Pets & Hunting Birds#
A hawk on your arm says you have money. A dog at your heel says you'd like to keep it.
Bought or tamed
The dogs, cats and hunting birds that pet sellers keep, and the rarer ones nobody sells. Anyone can buy a pet. Only an animal husband can tame one out of the wild, or teach it more than to follow.
In a fight a creature’s AC is its Defense, and it adds a fifth of its level to hit. Running a Fight has the rest.
Buying and taming#
A pet seller asks about the creature’s worth, more for a rare one, and a buyer takes it home already tame. Animal Husbandry is the only way to get one nobody sells: tame it with a focus charm against its DC, teach it to attack, defend, stay or follow, and name it to raise what it’s worth.
Common pets are in any pet seller’s pens, and rare ones are worth the trip to a breeder. Any animal on Wild Animals can be tamed too, by someone who can get close enough.
The pets#
By family, cheapest first. Worth is what a tamed one sells for, in vern.
Great cats#
| Pet | Sold | Worth | Tame | Level | Health | AC | Bite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cougarmedium · regularThe cougar is a tawny, long-tailed cat of the forests of Tharsis and Esthar, and the one people mean when they say something followed them home from the woods. It ambushes from above or behind. Look big, keep facing it and don’t run. | Common | 10 | DC 9 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 1d10 |
| Darkwood Tigermedium · regularThe darkwood tiger hunts the pine country of Tharsis and the forests of Esthar and New Saellem, a striped ghost that runs to thirty stones. It takes deer and the odd woodcutter’s ox, and it rarely uses the same trail twice. A clean pelt sells well in Tharsis, where the old families like a tiger skin in front of the hearth. | Rare | 10 | DC 15 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 1d10 |
| Lionmedium · regularLions hold the open grasslands of Amari and Crecia, and the males do a great deal of roaring and very little hunting. The lionesses do the killing. A tamed lion is a status animal in Dumasque, where the tribes trade them as gifts. | Common | 10 | DC 16 | 6 | 22 | 10 | 1d10 |
| Menusian Tigermedium · regularThe menusian tiger is the great orange-and-black cat of the Menusian jungle, and it also hunts the forests of Amari. It weighs as much as three men and kills with one bite to the neck. Villagers in its range don’t walk the forest after dark, and visitors shouldn’t either. | Rare | 20 | DC 10 | 8 | 25 | 12 | 1d12 |
| Nigeer Tigermedium · regularThe nigeer tiger is small for a tiger and dark, with close-set stripes, and it hunts the jungle and riverbanks of the Tropics of Nigeer and the Amari coast. It swims well and often takes its prey at the water’s edge. Fishermen there leave a share of the catch on the bank, which may or may not help. | Rare | 20 | DC 18 | 8 | 25 | 14 | 1d10 |
| Cheetahmedium · regularCheetahs are the fastest thing on four legs on Sedia, and they run down antelope on the Crecian prairie and the high grasslands of Amari. Out of breath after a chase, they are no threat at all. Tharsian nobles keep trained ones for coursing, and a good one costs more than the horse. | Common | 30 | DC 15 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 1d10 |
| Jaguarmedium · regularJaguars hunt the Menusian jungle from the ground, the branches and the water, and their bite cracks a turtle shell. They are seldom seen and often heard. The rosetted pelt sells well in Kyra. | Common | 30 | DC 18 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 1d10 |
| Crecian Tigermedium · regularThe crecian tiger is a lean, tawny tiger of the open prairie, and the herds of Crecia and Amari are its living. It stalks through tall grass almost on its belly. Ranchers in Crecia pay well for its pelt and better for proof it’s dead. | Rare | 40 | DC 17 | 10 | 28 | 11 | 1d10 |
| Kyrian Tigermedium · regularThe kyrian tiger is the biggest striped cat on Sedia, pale-coated and heavy in the shoulder, and it hunts the forests and shores of Amari and Menusia. Kyrian soldiers prize its claws as trophies. The tigers take a dim view of this. | Rare | 60 | DC 16 | 10 | 27 | 12 | 1d10 |
| Amari Tigermedium · regularThe amari tiger ranges farther than any other tiger, from the montane grasslands of Amari to the Crecian prairie and the Menusian coast. It is a patient ambusher and a strong swimmer. Taming one is close to impossible, and the few kept in captivity belong to people who would rather not say how they got them. | Rare | 90 | DC 18 | 8 | 25 | 13 | 1d10 |
| Snow Leopardmedium · regularSnow leopards hunt the crags around Mt. Tyr and the ridges of New Saellem, gray-spotted and almost invisible against the rock. A family of them will stalk travelers on a mountain pass for miles before deciding. A tamed one is rare and sells well to anyone who can keep it cold. | Common | 120 | DC 17 | 7 | 23 | 14 | 1d10 |
| Clouded Leopardmedium · regularThe clouded leopard is smaller than its cousins and climbs better than any of them, and it lives on the cliffs and canyons of Jewall and New Saellem. Its coat is patterned with big dark blotches like spilled ink. Pelt traders pay more for one than for a snow leopard because they so rarely get the chance. | Rare | 220 | DC 16 | 10 | 27 | 12 | 1d10 |
Small cats#
