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Birthday Presents / Miniatures / Mini Pets |
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Miniatures Description
Miniature Creatures are collectible, tradable items that are revealed upon opening a character's Birthday Present. They can also be obtained as rewards from some promotional, special and in game events. Each type of Miniature Creature has an icon depicting a portrait of a creature from within Guild Wars or Guild Wars Factions. When you double-click the Miniature Creature inventory icon, you spawn a miniature version of the original near your character.
- Miniatures can be used in Explorable Areas as well as in Towns or Outposts. Towns or Outposts are limited to 20 miniatures roaming around at any one time.
- A character can own multiple Miniatures but can only display one at a time.
- Miniature Creatures have no collision, do not take damage, do not participate in combat, and do not trigger Soul Reaping when they disappear.
- Miniatures will follow their owner.
Birthday Presents
Once a year on your character's birthday (or the first time you log in with that character after his or her birthday), your character will be given a Birthday Present.
- A character's birthday occurs on the yearly anniversary of that character's creation.
- A Birthday Present is a one-use inventory item.
- It appears in your inventory as a wrapped and beribboned package.
- When used—that is, when you double-click the Birthday Present—it turns into a randomly selected Miniature Creature.
- Birthday Presents can be opened to reveal your Miniature Creature in a town or outpost.
- To learn how close your character is to a birthday, simply type /age into the chat interface and the number of months the character has been in existence will be displayed for you.
Rarity
Not all Miniature Creatures are equally common. Rarity is denoted by the color of the Creature's name, which corresponds to the rarity of other items in the game. The colors, in increasing order of rarity, are:
- White: There are eight different white miniatures in each series.
- Purple: There are three different purple miniatures in each series.
- Gold: There are two different gold miniatures in each series.
- Green: There is one type of green miniature in each series.
No Miniature Creature will appear in more than one annual series of Birthday Presents.
12 Month Anniversary
On your character's all-important first birthday, you will receive one of the following Birthday Miniatures Creatures:
| Item | Rarity | Obtained | Screenshot | | Bone Dragon | Green | 12 Month Anniversary |  | | Prince Rurik | Gold | 12 Month Anniversary |  | | Shiro | Gold | 12 Month Anniversary |  | | Charr Shaman | Purple | 12 Month Anniversary |  | | Burning Titan | Purple | 12 Month Anniversary |  | | Kirin | Purple | 12 Month Anniversary |  | | Necrid Horseman | White | 12 Month Anniversary |  | | Jade Armor | White | 12 Month Anniversary |  | | Hydra | White | 12 Month Anniversary |  | | Fungal Wallow | White | 12 Month Anniversary |  | | Siege Turtle | White | 12 Month Anniversary |  | | Temple Guardian | White | 12 Month Anniversary |  | | Jungle Troll | White | 12 Month Anniversary |  | | Whiptail Devourer | White | 12 Month Anniversary |  |
24 Month Anniversary
On your character's all-important second birthday, you will receive one of the following Birthday Miniatures Creatures:
| Item | Rarity | Obtained | Screenshot | | Gwen | Green | 24 Month Anniversary |  | | Lich Lord | Gold | 24 Month Anniversary | | | Water Djinn | Gold | 24 Month Anniversary | | | Christmas Elf | Purple | 24 Month Anniversary |  | | Koss | Purple | 24 Month Anniversary | | | Palawa Joko | Purple | 24 Month Anniversary | | | Aatxe | White | 24 Month Anniversary | | | Fire Imp | White | 24 Month Anniversary | | | Heket | White | 24 Month Anniversary | | | Juggernaut | White | 24 Month Anniversary | | | Mandragor Imp | White | 24 Month Anniversary |  | | Harpy Ranger | White | 24 Month Anniversary | | | Thorn Wolf | White | 24 Month Anniversary | | | Wind Rider | White | 24 Month Anniversary | |
Collector's Editions
The below miniatures can be obtained by purchasing the Collectors Edition of a specific campaign.
| Item | Rarity | Obtained | Screenshot | | Kuunavang | Green | Factions Collectors |  | | Varesh Ossa | Green | Nightfall Collectors |  |
In Game
The below miniatures can be obtained in game.
| Item | Rarity | Obtained | Screenshot | | Black Moa Chick | Green | Cross-campaign scavenger hunt (Crafted) | | | Ghostly Hero | Green | HoH Victory Chest (Random) | | | Mallyx | Green | Coffer of Whispers (Random) | |
Special Events
The below miniatures could only be obtained from an in game Special Event.
| Item | Rarity | Obtained | Screenshot | | Pig | Gold | Canthan New Year 2007 |  | | Greased Lightning | Gold | Canthan New Year Rollerbeetle Racing
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Magazine & Other Promotions
The below miniatures could only be obtained from magazine and launch promotions.
| Item | Rarity | Obtained | Screenshot | | Asura | Gold | Asura Magazine Promotion |  | | Destroyer | Gold | North America Magazine Exclusive | | | Grawl | Purple | Japan, Taiwan & Europe Exclusive | | | Gray Giant | Gold | Gray Giant Magazine Promotion |  | | Island Guardian | Gold | Japan & Taiwan Exclusive | | | Kanaxai | Green | Japan & Taiwan Exclusive | | | Longhair Yeti | Purple | Japan, Taiwan & Europe Exclusive | | | Naga Raincaller | Purple | Japan, Taiwan & Europe Exclusive | | | Oni | Purple | Japan, Taiwan & Europe Exclusive | | | Panda | Gold | Japan & Taiwan Exclusive | | | Shiro'ken Assassin | Gold | Japan, Taiwan & Europe Exclusive | | | Vizu | Green | Japan, Taiwan & Europe Exclusive | | | Zhed Shadowhoof | Gold | Japan, Taiwan & Europe Exclusive | |
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Mini Pets 
