Ancient Olthoi Queen & Olthoi Shield

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Darhy, Assistant to Nuhmudira tells you, "I am glad you survived the journey here. I am here on behalf of Nuhmudira who labors to find a means to combat the olthoi menace. Nuhmudira has determined there is an unknown force that seems to drown out mana and suppresses higher forms of magic. This force is particularly powerful in the proximity of the ancient Olthoi Queen's lair and prevents anyone from being portalled successfully there."

Darhy, Assistant to Nuhmudira tells you, "Whispering Venom crystal is required to nullify this effect--the wearing of a ring made from this very rare crystal would allow one to portal to the Queen's lair. Alas, Nuhmudira did posess a supply of these crystals however they were stolen some time ago from her warehouse, together with numerous other crystals. While the other crystal types are being replaced through the good efforts of Isparians, a supply of Whispering Venom crystal is lacking."

Darhy, Assistant to Nuhmudira tells you, "There is a mine at desert's edge, west of Khayyaban, which used to be a source of these crystals. It may be somewhat depleted but it is our only hope. Please try to find some and return as soon as you are able!"

Next, head to Crystal Mines near Khayyaban at 49.3S, 17.9E. (To reach Khayyaban, take the Oriel residental quarters portal out of Mayoi at 61.8S, 81.6E). The Crystal Mines may not be summoned, recalled or link and has no level restriction. Inside you'll be fighting Mud Golems at the top, then Sandstone, Copper and Granite deeper in. To reach the bottom, just keep to the right and head down where ever possible. The final room is full of Granite and Copper Golems. On the floor you'll find A Bar Tab and a Hyip the Toad's pickaxe (30 day timer).

Map: Crystal Mine
Rumor: A Bar Tab

Bring the Pickaxe to Hyip the Toad at the Arwic Inn.

Hiyp the Toad tells you, "Yeah, I like the beer here, so what? I'll do some alchemy later. I could mine some crystals if I had my pickaxe..."
You give Hiyp the Toad Hiyp the Toad's pickaxe.
Hiyp The Toad looks at you with a sodden expression
Hiyp the Toad tells you, "Hey, that's my best pickaxe! I must have left it down in the, ummm, where was that... oh yeah there was that mine, I was tryin' to get some of those crystals them's in Zaikhal wanted. Maybe it'll help with the bugs, maybe not. Well, there's nothing in that mine, I'll tell ya. So I said to myself, forget it, go have a drink. You trying to get some too? Hmmm, I just may know someone who can get some. There's a jeweler, name of Djusufa bint Huqis, she's in Zaikhal. I know her a while, she told me something interesting. One night a woman came to her and handed her a strange crystal, wondered if she knew what it was good for. The jeweler, she didn't know, never seen one like that before. She said she'd have to ask around, maybe check with one of Nuhmudira's people. Well, this woman gets all nervous and just leaves. Anyway, that's all I know. Go see Djusufa bint Huqis."

As Hiyp the Toad instructs, head back to Zaikhal and speak with Djusufa bint Huqis, the Jeweler.

Djusufa bint Huqis the Jeweler tells you, "So, Hiyp told you to talk to me about Whispering Venom crystal. Yes, that is correct, it was a dark and stormy night when this woman came banging on my shop door even though I had just closed. She seemed to be rather nervous but needed to know about a crystal, which she handed to me. She wanted to understand what it may be used for. I examined it carefully for I had never seen one like it before. It's purpose or potential eluded me and I said to her that I would have to inquire with one of the scholars working with Nuhmudira about it. She became very agitated then and ran out the door. I tried to go after her to return the crystal but she was gone."

Djusufa bint Huqis the Jeweler tells you, "I remembered later that I had seen her about town and that she was in fact one of Nuhmudira's students. Not wanting to cause trouble for her I inquired discreetly and found out she was originally from somewhere northeast of Samsur. Eventually I brought the crystal to one of Nuhmudira's other students and he said he believed it was Whispering Venom crystal. I allowed him to keep it and that was that. So, I do not have the crystal now. Had I known so many would be seeking such crystal these days I might have made a tidy sum selling it!"

Cydna Wren the Ex-Student can be found in a tent outside of Samsur at  4.9N, 23.8E.

Cydna Wren tells you, "What do you want from me? Oh ... the crystal. That jeweler must have led you to me. Ah well, there is no hiding ... nor does it matter who I put my trust in. Experience has taught me that lesson. If you keep my location here a secret, I will tell you where some of those crystals may be found. Take this small journal. I wrote it in case ... something happened to me."
Cydna Wren gives you Cydna Wren's Journal.

