Just completed this quest last night. There are two sides to it, but you don't need to do any tradeskilling to get the Grand Tunic.

Grand Tunic of the Oracle
MAGIC LORE NODROP
AC 20
+18 Sta, +20 Wis, +100 HP, +120 Mana
+10 vsAll
Effect: Flowing Thought IV
Class: Clr Dru Shm
Race: All

http://www.gaballu.com/images/Grand_Tunic_of_the_Oracle.jpg

I won't go into a detailed writeup since that has already been done here by KyrosKrane:

http://www.gamesnet.org/KyrosKrane/Oracle/#Mana%20Crystals


Quick Summary: You get 6 books from a variety of places and mobs. The books are all droppable, and can be purchased (but prices are high). Some of the mobs can be soloed by a level 65 druid, some require a group/mini-raid, depending on who you have with you.

1) Tome of Miragul - An Ancient Construct deep in the Hole.

2) History of the Di`Zok - Loremaster Piza`tak in Chardok library (past the first locked doors).

3) Journal of Aataltaal - Estrella of Gloomwater in Kedge Keep.

4) Firebone Notebook - Aramin the Spider Guardian in the Plane of Disease.

5) Sanguine Tome - A Tae Ew Bloodfiend in Cazic-Thule.

6) Velketor's Spellbook - Velketor the Sorcerer in Velketor's Laboratory.

You turn the 6 books in to the assistant of the Oracle of K'Arnon in OOT. As you turn the books in, you get tradeskill components to make a Phylactery (see below). After the sixth, you get a token. You give the token AND your velious quest BP (i.e., the ones from Kael/Thurg/SS only) to a halfling on the aviak island in the middle of OOT to get the Grand Tunic.

If you do the tradeskill part (which requires several combines using different skills, and additional no drop components from various mobs in various locations), then the final combine gives you:

Phylactery
Slot: Range
Effect: Soul Clasp (Casting time: Instant)
Str-10 sta-10 wis+10 int+10 hp-50 mana+50
Wt: 0.4 Size: Tiny
All/All

You can turn the above into the assistant to get

Dark Phylactory
Range
AC10
Effect: Regeneration (Instant) , targetable
Str-10 Sta-10 Wis+10 Int+10 -50hps +50mana
0.4wgt
ALL/ALL


Both of the effects are CAST, and you can trigger them from inventory. Soul Clasp gives +2 mana regen, -2 HP per tick, and does not stack with effects like Lunar Whispers, but does stack with FT items. So a nice effect for those with greater than 2 natural regen (or who have Regrowth or other regen up constantly).

For the original EQ Traders threads:

http://mboards.eqtraders.com/upload/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11188

http://mboards.eqtraders.com/upload/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11297

in your opinion, is the quest worth it? i have my ornate tunic... should i try doing this quest as an upgrade to my current tunic?

I consider it an upgrade. Your total HP will increase with the Grand Oracle Tunic, of course, as will your total mana and wis (if you aren't already capped). The FT IV effect is very nice, and as a constant effect is better than the ornate. Your AC will go down a little bit, but it won't be significant in most cases. I keep the ornate in my pack to reclick regen when needed.

There are several BPs that are better, of course. But the ornate is not one of them.

Whether it is worth the effort depends on your circumstances. Three of the mobs were fairly easy to solo (the Ancient Construct, the Bloodfiend, and Estrella), while the rest can take a group (more or less) or more, depending on levels, equipment, AAs and skills of the people making the attempt. Or, if you have the plat, you can just buy one or more of the books. I have seen prices in the 15K to 30K range (per book).

Not bad, kinda similar to Burrower tunic if I am not mistaken. Might be more hp/mana but less FT I think.

That would be an interesting judgment call:

Ancient Burrower Hide Tunic: Wt 1.00. +50 AC, +10 Str, +15 Sta, +10 Wis, +10 Int, +8 vsMg, +8 vsFire, +8 vsCold, +8 vsPos, +8 vsDis, +50 HP, +50 Mana, LORE MAGIC NODROP Effect of Flowing Thought V. Classes: Ro B Sk P C D Sm Ra Bl. All Races.


One more FT and 30 more AC. Substantially less wis, mana, and HP. Slightly lower resistances. I'm over the FT cap already, so the additional FT of the Burrower tunic would be useless for me, and I prefer the higher HP and mana over AC.

Overall, I'd say the Grand Oracle Tunic was much easier to get, as well.


