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What Are Totems?
Totems are collectible prizes which provide powerful bonuses throughout the game. Each totem has its own task(s) which must be completed to unlock their bonus, which is not bound to a single Tokota (unlike tack and companions.) The current 30 Totems are spread over 10 departments with widely varying effects. Only 10 may be active at any time, so choose wisely. Check out the sections below to learn more!
How do Totems Work?
Players use the Totem Settings screen on Tokotna to build their Totem Pole. Once saved, the pole may only be edited once a month. The edit window depends on which of the following two settings have been chosen:
Reset:
Totems will be completely reset at the end of the month. With this setting, the pole may be adjusted 1 time at any point in the month, but no totem bonuses will be applied until the new pole settings are saved.
Persistent:
Totems will not be wiped at the end of the month; your current choices will be maintained into the next month. This setting allows for the bonuses to be adjusted 1 time during close. Once saved or the group re-opens, totems are locked and cannot be edited.
How do I Unlock Totems?
Each Totem has unique requirements which must be met in order to unlock the totem for use. Players are responsible for tracking their own proof of attaining these goals. Once the requirements for the desired totem have been met, the proofs should be posted in the Totem Unlock thread on the
Account Management journal.
Please note that these requirements must all be fulfilled after the release date
February 4th 2019 and retroactive proofs will not be accepted. The only exception to this rule is the Dog Totem, which is accessible to anyone who has already reached TCA Academy Level 5.
For an example of a Totem Tracker, as well as what types of proof will be needed for certain Totems, please check the
Totem Example Proofs journal.
ACTIVITIES
BEAR
Bonus: Inability to fail a hunting trip for all tokotas of the totem bearer.
Unlocked By: Completing Passage of the Alpha with a Tokota with the Bear Soul Companion
CAT
Bonus: Inability to fail a fishing trip for all tokotas of the totem bearer.
Unlocked By: Raising 1 Tokota to Alpha with a Domestic Cat Companion equipped. Domestic Cat's application comment must pre-date all HU comments and must be depicted in the Tokota's AoAs, RoDs, and PotAs.
DEER
Bonus: Chance to roll up to four items on an exploration for all tokotas of the totem bearer.
Unlocked By: Completing Passage of the Alpha with a Tokota with the Deer Soul Companion
EAGLE
Bonus: Chance to roll up to five fish on any fishing trip for all tokotas of the totem bearer.
Unlocked By: Completing Passage of the Alpha with a Tokota with the Eagle Soul Companion
KINGFISHER
Bonus: Inability to find trash items while fishing for all tokotas of the totem bearer.
Unlocked By: Completing Passage of the Alpha with a Tokota with the Kingfisher Soul Companion
RAVEN
Bonus: Inability to find trash items while exploring for all tokotas of the totem bearer.
Unlocked By: Completing Passage of the Alpha with a Tokota with the Raven Soul Companion
TURTLE
Bonus: Inability to find trash items while caving/diving for all tokotas of the totem bearer.
Unlocked By: Finding 50 companions only found in Caving/Diving activities.
WOLF
Bonus: Chance to roll up to four prey pelts on any hunting trip for all tokotas of the totem bearer.
Unlocked By: Completing Passage of the Alpha with a Tokota with the Wolf Soul Companion
BANK
BAT
Bonus: All items retrieved from caving are worth 20%+ of their usual value for all tokotas owned by the Totem Bearer. Treated as the Caver Trait and all trait rules apply.
Unlocked By: Crafting the Bat Totem using the Totem Recipe
COYOTE
Bonus: All items retrieved from hunting are worth 20%+ of their usual value for all tokotas owned by the Totem Bearer. Treated as the Hunter Trait and all trait rules apply.
Unlocked By: Crafting the Coyote Totem using the Totem Recipe
HAWK
Bonus: All items retrieved from exploring are worth 20%+ of their usual value for all tokotas owned by the Totem Bearer. Treated as the Explorer Trait and all trait rules apply.
Unlocked By: Crafting the Hawk Totem using the Totem Recipe
MINK
Bonus: All items retrieved from fishing are worth 20%+ of their usual value for all tokotas owned by the Totem Bearer. Treated as the Fisher Trait and all trait rules apply.
Unlocked By: Crafting the Mink Totem using the Totem Recipe
ORCA
Bonus: All items retrieved from diving are worth 20%+ of their usual value for all tokotas owned by the Totem Bearer. Treated as the Diver Trait and all trait rules apply.
