Creature companion

Also known as Familiars or Pets, Creature Companions are little creatures following the character through dungeons and public areas. They can be summoned or dismissed at will and have no effect on game play. Creature Companions can be purchased through the DDO Store. Special Companions types can be obtained as prizes or through special means only (like pre-ordering the Menace of the Underdark Expansion).


 * All characters of a given player share the same "stable" of Companions.


 * A character may only have up to one active Companion at any point in time. Selecting another dismisses the first.


 * Creature Companions are available through "Certificate of Ownership" items. These items are unbound and can be auctioned and traded freely. The actual ownership of the Creature Companion is only granted when the item is activated.


 * Companions are delivered with a set of tricks that can be activated to temporarily change the companion attitude (a Wolf Pup companion could howl, for example). Additional tricks can be purchased from the DDO Store.
 * Companion Tricks are bought from the DDO store, but can be auctioned and traded freely.


 * Companions can also receive cosmetic changes, like a Magician's Hat, colored collars, or leave a path of colored glittering dust in their trail.
 * Cosmetic changes to companions are bought from the DDO store, but can be auctioned and traded freely.


 * Companions can't be selected through the Focus Orb, have no hit point and are not affected in-game by any means. At the moment, they exist only for entertainment purpose.

Companion names
Upon activation, each Creature Companion has a generic name. The companion owner can change the creature name once for free (further changes must be made via a creature name change certificate purchased from the DDO Store).


 * The name must be a single word. People usually use mixed case strings ("MyNewCutePet") to circumvent this limitation.


 * Companion Names must follow usual naming rules for DDO (no profanity, etc.)


 * Hyphens, dashes, numbers, accented vowels, underscores are not possible.


 * There is no exclusivity over Companion Names. Different people may use the same name for their companions, and several companions from a given player may share the same name.

Companions currently in game

 * DDO Store:
 * Permanent:
 * Cranium Rats: (Black, Gray, and Purple) 195 tp each, 395 for the bundle
 * Kobolds: (Red, Blue, and Green) 295 tp each, 595 for the bundle
 * Bats: (Fire and Acid) 295 tp each, 595 for the bundle (which includes 3 tricks)
 * Limited time:
 * Golems:(Bronze, Iron, and Steel) 395 tp each, 795 for the bundle
 * Renders:(Flame, Flesh, and Frost) 295 tp each, 595 for the bundle
 * Rust Monsters: (Pink-Gray and Regular(Red)) 395 tp each, 695 for the bundle (which includes 3 tricks)
 * Earth Elementals: (Stone and Gold) 395 tp each, 695 for the bundle (which includes 3 tricks)
 * Special Events:
 * Winter Wolf: Pax East, Gen Con, or MoTU beta prize
 * Snow Panther Cub: Use 3 stones of experience on others.
 * Yellow Gelatinous Cube-let: Refer 3 friends for the refer a friend program
 * Granite Gargoyle: Gift for those who lost their pets (confirmed by several posters on the forums)
 * MoTU preorder:
 * Onyx Panther Cub: Collectors edition
 * Druid's Wolf Pup: Collectors and standard editions
 * Demonweb Spiderling: Collectors, standard, and base editions
 * Favor:
 * Spotted Wolf Pup: 250 Purple Dragon Knight favor
 * Monster Manual:
 * Violet Wraith
 * Obsidian Earth Elemental
 * Grey-tipped Rust Monster
 * Fruit Bat
 * Spider