| Pet | Sold | Worth | Tame | Level | Health | AC | Bite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobcatsmall · regularA stub-tailed cat of the forests, the bobcat is twice the size of a barn cat with ten times the temper. It lives quietly on hares and birds from Tharsis to New Saellem. Trappers sell the spotted fur, though it’s rarely worth the scratches. | Common | 20 | DC 5 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1d4 |
| Ocelotmedium · regularA spotted cat about the size of a big dog that hunts the forests of Tharsis and Esthar at night. Ocelots are rare and quick, and a cornered one fights like something twice its size. Collectors pay for a tamed ocelot, but the taming is hard and usually costs some blood. | Rare | 90 | DC 17 | 8 | 24 | 10 | 1d10 |
| Lynxmedium · regularThe lynx is a tufted-eared, spotted cat that is hard to see and harder to track through the pines of Tharsis and the snows of New Saellem. It lives on hares and the odd lamb and avoids people when it can. The pelt is one of the best furs a trapper can bring to market. | Rare | 120 | DC 20 | 8 | 25 | 11 | 1d10 |
Dogs#
| Pet | Sold | Worth | Tame | Level | Health | AC | Bite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saellem Snow Houndmedium · regularThe saellem snow hound is a thick-coated spitz bred in New Saellem to guard homesteads and hunt through deep snow. It is loyal to one family and suspicious of everyone else. It sleeps outside in weather that kills men, and seems to prefer it. | Common | 10 | DC 1 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 1d6 |
| Dumasque Wrinklehoundmedium · regularThe dumasque wrinklehound is a guard dog wrapped in deep folds of loose skin, with a blue-black tongue and a frown it never loses. The tribes of the Sands of Bone keep them to watch tents and herds. It is aloof with strangers and does not care to be patted. | Common | 200 | DC 8 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 1d6 |
| Kinforge Rattersmall · regularThe kinforge ratter is a sleek black-and-tan terrier bred in the mine town of Kinforge to kill rats in the tunnels and storerooms. It is very fast and will work all night. Miners swear a good one saves more food than it eats. | Common | 390 | DC 7 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 1d6 |
| Kyrian War Dogmedium · regularThe kyrian war dog is a large, quiet fighting dog bred in Amari, where the Kyrians train it alongside their soldiers. It goes into a fight without barking or growling first. A trained one obeys its handler and nobody else. | Common | 390 | DC 9 | 11 | 33 | 5 | 1d6 |
| Bull Terriermedium · regularThe bull terrier has an egg-shaped head, small dark eyes and the stubbornness of a mule. It was bred for fighting and is kept now mostly as a guard dog and a clown. It will chase anything that runs, including things it shouldn’t. | Common | 400 | DC 2 | 11 | 36 | 6 | 1d6 |
| Jewall Mastiffmedium · regularThe jewall mastiff is a heavy, loose-skinned dog hung with folds of wrinkles, bred by the dwarves to guard the mine gates and storehouses of Jewall. It does not bark much. It doesn’t need to. | Common | 400 | DC 3 | 11 | 44 | 6 | 1d6 |
| Coliseum Terriermedium · regularThe coliseum terrier was bred for the dog fights held in the ruins of Esthar’s Coliseum, and it is broad, short and built like a block of stone. It is gentle with its own people and nobody else. Treasure hunters in Esthar keep one by the tent flap. | Common | 690 | DC 5 | 11 | 40 | 5 | 1d6 |
| Morian War Mastiffmedium · regularThe morian war mastiff is the biggest dog on Sedia, bred in Moria to fight beside its handler in leather barding. It outweighs most men and moves faster than it looks. Morian breeders ask about seven dover for one, and buyers rarely haggle. | Common | 690 | DC 5 | 12 | 48 | 9 | 1d6 |
| Tharsian Mastiffmedium · regularThe tharsian mastiff is a massive, red-coated guard dog with an enormous head, bred to watch the estates of the old Tharsian families. It drools, it snores and it stands between its family and any stranger at the gate. Owning one says something about your family name, which in Tharsis is the point. | Common | 700 | DC 4 | 12 | 45 | 5 | 1d6 |
| Pitbull Terriermedium · regularThe pitbull terrier is a muscular, short-coated dog bred for the fighting pits of Moria and the Crecian harbor towns. Raised well, it is affectionate and fearless; raised badly, it is just fearless. A good one sells for over seven dover. | Common | 760 | DC 4 | 11 | 44 | 8 | 1d6 |
| Bulldogmedium · regularBulldogs are short, broad and wrinkled, with a jaw that locks and won’t let go. They were bred in Tharsis for bull-baiting and are kept now as guards and companions by people who don’t mind snoring. Strays run in small packs and are more stubborn than dangerous. | Common | 800 | DC 3 | 11 | 35 | 6 | 1d6 |
| Crecian Terriersmall · regularThe crecian terrier is a small, flat-faced dog in a black-and-white coat, bred as a companion in the merchant houses of Crecia. It snores, it sneezes and it is very pleased to meet you. Crecian sailors take one aboard as a ratter, and it is bad at that. | Common | 950 | DC 5 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 1d6 |
| Darkwood Boarhoundmedium · regularThe darkwood boarhound is a big white hound bred in Tharsis to hunt boar through Darkwood, working in pairs to pin the quarry until the hunters arrive. It is brave past the point of sense. A good one costs nearly ten dover from a Tharsian breeder. | Common | 990 | DC 8 | 12 | 46 | 9 | 1d6 |
Birds of prey#
