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Snipes appear to have a close but unexplained relationship with the Strangers of Haven. Strangers are partial to the bird-like creatures, and snipes are often found perched on or keeping company with Strangers. While no knight has ever found a hint of mercy in those beady black eyes, one Stranger tells that snipes are, among other things, actually incredibly modest beings.
 
Snipes appear to have a close but unexplained relationship with the Strangers of Haven. Strangers are partial to the bird-like creatures, and snipes are often found perched on or keeping company with Strangers. While no knight has ever found a hint of mercy in those beady black eyes, one Stranger tells that snipes are, among other things, actually incredibly modest beings.
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== Snipe Herding ==
 
== Snipe Herding ==
[[Image:SnipeHerding.png|300px|right|thumb|Snipe herding in the Town Square.]]
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Snipe herding is a common pastime for knights low on energy. Snipes follow a few basic movement rules:
 
Snipe herding is a common pastime for knights low on energy. Snipes follow a few basic movement rules:
  
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== Locations and numbers ==
 
== Locations and numbers ==
There are 84 persistent Snipes above the Clockworks. Of these, 56 are found in the [[Town Square]], 7 in the [[Advanced Training Hall]], 18 in the [[Bazaar]], 2 at the [[Crash Site]] and 1 at the [[Rescue Camp]]. No Snipes are found in the [[Arcade]].
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There are 84 persistent Snipes above the Clockworks. Of these, 56 are found in the [[Town Square]], 7 in the [[Advanced Training Hall]], 18 in the [[Bazaar]], 2 at the [[Crash Site]] and 1 at the [[Rescue Camp]]. No Snipes are found in the [[Arcade]].  
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[[Image:Snipesinclockworks.jpg|200px|left|thumb|The little area in Wolver Den with Snipes.]]
 
[[Image:Snipesinclockworks.jpg|200px|left|thumb|The little area in Wolver Den with Snipes.]]
 
Inside the Clockworks, a special scenario room found in Wolver Dens has a group of 3-4 Snipes and 4 stones around an area that grants health.
 
Inside the Clockworks, a special scenario room found in Wolver Dens has a group of 3-4 Snipes and 4 stones around an area that grants health.
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<!-- screenshot -->Currently, the only piece of equipment that includes a Snipe is the [[Sniped Stranger Hat]] which is obtainable at random through purchasing the Explorer's Pack.  
 
<!-- screenshot -->Currently, the only piece of equipment that includes a Snipe is the [[Sniped Stranger Hat]] which is obtainable at random through purchasing the Explorer's Pack.  
 
If you stand on a snipe that will immobilize it, and sitting down on it will make it look like it is sitting on your lap.
 
  
 
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image:Snipes-Perching Gallery3.png|Fountain snipes.
 
image:Snipes-Perching Gallery3.png|Fountain snipes.
 
image:Snipes-Perching Gallery4.png|Research snipes. For RESEARCH.
 
image:Snipes-Perching Gallery4.png|Research snipes. For RESEARCH.
image:Snipe Sitting.png|Sitting in a Knight's lap. For RESEARCH.
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Revision as of 04:36, 6 September 2012

Snipes are the graceful, adorable, and fetchingly corpulent birds found throughout Haven.

Perched snipes.
Flying snipe.

Description

Snipes are plump, pastel-coloured avians with orange beaks and a peculiar method of flight. They can be found perched on the shops and vendors in the Bazaar, and spinning through the air in the Town Square. They are a familiar sight in Haven, often bobbing happily along the the ground near knights and Strangers alike.

Snipes appear to have a close but unexplained relationship with the Strangers of Haven. Strangers are partial to the bird-like creatures, and snipes are often found perched on or keeping company with Strangers. While no knight has ever found a hint of mercy in those beady black eyes, one Stranger tells that snipes are, among other things, actually incredibly modest beings.


Snipe Herding

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Snipe herding in the Town Square.

Snipe herding is a common pastime for knights low on energy. Snipes follow a few basic movement rules:

  • Snipes will never intentionally move into a wall or knight.
  • If a snipe finds itself on top of a wall or knight, it will move a short distance in whatever direction will take it off of a knight or wall.
  • If a snipe cannot move in a direction without connecting with a knight or wall, it will not move, but it will turn in a different direction.
  • Snipes that are in flight remain in flight. Similarly, snipes that are on the ground remain on the ground.

Using these rules, it is possible for knights to force the snipes into confined spaces.

Locations and numbers

The little area in Wolver Den with Snipes.

Inside the Clockworks, a special scenario room found in Wolver Dens has a group of 3-4 Snipes and 4 stones around an area that grants health.

Trivia

The Haven symbol on the flagstones at the main (southern) entrance to Haven features a snipe holding what appears to be the intergalactic equivalent of a peace branch in its beak. Note: this decal cannot be seen on a low visual setting.

Currently, the only piece of equipment that includes a Snipe is the Sniped Stranger Hat which is obtainable at random through purchasing the Explorer's Pack.

See also

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