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Acara: The Acaras are a race of playful creatures, who will definitely not (in most cases) attempt to steal your wallet and spread embarrassing Christmas photos of you all over the Internet. Most Acaras live by the sea and enjoy playing Gormball often after a refreshing dive into water. Acaras are excellent treasure hunters and are an explorer's best friend.

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Adam: One Hoopy Frood who knows where his towel is.

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Aisha: An odd type of pet bent on ruling the world through their vending machine. They have extremely good hearing; accounted for by their extra set of ears, so don't whisper your anti-Aisha thoughts anywhere in the vicinity of one. Aishas also have a strange, and strong, liking for magic.

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Asparagus: Asparagus is a green vegetable (not to be confused with broccoli, brussel sprouts, or celery though it looks to be a combination of the three of these) and is Borovan/Adam's favorite food. Though you may find asparagus to be disgusting and loathesome, when you dine at Borovan/Adam's house it is wiser to complement Adam/Borovan's cooking (as it consists entirely of asparagus-derived dishes) than to criticise it. If you do accidentally let an insult slip, it is best to run away screaming like a little child as Borovan/Adam chases after you with a large, limp stalk of his favorite food.

--- (Field Researcher: medli7)

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Avatar/Neosignature Chat: This certain chatboard can be very interesting. If you have a towel (if you don't you will need to get one ASAP) make sure you have it in close reach at ALL times. This is a dangerous chatboard, and from my experiences, you might want to have 50 or more secret avatars found before you enter. The inhabitants of the Avatar/Neosignature chat don't hesitate in calling people 'n00bs'.

Inhabitants: The inhabitants of the Avatar/Neosignature chat are sometimes a fairly mild bunch. Calls of 'Avatar Simon Says!', 'Lending (insert avatar item here)!' can be heard throughout the board. Be careful though, sometimes you will find the dreaded Beggar on the board asking for a free avatar item. You may also find a generous ACer (avatar chatter) who will give you a free avatar item trusting that you will give it back.

Games and sources of fun: The games include Avatar Simon Says where you can try and match the Topic Hoster whenever they change avatars. Some winners get prizes. Screenies of how people got their hard to get Avatars are a source of fun too.

--- (Field Researcher: babolat91)

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Battledome Board: The Battledome (BD) board is a place where you can find the tougher Neopians. They tend to be tougher than the other Board inhabitants and get in to fights a lot. Inhabitants: the inhabitants are tough and if you have a weak pet, you would be better off NOT challenging anyone in the BD chat. They seem to like calling people with weak pets n00bs. Their hobbies include battling, talking about battling, finding people to battle, and during the war, complaining and/or praising the war. Fun: sources of fun are battling, talking about battling, and talking about weapons.

--- (Field Researcher: babolat91)

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Blairnut Tea: A very tasty tea so soothing that the experience of drinking it is akin to falling into a sea of fluffy pink pillows gently scented with lavender.

However, the export of this tea from Mystery Island is becoming central to a growing scandal:

--- The Neopets Team (Y12) The Neopian Times - Editorial Issue 459, question no. 6.

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Blumaroo: The rumored offspring (Spring, Ha! get it?) of the famous T-I-Double-Guh-err, (if you know who I'm talking about...), Blumaroos have an affinity for bouncing around Neopia on their long tails, which are also good for giving a good thumping on the head, if the Blumaroo is inclined. Blumaroos are also very musical and, if asked, are always glad to hum a tune for you.

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Bori: Bori(Should be noted that "Bori" Singular is the same as "Bori" Plural as it is with; Moose, Geese, and Harni (A Microscopic creature that lives on old tissues on the planet "Tronssacum")) are shy animals who are very much content with staying at home in front of a warm fire, (presuming they aren't ICE Bori) and reading an interesting book all afternoon. If you plan on visiting a Bori without calling first be sure to bring a pot of good tea along as the creatures do have sharp claws, normally used for digging, and enjoy tea greatly (and they do not appreciate unexpected visitors).

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Budget Grooming and Feeding: Here in Neopia there are two kinds of owner; those that care for their pet's health, mood and general wellbeing, and those that don't. For the less well off Neopian there are many avenues of feeding, grooming and taking care of your beloved neopet. Firstly, buy your pet a plushie, the cheapest you can hope to get is the blue Ixi plushie that comes free with all newbie packs. If you have already misplaced, lost or destroyed this plushie then the next cheapest is the headless von roo plushie at 1np. "But it's hideous" I hear you say, yes I agree it is hideous. So another cheap alternative is the range of Quiggle plushies, most coming in at 10np.

For those of you wishing to keep your pet looking a million bucks without spending it, I suggest investing in an Illusens comb or Jhudoras brush. Both these products can be bought for under 10 np and are generally liked by the neopets. If your pet, like mine is finicky, chose a different colour eyeshadow, you're bound to find one your pet likes. For those of you with distinctly less girly neopets, I recommend inexpensive hair-gel, usually goes for 80np. An added bonus to keeping your pet well groomed is, it is far less likely to become sick as the result of a random event, this is a further cost saver as those medicines can be pricy.

To keep your pet well fed without spending a small fortune, I suggest you don't join the gourmet club. Instead feed your pet exclusively on free jellies and omelettes. These can be found once a day with a little hunting. If you would rather your pet eat something a little healthier, I suggest homemade marmalade, musho mushy peas and bagguss, each at under 5 np. For those of you with slightly more deviant pets, may I suggest a diet of inexpensive sun dried techo claws and blumaroo steaks? Yes, slightly cannibalistic if eaten by techos and blumaroos, but what's to stop the other neopet species enjoying a delicacy?

---(Field Researcher: Mary_the_penguin)

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Buzz: A quick flying pet that is not above nipping fruit off farmers' trees and showing off their amazing speed and acrobatic skills. All Buzzes went under a startling transformation one night and turned from a Fly Eye to what you see today.

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Chat Boards: The chat boards are places you should ALWAYS bring your towel to. You never know what kind of trouble you may get in to. The folowing entries will give you some insight into what you should expect when going to each board.

