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<blockquote>''"A bat-swarm. Madam Doctor. But they are - I assure you - feathered. Blue feathers, Madam Doctor. '''Tremendous feathers'''. No, Madam Doctor, not proportionate, not indeed. I suspect the bats of theft. Madam Doctor, no! I have not touched a bottle since Tuesday last! No, Madam Doctor! Not the hole! Not the ho-"''<ref name="destroyed milliner bats">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Milliner_Bats#You.27ve_destroyed_the_Milliner-Bats|You've destroyed the Milliner-Bats|Sunless Sea|}}</ref></blockquote>'''Milliner-Bats''' are quite average as far as bats go - except that they're covered in sky-blue feathers, applied with ''glue'' of all things, making them similar in appearance to [[Bestiary#Blue Prophet|Blue Prophets]].<ref name="scavenge the bat feathers">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Milliner_Bats#You.27ve_destroyed_the_Milliner-Bats|Scavenge the bat-feathers|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Their swarms are just as dangerous as Blue Prophet flocks, however, and the bats seem to be localized to the [[The Elder Continent|Southern Wall]] near [[Varchas]].<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Milliner_Bats|Location|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>
{{Character|title1=Milliner-Bat|image1=Milliner Bats map.png|caption1=|location=[[Varchas]]}}<blockquote><em>"A bat-swarm. Madam Doctor. But they are - I assure you - feathered. Blue feathers, Madam Doctor. </em>Tremendous<em> feathers. No, Madam Doctor, not proportionate, not indeed. I suspect the bats of theft. Madam Doctor, no! I have not touched a bottle since Tuesday last! No, Madam Doctor! Not the hole! Not the ho-"</em><ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Milliner_Bats#You.27ve_destroyed_the_Milliner-Bats|You've destroyed the Milliner-Bats|Sunless Sea|}}</ref></blockquote>
 
'''Milliner-Bats''' are quite average for bats, excepting their sky-blue feathers applied with ''glue'' of all things, similar in appearance to those of [[Blue Prophets]].<ref name="scavenge the bat feathers">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Milliner_Bats#You.27ve_destroyed_the_Milliner-Bats|Scavenge the bat-feathers|Sunless Sea|}} ''"They look very like parrot-feathers - but they have been glued to the bats. By the bats themselves? By some unknown bat-farmer [...]? The answers remain mysterious. But at least you can sell the feathers [...] +11-30 x Royal-Blue Feathers [...]"''</ref> Their swarms seem to be localized near [[Varchas]].<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Milliner_Bats|Location|Sunless Sea|}} ''"Location: Varchas"''</ref> How ''did'' these bats get their feathers? Did they steal them?<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Milliner_Bats#You.27ve_destroyed_the_Milliner-Bats|You've destroyed the Milliner-Bats|Sunless Sea|}} ''"I suspect the bats of theft."''</ref> Were they the project of a mad bat-farmer? No matter; the feathers sell well, from bat or bird.<ref name="scavenge the bat feathers" />


But how ''did'' these bats get their feathers? Did they steal them?<ref name="destroyed milliner bats" /> Were they the project of a mad bat-farmer? No matter; the feathers sell well, from bat or bird.<ref name="scavenge the bat feathers" /><gallery widths="130">
Milliner Bats map.png|A swarm of Milliner-Bats.
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Latest revision as of 20:47, 5 February 2025

"A bat-swarm. Madam Doctor. But they are - I assure you - feathered. Blue feathers, Madam Doctor. Tremendous feathers. No, Madam Doctor, not proportionate, not indeed. I suspect the bats of theft. Madam Doctor, no! I have not touched a bottle since Tuesday last! No, Madam Doctor! Not the hole! Not the ho-"[1]

Milliner-Bats are quite average for bats, excepting their sky-blue feathers applied with glue of all things, similar in appearance to those of Blue Prophets.[2] Their swarms seem to be localized near Varchas.[3] How did these bats get their feathers? Did they steal them?[4] Were they the project of a mad bat-farmer? No matter; the feathers sell well, from bat or bird.[2]

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  1. You've destroyed the Milliner-Bats, Sunless Sea
  2. 2.0 2.1 Scavenge the bat-feathers, Sunless Sea "They look very like parrot-feathers - but they have been glued to the bats. By the bats themselves? By some unknown bat-farmer [...]? The answers remain mysterious. But at least you can sell the feathers [...] +11-30 x Royal-Blue Feathers [...]"
  3. Location, Sunless Sea "Location: Varchas"
  4. You've destroyed the Milliner-Bats, Sunless Sea "I suspect the bats of theft."