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There are (or have been) a few other threads on this subject, each with its own slant---see the bottom of the second post for different guides on familiar bonding and for other info pertaining to familiars. Please leave a post if you have any questions, corrections, more info I should add, or anything else that occurs to you. [center]------------------------------------------------------------------------- [size=6][b]What You Get[/b][/size][/center] Here's a quick look at how I'm arranging this information: [b]Level:[/b] Name (Number---found on Bestiary card) [b]Treasure:[/b] T given per click [b]Days:[/b] days/clicks spent receiving that much treasure [b]Chest:[/b] chest that is awarded at [i]beginning[/i] of level [b]Note:[/b] I'm counting the chests as beginning-of-level awards because they're given on the first click that gives the new level name and new level amount of treasure. [b]Level:[/b] Wary (none) [b]Treasure:[/b] 15 [b]Days:[/b] 4 [b]Chest:[/b] none [b]Level:[/b] Tolerant (1) [b]Treasure:[/b] 20 [b]Days:[/b] 8 [b]Chest:[/b] Rusted Treasure Chest [b]Level:[/b] Relaxed (2) [b]Treasure:[/b] 25 [b]Days:[/b] 11 [b]Chest:[/b] Rusted Treasure Chest [b]Level:[/b] Inquisitive (3) [b]Treasure:[/b] 30 [b]Days:[/b] 18 [b]Chest:[/b] Rusted Treasure Chest [b]Level:[/b] Companion (4) [b]Treasure:[/b] 35 [b]Days:[/b] 22 [b]Chest:[/b] Iron Treasure Chest [b]Level:[/b] Loyal (5) [b]Treasure:[/b] 45 [b]Days:[/b] 25 [b]Chest:[/b] Iron Treasure Chest [b]Level:[/b] Awakened (none) [b]Treasure:[/b] 50 [b]Days:[/b] eternity [b]Chest:[/b] Gilded Decorative Chest [center][size=5][b]Cumulative overview of chests[/b][/size][/center] Day 5 [item=Rusted Treasure Chest] Day 13 [item=Rusted Treasure Chest] Day 24 [item=Rusted Treasure Chest] Day 42 [item=Iron Treasure Chest] Day 64 [item=Iron Treasure Chest] Day 89 [item=Gilded Decorative Chest] [center][size=5][b]Total rewards[/b][/size][/center] So, by the time you have achieved an Awakened familiar (on your 89th click) you have earned from bonding with that familiar: 15 * (4) + 20 * (8) + 25 * (11) + 30 * (18) + 35 * (22) + 45 * (25) + 50 = [b]2980 Treasure[/b] [b]3x[/b] Rusted Treasure Chest [b]2x[/b] Iron Treasure Chest [b]1x[/b] Gilded Decorative Chest