Unlocked By: Crafting the Orca Totem using the Totem Recipe
SQUIRREL
Bonus: All items retrieved from Random Events are worth 20%+ of their usual value for all tokotas owned by the Totem Bearer.
Unlocked By: Getting 15 Doubled Value Results from Random Events.
BREEDING
BUMBLEBEE
Bonus: May use in place of Fertility Supplements in Breeding.
Unlocked By: Crafting the Bumblebee Totem with the Totem Recipe.
MOOSE
Bonus: May use in place of Close Care in Breeding.
Unlocked By: Breeding 10 litters that contain at least 1 dire pup in Breedings posted by you.
WOODPECKER
Bonus: May use in place of Inukshuk Talisman in Breeding.
Unlocked By: Using 6 non-commissioned Breeding Images in non-split Breedings posted by you.
CONTINUOUS EVENTS
HORSE
Bonus: You may have 2 tokotas in a single Continuous Events entry without collaborating the submission. This does not allow you to break the limit on CE entries per month.
Unlocked By: Having 5 Collabed CE Entries where the other tokota in your collab takes 1st place. You cannot own both tokotas in the collab.
RAT
Bonus: Gain +1 additional monthly entry for Continuous Events. This Totems stacks with all other additional CE entry bonuses to a maximum of 15 entries a month.
Unlocked By: Competing in the eight CE sections six times each.
CRAFTING
Beaver
Bonus: +10% Success rate in crafting (Tiers 1-8) AND 10% Chance to retain ingredients in common - rare craft attempts (Tiers 9-10)
Unlocked By: Crafting the Beaver Totem using the Totem Recipe
DESIGN CENTRAL
BUTTERFLY
Bonus: Gain up to x3 Free Hand Paints per design in Design Central.
Unlocked By: Applying 15 unique hand paints to 15 tokotas of Dominant Ranking or above. Free paints from Admin or Faction bonus do not count towards unlocking this totem.
LIONESS
Bonus: Gain +1 additional design submission in Design Central for a total 6 designs per month.
Unlocked By: Passing 15 designs through Main DC and 10 designs through Soul Pool DC. The designs do not have to pass on their first attempt.
WALRUS
Bonus: Gain up to x3 Free Scar Pack per design in Design Central.
Unlocked By: Applying 15 unique scar packs to 15 tokotas of Dominant Ranking or above. Free scars from Faction bonus do not count towards unlocking this totem.
HIERARCHY UPDATES
FOX
Bonus: You gain a +10 to RoD and PotA scores for all tokotas you own.
Unlocked By: Gaining a perfect PotA score 5 times.
LAMB
Bonus: Grants +15 HP to all tokotas owned by the totem bearer while this totem is active.
Unlocked By: Raising 20 Tokotas to Dominant
RANDOM EVENTS
PORCUPINE
Bonus: Ignores injuries in Random Events for all tokotas owned by the totem bearer.
Unlocked By: Healing 10 tokotas back to full health.
SNAKE
Bonus: Negative Results from Random Events are rerolled once.
Unlocked By: Lose 15 items from Random Events
RITES OF FERTILITY
OWL
Bonus: Tokotas may participate in any RoM class without restriction
Unlocked By: Completing 10 of each RoM Trait, build of the tokota doesn’t matter. Traits with the same bonus are counted as the same trait.
PENGUIN
Bonus: Tokotas owned by the Totem Bearer only need to complete two Rites of Fertility prompts to earn their Arms of Akna. (Rite of Merit Prompt is required, may complete either Rite of Fortitude or Rite of alliance for the second)
Unlocked By: Unlocked by having 30 Tokotas pass their Rites of Fertility while using consumable bonus items.
RAM
Bonus: Gives automatic excellent AoAs to all tokotas owned by the totem bearer.
Unlocked By: Earning 30 Excellent AoAs Scores.
TAMING
DOG
Bonus: You may use this totem in place of x5 Treats in taming attempts. Totem follows all the same rules as normal treats.
Unlocked By: Reaching TCA Rank 5
HYENA
Bonus: You gain -50 toward your taming attempts. Stacks with other taming bonuses.
Unlocked By: Raising 3 tokotas with taming related traits to Dom using only HP from Tamings. Tokotas must be actively used in all the taming attempts.
