A rocking mount,[2][3] also commonly known as a rocking horse,[1][4][5][6][7] was a wooden child's toy made to resemble some form of mount and braced upon two curved bands similar to those of a rocking chair.[2]
Description[]
Crafted from wood,[2] these toys could be crafted to resemble a variety of different mounts,[2][3] though most commonly resembled horses.[1][4][5][6]
Availability[]
- Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue sold rocking mounts imported from Cormyr that they advertised as being perfect for "practicing knight-errants". These came in a wide variety of styles, ranging from the mundane horse (destrier) to pegasi and unicorns, to more strange mounts such as sea lions or various colors of dragons. All were sold at the same bargain price of 4 gold pieces.[2]
- The Toysmiths, a toyshop in Ravens Bluff that was owned and operated by the gnome brothers Gunder and Relvan Gaewilder,[8] sold rocking mounts in many of the same styles as Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. However, the brothers charged different prices for each style of mount. Standard horses were the cheapest at 3 gp, pegasi and unicorns sold for 4 gp, sea lions for 5 gp, and dragon styled rocking mounts for 8 gp. Additionally, Toysmiths offered rocking mounts styled to resemble griffins at a cost of 4 gp.[3]
Notable Owners[]
- The Cassalanter family owned and kept a rocking mount shaped like a warhorse within their villa's playroom in the late 15th century DR.[4]
- The treasure hoard of Guh inside Grudd Haug included a rocking horse with silver inlays and blue quartzes for eyes.[5]
- The Martikov family, operators of the Wizard of Wines in Barovia, owned a rocking horse that was painted to resemble a nightmare.[6]
- The Shadowdusk family owned a rocking horse, that at one point had been partially scorched by fire, and kept it within their family's vault of treasures.[1]
- Skabatha Nightshade owned a rocking horse she flew upon. But rather than being crafted from wood, her rocking horse was a unicorn named Elidon that had been transformed into that form by the Hourglass Coven and its horn removed.[9]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
Adventures
Curse of Strahd • Storm King's Thunder • Waterdeep: Dragon Heist • Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage • The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Gamebooks
Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
Tears of Selûne • Pyrophobia
Gallery[]
A unicorn mount.
External Links[]
Rocking horse article at Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Christopher Perkins (November 2018). Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 288. ISBN 978-0-7869-6626-4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), p. 111. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Frank Timar (November 1996). Tears of Selûne. Living City (RPGA), p. 23.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Christopher Perkins, James Haeck, James Introcaso, Adam Lee, Matthew Sernett (September 2018). Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 122. ISBN 978-0-7869-6625-7.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Christopher Perkins, et al. (September 2016). Storm King's Thunder. Edited by Kim Mohan, Michele Carter. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 140. ISBN 978-0-7869-6600-4.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Christopher Perkins, Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman (March 2016). Curse of Strahd. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 179. ISBN 978-0-7869-6598-4.
- ↑ Allen Varney (May 1989). Knight of the Living Dead. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 15, 30, 76, 88. ISBN 978-0880385985.
- ↑ Frank Timar (November 1996). Tears of Selûne. Living City (RPGA), p. 7.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins (September 2021). The Wild Beyond the Witchlight. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 6, 113, 121. ISBN 9780786967278.