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{{RSC page|Sheep}}
{{otheruses|the sheep with white wool|others uses|Sheep (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox non-player character
|name = Sheep
|image = [[File:Sheep detail.png|250px|Sheep]]
|release = [[January 4]] [[2001]]
|update = Runescape beta is now online!
|members = No
|quest = [[Sheep Shearer]] ([[Sheep (black)|Black sheep]])
|location = [[Lumbridge]], [[Castle Wars]], [[Zanaris]], [[East Ardougne]], North of [[Monastery|Monastary]]
|shop = No
|gender=Male, female
|examine = Normal:''White and fluffy.''<br>Black:''It's sporting the height of wool-based fashion.''<br>North of Monastery Sheep:''White and shaggy.''
|features = Sources of [[wool]] can be spun into [[ball of wool|balls of wool]].
|race = Sheep<br />''Ovis aries''
}}
[[File:Sheep chat.png|left]]
'''Sheep''' are mammals found throughout ''[[RuneScape]]''. Players can use [[shears]] on most sheep to gain a piece of [[wool]], which they can make into a [[ball of wool]]. Sheep that can be sheared appear bulkier than the ones that have been recently sheared. Sheep will sometimes try to get away from players when they are attempting to shear it. There are also talking sheep in [[Zanaris]].

==Significance of sheep==
[[File:NewsletterSheep.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Sheep are said to be favoured by [[Guthix]].]]

Sheep are said to be the favoured race of [[Guthix]] (Although his usual symbol is a tear). In Issue 25 of the [[God letters|God Letters]], he says: "I respect the sheep, for their purpose is essential, albeit secret. Some day the rest of you mortals might discover the true power of the sheep, innocent in appearance but essential in bearing, and realise why they shelter under my protection for the time being."<ref>[http://services.runescape.com/m=rswiki/en/God_Letters_Issue_25 "God Letters Issue 25 - Guthix Reiterates", 2004-10-11, RuneScape.com]</ref> It is interesting to note that sheep cannot be attacked by players. In regards to sheep, [[Bob the Jagex Cat]] states that they were the first thing Guthix brought to [[Gielinor]], followed by [[cat]]s.

[[Traiborn]] in the [[Wizard's Tower]] mentions to "have a good time and watch out for sheep! They're more cunning then they look."

Players can temporarily be turned into sheep if they wear items affiliated with [[Saradomin]] or [[Zamorak]] whilst entering the Guthix portal in [[Castle Wars]].
[[File:Shaggy sheep.png|thumb|Shaggy Sheep|100px]]

==Black sheep==
{{main|Sheep (black)}}

[[File:Black sheep.png|thumb|100px|Black sheep]]

[[Black sheep]] are located on a [[Lumbridge]] [[farm]] on the north of [[Lumbridge]], which is [[Farmer Fred]]'s sheep pen. [[Fred the Farmer]] asks the player to shear these sheep during the [[miniquest]] [[Sheep Shearer]].

==Rams==
{{main|Ram}}

[[File:Ram.png|thumb|100px|Ram]]

Rams are located throughout Runescape. Players cannot shear them, although they can attack the rams. If they try to shear the ram, they will receive a message "That sheep looks a little too violent to shear...".

==Locations of sheep==
*Between [[Hemenster]] and [[Hemenster|East Ardougne]], behind [[Richard (Hemenster)|Richard]]'s [[Farming shop]], there is a sheep pen with ten sheep that can be sheared and two level-2 [[ram]]s that will attack you if you mistakenly try to shear them.
*South west of [[Falador]], immediately in front of the [[Make-over Mage|Make-over mage]]'s house (north of the [[Crafting Guild|Crafting guild]]), several sheep and two rams roam freely.
*On the North of [[Lumbridge]], there is a farm owned by [[Fred the Farmer]]. The East of Fred the Farmer's house and garden is a sheep pen. Here there are several sheep, several black sheep, level-2 rams, and also an "odd-looking" sheep which is really a [[Sheep (penguins)|pair of penguins in a sheep disguise]] (see below).
*North of the [[Monastery]]/West of [[Edgeville]] There are three sheep and one ram.
*South of [[Varrock]]. There are several sheep in a pen with rams in there too. The sheep here are much more placed out than the ones in [[Lumbridge]].
*In [[Zanaris]], but they do not have a "shear" option, so you must use your shears with them in order to shear them. Requires completion of [[Lost City]] quest to access Zanaris.
* At the [[Fisher Realm]], there is a pen along with 3 rams.

==Wool==
While having [[Shears]] in his/her inventory, a player can gather wool. Occasionally, the player may fail to do so and the sheep will back away from the player. Wool can only be gathered from sheep, not from [[Ram]]s.

The wool can be spun to [[balls of wool]] by the [[spinning wheel]].

==Sheep in quests==
===Sheep Shearer===
{{main|Sheep Shearer}}

In [[Sheep Shearer|this quest]], players must gather twenty [[ball of black wool|black balls of wool]] for [[Fred the Farmer]] by shearing his [[Black sheep]] and spinning the [[black wool]].

===Penguins in disguise===
{{main|Sheep (penguins)}}

North-east of [[Lumbridge]] there is a sheep pen, and inside the pen there is a pair of penguins disguised as a sheep. They are an important part in the [[Cold War]] quest. The sheep is labeled "odd-looking sheep." If players attempt to shear this fake sheep, they will not get any wool and it will back away.

===Sick-looking sheep===
{{main|Sick-looking sheep}}
There are four groups of [[sick-looking sheep]] north of [[East Ardougne]], which are said to have the plague. Players cull some of these in the [[Sheep Herder]] quest.

It later transpires that they are not sick at all, only dyed to make it appear that they were. The player must re-dye them in [[Mourning's Ends Part I]].

==Zanaris sheep==
[[File:Sheep-quoting-jabberwocky-with-cow-replying.png|right|thumb|The conversation.]]
The sheep near the master [[fairy ring]] in [[Zanaris]] will offer to recite a poem it composed. Occasionally, it will recite the first stanza of the poem "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll, and the nearby cow will say, "That's not even your poem, you idiotic, animated ball of wool!" and the sheep will respond, "How now foolish cow? Do you read poetry, instead of pulling a plough?" Also, The sheeps near the master fairy ring also will say "You give me a hair-cut and then expect me to talk to you? I think not!" when you attempt to talk to them after shearing them. Their chatbox in this state also has the wool still on the sheep. This has not been fixed.

==Gallery==
<gallery orientation="none" position="center" spacing="small" widths="250" captionalign="center" captionsize="normal" captiontextcolor="#000000" bordersize="small" bordercolor="#8e8e8e">
Penguin Sheep.png|Two penguins disguising as a sheep.
Sheep pen.png|Various kinds of sheep in [[Farmer Fred]]'s sheep pen.
ShearingSheep.png|A player shearing a regular sheep.
SHEEEP.png|Sheep chathead in Castle Wars lobby.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Black sheep]]
* [[Lamb]]
* [[Ram]]
* [[Sheep (penguins)|Penguins disguised as a sheep]]
* [[Sick-looking sheep]]
* [[Wool]]
* [[Lumbridge Sheep]] - Lunar spell [[NPC Contact]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{wpalso|Domestic sheep}}
[[fi:Sheep]]
[[Category:Races]]

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