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It's called the 'Moo' among problemists, funny name. Duniho calls it the Squire in Holywar. 

For me, this piece would be my choice for the name 'Donkey'. M Winther beat me to the name though. However, I think the name Donkey fits this theme a little better than Winther's.

So .. hmm

Donkey (Dy): 2-square multipath
Falcon  (F): 3-square multipath
Scorpion(S): 4-square multipath
Dragon (Dn): 5-square multipath
Phoenix(Px): 6-square multipath
Roc    (Rc): 7-square multipath

Rook    (R): orthogonal rider.
Bishop  (B): diagonal rider, + noncapturing wazir (necessary for 17
             files.)

Pawn    (P): normal pawn. may move one step or all the way to the 8th
             rank, promotion upon reaching the opp's pawn rank (as in
             makruk) to any piece (queens and knights not included.)
King    (K): normal king. no castling.
Queen   (Q): royal queen. see below.

I almost now see a tantalizing variant on a 16x16 (or a 17x17), I might call Full Board. The first four ranks for white are :

4    P  P  P  P  P  P  P  P  (P)  P  P  P  P  P  P  P  P
3    -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  (-)  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
2    R  Rc Px Dn S  F  Dy B  (K)  B  Dy F  S  Dn Px Rc R
1    -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  (-)  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -

The file in brackets doesn't exist in the 16x16 board. Needless to say, black's setup mirrors white's.

On the 16x16, it's played by Extinction chess rules. On the 17x17, the goal is to checkmate the king. Draws are by the usual methods, with the 50 move rule replaced by a 100 move rule. Stalemate is 0.75 points.

Other variant, on a 15x15 board :

3   P  P  P  P  P  P  P  P  P  P  P  P  P
2   -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
1   Rc Px Dn S  F  Dy Q  Dy F  S  Dn Px Rc

The goal is to checkmate the Queen. The rules for the Queen are identical to those in Caissa Brittania. Stalemate is 0.75 points.

Three variants :

'King Full Board (17 sq.)', 'Extinction Full Board (16 sq.)' and 'Queen Full Board (15 sq.)'. My preference is the last.