The BPs I'd replace this with are limited:

Kerasha's Sylvan Tunic: Wt 9.00. +45 AC, +20 Str, +25 Sta, +25 Agi, +10 Dex, +30 Wis, +15 Cha, +20 vsMg, +20 vsFire, +20 vsCold, +20 vsPos, +20 vsDis, +185 HP, +200 Mana, Stun Resist: +7%, Specialize Alteration: +8%, LORE MAGIC NODROP Focus Effect of Wrath of E'ci (35% to cold DD). Classes: D. All Races.

Mail of Judgement: Wt 2.00. +65 AC, +25 Sta, +25 Agi, +25 Wis, +20 vsMg, +20 vsFire, +20 vsCold, +20 vsPos, +20 vsDis, +125 HP, +125 Mana, LORE MAGIC NODROP Effect of Flowing Thought VII. Classes: Sm D C. All Races. Dropped by Aten Ha Ra.



I'd consider the Immaculate Vest, but only if I really didn't need the FT and needed the MP (which I already have on another slot):

Immaculate Vest of the Fire Tyrant: Wt 2.50. +45 AC, +25 Str, +20 Sta, +20 Dex, +25 Wis, +10 Cha, +30 vsMg, +30 vsCold, +150 HP, +150 Mana, LORE MAGIC NODROP Effect of Vengeance VII. Focus Effect of Preservation of Xegony (MP 15%). Classes: Bl D Mk. All Races. Dropped by Fennin Ro, The Tyrant of Fire.

Does the tunic have any augmentation slots?

:thinks he has a new goal for a tunic.

No augmentation slots.

I've read Kryos's write up and followed the threads on eqtraders the whole time folks were working on figuring out the quest...

I still don't understand how "the books", "the tradeskill stuff" and "the velious bp" work or don't work together...very confusing.

Too bad it doesn't have augment slots. =P

btw, congrats Scirocco =) (ya freak!)

I still don't understand how "the books", "the tradeskill stuff" and "the velious bp" work or don't work together...very confusing.


I'll explain again if you give me a cupcake...:)

First, if you just want the new tunic, all you need to do is collect the 6 books. You turn them in, one at a time, to a quest NPC in OOT near the Oracle. Among other things (tradeskill components that you don't need to worry about), you get a Token after turning in the 6th book (which is the one from Velk). Run over to the halfling on the aviak island in OOT, and hand him the Token plus a velious quest BP. In return, he gives you the Grand Oracle Robe. That's it.

In essence, this is a way to upgrade your velious quest BP (one of the velious BPs that you got from the Kael, Thurg or SS questgivers). You lose the velious quest BP, of course, because you turn it in.

Second, if you want the Phylactery (for the castable FT 2 buff), you need to turn in all 6 books as above, and then do a series of tradeskill combines using no drop components that the NPC gives you with each book turn in. To do these combines, you also need to obtain other components from various mobs, such as the Soul Anchor from the Ghoul of Takish-Hiz, a rare mob in Oasis or the Ros. You can fail these combines, which should result in 6 components to the phylactery. You place all 6 inside a box the NPC gives you for a no-fail combine to make the Phylactery.

If you don't like the first version of the Phylactery, you can give it to the NPC to swap to the Dark Phylactery version (with castable regen effect). If you change your mind, give the dark version to the NPC to get the first version back.

You can skip all the tradeskilling stuff if you just want the Grand Tunic. However, the Phylactery effect is very nice, since it is a spell buff and not limited by the FT 15 cap. You need to have at least 165 (modified) skill in the six different tradeskills to do each particular combine.

Ah. So you gotta have a Velious BP to do this to start with...which I don't.

Oh well.

/gives Scirocco a cupcake and a smoooooooch =)

Originally posted by DemonMage
No augmentation slots.
So it's the equivalent of a 60 hp tunic, not a 100 hp one? Ewww. Ornate is better unless you need the FT. Can't get enough of that click regen, and I'm too lazy to be swapping gear all the time.

I thought every single piece of armor in EQ gained at least a type 1 (now type 7) aug slot. Is that shot just prior to LDoN going in, or is it really aug'less?

Its augmentless making this tunic pretty damn weak unless you are low on FT. With the advent of ornate bracers + LDON augments, FT isnt quite the problem it used to be for non-raiding players. I think you can get a much better BP out of LDON or questionably Ornate. I'll hold on to my lunar fungi for now ;p. That said, I might still do the quest for the right click but some of the components are a pain, especially from the mini-raid mobs.

