Sap Sniffer

Sap Sniffers are mole-like creatures employed by Axiom prospectors to detect sources of Sap within the City of Scholars.

Appearance

Sniffers are small, furry animals resembling moles, equipped with large claws for digging and strong teeth for gnawing thick roots. They wear protective goggles over their wide eyes.

Behavior

Sniffers possess an exceptional ability to detect Sap deposits. Their affinity for the substance is so strong that they sometimes take great risks to reach locations containing it, eagerly climbing into dangerous areas among the engraved stones deep within the city to savor amber drops.

Sap Affinity

Sniffers exhibit intense excitement when near Sap sources and calm immediately upon consuming the substance, sitting on their hindquarters and gazing at their handlers with wide eyes. This behavior pattern and their eagerness to seek out Sap has raised questions about whether the creatures develop addiction to the substance.

Usage

Prospectors use Sniffers on leashes to locate Sap veins throughout the City of Scholars. The animals guide their handlers through the labyrinthine streets of the underground city, detecting deposits that might otherwise remain hidden. Sap couriers like Aberdeen transport Sniffers in delivery coolers, where the creatures attempt to hoard collected Sap containers as personal property.

Relationships

• Sap: Substance the Sniffers detect and consume
• Axiom: Faction employing Sniffers for prospecting
• City of Scholars: Primary location where Sniffers work
• Aberdeen: Sap courier who transported a Sniffer in her delivery cooler (393 AC)
• Treyst: Researcher who observed Sniffer behavior and questioned possible addiction (393 AC)