Editing Draik

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The '''Draik''' (a [[wikipedia:homophone|homophone]] of ''[[wiktionary:drake|drake]]'', an archaic word for a [[Wikipedia:dragon|dragon]]) is a [[Wikipedia:Dragon|dragon]]-like [[Neopet]], released on June 25, 2002. They appeared in [[Neopia]] as if they had come from another world - later discovered to be [[Meridell]]. 

Draiks are curious Neopets that [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=27 like to hunt], and like [[Scorchio]]s they can [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=9&id=7 breath fire] and fly. They are popularly featured as guards, being seen guarding [[Meridell Castle]] during the [[Champions of Meridell]] [[plot]] and [[Altador]] and [[Brightvale]] during [[The Faeries' Ruin]] plot; despite only being around [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=5 three feet tall]. They can support themselves on their tails, like [[Blumaroo]]s. 
[[Image:Old draik pose.gif|left|frame|A draik standing on its tail.]]
Where Draiks were first released, a [[Limited Edition|limited number]] of them were available through the Create-a-Pet system. No more have been released in that way (at least, not [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=409 intentionally]). Draiks are instead obtained from hatching a Draik Egg. A Draik Egg is a rare, lucrative [[food]] [[item]] available from the [[Merifoods]], but if taken to the [[Draik Nest]] in Meridell, it can be allowed to hatch. It will hatch into a Draik of whatever colour the egg is - either [[Blue]], [[Red]], [[Yellow]], [[Green]], [[Darigan]], [[Ice]], [[Lost Desert]], [[Pirate]], [[Zombie]], or [[Island]]. Owning a Draik and visiting the nest will also give the user an [[avatar]]. 

In the [[Neopets Trading Card Game]], they are associated with the element of Fire.

==Colours==
Draiks are currently available in the following [[colour]]s:

{{columns|
*[[Baby]] - ''September 10, 2002''
*[[Biscuit]] - ''September 10, 2015''
*[[Blue]] - ''Default''
*[[Brown]] - ''July 30, 2003''
*[[Camouflage]] - ''October 18, 2005''
*[[Checkered]] - ''September 9, 2005''
*[[Chocolate]] - ''September 15, 2010''
*[[Christmas]] - ''December 23, 2003''
*[[Cloud]] - ''September 4, 2002''
*[[Darigan]] - ''March 1, 2004''
*[[Desert]] - ''September 26, 2007''
*[[Disco]] - ''November 16, 2004''
*[[Electric]] - ''September 9, 2006''
*[[Eventide]] - ''January 24, 2012''
*[[Faerie (colour)|Faerie]] - ''September 9, 2004''
*[[Fire]] - ''September 9, 2002''
*[[Ghost]] - ''October 28, 2002''
*[[Glowing]] - ''July 16, 2003''
*[[Gold]] - ''September 9, 2009''
*[[Green]] - ''Default''
*[[Grey]] - ''April 14, 2011''
*[[Halloween]] - ''September 9, 2006''
*[[Ice]] - ''September 9, 2005''
*[[Island]] - ''October 1, 2003''
*[[Jelly (colour)|Jelly]] - ''September 9, 2011''
*[[Magma]] - ''December 15, 2009''
*[[Maractite]] - ''January 26, 2011''
*[[Maraquan]] - ''November 19, 2003''
*[[Mutant]] - ''September 9, 2003''
*[[Orange]] - ''January 8, 2003''
*[[Pastel]] - ''September 9, 2014''
*[[Pink]] - ''September 9, 2003''
*[[Pirate]] - ''September 8, 2007''
*[[Plushie (colour)|Plushie]] - ''December 13, 2002''
*[[Purple]] - ''July 24, 2002''
*[[Rainbow]] - ''December 4, 2002''
*[[Red]] - ''Default''
*[[Robot]] - ''August 20, 2002''
*[[Royal]] - ''April 7, 2005''
*[[Shadow]] - ''August 1, 2002''
*[[Silver]] - ''September 9, 2008''
*[[Sketch]] - ''September 7, 2013''
*[[Skunk]] - ''November 8, 2003''
*[[Snow]] - ''September 9, 2010''
*[[Speckled]] - ''September 9, 2008''
*[[Split]] - ''September 8, 2007''
*[[Spotted]] - ''September 9, 2004''
*[[Starry]] - ''August 14, 2002''
*[[Stealthy]] - ''September 7, 2013''
*[[Strawberry]] - ''September 8, 2012''
*[[Striped]] - ''September 9, 2002''
*[[Transparent]] - ''September 9, 2014''
*[[Tyrannian]] - ''January 7, 2004''
*[[Water]] - ''September 9, 2011''
*[[White]] - ''July 11, 2002''
*[[Woodland]] - ''September 9, 2010''
*[[Wraith]] - ''September 8, 2012''
*[[Yellow]] - ''Default''
*[[Zombie]] - ''September 9, 2009''
}}