As a side note, would have been nice to put soul clasp on Signet of Arcane, instead of yet another item with preservation of xegony. Its frustrating how rare right click mana items are, and an item requiring much lower tradeskills results in a more useful effect.

The skill caps for the required tradeskills been found?

Sorry its eairly and im too lazy to search hehe


Tils

Originally posted by Wyte
I thought every single piece of armor in EQ gained at least a type 1 (now type 7) aug slot.
Not the fungi tunic. And I don't think primal weapons have an augmentation slot either.

I've been looking for recent evidence since the patch of doing either of the following

1) MQing the BP, + someone's token

((Ive heard MQ token doesn't work, but does MQing the BP))

2) Turning in say Silk Robe, or Plate/Chain BP or does it have to be the druid BP?

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Even without the Aug slot. It's still a better BP than anything besides Judgement, Time, or Fennin's Immaculate.

If your hp fiend its 60 hps ((vs loss 40 hp motd) but still a whopping 120 Mana, Good Resists

If your a mana fiend its 100 hps 80 Mana, still good.

If your more middle of Road its 80 hps, 100 mana without having to spend LDON points on aug..

You can't multiquest it.

You can only turn in priest/int caster bps, but it doesn't have to be the right type. Turn in a necro robe, and you'll get the tunic, not robe.

I guess one (who is ally with Coldain) could easily go farm one in Kael...

Tils, I don't think the tradeskill stuff is too high (not Aid Grimel/Signet of the Arcane quest level); for example, I know the smithing portion is level restricted to like 160ish or something...

Look on Kryos' page...he'll have the tradeskill lvl requirements...

Last I saw, the tradeskills minimum was close to 165 (unmodified). So you could be a little bit lower than that and use a Geerlok.



I'll hold on to my lunar fungi for now ;p.

Lunar Fungus Covered Tunic: Wt 2.00. +25 AC, +10 vsMg, +10 vsFire, +10 vsCold, +10 vsPos, +10 vsDis, +100 HP, +100 Mana, MAGIC NODROP Effect of Fungal Regrowth. Classes: D C P Sk B Mk Ro Wr Sm Ra Bl. All Races. Dropped by Va Xi Aten Ha Ra.


I don't think the Lunar Fungi is a superior BP. The Grand Oracle Tunic has more mana (and wis, if you're not capped) and more HP (if you not sta capped). I'll take FT over regen any day (even if you're above the FT cap already, FT IV can free up other slots that you now have FT in).

Of course, if you already have the Lunar Fungi, and are saying the upgrade is relatively minor for someone who doesn't need FT and thus may not be worth the effort of doing the quest, that may be true. However, I do believe the Grand Oracle Tunic would be much easier to get for most folks.

BTW, even if the GOT never gets an augment slot, I'd still take it over the ornate. Because the click effect of the ornate is a spell with some duration, the end result is that the ornate BP, as a practical matter, has no "effect" while worn. I prefer to maximize my slots with focus and worn effects as much as possible.

Thus, even assuming the GOT never has an augmentation slot, if you use the augmentation slot on the ornate for 40 hp, you still have a BP without a practical worn effect. As I think Tudamorf has pointed out in the past, worn effects generally are superior to any stat increases.

Originally posted by Tudamorf
So it's the equivalent of a 60 hp tunic, not a 100 hp one? Ewww. Ornate is better unless you need the FT. Can't get enough of that click regen, and I'm too lazy to be swapping gear all the time.

no, it's the equivalent of a 100hp tunic. not everyone is going to waste their time in ldon for 40hp augs. 100hp is 100hp however you get it.

odd one would be too lazy to swap gear to cast a spell but not too lazy to burn endless hours in ldon.

/cackle

Originally posted by alyn cross
odd one would be too lazy to swap gear to cast a spell but not too lazy to burn endless hours in ldon.
If I have to start doing some annoying gear swap to cast it, it defeats the purpose of having the effect in the first place -- convenience. Might as well do two quick /mem commands and cast the actual spell.

