Pets and Companions

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Animals, familiars and other NPC creatures can be either brought along with a character's arrival, or purchased from the On-Board Shop. This page is to help everyone keep track of who owns what, where. Click the creature's name to see the full information posted by the owner's player.

Animal Rules
As of July 2021

Small (30)
These are small domestic animals, such as mice, rabbits, ferrets, geckos, birds such as parakeets or pigeons, turtles and fish. Some miniature dogs and cats can be purchased here, but they would be handbag pets - munchkins and chihuahuas. The rule of thumb for small animal purchases is that they should be able to live comfortably in a cage or tank.

Medium (100)
These are the more generic domestic pet animals. Cats, small or medium-sized dogs, badgers, foxes, monkeys. Miniature goats and deer, large birds such as eagles or vultures. The rule of thumb for medium animal purchases is that they should be a manageable pet size. An adult human should be able to lift and handle them without difficulty. Animals may be larger in height or length than the examples given, provided they are not bulky and cannot be mounts.

If an animal is capable of evolving or transforming into a larger animal, the catalyst for this transformation will cost the difference between the animal's current and new size category. A creature's adult size is what is considered for purchase categories.

We cannot give specific sizes for Pokemon due to the inconsistencies in source - anime, game etc, so the rules of thumb should be applied in good faith. The important thing is to ensure that you keep the size of your fictional animals consistent in play.

Starter companions, which take up the character's starting item slot, are an exception, and can be any size of creature provided they are not large enough and/or sturdy enough to be a mount.

Summoned creatures are not affected by these rules provided their summoning is for a limited duration.

• Amar

- Wooloo, owned by Katsuya Jonouchi

• Bambosh the Brave

- Higgledy, owned by Roland Crane

• Cait Sith

- cat creature, owned by Najaran

• Decoy

- Culdcept Card, owned by Najaran

• Eidolon

- small monster, owned by Najaran

• Gargoyle

- sentient suit of armour, owned by Najaran

• Gremlin

- a gremlin, owned by Najaran

• Goligan

- man-headed cane, owned by Najaran

• Gyōkō

- jerboa, owned by Taiki

• Hibber-Gibber the Hopeful (Gibbs or Gibbers)

- Higgledy, owned by Tidus

• Kaseri

- galaran ponyta, owned by Katsuya Jonouchi

• Knight

- sentient suit of armour, owned by Najaran

• Lady Wiggles

- demonic cat, owned by Koumyou Sanzo

• Lili

- large Flemish Giant rabbit, owned by Jiang Cheng

• Link Jr.

- Pokemon - Minccino, owned by Allen Walker

• Little Rabbit

- white rabbit, owned by Lan WangJi

• Little Rabbit

- white rabbit, owned by Lan WangJi

• Mort

- Chthonic Companion plush mouse, owned by Thanatos

• Orion

- espurr, owned by Senku Ishigami

• Sir Beepers

- companion drone, owned by Devero

• Snapper

- applin, owned by Seto Kaiba

• Thunderbeak

- dinosaur dragon, owned by Najaran

• Timcampy

- Golem, owned by Allen Walker

• Unnamed

- Hedgehog, owned by Little One

Please fill out the following form to register your companion:

<b>Owner:</b> <b>Cabin:</b> <b>Name:</b> <b>Type:</b> (familiar, animal, pokemon, etc; the name of its species.) <b>Description:</b> (physical appearance, size etc. Link to an image if preferred) <b>Behaviour:</b> (will they approach people? Are they friendly? Do they have magical abilities?) <b>Location:</b> (where do they live? A crate in the cabin, free-roaming, an enclosure?) <b>Permissions:</b> (what is acceptable for other players to assume with this animal? Can it be petted/carried around etc without the owner being present?)

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Owner: Roland Crane
Cabin: Sleeper 2C
Name: Bambosh the Brave
Type: Higgledy

Description: Higgle! Higgledies are about the size of a foot long ruler and depending on their elemental type, they will vary from color to head shape to headpiece. Usually, these physical traits say something about their overall power and demeanor as well. (Higgledies with hats and flowers are usually healers and Light; higgledies with horns and helmets are offensive and Fire, etc.) Another thing to note is that not everyone can see a higgledy - only the "pure of heart" can. For those who can't see them, they can only hear them as if something is squealing in the wind, and if they move things around, they'll just wonder why it's moving on its own. (Though if this is a mechanic that being in the void can rectify, that's fine with me too!) Their official definition is that higgledies are "phenomena" that decided to grow a body, arms, and legs to walk around on.

Behaviour: Higgledies will have varying attitudes depending on their type. Bambosh the Brave is an Outgoing higgledy, so it takes initiative to cast spells more often in a fight. It's official description is: "One of the high higgledies, a very special type of sprite forged from pure human emotion. This higgledy was born from pure courage -- the stout and sturdy force of fearlessness. He may seem timid, but if the flame on its head is lit, he'll fight to the end." Overall, higgledies are mostly friendly to humans, are generally helpful, a bit mischievous (esp. the dark types) and when higgledies are naturally seen somewhere around cities and towns, it usually means a sign of thriving life. Though it is also important to note that higgledies can also become more aggressive if their owners feel more inclined to be violent, or if the circumstance surrounding them is conducive to it.
Location: Free roaming. If you had the talent for Higgledy rearing, you can even cook them up in cauldrons using a Higgledy recipe book!
Permissions: Not a lot, and petting is fine! Handwaving most permissions; they can even follow another character around!