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Butterflies are a common sight around Sapience and have a range of different uses to the mortals of the land. They are found in a variety of locations across the continent.


Types

There are 6 butterflies that will be accepted by Vellis and Aine for a gold reward, provided they are still alive. They are:

Red admiral butterfly - 10gp
Most common butterfly in Sapience. Black, with red wings.
White pearl butterfly - 15gp
A pure white butterfly.
Indigo nightfire butterfly - 25gp
An azure specimen with a shimmering light.
Glitterlight butterfly - 40gp
Light reflects off this beautiful butterflies wings, hence its name. Legend says it transforms with each sunrise.
Golden emperor butterfly - 60gp
A regal butterfly as brilliant as the sun.
Summerstorm butterfly - 80gp
Incredibly hard to catch. Colours resemble the sky before a storm during summer.


Other butterflies are not catchable and are not accepted by Vellis and Aine, dead or alive. They are:

Morning cloak butterfly
Coloured like the dawn, brilliant gold, fiery reds and orange decorate this inspirational butterfly's wings.
Funereal duskywing butterfly
This butterfly's name alone hints at the sombre tones of its wings. Hues of black, brown and grey seem to melt into each other, and the bright colours of the specimen's surroundings seem seem to fade as it flits silently through the trees.
Gossamer butterfly
The one of the largest butterfly specimens known to Achaeans, the gossamer is roughly the size of a fully grown owl. Prismatic beams of light reflect off its wings.
Crystal butterfly
A beautiful specimen of butterfly loyal only to Lord Scarlatti. This specimen flits around on iridescent crystalline wings; the colours swirl and melt into pale blues and pinks.

Locations

Each of the butterflies can be found in certain areas. However, they are known to appear almost anywhere, due to being released by a mischievous mortal, or even divine.

Crystal butterfly
Temple of Scarlatti
Funereal duskywing butterfly
Aalen Forest.
Glitterlight butterfly
Minia, Eleusis, Pash Valley, Savannah, Aerinewild.
Golden emperor butterfly
Minia, Eleusis, Pash Valley, Savannah, Aerinewild.
Gossamer butterfly
anywhere a Sentinel can be found. Must be summoned in the forest.
Indigo nightfire butterfly
Minia, Eleusis, Pash Valley, Savannah.
Morning cloak butterfly
Aalen Forest.
Red admiral butterfly
Minia, Eleusis, Pash Valley, Savannah, Aerinewild.
Summerstorm butterfly
Minia, Eleusis, Pash Valley, Savannah, Aerinewild.
White pearl butterfly
Minia, Eleusis, Pash Valley, Savannah, Aerinewild.


Skills

The most common place you will see a butterfly used in combat, will be as a Sentinel Woodlore companion. However, they have been the inspiration for other classes to incorporate into their combat techniques.

A gossamer butterfly
Sentinel companion.
Nairat rune
The butterfly rune.
Butterfly bomb
Jester prank.

Mythology

The Grotto of the Butterflies is a mystical place in which thousands upon thousands of butterflies reside. Its location is unknown to all but the most dedicated explorers of Achaea. However, it is known that as a child, the butterfly collector Vellis stumbled across this place, and it is then that his love of butterflies began.

The Green Lady Demeter, was known to be quite fond of butterflies. She created The Land of Butterflies in Her temple within the Aerinewild, as a sanctuary for these beloved creatures.