[center][size=6][b]How You Do It[/b][/size][/center] Good stuff, yes? So, how do you get it? The Flight Rising Encyclopedia has an [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=wiki&article=9]article[/url] on how to pair a familiar up with a dragon and bond with it, so check that out for the basics. I'll try to address the more complicated questions here---and certainly the most frequent ones. [center]-------------------------------------------------------------------------[/center] [b]I've got 2 of familiar X, and only one of them is with a dragon. Why can't I pair the other one up too?[/b] Because any clan can only partner with one of [b]each kind[/b] of familiar. Got six extra Wildwood Owls? I've been there too. You can sell them back to the game, list them in the Auction House, find deserving newbies to give them to, transmute them with Baldwin, hope that Crim will ask for one or that Swipp will get a swap for them someday, but you can't pair them with dragons. [b]Why can't I see my familiar(s) on the Stored Familiars page?[/b] Probably because you have [b]already assigned one[/b] of that type of familiar [b]to another dragon[/b]. See 'I've got 2 of familiar X . . . ?' (above). You also won't see a familiar there if you only have that kind of familiar [b]in your Vault[/b], and none in your Hoard. [b]What happens to my bonding level if I . . .[/b] [LIST] [*]. . . move familiar X to a different dragon? [*]. . . remove familiar X from a dragon and pair it up with the same dragon later? [*]. . . remove familiar X from a dragon and pair it up with a new dragon later? [*]. . . get rid of familiar X and then get a new familiar X later?[/LIST] [b]Nothing![/b] In short, the [b]only[/b] way you can change familiar X's bonding level is by bonding with it. Any form of not-bonding-with-a-familiar leaves your familiar exactly where you left off, whether because you don't have the familiar anymore, or you set it to the side to advance other familiars, or you just haven't had time to bond with your familiars for a few days because real life can be busy. A familiar's bonding level is a reflection of that type of familiar's relationship with your entire clan. So, any shuffling of familiars from one dragon to another, or even selling off and re-acquiring of the same kind of familiar won't change the bonding level. Why [i]any[/i] Amaranth Moth can now be loyal to your clan, despite the fact that you've only interacted with [i]one[/i] is probably the space to start expanding on some headcanon . . . perhaps it has to do with how many Amaranth Moth secret handshakes you've learned. [b]If I buy a familiar that has been bonded with before, does the current bonding level of the familiar stay with it?[/b] That depends on whether [b]you[/b] have bonded with a familiar. If you bonded with, say, a Bumble for 5 days, and then sell it, and then buy or collect another Bumble, you'll find that you have 5 days' worth of bonding already with that familiar. However, if your friend bonds with a Death Seeker until it's Awakened, and then gives the Death Seeker to you (and you have never bonded with a Death Seeker), you'd see that you have 0 days' worth of bonding with that familiar. [b]What happens to the Bestiary entry if I get rid of a familiar?[/b] The entry gets greyed out and the familiar's status is listed as Locked (instead of Wary or Companion or whatever it had been). This applies whether you picked up a familiar so you could sell it back to Crim for a quick profit, or you had bonded with that familiar until it reached Awakened. So, if you want to advance new familiars and keep a full, bright Bestiary, you should hang on to those Awakened familiars in either your Hoard or your Vault. [b]However[/b], as with 'What happens to my bonding level . . .' (above), when you acquire that familiar again, the entry gets colourful again, and the status is listed as what it had been when you had sold it. [b]How does the Vault affect familiars?[/b] There are several things to note about how it does (and does not) affect them: [list] [*]The familiar is unavailable for being partnered with a dragon. [*]Your bonding level [i]still[/i] stays the same. [*]Your Bestiary entry still stays colourful. [*]The number of different kinds of familiars that you have (displayed next to the icon of the book) may not reflect the actual number of different familiars you have. [/list] [b]Why is the number of different kinds of familiars I have wrong?[/b] I don't know the coding reason for why, but I can explain the effect. If you go to the Bestiary itself, the number there (above the right hand arrow) is always correct. A number for different familiars owned also appears next to the icon of a book in three places: [list] [*] on your user profile page [*] in the user status box on the right side of the page header [*] under your icon on forum posts [/list] The first of these---the profile page---will always show the number of different familiars you have [i]except[/i] those in your Vault (that is, familiars with dragons and in your Hoard). The second two usually represent the total number of different familiars you have, [i]including[/i] the Vault; they may, however, sometimes be the same as the number on your profile page. This seems to occur after altering the number of different kinds of familiars in your Hoard (whether gaining, losing, or shifting to the Vault); the error does tend to correct itself within a day or so. [b]How many times can I bond with a familiar each day?[/b] You can bond [i]once[/i] with each kind of familiar you have. Switch your familiars around between your dragons as much as you like, those familiars are only bonding once. [b]How many times can a dragon bond with familiars each day?[/b] As many as you like. [i]Familiars[/i] can only bond once each day, but [i]dragons[/i] don't have any such limitation. So, if you have more familiars than dragons, you could still bond with all of your familiars every day. It may be a little tedious, but you can pair each of those five (or two hundred) extra familiars you have with the same dragon---one after another---and bond with each of them. [b]I reached Awakened with my familiar! What's it good for now?