Zookeeper Quest

🐾 The Zookeeper Quest

Track down 23 elusive rare creatures across Britannia to replenish the Moonglow Zoo, unlock the portal to the lost lands of the Wild Tamers, and earn coveted pet bonding slots and stable capacity expansions.

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Jump to Topic: -- Select Section -- Overview & Quick Facts The 23 Rare Animals Codex Step 1: Obtaining the Quest Scroll Step 2: Tracking & Force-Spawning Step 3: Turning In Animals to the Zoo Step 4: Activating the Expedition Step 5: Party System & 'Zook' / 'Pap' Step 6: The Expedition Base Camp Step 7: Dungeon Stages & Boss Battles Step 8: Rewards & Advanced Pet Bonding Ironman Challenge (2 Tamers) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

🦁 23 Animals 🏹 Hunting & Spawns 👥 Party & 'Zook' ⚔️ Boss Strategy 🏆 Rewards ❓ FAQ

Overview & Quick Facts

The Zookeeper Quest (often referred to as the Wild Tamer Event or Zook Run) is one of the most rewarding and collaborative PvM and Taming features on UO:Renaissance. Introduced in Patch 52 and updated with modern event mechanics, it offers tamers a repeatable path to expand both their bonded pet capacity and stable slots.

The quest is divided into two distinct chapters:

1. The Hunt (The 23 Rare Animals): Adventurers purchase a quest scroll and journey across Britannia to locate, tame, and deliver 23 rare and elusive animal species to the Moonglow Zoo.
2. The Expedition (The Lost Land Dungeon): Completing the scroll produces a magical green scroll that summons a gateway to an instanced jungle territory. Here, a party battles through three brutal boss gauntlets—facing rogue tamers, prehistoric beasts, and the fearsome Rabbit of Caerbannog—to earn the blessings of the Village Elder.

Zookeeper Quest Quick Facts

Feature	Details
Quest Starter	Moonglow Zookeeper (at Moonglow Zoo, south of the Moonglow Graveyard)
Initial Cost	4,995 Gold to purchase the blessed Zookeeper Quest Scroll
Objective	Tame and turn in 23 unique rare animal variants
Spawn Type	Rare force-spawns triggered by culling normal creatures of the same type
Dungeon Capacity	11 Bond Slots awarded per completed scroll (1 for scroll owner + 10 designated party members)
Participation	Unlimited players may enter the 60-second gate to fight; up to 11 receive bond rewards
Instance Limit	2 Hours total duration
Repeatability	Unlimited — can be repeated as many times as desired
Ironman Award	Available for 2-tamer parties completing the dungeon within 2 hours
Key Drops	Masks of the Wilds (various hues), Hockey Tribal Masks (hue 1845 & 2001), Peculiar Meat, Monster Statues, Knight's Strongbox, and Spawning Rare Painting

The 23 Rare Animals Codex

Below is the definitive visual catalog of all 23 rare creatures required to complete the Zookeeper Quest scroll. Slaying normal counterparts of each animal triggers a chance for the rare version to force-spawn in the vicinity.

