Originally posted by Happy:

Probably my first solo Serpent kill, I lured it to the shore, then harpooned it once I was close to save stamina, then I simply dragged it to shore so my tame wolves could rip it apart, then collected the loot afterwards. Made my first Serpent Scale Shield not long after that.

In a similar instance, I was sailing and encountered the Serpent, so I raced to the nearest Island, it was uncharted at this point, as I approached, I was in a Black Forest Biome, and as I got upto the shore, there was a Troll standing on the beach, I thought to myself, great.... not only was I going to lose my Karve to the Serpent, but I was going to have to fend off the troll before I could even try salvage my boat. However the Troll locked eyes on the Serpent and a death match incurred.... the Troll won. Well until I killed it afterwards. They ignored my boat.

Now I see Trolls as a friend than something to kill. In my latest playthrough, while my gear is too primitive to take on the big guys, I have started arranging Abomination v Troll Death Matches. The Abomination is more powerful than the Troll, so I tend to help the Troll out with some fire arrows. Then... I finish off the weakened Troll