[/b] 50 Treasure each time you bond with it. You got the Gilded Decorative Chest the day you reached Awakened, of course, but from now on, all you'll get from that familiar is the daily bonding Treasure. Kind of disappointing, maybe, but there's a lot more familiars in the game. If you have got more familiars than dragons, you might find this a good opportunity to switch the Awakened familiar out for one that still has more advancing (and more chests) to go. If you want to keep the familiar's Bestiary entry colourful, you'll need to hang onto the familiar, though in your Hoard or Vault will be fine for that. [b]Is there any way to start the bonding sequence over with a familiar I've already bonded with?[/b] No---forward is the only direction to go. The only way to work through the sequence of chests (and daily Treasure) again is to do it with a new familiar. [b]Do I get any special chests or rewards from . . .[/b] [LIST] [*]. . . a holiday familiar? [*]. . . a gem Marketplace familiar? [*]. . . a special event familiar? [*]. . . a chest-only familiar?[/LIST] Nope. [i]All[/i] familiars give the same daily treasure and, when they level, the same sequence of chests. The [i]contents[/i] of those chests are randomized from a pool of possible contents---to see what you could get from a chest, check out the [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/1418996]Chest locations and contents[/url] thread. [b]What's the total value of stuff from bonding with a familiar?[/b] Most of the value is going to come from the chests, and since their contents are random, this will be somewhat difficult to predict. Assuming you open all six of those chests, this is approximately what you'd get: [LIST] [*]2980 Treasure (from daily bonding) [*]~18,250 Treasure from chests (median average; actual range: 10,500--26,000) [*]~18.5 gems from chests (median average; actual range: 7--30) [*]18 items from chests (including 3 chances for a familiar---Rusted chests don't contain familiars, but Iron and Gilded each have a chance of containing one) [*]resale value of the familiar itself (if you don't want to keep it)[/LIST] Again, take a look at the [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/1418996]Chest locations and contents[/url] thread if you want a better idea of what those 18 random items could be (and what they might be worth). As a very crude guess (not backed up by actual numbers), I might estimate the 'total value of stuff' to be around 25,000 to 75,000T. Or something. (Honestly, idk.) It will also have taken you almost 3 months to get all that (assuming you were bonding with your familiars every day), so it's not the quickest way to wealth. However, if you're working 10 at a time (or 30, or 60), it will certainly add up. [b]You didn't answer my question! What do I do?[/b] Ask me! I'll be happy to address your questions and add them into the guide for future users. Or, check out one of the other guides listed below. Or, ask in the Help Center. [center]------------------------------------------------------------------------- [size=5][b]Other Familiar Guides[/b][/size][/center] Different people covering different information, or covering the same information in different ways. Do [i]you[/i] have a guide that includes info about familiars? Let me know! The links below are just from what I stumble across every few months. [b]Other How-To[/b] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/1001214/1]Everything you wanted to know: Familiars[/url] by [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/27673]Alacrity[/url] (inactive) - a quick look at how bonding works and what the rewards are; also, Alacrity is much more concise than I am, so if my verbiage is too much for you, you might try this guide [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/1048009/1]Familar Bonding[/url] by [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/37898]Petrazilla[/url] (inactive) - some Tips and Tricks for bonding, as well as an overview of rewards of bonding per level, and information on how to do it; Petrazilla's how-to is also more concise than mine, and the Tips and Tricks are worth a look [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/1727925]Efficient Familiar Bonding[/url] by [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/79556]CrimsonCatalyst[/url] - some tricks to speed up the process of clicking through all your familiars [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/1459849]Quick Familiar Bonding[/url] by [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/135584]ChroniclerCherry[/url] (inactive) - a handy trick for getting through the surplus familiars you have that aren't paired with dragons [b]Image-Heavy Guides[/b] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/2151467]Familiars Guide![/url] by [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/93231]Strade[/url] - information on where to find all the Familiars. Replaced an older thread (linked to in first post) [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/1186198/1]Visual Familiars Guide[/url] by [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/34106]anue[/url] - see all of the familiars in colour, grouped by type [b]Familiar Trackers[/b] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/1223940]Simple Familiar Bonding Tracker[/url] by [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/62449]Axikor[/url] - a Google Docs spreadsheet to track which familiars you have and what their bonding level is [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/1803867]Familiar Spreadsheet[/url] by [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/117129]ShikoRae[/url] - a Google Docs spreadsheet organized by location familiars can be obtained [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/1435146]Excel Familiar Tracker[/url] by [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/106546]Flurry[/url] - also a Google Docs spreadsheet (contrary to the thread title); originally created by [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=lair&tab=userpage&id=49379]Ravenmoon[/url] and