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{{Creature
| name        = Desert Ostard
| image       = [[File:NB_DesertOstard_1x.png|link=|A desert ostard]]
| type        = Animal / mount
| category    = Mounts
| alignment   = Neutral
| karma       = 0
| fame        = 450
| aggression  = Only when attacked
| str         = 94–170
| dex         = 56–75
| int         = 6–10
| hits        = 71–88
| stam        = 56–75
| mana        = 0
| damage      = 5–11
| armor       = 0
| speed       = [[Movement Speeds|Medium]]
| tameable    = Yes
| taming      = 29.1
| slots       = 1
| bondable    = [[Animal Bonding|Yes]]
| rideable    = Yes
| food        = Fruits and vegetables or grain and hay
| carve       = 3 raw ribs
}}
The '''Desert Ostard''' is a peaceful riding lizard. It's as easy to tame as a horse and always obeys its owner.

== Overview ==
* '''In-game name:''' ''a desert ostard''
* '''Corpse:''' ''an ostard corpse''
* '''Behavior:''' it leaves you alone unless you attack it, then fights in melee (animal AI).
* '''Corpse note:''' its corpse is named ''an ostard corpse''.

== Stats ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Stat !! Value
|-
| Strength || 94–170
|-
| Dexterity || 56–75
|-
| Intelligence || 6–10
|-
| Hit points || 71–88
|-
| Stamina || 56–75 (same as its Dexterity)
|-
| Mana || 0
|-
| Melee damage || 5–11
|-
| Armor rating || 0
|-
| Fame / Karma || 450 / 0
|}

=== Skills ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Skill !! Range
|-
| [[Skills/Wrestling|Wrestling]] || 29.3–44.0
|-
| [[Skills/Tactics|Tactics]] || 25.3–40.0
|-
| [[Skills/Resisting Spells|Magic Resistance]] || 25.1–30.0
|}

== Taming ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Requirement !! Value
|-
| Minimum Animal Taming || 29.1 (below this you have no chance)
|-
| Control slots || 1
|-
| Maximum owners || 5 (each previous owner makes it harder to tame)
|-
| Bonding || [[Animal Bonding|Yes]]
|-
| Rideable || Yes
|-
| Favorite food || Fruits and vegetables or grain and hay
|}

* '''Success chance.''' For a first-time tame, your chance of success at the end of an attempt rises by about 2% per skill point and reaches '''100% at 79.0 skill'''. Every previous owner adds 6 points to the difficulty.
* '''Don't hurt it.''' If it takes any damage during your attempt, taming fails with ''"The animal is too angry to continue taming."''
* '''Stay close.''' You must stay within 6 tiles of it and keep a clear path to it.
* '''Obedience.''' Once tamed, its taming requirement is 29.1 or lower, so it always obeys its owner.
* '''Re-taming.''' If you've owned this one before, taming it again always succeeds (''"That wasn't even challenging."'').
* After its first tame, its skills drop to '''90%''' of their wild values, or 86% if it was paralyzed while you tamed it. Its stats don't drop.

=== Pack instinct ===
Desert ostards hunt better in groups. When several of your pets from the same pack group (the ostard group: desert, forest and frenzied ostards) attack the same creature while standing next to it (within 1 tile), each gets extra melee damage:
* 2 pets: +25%
* 3 pets: +50%
* 4 pets: +75%
* 5 or more: +100%
All the pets must have the same owner. The bonus only applies against other creatures, not against players.

=== Bonding ===
Only the owner can bond with a desert ostard. Its taming requirement is 29.1 or lower, so there's no Animal Taming requirement to bond. Feed it to start bonding, then feed it again after '''7 days''' to finish. When you see ''"Your pet has bonded with you!"'', it's done.

=== Riding ===
Double-click your tamed desert ostard to ride it. It can run '''3,840 steps''' before it gets too tired to move, the same as a horse. Only running counts (walking doesn't tire it unless you're overloaded), and it recovers 1 step per second while it isn't running.

== Loot ==
It carries no loot.

=== Carving ===
Use a blade on the corpse to get:
* '''3 raw ribs'''

== Tips ==
* Taming starts at 29.1 and always succeeds from 79.0.
* It has more hit points than a horse (71–88 vs 28–45) and can run just as far.
* Ostards share a pack group, so several ostards fighting together get the pack instinct bonus.
* Its corpse gives 3 raw ribs and no hides.

[[Category:Bestiary]]