Riding in Alduin
A mount carries you around Alduin a little faster than walking (about 12 % at first, up to 15 % when it is fully trained). You own your mounts for good: they wait at the stable when you log out, and you can have several but ride one at a time. Mounts are not pets: your pet keeps following you while you ride.
Ride up Stable Lane from the north-east edge of Aeven to reach the Aeven Stables.
The Aeven Stables
- Stablemaster Wren teaches riding. Her first lesson, Saddle Up, gives you a Brown Horse for free. After that she has a short daily riding lesson that trains your mount.
- Bram the Stable Hand runs the stable's shop: mounts, blankets, ribbons and coats.
- Race Marshal Pip stands at the gate of the Meadow Run race course.
- In the paddock next to the yard you can see all five mounts. Click one to look at it.
- The training paddock in the south-east is a small practice loop with three flags.
The mounts
| Brown Horse | Common | Gallop: a short burst of speed | Stablemaster Wren's first lesson (free), or 2,500 gold from Bram |
| White Horse | Rare | Gallop | 25,000 gold from Bram |
| Dire Wolf | Epic | Moon Howl | A rare reward for the whole party when a dungeon boss falls, or 250 Alduin Coins |
| Forest Stag | Epic | Sylvan Bloom | Explore 20 places while riding (Wanderer of the Wilds), or 200 Alduin Coins |
| Mini Dragon | Legendary | Ember Breath | A gold medal on the Meadow Run, or 400 Alduin Coins |
Every mount has the same speed. Rarer mounts look different and have other abilities, but none of them is faster.
Riding
- Open Mounts in the side menu (or press M) and press Summon & ride. Press M again, or Dismount, to get off.
- Your mount trots up beside you and you swing into the saddle. Everyone around you sees you ride.
- Press F (or the ability button on the riding bar) for your mount's ability. Gallop speeds you up for a few seconds. Howl, bloom and fire breath are just for show.
- You can't fight from the saddle. Attacking, casting a spell or sitting down makes you get off first.
- Mounts can't go into houses, shops, caves or dungeons. Ride in and you get off by yourself. If you fall in a fight, you come back on foot.
- You always log in on foot.
Training and levels
Every mount starts at level 1 and can reach level 30. It learns by:
- travelling: every new stretch of road you ride (walking up and down the same few tiles doesn't count),
- exploring: riding onto a map for the first time,
- lessons: Stablemaster Wren's lessons,
- racing: every finish on the Meadow Run.
| 5 | Traveler's Saddle |
| 10 | Golden Ribbons and the Proud Stance (your mount tosses its head while it waits) |
| 15 | A second coat for your mount and its trail (sparkles, frost, leaves or embers) |
| 20 | Knight's Saddle and the Azure Blanket |
| 25 | Steel Barding |
| 30 | Master Rider: the title, the Master's Saddle and the Master Rider's Banner |
Training adds a little speed too: +1 % at levels 10, 20 and 30, never more than +15 %.
Dressing up your mount
In the Mounts window pick a mount, then choose its coat, saddle, blanket, barding, ribbons, banner, trail and stance. A locked piece shows how to unlock it. Some blankets, ribbons and coats are sold at the stable for gold or Alduin Coins; others come from races and achievements. Cosmetics never change speed.
The Meadow Run
A fenced loop around a wooded pond, north of the stable yard:
- Mount up, ride into the starting gate (between the green and checkered flags) and open Mounts › Races.
- Press Start. After the countdown, ride the loop and pass all seven checkpoints in order. The next one glows on the ground.
- Ride back through the gate to finish.
You get gold and training XP for your first three finishes each day (after that, a little XP). Your best time goes on the leaderboard. Medals: bronze under 65 seconds, silver under 55.5 seconds, gold under 51 seconds. Your first finish gives the Verdant Blanket, silver gives the Crimson Pennant, and gold gives a Mini Dragon.
Warping away, getting off or falling ends the run. Every mount has the same chance, because they all run at the same speed.
Titles
- Wanderer of the Wilds: explore 20 places while riding (it also gives you a Forest Stag).
- Master Rider: train a mount to level 30.
- Stable Keeper: own all five mounts.
Wear a title from the Mounts window.