Miniature

General
Miniatures, also referred to as "mini pets," are in-game vanity items that can be obtained through various sources. When activated, a small duplicate of the named creature will appear and follow you around. Miniatures were originally created as "birthday presents" to show appreciation for long-time players, but have since become available through many other means.
 * Miniatures are activated by double-clicking on the item in your inventory, and can be de-activated the same way.
 * Only one miniature can be active per character at a time. If you activate a second one, it will replace the active one automatically.  Two identical miniatures in a character's inventory are treated as one miniature for this purpose (if one is active, double-clicking the other will de-activate it, rather than replace it).
 * Miniatures can be used in explorable areas, missions, towns, or outposts.
 * Only 20 miniatures can be active in the same district.
 * Miniatures can be traded, dropped, destroyed, and placed in storage.
 * Miniatures cannot be dyed or sold to Merchants.
 * A character can carry multiple miniatures in his or her inventory.
 * Miniatures exist of creatures from all campaigns, but are not limited by the campaigns unlocked on a player's account. A player who only owns Prophecies can still receive a miniature of a Factions or Nightfall creature.
 * Miniatures cannot attack, nor do they have skills or special abilities. They cannot be targeted and have no collision box.
 * Miniatures count as an ally of the owner's party and can be affected by some AoE effects, though do not count towards the Leadership bonus.

Monument of Devotion
The miniatures a player has collected can be immortalized in the Monument of Devotion part of the Hall of Monuments in the Eye of the North expansion.
 * Each miniature may only be added to a single character's monument. Once added, the miniature will be marked as "Dedicated" and cannot be added to any other characters' monuments, although other characters can still carry and use the miniature.
 * The Monument of Devotion is considered "complete" when 20 miniatures have been added. You may continue to add more miniatures, but only 20 will be displayed at a time.

Acquisition
Miniatures can be acquired in many ways:


 * By opening a Birthday Present.
 * By opening a Collector's Edition Present.
 * Players who purchased the Collector's Edition of Guild Wars Factions or Nightfall received a miniature Kuunavang or Varesh, respectively, as a show of appreciation.
 * As a promotional giveaway at conventions and through various gaming magazines.
 * As a prize in a Guild Wars contest.
 * Through various in-game sources.

Details on the acquisition of each miniature are given in the tables below.

Other
1 The Black Moa Chick is the only Miniature where the name doesn't start with Miniature.

2 In France, two magazines offered the mini Asura: Joystick in May and PCJeux in November. Similarly in Germany, the May issue of the PC Games magazine and the October GameStar Special both contained a code for an Asura. In both cases it was possible to exchange the extra code (if you possessed both) for a miniature Destroyer.