In his latest blog entry about his experiences in Darkfall, Paragus writes about gaining a mount and using it in combat, and about guild politics and the rapidly growing importance of political wrangling in the game.

Mounts

Mounts in Darkfall are much more a privilege than a right unlike what we have seen in a lot of the MMOs in the last few years. Instead of going to your local mount vendor and buying one, mounts are created via a form of crafting called "taming". The way my guild has approached this is that we have a few select members who are the official mount makers, much like you would have a designated armor crafter.

I logged in the other day to find out that my guild tamers had successfully cranked out a bunch of mounts for us to take for a test drive. The mount is an item that can be traded like any other item, and goes into your backpack with the rest of your items. In order to call the mount, you hotkey the mount statuette into your bar and press the assigned button.

Read more about Mounts and Politics in Darkfall.