--- (Field Researcher: babolat91)

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Cheat Codes: All cheats are to be typed in DURING THE GAME unless specifically noted otherwise. All cheats are ONE USE ONLY unless specifically noted otherwise. These cheat codes are allowed by the Neopets Team because they are features of their respective games and do not provide a significant advantage to the player.

• Advert Attack: "nopopups" to make all ads disappear.
• Attack of Slorgs: "marrow" for extra life. When laser runs out, type "chargex4" to recharge laser. This can be used as much as you want.
• Bouncey Supreme: "bouncebouncebounce" for extra life.
• Brucey B slots: to see a person, type "brucey" during game
• Buzzer Game: "salamander" skips level, unlimited use
• Carnival of Terror: "custard" for more time
• Castle Battles: "supercannonball" for a giant cannonball
• Deckswabber: "vitaminc" restores health
• Destruct-o-Match 2: in START SCREEN, type "boohooiwanttheoldgameback" to play the original game, "destroyboulders" destroys all blocks of one color
• Dice Escape: "topview" for a bird's-eye-view, type again to reset it, "flybywire" to view in wire frame mode, "helpmeplease" to reset timer, "moretimeruki" to reset timer
• Dubloon Disaster: "scallywags" makes a whirlpool appear. Another one for Dubloon Disaster is one I don't have proof for, I've never seen it listed anywhere, and I've never heard anyone talk about--but it seems to work. "blackpawkeet" makes it as much as 7 times more likely to get a 100-point coin.
• Eliv Thade: for extra hint, type "rehaxtint" into the guess word box, but DON'T HIT ENTER. If you have sound, you will hear a scream. On your next word, you will see your extra hint
• Escape from meridell castle: "valrigard" resets timer
• Escape to Kreludor: "empulse" blows up anything 2 spaces beside you
• Extreme herder: "freeze" to freeze balthazar
• Faerie Bubbles: "stardust" for nova bubble, "faerieland" for rainbow bubble, "slumberberry" resets top row if it has dropped down, "faeriebubbles" turns all bubbles the same color
• Faerie Cloud Racers: on START SCREEN, type "cloud" to see a wierd, distracting talking face during the game
• Frumball: "frumball" for extra life, "kougra" skips level, but resets points
• Gourmet club bowls: in START SCREEN, type "shepherd" to double your score, "superbowl" during game to skip to next level
• Grand theft ummagine: "ummaginethief" skips level, but resets score
• Hasee Bounce: "doughnutfruit" resets timer
• Ice Cream Machine: "strawberryvanillachocolate" for extra life
• Igloo Garage Sale: "dubloondubloondubloon" for a better chance of getting a dubloon
• Jelly Blobs of Doom: "fishnegg" for a 50 point fish negg, "rainbownegg" for a 20 point rainbow negg, type in random stuff for long enough to make an enormous blue blob appear
• Kiko Match 2: "ineedmoretime" for 15 second bonus
• Korbats Lab: "spiderbite" for extra life
• Meepit Juice Break: "hungrymeepits" for extra life, "juice-o-matic" to reset timers
• Meriball: "kougra" skips level
• Meerca Chase 2: on START SCREEN, type "superextrahypergravitymode" for a hidden level
• Moon rock rampage: "rampage" for extra life, "novisitors" for extra 30 seconds, "superlaser: for double laser range, but laser resets at end of level
• Mynci beach volleyball: "dirigibles" to make a blimp appear, "turdle" to make a turdle appear on your opponent's side to trip him (her?)
• Petpetsitter: "oscillabot" for extra attempt
• Snowmuncher: "buuuurrrrrrrrp" to reduce bloatness by half, "snowberries" for a relieving belch
• Suteks Tomb: type "pyramibread" to tell you a possible next move, as many times as you want. "Plzsutekcanihavemoretime" for a 30 second time bonus
• Tyrannian Minigolf: in CHARACTER SELECT screen, hit tab until Chomby is selected, then hit tab once more, then enter, to use orange shirt guy as a player
• Ultimate Bullseye: "catapult" for free bonus
• Volcano Run: "lava" for a shield
• Warf Rescue Team: "trappedkadoaties" gives extra life
• Whack-a-Staff-member: in STARTUP SCREEN, type "a5paragu5" for bigger mallet
• Zurroball: click on the "N" on the floating grundo's suit on the start screen to use the grundo as a ball

---(Field Researcher: Fraze)

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Cheeseroller cheeses: Peppermint: 2250 np; Gooey Snot: 2100 np; Brick: 1950, Triple Mustard: 450, big beefy: 750, tyrannian dung: 1650, heavy bark:2550, warty blue: 2700, fragrant ummacheese: 2850, furry chocomint: 3000, purple spotted: 900, spicy juppie: 150, quadruple fudge: 1800, bubbling blueberry: 1500, overgrown: 2400, smoked snorkle: 300, honey: 600, brain: 1050, alkenore: 1200, mutated: 1350. Spicy juppie cheese really is the best buy. At 150 np, even if you don't get it down the hill in time to keep it--you rarely do get it down in time--the neopoint reward you get is usually enough for you to make a small profit off it. Hint: with spicy juppie cheese, always choose either "dive left" or "dive right.

---(Field Researcher: Fraze)

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CSS: Also known as Cascading Style Sheets, this is a kind of HTML code that allows for more sophisticated control of web page content than ordinary HTML can provide. It is also the standard used on Neopets to fill in its pages with beautiful* content. Should you feel the need to modify your user look-up, neopet's look-up, neopet's petpage, petpetpage, or petpetpetpage, then you will need a basic understanding of CSS.

You can find more information on CSS coding on Neopets in Whisp_Will's CSS Guide.

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Dirigibles: Dirigibles. What an interesting name. Just who is this programmer, and why does the picture of him on his lookup appear strangely studly, when he must spend most of his time programming the site? This Hitchhiker's Guide researcher decided to go straight to the source and ask him firsthand.

