Rukaan usually produce a single calf, sometimes have twins (1/5) and rarely will give birth to triplets (1/50). All calves born to wild does will be wild and all calves born to tame does will be tame, though this can later be changed by completing the Passage of True Calling.

In order to breed your Rukaan you need :

• An unrelated male and female (no inbreeding: this means no ancestor can appear in the lineage section of the imports of both parents)

• Both Rukaan must be at least Thrall ranking to unlock breeding

• Both Rukaan must have a breeding slot permission for the breeding posted to the breeding permission section of their import sheet (even if the breeding is submitted by the owner)

Rukaan have 10 breeding slots available at Thrall level and gain an additional 5 with each additional rank they gain for a possible total of 30. 

Please note: breeding permissions to a starter or NPC can be traded for in-game items but cannot be sold for USD or other currency. Starter permissions may be sold for currency if they were purchased for USD, but may not be sold for more than the original purchase price.

Breeding Success Rates

Unsuccessful Breedings

In case of an unsuccessful breeding, all breeding slots and items applied to the breeding are still used. It is not recommended to risk items on breedings that are unlikely to be successful!

Before February 5, 2022, an unsuccessful breeding meant no calves were born.

After Feb 5, 2022: With the progression of the lore storyline, Midgard has started to see progress in the move out of the depths of winter! It isn't spring yet, but there are changes in the air. An unsuccessful breeding can now result in:

• No calf

• One* antlerless calf (will have no antlers shown on their import sheet)

• One* infertile calf (will not be able to breed)

*Note that this will override any items such as joy runes that are used to guarantee multiple calves in a breeding.

Both antlerlessness and infertility can be overturned by reaching Marauder rank and using their blessing, or by using an Odin’s Eye token at the Wishing Well.

If you prefer, you can specify that you want to opt out of defects when posting a breeding. If you choose to do this, the breeding will be rolled as it was in the past with an unsuccessful breeding always leading to no calf.

Passing Rates

The pass rates for various features (markings, base color, coat type, antler type and antler element) are not publicly available, but in general the rarer features are less likely to pass than the more common ones. The rarity level of each feature can be found in the Design Guide.

An offspring's coat type, antler type, and base color will be inherited from one parent or the other. 

Offspring have a chance to inherit any marking or modifier either parent has with more common markings being more likely to pass than rare markings. If both parents have a marking, it is more likely to pass than if only one parent has it. Because no marking is guaranteed to pass it is always possible to get a calf with no markings, though it is less likely in breedings where the parents have more markings.

Breeding Permissions

Each breeding requires a breeding permission comment for the sire and the dam, even if they belong to the user posting the breeding. There are a few things to keep in mind when posting breeding permissions. ("Breeding slots" and "Breeding permissions" both refer to the same thing in this group.)

Final Breeding Slots

Final Breeding Slots are three slots that can be earned at the 2,500 Rune Mark Reward Level.  

These are the final breeding slots a Rukaan can earn, but do not have to be the last breeding slots used. These will be posted to the Rukaan’s import by the group and can only be used by the Rukaan’s owner; they cannot be sold or traded. When these breeding slots are used, the breeding will give a boost towards the stats inherited by all offspring and apply the effect of your choice of ONE the following items. (Each bonus can still only be applied once per breeding. For example, you can't choose to use the Rainbow in a Bottle effect for a final breeding slot and apply the Rainbow in a Bottle item to the same breeding.)

• Token of Dedication

• Rainbow in a Bottle

• Fruit of Yggdrasil

• Thor’s Lightning

• Hel’s Shadow

• Skadi’s Serpent

• Idunn’s Apple

• Hymir’s Kettle

To use these slots, link the permission posted by RukaanOfficial in the breeding form as the breeding permission. In the "Bonuses" section of the form, specify that a Final breeding slot is being used and which item effect you would like applied to the breeding.

There are many items, traits, companions, professions/aptitudes and other bonuses that can impact a breeding. 

Please find this information on the Breeding Bonuses page.

Remember to list all bonuses in your breeding form when submitting a breeding!

To submit a breeding, please >> reply here << with the following form.

Please keep in mind:

• The user posting the breeding will own the calf or calves. There are no “split litters”.

• The user posting the breeding may only post a limited number of breedings per real life month. These vary by the in-game season; two in Spring, three in Summer, four in Autumn and three in Winter. Unsuccessful breedings still count towards this limit.

• If a devoted submission or offering is included, these pieces must have been rolled and accepted into the group before the breeding can be processed. You must link a rune mark roll result comment when linking your devoted or offering piece in the breeding. If you link the submission and not the rune mark comment you will be asked to repost.