Rolton mount

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Rolton mounts released at Rumor Woods as part of a new Year of the Rolton Theme for 2023. Roltons are summoned by a leash, which is a summoning item that stores their information but is considered a separate item. There are three tiers: common, uncommon, and rare. All rolton mounts share a similar setup with their appearance.

Appearance

Small-pupilled, brown eyes dominate the wide face of the sheep, while short ears rest upon his noble brow at an angle, leaving room for curved horns with dark rings.  His fluffy body is covered in solid cream fleece, which trails across his back and culminates in a short tail.

Common

Common mounts are the least expensive option when considering purchase. They are limited in alteration options that may be allowed through the Ostler.

Available Nouns

  • Ewe
  • Ram
  • Sheep
  • Tup

Usage

Verb Who First Third
CLEAN Mounted You brush a hand along your dusky white cavelta rolton's dusky white coat, taking note of its plush appearance. Fyg brushes a hand along her dusky white cavelta rolton's plush coat as if cleaning it.
CLEAN Owner, unmounted As you rub a bit of dirt off your cream ewe's nose, she snuffles lovingly and then licks your hand as if cleaning it in return. Fyg rubs a bit of dirt off her dusky white cavelta rolton's nose, and she snuffles lovingly and licks her hand in return.
CLEAN Non-owner Noticing a spot of dirt on a dusky white cavelta rolton's hide, you reach out to clean it. She steps back a bit, dodging your ministrations. Whee reaches out to brush your cavelta rolton hide, but she steps back a bit, dodging her ministrations.
NUDGE Mounted Leaning over, you gently nudge your dusky white cavelta rolton. She moves a step or two in response, then stubbornly stops again. Leaning over, Fyg gently nudges a dusky white cavelta rolton. She moves a step or two in response, then stubbornly stops.
NUDGE Owner, unmounted Your cream ewe wanders over to you and nudges you gently. Glancing at the ewe, you nudge her right back. A dusky white cavelta rolton wanders over to Fyg and nudges her gently. Glancing at the cavelta rolton, Fyg nudges her right back.
NUDGE Non-owner You reach a hand out to nudge a dusky white cavelta rolton on the flank. She steps just out of reach and stares flatly at you. Whee reaches a hand out to nudge your cavelta rolton on the flank. She steps just out of reach and stares flatly at Whee.
PUSH Mounted You firmly dig your heels into your dusky white cavelta rolton's flanks. She takes two steps forward, then balks. Fyg firmly digs her heels into a dusky white cavelta rolton's flanks. She takes two steps forward, then balks.
PUSH Owner, unmounted You playfully push your cream ewe's flanks. He bleats at you in mild annoyance. Fyg playfully pushes a dusky white cavelta rolton's flanks. She bleats in mild annoyance.
PUSH Non-owner You gently push a dusky white cavelta rolton. She stares at you flatly, then lightly headbutts you in warning. Whee gently pushes your cavelta rolton. She stares at her flatly, then lightly headbutts her in warning.
RUB Mounted You rub your dusky white cavelta rolton behind the ears, and she snorts happily, bobbing her head and almost unseating you. Fyg rubs a dusky white cavelta rolton behind the ears. She snorts happily and moves suddenly, almost unseating her.
RUB Owner, unmounted You rub your cream ewe behind the ears, and he bleats contentedly. Fyg rubs a dusky white cavelta rolton behind the ears, and she bleats contentedly.
RUB Non-owner You rub the side of a dusky white cavelta rolton's face awkwardly, and she turns her gaze on you for a long moment, then dismisses you entirely. Whee rubs the side of your cavelta rolton's face awkwardly, and she turns her gaze on her for a long moment before dismissing her entirely.
THUMP Mounted You lean forward and pat your dusky white cavelta rolton on the neck, and her ears twitch happily. Fyg leans forward and pats a dusky white cavelta rolton on the neck, and her ears twitch happily.
THUMP Owner, unmounted You lovingly thump your cream ewe on her rump, and she harrumphs at you. Fyg lovingly thumps a dusky white cavelta rolton on her rump, and she harrumphs at her.
THUMP Non-owner You playfully thump a dusky white cavelta rolton on the rump, and she kicks you in the shin with one sturdy hoof and then bleats merrily. OUCH! Whee playfully thumps your cavelta rolton on the rump, and she kicks her in the shin with one sturdy hoof and then bleats merrily. That had to hurt!
TOUCH/PET Mounted You lean forward and stroke your dusky white cavelta rolton's neck. Fyg leans forward, stroking a dusky white cavelta rolton's neck.
TOUCH/PET Owner, unmounted You run your hand over your cream ewe, making sure her coat is in good shape. She bleats happily. Fyg runs her hand over a dusky white cavelta rolton. She bleats happily.
TOUCH/PET Non-owner As you reach out to pet a dusky white cavelta rolton, she bleats angrily and bares her teeth at you menacingly. Whee reaches out to pet your cavelta rolton, but she bleats angrily and bares her teeth at her menacingly.