---(Field Researcher: Fraze)

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Dr. Frank Sloth: Mastermind, Evil leader, and some kind of fruit or vegetable. Dr. Frank Sloth is one of Neopia's most hated and loved characters. He was there when the first neopet was created and he will be there when your neopets are born 0_0 (note that the fact he was there when the first neopet was created dispells your filthy chia rumours which were, if I may say, FILTHY). When he is not coming up with an evil plan of some sort he loves performing weird experiments on whatever is at hand or killing staff members in old mansions. He used to spend much of his time crying at a drink stand on Mystery Island about his cancelled plot and screaming something about "that cursed Usul thinks she so awesome... Maybe I sould don a dress and sing!" This Is Pokeball191 "May the Towel be with you".

---(Field Researcher: Pokeball191)

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Expensive: See Paint Brushes, Angelpuss, Neggs, Secret Laboratory Map, and anything in the Hidden Tower.

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Food: Food is probably one of the most annoying things that you'll encounter on neopets (unless you consider beggars, off-topic chatters, down for maintenance pages, or the kadoatery). Your neopets will devour large amounts of these mysterious items and demand that you feed them some more almost daily. In addition, the label "food" is often miss-used. You will find completely inedible objects (such as Metalicious Ice Lollies and Stone Neggs) under the category of "food", while more appetizing objects (such as

Pickled Olives

) are not considered food.

To make matters worse, the huge demand for food has made most foods unappetizingly expensive (try searching for Toast With Cheese). Fortunately, some foods are common enough that they have escaped such obscene price inflation. Jelly (such as Strawberry Jelly) and Omelettes (like the Bacon Omelette) can be found at very reasonable prices, and can even be obtained for free in the right places.

Other cheap foods include: Pyramibread, Tchea Fruit, Breadfish (and Butterfish), Super Juicy Berry, and Neoflakes Cake, which can be washed down with a sip of Dandelion and Burdock Drink. For a more diverse list of cheap food, you can check out Cyano's Guide to Low Cost Dining.

---(Field Researcher: Cyanobacterium)

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Fraze: In the darkened house of one Neopian, a solitary figure sits at an illuminated computer screen, typing a melodramatic article about himself. Many might think this figure is a bit too old to continue visiting the world of Neopia. They might also think he is the wrong gender. But this figure enjoys Neopets nonetheless. People who meet this figure directly know him as Frazier; people who meet him on Neopets know him as frazeocity. The first thing you would notice about Fraze would either be his height or his glasses. The next thing you would notice about him is his vibrant aura of nerdishness.

Fraze has a curious obsession--curious even on a website filled with curious obsessions. He is obsessed with documenting various aspects of the Neopets site. When he finds something he wants to record, he scribbles it down on one of a number of sheets of looseleaf paper bound together by a red plastic grip. For the longest time, this makeshift notebook was only known to himself, but eventually, he decided he should share what he has learned about the site with his fellow Neopians. So he visits the boards, trying to find people who need help with game cheats or Cheeseroller Cheeses so he can dump all of his 50+ cheats or his complete collection of Cheeseroller Cheeses on his unsuspecting victi--I mean, greatful people.

He must go, the night draws on. Technically, it is day where he is, and while he is one to nitpick, he doesn't want to do it on the computer.

--- (Field Researcher: Fraze)(As if you don't know)

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Garin: Garin is probably one of the more notable characters ever in Neopets history. Why you may ask? It is all since he isÉ. (drum roll) A MALE USUL! (enter elephants and clowns and allow parade music to play in your head at this point and then compare his pictures with Hannah's for a good laugh) This little girls (oh, sorry) BOYS dream as a child was to be a pirate with her boyfriend Jacques. Which came true and he got a my Barbie's dream boat! He calls it the Black Pawkeet. He then meets Isca the magic fish and finds out about Maraqua! Shortly after he angers Mr. Scarblade who is a lupe who says he destroyed Maraqua even though we all know it was a skeleton Kiko thing! WATCH THE OLD VIDEO NOOB! After the many amazing pirate battles and awesome swordplay majiggers he is imprisoned for returning to Maraqua and manages to get Isca banishedÉÉÉYAY! Enter the munchkins!

--- ( Field Researcher: Pokeball191)

(Note from the Editor: The views in this article in no way reflect the opinions of the Editor at all. Any problems or flaming should be directed toward Pokeball191, Garin, or the Munchkins.)

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Haunted Woods: If you go South of Neopia Central or north of the Lost Desert, you find yourself lost in the Haunted Woods. The place is always wet, dark and gloomy, so bring an umbrella and a flashlight, and I don't mean some puny standard model light stick. You're best bet is the X-5000055 Interplanetary Super-Nova Class Portable Signal Lamp (fusion batteries not included, some assembly required).

Assuming you don't get hopelessly lost, captured by witches, abducted by Vogons, or hit by some bizarre curse, the Haunted Woods can actually be a pretty enjoyable place (and if one of the above DOES happen to you, then you had better have an extra towel with you). There are some interesting attractions to be found in the Haunted Woods, including a Deserted Fairground, a battledome, a witch's tower, a really smart (and egotistical) talking tree, and, of course, a graveyard and a haunted house. The town of Neovia is also located in the Haunted Woods.

The locals are a gloomy sort most of the time. Fortunately, a good majority of them are relatively harmless. If your neopets are a ghosts, colored shadow, dressed for halloween, or mutants, then they will fit right in with the locals. If any of your neopets are faeries, pink, or particularly tasty, then you probably should avoid the Haunted Woods.

---(Field Researcher: cyanobacterium)

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Help Chat: The Help Chat, or HC, is a dangerous place sometimes. You may need a full size towel when traveling there. The Inhabitants of the HC are usually mild mannered and docile, though when a Beggar, Liar, Spammer or Scammer is found there, their aggressive and ferocious nature soon shows. Boards there are unfotunately mostly spam. RS (restocking) and various 'waiting room' chats are popular there. I suggest staying away from the HC during any glitch, time when the news is late in being updated by the Vogons (TNT) or when the limited edition pets that were promised to be released, haven't been released. Source of fun: the source of fun varies. Most HCers like to get into arguments, flaming n00bs is a fun past time, as well as viewing screenies.