As for burning endless hours in LDoN, it's more like a few days, and at the same time, you get good single group entertainment, loot for your entire group, good XP, cash, dropped items, and tradeskill components. I can't think of another zone that offers the same bang for the buck, and I hardly call that "wasted" time, although I'm sure I'll get some uber jumping in saying how boring and pointless it is since it doesn't require 70 people sitting on their asses for 12 hours at a time. <img src=http://lag9.com/rolleyes.gif>

My problem with LDON is that it still takes too much time....time to get a group together (if you can), time to get prepped, time to actually be at the keyboard while in the dungeon. It's why I haven't done a LDON adventure in about a month, and why I probably won't do another one until I can solo. (Or perhaps I might try to hook up with two level 57 folks just to get a LDON instance started, and seeing how far I can get soloing anyway....:)

In any event, if you buy the books or obtain them from a friend, it's a helluva lot faster than doing LDON, of course. If you acquire the books by killing the mobs, it still is faster than the LDON route, and doesn't require the same level of time commitment. I'd estimate that getting any book would take less than the time to get a group formed, prepped, and through an average LDON adventure (killing Aramin is a lot easy than doing a LDON adventure, in my opinion). That includes the 3 or 4 books that you can effectively solo as a level 65 druid. When I was doing some of those, for example, I'd log in, kill the PHer, log out for 15 to 25 min (or however long it took until repop). During the down time, I'd go do something else. Can't do that during a LDON adventure.

Besides, you really don't have to forego the 40-hp augmentation with the GOT. Just stick it in another equipment slot. The only time it becomes a significant issue is if all your other slots are already filled up with 40-hp (or equivalent) augmentations, so the only slot left is the one on your BP.

So it's not really the effort to do a couple of days of LDON adventuring to get the first augmentation that you should be considering. It's that effort multiplied by 6 to 8....:O

omg, keep the "uber-vs.-non-uber" and "ldon-sucks" arguments out of this thread or ELSE!

(else...um...something bad!)

(else...um...something bad!)

No cupcakes for a week? :crazeye:


Tils

Originally posted by Tudamorf
If I have to start doing some annoying gear swap to cast it, it defeats the purpose of having the effect in the first place -- convenience. Might as well do two quick /mem commands and cast the actual spell.

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That still ignores the mana savings though.
Its not just a convenicne. Its also saving you mana.

PrePOP,
I had Rowyls Tunic, and Elysian Tunic. The elysian was better for raiding/day to day wear. But yeah I too was lazy to swap it in.

Then I got the Cursed Tunic, and stats were so much better it was on full time. I still caried my rowyls though for when i wanted regen. Yeah i didnt have regen up 24-7 anymore.
But when I was actually XPing I did switch and click.

Anyway, to each thier own. But many people would still switch out for the click, for the efficiency gain.

I always know exactly where the gear I switch out is located and it's a fast, easy process.. much more so than sitting twice to mem 2 spells, IMO.

Even with properly set up spellsets.

Add in the mana savings and you really don't have a convincing argument to me, Tudamorf. It's unlike you =)

/mem x
hotkey z
/mem y

= 13 keystrokes minimum to mem regen and go back to your old spellset, assuming you have spellsets designed for 1 letter access.

lclick pickup
lclick drop
rclick cast
lclick pickup
lclick drop>

= five clicks minimum, assuming you have both tunics in question keyed to your primary hotbank, which is unlikely, so add in an shift-2 and a shift-1 to make it 7.

less effort, with the mana savings!

n/m i dont know why i'm arguing this, it's the 100hp idea that gets me. 100hp is 100hp, dangit!

Originally posted by corlathist
(Referring to Ornate BP effect) That still ignores the mana savings though.
The mana cost is irrelevant. Blessing of Replenishment lasts over half an hour for me, and I can meditate back the mana in a few ticks.
Originally posted by alyn cross
/mem x
hotkey z
/mem y

= 13 keystrokes minimum to mem regen and go back to your old spellset, assuming you have spellsets designed for 1 letter access.
Actually, I would do it with a single keystroke using a macro (/pause,/mem a - /cast # - /pause,/mem b), since all those functions <i>can</i> be done with a macro whereas tunic swapping can't if you don't cheat. One keystroke is a hell of a lot easier than a bunch of annoying mouse movements -- and any mouse movement is extremely annoying while boxing.

and either way, it's 100hp!

/cackle

There is a belif that this is still just stage 1 of a progressive quest. One, because it has no augment slots, and two, because the final combine also yeilds a crystal, who no npc current;y wants. Seeing how this quest was impelmented, then the tome of mirgul started droping, then the stone silk recipie was fixed, I wouldn't be suppised if the next step isn't in game yet.