| Pet | Sold | Worth | Tame | Level | Health | AC | Bite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pariah Kitetiny · regularA scruffy brown kite with a forked tail that circles over camps and battlefields all over Sedia, looking for scraps. It will snatch meat from a cook’s hand. Nobody pays much for one, and nobody needs to. | Common | 10 | DC 15 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 1d4 |
| Swamp Harriersmall · regularA long-winged hawk that quarters low over the reeds of the Mellowdeep Marsh and the mangroves of Menusia, the swamp harrier hunts frogs and ducklings by ear as much as by eye. It nests on the ground in the marsh. Fowlers hate it and falconers rather like it. | Common | 15 | DC 4 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1d4 |
| Jackal Buzzardsmall · weakA dark buzzard with a rust-red chest whose call sounds like a yelping jackal. It hunts the deserts of Dumasque and Moria and the graveyards at their edges, taking rats and snakes. Cheap to tame and loyal enough once fed. | Common | 25 | DC 4 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1d4 |
| Peregrine Falcontiny · regularA slate-backed falcon that drops on other birds from a great height, faster than anything else alive. It nests on cliff ledges from the mountains of Jewall to the canyons of Dumasque. Hard to catch, and harder to hit. | Common | 30 | DC 15 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 1d4 |
| Golden Eaglesmall · regularA dark brown eagle with a golden nape that hunts hares and young goats across the mountains of Jewall and the high country of New Saellem. It is rare and wary, and few falconers ever get one to the glove. | Common | 50 | DC 17 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 1d4 |
| Red-Backed Kitetiny · regularA chestnut kite with a white head and chest that hunts along rivers and coasts and picks dead fish off the water. It is common from the marshes of Tharsis to the shores of Menusia and takes to training easily. | Common | 150 | DC 14 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 1d4 |
| Chanting Goshawktiny · regularA pale gray hawk with red legs that sits on a high perch and pipes a long song at dawn, which is where the name comes from. It hunts lizards and small birds across scrub and grassland. Falconers like its patience. | Common | 175 | DC 14 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1d4 |
| Prairie Falcontiny · regularA sandy brown falcon of open country that hunts low and fast over the prairies of Crecia and Tharsis and the deserts of Dumasque and Moria. Falconers prize it, and it is very hard to bring down with an arrow. A trained one sells for a couple of dover. | Common | 200 | DC 14 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 1d4 |
| Griffin Vulturesmall · regularA big pale vulture with a ruff of white down at its neck and broad brown wings. It rides the hot air over the deserts of Dumasque and the volcanic ground of Moria for hours without a flap. It’s hard to tame, and falconers in Dumasque pay hundreds of vern for one that is. | Common | 550 | DC 17 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 1d4 |
| Dumasque Vulturesmall · regularA big bald vulture with a pink face and a bill that cuts through hide. Flocks of them circle over the Sands of Bone and the Molten Flats, and the tribes of Dumasque read where they circle to find lost caravans. A tamed one is prized and priced to match. | Common | 750 | DC 15 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 1d4 |
| Ospreytiny · regularA brown and white fish hawk that hovers over rivers and coasts, then hits the water feet first and comes up with a fish. It returns to the same dead tree to nest year after year. A trained one brings its catch back to the boat, and fishermen pay well for that. | Common | 780 | DC 14 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 1d4 |
| Lammergeiersmall · regularA huge vulture with a rust-stained chest and a black beard that drops bones from a height to crack them, then eats the marrow. It nests on the cliffs of Jewall and the Kyrian Range. Dwarves call it the bone-breaker and leave it alone. | Common | 800 | DC 16 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 1d4 |
| Harpy Eaglesmall · regularThe heaviest eagle on Sedia, with a double gray crest and talons as long as a bear’s claws. It plucks monkeys and sloths out of the canopy in Menusia and takes anything smaller elsewhere. A trained one sells for nearly ten dover, and its handler needs a thick glove and a calm hand. | Common | 990 | DC 16 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 1d6 |
| Darkwood Hawktiny · regularA blue-gray hawk with a long tail that chases other birds through thick woods, Darkwood above all, slipping between trunks at full speed. Tharsian nobles pay more for a trained one than for a good horse, which is why poachers climb for the nests. | Common | 3,000 | DC 15 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 1d4 |
Owls#
| Pet | Sold | Worth | Tame | Level | Health | AC | Bite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burrowing Owlsmall · regularA long-legged little owl that lives in old burrows on the open plains and deserts and bobs its head at anything that comes near. Cornered, it hisses like a snake from inside the hole. Wealthy Crecians keep them as pets, which explains the price. | Common | 300 | DC 15 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1d4 |