Ambients

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Uncommon

Uncommon mounts are the second most expensive option when considering purchase. They have more options available for noun choices, as well as a wider array of feature alterations at the Ostler. Their appearance is similar to the common tier.

Available Nouns

Cultrual Variations

Goats can be customized by the Ostler to include a cultural type, appearing as the following:

Changing the culture of the goat causes that portion to be seen everywhere that normally would display "goat". For example: You pet your paeladri goat. To change the goat's culture, you must ASK GROOMER ABOUT CULTURE for available options.

Usage

Verb Who First Third
GAZE Mounted From the back of your mighty dusky white cavelta rolton, you gaze down upon your surroundings. Mounted on her dusky white cavelta rolton, Fyg gazes about.
GAZE Owner, unmounted You gaze admiringly at your dusky white cavelta rolton, and with a loving bleat, she gazes back at you. Fyg gazes at her dusky white cavelta rolton, and with a loving bleat, she gazes back at her.
GAZE Non-owner As you glance over at a dusky white cavelta rolton, you can feel her gazing steadily at you. Then, she bleats, and the gaze is broken. Whee glances over at your cavelta rolton, who gazes steadily back at her. After the creature issues a bleat, the gaze is broken.
HUG Mounted You lay your head down upon the neck of your dusky white cavelta rolton, who immediately stops all movement and stands perfectly still. After a bit of time, you hear a faint sound like an ovine snore issuing from the cavelta rolton. Fyg lays her head upon the neck of her dusky white cavelta rolton, who immediately stops all movement and stands perfectly still. After a bit of time, you hear the faint sound of an ovine snore issue from the cavelta rolton.
HUG Owner, unmounted You drape your arms around the neck of your dusky white cavelta rolton, who pulls you in with her chin but then begins to nibble on your hair. Fyg drapes her arms around the neck of her dusky white cavelta rolton, who pulls her in with her chin and begins to nibble on her hair.
HUG Non-owner You reach for a dusky white cavelta rolton hoping to give her a hug, but you are instead greeted with her head in your stomach! Whee reaches for your cavelta rolton hoping to give her a hug, but she is instead greeted with a head in her stomach!
POSE Mounted You raise your hand as you point out towards the horizon, holding your pose for a moment for dramatic effect. The awkward silence is broken by your dusky white cavelta rolton, who just bleats in confusion and taps her hooves against the ground. Fyg raises her hand as she points out towards the horizon. An awkward silence follows, broken by her dusky white your dusky white cavelta rolton, who bleats loudly in confusion.
POSE Owner, unmounted You place your fists against your hips, attempting to strike a formidable pose. Your dusky white cavelta rolton quickly glances at you and attempts to replicate your stance, tilting her chin upwards and puffing out her fluffy chest. Fyg places her fists against her hips, attempting to strike a formidable pose. Without missing a beat, Fyg's cavelta rolton attempts to replicate her stance, tilting her chin upwards and puffing out her fluffy chest with a mighty bleat.
POSE Non-owner You stop suddenly, posing in an effort to impress the cavelta rolton. She tilts her head at you in confusion and bleats loudly. Whee stops suddenly, posing in an effort to impress your cavelta rolton. she tilts her head at her in confusion and bleats loudly.
SNAP Mounted You snap your fingers once, causing your dusky white cavelta rolton to stomp her hoof once into the ground. You then snap two more times, the cavelta rolton stomping to match with a mocking bleat. Fyg snaps her fingers once, causing her dusky white cavelta rolton to stomp her hoof once into the ground. The game continues as Fyg snaps two more times, the cavelta rolton stomping to match with a mocking bleat.
SNAP Owner, unmounted You snap quickly in succession, hoping to gain your dusky white cavelta rolton's attention. She bleats disinterestedly at you and turns completely around, ignoring your request. Fyg snaps quickly in succession at her dusky white cavelta rolton, attempting to gain her attention. The cavelta rolton bleats disinterestedly at her, then turns completely around, ignoring the request.
SNAP Non-owner You snap your fingers towards a dusky white cavelta rolton, but she gazes back at you with a lackadaisical expression. Whee snaps her fingers toward your cavelta rolton's, but she gazes back at Whee with a lackadaisical expression.
SQUEAL Mounted You nudge your heels into your dusky white cavelta rolton's sides and cry out a couple of encouraging yips. With an enthusiastic bleat, the cavelta rolton bursts into a romping spin, full of flashing hooves and bouncing leaps that force you to cling onto the beast. Fyg nudges her heels into a dusky white cavelta rolton's sides and cries out a couple of encouraging yips. With an enthusiastic bleat, the cavelta rolton bursts into a romping spin, full of flashing hooves and bouncing leaps that force Fyg to cling onto the beast.
SQUEAL Owner, unmounted You let out a series of yips, and your dusky white cavelta rolton responds to your calls, her lips flapping as she lets out an undulating, enthusiastic bleat. Fyg lets out a series of yips, and her dusky white cavelta rolton responds to the calls, her lips flapping as she lets out an undulating, enthusiastic bleat.
SQUEAL Non-owner In an attempt to communicate, you bleat loudly at a dusky white cavelta rolton. She casts a lingering, sidelong look at you, the whites of her blue eyes showing. Whee makes a noise at your cavelta rolton's that resembles a loud bleat. She casts a lingering, sidelong look at Whee, the whites of her blue eyes showing.

