Familiars – chronocompass

In order to use a Familiar, you will need a Rider with a Den (learn more here). Redeem your Familiars by commenting on Redeem Items.

As people with magical capabilities, Riders can do more than tame a dragon. They can also tame familiars! These mini-bonds with creatures of the wild may not provide them with a talking companion, but they do allow a Rider and their dragon to take advantage of their surroundings. Each familiar has their own effect. Below, you can find a list of all Familiars, along with how to obtain them. Some of these Familiars are hidden–will you be the first to find them?

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Finding Familiars

In order to use the benefit of a Familiar or activate events, a deviation must meet the following requirements:

Personal art (created by you)
Background
Shading
Colored
Fullbody
Character belongs to you or is leased by you.
If writing, it must be 600 words or longer.
Additionally, the character must qualify for a normal roll (be one of the four dragons included in a prompt, or reserving 300 words for a roll). Just gaining exp will not yield familiar rolls.

In addition, each Familiar has specific conditions that help them appear or work. A Chickadee will only appear in a forest, a Cormorant can only scavenge near water, and so on. You can find Familiars in every activity of Chronocompass, so have fun exploring! For writing that has earned the Storyteller bonus, the chance of Familiar encounters increases by 2%. During Den prompts, Job prompts, and Prestige prompts, Riders will also get their own roll.

Caring for a Familiar

Any familiars you obtain will be automatically added to your Bank. From there, you may apply them to any of your Riders or transfer them to other players. A Rider can only bond with a Familiar after they have set up a Den. They can increase their Familiar cap by taking up the Rancher job or Crafting accommodations for their new pets. You may only have one Familiar of a species on a Rider at a time (you can’t have multiple Sea Otters on one Rider, for example). Familiar bonuses only apply to the first three dragons to turn in a prompt (the other dragons are only able to gather EXP).

For full information on a Familiar, click their item image.

EXP-gaining Familiars

Treasure Hunters

Breeding Helpers

Merchant Assistants

Adventure Helpers

Magic Familiars

Event Helpers

Racing Pit Crew

Talent Show Cheer Squad

Affiliation Assistants

Event Exclusives

All event exclusives can still be obtained via the USD Marketplace.

Familiar	Effect	Obtained via
Common Dolphin	When depicting your dragon in a collaboration, +5EXP to all dragons that belong to a collaborator. A maximum of four dragons may redeem this effect. Contributions to the collaboration must be clear.	HIDDEN – 10% chance of encounter during a collaboration in or near the sea.
E agle	When depicting your dragon alone, gain +2EXP.	HIDDEN – 5% chance of appearing when a dragon is depicted alone.
Ermine	When depicting your dragon with a snowy background, that dragon receives +2 EXP.	HIDDEN – 1% chance of appearing when a dragon is depicted in a snowy field.
Kid	This Rider’s dragons may receive event exp for specific Spring-themed activities.	Silvence Store
Lovebird	When depicting your dragon or Rider in a romantic situation, +2EXP to all dragons.	HIDDEN – 1% chance of appearing during romantic Den prompts, Pair Bond entries, and Second Bond entries. LIMITED – 1% chance of appearing in Reverie Jubilee prompts.
Monal Pheasant	This Rider’s dragons may receive event exp for specific Winter-themed activities.	Silvence Store
Narwhal	When depicting your dragon with dragons of a different level, that dragon receives +2 EXP.	HIDDEN – 2% Chance of appearing in art where a natural body of water is frozen over.
Ocelot	+2EXP when your dragon is depicted during twilight.	Silvence Marketplace, 200S
Party Parrot	+2EXP to all dragons depicted in a Group Event image.	HIDDEN – 2% chance of appearing in a Group Event image.
Prideful Chevrotain	This Rider’s dragons may receive event exp for specific Summer-themed activities.	Silvence Store
Raccoon	+2EXP when your dragon is depicted during night.	Silvence Marketplace, 200S
Robin	Characters that belong to other players gain +2EXP. You can’t stack Robin bonuses.	If the art was created by the player and contains the characters of other players, there is a 1% chance of encountering this familiar.
Rockhopper Penguin	When depicting your dragon with dragons of the same level, that dragon receives +2 EXP.	HIDDEN – 1% Chance of appearing on a rocky shoreline.
Tame Rat	If a dragon shares a member of their lineage with another dragon in the image, the dragon gains +2 EXP. Tame Rat affects dragons even if they do not belong to the Rider with Tame Rat. Link to the related dragons’ import sheet when using the Tame Rat EXP bonus.	HIDDEN – 1% Chance of Appearing in interior Den prompts.
Zebra Finch	+2EXP when your dragon is depicted during the day.	Silvence Marketplace, 200S

