Nightmare
The mounts of the Calvary of the Fallen are nightmares. With their riders, they are fell beasts, killing at the behest of their masters. Without a hell-wrought bridle, nightmares serve only their own wild lusts and rages. Unlike normal horses, nightmares are intelligent and use their form, that of a normal horse, to confuse the unwary. Able to snort fire and rend flesh with their savage bite, a nightmare should never be approached as a mount, lest the rider is prepared for the longest journey.
A popular mount for Tamers. (Animal Taming) They are very aggresive, and like a Dragon have the ability to breath fire.
Control slots
While pre-Publish 97 nightmares always spawned with a requirement of two control slots, fresh tames now require either two or three control slots. Data gathered from 94 nightmares in the Ki-Rin Passage on Europa (April 26th 2018) suggests that the spawn rate of two-slot nightmares is about 30%. While both the two and the three slot variants were seen spawning with similar Hit Point values, ranging from 298-315, there was a considerable difference in their Strength values. Two slot nightmares spawned with 251-319 STR, whereas the three slot ones were seen with 309-524 STR.
Statistics
| Nightmare Statistics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Spawn Locations | Corrupted Forest, Ki-Rin Passage, Wind, Terathan Keep Underground | ||
| Fame | 14000 | Slayer Vulnerability | None |
| Karma | -14000 | Alignment | EVIL |
| First Seen | The Second Age | Pack Instinct | None |
| Loot | |||
| Gold | 400-500 | Magic Items | |
| Special | 3 Sulfurous Ash, 1 Low Level Scroll, 1 Potion | Cut Up | 10 Barbed Leather, 5 Raw Rib |
| Attributes | |||
| Strength | 496-525 | Hit Points | 298-315 |
| Dexterity | 86-125 | Stamina | 86-105 |
| Intelligence | 86-125 | Mana | 86-125 |
| Barding Difficulty | 85.2 | Taming Difficulty | 95.1 |
| Base Damage | 16-22 | Preferred Foods | Meat |
| Skills | |||
| Wrestling | 80.5-92.5 | Poisoning | |
| Tactics | 97.6-100.0 | Magery | 10.4-50.0 |
| Resisting Spells | 85.3-100.0 | Evaluating Intelligence | 10.4-50.0 |
| Anatomy | Meditation | ||
| Detecting Hidden | Hiding | ||
| Parrying | Healing | ||
| Necromancy | Spirit Speak | ||
| Mysticism | Focus | ||
| Spellweaving | Discordance | ||
| Bushido | Ninjitsu | ||
| Chivalry | Special Abilities | Fire Breath | |
| Resists and Damage | |||
| Types | Physical | Fire | Cold | Poison | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistances | 55-65 | 30-40 | 30-40 | 30-40 | 20-30 |
| Damage | 40% | 40% | 20% |