Ambients

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Rare

Rare mounts are the highest tier available for purchase and offer additional verbs unavailable at common or uncommon tiers. They have the widest array of feature alterations at the Ostler. They are also only available during their initial run, and are normally discontinued in concurrent runs. For 2023, the rare rolton mount was a flecket golden rolton. Their appearance is similar to the common tier.

Cultural Variations

Roltons can be customized by the Ostler to include a cultural type, appearing as the following:

Changing the culture of the rolton causes that portion to be seen everywhere that normally would display "rolton". For example: You pet your Vaslavia rolton. To change the rolton's culture, you must ASK GROOMER ABOUT CULTURE for available options.

Appearance

Brown, small pupilled eyes dominate the elongated face of the rolton, while pointed ears rest upon his pronounced brow at an angle, leaving room for homonymous horns with downward-facing, hooked tips.  His flecket body is covered in heathery golden fleece, which trails across his back and culminates in a short tail.

Usage

Verb Who First Third
LEAN Mounted Leaning forward along your golden rolton's back, you reach down and scratch his chin, causing him to lift his head and close his eyes. Leaning forward along her dusky white cavelta rolton's back, Fyg reaches down and scratches her chin, causing the rolton to lift her head and close her eyes.
LEAN Owner, unmounted Resting your hip against the barrel chest of your golden rolton, you drape one arm over his back and relax. Glancing up at you, some grass peeking out of his lips as he chews, the rolton takes a step forward and emits a chuckling bleat as you stumble. Resting his hip against the barrel chest of a golden rolton, XXX drapes one arm over his back and begins to relax. The rolton glances up at him, grass peeking out of his lips as he unabashedly chews, and then takes a step forward. XXX stumbles slightly, eliciting a chuckling bleat from the rolton.
LEAN Non-owner You lean against a golden rolton, causing him to erupt in motion and buck you off! He moves only a few feet away and then resumes chewing. XXX leans against your golden rolton causing him to erupt in motion and buck him off! The rolton moves only a few feet away and then resumes chewing.
PINCH Mounted Noticing some errant fluff caught in your golden rolton's coat, you pinch it off carefully, then lovingly pat him on the shoulder. XXX pinches off some errant fluff from a golden rolton's coat, patting him on the shoulder lovingly.
PINCH Owner, unmounted You gently pinch a bit of entangled fleece off your golden rolton, then scratch him behind the ears. He nuzzles you lovingly in return. XXX pinches a bit of entangled fleece off a golden rolton, then scratches him behind the ears. He nuzzles XXX in return.
PINCH Non-owner Noticing some errant fluff caught in a golden rolton's coat, you lean in to pinch it off. The rolton lets loose a loud, warning **BAH**, and you wisely reconsider your actions. Noticing some errant fluff caught in your golden rolton's coat, XXX leans in to pinch it off. The rolton lets loose a loud warning **BAH**, and XXX halts his actions.
PULL Mounted You tug lightly at your golden rolton's fleece, attempting to untangle a snarl at the base of his neck. He stomps in annoyance for a moment, bleating in protest before shaking his head in disagreement. XXX tugs lightly at a golden rolton's fleece, attempting to untangle a snarl at the base of his neck. The golden rolton stomps in annoyance as he bleats in protest, shaking his head in disagreement.
