Steedbond Saddle (Patreon)

Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement)

A decorated saddle that allows for delicate control of one's horse. You can have this item shrink down in size for transportation as it collapses into the medallion on the saddle’s pommel.

Bonded Companion. You can perform a 1-hour ritual to bond this saddle to a willing beast creature. Only one creature can be bonded to this saddle at a time, and bonding to a new creature breaks the previous bond.

While holding this item you can use a bonus action to magically summon or dismiss the creature bonded to it. When you summon the creature, it appears in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of you with this saddle fastened to its back and bridle on its head. When you dismiss a creature bonded to this saddle it appears in a harmless demiplane where it does not need to eat, drink, or sleep, leaving only the medallion. While bonded to this saddle the creature’s hit point maximum is increased by twice your character level and it takes 5 feet less movement to mount it.

Ride or Die. While you are mounted on a creature wearing this saddle and aren't incapacitated you gain the following benefits:

• Both you and your mount gain a +1 bonus to your AC.
• When your mount takes the dash or disengage action you can make a single weapon attack as part of that action against a target in range.

For a Mongol warrior, a horse is everything. A horse provides speed, food, companionship, and military might. There can be no greater ally in our wartime affairs than these steeds that give to us their very being, and a true Mongol can break any horse no matter the temperment. With speed and skill we decimate our foes, outmaneuvering them at every step as horse and rider run them down.