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Chickcharney

Family: Cockatrice
Strong to: Stone

Notorious Monster

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Abyssea - Altepa	❔	Skald Breloque (25%) Raider's Seal: Hands THF (Up to x4) (40.2%) Unkai Seal: Hands SAM (Up to x4) (58.9%) Estoqueur's Seal: Hands RDM (Up to x4) (47.3%) Creed Seal: Hands PLD (Up to x4) (48.2%) Battle Trophy: 5th Echelon (100%)		1	A, L, M, H ~50,000 HP
A = Aggressive; NA = Non-Aggresive; L = Links; S = Detects by Sight; H = Detects by Sound; HP = Detects Low HP; M = Detects Magic; Sc = Follows by Scent; T(S) = True-sight; T(H) = True-hearing JA = Detects job abilities; WS = Detects weaponskills; Z(D) = Asleep in Daytime; Z(N) = Asleep at Nighttime; A(R) = Aggressive to Reive participants

Spawn Conditions	Companions/Summons
Trade High-quality Cockatrice Skin to ??? at I-9 near conflux #4.	N/A
Special Abilities	Passive Traits
Sound Vacuum: Modified version. Inflicts a 10' radial (not cone) AoE short-duration mute. Not removable with any spell, item or ability. Baleful Gaze: Conal gaze Petrification. Hammer Beak: 1-hit damage to single target. Poison Pick: 1-hit damage to single target + poison. Contagion Transfer: Absorbs all positive buffs from players in front of it, except Food, Atma, Reraise, and Cruor buffs. Gains the effects of buffs absorbed, including that of Regen, Defense Boost, Counterstance and Retaliation. Buffs can be Dispeled. (See Talk:Chickcharney for details.)	N/A
Physical Qualities	Magical Qualities
Double Attack Additional Effect: Earth damage on melee attacks.	N/A
Further Notes
Attack power seems to increase with number of buffs absorbed by Contagion Transfer, regardless of whether or not the buffs absorbed are related to strengthening attacks (with 8-10 buffs absorbed, melee attacks will start hitting for 800-1000~ and critting for 1200-1500~). It is advised to avoid positioning multiple party members in front of Chickcharney and avoid using multiple JA/spell buffs on the melee, especially Retaliation and Counterstance which can cause sudden rapid damage to the tank if not immediately dispelled. Note as well that Sound Vacuum's mute effect will temporarily prevent the usage of Utsusemi as a defense. (see testimonials)

Historical Background

Chickcharney, Chickcharnie or Chickcharnee is a mythical and cryptozoological creature resembling a bird, specifically an owl, that lives in the forests of Andros Island in the Bahama Islands. According to some, it is furry, feathered, about 3 feet tall and is considered ugly looking. In common legend, if a traveler meets a chickcharney and treats it well, he/she will be rewarded with good luck. But, treating a chickcharney badly will result in bad luck and hard times.

Source entry: Chickcharney. Cached on this server on 4 November 2026.