Ground Squirrel
Small forest-floor residents drawn to Mallorn Acorns.
Quick reference
| Health | 4 health points (2 hearts) |
|---|---|
| Lure | Mallorn Acorns while calm or friendly. |
| Feeding | Acorns heal up to 2 health points. Feeding outside Lothlorien, or while leashed, prevents ordinary despawning. Inside the forest, an eligible Friend can start an errand instead; feeding there does not make it stay. |
| Breeding | No |
| Lead | Yes |
| Death drops | None |
| Experience | Player-kill experience: 1-2 XP. |
Approach
Negative Harmony and nearby alarms can make a squirrel flee even when you hold an acorn.
Acorn errands
Inside Lothlorien, a Friend can offer a Mallorn Acorn to an unalarmed, unleashed squirrel to start an errand. An injured squirrel eats to heal instead. It runs away, digs and returns with one of the gifts listed below. After a successful gift, that squirrel has a cooldown of 10 minutes. Stay close when it returns. Leashing, damage, separation or losing Friend standing can end the errand; an errand that cannot finish ends after 2 minutes.
Errand Gift: 2-4 x Mallorn Leaf Litter. 35.9% chance.
Errand Gift: 2-4 x Mallorn Blossom. 35.9% chance.
Errand Gift: 1-3 x Western Corn Seeds. 17.9% chance.
Errand Gift: 1-2 x Athelas. 10.3% chance.