Beast Reserve Guide

The Beast Reserve is a protected area by the far edge of the Forbidden Forest. It's a bit of a trek to reach, since it's hidden away and kept separate from the school -- for the safety of beasts and students. It's primarily overseen by Hagrid and Professor Fairburn, though some beasts can be visited or tended to by students.

Its purpose is to shelter and care for endangered beasts or those unable to survive in the wild. Most were rescued from smugglers or other harmful practices around the world. It also educates students, exposing them to creatures they might otherwise have limited interaction.

The reserve is huge, separated into main areas. One is for staff only -- where the wounded are tended to, food is prepared, and other maintenance tasks are carried out. The others are open for students to explore, so long as they are cautious of their surroundings and mindful of the beasts residing there. You can visit each area once per morning and/or afternoon. A skill level may be required.

Creatures skill: level 1+

A treacherous, wide river running through the middle of the reserve. Not especially deep, but rocks are plenty and slippery so mind your footing. 

Beast:

• Flupnis Fish - Provides Citrus Peppers (for brewing Ginger Tonic), Scales (X ingredient used in Potions), and access to fresh water (for filling a Sturdy Bucket). Flupnis have reserves to easily breathe out of water, though their hard scales and fast movements make them very challenging to catch/hold.

Scales are naturally rubbed off on rocks so can be searched for like any other ingredient. To get a Citrus Pepper, catch and hold one of the large fish long enough for it to relax. Filling a Sturdy Bucket is free-rp, but can only be done after you've made a minimum 3 posts in the thread.

A relaxed Flupnis can be given hugs and attention, which cause it to drop the pepper from its mouth (and you receive 50 Creatures exp). You have a 1/3 chance of catching one, then a 50% chance of keeping hold of it. This can be attempted multiple times until you receive a pepper.
A human-made sandy area inside a big forest clearing. Nifflers live nearby, but spend a lot of time searching the sandpit for treasures. 

Gift a Niffler a shiny gem and it'll dig in its sandpit for keys. There's a 50% chance of it finding one. Losing earns a bean and 30 Creatures exp. Winning earns a random key. Can be attempted multiple times until you receive a key, though each attempt requires another Shiny Gem. Learn about the Trio Keys and their uses here.