PULL Owner, unmounted You reach over and pluck a random burr that has buried itself in your golden rolton's fleece, causing him to bleat loudly in protest. With a quick scratch across his neck, you pat him softly as he nuzzles into your hand. XXX reaches over and plucks a random burr buried within his golden rolton's fleece, causing his companion to bleat loudly in protest. With a few scratches across his neck, XXX pats his rolton softly as he nuzzles into his hand.
PULL Non-owner You lightly tug at a tangle of fleece upon a golden rolton's back, and he bleats loudly at you in protest. XXX tugs lightly at a tangle of fleece upon your golden rolton's back, and he bleats loudly at XXX in protest.
SCRATCH Mounted You lean slightly forward, extending your arm to scratch your golden rolton's neck, your fingertips ruffling his heathery coat. He softly bleats, his eyelids fluttering. XXX leans slightly forward, extending his arm to scratch a golden rolton's neck, his fingertips ruffling his heathery coat. The rolton softly bleats at the attention, his eyelids fluttering.
SCRATCH Onwer, unmounted Your golden rolton leans into your hand as you scratch his neck, his brown eyes half-lidded as he relishes in the pleasant attention. A golden rolton leans into XXX's hand as he scratches his neck, his brown eyes half-lidded as he relishes in the pleasant attention.
SCRATCH Non-owner You reach over to scratch a golden rolton's neck, but he snaps his head to the side, teeth gnashing as he attempts to take a chunk out of your arm. XXX reaches over to scratch your golden rolton's neck, but he snaps his head to the side, teeth gnashing as he attempts to take a chunk out of his arm.
STARE Mounted Your golden rolton bends his neck, eyeing you over his shoulder. You feel his body go immovably rigid as he plants his hooves stubbornly into the ground. A golden rolton bends his neck, eyeing XXX over his shoulder. The muscles in his form visibly tense as he plants his hooves stubbornly into the ground.
STARE Owner, unmounted You level your gaze on your golden rolton, his brown eyes locked with yours. A tense moment passes, the rolton's stance shifting in preparation to ram into you, but then he lets out an aggravated snort and tosses his head, breaking eye contact. XXX levels his gaze on a golden rolton, his brown eyes locked with his. A tense moment passes, the rolton's stance shifting in preparation to ram into XXX, but then he lets out an aggravated snort and tosses his head, breaking eye contact.
STARE Non-owner You lock eyes with a golden rolton, which swiftly proves to be a mistake as his stance shifts to one of challenge, his head lowering threateningly. Barely a second passes before the rolton charges at you, just missing you as you evasively sidestep out of the way. XXX locks eyes with your golden rolton's, which swiftly proves to be a mistake as his stance shifts to one of challenge, his head lowering threateningly. Barely a second passes before the rolton charges at XXX, just missing him as he evasively sidesteps out of the way.
WAVE Mounted You extend your hand as you wave away an errant insect buzzing close to your golden rolton. It hovers closer to the rolton and disappears in an instant as he chomps on his unexpectant snack. XXX extends his hand as he waves away an errant insect buzzing close to his golden rolton. It hovers closer to the rolton and disappears in an instant as he chomps on his unexpectant snack.
WAVE Owner, unmounted You excitedly wave at your golden rolton, inviting him to join you. With a series of joyful bleats, the rolton comes bounding towards you, barely stopping as he collides into you! XXX excitedly waves at his golden rolton, inviting him to stand by his side. With a series of joyful bleats, the rolton comes bounding towards him, barely stopping as he collides into XXX!
WAVE Non-owner You wave at a golden rolton, and he bleats happily at you, bounding in circles around you before returning to OWNER. XXX waves at your golden rolton's, and he bleats happily at XXX, bounding in circles around him before returning