Specimen Image	Rare Animal	Base Species	Prime Hunting & Force-Spawn Locations
🔍 Click to enlarge	Albino Wyrm	White Wyrm	Ice Dungeon deep chambers. Slay White Wyrms to trigger rare force-spawn.
🔍 Click to enlarge	Arctic Wolf	White Wolf	Dagger Island (Ice Island snowfields). Abundant wolf packs roam the northern tundras.
🔍 Click to enlarge	Black Sheep	Sheep	Yew Sheep Pens & Britain Agricultural Farms. Clear standard sheep pens.
🔍 Click to enlarge	Bloodthirsty Bull	Bull	Jhelom Farms & Britain Farmlands. Powerful rare bull with vicious aggression.
🔍 Click to enlarge	Crimson Drake	Drake	Dungeon Destard Level 1 & 2. Slay regular drakes across the dragon caverns.
🔍 Click to enlarge	Crocodile	Alligator	South Trinsic Jungle waterways & Hopper's Bog (T2A swamps).
🔍 Click to enlarge	Flying Monkey	Mongbat	Forests across Britannia and low levels outside Dungeon Despise entrance.
🔍 Click to enlarge	Frost Bear	Polar Bear	Dagger Island snow plains. Slay polar bears along the frozen coastlines.
🔍 Click to enlarge	Gilded Dragon	Dragon	Dungeon Destard deep dens. Golden-scaled dragon variant; heavy fire breath.
🔍 Click to enlarge	Hypno Toad	Giant Toad	Britain Sewers & Hopper's Bog (Lost Lands swamps). Slay giant toads.
🔍 Click to enlarge	jwilson	Slime	Low-level dungeons including Despise Level 1 and Britain Sewers. Unique green slime.
🔍 Click to enlarge	King Scorpion	Scorpion	Compassion Desert sand dunes. Slay giant scorpions among the desert ruins.
🔍 Click to enlarge	Mad Cow	Cow	Jhelom Farmlands, Britain Pastures, and Moonglow Farm.
🔍 Click to enlarge	Majestic Hart	Great Hart	Jhelom Farms and deep forests of Yew and Britain. Distinctive crown antlers.
🔍 Click to enlarge	Raging Grizzly Bear	Grizzly Bear	Forests of Britannia, particularly Yew wilderness and Trinsic outskirts.
🔍 Click to enlarge	Ram	Mountain Goat	Mountain ridges across Britannia and Britain mountain farmlands.
🔍 Click to enlarge	RattleSnake	Snake	South Trinsic Jungle, Britain Sewers, and low-level dungeon openings.
🔍 Click to enlarge	Savage Ostard	Frenzied Ostard	Lost Lands (T2A) Ostard plains and savannas. Highly dangerous aggressive force-spawn.
🔍 Click to enlarge	Sewer Rat	Giant Rat	Britain Sewers and rat breeding pits across Britannia.
🔍 Click to enlarge	Silverback Gorilla	Gorilla	South Trinsic Jungle. Cull jungle gorillas until the majestic silverback appears.
🔍 Click to enlarge	Snow Jaguar	Snow Leopard	Dagger Island icy bluffs. Slay snow leopards across the island.
🔍 Click to enlarge	Wild Boar	Pig / Boar	Britain Farmlands and Yew forests. Tusked wild boar variant.
🔍 Click to enlarge	Dark Wolf	Dire Wolf	Grim Stables area, Blood Dungeon wilderness, and dark forests across Britannia. Slay Dire Wolves to force-spawn.

Step 1: Obtaining the Quest Scroll

To begin your journey, travel to the Moonglow Zoo, located just south of the Moonglow Graveyard on Verity Isle. Seek out the Moonglow Zookeeper inside the central zoo compound.

• Double-click the Zookeeper to view his request dialog.
• Purchase the List of Needed Pets for 4,995 Gold.
• The Zookeeper delivers a blessed quest scroll directly into your backpack.
• Double-clicking the scroll opens the Zookeeper Quest Gump, displaying your live progress (0 of 23 animals found).
• Because the scroll is Blessed, it is completely safe from theft or loot loss while you travel through dangerous territory.

Moonglow Zoo & Zookeeper

Central Zoo compound south of Moonglow Graveyard

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Zookeeper Purchase Dialogue

Buying the 'List of Needed Pets' scroll for 4,995 Gold

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Initial Quest Scroll (0/23)

Double-click to track your collected animal progress

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Step 2: Tracking & Force-Spawning Mechanics

Rare animals are not statically placed in fixed coordinates; instead, they have a designated chance to force-spawn whenever regular creatures of that parent species are killed.

• The Hunter-Tracker Advantage: Having a character with the Tracking skill is invaluable. When a rare animal spawns, it may wander away from the spawn point into thick woods or nearby caverns. Tracking allows you to pinpoint its exact location immediately.
• Efficient Farming: Concentrate on dense spawn regions such as Dagger Island (Snow Leopards, Polar Bears, White Wolves), Britain Sewers & Hopper's Bog (Giant Rats, Toads, Alligators, Snakes), and Destard (Dragons and Drakes).
• Community Trading: Rare animals can be stabled, traded, or transferred between players. Guildmates often collaborate by taming and banking rare pets to help complete a member's scroll.

Tracking & Taming in the Wild

Using the Tracking skill to locate rare force-spawns after culling base species

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Step 3: Turning In Animals to the Moonglow Zoo

Once you have tamed one of the rare animals, bring it directly to the Moonglow Zookeeper:

1. Lead or gate the tamed pet directly into the Moonglow Zoo courtyard near the Zookeeper.
2. Stand near the Zookeeper and say the keyword Quest.
3. A targeting cursor will appear: target your Quest Scroll first.
4. A second targeting cursor will appear: target the rare animal you wish to submit.
5. The Zookeeper will accept the animal, praise your efforts, and place the creature into its dedicated zoo enclosure for all citizens to admire.
6. Your quest scroll will automatically update with a blue checkmark beside the submitted animal.

