How to get the Sotdae of Bond and tame bird pets in Crimson Desert

The Sotdae of Bond might be one of Crimson Desert‘s most weirdly named items, but it’s effectively a big ol’ bird feeder, letting you tame the new bird pets that were added in the recent update. Bird-wise, you can befriend anything from a common variety Sparrow, to a legendary Phoenix, but first you’ll have to unlock the item itself for use.

The new update also includes new cats to take home like the Abyss Heuklang, plus the new Baltheon Armor set. All that said, here’s how to get the Sotdae of Bond in Crimson Desert and tame some feathery friends.

How to get the Sotdae of Bond in Crimson Desert

You have to complete the Authorized Access section of the Trembling Woods faction quest for the Pororin Forest Guardians in order to get the Sotdae of Bond. This is the quest which unlocks access to the Florindale area, and you can start it by trying to get into the village, southeast of the Hernand Highlands, and getting sleep-darted three times.

After this, a guardian called Arkin will appear you can speak to, letting you start the quest. It doesn’t take too long either. If you’ve already completed it, you can find the Sotdae of Bond in your item storage in camp, so simply stow it in your inventory.

How to tame bird pets in Crimson Desert

Once you have the Sotdae of Bond, you’ll also need some food to use with it (since it’s a bird feeder). Different food types attract different birds, but as far as I can tell, you can use:

• Meat (non-bird)
• Fish (alive or dead)
• Insects
• Oats
• Seeds
• Fruit

The feeder has a very large capacity and will hold its food between uses, so it’s definitely worth just dumping all types of feed in there to attract the widest possible variety of birds based on where you set it up. Now:

1. Select the Sotdae of Bond in your inventory to get it out.
2. Hold CTRL and press R to place it (LB and Y on controller).
3. Interact with it to load up the feed.
4. Step back a little way to watch.

Different areas seem to contain different birds. For example, I placed the feeder on a mountain where it attracted an eagle and a sparrowhawk, but then moved it to a river where I attracted a crow and a sparrow, instead.

Different overall regions also contain different birds. Once a bird has landed on the feeder, it’ll feed until it reaches 100 Trust, just like other pets, and then you can approach and choose the “Take In” option, making it your bird. Bird pets don’t have equipment, but they will loot corpses similar to dogs and cats, and will land on your arm if you stand still for a while.