Call Beast

Call Beast is an ability available to Beastmasters in Final Fantasy XI starting at level 23. When Call Beast is used, a beast familiar is summoned. The type of beast is determined by the jug that is equipped. A Beastmaster must equip a jug of pet food in the "ammunition" equipment slot before calling a beast, or the command will fail and produce an error message. Jugs come in stacks of up to 12, and each time a beast is called, one is expended. The command is available with a Beastmaster subjob, but the inability to equip jugs renders this ability unusable for a Beastmaster subjob. It can be recast every 5 minutes.

Familiars

Familiars are special pets that are available exclusively to Beastmasters. They are called to a Beastmaster's side using special items and Call Beast, a Beastmaster job ability. There are only three familiars available at level 23, but the number of jugs (therefore also the number of different pets) rapidly increases as the Beastmaster levels up.

Familiars offer Beastmasters reliability and convenience in exchange for the power and/or endurance of Charmed monsters. While a Familiar is almost never as strong as a charmed monster of the same level, Familiars can be called instantly and remain for a set amount time (usually a very long time) before disappearing. They will never fail to be called or "un-charm" and attack the Beastmaster like charmed monsters.

Familiars also allow the use of Snarl, a job ability, and Ready, a pet command, which give the Beastmaster finer control over the flow of battle and increase the survivability of both the Beastmaster and the pet.

However, since Beastmasters tend to rely on the disposability of pets, most Beastmasters only use Familiars if local monsters are not available, as the relatively long Recast Time of Call Beast and the cost of using jugs make Familiars less disposable than charmed pets.