Familiar	Effect	Obtained via
Wild Dog	When depicting your dragon or Rider with fields or savanna in the background, there is a chance to find a random Hunting item.	HIDDEN – 1% chance of encountering when a dragon is illustrated in a field or savannah background.
Badger	Brings back various items when your character is depicted in a temperate area with mushrooms.	HIDDEN – 1% Chance of Appearing In a Temperate Area with Mushrooms
Bumblebuddy	If an activity has a chance of bringing Berries or Herbs, then there is a 50% chance that the Dragon will bring home one additional Berries or Herbs item. This does not count drops from other Familiars.	Silvence Store
Chickadee	When depicting your dragon or Rider with a forested background, find a random Gathering item.	HIDDEN – 1% chance of encountering when a dragon is illustrated in a forested background.
Cormorant	When depicting your dragon or Rider with a watery, above-ground scene, find a random Salvaging item.	HIDDEN – 1% chance of encountering when a dragon is illustrated in a watery, above-ground scene.
Falcon	When depicting your dragon in an outdoor Fire or Earth terrain, they find a random Caving item.	HIDDEN – 1% chance of encountering when a dragon is illustrated in an outdoor Fire or Earth terrain.
Horseshoe Crab	Brings back various sea-related items.	1% Chance of Appearing When at Sea (No Land/Shore)
Jeweled Tarantula	When depicting your dragon or Rider in a cave or ravine, they find a random Gemstone.	HIDDEN – 2% chance of obtaining when depicting your dragon or Rider in a cave or ravine.
Loveletter Kite	Brings back one greenery item when your character is depicted with flowers.	Silvence Store
Orchid Mantis	Brings back a random small hunting item when your character is depicted with flowers.	Silvence Store
Pink Fairy Armadillo	Very rare chance of finding a dragon egg in images.	METHOD ONE – HIDDEN – 1% chance of appearing in an image with no prompt. METHOD TWO – HIDDEN – 0.1% chance of appearing in any image.
Maneki-neko	All images have a chance to drop between 1-20 Silvence.	HIDDEN – 2% chance of encountering in a populated area (towns, villages, and cities).
Snow Macaque	Brings back a mountainous treasure when depicted in a snowy area.	HIDDEN – 1% Chance of Appearing Near a Snowy Hot Spring Area
Raven	5% chance of finding a random crafted item in images.	HIDDEN – 1% chance of appearing when a Crafter Rider is featured in an image.

Familiar	Effect	Obtained via
Arctic Fox	When this Rider’s dragon breeds, the player may present a meat offering to the Arctic Fox to earn its blessing and a chance at an extra egg.	1% chance of appearing while hunting for small prey in the snow.
Chameleon	10% chance for this dragon’s eggs to inherit a random Display Trait.	HIDDEN – 1% chance of appearing in Hatchery Quests, Rites of Renewal, and Grand Courtship images.
Cuckoo	40% chance of receiving an extra egg from a clutch if one or more parents are below level 5.	METHOD 1 – HIDDEN – 10% chance of encountering during a Breeder Job quest or Promotion image. METHOD 2 – HIDDEN – 5% chance of encountering when a Breeder is depicted with a pair of dragons.
Okapi	Increases the chance of inherited mutations by 10%.	Silvence Store
Opossum	This dragon’s eggs have a 5% increased chance of spontaneous mutations.	HIDDEN – 1% chance of encountering during images that deal with injury, pestilence, or illness.
Peacock Spider	50% chance of increasing dragon magic by one tier during breeding.	HIDDEN – 1% chance of encountering when pair bonded dragons are depicted together.
Platypus	Chance of randomly charging the trait of a hatchling in a clutch.	HIDDEN – 1% chance of encountering when second bonded Riders are depicted together.
Quetzal	3% chance hatchlings gain a random Spiritbound familiar.	Silvence Store
Sunstar	10% chance for this dragon’s eggs to inherit a random Modifier Trait.	Silvence Store

