Looking after pets

Pets can follow you or stay where they are. Their stance and Stay back setting control whether they fight. Support pets stay out of combat.

Most active pet abilities need level 3, loyalty 80 and happiness 60. The Rat King’s scouting ability skips the level requirement. An unlocked ability still has a cooldown.

Pets can die permanently. The first two knockouts are safe. The third has a 15% death chance, the fourth 30%, the fifth 50%, and later knockouts 75%. Loyalty of at least 80 halves those chances.

Use a Revive Tonic to revive an unconscious pet at half health. After 500 turns unconscious, it retreats home. A tonic can also end its recovery at home, leaving it in the stable at half health.