Which mobs can be soloed by what level druid?

Scirocco, I know your equipment is a whole lot better than mine (plus you have a boatload more AAs as well). I was going to try and solo some of these books since none are for sale on MT. Exactly how hard are the three you said could be soloed (the Ancient Construct, the Bloodfiend, and Estrella)?

I've been killing the bloodfiend ph a fair amount recently... it's fairly easy solo, but i recommend going in via lizard blood potion, instead of invis through the maze... you avoid 2 potential see-invis-spider trains that way... my only deaths are due to not noticing that the spider saw me untill 3 lizards added. if you're not particular about your bind, buy a lizard blood, port to CT, bind right there. Or have a wizzy take ya there to bind.

Estrella's easy solo, with or without a DC'd seahorse....

Loremaster should be fairly simple solo, at 65. haven't done it yet, though.

Estrella's the easiest. Just have decent MR and FR since she'll spend most of her time casting.

Bloodfiend and Ancient Construct were fairly similar in my mind. With both, you're going to spike up and put yourself in a corner to stop movement so as to minimize interruptions, and you'll need to heal yourself with NI during the fight. DoT or Nuke as you wish. You may want to have SotW up and ready to go (it adds nicely to the spike damage). Also, being able to start with WoW3 and then have it up for casting during the fight helps as well. Hardest part about the AC is getting to where the PHers spawn in the Hole. You can camo and fight down solo like I did, or get some friends to go along and help get you in place.

The Loremaster also should be soloable after you get past the locked door, depending on your faction and your equipment/skills. If you don't have the right faction, you'll have to deal with up to 4 adds there in the same small area. Several of the mobs in the library do see through invis...:)

Would have been nice if they had given the tunic a nice, unique effect, instead of the same old FT every other mid-high end quest item seems to have.

The "dark" ranged looks kinda cool, and 165 in 6 tradeskills isn't really too hard. I'm wondering if the effect stacks with other clickable ft effects (i.e. emp shawl)...

It doesn't stack with several, like Lunar Whispers. I suggest you check the threads above for what people have tested it with.

I'm going to sticky this for a little while. Thanks for the write up on it :)

nm, found it.

Stupid Question - If you wanted both the tunic and the clicky mana regen, you'd have to do the quest twice, right?

no. you get the items from the assistant to make the tradeskill phylactry regardless of wether or not you turn in to the guy on aviak isle for the tunic.

i gotta say it is creepy how that dude dun respond to anything. /cackle

Just got History of the Di`zok solo (sos rogue friend just holding the door open while I pulled). Once Sanguine Tome drops, IT SHALL BE MINE.

Yay, I have Grand Tunic of the Oracle.

Note that the box obtained from handing in the Velks book is droppable, so on the off chance you know of someone doing the quest just for the tunic that they can give you the box which saves you a copy of Velks book if you just want a phylactery.

I learned how to keep my sanity on the bloodfiend part. Never stay more than 3 spawns ;) I popped into ct over the weekend, killed the ph, waited 20 mins and he spawned with the book. Yay...quest done :)

Nice Tunic..lots of work though for it..I love Fire tyrant vest and the only thing I would upgrade it to would be Elemental tunic. Though the FT is nice. Just the stats could be better.

Nice tunic. As always, I'm late in learning about it. Seen a few of the books for sale in the bazaar. Easier ones for 5kish, hard like Velks running up to 80-90k. Of course, an Ornate Leather BP, if you're lucky enough to get one, will cost ya 250k on Xev, so there you go.

Fast question. Well, first a statement. I am VERY vain. Now for the question...what kind of graphic does it have? If its a leather look, I wont be getting this for my Iksar shaman. Leather tunic with chain everywhere else, and occasionally the odd piece of place = no thanks!

FT4 is Nice. So is the HP and stats. I could solo most of the books, soloing the ones I could twice will pay for the ones I can't, but if its leather, I will just get a vindi BP, or stick with my tae ew.

It's leather.

It's leather and it's pink.

Pink? you can dye it though right?

I already own an Ornate Leather Tunic. Given that, is the Grand Tunic of the Oracle still a worthwhile quest for me? sure, there's the phyll mana regen item, and FT from the tunic... But how do the two tunics compare? Is the Oracle tunic better to wear than Ornate? of not, the only time I'd use it would be when farming =(

Refer to the 2nd post in this thread... it asks this very question.