Initiating Zoo Turn-In

Saying 'Quest' near the Zookeeper triggers the turn-in target cursors

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Targeting Scroll & Rare Pet

Target your quest scroll first, then target the tamed rare animal

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Zoo Animal Enclosures

Delivered creatures are permanently displayed in public zoo pens

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Progress Checkmarks

Submitted creatures receive blue checkmarks on your quest scroll

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Step 4: Activating the Magical Expedition Scroll

When all 23 animals have been checked off:

• Return to the Moonglow Zookeeper and drag and drop the completed scroll onto him.
• The Zookeeper will reward your dedication with a Magical Green Scroll.

⚠️ Important Note on Scroll Blessed Status: When first received from the Zookeeper, the green scroll is not yet newbied/blessed. Take care not to carry it into hostile PvP areas before activation. Once double-clicked to open the expedition gate, the scroll becomes fully Blessed!

• Double-clicking the green scroll triggers a confirmation warning prompt before opening the gateway.
• Upon confirmation, a shimmering moongate appears for 60 seconds, transporting any adventurer who steps through to the expedition base camp in the lost lands.

Delivering Completed 23/23 Scroll

Drag and drop the complete scroll onto the Zookeeper

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The Magical Green Scroll

Your key to opening the lost land expedition dungeon gateway

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Expedition Confirmation Prompt

Double-click the green scroll when your entire party is assembled

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Scroll Status & Blessed Warning

Scroll is temporarily not newbied until opened, becoming permanently blessed

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Step 5: Party System & The 'Zook' / 'Pap' Shortcut

The modern Zookeeper Quest provides a total of **11 Bond Slots**:

• **1 Slot** automatically reserved for the scroll owner.
• **10 Slots** that the scroll owner can designate to other characters.
• **Rule:** A character can only receive **1 bond slot per scroll**. You cannot grant multiple slots to the same character in one run.

🛡️ Safe Registration: The 'Zook' & 'Pap' Fence Method

If you wish to grant bond slots to non-combat characters, crafters, or alternate accounts who cannot survive the perilous monsters inside, use the built-in fence shortcut:

1. Have the character stand near the entrance gate and say Zook.
2. The character will safely teleport to the Zookeeper Fence enclosure.
3. The scroll owner targets the character using the scroll gump to add them to the 11-player roster.
4. Once registered, the character walks near the sparkle by the fence and says Pap to instantly teleport back to safety!
5. You can log out that character, log in another character on the same account, and repeat the process until all 11 slots are assigned!

Safe Registration: The 'Zook' & 'Pap' Fence Enclosure

Safely register alts, crafters, or non-combat party members for bond rewards

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Step 6: The Expedition Base Camp

Upon stepping through the gate, party members arrive at the Expedition Base Camp in the lost lands. The base camp is fully provisioned with vital field amenities:

• Banker: Allows players to withdraw reagents, bandages, emergency gold, or spare equipment.
• Stable Master: Enables tamers to claim or stable backup dragons and fighting pets throughout the event.
• Healer & Provisioner: Resurrect fallen party members and purchase basic supplies.
• Village Elder Hut: Situated east of the camp by the green exit portal; the quest scroll is turned in here after conquering the jungle encounters.
• Spawning Rare Painting: Search the central ruined building in the middle area! An exclusive rare decorative item, "A ruined painting", has a chance to spawn within these ruins.

Base Camp Banker & Stable Master

Full banking and stabling amenities in the field

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Expedition Camp Courtyard

Staging ground before setting out into the jungle gauntlets

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Expedition Outpost Services

Field healers, supply provisioners, and resurrection nodes

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Ruined Building: Spawning Rare Painting

Search the center ruins for a chance at 'A ruined painting'

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📜 Classic Expedition Archives: Base Camp Exploration

Lost Land Arrival Gate

Initial gateway landing zone inside the lost territory

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Expedition Camp Grounds

Overview of the forward expedition encampment

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Village Elder Hut

Situated east of camp beside the green exit moongate

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Step 7: Dungeon Stages & Tactical Walkthrough

⚔️ Gear & Preparation

• Pet Choice: Dragons Over White Wyrms: Boss monsters in this dungeon take reduced damage from physical melee attacks. However, dragon **Firebreath** completely bypasses this damage reduction! Dragons are vastly superior for burning down the bosses.
• Reagents: Bring at least 200 of each reagent (especially Greater Heal components). Keep surplus stacks in your bank box.
• Bandages: 300+ bandages for Veterinary. Keeping pets alive is paramount.