---(Field Researcher: babolat91)

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Hero: When the unexpected happens, and the unexpected is bad, many people will either run, hide, or pretend nothing is wrong. But if your first responce is to turn an face the problem head-on, then you are a hero!

As a hero, you do what's right because you know it's right. Even if doing nothing is easier, even if some villain tries to dissuade you, even when you fail, you always choose to get up and do the right thing! Whether it is returning a dropped wallet or saving the world from Dr. Sloth, your heroic deeds make each day a better day than the previous one. If you keep at your heroic work, you may even be listed in the prestigious Gallery of Heroes.

---(Field Researcher: Cyanobacterium)

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Hitchhiker's Guide to Neopets, The: The Hitchhiker's Guide to Neopets is the intergalactic repository of Neopets-related knowledge. A small team of dedicated researchers (and even a few freelance researchers) hitchhike their way all over Neopia to bring you important information such as how to hunt for secret laboratories and what to bring with you on your next trip to the Haunted Woods.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to Neopets is maintained by a guild of the same name (visit their home page). The hard working and dedicated members of this guild courageously hunt down all of the secrets of Neopets and explain them to the general Neopian public via entries in The Hitchhiker's Guide to Neopets.

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Invisible Sand: There are many out there who would lead you to believe that a bottle of invisible sand just a well marketed empty bottle. The truth is, however, that a bottle of invisible sand actually holds millions of tiny invisitite crystals. Invisitite is a rare mineral that has to be collected by hand from the sandy beaches where it forms. Despite its rarity, bottles of invisible sand are extraordinarily cheap. The reason? The cork on the top of the bottle is chemically bonded to the glass, making it impossible to open a bottle of invisible sand and thereby severely limiting the usefulness of this amazing substance.

--- (Field Researcher: Cyanobacterium)

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Jacques: Much like Garin he is a unique character since he is a Kyrii which you hav'nt seen since that old game with the Mummy Scorchios. Oh yea and GTU which was meh! Of course the Kyrii is getting a makeover soon so maybe Jacques looks kind of different because he is one of the new ones. BACK ON SUBJECT! Jacques is like the main sword wielding death fodder in this story but he wont die! Since he's Garin's first mate he automatically gets an immunity necklace! He hasn't done really anything so far except lead the other death fodder into battle once.

--- (Field Researcher: Pokeball191)

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Kelp: Kelp is neopia's least convenient restaurant. The waiter is constantly asking people if they have a reservation, even though Kelp does not reserve tables. On any given day, you have the same chances of getting into Kelp as hitching a free ride from a Vogon constructer fleet. However, this has not stopped Kelp from becoming extremely popular. Kelp is more popular than Eat (the biggest diner the ninth moon of Feldoor), serves more neopians than Grass (the famous taco stand on planet Sharnt), and has put its closest competitor, Spinach, out of business.

--- (Field Researcher: Cyanobacterium)

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Kyrii: A race of pets that seem to be prone to stealing field researcher's wallets and personal belongings. Keep your towel on you at all times when encountering this pet.

Somehow they managed to evolve from a now defunct pet called a fuzio, which looks nothing like modern day Kyrii and more like an angry fuzzle that mistakenly got caught in a machine designed to produce sneakers/skateboards combo packages.

Plural is Kyrii, not Kyriis.

--- (Field Researcher: Wilk_Canine)

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Laywerbot: Of all the neopian staff, Lawyerbot is by far the most cryptic. While there are Neopets monitors such as borovan, donna, and snowbunny, and programmers such as dirigibles and snarkie, lawyerbot is the one and only Neopets lawyer. Who is this mysterious metallic figure? To find out, this Hitchhiker's Guide to Neopets reporter went straight to the man himself, requesting an interview.

--- (Field Researcher: Fraze)

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Mary_the_penguin: Despite the name, Mary is not a penguin. Instead, she is a somewhat busy, somewhat obsessive university student. She can often be found warming her frozen hands on a mug of coffee in the perpetual gloom of her computer room. The natural habitat of mary_the_penguin is, in short, the inside of a sleeping bag. She ventures out at pre-appointed times to teach primary school children or attend university lectures, if she could do these things in a sleeping bag, she would. Be careful, she does sometimes bite. If bitten seek immediate medical attention. :)

---(Field Researcher: Mary_the_penguin)

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Mystery Pic(ture) Competition: The Mystery Pic Competition, AKA the MP is a twice-weekly contest in which Neopians try to find a 12 x 12 pixel portion (that's 1/9 the size of a 32 x 32 desktop icon) of an image stored somewhere on the neopets servers. A trophy, an item of moderate value, and a payout in Neopoints is awarded for a correct answer. All correct guesses get the NP, only the top 250 get the item and the trophy (bronze only, which will apparently NEVER BE MADE TO WORK CORRECTLY AGAIN, ahem, er, excuse me eye twitch). Repeated participation in finding the MP can have serious consequences and may result in the following side effects: lost sleep (common), lost wages (uncommon), lost spouses/boyfriends/girlfriends/friends in general (uncommon), pet accidents (only if you have pets), mouse wrist (common), corneal ulcerations (uncommon), dreaming of neopets images (common), seeing a match to the MP in the real world (common if the MP is not found in the first 6 - 8 hours), memorizing all the caption contest images or TCG card images (rare). Please remember search responsibly. ---(Field Researcher: Huntersglencurlz)

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N00b: The N00b's main purpose is to lie and steal from the residents of Neopia. But since the N00b isn't exactly bright, most of them fail. N00bs have told people to hand over all of their money, items and pets, or they will be banished from Neopia. N00bs don't have to power to do this, though, so the demands are usually laughed at. N00bs try to disguise themselves, saying that their items or money were stolen, so the good people of Neopia should help. They'll make themselves look younger, and play on the sympathy of older residents.

In short; be wary of the N00b. Any wounds sustained by responding to their shrill, dentist's-drill-like cries will never heal. Be wise, and be careful.