Familiar	Effect	Obtained via
Beaver	10% chance of doubling a Carpenter craft yield.	METHOD 1 – HIDDEN – 10% chance of encountering during a Carpenter quest or Promotion image. METHOD 2 – HIDDEN – 5% chance of encountering when a Carpenter is depicted in an area with wood.
Pangolin	10% chance of doubling a Blacksmith craft yield.	METHOD 1 – HIDDEN – 10% chance of encountering during a Blacksmith Job quest or Promotion image. METHOD 2 – HIDDEN – 5% chance of encountering when a Blacksmith is depicted on land.
Piggybank	Increases the yield of Silvence from certain activities by 50%.	HIDDEN – 1% chance of appearing from an art piece with an exchange of Silvence.
Peacock	10%chance of doubling a Tailor craft yield.	METHOD 1 – HIDDEN – 10% chance of encountering during a Tailor Job quest or Promotion image. METHOD 2 – HIDDEN – 5% chance of encountering when a Tailor is depicted in an area with cloth, jewels, or riches.
Poison Dart Frog	10% chance of doubling an Alchemist craft yield.	METHOD 1 – HIDDEN – 10% chance of encountering during an Alchemist Job quest or Promotion image. METHOD 2 – HIDDEN – 5% chance of encountering when an Alchemist is depicted in an area with flora or food.

Familiar	Effect	Obtained via
Blue Sea Dragon	Brings back one extra item from successful Salvaging.	Rarely obtained while Salvaging.
Cuttlefish	10% increased chance of success when Salvaging or Caving. 75% chance of bringing back an extra item.	METHOD 1 – HIDDEN – 5% chance of encountering during a Treasure Hunter Job quest or Promotion image in the sea. METHOD 2 – HIDDEN – 2% chance of encountering when a Treasure Hunter is depicted in the sea.
Feisty Fish	If a dragon’s or Rider’s stats would be used, they are treated as if they had +3 in each stat.	METHOD 1 – HIDDEN – 10% chance of encountering during a Trainer Job quest or Promotion image in an area with water. METHOD 2 – HIDDEN – 5% chance of encountering when a Trainer is depicted in a Challenge entry with water.
Fruit Bat	5% increased chance of success when Caving.	Rarely obtained while Caving.
Lemur	Brings back one extra item from successful Gathering.	Rarely obtained while Gathering.
Leopard Seal	Brings back one extra item from successful Hunting.	Rarely obtained while Hunting.
Mothbun	Activities only yield items from the common pool.	HIDDEN – 10% chance of appearing when a Level 5 dragon fails an activity.
Pig	5% increased chance of success when Gathering.	Rarely obtained while Gathering.
Red Panda	Increased chance of success when Hunting or Gathering. 75% chance of bringing back an extra item.	METHOD 1 – HIDDEN – 5% chance of encountering during an Adventurer Job quest or Promotion image in an area with greenery. METHOD 2 – HIDDEN – 2% chance of encountering when an Adventurer is depicted in an area with greenery.
Salamander	Brings back one extra item from successful Caving.	Rarely obtained while Caving.
Sea Otter	5% increased chance of success when Salvaging.	Rarely obtained while Salvaging.
Snowy Owl	5% increased chance of success when Hunting.	Rarely obtained while Hunting.