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🐍 Stage 1: The Reptile Tamer (Ruins & Creek)

Enemies: Reptile Tamer (Red Boss), Anaconda, Wyvern Monarch, Ophidian Queen, Land Shark.

Combat Tactics:

1. Staging: Station your dragons north of the ruins along the creek.
2. CRITICAL WARNING: DO NOT damage the Red Boss first! If you damage the Reptile Tamer while his mini-bosses live, he will immediately recall all mini-bosses to his position, potentially swarming and wiping your party.
3. Lure Minis: Carefully pull the grey mini-bosses (Anaconda, Wyvern Monarch, Ophidian Queen, Land Shark) one by one toward the creek and slay them with your dragons.
4. Peculiar Meat: Always carve the corpses of all mini-bosses with a blade for a chance to collect Peculiar Meat!
5. Kill Boss: Once all mini-bosses are defeated, lure the Reptile Tamer to the creek and execute him.
6. Loot & Trapped Chest: The boss has a chance to drop the rare Hockey Tribal Mask (Hue 1845). His corpse contains a key to the chest located in C1 Northwest under the tree.
7. Trap Warning: The chest is heavily trapped. Pick the lock, step back at least 5 tiles, and cast Telekinesis to safely trigger the trap before looting!

Stage 1: Reptile Tamer & Minis

Ruins arena housing the Reptile Tamer and dangerous mini-boss pack

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Classic Reptile Tamer Battle

Original event encounter showing the mini-boss cluster

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Creek Lure Strategy

Pulling mini-bosses north to the creek line away from the red boss

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Reptile Chest & Key Location

Corpse holds the key to the trapped C1 Northwest tree chest

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🦍 Stage 2: The Beast Tamer (Swamp & Field Strategy)

Enemies: Beast Tamer (Red Boss), Colossus, Jungle Titan, Obsidian Gargoyle, Two-Headed Behemoth.

Combat Tactics:

1. Trigger Circle: Unlike Stage 1, the Beast Tamer does not begin with his mini-bosses pre-spawned. They spawn when a player steps into the summoning circle.
2. Field Trap Strategy: Before activating the circle, cast Paralyze Field and Fire Field across the summoning circle.
3. Invisibility Escape: Trigger the circle, lure the mini-bosses out toward the bridge/creek, and immediately cast Invisibility on yourself to break aggro. The red boss has a long aggro range; if he targets you, cast a harmless spell on him to lure him away from your dragon line so his mini-bosses do not teleport onto your head.
4. Harvest Meat & Slay: Carve all mini-boss corpses for Peculiar Meat, then burn down the Beast Tamer.
5. Rewards & Chest: The Beast Tamer has a chance to drop the rare Hockey Tribal Mask (Hue 2001). The chest key on his corpse opens the chest located inside the wooden hut to the west.

Stage 2: Beast Tamer Summoning Circle

Summoning circle where Colossus, Jungle Titan, and Gargoyle appear

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Classic Beast Tamer Encounter

Prehistoric behemoths and obsidian gargoyles in the swamp

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Field Traps & West Hut Chest

Lay Paralyze/Fire Fields across bridge; chest is inside western hut

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🐇 Stage 3: The Northern Bridge, Titans & Rabbit of Caerbannog

Enemies: Cyclopean Warriors, Titans, Titan Mini-Bosses, Spectral Rabbits, and the Rabbit of Caerbannog.

Combat Tactics:

1. Bridge Crossing: Head north out of the swamp and cross the wooden bridge. Engage the Cyclopean warriors, Titans, and Titan mini-bosses. Remember to carve Titan mini corpses for Peculiar Meat.
2. The Caerbannog Encounter: Advance north toward the cavern entrance to confront the legendary Rabbit of Caerbannog and his Spectral Rabbits.
3. Focus Spectral Rabbits: Always target and eliminate the Spectral Rabbits first! If party dragons fixate solely on Caerbannog, the swarm of spectral rabbits can overwhelm pets.
4. HP Spawn Phases: Caerbannog spawns fresh waves of spectral rabbits at specific health percentages:
   • 88% Health: Summons wave 1.
   • 68% Health: Teleports deeper inside the cavern opening toward the Blood Bath and summons wave 2.
   • 48% & 28% Health: Summons waves 3 & 4 inside the cavern.
   • 8% Health: Final desperation frenzy at the Blood Bath.
5. Apex Rewards: Slaying the Rabbit of Caerbannog yields a chance at various hued Masks of the Wilds. His corpse holds the key to the cavern chest on the north wall.
6. Return Gate: An exit gate will open inside the cave to take you back to the base camp bank. Enter promptly, as this gate closes after a limited time!

