Animals Merchants

Sweeping up straw and other leavings, a male forest gnome tends to the cleanliness of a musty stable. Though a casual onlooker would never guess, the gnome holds a calm confidence that his horses are of the highest caliber.   Cages and crates punctured with small holes line a wood elf’s stand on a busy market street. An imposing hawk on his arm, passers-by can barely hear the soft cheeping of hawk chicks over the roar of the marketplace.   Animal merchants specialize in selling mounts and companions from near and far. Merchants of this specialty often stick within a theme with the animals they sell, such as: tiny pets, livestock, wild beasts, avians, mounts, or similar  

Items for Sale

Tier	Item	Price	Notes
0	Dog, wild	25 gp	Untamed
0	Feed, animal	5 cp / day	—
1	Bat	2 cp	—
1	Cat	2 sp	—
1	Chicken	2 cp	May instead be a rooster
1	Frog	1 cp	May instead be a toad
1	Goat	2 gp	May instead be a sheep (SKT 142) or mountain goat (IDRF 304)
1	Lizard	1 cp	—
1	Pig	3 gp	—
1	Rat	1 cp	—
1	Riding horse	75 gp	—
2	Badger	5 sp	Untamed
2	Cow	10 gp	May be a bull or steer
2	Deer	50 gp	—
2	Draft horse	50 gp	—
2	Fastieth	75 gp	—
2	Hare	2 gp	May instead be a rabbit
2	Mastiff	50 gp	May instead be a sled dog (RT 27 full-grown or pups
2	Mule	8 gp	May instead be a donkey
2	Ox	15 gp	—
2	Pony	30 gp	—
2	Raven	10 gp	May instead be a crow (WDMM 302)
2	Wease	5 sp	May instead be a fox (IDRF 288), raccoon, or possum
3	Axe beak	50 gp	A large flightless bird sometimes used as a mount
3	Baboon	25 gp	May instead be a monkey
3	Boar	50 gp	Untamed
3	Camel	50 gp	—
3	Eagle	20 gp	Untamed
3	Elk	100 gp	May instead be a moose
3	Hawk	15 gp	May instead be a falcon (WDH 53)
3	Hyena	125 gp	Untamed; may instead be a jackal (MM 331)
3	Owl	20 gp	—
3	Parrot	20 gp	May instead be a peacock (BGDIA 195)
3	Warhorse	400 gp	—
3	Wolf	50 gp	Untamed
4	Ape	500 gp	Untamed
4	Black bear	500 gp	Untamed
4	Brown bear	800 gp	Untamed
4	Crocodile	500 gp	Untamed
4	Dire wolf	800 gp	Untamed
4	Elephant	1,200 gp	—
4	Mammoth	2,500 gp	—
4	Panther	150 gp	Untamed
4	Rhinoceros	1,200 gp	Untamed
4	Tiger	200 gp	Untamed; may instead be a crag cat, lion, or a snow leopard.
4	Zebra	400 gp	—

 

Untamed Animals

Sold animals are usually tame, but may not be, if marked otherwise. Untamed animals may require Animal Handling checks to interact withthem favorably, usually with a DC of 10 or 15 depending on the task demanded of them.  

Taming the Untamed

An untamed creature will always be feral, but over time it can learn to trust its owner and its owner’s allies. To tame an untamed creature, you can once per real life day make a Wisdom (Animal Handling) check. The initial DC for this check is 20, and the DC for each subsequent check is 20 – half the number of successful checks you’ve made + the number of consecutive days you’ve gone without making this check (maximum 10). Placing the creature under the animal friendship spell does not decrease this DC, but instead grants you advantage on the check due to the charmed condition. Once the DC for this check is below 10, the creature is considered tamed, and regards you as a trusted friend. At this point, it is no longer necessary to make this check, though intentional mistreatment of the creature may once again cause this check to become necessary.