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[[File:Watch Tower.gif|thumb|Watch tower in WCIII.]]
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[[File:WatchtowerBarrens.jpg|thumb|A watch tower in the Barrens.]]
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[[File:Watch tower cataclysm cinematic.PNG|thumb|Watch tower seen at Cataclysm cinematic.]]
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[[File:MetalChicken.png|thumb|A Mechanical Chicken pet]]
 
The '''Mechanical Chicken''' item summons and dismisses a Mechanical Chicken, a [[chicken]] [[Companion]].
 
   
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Rising high above the treeline, '''watch towers''' resemble primitive huts laced with animal bones and giant tusks of every kind. These insubstantial — but highly useful — lookout posts are ideal for spotting the [[human]] forces from above, making them a desired part of any [[Orcish]] settlement’s defenses. These emplacements may be upgraded to loose deadly projectiles upon any approaching enemies, or to rain explosive death down upon their foes on land and sea...<ref>{{ref book |author=Blizzard Entertainment |authorlink=Blizzard Entertainment |title=[[Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness]] manual |pages=79}}</ref>
{{NPC|Neutral|Oglethorpe Obnoticus}}, the master gnomish engineer, has created three larger metal chickens to explore [[Tanaris]], [[Feralas]], and the [[Hinterlands]], but his strange inventions have gotten lost. If a player finds a beacon to lead them to the downed bird, they can escort the mechanical chicken to safety. If you save all three of his inventions, Oglethorpe Obnoticus gives you a gift: a pet mechanical chicken!
 
   
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Watch towers can be used to guard embattled orcish settlements, and provide static defense against land and air attacks.<ref>{{ref book |author=Blizzard Entertainment |authorlink=Blizzard Entertainment |title=[[Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos]] Manual |pages=44}}</ref>
==Source==
 
The Mechanical Chicken is the final quest ({{questlong|Neutral|50|An OOX of Your Own}}) reward from [[Oglethorpe's Homing Robots quest chain]], which involves completing three escort quests in [[Feralas]], [[Tanaris]] and [[The Hinterlands]]. Each escort quest begins with an item drop.
 
   
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[[Troll]] watch towers can be found in [[Stranglethorn Vale]] (Such as at the gates of [[Zul'Gurub]]), and in [[Tanaris]] (At [[Sandsorrow Watch]]). This may show that watch towers are at least partly of troll origin.
The easiest way to obtain the drop for the Tanaris escort quest is by doing [[Zul'Farrak]], however if the object drops only one person can have it, so make sure you tell your group you need it before you enter the instance.
 
   
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The [[Centaur Marauders]] also had acess to watch towers.<ref>{{ref game |title = Warcraft III |campaign = [[The Invasion of Kalimdor]] |mission = [[The Long March]] }}</ref>
The object for the escort quest in The Hinterlands has the highest drop chance in [[Jintha'Alor]].
 
   
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==References==
The object for the escort quest in Feralas is a random drop from any mob in that zone, so the best thing is just to do quests there.
 
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==Notes==
 
This is not to be confused with the {{item|icon=|Gnomish Battle Chicken}}, a more vicious sort of machine created by [[Engineering]]. They are unusual items that protect their maker when used.
 
 
==See also==
 
*{{questchain|Oglethorpe's Homing Robots}}
 
 
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Revision as of 01:08, 7 November 2010

OrcTower2
Watch Tower

Watch tower in WCIII.

WatchtowerBarrens

A watch tower in the Barrens.

Watch tower cataclysm cinematic

Watch tower seen at Cataclysm cinematic.

Rising high above the treeline, watch towers resemble primitive huts laced with animal bones and giant tusks of every kind. These insubstantial — but highly useful — lookout posts are ideal for spotting the human forces from above, making them a desired part of any Orcish settlement’s defenses. These emplacements may be upgraded to loose deadly projectiles upon any approaching enemies, or to rain explosive death down upon their foes on land and sea...[1]

Watch towers can be used to guard embattled orcish settlements, and provide static defense against land and air attacks.[2]

Troll watch towers can be found in Stranglethorn Vale (Such as at the gates of Zul'Gurub), and in Tanaris (At Sandsorrow Watch). This may show that watch towers are at least partly of troll origin.

The Centaur Marauders also had acess to watch towers.[3]

References