Jungle March Toward Northern Caverns

Advance north across the river trail

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Approach to the Apex Cavern

Entrance to the blood cavern of Caerbannog

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Cyclopean Warriors & Titans

Heavy melee encounters across the northern wooden bridge

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Titan Mini-Bosses

Remember to carve all mini-boss corpses for Peculiar Meat!

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Rabbit of Caerbannog & Spectral Swarms

Eliminate Spectral Rabbits first at 88%, 68%, 48%, 28%, and 8% health!

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Cavern Chest & Camp Return Gate

North wall chest key drops on Caerbannog; exit gate returns to camp

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Step 8: Rewards & Claiming Advanced Pet Bonding

Once all three stages are vanquished:

1. Step through the cavern gate back to the Expedition Base Camp.
2. Deposit all dungeon loot, chests, masks, and Peculiar Meat in your bank box and stable your combat pets with the Stable Master.
3. Verify the Roster: Open the Quest Scroll gump and confirm that all 11 player slots are assigned (the "Add" button disappears once full).
4. Walk east of the bank to the Village Elder standing in his hut beside the green exit portal.
5. Drag and drop the Quest Scroll onto the Village Elder.
6. The Elder will open a confirmation gump asking if you are ready to learn about advanced pet bonding. Click "Yes"!
7. Rewards Dispatched: The Elder bestows +1 Bonded Pet Slot and +1 Stable Slot to every character registered on the scroll roster!
8. Step through the green gate beside the hut to return safely to Britannia.

Cavern Return Gate to Camp

Safely transport your party back to the base camp bank

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Stabling Pets & Banking Spoils

Store all masks, strongboxes, and meat before turning in the scroll

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Delivering Scroll to Village Elder

Drag and drop the finalized quest scroll onto the Village Elder

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Village Elder Confirmation Prompt

Elder asks if you are ready to learn advanced bonding: select 'Yes'!

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Elder Ceremony & Blessings

Elder recognizes your triumphs and grants permanent pet bonding expansions

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Bonding & Stable Expansion Notification

+1 Bond Slot and +1 Stable Slot awarded to every rostered member

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Return Gate Back to Britannia

Green moongate transports your party safely home

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Full 11-Slot Roster Rewards Dispatched

All 11 registered party characters receive their rewards simultaneously

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Ironman Challenge (2 Tamers)

For elite tamers seeking the ultimate test of coordination and endurance, the Zookeeper Quest features an official Ironman Award:

• Roster Restriction: The instance must be cleared by a team of strictly 2 Tamers.
• Time Restriction: All three stages, bosses, and turn-ins must be completed within the 2-hour instance timer.
• Scoring & Recognition: Upon completion, the scroll owner receives dedicated Ironman information and special recognition for mastering the wild tamer gauntlet under extreme handicap conditions.

Ironman Challenge Setup & Victory

Official recognition for 2-tamer parties conquering all 3 stages under 2 hours

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q. How many times can a player complete the quest to obtain more bonded pets?

A. You can complete the Zookeeper Quest as many times as you like. There is no hard cap on the number of bonded pet slots or stable expansions you can accumulate over time through repeated runs.

Q. How many total players can learn advanced bonding per scroll?

A. Each completed scroll provides **11 bond slots**: 1 guaranteed for the scroll owner, plus 10 designated party members.

Q. Can one character receive multiple bond slots from a single scroll?

A. No. The limit is strictly **1 bond slot per character per scroll**. However, an account owner can add multiple characters from the same account onto the scroll by logging between them and using the `Zook` and `Pap` shortcut!

Q. How many players can enter the dungeon instance to fight?

A. There is **no limit** on how many players can step through the initial 60-second entrance gate to help battle monsters. However, only the 11 characters registered on the scroll gump will receive the bond and stable slot rewards upon completion.

Q. What happens if I lose the initial Zookeeper Quest scroll?

A. The initial quest scroll is blessed and should not be lost under normal circumstances. If lost through non-standard means, you must purchase a replacement from the Moonglow Zookeeper for 4,995 gold and start the hunt over.

Q. Is the green expedition scroll safe?

A. When received from the Zookeeper, the green magical scroll is temporarily not newbied. Keep it secure until you double-click it; upon activation, it becomes permanently **Blessed** for the duration of the event.

Q. Do helpers need to complete the animal turn-ins to participate in the dungeon?

A. No. Only the scroll owner needs to collect the 23 animals and turn them into the zoo. Friends, guildmates, and hired mercenaries can enter freely through the open gate to assist with boss fights.