Miniature

General
Miniature, also referred to as "mini pet," is an item which reserves one of your inventory spots. When activated, you release a small duplicate of the named monster to follow you. It is a "frill" feature making the game more interesting, without affecting gameplay balance (though it still has an effect on in-game economy), to show the developers' appreciation for certain players (see the section on acquisition).
 * You may trade, sell, or give away your miniatures. As with any other item, it will be removed from your inventory if you choose to do so.
 * To activate or deactivate a miniature, double-click on it in your inventory while in an explorable area or cooperative mission.
 * While you can have multiple miniatures in your inventory, you can only have one active at a time; If you activate a new one, the old one will deactivate automatically.
 * Miniatures only appear in explorable areas.
 * Miniatures do nothing other than look nice, and depending on species, make loud noises. They cannot be targeted, cannot be harmed, do not cause collision, do not trigger Soul Reaping when they disappear, and they do not use any skill or have special abilities.

Miniature Parading
Some of the more entrepreneurial collectors of miniatures who have full or near full sets, have begun parading them for payment/tips.

Acquisition
Miniatures are received via Birthday Presents or entering a Factions Collectors Edition Key.

Birthday Present
Each character will receive a present when that character is 1 year old (Type /age in game to see a characters age).


 * You will receive a Birthday Present on any character who is one year old.
 * You may keep the present forever; it will not vanish later.
 * Double-click on the present to unwrap it and reveal the miniature.
 * You will not lose a minature if you recieve one via trading and your character is under a year old.

Factions Collectors Edition

 * ANet has prepared a nice present -- a miniature Kuunavang -- in appreciation for the support and patience as players who bought the Guild Wars Factions Collections Edition wait through the production delay.
 * Once you add the CE key to you account you will recieve a message to type /bonusitem in any outpost or town. After doing so you get a package that reveals the dragon after you doubleclick it.
 * Each account may use this command to generate only one miniature.

Rarity & Types
Miniatures take the form of creatures in the game, from any campaign. It is possible for someone who only owns a Prophecies account to receive a miniature of a Factions creature.

The miniature that comes with the Factions Collectors Edition is always Kuunavang, while the birthday present miniatures differ for each annual series.

Miniatures have rarity similar to regular items:
 * White = Common, 8 types per annual series.
 * Purple = Uncommon, 3 types per annual series.
 * Gold = Rare, 2 types per annual series.
 * Green = Unique, 1 type per annual series.

Factions Collectors Edition

 * Kuunavang