Pet Rock

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Familiar number: 45
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Pet Rock

A passive pebble It is not a rolling stone It might gather moss.

Sits there

Ability: Sits motionless, does nothing

Throne/Bjorn: So-So Resistance to All Elements, sometimes deals 20-50 damage

Hatchling: pet rock

	Ultimate Cage Match	Scavenger Hunt	Obstacle Course	Hide and Seek

Cannot breathe underwater

Combat Messages

Regular message:
<name> sits motionless.
Enthroned in the Crown of Thrones:
<Name> falls out of your hat and lands on <his> foot, dealing 20-50 damage.
Bjornified in the Buddy Bjorn:
Your opponent trips over <name>, who must have fallen out of the Buddy Bjorn somehow. It takes 20-50 damage as its head hits the ground.
With lucky Tam O'Shanter equipped:
(No message.)
With miniature gravy-covered maypole equipped:
(No message.)
With wax lips equipped:
(No message.)
With pet rock "Groucho" disguise equipped, after fumbling:
Your pet rock's fake eyebrows waggle at you sarcastically. You'd horse-whip him, if you had a horse.
With pet rock "Snooty" disguise equipped, after a critical hit:
<name>'s monocle flies off in surprise!

Arena Messages

None - familiar cannot compete at the Arena, with the following message
Since the Arena doesn't have a 'sitting motionless, doing absolutely nothing' event, there's probably no point in allowing your pet rock to compete. (Although the thought occurs it would probably be pretty good at hide and seek... the hiding part, at least.

A Pet Rock does nothing at all, similar to a real pet rock, but it can at the very least contribute to a few trophies that require familiar weight.
Before May 1, 2012, the Pet Rock was sometimes a familiar of choice for PvPers as its +11 equipment was advantageous in the "Familiar Kills" minigame.
While it doesn't say anything special for the wax lips, miniature gravy-covered maypole, or lucky Tam O'Shanter it still gives the effects of each item; for instance, a pet rock with wax lips works like a 10 lb. volleyball.
Unlike most familiars, the Pet Rock has two pieces of familiar-specific equipment.

The Pet Rock was invented by one Gary Dahl, and sold commercially from 1975 to early 1976.
With only one eye, this particular specimen is a cyclops rock; a reference to the TMBG song of the same name.
The haiku references a proverb: "A rolling stone gathers no moss."