Type: Scent-based

Description: The Elk's Lure is a powerful scent-based bait designed specifically to attract elk, the most prized game in Ironcliff’s northern forests. This bait is crafted from a blend of crushed herbs, spices, and fermented tree sap, creating a rich, musky aroma that elk find irresistible. Hunters use Elk’s Lure by applying it to trees or rocks near known elk paths or water sources. Its potent scent can travel long distances, ensuring that elk are drawn in from miles away. It’s most effective in the fall when elk are preparing for their rut, allowing hunters to ambush their prey during mating season.

Type: Meat-based

Description: Hound's Call is a meat-based bait designed to attract wild canines such as wolves, coyotes, and foxes. Crafted from a mix of dried venison and ground meat, Hound's Call is especially effective when hunting in the vast forests and plains surrounding Driftwood Bay. The scent of raw meat mixed with the slight tang of herbs draws in predators from great distances. It can be placed in strategic locations, like along animal trails or near known dens, to lure pack animals into traps or hunting grounds. While highly effective, it’s recommended to use with caution, as the strong scent can also attract other large predators, such as bears.

Type: Sweet, Fruit-based

Description: Bear's Bait is a sweet, fruit-based attractant that draws in bears, which are abundant in the dense woodlands and mountainous areas of Ironcliff. This bait is a sticky mixture of fermented berries, honey, and sugar, creating a sweet aroma that bears find impossible to resist. Bear’s Bait can be smeared on tree trunks, rocks, or placed in shallow pits to draw in bears looking for an easy meal. It’s most effective in the late spring and summer when bears are actively foraging for food to build up fat reserves before hibernation. The bait’s thick consistency ensures it sticks around longer, allowing hunters to wait for their prey with patience.

Type: Animal-based (Rodent Scent)

Description: Mongoose Pouch is an animal-based bait designed for attracting small predators such as weasels, lynxes, and other agile hunters. This bait is a blend of finely ground rodent carcasses mixed with herbs that mimic the scent of a mongoose’s natural prey. Placed in the underbrush or near burrows, it draws in creatures that are attracted to the smell of vulnerable prey. The pouch can be hung in trees or placed near suspected hunting grounds, ensuring that the scent is carried by the wind. This bait is particularly effective during the colder months when food is scarce, and smaller predators are on the hunt for an easy meal.

Type: Scent-based, Small Game

Description: Rodent's Snare is a small game bait designed to attract rodents like rats, squirrels, and rabbits. It uses a combination of crushed nuts, dried berries, and a hint of fresh cheese to mimic the scent of a food-rich environment. Rodent's Snare is most effective when used in dense underbrush or around structures like barns or warehouses where rodents are common. The scent quickly draws in smaller animals that are hungry for the easy food. Once the rodents are attracted, hunters can set up traps or snares to capture them for food or pelts. This bait is ideal for those looking to catch small game in urban areas or near settlements.

Type: Blood-based

Description: Wild Boar Frenzy is a blood-based bait used to lure wild boars, a common and dangerous species in Ironcliff’s southern swamps and dense woodlands. The bait consists of a mixture of freshly spilled blood, pig pheromones, and fermented root vegetables, mimicking the scent of a wounded boar in distress. Wild Boar Frenzy is particularly effective during the winter months when boars are more aggressive in searching for food. The powerful scent creates a feeding frenzy, drawing in wild boars eager to investigate and consume what they believe to be an easy meal. This bait is often used in conjunction with traps or ambush hunting to ensure the boar’s capture.