--- (Field Researcher: Wolfs_Haunt)

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Neohome (classic): Neohomes are a collection of rooms and gardens where most neopets live with their human companions. While not quite as nice as the megaminiums on planet Fizzbee, neohomes can be quite enjoyable if built from the right materials and decorated accordingly. If you have never had one yourself and would like to build one, just head over to the Neopian Real-Estate Office and follow these simple steps.

First, click on the link "Build a Neohome". From there, you will be prompted to select where you want your neohome built at. Be sure to take into account the preferences of your neopet (a jetsam, for example, would probably prefer an under water neohome to one built in the Lost Desert).
Next, it is recommended that you design your dream neohome on graph paper. You will have three floors to work with, each floor having a maximum width and height of 5 squares. Each room will take up a square and can have a doorway on any of its side (but not in the corners). This will save you time and neopoints.
After you have an idea of where you want your rooms and gardens, click on "Add/Remove/Rename Room or Garden", which will take you to a floor plan of the ground floor to your neohome.
Then, click on a space where you'd like to have a room or a garden. A window will pop up. If you're planning to build a garden on this square, just click on "Build a Garden". If you're going to have a room on that square, select your building material from the drop-down menu (keep an eye on the costs of the materials), then select the doorways (called exits) for the room in the next drop-down menu.
Finally, click "built it" and wait for the construction crews to put everything together (which could take a few hours, be patient). Repeat the previous 2 steps until your neohome is finished. After that, consider putting furniture in your neohome and buying upgrades from the "extensions" page.

--- (Field Researcher: Cyanobacterium)

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Neopets 2.0 Update: See Update below.

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Neopets Staff:

Theneopetsteam--the Neopets' staff's official account--Some love it, some despise it. Its avatar is one-of-a-kind. Borovan--neopets monitor--co-creator of Neopets. A mysterious figure, an asparagus lover who, in his own words, smells of poo. Take a peek at the Neocam random pic "Neopets goes live!" and you will see an acne daily cleanser--presumably, borovan once had zits. Donna--neopets monitor--co-creator of Neopets, someone has something against her...but we don't know what. Snowbunny--neopets monitor--possibly descended from the famed petpet? No one knows. Jmorpheous--neopets monitor--related to the similarly-named character from the Matrix? Nt_editor--neopets monitor--originally dedicated to reading Neopian Times submissions, the account has long been inactive. Lawyerbot--neopets lawyer--see Guide article for a more in-depth look at this strange, electronic character. Related to Marvin, the famed robot of the book series on which this guide is based? Maybe. Dirigibles--neopets programmer--see Guide article for a more in-depth look at this blimp-obsessed person. Snarkie--neopets programmer--little is known about this mysterious figure. Quite possibly, she is hiding something behind that bandanna of hers. Djskellington--neopets monitor--seriously, what are those things on his lookup? Dom_dread--monitor--a morose-looking character, possibly suffering from depression. Or maybe he's still brooding over his loss of the Deckball Championships. It's time to move on, guy! Obrodhage--monitor--better known as (drumroll)......ThePhantomOrangeShirtGuy! This most mysterious of characters has tantalized many a neopian by popping up in so many games. Possibly my long-lost relative, as I have often been known to wear an orange shirt myself. His real name is Oliver. Dirtside--programmer--better known as Mr. Insane, the famed creator of Neoquest and Neoquest II. That's it! This is Fraze, for The Hitchhiker's Guide to Neopets, signing off.

--- (Field Researcher: Fraze)

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Neopian Pharmacy: A quaint little building that sells expensive medicines, even though one only needs a little patience and frequent visits to the healing springs to cure every disease (except for avataritis).

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Neopian Writers Chat: As with all the neoboards, the Neopian Writers (NW) Chat is a place you most certainly want to take your towel to. But, the NW is the only place (other than the newbies board) that you could create a board saying "I have my towel with me," and not be reported for spamming.

But I am getting ahead of myself. I must start at the beginning. There are not many people on the NW, so don't expect to have too many people to talk with at any one time. There is a dearth of non-writing-related boards on the NW. Boards with titles such as "Why do people enjoy long hair?" "Wow. I'm happy." and "I have six mosquito bites in counting." (keep in mind, these are all real titles found in the NW, all within the top 8 topics). However, if you make any mention of this, a debate will arise. A debate between those who believe that the NW is only for discussing literature, and those who believe that it is simply a place for writers to chat. A debate so fierce, so vicious, so brutal, that the experience of surviving one of them (IF you survive) makes a trip through the Total Perspective Vortex seem like a luxury cruise in comparison.

There are, however, plenty of literature/writing-related boards as well. If yo wish to discuss why you brought your towel along with you, and how it relates to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, this is the place for you. There are a few board topics and topic terms you should know. "Writer's Chats," "Writer's Cafe," "Poetry Cafe," and other topics show that the board is a place for people to discuss things they have written, or ask for help on things they are writing. There are also boards asking for "literate" writers. As far as I can tell, "literate" in this case means "no chatspeak."

Now I come to the writing you are likely to find on this board. In fact, most of the literature being discussed on the NW are things that people on the NW have written. The majority of this is poetry; but there is some prose. The majority of the poetry is repetitive: depressed, world-weary, "emoetry," in my terms. The prose is more varied, although the majority of it is fantasy, sci-fi, and fanfiction.

Before I leave, I must bore you with one more, rather important, piece of advice. There are cliques on the NW, and often, the majority of the non-writing-related boards to be found on the NW are created by these cliques. This is not so bad, except that the cliques, from my experience, tend to ignore people outside their cliques. There are telltale signs that you are on a clique board, if you see at least two of these criteria, back away from the board slowly: 1) many people posting on a clique board have the default avatar, 2) people posting on a clique board call each other by names that are not people's usernames, 3) clique boards usually have only 2 or 3 people on them, 4) clique board posts usually consist of small, seemingly disjointed phrases.

This is Fraze, for the Hitchhiker's Guide to Neopets, signing out and going into hiding before he is tarred and feathered by a hoard of angry NWers for his discourse on their--OH, JEEZ, THEY'RE COMING!!!

