The Owl
The Owl is a neutral Entity in 99 Nights in the Forest. It is an enigmatic creature that appears during certain nights, presenting both danger and opportunity for players.
Behavior
Awakening
When a night begins there is a chance of a short scene playing of a Wolf being swooped by The Owl. Afterwards, the following text will appear: "The Owl has woken up".
Once the scene has played out, The Owl will be able to spawn. If The Owl appears at night, The Deer will not spawn, unless it is a Cultist Attack.
You can tell that the Owl is active if you hear wind blowing at night fall.
Encounter
The Owl will sometimes land near a player and stand still. An icon of a pair of eyes will appear on The Owl, which becomes redder when a player moves around, and slowly turns white when players are standing still. If the eyes did not completely turn red after a period of time, The Owl will momentarily fly away.
If the eyes completely turn red, or a player stuns it with a Flashlight, even if they don't move, The Owl will scream and begin to act similarly to The Deer, attacking players and being stunned by light sources. It will fly away once approaching the Campfire, or if it becomes Day, in which cases it will not drop a feather.
Like the Deer, The Owl cannot be killed with any Weapons in the game.
There is a chance that The Owl spawns Wolves nearby to scare the player into moving, however, swinging weapons and interacting do not alert the owl. The player can stand still while killing off any incoming wolves.
Spawn Areas
| Biome | Requirements |
|---|---|
| Snow Biome | Night |
| The Forest | Night |
Tips
- The Owl can be stunned or get stuck in the same ways as The Deer.
- If a player is not trying to get The Owl's feathers, they should move anyways to avoid taking damage from other entities.
- The night on which The Owl will wake up is randomized.
- Using light sources effectively can help control The Owl's behavior.
- When being observed by The Owl, remain as still as possible to avoid triggering its aggressive state.
Trivia
- The Owl is currently the only entity in the game that is capable of scaring The Deer away, probably due to The Deer being a prey animal.
- The Owl is faster than The Deer, being slightly faster than an average sprinting player (without Assassin or Alien class).
- The Owl is the first avian entity and the only one with wings.
- There is a glitch where The Owl spawns before the scene of them awakening, providing no warning.
- The Owl's jumpscare sound effect is the same as The Deer.
- Hints about The Owl before it got released are present in structures, specifically the Ice lab and the Ice Temple.
- The owl might be inspired by the myth Kikiyaon or the Owlman.
the OWL in 99 NIGHTS in the FOREST
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