Although he is close he is not an animal. There is no mention about its usage with slaves in the helpfile and the slave has always obeyed to my character's every order.You learn from your success and improve at handle animal!
Krark, a thin goblin slave puts a spiked mace in a cloth pack.
Handle animal levels up giving orders to slaves
Handle animal levels up giving orders to slaves
Re: Handle animal levels up giving orders to slaves
The help file has been updated to clarify this issue. Basically, this skill is relevant with anything that shows up as a mount or minion with the score command.
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