--- (Field Researcher: Fraze)

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Other Worlds: The title of this neoboard is somewhat misleading. Many people venture into this dark domain under the mistaken impression that they will learn about other worlds. Unfortunately for them, the "Other Worlds" neoboard is a forum for people from other worlds. Here, you will find people from the planet Random-Chat, the five moons of Beggar, the twin planetoids Girls/Guys Only, and the intergalactic empire of Gossiptania. These people spend much of their time promoting their unique cultures on the Other Worlds neoboard.

--- (Field Researcher: Cyanobacterium)

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Painted and Rare Pets Guide/FAQ: Heres a very good guide to obtaining rare pets and painting in general!

Click Here to see it!

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Pan Galatic Gargle Slushie Comics: YES! see the effects of a Pan Galatic Gargle Slushie!
-Click HERE-
-And HERE-

--- (Contibuted By: Empress_Ichijoji)
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Petpet Park: The Petpet Park, made possible by a generous grant from Weltrude, is a large public park located just outside of Neopia Central. Unlike most parks, where petpets musty be kept on a leash, Neopians are encouraged to let their cute little critters run loose while they stroll through Petpet Park.

In a much anticipated press release, the Neopets Team stated that Petpet Park is intended to be "a world solely dedicated to Petpets and the Neopians who love them". When questioned further, the Neopets Team declined to reveal all of their plans, but assured the crowd that "[Petpet Park] will be free to play. Everyone will have access."

Visiters to Petpet Park should bring a picnic towel, some snacks, and (of course) their Petpets. While construction on some of the newer attractions is not yet complete, be sure to take time to enjoy some of the park's themed games (such as Petpet Pair-Off). You should also pay a visit to Weltrude, who may let you take something from her toy chest to keep as a memento from your visit.

---(Field Researcher: Cyanobacterium)

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Pokeball191: The Hoopiest frood in the known world of Neopia and in the words of Odd_lill_chick "Get OUT OF MY OFFICE YOU FREAK!". His hobbies include forcing Odd_lill_chick to work on the guide and petitioning to make The Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal a neopet.

---(Field Researcher: Pokeball191)

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Queen Fyora: Queen Fyora, also known as the Faerie Queen, is the queen of the faeries (of course). In spite of the publicity that she has, very little is actually known about her. We do know that owns an invisible tower, likes to sell really expensive items, has a portal to Altador in her window, and occasionally goes around giving people quests (and did I mention that she is a queen?). Also we suspect that...um...actually Queen Fyora really isn't that interesting. We just couldn't think of anything else to put down for the letter Q.

--- (Field Researcher: Cyanobacterium)

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Roo Island: Roo Island is a quaint little island just off the coast from Neopia Central and it is a very popular tourist destination. If you're planning a trip to Roo Island, make sure that you read this entry and bring a towel.

The first thing that you should know about Roo Island is that it has a few unusual laws that everyone (including visitors) need to abide by. First, it is illegal to build a room that does not have a padded ceiling (which keeps the bouncier residents of Roo Island from hurting themselves). Second, King Roo has declared that all non-Dice-a-Roo dice are contraband. Anyone caught with contraband dice will be punished by being forced to purchase everything from the Roo Island Merchandise Shop that nobody wants. And finally, while it isn't exactly a law in Roo Island, never, NEVER, make fun of the Roo Island Merry Go Round ticketer's tacky vest. Trust me on this...

The second thing that you should know before you visit Roo Island is the weather. Normally, the weather on Roo Island is fairly nice. However, it can get severe storms, blizzards, and heat waves. If the weather is anything other than 'fairly warm', bring an extra large towel.

Third, and most importantly, do NOT bring, eat, or even touch a Blumaroo Steak while you are anywhere near Roo Island (not even while you are on the boat to Roo Islannd). If you are seen with a Blumaroo Steak, you will be thrown off the island (fortunately, Maraqua is also a nice place to visit).

As long as you keep the above advice in mind, you should have a fun time on Roo Island.

--- (Field Researcher: Cyanobacterium)

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Sarah the Zafara: Sarah the Zafara is a neopet that knows all the answers to life's persistent questions. She seems to know just about everything: what an avatar is, how to invest in the neopian stock market, what color socks you're wearing right now... So how DOES she know all the answers? One theory is that Sarah has millions of tiny video cameras set up all over neopia. But it is more likely that she can read minds. Which is why, when you go to visit Sarah, that you better be wearing your Ultra Deluxe Anti-Mind Reading Helmet (TM).

---(Field Researcher: medli7)

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Secret Laboratory: In a faraway and secret room, there sits a scorchio, not an ordinary scorchio. This scorchio, sitting with his tousled hair and white lab coat is by all standards mad. He has created a ray gun so mysterious it can change a pet's gender in a flash.

Many seek the mysterious lab ray, but only those who have collected the 9 separate and unique pieces of secret laboratory map may enter. When searching for these pieces it is often wise to spell correctly, secret laboratory map piece will do. However if you must abbreviate, secret lab will do just fine if used in conjunction with the "containing my phrase" option on the shop wiz.

For those of you lucky enough to find a piece of secret laboratory map during a random event, you have saved yourself upwards of 48,000 np. For unknown reasons all the pieces are called secret laboratory map piece. To find the real identity of your piece, right click and go to properties, this will allow you to see the number of the piece in question. You will only be allowed in with all 9 different pieces. Be aware that pieces 2 and 6 often cost more than the others.

To gain admission to the secret laboratory, you must have all 9 pieces in your inventory and then go to games, puzzles, treasure maps, laboratory. Or just go here http://petpages.neopets.com/games/treasure.phtml?type=lab

The lab has the power to raise or lower levels, strength, hit points, movement and defence. It cannot affect intelligence. As a general rule the ray will increase stats more often than it will lower them, it does have a tendency to lower defence points more than other stats. The ray will also change your pet's gender, which is often unfortunate. It may also change species and colour. However it is very unlikely to do draik or krawk, it could happen, it's just not likely. The lab is the only means currently for you to paint your pet sponge, robot or snot. It will not paint your pet royal or baby :(

As a final tip, it is rumored that the lab will not zap your pet down to level 1 if it is above level 10 at time of zapping. This has worked well so far for myself. It would be prudent to first train your pet up to level 10 before zapping, if level is important to you.

