History 14: Spawn Eggs and their Significance

Unlike a normal SMP, where spawn-eggs are usually unobtainable and therefore not thought about, Mercia welcomes it's addition. Since the 2nd Age, spawn-eggs have been available to all players, but in a very different way than seen today. While today they run rampant across the trading table and most players have at least 1, in the 2nd Age, they were much more difficult to obtain and didn't see much action until the 4th Age began.

Long ago, spawn-eggs were only obtainable through Mercias' old skill Necromancy. Through Necromancy, and depending on the players level in the skill, they could craft a list of eggs through means of one of the undead skill houses dotted across Mercia and Kirmja. With the correct ingredients in hand and a nether star to match, a player could enter the skill house and craft whichever egg they were seeking. For the first time, players were able to get their hands on spawn-eggs, though most were uninterested in getting one due to the tedious process.

This wasn't the only place you could find them though. Since Monster Spawners weren't available in the console edition of Minecraft, training areas were constructed using timers and dispensers. This was a huge addition to players and was the most used feature for the skill-tree, allowing 2 players to gain 99 Combat within 3 weeks of their addition. While the system had obvious flaws, the rules were mostly followed and spawn-eggs would sit in caches across the world, until the end of the 3rd Age when players began raiding all areas.

Following the Bomb, mass looting went on destroying businesses that had stood across 2 ages and leaving them unable to continue. Many were seeking the Gold due to it being Mercias' former currency, while others had a more long term goal in mind. Obviously with Gold being so wide-spread now, it's value diminished to near nothing, where it stands today; but the players who were smart went for the eggs. They looted the Slayer Tower, the training areas, the skill-houses, and chest all across the world. It's said the main beneficiary from this was the famed leader of the Resistance, Im different, as he alone had amassed an impressive collection.

Today, the market of Mercia largely consist of hacked items and spawn-eggs. They're sometimes given out as a prize due to certain events, and quite a few have yet to be discovered. However, due to duping and it's ability to create seemingly infinite copies of any item, these items get spread nearly as soon as they are found. Some have even attempted to make legitimate businesses out of this, like SamCWaters1, who is widely considered the most famous trader in Mercias' history. While the world has taken a serious blow at the start of the 5th Age, spawn-eggs are sure to continue being a large piece of the black-market going forward.