Sheep
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| Race | Ovis aries |
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| Members NPC? | No |
| Quest NPC? | Sheep Shearer |
| Location | Lumbridge, Castle Wars, Zanaris, East Ardougne, North of Monastary |
| Sells items? | No |
| Skill requirement? | No |
| Quest requirement? | No |
| Gender | Unknown edit |
| Examine | Normal: White and fluffy Sheep north of Monastery: White and shaggy |
| Notable features | Unknown edit |
Sheep are a kind of creature found throughout RuneScape. Players can use shears on most sheep to gain a piece of wool, which they can make into a ball of wool. Sheep that can be sheared appear bulkier than the ones that have been recently sheared. Sheep will sometimes try to get away from players while the playing is attempting to shear it. There are also talking sheep in Zanaris.
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[edit] Significance of Sheep
They are said to be the favoured race of Guthix (Although his usual symbol is the snake). In Issue 25 of the God Letters, he says: "I respect the sheep, for their purpose is essential, albeit secret. Some day the rest of you mortals might discover the true power of the sheep, innocent in appearance but essential in bearing, and realise why they shelter under my protection for the time being."[1] In regards to sheep, Bob the Jagex Cat states that they were the first thing Guthix brought to Gielinor, followed by cats.
Players can temporarily be turned into sheep if they wear items affiliated with Saradomin or Zamorak whilst entering the Guthix portal in Castle Wars.
[edit] Locations of sheep
- In Hemenster, behind Richard's Farming shop, there is a sheep pen with several sheep that can be sheared and some level-2 rams that will attack you if you mistakenly try to shear them.
- South west of Falador, immediately in front of the Make-over mage's house (north of the Crafting guild), several sheep and two rams roam freely.
- North of Lumbridge there is Fred the Farmer's farm. East of Fred the Farmer's house and garden is a sheep pen. Here there are several sheep, level-2 rams, and also an "odd-looking" sheep which is really a pair of penguins in a sheep disguise (see below).
- North of the Monastery. There are three sheep and one ram.
- South of Varrock. There are several sheep in a pen with rams in there too. The sheep here are much more placed out than the ones in Lumbridge.
- In Zanaris, however, they won't talk to you if you shear them, and you must use your shears with them. Requires completion of Lost City to access Zanaris.
- The Fisher King's Realm, in a pen along with 3 rams.
[edit] Wool
While having Shears in his/her inventory, a player can gather wool. Occasionally, the player may fail to do so and the sheep will back away from the player. Wool can only be gathered from sheep, not from Rams.
[edit] Sheep in quests
[edit] Sheep Shearer
In Sheep Shearer, players must gather twenty balls of wool for Fred the Farmer by shearing his sheep and spinning the wool.
[edit] Penguins in disguise
[edit] Sick-looking sheep
There are four groups of sick-looking sheep north of East Ardougne, which are said to have the plague. Players cull some of these in the Sheep Herder quest.
It later transpires that they are not sick at all, only dyed to make it appear that they were. The player must re-dye them in Mourning's Ends Part I.
[edit] Zanaris Sheep
The sheep near the master fairy ring in Zanaris will offer to recite a poem it composed. Occasionally, it will recite the first stanza of the poem "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll, and the nearby cow will say, "That's not even your poem, you idiotic, animated ball of wool!" and the sheep will respond, "How now foolish cow? Do you read poetry, instead of pulling a plough?"
[edit] See also
- Lamb
- Lumbridge Sheep - Lunar spell NPC Contact
- Penguin (Sheep)
- Ram
- Sick-looking sheep
- Wool
