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Neopia's Fill in the Blank News Source | 28th day of Running, Yr 26
The Neopian Times Week 55 > Articles > Krawks - Misunderstood Species

Krawks - Misunderstood Species

by forgotten_faeries

KRAWK ISLAND - I first noticed it when Carnari pulled me into the living room of our NeoHome. Malthias was curled up on the couch with the most recent edition of The Neopian Times and his Black Mirror, sniffling. After a little bit of coaxing to get him to look up and blow his nose, I asked him to tell me what was wrong.

His question was heartbreaking. "Kade? Is something... wrong with me, or us?"

It took me a few minutes to assure him that he was a perfectly normal Krawk, with healthy green scales and a nice, toothy smile. Carnari, having 'owned' him when he was a petpet, piped in with the next question. "OK, silly. What would make you think that something is wrong with you.. or us, for that matter?"

Malthais held up the paper. It was full of Krawk falsehoods and mishaps. "Some people are asking if we're worth having around, as we're expensive as petpets and really rare as pets." The black Lupe knew better than to laugh at the comic entitled "Say NO to KRAWK".

Looking through the articles that the little Krawk showed me, I was amazed at all the inaccuracies and contradictions in them. As I told him, not all writers who sent articles into The Neopian Times knew what they were talking about, or were completely serious. Now, I'm going to tell you readers the same things that I told Malthaias.

#1. Krawk owners are not all greedy millionaires with sprawling NeoHomes and dozens of Hidden Tower artifacts. I don't know how this misconception got started, but it's wrong. Completely. The most Neopoints I've ever had in my bank account and wallet combined was 400,000. It took me 11 months to build up that much, because I'm an 'older Neopian,' and go to college.

#2. Krawks are nasty Neopets, and bite a lot. They're clumsy, stupid, ugly, (insert any other unkind comment here), etc. Again, untrue. Krawks are friendly, fun-loving creatures that usually enjoy playing in water and/or sand. If you want a nasty Neopet, go get a Grarrl Battlemaster, or a Grundo Trooper.

#3. Since Krawks are so rare, you must have paid a lot to get one! Nope, sorry. I bought Malthais for Carnari back when Krawks first came out as petpets. I had heard of the upcoming Krawk Island, and thought that having a Krawk petpet would be fun and cute. Two Krawks cost me 25,000 Neopoints I made one into Malthias, when I could, and gave the other to a friend of mine. (No, he's not selling it. It belongs to a pet of his.)

#4. What's so magical about that Fungus Cave? Nobody really knows. It's just the greenish-grey, icky-smelling stuff that grows there, that turns Krawk petpets into full-grown Krawk pets.

#5. How soon did you get Malthias after the Fungus Cave was announced? Immediately, as soon as I figured out how.

Assorted Facts Malthais was the 97th Krawk to be turned into a pet. He's still looking for friends, and has a huge collection of wooden spoons.

There were over 128,000 Lennys when the Krawks were introduced, which gives each Krawk (currently) a total of roughly 160 spoons. (Multiplied, of course, by how few Krawks there were. Malthias has nearly 20 times that many.)

Krawks usually like swimming, and don't like fire, as it dries out their scales.

Malthias doesn't like playing NeoQuest. He likes to watch Carnari play.

Overall, I hope this has set more minds at ease about the Krawk Neopets and their owners. If you have any questions (not begging) or comments (more info on Krawks, or yours, perhaps), feel free to Neomail me. I hope to put more information about Krawks in a future column.

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