19.10.12 MINI PETS
Mini pets are small denizens (in size and function) that can be obtained in a
variety of ways. Currently these are the sources of mini pets:
1. The pet shop in New Thera.
- These mini pets will age and eventually die permanently.
- These mini pets do not reset to their owners' inventories.
- These mini pets may not be customised in any way.
- These mini pets may be transferred between adventurers. Information on this
functionality, and other notes on their care and well-being, is available
in the shop.
2. Crates obtained at random from within "a globe of shifting continents."
- The mini pets inside these crates will become loyal to whoever removes them
from their crates, allowing them to be traded and sold between adventurers
while they remain in the crate.
- Many of these crated animals are nearly identical to those sold in New
Thera. They do not age and die, however, and they will reset to their
owners approximately once every five or six Achaean days.
- Once loyal, these mini pets cannot be transferred between adventurers.
- These mini pets may customised in description only. See the section on
"Creature Customisations" in HELP CUSTOMISATION.
3. Special eggs sold in the Shop of Wonders.
- See HELP SHOP OF WONDERS for more information about hatching birds from
these eggs.
- These mini pets may be customised in description only, and in a limited
manner: they must remain the same basic material and type of bird. So, for
example, "a glittering diamond canary" could be customised as "a black
diamond canary" but not "a black diamond hummingbird" or "a ruby canary."
See the section on "Creature Customisations" in HELP CUSTOMISATION.
See HELP DENIZENS for ways to interact with your mini pet. Some may have
additional reactions to being greeted, emoted at, etc.!
PLEASE NOTE: There are several other types of denizens that may be referred to
as "pets" but are not considered "mini pets." These include artefact pets,
mounts or steeds, and class loyals (such as a Magi's water weird, a
Serpentlord's snake, a Knight's falcon, a Sentinel's woodland creature,
or one of many entities found serving Occultists). See HELP ARTEFACTS, HELP
MOUNTS, or the relevant class help files for information on these.