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First sighted in the playable demo at [[Blizzcon 2010]], the Treasure Hunter is a small, shiny, loudly-giggling, rat-like humanoid with a huge sack of loot over one shoulder and extremely quick foot speed. He is technically a monster, but he does not attack characters or deal any sort of damage. Instead he is basically a moving treasure chest, one that drops a constant shower of gold and occasional items, and will drop lots of high quality items if you manage to run him down and kill him.
[[File:Treasure-hunter2.jpg|left|frame]]
The Treasure Hunter is a sort of [[Easter Egg]], since he's fun and diverting, and not a danger. The character is reminiscent of the Thief in the arcade classic Gauntlet II, except that he doesn't steal from you, and is purely a fun bonus diversion.
==Blizzcon 2010 Crafting Sanctuary Panel==
[[File:Treasure-hunter-poster.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Treasure Hunter wanted poster.]]The Treasure Hunter was briefly discussed during the 2010 Blizzcon [[Crafting Sanctuary Panel Blizzcon 2010|Crafting Sanctuary Panel]], where the developers urged players to "beat the candy out of him" if and when we spotted the little guy. They also presented a wanted poster with his face on it; a useful presentation since there's no way to get a good look at his visage in the actual game.
Most players assumed he was humanoid; like a twisted old man, but apparently he's some sort of demonic rat-like creature?