Chart of Called Beasts

Pet	Jug	Level	Cap	Type	Family	Job	Duration
Sheep Familiar	Herbal Broth	23	35	Beast	Sheep	WAR	1:00:00
Hare Familiar	Carrot Broth			Beast	Rabbit	WAR	1:30:00
Crab Familiar	Fish Broth		55	Aquan	Crab	PLD	0:30:00
Courier Carrie	Fish Oil Broth		75	Aquan	Crab	PLD	0:30:00
Homunculus	Alchemist Water			Plantoid	Mandragora	MNK	1:00:00
Slippery Silas	Wormy Broth		99	Aquan	Toad	BLM	0:30:00
Flowerpot Bill	Humus	28	40	Plantoid	Mandragora	MNK	1:00:00
Flytrap Familiar	Grasshopper Broth			Plantoid	Flytrap	WAR	1:00:00
Tiger Familiar	Meat Broth			Beast	Tiger	WAR	1:00:00
Eft Familiar	Mole Broth	33	45	Lizard	Eft	WAR	1:00:00
Lizard Familiar	Carrion Broth			Lizard	Lizard	WAR	1:00:00
Mayfly Familiar	Bug Broth			Vermin	Fly	WAR	1:00:00
Funguar Familiar	Seedbed Soil		65	Plantoid	Funguar	WAR	1:00:00
Beetle Familiar	Tree Sap	38	45	Vermin	Beetle	PLD	1:00:00
Antlion Familiar	Antica Broth		50	Vermin	Antlion	WAR	1:00:00
Lullaby Melodia	Singing Herbal Broth	43	55	Beast	Sheep	WAR	1:00:00
Mite Familiar	Blood Broth			Vermin	Diremite	WAR	1:00:00
Keeneared Steffi	Famous Carrot Broth			Beast	Rabbit	WAR	1:30:00
Flowerpot Ben	Rich Humus	51	63	Plantoid	Mandragora	MNK	1:00:00
Saber Siravarde	Warm Meat Broth			Beast	Tiger	WAR	1:00:00
Coldblood Como	Cold Carrion Broth	53	65	Lizard	Lizard	WAR	1:00:00
Shellbuster Orob	Quadav Bug Broth			Vermin	Fly	WAR	1:00:00
Voracious Audrey	Noisy Grasshopper Broth		75	Plantoid	Flytrap	WAR	1:00:00
Ambusher Allie	Lively Mole Broth	58		Lizard	Eft	WAR	1:00:00
Chopsuey Chucky	Fragrant Antica Broth	63		Vermin	Antlion	WAR	1:00:00
Lifedrinker Lars	Clear Blood Broth			Vermin	Diremite	WAR	1:00:00
Panzer Galahad	Scarlet Sap			Vermin	Beetle	PLD	1:00:00
Amigo Sabotender	Sun Water	75		Plantoid	Sabotender	WAR	0:30:00
Turbid Toloi	Auroral Broth		99	Aquan	Pugil	WAR	2:00:00
Nursery Nazuna	Dancing Herbal Broth	76	86	Beast	Sheep	WAR	2:00:00
Crafty Clyvonne	Cunning Brain Broth		90	Beast	Coeurl	WAR	2:00:00
Dapper Mac	Briny Broth		99	Bird	Apkallu	MNK	2:00:00
Dipper Yuly	Wool Grease			Vermin	Ladybug	THF	2:00:00
Lucky Lulush	Lucky Carrot Broth			Beast	Rabbit	WAR	2:00:00
Flowerpot Merle	Vermihumus			Plantoid	Mandragora	MNK	3:00:00
Discreet Louise	Deepbed Soil	79		Plantoid	Funguar	WAR	2:00:00
Fatso Fargann	Curdled Plasma Broth	81		Amorph	Leech	WAR	2:00:00
Presto Julio	Chirping Grasshopper Broth	83	93	Plantoid	Flytrap	WAR	2:00:00
Audacious Anna	Bubbling Carrion Broth	85	95	Lizard	Lizard	WAR	2:00:00
Mailbuster Cetas	Goblin Bug Broth			Vermin	Fly	WAR	2:00:00
Swift Sieghard	Mellow Bird Broth	86	94	Lizard	Raptor	WAR	2:00:00
Faithful Falcorr	Lucky Broth		99	Bird	Hippogryph	THF	2:00:00
Bloodclaw Shasra	Razor Brain Broth	90	99	Beast	Coeurl	WAR	2:00:00
Bugeyed Broncha	Savage Mole Broth			Lizard	Eft	WAR	2:00:00
Gorefang Hobs	Burning Carrion Broth	93		Beast	Tiger	WAR	2:00:00
Gooey Gerard	Cloudy Wheat Broth	95		Amorph	Slug	WAR	1:30:00
Crude Raphie	Shadowy Broth	96		Lizard	Adamantoise	PLD	1:30:00
Droopy Dortwin	Swirling Broth	99	103 (Item Level)	Beast	Rabbit	WAR	2:00:00
Sunburt Malfik	Shimmering Broth		104 (Item Level)	Aquan	Crab	PLD	2:00:00
Warlike Patrick	Livid Broth			Lizard	Lizard	WAR	2:00:00
Scissorleg Xerin	Spicy Broth		105 (Item Level)	Vermin	Chapuli	WAR	2:00:00
Rhyming Shizuna	Lyrical Broth		107 (Item Level)	Beast	Sheep	WAR	2:00:00
Attentive Ibuki	Salubrious Broth		109 (Item Level)	Bird	Tulfaire	WAR	2:00:00
Amiable Roche	Airy Broth		110 (Item Level)	Aquan	Pugil	WAR	2:00:00
Brainy Waluis	Crumbly Soil		113 (Item Level)	Plantoid	Funguar	WAR	2:00:00
Herald Henry	Translucent Broth			Beast	Coeurl	PLD	2:00:00
Headbreaker Ken	Blackwater Broth		115 (Item Level)	Vermin	Fly	WAR	2:00:00
Redolent Candi	Electrified Broth			Plantoid	Snapweed	WAR	2:00:00
Caring Kiyomaro	Fizzy Broth		116 (Item Level)	Beast	Raaz	MNK	2:00:00
Hurler Percival	Pale Sap			Vermin	Beetle	PLD	2:00:00
Blackbeard Randy	Meaty Broth		117 (Item Level)	Beast	Tiger	WAR	2:00:00
Generous Arthur	Dire Broth		119 (Item Level)	Amorph	Slug	WAR	2:00:00
Threestar Lynn	Muddy Broth			Vermin	Ladybug	THF	2:00:00
Alluring Honey	Bug-Ridden Broth		119+ (Item Level)	Plantoid	Snapweed	WAR	2:00:00
Brave Hero Glenn	Wispy Broth			Aquan	Toad	WAR	2:00:00
Sharpwit Hermes	Saline Broth			Plantoid	Mandragora	MNK	2:00:00