Sphinxes love their animal companions, and there is a variety of species that can be attached to any sphinx. Pets can be obtained a variety of ways. Many can be purchased from the store when available. Sphinxes who advance to the Animal Tamer class automatically recieve a hunting partner. Others may be won in games and events throughout the year. Each pet comes with it's own certificate, and multiple pets may be attached to a single sphinx. Also, a pet does not have to be placed on a sphinx's certificate, but can still be owned by a sphinx if you prefer not to crowd the sphinx's image too much.

 

 

-- The Cats of Heb-Bastet --


Heb-Bastet, or the Festival of Bastet, is the biggest Sphinx event of the year. It is a festival to honor the Egyptian cat goddess Bast, and since cats were sacred to the ancient Egyptians, this makes Heb-Bastet one of the most important festivals of the year. Heb-Bastet begins on the 4th of Renwet in the ancient calendar, which translates to April 15th in ours. Sphinxes celebrates the festival in grand style, and every year, a new blessing of cats is distributed to the population from theTemple of Bastet.

Cats from the Heb-Bastet can be obtained a variety of ways. Some are given as prizes, and some can be purchased through customs. Many are won through the popular Stray Cats game, where a cat will be won if it's name or the meaning of it's name is spoken through regular chat. And for a very, very select few sphinxes who achieve the honor of being raised to the Priestess of Bastet class, a cat companion will be granted them automatically.

Every year, a new cat line art is released for the festival, and the previous year's lines are retired, and generally, no longer available

Year 1 - 2008 Year 2 - 2009
Year 3 - 2010 Year 4 - 2011
(Based on a devon rex cat)

 

 

-- The Animal Tamer Class --


The Animal Tamers are sphinxes with advanced hunting skills and special hunting companions. Animal Tamers, like all other sphinxes, can have more than one pet attached to them, but their default pet is free when they achieve the class upgrade. The falcons go to female Animal Tamers, while males get the cheetah.

 

 

-- Butterfly Cats --


Butterfly cats are a rare and special companion for sphinxes. They are not native to Khemet, but were brought to the sphinx's world though a dimension crossing portal, and are now here to stay. Butterfly cats are different from other pets in that they are intelligent, speaking creatures. In this way, they are truly companions to your sphinxes, rather than mere pets. Since butterfly cats came to us from otherworldly elves, they are typically given names elvish in nature.

 

 

-- Dragons --


Dragon hatchlings are another very rare and special companion for your sphinxes. These particular dragons, like the Butterfly cats, came to the world of Sphinxes by portal crossing elves. Like Butterfly cats, these dragons are sentient and can speak intelligently. These hatchlings will usually be handed out by the Lvl 4 Sphinx which brought them here, but the occasional hatchling may show up elsewhere for prizes.

 

 

-- Store Pets --

Here is a showcase of the pets usually found in the shop. These are the standard coloration of these animals that are usually available. If you buy one of these animals from the shop, it will look just like these, unless it is custom colored. Custom colored pets usually sell for a much higher price in the store, but are unique in their coloration.

Blackbird Dove Goose Chicken
Partridge Swan Mongoose Pharoah Dog
Fox Rottweiler Raven Bunny
Mouse