The Grove of Verthandi

The Grove of Verthandi

The Grove of Verthandi
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Designer:	Laurentia
Rooms:	315
Re-Pop Time:	91 minutes
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Equipment

• the Staff of Seven - Lev(29) Loc(wield hold) 7d7 nodrop fragile holy nostore nounegg no-auction hps(39) hr(3) SKL/SPL: Resurrect (manacost -21%)
• a tricoloured cingulum - Lev(28) Loc(waist) AW AT armor(-15) mana(30) con(-4) Cond(pristine - 185 Days)
• misty bathing slippers - Lev(24) Loc(feet) AE AN hr(5) armor(-7) Cond(pristine - 185 Days)

Initial Notes

• Verthandi has four seasons. Unlike Arcadia, only one season is active at a time.
• the zone DOES repop with people inside
• to change seasons, kill Verthandi 7X. Season will change on the next repop. Otherwise the season will stay the same forever (across restarts).
• You need 7 items to make the staff: 3 !rent, 4 Seasonal.
• Before going to the !rent components be sure to check the season. The room name at the beginning of the zone gives a hint as to what season it is.
  • A bright, Autumn Trail = Fall
  • A Snowy, Woodland Track = Winter
  • A Forest in Flower = Spring
  • A Lazy Summer Trail = Summer
• when zone repops, a rentable comp like shard will not reload
• *****IMPORTANT*****

It is most efficient to make multiple staves at once (we recommend 9 at a time)

You must kill Queen Verthandi a minimum of 16 times to make a single Staff of Seven, but only 24 times to make nine staves.

This means you should get nine seasonal comps before triggering season change

Walkthrough

Seasonal Components

Spring

Phoenix Egg

From @ go n, e, e, n, n, w, n, n, e, n, n, e, e, n, n, w,w, n, w, all n, e, all n, e,  e, all n, e, n, e, n, d, n, all e, s, all e, n, n, all e, n, n, search, u, u, u, e,  e, all up, kill phoenix, loot egg.  

• Same strategy as killing Verthandi, except use wimpy 255 because its perma-fireshield.
• Sparking hammer is great against phoenix.
• The egg does not load every time, but you can scry phoenix to see if it loaded.
• You should kill a no-load Phoenix, as it may repop with egg.

Summer

Branch

From @ go n, e, e, n, n, w, n, n, e, n, n, e, e, n, n, w,w, n, w, all n, e, all n, all  w, 6n, e, (room 'A Regal White Oak') get branch

Fall

Branch

From @ go n, e, e, n, n, w, n, n, e, n, n, e, e, n, n, w,w, n, all w, n (room name  'Emperor of the Orchard') get branch

Winter

Shard

From @ go n, all e, 7n, all e, n, up, (room name 'In The Holly Tree') get shard

!Rent Components

Rowan Charm

Search zone for mob 'The Antlered Man'. He wanders everywhere. He seems to load in the  underground area a lot during Fall. Kill. Loot rowan charm

Hawk Feather

From @ go n, e, e, n, n, w, n, n, e, n, n, e, e, n, n, w,w, n, w, all n, e, all n,  all e, n, 3e, n, all u, kill hawk, loot feather.

Hollow Bone

From @ go n, e, e, n, n, w, n, n, e, n, n, e, e, n, n, w,w, n, w, all n, e, all n,  e, e, all n, e, n, e, n, d, n, e, e, all n, all w, kill raven, loot bone.

Verthandi

To get to Verthandi:

Go to Phoenix, 3d 2e d.

Notes for killing Verthandi solo:

• it is possible to flee north, west, or south from Verthandi.
• the only entrance back to Verthand is from the north. If you flee west or south, follow the path north, then east until you're at the north flee room.
• trap and clear each of the 3 fleeable rooms
• keep corner 2 north of verthandi trapped
• watch for rats on flee, have autosneak on
• avoid ghosts, as they are very difficult
• set wimpy 150
• Verthandi stabs fast, so always run in and init magic missile for images or use colour spray
• dispel, plague, blind, poison

Making Staff

After you kill Verthandi, be sure you have all 7 comps in inventory, and sleep. Staff is created when you wake in 3 minutes.

• Make sure you're not formed when you sleep to make the staff.
• You can only make 1 staff at a time, with 7x comps in your inventory, but you can repeat this step.