Behavior Analysis "Homework"

Pet 3 Sleeping Whelps and report back to Iyali.

• Sleeping Whelps pet (3)
• Report back to Iyali

I need to talk to someone who knows proto-whelps. Like the ones that live in the Wild Preserve!

Are they as angry as the big ones? Do they bite or breathe fire at you?

What if I... er... you petted a proto-whelp? Would they know that you're nice and trying to help them?

I'm asking for science, of course. Tyrgon always tell us to test our hippa... no... hypo... hmph! Hyppotatotoast... ugh! THEORIES!

I think they would like petting and it would make them feel good. Could you test that for me?

You will receive:

• 4,550 XP
• +150 reputation with Dragonscale Expedition

Do you think a whelp would feel better if I petted them? I always feel better when I get hurt and mom takes care of me.

<Iyali looks around, avoiding eye contact.>

I know I'm not supposed to touch the animals. It's for my homework on, uh, proto-whelp behavior. And it's due, uh, soon. So...

So, some proto-whelps like to be petted, but some don't?

That's not good. What if this one calls its friends? Or what if it's mean?

I mean, this lesson, uh, makes no sense! This, uh, homework is very difficult.

Thank you for helping me. I'm sorry if you got hurt...

• Upon accept of both
• say
• say

Petting them yields a response from them, one likes it, second does a Startled Chomp, and the third one roars, calling a Protective-Proto Drake.

So... do they enjoy being petted?

• Reporting to Iyali

• Aww! So they may enjoy being petted?
• One bit you? Oh no! It didn't hurt, did it? That's not good news...
• B-big proto-drakes attacked you? That's s-scary.

• <Iyali looks around, panicked.>

• T-that's not good at all!

• Upon completion
• say
• say

• Name: Field Research: Pet the Whelp

Pet 3 Sleeping Whelps near the Wild Hatchery.

• Objective

Ji-eun says a real Brave Researcher have [sic] experience with Proto-Whelps. Is that true?

• Alpha description

<Iyali looks intrigued.>

What would happen if we... I mean... YOU pet a Proto-Whelp?

I've always loved all kinds of dragons. Most kids do! Big ones, scary ones, TINY ones... Like baby proto-whelps! They're cute, and they are CUDDLY... I mean, they LOOK cuddly. Are they scaly? Hot? Kinda dry? Are they supposed to be that way? There's no way to test this hippa... no... hypa... hmph! Hyppotatotoast... ugh! THEORY. Except if someone... went up and petted one.

• Beta description

<Iyali looks at you with pleading eyes>

For science?