Neopia's most mysterious items unmasked.
By: xkid15 (With help from his pets)
There are hundreds of items in Neopia, and they all came from somewhere. Many are ordinary, and have simple origins. But some are so strange, that they defy explanation… Oh, never mind. We've been over this before. As promised, here's our second case. This one had a bit of a loose end, maybe well figure it out some day.
(you may want to look my pets up, because I call them by their nick-names)
Case 2: Shadow Shield
I was looking around the Marketplace, doing a little early Christmas shopping, when I saw it: a Shadow Shield. The owner let me try it out, and I was simply amazed. It was an actual shadow, a wispy bit of darkness that seemed to have been ripped from the blackest of black holes. And I knew, right then, that I had to find out where it came from. So Striker and I set out, straight to Faerieland to meet with the Uber Dark Faerie. We figured if anybody knew how that shield was made, she would. And we were right. We also figured she wouldn't tell us… Right again. Oh well, it was worth a shot.
The next day, I was talking to a friend of mine, and they pointed out that the shield reminded them of the Shadow Usul. I'd had the same thought, the only problem was, we couldn't find her. Not even Wing could track her down (much to her embarrassment.) While she continued searching, I decided to talk to the defense magic keeper. She told me that she makes the shields out of strange, silky fibers that she buys in bottles from some guy in a cloak who stops by every now and then. They have a ghostly feel, and seem to absorb light. The shopkeeper bundles them up, then soaks them in a potion for 24 hours. The end result flows more like a silk scarf, and is a very good defense from light attacks.
As I left the shop, Wing came out of the blue and told me to follow her. She led me a few blocks away, to a back alley where the Shadow Usul was in a fight with the Pant Devil! Apparently, the Shadow Usul's hairbrushes kept getting stolen, and she was sick of it. Wing flew up high, and came down like a bullet, streaking between the two. That light- fingered little dragon then circled the Pant Devil several times (making him quite dizzy), before stopping in midair and telling us that the he didn't have anyone's brush. I asked the Shadow Usul when her brush disappeared, and she told me that it was always right after she'd finished brushing her tail. After thinking this over for a moment, I grabbed a fistful of her hair, and RAN LIKE HECK! I got back to the defense shop, and the shopkeeper recognized the hair as the fibers in the shield.
So now we know how the shields are made, but who keeps stealing the hair? If we find out, we'll be sure to tell you.
By: xkid15 (With help from his pets)
There are hundreds of items in Neopia, and they all came from somewhere. Many are ordinary, and have simple origins. But some are so strange, that they defy explanation… Oh, never mind. We've been over this before. As promised, here's our second case. This one had a bit of a loose end, maybe well figure it out some day.
(you may want to look my pets up, because I call them by their nick-names)
Case 2: Shadow Shield
I was looking around the Marketplace, doing a little early Christmas shopping, when I saw it: a Shadow Shield. The owner let me try it out, and I was simply amazed. It was an actual shadow, a wispy bit of darkness that seemed to have been ripped from the blackest of black holes. And I knew, right then, that I had to find out where it came from. So Striker and I set out, straight to Faerieland to meet with the Uber Dark Faerie. We figured if anybody knew how that shield was made, she would. And we were right. We also figured she wouldn't tell us… Right again. Oh well, it was worth a shot.
The next day, I was talking to a friend of mine, and they pointed out that the shield reminded them of the Shadow Usul. I'd had the same thought, the only problem was, we couldn't find her. Not even Wing could track her down (much to her embarrassment.) While she continued searching, I decided to talk to the defense magic keeper. She told me that she makes the shields out of strange, silky fibers that she buys in bottles from some guy in a cloak who stops by every now and then. They have a ghostly feel, and seem to absorb light. The shopkeeper bundles them up, then soaks them in a potion for 24 hours. The end result flows more like a silk scarf, and is a very good defense from light attacks.
As I left the shop, Wing came out of the blue and told me to follow her. She led me a few blocks away, to a back alley where the Shadow Usul was in a fight with the Pant Devil! Apparently, the Shadow Usul's hairbrushes kept getting stolen, and she was sick of it. Wing flew up high, and came down like a bullet, streaking between the two. That light- fingered little dragon then circled the Pant Devil several times (making him quite dizzy), before stopping in midair and telling us that the he didn't have anyone's brush. I asked the Shadow Usul when her brush disappeared, and she told me that it was always right after she'd finished brushing her tail. After thinking this over for a moment, I grabbed a fistful of her hair, and RAN LIKE HECK! I got back to the defense shop, and the shopkeeper recognized the hair as the fibers in the shield.
So now we know how the shields are made, but who keeps stealing the hair? If we find out, we'll be sure to tell you.