guiding these beasts was a rider and behind them in a small armored section was the weapons controller with a twin-barreled blaster , these were small pig-like creatures called coshinoids that were bred for task-work , they were loyal to their units and never ran from a battle , they were also clever with their hands and made excellent repairers , their only flaw was their insatiable appetites , they would eat whenever they found food and it didnt matter if that nourishment was a ration pack or some vermin of the land .