Pets

Your first pet

Pets come from level 50. Each one is a creature from an old legend somewhere in the world, and each one is made, never bought or won by chance:

1. Build a Hatching Stone at a workbench.
2. Craft the pet's charm at the Hatching Stone. Each charm needs materials from its pet's own land, and the Hatching Stone has to stand in that land. The Snapping Turtle Hatchling, the Jackalope and the Clay Golem are made at home in the Riverlands, and the Baby Kraken's charm can be made anywhere. From level 70 a charm also needs a trophy from one of the big bosses.
3. Use the charm. The pet hatches in your den 2 hours later, even while you are away from the game.
4. Call it. Your first pet comes out by itself. After that, open the character menu (Tab), turn to PETS, pick a pet and press CALL.

You can own every pet, but each one only once. A charm is an ordinary item, so a second charm of a pet you already have can go to a friend.

One pet at a time

One pet comes out with you. It follows you, flies or swims beside you, and helps only in fights you are already in: it goes for the creatures that attack you and the ones you hit, and it never starts a fight. Its hits count as yours, for XP and loot.

• The bond. Creatures never attack your pet. Instead it takes a share of every hit aimed at you: a tank takes 40%, the others 10%, and more while a tank's guard skill is up.
• Fainting. If its health runs out, it faints and rests for 1 min, then comes back. Out of a fight it heals by itself.
• Perks. Every pet also helps outside fights. The table at the bottom lists what each one does.

Growing up

Your pet gains XP when you cleanse a creature it helped with, and it can't pass your own level.

• Young at first: it knows its first skill.
• Grown at pet level 30: it learns its second skill.
• Ascended at pet level 60: its skills recharge 25% faster, and it grows bigger.

Its health and its hits are a share of yours, and the share grows a little with each of its levels.

The Monster's second pet

A Monster can call a second pet for 15 min at full strength (CALL AS SECOND on the Pets page). Then it goes home, and the second call recharges for 20 min. Sending it home early starts the recharge at once.

On screen

• Pet frames on the left of the screen show each pet that is out, under your party's frames: its health and level, and for a second pet the time it has left. Click a frame to open that pet's page.
• The Pets page shows every pet you know of. Ones you haven't made yet are shadowed, with the level their charm needs, or "Ready to craft" when you carry everything for it. Pick one to see its legend, both skills, its perk, its numbers in a fight and its charm's recipe.
• The Sun Guardian marks treasures within 60 m (sunken chests, fossil beds, amber, dragon eggshells, pearl beds and moonstone) and the landmarks you haven't found yet within 150 m on your minimap, inside a gold ring.

The fifteen pets

Pet	Skills and perk	Its charm
Snapping Turtle Hatchling The real snapping turtle Fighter	Shell Spin · River Grab 20 s more air under water and +8 fishing.	Snapping Turtle Hatchling Charm from level 50, at a Beast Altar in Riverlands
Jackalope American folklore Fighter	Antler Dash · Burrow Pop Drops fly to you from twice as far.	Jackalope Charm from level 50, at a Beast Altar in Riverlands
Clay Golem Jewish folklore Tank	Stone Roar · Rock Wall +10 shielding: you block like a seasoned knight.	Clay Golem Charm from level 50, at a Beast Altar in Riverlands
Griffin Ancient Greek and Persian legend Fighter	Talon Dive · Wind Gust Hold jump in the air and it carries you: you glide gently down.	Griffin Charm from level 70, at a Beast Altar in Autumn Woods
Tapir Calf The real tapir Support Energy	Soothing Lullaby · Calming Presence Sleep in your bed with it as your pet: Well Rested fills twice as fast.	Tapir Calf Charm from level 70, at a Beast Altar in Glowcap Hollow
Yeti Himalayan folklore Tank Ice	Snowball Barrage · Ground Pound 30% less damage from ice and cold.	Yeti Charm from level 70, at a Beast Altar in Frostlands
Ember Fox A fire fox of old tall tales Caster Fire	Ember Flick · Dazzling Dash Lucky nose: one creature in seven you cleanse drops a second helping of loot.	Ember Fox Charm from level 90, at a Beast Altar in Glowcap Hollow
Sun Guardian A sunstone clockwork guardian Support Holy	Sun Ray · Puzzle Lock Shows the landmarks and treasures near you on your minimap.	Sun Guardian Charm from level 90, at a Beast Altar in Sunscorch Desert
Baby Kraken Norse sea legend Support Ice	Ink Cloud · Tentacle Hold Your canoe goes 40% faster and 20 s more air under water.	Baby Kraken Charm from level 90, at a Beast Altar anywhere
Salamander European alchemy's fire spirit Fighter Fire	Flame Lick · Lava Trail You cross burning lava crusts unharmed.	Salamander Charm from level 90, at a Beast Altar in Ember Wastes
Sheepdog Pup The real farm sheepdog Tank	Herding Snap · Loyal Bark 30% less damage from Decay, and a warning when a boss is near.	Sheepdog Pup Charm from level 100, at a Beast Altar in Zombie Land
Qilin Chinese legend Support Holy	Blessing · Purify Creatures 15 or more levels below you leave you alone.	Qilin Charm from level 100, at a Beast Altar in Primeval Isle
Unicorn European legend Healer Holy	Horn Mend · Rainbow Charge +15% XP for every creature you cleanse.	Unicorn Charm from level 110, at a Beast Altar in Frostlands
Phoenix Ancient Greek and Egyptian legend Healer Fire	Rekindle · Ash Rebirth A warm light round you at night, and +2 health a second.	Phoenix Charm from level 120, at a Beast Altar in Ember Wastes
Dragon Wyrmling Dragon legends the world over Caster Fire	Dragon Breath · Wing Buffet +10% to all your damage.	Dragon Wyrmling Charm from level 130, at a Beast Altar in Dragonfire Isle
??? A secret creature	For those who explore: somebody in the valley knows more.