by Dalmarus

QUESTION

"I want to try out one of the flying mounts, but I'm not sure how. Any suggestions?"

ANSWER

"After locating a Griffon, Wyvern, or Pegasus Master, pay them 20 silver to rent a flying mount for 5 minutes."

After wasting the requisite 20 silver my first time for a 30 second flight though, let me see if I can save you some frustration and explain things in more detail...

Flying Mounts

Currently, there are three types of flying mounts that can be rented in the game. You can choose to fly a griffon, a wyvern, or a pegasus. All three mounts have the same stats for Stability. The griffon is the fastest in the air, but the slowest on the ground. The wyvern falls in the middle in both air speed and ground speed. Finally, the pegasus is the slowest in the air, but the fastest on the ground. Why this is, I'm not sure, as I have never personally rented a flying mount so I can go running around Telon while land-bound. I imagine these stats may have been originally in place in expectation of personal flying mounts, but we'll see if that changes once they are in the game.

Flying Mount Masters

The Griffon, Wyvern, and Pegasus Masters can be found near the Riftway Stones scattered around Telon. All masters will rent one of their mounts to anyone in the game, no matter what race you are, or what particular faction groups you belong to. This makes things much easier when traveling away from home, so worry not. The mount masters are concerned with one thing, and one thing only... your hard earned coin. As long as you have 20 silver to give them, a mount will be yours. Simply right-click on any mount master, and choose "Pay 20 silver to rent a (Mount X).".

5 Minute Timer

IMPORTANT NOTE: The moment you pay your 20 silver, the five-minute timer for your mount starts counting down.

If you waste 4 minutes getting your flying mount equipped, summoned, and in the air (like I initially did), then you have just bought a one-minute flight. While this isn't really a huge deal when you're in your 30's, that's a lot of money to lose in your earlier levels, so be sure you're ready to start before you give either master any money.

Equipping A Flying Mount

"Ok then. I've paid my money and I see my mount icon (griffon - , wyvern - , or pegasus -  ) in my inventory, so now what do I do?" I'm glad you asked!

It actually works the same way as equipping your horse, except you'll use the bottom most slot on your horse screen. This is where flying mounts you've rented are put, and I think it's safe to assume that this same slot that will be used once permanent flying mounts make it into the game. Once you have your mount equipped, right-click on the icon to summon it, just as you would for your horse. This is assuming you haven't moved the icon to a hotbar (which you can do), in which case you would simply left-click on it like any other ability..

Take-Off and Flight Controls

Your beast of choice has appeared under you and you're itching to get flying, so let me give you the last steps here.

While running forward (you have to be moving to take-off), double tap your space bar, just as you would your mouse key. A single tap will make you jump, while the double tap will launch you into the air. To gain some altitude, use your camera controls to point yourself towards the sky. The opposite is true if you want to fly closer to the ground. It's as easy as that.

When Your Mount Goes "Poof!"

It's entirely possible you won't be paying attention to the five-minute timer counting down in your effects bar while you're taking in the beauty of the sprawling landscapes of Telon. If this happens and you suddenly find yourself with no mount under you while you're at 15,000 feet, don't panic!

When your mount disappears, you will get an icon ( ) indicating you now have a parachute, invisible though it may be (parachute? Yes - you're not an Airborne Ranger, it's just what the effect is labeled as). This effect has a five-minute timer as well, and is plenty of time to get safely back to the ground. A bit of warning though... tree heights are a bit deceptive from above, so rather than right-clicking the icon to get rid of the effect early, just wait until you're actually on the ground. This will avoid needless time spent cursing at your screen while you run to your tombstone. Trust me, it's easier this way.


There you go folks! I hope this all helps you avoid some frustration when learning how things work while exploring the world of Telon.

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