Text: Cydna Wren's Journal

As the journal indicates, head north to a small cave full of Sandy Armoredillos (11.0N, 21.1E). Behind the cave you'll see a small pile of rocks. Use the rocks to retrieve one of the portal gems Cynda has hidden underneath (you can get as many as you wish).

You pick up a gem from underneath the rock.

Once you have a gem, double-click to enter the storage area. The inside is full of crates. Use your examine key to find the appropriate crate and use the "r" key to open it. Inside the crate you'll find the Whispering Venom Crystal (30 day timer)!

While you're in the storage area, you should do a little exploring. The passage up to the east ends in a pulley suspended from the ceiling. Behind the pulley is a secret wall leading to the basement of Nuhmudira's dungeon!!

Map: Nuhmudira's Dungeon

See the Nuhmudira's Journal quest for more information.

Once you have the crystal, return to Ziakhal and give it ot Darhy, Assitant to Nuhmurida.

Darhy, Assistant to Nuhmudira tells you, "I am glad you survived the journey here. I am here on behalf of Nuhmudira who labors to find a means to combat the olthoi menace. Nuhmudira has determined there is an unknown force that seems to drown out mana and suppresses higher forms of magic. This force is particularly powerful in the proximity of the ancient Olthoi Queen's lair and prevents anyone from being portalled successfully there."
Darhy, Assistant to Nuhmudira tells you, "Whispering Venom crystal is required to nullify this effect--the wearing of a ring made from this very rare crystal would allow one to portal to the Queen's lair. Alas, Nuhmudira did posess a supply of these crystals however they were stolen some time ago from her warehouse, together with numerous other crystals. While the other crystal types are being replaced through the good efforts of Isparians, a supply of Whispering Venom crystal is lacking."
Darhy, Assistant to Nuhmudira tells you, "There is a mine at desert's edge, west of Khayyaban, which used to be a source of these crystals. It may be somewhat depleted but it is our only hope. Please try to find some and return as soon as you are able!"
You give Darhy, Assistant to Nuhmudira Whispering Venom crystal.
Darhy, Assistant to Nuhmudira tells you, "I am delighted you were able to get some Whispering Venom crystals from that mine!"
Nuhmudira's assistant casts several spells upon the crystal and fashions a portion of it into a ring.
Darhy, Assistant to Nuhmudira tells you, "Wearing this ring will allow passage through the portal. Go and get the better of the Olthoi that dwell in that foul lair!"
Darhy, Assistant to Nuhmudira gives you Crystal Ring of Quickness.

Note: The first explorers who completed this quest received a global message:

You give Darhy, Assistant to Nuhmudira Whispering Venom crystal.
Darhy, Assistant to Nuhmudira tells you, "Ah, yes! You are the first to have obtained this crystal! Perhaps now the force that prevents portal access to the ancient Queen's lair may be silenced!"
[GLOBAL]Demondim has succeeded in obtaining Whispering Venom crystals! Using this crystal, Nuhmudira forces open a portal near Zaikhal to the ancient Olthoi Queen's lair.[/GLOBAL]
Nuhmudira's assistant casts several spells upon the crystal and fashions a portion of it into a ring.
Darhy, Assistant to Nuhmudira tells you, "You, who were the first to obtain this crystal, take this ring. Wearing the ring should allow safe passage through the portal, but that is the only safety I can guarantee. The ancient Olthoi Queen dwells somewhere beyond. Go and slay this nemesis!"
Darhy, Assistant to Nuhmudira gives you Crystal Ring of Protection.

There are four possible rings that are given randomly. Wearing the ring flags you to enter the Lair of the Ancient Queen in Zaikhal at 13.2N, 0.8E (cannot be recalled, linked or summoned - no level restriction).

The drop is safe to buff. All three paths lead down to the Ancient Olthoi Queen. She is level 999, surrounded by Primordials, and appears invulnerable!

On October 8, 2003, Nuhmudira again appeared. She performed her ritus to harness and join with the Queen's mind. Because of this, she was able to direct the attack and open portals to the Olthois' feed stores, in order that they might be poisoned! The assault against the Queen began!

In Zaikhal, Nuhmudira has opened a portal into the breeding hive of the Ancient Olthoi Queen. She awaits Dereth's defenders.

