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	It is difficult to say exactly which skills are required, but this familiar was obtainable fairly easily after joining the [[Brotherhood of Wine and Song]] and cycling through various easy-access trainers of [[Skills#Social Skills|social skills]].		It is difficult to say exactly which skills are required, but this familiar was obtainable fairly easily after joining the [[Brotherhood of Wine and Song]] and cycling through various easy-access trainers of [[Skills#Social Skills|social skills]].
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		+	(One was successfully bonded with [[Carousing]] 86, [[Leadership]] 65 and [[Empathy]] 76)
	= Known Abilities =		= Known Abilities =
-	Pachyderms are huge, thick-skinned animals native to the Northlands. This category includes elephants, mastodons, mammoths and rhinoceroses. They are physically extremely tough, with vast constitution and significant resistance to physical damage, and are excellent mounts. They breathe air, have an herbivorous diet, and cannot see in the dark.	+	Pachyderms are huge, thick-skinned animals native to the Northlands. This category includes elephants, mastodons, mammoths and rhinoceroses. They are physically extremely tough, with vast vitality and significant resistance to physical damage, and are excellent mounts. They breathe air, have an herbivorous diet, and cannot see in the dark.
	==Combat Bonuses==		==Combat Bonuses==
		+	The pachyderm consort receives a damage bonus based on adding their [[massive exertion]] skill, multiplied by some number that appears to be related to bond strength, directly to damage calculation. Your familiar must be present in your environment to grant this effect.
	==Attribute Modifications==		==Attribute Modifications==
		+	The pachyderm familiar grants its consort a very large bonus to [[Vitality]], a large bonus to [[Strength]], and moderate bonuses to [[Willpower]] and [[Ego]].
	==Specialty Bonuses==		==Specialty Bonuses==
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	*[[Resilience]]		*[[Resilience]]
	*[[Steadiness]]		*[[Steadiness]]
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		+	Just after "somewhat frail" bond strength:
		+	*[[Subordination]]
	===Tier 3===		===Tier 3===
		+	At around the middle of "fairly healthy" (25%?):
		+	*[[Empathy]]
		+	*[[Massive Blow]]
-	===Tier 4===	+	At "very healthy" bond strength, the first tier bonus specialty (Load Bearing) is increased to 2.
		+	===Tier 4===
	==Charms==		==Charms==
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	*[[Send (Empathic Bonds)|Send Familar]]		*[[Send (Empathic Bonds)|Send Familar]]
	*[[Kinsee (Empathic Bonds)|Kinsee]]		*[[Kinsee (Empathic Bonds)|Kinsee]]
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		+	At the middle of "very healthy":
		+	*[[Growth (Empathic Bonds)|Growth]]
	==Additional Bonuses and Powers==		==Additional Bonuses and Powers==

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Contents 1 Bonding Requirements 2 Known Abilities 2.1 Combat Bonuses 2.2 Attribute Modifications 2.3 Specialty Bonuses 2.3.1 Tier 1 2.3.2 Tier 2 2.3.3 Tier 3 2.3.4 Tier 4 2.4 Charms 2.5 Additional Bonuses and Powers 2.5.1 Traits granted

Bonding Requirements

Some combination of social skills is required, based on the failure message:

You sense a lack of social regard from the female mastodon, as though her considers you
ignorant about what it takes to be a member of a community.

It is difficult to say exactly which skills are required, but this familiar was obtainable fairly easily after joining the Brotherhood of Wine and Song and cycling through various easy-access trainers of social skills.

(One was successfully bonded with Carousing 86, Leadership 65 and Empathy 76)

Known Abilities

Pachyderms are huge, thick-skinned animals native to the Northlands. This category includes elephants, mastodons, mammoths and rhinoceroses. They are physically extremely tough, with vast vitality and significant resistance to physical damage, and are excellent mounts. They breathe air, have an herbivorous diet, and cannot see in the dark.

Combat Bonuses

The pachyderm consort receives a damage bonus based on adding their massive exertion skill, multiplied by some number that appears to be related to bond strength, directly to damage calculation. Your familiar must be present in your environment to grant this effect.

Attribute Modifications

The pachyderm familiar grants its consort a very large bonus to Vitality, a large bonus to Strength, and moderate bonuses to Willpower and Ego.

Specialty Bonuses

Bonus specialty degrees and access are provided as follows:

Tier 1

• Load Bearing

Tier 2

At the middle of "very frail" bond strength:

• Crushing Resistance
• Cutting Resistance
• Piercing Resistance
• Carousing
• Hardiness
• Resilience
• Steadiness

Just after "somewhat frail" bond strength:

• Subordination

Tier 3

At around the middle of "fairly healthy" (25%?):

• Empathy
• Massive Blow

At "very healthy" bond strength, the first tier bonus specialty (Load Bearing) is increased to 2.

Tier 4

Charms

Initially the pachyderm grants the following charms:

• Urge
• Tame
• Command

Shortly after:

• Call Familiar
• Send Familar
• Kinsee

At the middle of "very healthy":

• Growth

Additional Bonuses and Powers

Traits granted