The Pond

The Pond
Zone	Calm / No PvP
Connected to	Mainland (west), The Shores (east), Expanded Wilderness (north), The Dunes West (south)
Notable features	Fishing water, roast pits, Old Fisher, The Residences luxury apartments, Slick Vinny (name changes)
Entry requirement	None

The Pond is a calm fishing zone east of the Mainland. It has no PvP, keeps the full HUD enabled, and is one of the main places to train Fishing and Cooking. A shady dealer named Slick Vinny also operates here, offering name changes for those who want a fresh identity.

The area centers around water, roast pits, and the luxury apartment building known as The Residences.

What's Here

Feature	Use
Fishing water	Catch Herring and train Fishing.
Roast pits	Cook Fish into Cooked Fish Meat and Raw Chicken into Cooked Chicken.
Old Fisher	Gives and replaces the starter Fishing Rod.
Slick Vinny	Changes your in-game display name for 50 Gold (once every 7 days).
The Residences	Luxury apartment building with flats, apartments, and penthouses.

Fishing and Cooking

The Pond is one of the first safe places where players can fish and cook. Its catch is Herring (stored as the classic Fish item), and every catch consumes 1 Feather Bait — see Fishing for the full species and bait system.

Action	Requirement	Result	XP
Catch Herring	Basic Fishing Rod or Level 2 Fishing Rod, Fishing 1, 1 Feather Bait per catch	Herring	125 XP
Cook fish	Roast pit	Cooked Fish Meat	See Cooking
Cook chicken	Roast pit + Wood	Cooked Chicken (used to tame Wolf Mount)	See Cooking

Training Fishing and Cooking back-to-back at the roast pits here is the most efficient way to level both skills simultaneously. See EXP Calculator for full XP rates.

Rare Drops

Fishing at The Pond has a chance of rare mount drops:

Mount	Drop chance	Move speed
Whale Mount	1 in 250 per cast	+25% base, trainable to +55%
Gold Whale Mount	1 in 5,000 per cast	+25% base, trainable to +55%

Note: The Octopus Mount does not drop at The Pond — and it no longer drops from fishing at The Shores either; the Shores pool is now the Stingray Mount, Dolphin Mount, and Orca Mount.

NPCs

NPC	Role	Notes
Old Fisher	Fishing guide	Gives and replaces the starter Fishing Rod — stands on the dock near the water.
Beauregard	Head concierge	Explains apartment tiers in The Residences.
Marguerite	Concierge	Explains penthouses and apartment buying in The Residences.
Slick Vinny	Name-change dealer	Changes your in-game display name for 50 Gold. Cooldown: once every 7 days. Located in the back alley by the trash bins.

Connections

Direction	Destination	Notes
West	Mainland	Return route to the central hub.
East	The Shores	Ocean fishing area — open to every level.
North	Expanded Wilderness	PvP wilderness area where Wild Wolves spawn.
South	The Dunes West	Direct walk into the desert — no level requirement. This is the main free route into The Dunes.

Tips

• Use The Pond for safe Fishing and Cooking training — no PvP risk.
• Cooked Fish Meat is part of the Traveling Merchant bundle for Gold (30 per exchange).
• Cook Raw Chicken here with Wood to make Cooked Chicken, used to tame the Wolf Mount.
• The Shores is connected from here and open to every level — its species need higher Fishing levels and the Level 2 Fishing Rod.
• Want a fresh identity? Slick Vinny in the back alley changes your display name for 50 Gold — once every 7 days.

Related pages

Page	Why it matters
Fishing	Skill trained at The Pond.
Cooking	Skill trained at The Pond.
Herring	Caught at The Pond.
Feather Bait	Consumed by every Pond catch.
Cooked Fish Meat	Cooked at roast pits.
Cooked Chicken	Cooked at roast pits, used to tame wolves.
Whale Mount	Rare catch at The Pond.
Gold Whale Mount	Ultra-rare catch at The Pond.
The Residences	Luxury apartments on The Pond.
The Shores	Connected ocean fishing area to the east.
The Dunes West	Desert realm connected to the south.
Expanded Wilderness	PvP wilderness connected to the north.
Slick Vinny	Name-change dealer.