Unlike vegetarians who will eat eggs or dairy, vegan diets have no animal components, not even a product that comes from an animal like milk.
These are large animal-like beings who use seedpods from a native tree as wheels.
Animals were the reincarnations of humans who had led animal-like lives.
They can be rewarded by using food items, putting out fires, riding an animal like a vehicle, and a variety of other possibilities.
It could be a fantastical creature like a fairy or leprechaun, or an animal like a unicorn.