As the assembled mass mills about, Nuhmudira raises her voice in an effort to bring about order. "We stand at the abyss, childern. Here on the threshold of the Olthoi Queen's lair, the place where she means to cultivate her new brood. The seat from where she would rule. Here is where the tide is driven back and she is stricken from this land. Here also is the place that we end the presence of their race!

"For nearly 15 years we have lived with the memory of oppressive rule and the horror of the olthoi pits. We now have a chance to kill those memories and drive the shadow of those times from our minds. Beneath us, through the festering cloulds of acid, are eggs. Otlhoi breeding vats, wherein the grubs that would one day grow to maturity, and rise to threaten our people are nutured."

"These eggs must be crushed. But in doing so you will ire the Queen, and draw her here. This must be done. I will begin my ritus, and when she has arrived I will harness her mind and join with it."

(See the Preparation for the Ritus quest for more background information.)

"The most potent warriors of Dereth should leap within that pit and stand off against this Queen. Others may attempt this feat but it is unlikely that you will survive. While I do my best to weaken her form, she is still going to prove to be a menace as great as any we have faced."

"I would ask those who are not yet seasoned enough to roam the Direlands to stay with me. you will be needed to poison the food stores. When they are unguarded, I will open portals to the stores and send you through to place the poison on the stockpile. There are four nests, from that I have been able to find. Each have guardians that we must force the Queen to call upon."

(See the Undead Mechanic quest for details on how to obtain poison.)

"Any of you who have poison and are potent warriors should hand your poison to the younger warriors here. You have done well to collect the poison, but your strength of arms, arrow and spell will be needed more below. We will not fail this, children."

"Be relentless. Be ruthless. Crush her beneath your heels and grind her carapace to dust. Go now!"

Nuhmudira reels as if struck a powerful blow. She screams, "The Queen did not come. She called her for her guardians to defend this breeding pit. You must hold against them! I will begin finding where it is they were called from and sending through those with poison!"

Nuhmudira shudders and nearly falls to her knees, a deep wound opens across her stomach. "I have found the first food store! Quickly, those of you with poison go through and ruin this food store."

Lychet of DT reports:
I went into the new Olthoi food storage dungeons opened by Num - they seem to contain about 8 food sacs each. I used (handed) the undead mechanic quest poison to one of the sacs and got:

You give Food Storage Bladder Poison.
The poison spreads through the nauseating sac. This food source looks to have been completely suffused. A smell of rotting meat begins to fill your nostrils. The remaining sacs within the room appear unmarred.

You give Food Storage Bladder Poison.
The poison spreads through the nauseating sac.  This food source looks to have been completely suffused.  As the poison begins to spread through the other sacs the room begins to reek of a long abandoned slaughterhouse.

Don't know yet if this has any use or effect ! ;)

[Player Name] has poisoned the first of the Olthoi food stores. As the poison spreads, the guardian who was called to defend the Queen's breeding chamber clamors to return to the food store.

Darktide: Rumni of Shadows
Frostfell: Trinity Storm
Harvestgain: Arbo
Leafcull: Supreme One
Morningthaw: Mike Hext II
Solclaim: Total Defiance
Thistledown: Mistical-Mage
Wintersebb: Gq Cover Guy

[Player Name] has poisoned the second of the Olthoi food stores. As the poison spreads, the guardian who was called to defend the Queen's breeding chamber clamors to return to the food store.

Darktide: Manipulation
Frostfell: Katianna
Harvestgain: Arbo
Leafcull: Chani Shadowseek
Morningthaw: Amun-Re
Solclaim: Lil Foot
Thistledown: Thorn Drumheller
Wintersebb: Kheldon Silk

Nuhmudira nearly stumbles, as if struck by a mighty blow. Her voice is strong as it echoes through the hive. "Another food store has been located. Through this portal, those of you with the poison. The guards below cannot be slain, but we can draw them away from the fight against those within the pit."

Nuhmudira groans and speaks in an almost dual-toned voice, "A portal, to their...next food source. Quickly, through the portal, the defenders need our assistance. Bring the poison through."

You give Food Storage Bladder Poison.
The poison spreads through the nauseating sac. This food source looks to have been completely suffused. As the poison begins to spread through the other sacs the room begins to reek of a long abandoned slaughterhouse.

[Player Name] has poisoned the third of the Olthoi food stores. As the poison spreads, the guardian who was called to defend the Queen's breeding chamber clamors to return to the food store.