now maintained by Flurry [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/1700573]Fancy Familiar Tracker[/url] by [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/82991]rhubarbcobbler[/url] - a Google Docs spreadsheet with a lot of features to view and sort familiars in about every circumstance you could possibly imagine [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/2124712]The Hidden Clan Familiar Spreadsheet[/url] by [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/52051]Hidd3nstare[/url] - a text-only Google Docs spreadsheet to keep track of your familiars; includes Bestiary page each familiar appears on [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/2423295]Terpsi's Simple Familiar Tracker[/url] by [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/111421]Terpsichoria [/url] - a Google Docs spreadsheet designed to allow you to focus on familiars that have not reached Awakened [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/2158659]Familiar Tracker for collectors[/url] by [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/112126]Tabbyclaw[/url] - a Google Docs spreadsheet, built on Axikor's (above), designed to focus on getting familiars [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/2420715][Free To Use] Familiar Tracker[/url] by [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/2222]Kayfox[/url] - a Google Docs spreadsheet tracking where each familiar comes from and if you have it; includes lists of materials needed for Swipp and Baldwin familiars [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/1000101/1]Downloadable Familiars Catalogue[/url] by [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/16094]CardboardMoose[/url] - an Excel spreadsheet you can download to keep track of what familiars you have and where you can get the rest [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/1925009]Fantastic Things and Where To Find Them[/url] by [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=lair&tab=userpage&id=98489]SheofSilence[/url] - a Google Docs spreadsheet with tabs for where to find familiars, and to track your bonding progress with ones you have. Also includes information on ingredients needed for familiars from Swipp, as well as how to find all kinds of other stuff [b]Related[/b] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/2234198]Beast Finder by Page #[/url] by [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/174286]Biyu[/url] - a Google Docs spreadsheet to tell you what Bestiary page each familiar appears on, and includes a link back to that page [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/2159625]Chest Locations and Drops[/url] by [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/198919]Blizardrunner[/url] - find out what can come out of each of those treasure chests in the [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/1418996#10623283]Random drop table[/url]. Very image heavy. In progress (as of 12 Sep, 2017), replacing an [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/1418996]older thread[/url] by [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/9076]Pepperdragon[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/2354928]*NEW* Swipp Swap Pinglist[/url] by [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/36811]OverTheWolf[/url] - if you've got the goods to trade for a familiar (or anything else Swipp carries) but don't always remember to check the Swap Stand, someone on the pinglist can help let you know when your item's available. Also tells you where you can get the items you need for a swap. Third edition following [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/1749872]first thread[/url] by [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/245]Rhea[/url], and [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/1941394]second thread[/url] by [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/44735]Aeneryss[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/1758872]Familiar Matching Guide[/url] by [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/142978]ValkyrieDragon[/url] - looking for the perfect familiar for the perfect dragon? This lists familiars by predominant overall colour, and by eye colour (only includes familiars added through about mid-February, 2016) [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/2317182]Gather Reference v3[/url] by [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/87]Gaia[/url] - information on where any Gatherable item can be found. Familiars are listed toward the bottom of each section (Hunting, Fishing, etc.). Replaced two older threads (linked to in first post) [b]General[/b] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/1863582]Guides Directory[/url] by [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/208844]CelesticLeo[/url] - links to a wide variety of guides; content is somewhat sporadic (being based on guide owners submitting their guides to the directory), but pretty much all guides included are active [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/1191253/1]Links to Resources, Tools, & etc.[/url] by [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/2070]Barbie[/url] - not Familiars, but may have links to Familiars (and related) info that I don't; the guide itself is inactive, though plenty of the links are still good

Thank you very much for making this, the other guide has been half finished for a really long time now. We needed a finished one. :D

@Alphaeon

Glad to be of service! I'd been waiting for the other guide to finish, and then, after a while, started collecting my own data.

@Vampire

Correct---the bestiary entry gets greyed out again and the familiar's status is listed as locked.

Thanks for the question!

@Oracion

No---if you buy the familiar again, you pick up exactly where you left off, whether that was (for example) all the way at Awakened or just halfway through Tolerant.

Thanks for the question! I'll try to clear that up. :)

@vinecat - Correct. Once you've received the gilded chest from your familiar, you won't get anymore chests. Only 50T every day that you bond with them.