---(Field Researcher: Mary_the_penguin)

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Soroptimist Directory: The Soroptimist Directory is a directory offering a large variety of petpages and NT articles, including an extensive database of guides, that will hopefully help you find anything you need! Completely committed to visitor satisfaction and being the most helpful directory I can be.

---(Field Researcher: Jogglystrantensoreur)

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Taelia the Snow Faerie: Taelia the Snow Faerie came to the winter lands of Terror Mountain long ago. While the other Faeries gave her strange looks, wondering why she went to the frozen climbs of Neopia, she gave them no regard.

She packed up her things and moved out to where the blistering winds blow and the snow covers the ground every day of the year. Taelia uses her magic to keep the wildest winds from finding the villages. When Neopians get lost in the storms, she leads them home.

The other Faeries still give her strange looks, but she doesn't see them. She's too busy walking the wintery hills, wrapped in her magical furs, looking for those who have lost their way in the snow.

Taelia the Snow Faerie has quests on the top of Terror Mountain. Difficulty is Variable. The last time i preformed one of her quests i completed it for only 2000NPS!!!!.

I was rewarded 4569NPS!!! An Evil Snowball (7-10NPS) and a Rotten Carrot (65-150NPS) These are not sale related.

Field Researcher Scitzophrenic3000 Signing Out ~

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Tale of Woe: The Tale of Woe (also called the Haunted Woods plot, ToW, and HWP) is the tale of Gilly. She is an Usual whose hobbies include solving the anagrams of a deranged ghost in a creepy castle and getting lost in the Haunted Woods. On the 2nd day of Collecting, Y8, she came across a band of gypsies. They told her a tale of woe about a town called Neovia, which had become cursed. Later, Gilly meets up with Sophie the swamp witch and her mutated brother, Bruno. To make a long and exciting story disappointingly short, Gilly, Bruno, and Sophie manage to undo the curse on Neovia. You can read the comic here and learn about the plot (in case you missed it) on the Tale of Woe solutions page.

--- (Field Researcher: Cyanobacterium)

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Update (27th day of Eating, Y9): At the stroke of midnight on the morning of the 26th day in the Month of Eating, Y9, the meepits finally took over. In spite of the many subtle warning signs, the invasion caught everyone off guard. They overran the Neopets Head Quarters within a matter of minutes. It was horrible! They stole all of the asparagus, kidnapped the news editors, and forced the programming staff to work on their nefarious plans.

Then, on the 27th day of Eating, the meepits' fiendish schemes were brought to light. Gone was the era of quaint side bars and pixelated neopets, and thus began the era of Neopets 2.0! Designed by the meepits themselves, Neopets 2.0 features sleek vectorized neopets, customizable paintbrushes, backdrops, efficient layouts, and much, much more. Neopets 2.0 is bigger, stronger, faster, and more powerful then ever before!
HWAHAAHAAAHAAAHAHAAAHAAAAHAAAAAA!!!!

--- (Field Researcher: *meep*)

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User Look-Up: User look-ups (sometimes referred to as "lookies") belong to a strange class of web pages that are characterized by the owner's irrational desire to change them. The vast majority of Neopians have made at least minor changes to their look-ups. Some even take it so far as to change the appearance of the navigation bar that runs along the top and bottom portions of the screen. If you become a victim of this mania, you should seek HTML and CSS guides immediately.

In the new era of Neopets, we have to learn new ways of changing our user look-ups. Fortunately, the new format is actually easier to modify than the old one. The following chart should get you pointed in the right direction (note, this chart assumes that you are familiar with CSS):

#content (div id): general format of the entire look-up, minus the top and bottom bars Tip: This is one of the best places to put any background and font codes (affects everything in the look-up area) #footer (div id): format for the bar at the bottom of the page Tip: You can use this id to change the background of the bar (but the random plot characters will still appear). Be careful not to accidentally remove the copywrite/terms and conditions link (TNT doesn't like it when that happensÉ) #header (div id): format for the bar at the top of the page Tip: You can use this id to change the background of the bar #main (div id): general format of entire page (including background) Tip: Defining a background for this id will set the background for the whole page (but not the inside of the tables) #nst (td id): this is the NST time Tip: You can hide the time with the following CSS: #nst { display: none; } #template_nav (ul id): formats the navigation bar (My Account, Pet Central, Explore, etc.) Tip: You can use this id to give the navigation bar its own background #usercollections (div id): contains the collections content box Tip: Code in this id only effects the Collections box #userinfo (div id): contains the userinfo content box Tip: Code in this id only effects the User Info box #userneohome (div id): contains the neohome content box Tip: Code in this id only effects the Neohome box #userneopets (div id): contains the neopets content box Tip: Code in this id only effects the Neopets box #usershop (div id): contains the shop content box Tip: Code in this id only effects the Shop & Gallery box #usertrophies (div id): contains the trophies content box Tip: Code in this id only effects the Games and Trophies box .content (td class): general format of the entire look-up, minus the top and bottom bars Tip: This is one of the best places to put any background and font codes (functions exactly like #content) .contentModule (td class): formats all of the content tables Tip: Use this class to change the borders around the outside of each content box (does not affect interior borders) .contentModuleHeader (td class): formats the title bar of immutable content boxes (color does not change according to the user's selected theme) Tip: On a user look-up, this applies only to the User Info title bar .contentModuleHeaderAlt (table class): formats the colored title bars Tip: Use this to create your own custom title bar designs/formats .contentModuleTable (table class): formats all of the content boxes Tip: This functions almost exactly like .contentModule .eventIcon (td class): formats the space where event icons appear Tip: The event icon space is also formated by .sf .footerForm (td class): formats the text in the search bar and language selector Tip: This class only effects the test, not the search bar and language menus themselves .medText (td class): formats all of the normal text on the page Tip: This is the best place to put any font changes that you want to use .nav_image (li class): formats the images in the navigation bar Tip: This class is really fidgety. Anything that changes the size used by each image will cause them to spill over onto the main portion of the page .sf (td class): formats event icon space, search bar, language select, and terms and conditions line Tip: Do not modify this class. You could accidentally remove the copywrite/terms and conditions link (TNT doesn't like it when that happensÉ) .user (td class): formats the 'Welcome, user | NP: #np | Logout' part Tip: The text is also formated by .medText

sample code (put between STYLE tags):
You can also find additional tips and tricks here, here, here, and here.