Special Ability

As with all rare mounts, roltons have special abilities unique to them.

During the day, the rolton can randomly find butterflies or cikyas, while during the evening it can randomly find moths or cikyas. These insects are part of the Bugs on Parade insect series and you will have a 50/50 chance to get either a gemstone or a paper insect. Each gemstone is coded just as all the other Bugs on Parade insects are and can be used in your crafting, the paper insect is similar but not quite the same. In honor of the noble animal that found it, and because it is the Year of the Rolton, the paper designs are completely based on roltons.

Snuffling about the foliage, a fluffy black rolton coaxes forth (butterfly/cikya/moth) from its hiding place.  It flutters just above the rolton, sunlight/moonlight dancing upon its delicate wings.  A quiet bleat from the rolton startles the insect, and it darts off, but as it does, something gently drops to the ground.

Ambients

Letting out several bahs, a golden rolton prances about merrily.

Your golden rolton daintily clip-clops around, gazing about with interest.

Your golden rolton clip-clops about in a circle.

Your golden rolton's tongue lolls out of his mouth.

Your golden rolton ambles over to Sabotage and bleats loudly.

A flecket golden rolton bleats cheerfully, then trots off in a clatter of hooves.

Your golden rolton bleats happily and bursts into a short-lived trot before stopping suddenly.

Your golden rolton stares into the distance, a stubborn, almost surly, expression on his face.

Additional Information

Feeding Your Mount

Feeding a mount is not mandatory, but it is a fun roleplaying option. Mounts will not eat anything that is not part of the basic food system OR a foraged item, but they all trap on specific nouns. Below is a list of those nouns for each mount subtype in the ovine category.

Festival Foods - clover, dandelion, hay, legumes, oats, popcorn, pumpkin, rye grass, squash, and sunflower seeds

Foraged Items - a (all) iceblossom, a blade of pink muhly grass, a blue whortleberry, a buckthorn berry, a cloudberry, a crowberry, a handful of bearberries, a handful of blackberries, a handful of currants, a handful of green beans, a handful of oats, a handful of pea pods, a handful of snowberries, a handful of sunflower seeds, a kylan berry, a large sunflower, a lingonberry, a luminous sapphire blue rose, a pale Thornberry , a pink clover blossom, a pink peony, a purple clover blossom, a red clover blossom, a rock berry, a small pumpkin, a small rose, a small wild rose, a snow pansy, a stalk of bulrush, a stalk of chicory, a white clover blossom, a wild gooseberry, a wild pansy blossom, a yellow clover blossom, a zucchini, an Elanthian snow rose, an ember-cored velvety onyx rose, an orange rowanberry, some angelica root, some barley grass, some longgrass, some monkey grass, some off-white fountain grass, some reeds, some rye grass, some tundra grass, and some wheat grass

See Also

Rolton mount Information
Type Mechanical
Item Classification Creature
Item(s) Applied to Mounts
Alterable Yes
Light/Deep No
Original Release Venue Rumor Woods
Original Release Year 2023
Tiered Yes
Number of Tiers 3
Corresponding Item Scripts Summoning item
Restrictions Mounts can only be altered at the Ostler's Den at Rumor Woods. They CANNOT be altered at merchants or through Sadie scrolls.
Item Verbs
APPRAISE ATTEND CLEAN GAZE
HUG LEAN NUDGE PINCH
PULL PUSH RUB SCRATCH
SNAP SQUEAL STARE THUMP
TOUCH WAVE