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Walrus

General
Type	Animal
Category	—
Alignment	Neutral
Karma	0
Fame	150
Behavior	Only when attacked
Speed	Slow
Stats
Strength	21–29
Dexterity	46–55
Intelligence	16–20
Hit points	14–17
Stamina	46–55
Mana	0
Damage	4–10
Armor	18
Taming
Tameable	Yes
Min. skill	35.1
Control slots	1
Bondable	Yes
Rideable	No
Favorite food	Fish
Resources
Carving	1 raw ribs, 12 hides (24 in Felucca)

The Walrus is a slow, peaceful animal that only fights when attacked. Its favorite food is fish.

Overview

• In-game name: a walrus
• Corpse: a walrus corpse
• Behavior: it leaves you alone unless you attack it, then fights in melee (animal AI).
• Movement: it is one of the slower creatures in the game.

Stats

Stat	Value
Strength	21–29
Dexterity	46–55
Intelligence	16–20
Hit points	14–17
Stamina	46–55 (same as its Dexterity)
Mana	0
Melee damage	4–10
Armor rating	18
Fame / Karma	150 / 0

Skills

Skill	Range
Tactics	19.2–29.0
Wrestling	19.2–29.0
Magic Resistance	15.1–20.0

Resistances and damage types (not used on New Bradford)
The script also lists Age of Shadows resistances and damage types. New Bradford runs on Lord Blackthorn's Revenge combat rules, so these values have no effect in fights. They're shown here only for completeness.
Damage types	100% physical
Resistances	Physical 20–25, Fire 5–10, Cold 20–25, Poison 5–10, Energy 5–10

Taming

Requirement	Value
Minimum Animal Taming	35.1 (below this you have no chance)
Control slots	1
Maximum owners	5 (each previous owner makes it harder to tame)
Bonding	Yes
Rideable	No
Favorite food	Fish

• 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 85.0 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, how often it obeys depends on your Animal Taming and Animal Lore (taming counts four times as much as lore). With both at 35.1 it obeys about 70% of the time, and at about 40.0 it reaches the 99% maximum. Below 35.1 the chance drops quickly, to as low as 22%.
• 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.

Bonding

Only the owner can bond with a walrus, and they need at least 35.1 Animal Taming (base skill). 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.

Loot

It carries no loot.

Carving

Use a blade on the corpse to get:

• 1 raw ribs
• 12 hides, doubled to 24 in Felucca

Tips

• Taming starts at 35.1 and always succeeds from 85.0.
• It's one of the slower creatures in the game.
• Feed it fish.
• Carve the corpse for 1 raw ribs and 12 hides (24 in Felucca).