Beast Tamers

There are several Classes that deal with taming, training or handling animals and monsters. Prominent and basic among those is the **[Beast Tamer]**: That class is gained when a person mets the condition of having tamed an animal/monster. In some cases, just the beginnings of taming the animal/monster is sufficient to gain the class.

As the class is more of a utility class that is either combined with other classes or pushed towards a specialization, it should be no surprise are almost no [Beast Tamers] above Level 40.

## Background

[Beast Tamers] and similar classes (like [Beast *Trainers*]) can improve an animal. Dogs can grow beyond their natural size, or run faster, become tougher—it applies to all animals. All can learn some intelligence, if you have the right Skills. If the owner and the animal trust one another, a bond will form. Once the tamer receives [Lesser Bond] or something similar the animal will obey most things.

### Cats and other "normal" animals

Dogs are apparently easy to tame and train. Even the accomplished [Beast Trainer] Elirr however has problems with cats, who are intelligent.

### Insects

There are limitations as to which beasts can be tamed. Insects, for instance, may be too foreign for some training, or too shortlived. Although there are reports of some Lizardfolk who keep ants as snacks and entertainment; and of Dullahans keeping particularly armored beetles as prestige animals.

Lyonette was able to bond with the Ashfire Bee Apista.

### Crelers

Crelers are an unnatural monster species that has so far never been successfully tamed, and there is no case of an established bond reported. It has been tried, but the first [Beast Tamer] was found after two months in his home, half devoured by his creler (in the other part it lay eggs).

A gnollish [Beast Master] also attempted to handle the monsters. She discovered that they were simply too instinctual, too predatory; at most she could direct them like a weapon. As they gew older their destructive instincts only increased. From the adult she sensed a dark intelligence that was *too* intelligent. The Beast Master suspected it was gaining too much from her Skills and had it destroyed at once.

### Related and advanced Classes

* [Beastmasters] are a more advanced variant of the Tamer. They can handle even monsters, like Shield Spiders and Giant Snakes
* [Beast Trainers] are an advanced variant of the Tamer that are used to train animals or monsters for others, either as a service or to sell them.
* Specialists that only work with a specific species
	+ [Falconer]
	+ [Hawkmaster]
	+ [Horsemaster]
	+ [Hound Master]
	+ [Kennel Master]
	+ [Magical Horsetamer]
	+ [Pestilential Beast Tamer]
	+ [Slime Tamer]
		- [Slime Master]
* [Animal Handlers] work more with larger groups of civilian animals and/or beasts of burden. Related classes:
	+ [Animal Feeder]
	+ [Animal Friend]
	+ [Animalfirend Exile]
	+ [Breeder]
		- [Horse Breeder]
		- [Livestock Breeder]
	+ [Chieftain of Herds]
	+ [Cowfriend Milker]
	+ [Dairy Farmer]
	+ [Handler]
		- [Horse Handler]
			* [Hustling Horse Handler]
	+ [Herder]
	+ [Hostler]
	+ [Horsefriend]
	+ [Pig Farmer]
	+ [Rancher]
		- [Head Rancher]
	+ [Shepherd] / [Shepherdess]
		- [Master Shepherd]
	+ [Stablehand]
	+ [Stablemaster] / [Stable Mistress]
* [Riders] ride their animals, but don't necessary rear or train them. In the military, horse riders often specialize due to their function in combat. However, if the mounts are some kind of monster, it is more likely for the rider to be a [Beast Tamer] or [Beastmaster], as has been seen with the various instances of riders of Carn Wolves, Mossbears and Griffins. [Beast Masters] need years to train horses.
	+ [All-Terrain Rider]
	+ [Bicorn Rider]
		- [Bicorn Charger]
	+ [Bow Rider]
	+ [Camel Knight]
	+ [Captain of the Horse] / [Horse Captain]
	+ [Cataphract]
	+ [Cavalry] / [Cavalryman] / [Cavalrywoman]
		- [Armored Cavalry]
		- [Cavalry Lieutenant]
		- [Cavalry Lord]
	+ [Dragonrider]
	+ [Dragoon]
	+ [Elephant Rider]
	+ [Griffin Rider]
		- [Griffin Raider]
	+ [Hill Rider]
	+ [Horse Archer]
	+ [Hydra Rider]
	+ [Jockey]
	+ [Lancer]
		- [Lance Leader]
		- [Lancelord of a Thousand Victories]
		- [Lancer of the Ages]
		- [Peerless Lance]
	+ [Mounted Archer]
	+ [Mounted Slinger]
	+ [Outrider]
	+ [Pegasus Rider]
		- [Pegasus Flier]
	+ [Ride Commander]
	+ [Sky Rider]
	+ [Slime Rider]
	+ [Swift Rider]
	+ [Terror Rider]
	+ [Trick Rider]
	+ [Unicorn Knight]
	+ [Vanguard Rider]
	+ [Wolf Rider]
	+ [Wyvern Rider]
* [Pet Owners] take care of docile animals, and it is a basic entry class.
	+ [Pet Carer]
	+ [Pet Raiser]
	+ [Pet Trainer]
* Some magical classes like [Druids] bond and work with animals.
	+ [Beekeeper Shaman]
	+ [Crow Witch]
	+ [Druid]
		- [Boneweaver Druid]
		- [Druid of the Old Ways]
		- [Sea Druid]
		- [Spiderweb Druid]
		- [Vinetender Druid]
	+ [Swarm Mage]
* Royalty and nobility related
	+ [Beastlord]
	+ [Dog Lord]
	+ [Hawk Lady]
	+ [Empress of Beasts]
* Insect and Arthropod related
	+ [Ant Farmer]
	+ [Beekeeper]
	+ [Bug Collector]
	+ [Insect Feeder]
	+ [Swarmlord]
		- [Heretical Swarmlord Alchemist]
* Wildlife related
	+ [Wildfriend]
	+ [Wild General]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Chapter 6.08
2. ↑ Chapter 1.29
3. ↑ Chapter 4.49
4. ↑ Chapter 6.20
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Interlude Flos
6. ↑ Chapter 6.19
7. ↑ 6.27 M