlers.

They have raccoon like front paws with the addition of a thumb like appendage.

History
Jackalope, like many Talking Age creatures are holdovers from a technologically advanced group of sentient non-human creatures in the Late Paleolithic-Early Pleistocene era

Physiology
Jackalope are extremely strong and tough for their relative size compared to other supernatural creatures. One jackalope has been known to take down a skunk ape, and there is at least one credible record of a sole jackalope killing a dragon.

They are very agile and fast, able to run between 65-80mph or more with enhancements. They have also been known to leap great heights.

They possess an effective healing factor, able to survive grievous wounds though they cannot regenerate limbs.

Society
Jackalope possess a matriarchal monarchial system where each region (generally the size of several states there being five regions in all) is dominated by a queen with her family comprising the nobles. She is served by a (generally) male consort prince/general who leads a group of warriors/security/state infrastructure.

All other jackalope are of equal social standing.

They are adept miners and possess a high degree of industry, utilizing many tools and building elaborate living spaces in vast cave sections.

They are also known to employ steampunk technology.

Warfare
Jackalope are known for their war fighting abilities, able to coordinate large numbers of warriors between regions, effectively manage resources and supply lines, and are fiercely disciplined in battle.

During combat they often wear metal coverings/spikes/blades on their horns, scale mail armor, and gauntlet like paw accessories.

They also field war machines such as catapults, and one group has deployed giant spiked spheres operated by a jackalope pilot running in the center.