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| Quest Walkthrough |
| QuestID: 57 |
Add-on: 9/20/2001 10:26:10 AM |
| Goal/Purpose: Shield of the Simulacra AL100, BU 1000 Impen4, Coord4, Str4 diff 35 Melee 180. Once imbused it's AL125 Impen5, Armor5, Coord5, Str5 with diff of 50 & melee of 230 |
Difficulty: 1
(1 low/10 high) |
Information:
Contributing Author: Loka Wu
Level Restriction: 25 - 40
Quest Timer: Unknown
Est. Completion Time: 30 minutes
Quest Summary
You find a rumor detailing more information about the Virindi's doings on Dereth. These entail creation of new creatures resembling humans, which we call "Simulacra". In addition to resembling humans, some of the more powerful ones have armor and magic items hitherto unknown (See our writeup on the Asteliary Quest).
Here, your mission is to enter one of the new Virindi Infiltrator Dungeons. There you must kill the Infiltrator Master. Upon his corpse you will find the Shield of the Simulacra. It may be "imbued" with magical energies gained from the Astelian Gem found in the Asteliary.
Full Walkthrough
Enter the Northern Infiltrator Keep (15.4N, 5E). It is restricted to characters of level 25-40. Inside you will find:
Drudge Lurkers and Stalkers
Tumerok Fighters, Warriors and Priests
Crafty and Sneaky Simulacra
Northern Infiltrator Master
Buff before entry; Monsters may have been drawn by previous entrants to the Entry point.
Unlike its Southern counterpart [the Southern Infiltrator keep, wherein lies the Helm of the Simulacra: see our quest writeup! -- Ed.], traversing the Northern Infiltrator Keep is extremely straightforward. Upon entry one moves northward at every opportunity. As you encounter opposition, eliminate it and continue north.
You will pass many side tunnels on your journey north. Beware! Although these are all dead-ends, then contain monsters, notably Drudges and Tumeroks. Should you encounter anything as you proceed, spawns from these side passages may be drawn into the fray, perhaps catching you from behind! If you wish, turn into the side passages and kill all the monsters you find. Note, however, that some of the monsters are on a fast spawn (perhaps 2-3 minutes), so don't dawdle.
You will eventually exit a small square room to the north. The corridor will turn sharply to the east, then the southeast. Warning! You are approaching the lair of the Northern Infiltrator Master! He will be acccompanied by one or two additional simulacra.
Dispatch the Northern Infiltrator Master and loot his corpse to get the Shield of the Simulacra. Exit via the corridor to the west, which leads to a surface portal.
Imbuing the Shield
The Shield may be "imbued" with magical energies by using the Asteliary Gem. [This Gem is obtained in The Asteliary. See our quest writeup for a description and walkthru. -- Ed.] This operation will result in the Imbued Shield of the Simulacra. Note that although it has a Difficulty of 50, your Melee Defense must be 230 or greater to use this item.
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