The Sigil of Bonding is a pet accessory added in Crimson Desert’s 1.04.00 patch that lets a cat ride on Kliff’s shoulder during exploration and combat. It’s sold by Lacey, a hidden merchant who wanders the roads of Pororin village.
What the Sigil of Bonding does
Pearl Abyss originally treated the shoulder-riding cats as a bug. Because players liked the behavior, the developer kept it as an opt-in feature tied to a new pet accessory slot. Equip the Sigil of Bonding to a cat pet and it will stay perched on Kliff’s shoulder for a much longer duration, even while you sprint, roll, or attack.
The item sits in the new pet accessory slot introduced alongside the 1.04 update, which also added birds as pets, five new cat variants, and the ability to tame the Abyss Heuklang.
Requirements before buying
| Requirement | Detail |
|---|---|
| Game version | Patch 1.04.00 or later |
| Prerequisite quest | Unreachable Village faction quest (grants access to Pororin) |
| Location | Pororin village, Hernand region |
| Vendor | Lacey — light green hood, small backpack, slow walking pace |
| Price | 8 Silver Coins |
| Stock limit | Up to 3 per visit; restocks after 7 in-game days |
You also need a cat as your active summoned pet. If you haven’t adopted one yet, raise Trust with a stray by feeding it until it becomes tameable.
Finding Lacey in Pororin
Lacey doesn’t stand behind a stall. She walks a slow loop along the village’s main paths, which is why many players miss her on a first pass. The fastest way to trigger an encounter is to run the road circuit around Pororin rather than waiting at a fixed spot.
Equipping the Sigil on a cat
Restocks and additional purchases
Lacey caps the Sigil of Bonding at three per visit, which matters if you want to keep multiple cats configured. To refill her inventory, advance the in-game clock by roughly seven days — sleeping at a bed or waiting at campfires speeds this up — then return and run the patrol loop again.
Raising Trust with Lacey up to +100 is possible, but it doesn’t unlock additional wares. The Sigil is the only notable item she carries.
How to tell it worked
Confirmation is visual. After crouching near your equipped cat, it animates climbing onto Kliff and idles on his shoulder. The cat remains visible through fast movement and combat animations until you manually dismiss the pet or unequip the Sigil.
If the cat refuses to climb up, the most common causes are: no cat set as the active pet, the Sigil equipped to a non-cat species (birds use the Sotdae of Bond instead), or not crouching close enough. Re-open the Pets tab, verify the accessory is attached to the correct pet, and try again on flat ground.
For the full list of 1.04.00 additions, including the new pet accessory system and bird companions, the official patch notes from Pearl Abyss document every change shipped with the update.
