Skeith

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The Skeith is a gargoyle- or dragon-like Neopet, and one of the original 14 when Neopets began on November 15, 1999. As one of the largest Neopets of Neopia, they are quite strong but also lazy, preferring to get smaller creatures to do things for them. Skeiths are capable of eating anything, including Battledome Equipment, furniture, Petpets, Petpetpets, codestones, dubloons and Paint Brushes, an ability which only Skeiths and Grarrls have. This makes it very easy to keep your Skeith well fed, as users can simple feed their Skeith items they wish to get rid of. In fact, when a Skeith is hungry and its owner visits the Quick Ref page, it may snatch and consume an item from the user's inventory. When it does this, it becomes bloated. While they can eat anything, Skeiths come down with Neezles when fed anything with the word cheese.

Resembling a type of dragon, the Skeith is adorned with spikes and wings, and while these wings can support a Skeith's weight, it is likely some Skeiths have difficulty flying due to their large bulk and the small size of the wings themselves. Skeiths also do not appear particularly aerodynamic.

Colours

As of July 2010, Skeiths can be painted in 44 different colours:

Baby - May 16, 2002 Blue - Natural Brown - July 20, 2001 Checkered - September 24, 2004 Chocolate - September 15, 2005 Cloud - August 14, 2002 Darigan - April 11, 2003 Disco - September 24, 2004 Faeire - June 2, 2010 Fire - September 10, 2001 Ghost - September 25, 2003 Gold - November 14, 2003 Glowing - September 26, 2009 Green - Natural Grey - September 26, 2006

Invisible - September 25, 2003 Halloween - September 26, 2009 Jelly - September 25, 2007 Island - March 4, 2004 Magma - December 15, 2009 Maraquan - August 16, 2005 Mutant - October 7, 2005 Orange - September 25, 2002 Pink - September 26, 2006 Pirate - September 26, 2005 Plushie - November 26, 2002 Purple - September 25, 2001 Rainbow - September 25, 2002 Red - Natural Robot - September 25, 2002

Royal - September 25, 2008 Shadow - ? Silver - September 25, 2003 Sketch - ? Skunk - September 7, 2001 Snow - December 23, 2006 Speckled - September 25, 2007 Split - September 26, 2005 Spotted - April 20, 2004 Starry - September 24, 2001 Striped - ? Tyrannian - ? White - ? Yellow - Natural

Trivia

• As of June 2009, over 2.9 million Skeith's have been created, ranking them 34th in popularity among Neopets. They are also featured in 138 different items.
• In the Neopets TCG, Skeiths are associated with the element of Darkness.
• Some Skeiths say the Scado, a Tyrannian Petpet which resembles a coconut, tastes like a coconut too.
• The Gnar is said to have an appetite that is matched by the Skeith.
• The Dried Bamboo Chair, a piece of furniture, is said to even support the large weight of the Skeith.
• Skeith Day is on September 25th.

See also

• Famous Skeiths: Archos, Draconus Maximus, Edmund, Gordos, Haskol, Kayn Hireck, King Skarl, King Hagan, Malkus Vile, Mungo Lifler, Portolio, Quiggle Warlord, Siliclast, Slychi, Snargan, The Three
• Games: Biscuit Brigade: Hagan's Last Stand, Caption Competition, Castle Battles, Cellblock, Double or Nothing, Grumpy Old King, Hungry Skeith, Invasion of Meridell, NeoQuest, NeoQuest II, Plushie Tycoon, Skarl's Scramble, Stamp Collector, Sorcerers' Skirmish

External links

• Neopets Description: The Skeith
• Pronunciation: Skeith - skeeth
• Rainbow Pool: Skeith
• Neopedia: Dung Catapult, Lupe Mysteries, Destruction of Meridell
• NeoDeck: Lord Luparn, Draconus Maximus, Slychi the Skeith Invader, Malkus Vile, King Hagan of Brightvale
• Neopets TCG: King Skarl, Blue Skeith, Darigan Skeith, Skarl's Banquet, Skarl's Personal Guard, Green Skeith, Green Seven, Hagan the Wise, Skarls Orders, Green Moehog, The Collector, Skeith Bandit, Treasurer Gordos, Dinner Is Served
• Caption Competition: #3, #14, #28, #128, #145, #147, #152, #186, #188, #192, #211, #219, #224, #254, #270, #279, #317, #322, #337, #367, #370, #445, #451, #468, #489, #515, #523, #549, #565, #568, #575, #577, #578, #596, #616, #620, #623, #641, #669, #696, #706, #712, #732, #742, #749, #757, #801, #819
• How To Draw: The Skeith, King Skarl
• Help File: Why are my items disappearing?, Can you really feed toys and dubloons to pets?
• Editorial: 11, 19, 27, 37, 40, 45, 49, 65, 74, 77, 89, 98, 103, 104, 110, 133, 160, 190, 204, 209, 211, 213, 222, 232
• In-Depth Battlepedia Species Profile