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<font size="6">T</font>his week, I heard of a new type of ore that was being found here and there in the land.
Having spent most of my life mining, I had to investigate!
So, I loaded up my trusty beetle's pack with shovels, picks, and prospecting tools, and set out to dig.
I dug. And dug. And dug.
I travelled around, from Minoc to Trinsic to Umbra to Ocllo, to the Orc caves and Exodus dungeon, and many places besides. I went into the Ancient Wyrm's cave near the Compassion shrine, and into Saliva's tree. Round and about the dungeons, and even into the lair of the great glutton, near Papua.
After many hours, my joints were aching, my supply of ingots had grown substantially, and my beetle's pack had run out of digging tools.
And, though I had many precious jewels, ingots, and blisters, I did not have one solitary piece of this fabled substance.
Then, word reached me of a spot in the lost lands. I rarely mined there, as it was far too quiet.
But, today, it was not quiet at all. Many strange roars reached my ears, and my beetle clicked nervously 'Dark! Darck-k-kk!'
I then trod on what felt like a slime. But no slime ever struck at me with a force unequalled by any dragon!
As I rode back the way I'd come, franticly trying to heal myself, a great rock-like fist struck me from the side, nearly ending my life! Then, swirling energies struck me from all sides, and I was, once more, on my way to find a healer.
Thankfully, I knew the way from there to the portal that leads to the island temple. There's nothing quite like an island getaway after being pounded mercilessly by strange creatures!
Undeterred, I travelled back, listening to my bug's clicking, which guided me in keeping to the shadows.
I was able to avoid the creatures, though once or twice, one passed near, and the energy emanating from it singed my hair!
At the back of the small clearing, I found several large crystals, not unlike those found in Malas. But Malas never spawned anything like these monsters!
I then took out my shovel, and began to dig. The rock was strange, and yeilded no ore, and no stone. I dug into it for what felt like hours, before a small, smooth rock appeared beneath my shovel. I had found it! Blackrock!
Now, many of you will want the facts about these monsters, and this rock.
Those who do not, pray, read no further.
The monsters are simple enough. Their auras damage all living creatures within a small area of them, about five steps away.
The vortexes seem to use magic, and the slimes shoot fireballs, or perhaps energy bolts.
The elementals strike physically, but their blows carry a good deal of energy as well.
A passing expert in animals tells me they would all take about 2000 blows by a mongbat to die, if they were unable to heal themselves. Sadly, they ARE able to heal themselves.
To find the blackrock, you will need to have reached the level of grandmaster in mining, and should ideally have a pair of ringmail mining gloves on.
You will also need to have visited gargoyle city, and read their book regarding stone mining.
Then, simply mine anywhere within the area that the monsters dwell - even on the grass.
You will not get any ore or stone from this, and you will only be rewarded with blackrock now and then.
It does seem to come at a higher rate of occurance than, say, rare gems, but not as frequently as high quality stone does.
After about half an hour of digging, I was suddenly told "you are infused with the energy of the area!" and a blackrock elemental spawned right on top of me. Off to the healers again...!
There are two places to mine, to the best of my knowledge.
One is far south-east of the passage to Minoc, near Khaldun, and the other is far north of Papua, in the desert, in the general direction of the Oasis champion spawn.
As to how you get a blackrock elemental to die, I do not know. I was not able to so much as scratch them, although I went back and forth several times. I tried magery, various pets, a good mace, a good sword, and a touch of spellweaving. All to no avail. I think these creatures, much like the Grim Reaper, will generally require a team effort, though I'm sure someone will be along shortly to boast of how they slew 15 of them with one hand tied behind his back, and juggling fine china plates at the same time.
Still, I hope that information helps you.
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<font size="6">T</font>his week, I heard of a new type of ore that was being found here and there in the land.
Having spent most of my life mining, I had to investigate!
So, I loaded up my trusty beetle's pack with shovels, picks, and prospecting tools, and set out to dig.
I dug. And dug. And dug.
I travelled around, from Minoc to Trinsic to Umbra to Ocllo, to the Orc caves and Exodus dungeon, and many places besides. I went into the Ancient Wyrm's cave near the Compassion shrine, and into Saliva's tree. Round and about the dungeons, and even into the lair of the great glutton, near Papua.
After many hours, my joints were aching, my supply of ingots had grown substantially, and my beetle's pack had run out of digging tools.
And, though I had many precious jewels, ingots, and blisters, I did not have one solitary piece of this fabled substance.
Then, word reached me of a spot in the lost lands. I rarely mined there, as it was far too quiet.
But, today, it was not quiet at all. Many strange roars reached my ears, and my beetle clicked nervously 'Dark! Darck-k-kk!'
I then trod on what felt like a slime. But no slime ever struck at me with a force unequalled by any dragon!
As I rode back the way I'd come, franticly trying to heal myself, a great rock-like fist struck me from the side, nearly ending my life! Then, swirling energies struck me from all sides, and I was, once more, on my way to find a healer.
Thankfully, I knew the way from there to the portal that leads to the island temple. There's nothing quite like an island getaway after being pounded mercilessly by strange creatures!
Undeterred, I travelled back, listening to my bug's clicking, which guided me in keeping to the shadows.
I was able to avoid the creatures, though once or twice, one passed near, and the energy emanating from it singed my hair!
At the back of the small clearing, I found several large crystals, not unlike those found in Malas. But Malas never spawned anything like these monsters!
I then took out my shovel, and began to dig. The rock was strange, and yeilded no ore, and no stone. I dug into it for what felt like hours, before a small, smooth rock appeared beneath my shovel. I had found it! Blackrock!
Now, many of you will want the facts about these monsters, and this rock.
Those who do not, pray, read no further.
The monsters are simple enough. Their auras damage all living creatures within a small area of them, about five steps away.
The vortexes seem to use magic, and the slimes shoot fireballs, or perhaps energy bolts.
The elementals strike physically, but their blows carry a good deal of energy as well.
A passing expert in animals tells me they would all take about 2000 blows by a mongbat to die, if they were unable to heal themselves. Sadly, they ARE able to heal themselves.
To find the blackrock, you will need to have reached the level of grandmaster in mining, and should ideally have a pair of ringmail mining gloves on.
You will also need to have visited gargoyle city, and read their book regarding stone mining.
Then, simply mine anywhere within the area that the monsters dwell - even on the grass.
You will not get any ore or stone from this, and you will only be rewarded with blackrock now and then.
It does seem to come at a higher rate of occurance than, say, rare gems, but not as frequently as high quality stone does.
After about half an hour of digging, I was suddenly told "you are infused with the energy of the area!" and a blackrock elemental spawned right on top of me. Off to the healers again...!
There are two places to mine, to the best of my knowledge.
One is far south-east of the passage to Minoc, near Khaldun, and the other is far north of Papua, in the desert, in the general direction of the Oasis champion spawn.
As to how you get a blackrock elemental to die, I do not know. I was not able to so much as scratch them, although I went back and forth several times. I tried magery, various pets, a good mace, a good sword, and a touch of spellweaving. All to no avail. I think these creatures, much like the Grim Reaper, will generally require a team effort, though I'm sure someone will be along shortly to boast of how they slew 15 of them with one hand tied behind his back, and juggling fine china plates at the same time.
Still, I hope that information helps you.
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