--- (Field Researcher: Cyanobacterium)

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Value: Sentimental or otherwise, every item in Neopia has a value. For cheapish items the value can usually be found by searching the item on the shop wiz. More expensive items will require the services of the trading post to determine value. "But what about the auctions?" I hear you say. The auctions aren't a very good way to determine value for two reasons. Firstly, many Neopians place their items in the auction house at a low price in the hopes of attracting a bidder, thus the 'value' set upon an auction item may be cheaper than what would normally be expected. Secondly, as prices may change drastically within days, hours or even minutes older auction may reflect an outdated value.

But what happens if I can't find my item on shop wiz, trading post or auctions?" That usually means you have a really rare item or an incredibly new one. In this case you get to make up the price and hope everyone else agrees with you. As a rule new objects start out very expensive and gradually deflate in value. One variable to look for is Tarla, the advent calendar or the McDonald's giveaways when they're on, these tend to give out items on mass and can drastically reduce the value of the item. And finally, if the item you have has just become necessary in obtaining an avatar the price will more often than not go up a lot.

--- (Field Researcher: mary_the_penguin)

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Villain: Most people enjoy being in the presence of smiling faces and participating in friendly competitions. People typically enjoy helping those that stumble and take pride in making a contribution to the well being their world, no matter how large or small that contribution may be.

Not villains.

A villain believe herself/himself to be far superior to everyone else, that the world exists merely for the villain's amusement or greed, and that the only trait worthy of pride is power. Villains are vain, apathetic, and greedy. They desire power over others and are a danger to the whole world. If it weren't for heroes, villains would have destroyed the world many times over.

You can find more information on Neopia's most dangerous villains in the Gallery of Evil. Bring an extra towel.

--- (Field Researcher: Cyanobacterium)

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Windmills: Listen up, city slicker! I'm going to tell you how windmills work.

First, let me clear up some myths. Now I know that a lot of you think that windmills are just like giant fans, and that if you turn them the other way, the wind will go backwards. Some other Neopians might think that you can control what a windmill does just by pulling a lever. Well none of that is true because WINDMILLS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY!.

Windmills are complicated machines that convert the motion of the wind into a turning motion. This turning motion spins a whatcha-ma-call-it, which then rotates a giant gear-thing. That gear-thing is connected to a big ol' rock, known as a millstone. When I stick my grain under the millstone, it gets ground into flour. An' THAT'S how windmills work.

If you want to learn more, read my book: The Way Windmills Work.

--- (Field Researcher: Farmer Follies)

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Xandra: Xandra is a speckled Xweetok, first introduced to Neopia in The Faerie's Ruin plot in Y12. She resides in an alien world that most of us know as Faerieland. In contrast to the pinks and purples found in Faerieland, her speckled appearance is deceptively plain. She used to be Queen Fyora's most powerful student, until she decided to turn all of the Faeries (and their pies) into stone. In the final showdown between Xandra and Hanso, Xandra accidentally turned herself into stone, reversing the spell she had cast on the Faeries.

If only Xandra had her towel with her...

--- (Field Researcher: FionnTheGreat9)

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Yellow Snowball: These icy little spheres are actually aliens from the Kofini system. They do not have mouths, and are thus unable to make any sounds. Instead, they communicate by hurling themselves into the one that they are talking to. So next time you get hit by a yellow snowball, relax, it's only trying to say "hello".

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Zap: Zap (as in "I'm off to the secret laboratory to zap my Neopet") is a slang term used to described the act of bringing/carrying/tricking/dragging one's neopet into the Secret Laboratory and placing them in the firing path of a very scary-looking contraption run by a Scorchio with a permanent bad hair day. This often results in the privileged/unfortunate/unwitting neopet experiencing a random change in their strength, color, species, and/or gender.

Some nice/evil Neopians who have found the location of the Secret Laboratory are willing to extend the privilege/curse by zapping "uninteresting" neopets from the pound into "more interesting" species/colors and then offering them up for transfer or adoption. Such users tend to advertize their handiwork on the Pound Chat Neoboard.

--- (Field Researcher: Cyanobacterium)

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200m Peanut dash: 200m Peanut dash The aim of the game is to blast a peanut a great distance over some very conveniently placed logs, and then catch it. You do this by taking control of the yellow Elephantee's trunk. To get into theme, make a V for victory sigh with your right hand. Place these fingers on the left and right arrow keys. Now wobble your hand so that the keys get pressed very fast and at the same time. This will build up power in the trunk. It is best to get into a steady rhythm to achieve maximum power. "But my fingers are sore" I hear you exclaim in dismay, don't worry, mine were too at first, your muscles will change to suit the game. To fire the peanut, press the up arrow, only do this when you are as close to maximum power as your tired little fingers can get. Now it's time to race your Puppyblew all the way to the end of the track in close pursuit of the peanut. Use the right arrow to position the Puppeyblew under the peanut's shadow. Now get ready to jump! For beginners I suggest using the right, up, left combination. This means that before you come to the log you press the right then the up arrow keys, as soon as you see the log press the left arrow key. You can't go wrong with that combination, just be sure not to let the Puppyblew creep forward too much, if it's getting out from under the peanut's shadow, just use the arrow keys quickly to reposition it. You get points for 1. Achieving high power, 2. Leaping over the logs (there are usually five) and 3. Catching the peanut. To get as many points from the game as possible, use the right, left, right, left, up combination to catch the peanut, this will give you a bonus 50 points.

---(Field Researcher: mary_the_penguin)

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