Prickly Pufferfish

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A Prickly Pufferfish (Curious Sea Creature or Nyessem fish) is a scripted item that can be acquried via the Mana Trawl mini-game as part of The Inquisitor event. It can be used as a thrown weapon, similar to a "returner" weapon in that it returns to the thrower's hand, and it can support a variety of upgrades that are applied via automated certificates, also found in Mana Trawl. Curious Sea Creatures need to be watered regularly via their container or they can dry out. If they dry out, either through neglect or manually via WAVE, then they turn into a pouch that can be thrown.

All fish can be upgraded. Rare item drops from Mana Trawl include a rare version of the fish that already comes with several upgrades. One very useful upgrade is for the fish to no longer need to be watered. Other upgrades include sharpening the fish's spines, which increases its damage as it is thrown, although the spines dull with each thrown use.

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Standard Fish

Standard fish come with limited or no upgrades.

Analyze

This is a small aquatic creature that needs daily tending, otherwise it may dry out and turn into a macabre pouch that will likely fit a few small items depending on how large it managed to grow while it was actively cared for.  In order to tend it, it must be kept in or doused with water daily.  It does not appear overly hungry, but perhaps feeding it small pieces of food might help it thrive outside its normal environment while it's alive.

You may find these VERBS helpful for tending to your nubblefin:

   inspect: Examine your water nubblefin for sharpened spines.  Because of its intricate detail,
            you may find inspecting it again for additional detail helpful.
     grind: Sharpen the spines on your water nubblefin with a suitable gemstone held in your hand.
     throw: The water nubblefin is quite sharp and dangerous.
       hug: Your water nubblefin is irresistibly cute!
       rub: Your water nubblefin is irresistibly cute!
     cover: If you would like to hide the additional detail of the creature, you can cover it.
            Covering it again will allow the option for showing additional detail.
     nudge: Nudge your water nubblefin to hide or show its spines when inspecting or showing it.
      feed: Feed your water nubblefin some food in order to keep it healthy.
      prod: Prod your water nubblefin to aid its digestion.
      wave: Makes your water nubblefin dry out instantly.

Usage

Verb Style First Third
COVER This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Toggle between showing additional details on your fish and not.
FEED This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Feed your fish some food in order to keep it healthy.
GRIND This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Sharpen the ridges on your fish with a suitable gemstone held in your hand.
HUG This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
INSPECT This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Examine your fish for sharpened ridges
NUDGE This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Toggle between hiding or showing its ridges when inspecting or showing it.
PROD This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Prod your fish to aid its digestion.
RUB This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
THROW This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Use your fish as a thrown weapon.
WAVE This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Makes your fish dry out instantly.

Rare Fish

Rare fish come with upgrades already applied. Their verbs are the same as standard fish.

Analyze

You analyze the confused seahorse and sense that the creator has provided the following information:

This is a small aquatic creature that needs daily tending, otherwise it may dry out and turn into a macabre pouch that will likely fit a few small items depending on how large it managed to grow while it was actively cared for.  In order to tend it, it must be kept in or doused with water daily.  It does not appear overly hungry, but perhaps feeding it small pieces of food might help it thrive outside its normal environment while it's alive.

You may find these VERBS helpful for tending to your seahorse:

   inspect: Examine your confused seahorse for sharpened ridges.  Because of its intricate detail,
            you may find inspecting it again for additional detail helpful.
     grind: Sharpen the ridges on your confused seahorse with a suitable gemstone held in your hand.
     throw: The confused seahorse is quite sharp and dangerous.
       hug: Your confused seahorse is irresistibly cute!
       rub: Your confused seahorse is irresistibly cute!
     cover: If you would like to hide the additional detail of the creature, you can cover it.
            Covering it again will allow the option for showing additional detail.
     nudge: Nudge your confused seahorse to hide or show its ridges when inspecting or showing it.
      feed: Feed your confused seahorse some food in order to keep it healthy.
      prod: Prod your confused seahorse to aid its digestion.
      wave: Makes your confused seahorse dry out instantly.

You get no sense of whether or not the seahorse may be further lightened.

Food

Fish food is used to feed any rarity of fish via FEED. It has limited uses.

Analyze

This is fish food that is meant to feed small aquatic creatures.  It has a 500 feedings left.

Pouch

If a fish has dried out, either through neglect or via WAVE, it turns into a throwable pouch.

Analyze

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Usage

Verb First Third
THROW This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!

Additional Information

Fish can be upgraded cosmetically and mechanically via automated certificates, which can be acquired via Mana Trawl. This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!

Prickly Pufferfish Information
Type Mechanical
Item Classification Creature
Container
Weapon
Item(s) Applied to Fish
Alterable
Light/Deep
Item Verbs
COVER FEED GRIND HUG
INSPECT NUDGE PROD RUB
THROW WAVE