==Trivia==
*As of April 2012, 22,039 Draiks have been created, with 15,000 having been released through the create-a-pet system, placing them 53rd in popularity out of 54 Neopets. 
*They are also featured in 98 different [[items]].
*There was a glitch in 2009 where Draiks were available for creation. It is estimated that about 1,000 were released.

==See also==
*'''Famous Draiks:''' [[Cawley Embith]], [[King Terask]], [[Swordmaster Talek]], [[Valrigard]], [[Luvea Trivon]]
*'''Games:''' [[NeoQuest II]], [[Escape from Meridell Castle]]
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==External links==
*'''NeoDeck:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/neodeck/colcardlookup.phtml?colcard_id=311 Draik Paladin], [http://www.neopets.com/games/neodeck/colcardlookup.phtml?colcard_id=313 Draik Warrior]
*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=5 Draik Soldier], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=20 Silver Draik Egg], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=26 Blue Draik], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=27 Green Draik], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=40 Draik Sentinel], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=41 Draik Skeleton], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=58 Yellow Draik Egg], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=9&id=7 Draik Blacksmith], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=9&id=64 Orange Draik], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=9&id=69 Red Draik], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=9&id=95 Tainted Draik]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=195 #195], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=198 #198], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=234 #234], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=317 #317], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=382 #382], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=413 #413], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=451 #451], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=462 #462], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=515 #515], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=547 #547], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=564 #564], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=596 #596], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=613 #613], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=632 #632], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=638 #638], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=642 #642], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=655 #655], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=726 #726], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=876 #876], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=880 #880], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=941 #941]
*'''Help File:''' [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=43 How do I get a restricted pet?], [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=395 What does limited edition mean?]
*'''Editorial:''' [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=48 48], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=51 51], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=52 52], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=53 53], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=55 55], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=56 56], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=57 57], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=58 58], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=65 65], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=75 75], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=77 77], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=91 91], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=109 109], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=112 112], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=117 117], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=119 119], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=129 129], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=132 132], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=133 133], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=137 137], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=141 141], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=144 144], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=148 148], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=152 152], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=155 155], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=157 157], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=158 158], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=167 167], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=168 168], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=174 174], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=179 179], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=189 189], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=192 192], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=194 194], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=201 201], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=207 207], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=210 210], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=216 216], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=225 225], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=230 230], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=234 234], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=245 245], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=262 262], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=267 267], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=269 269]
*'''NeoGreeting:''' [http://www.neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml?sponsearch=&greeting_id=281 Happy Birthday], [http://www.neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml?sponsearch=&greeting_id=651 Draik Valentines], [http://www.neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml?sponsearch=&greeting_id=776 Happy St Davids Day], [http://www.neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml?sponsearch=&greeting_id=816 Most Favourite Mother], [http://www.neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml?sponsearch=&greeting_id=828 Happy Fathers Day]
*[http://www.neopets.com/medieval/draiknest.phtml Draik Nest]

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