Probably a silly question but Im half asleep and my brain isn't working to well right now =P The quest tunic you turn in. Does it have to be a finished piece, or would the pre-turnin tunic work. Hoping the latter because I don't really wanna make the giants love me yet again.

*edit*

Bah, would obviously have to be the finished item or else there would be no worries about caster/priest part. Since every chest slot item can be made into one of these. Going to go rest my poor tired brain now, ignore this post =P

Silverbough
65th level druid.
Xev/NULL

It's kind of a shame... there was a quest/exploit found recently to get a phylactery at level 15 until someone leaked it and SoE perma-killed the last turn-in mob for it.

1. Go to Befallen-kill excavators until a foreman pops... hail the foreman and say "I will go to felwithe"
2. Go to the Paladin guild in felwithe and there's a 3-hour spawn there (this got tedious and LONG once people started trying to form lines and ninja it) that you turn in the token you got from the foreman
3. Take the item you get to somebody in OOT and they give you a phylactery (this mob was perma-killed)

I never got the foreman to spawn before they killed the quest, but on FV it was a droppable item and they sold for 200k+

You can't multiquest it.

You can only turn in priest/int caster bps, but it doesn't have to be the right type. Turn in a necro robe, and you'll get the tunic, not robe.

Question then... ***edit*** nm - got my eroded, got my FT4 - yea

If I don't have a velious tunic yet (I skipped that and went for elysian) and I get a corroded tunic, can I turn that in for say a cleric BP (even if i'm a druid).

I've been trying for the eroded leather for weeks with no luck. It took less time to get the 6 books. I have collected over 12 other Thurg drops and seen 4 times that many drop in these weeks. Just no leather tunic.

I let a shammy loot a torn silk robe so I could prolly get that MQ with the emeralds if this works. So I'd have to MQ to get the necro rode and turn it in for the GOT?

Do you think theres any chance they'll add a slot 7 to this and add some AC to the leather version? It seems awfully strange the leather tunic and robe have the same AC and stats (except Int vs Wis).

Do you think theres any chance they'll add a slot 7 to this and add some AC to the leather version? It seems awfully strange the leather tunic and robe have the same AC and stats (except Int vs Wis).

No.

Type 7 aug slot added in todays patch.

Mmm... crow...

I still say no chance of an ac boost though.

Type 7 aug slot added in todays patch.

Mmm... crow...

I still say no chance of an ac boost though.

=P I'll take the slot :)

I've been trying to figure out where the AC spawns in the Hole. Is it a random spawn by knocking out the other constructs or is there a set location?

And in answer on Ornate v. Oracle, I've obviously decided to go Oracle. Would love to see more AC on it, but I think its the better way to go to get out of this Elysian (all things being equal). Bleh. I'll save my VT and elemental dkp for other slots :-)

Another nice bp out there which is an upgrade to ornate is Etched Flesh Tunic (http://www.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=27111)

Dunno if anyone is still reading this, but has anyone found the PH for the Ghoul of Takish Hiz. I have spent nearly a month off and on hunting South Ro and I have only seen him once. (He did not drop the Soul Anchor that time either).

LZ

Still looking for the Ghoul of Neverspawn.

Tried killing everything at night
Tried killing everything during the day
Tried killing Ghouls
Tried killing Undead
Tried Killing Everything

I have put a good amount of time in it, but all I have to show so far is 2 Ancient Cyclops rings that I MQ'd off to Friends/relatives.

HELP


LZ

LZ

I have seen the Ghoul of Takish Hiz spawn twice (both times in Oasis) while waiting for people to arrive for a late night LDoN. I think we were the only people in the zone and were killing only mobs that would attack level 65 characters at the LDoN entrance (drybones, madman). Either trash mobs are PH or this is another of the mobs on a long-term random timer.

This looks like a fun quest. Wish I'd been around back in the day when stuff was harder to get and actually had that "special" feeling.

As of now, it seems like this is obsolete with the DoN cultural armor and DoN augs. The grandmaster chest aug is pretty cheap in the baz (seen as low as 34k) and is more or less as good as this tunic without considering other augs that you can add to it. Check my magelo for the stats on the DoN one...before laughing at how poor my gear remains. :P

Still does amaze me how quickly neat gear like this becomes obsolete, but still if I tried to get it solo it would take me forever!

-Noir

Grandmaster cultural isn't usable on a level 1 (or level 60) though.

true, didnt think of that