Darktide: Azul Drakkon
Frostfell: Trinity Storm
Harvestgain: Fwh-Berlioz
Leafcull: Misfortune
Morningthaw: Death the Lost Soldier
Solclaim: Lil Foot
Thistledown: Ichabod Crane
Wintersebb: Og Suxs

Nuhmudira's voice carries on the wind, shrill, alien and wholly not her own. "The last food storage, I have found it. Go through the portal and do what must be done. We have earned her ire and she draws near."

Nuhmudira winces and nearly crumples to ground, a deep gash is cut across her face. "Children of Ispar! Stand as one!"

[Player Name] has poisoned the last of the Olthoi food stores. As the poison spreads, the guardian who was called to defend the Queen's breeding chamber clamors to return to the food store.

Darktide: Tacitus (Lynchet)
Frostfell: Blackened Tiger
Harvestgain: Namor McCloud
Leafcull: Peerless
Morningthaw: Life Support
Solclaim: Mike the Deathbringer
Thistledown: Soul Intruder
Wintersebb: Venomous Shadows

Sensing the failure of her guardians, the Ancient Queen stirs and makes her way to the breeding hive.

Nuhmudira speaks in a frightening voice, "My children, they have poisoned the food my children, I can smell it now, it seeps everywhere through my breeding hive. The little ones assail me from all sides. I demand the same of you. Rise through the surface of their world, strike them down so that they may become the host for our food."

Nuhmudira howls in pain and crumples to the ground, her voice taking on the shrill aspect it once had, "You cannot keep my children from me. They will feel my mind again and then shall we revisit upon you, the suffering you have inflicted upon me."

Blood swells from the corner of Nuhmudira's eyes. As the blood tears cascade down her cheeks, a shrill noise shudders across the world. "My children, no!" Nuhmudira's face contorts into a grim visage, the wounds across her body begin to heal. As she begins speaking, her voice takes on the sound of hundreds of voices singing in perfect harmony and unison. "Your reign is done here. Your children have abandoned you, betraying your will because of your hubris. You are defeated."

As [Player Name] prevails, the Olthoi Queen retreats into the darkness, she pulls the walls of the tunnel down behind her. The sound of crumbling stone can be heard echoing through the chamber.

Darktide: Xantcha
Frostfell: Ua Lord
Harvestgain: Caspian the Great
Leafcull: Thamior
Morningthaw: Biebel
Solclaim: Discover
Thistledown: Aldis Rache
Wintersebb: Karack

The wounds on Nuhmudira's body begin to close. The caverns fill with the sound of voices, singing in perfect unity.
The singing begins to subside, though the voices can be heard, still echoing through the caves.

Nuhmudira's voice is shaky and hoarse, the look upon her face is distant as though she cannot see what is around her. "We have won... The Olthoi Queen is driven from this land, and we will not see her, perhaps ever. She knows fear." Nuhmudira groans, "I am sorry...the ordeal..."

Nuhmudira lifts her head slightly. "Our victory is complete. The olthoi will not return to this hive and the queens that are left behind have already begun to divide their hordes. Despite our efforts to eradicate their species, we must remain vigilant against the Olthoi. Her will was strong enough to warn them of our poisoning their foods."

Nuhmudira glances about wildly, "You are all heroes. All heroes..."

Nuhmudira stumbles. "I must... I must..." Nuhmudira raises her voice and begins to sing a long high pitched note that reverberates off the walls of the hive. The note grows in intensity and swallows all other sound in the cavern. The language is unknown and the sound is melancholy, though eerily beautiful.

Nuhmudira leaves the final hive without flourish. As she disappears a fell voice begins a low, grim laughter that draws across the world. The laughter slowly dissipates and is swallowed by the sound of the wind.

From Buttons the Clown:
...Wow. Quite an event, 200 people+ on the WE server were killing the queen, 2-3 minutes after the queen was officially killed, people who were killing her were still getting attack messages. What happens next?

After the Ancient Queen was defeated, the dungeon was updated yet again during the Visions in the Darkness event. Kill the Olthoi Sentinel at the bottom for an Olthoi Abdomen Fragment. Turn it in to the Olthoi Hunter for an Olthoi Shield (type dependent on your level).

You give Olthoi Hunter Olthoi Abdomen Fragment.
Olthoi Hunter tells you, "I should be able to make something for you out of this."
Olthoi Hunter gives you Lesser Olthoi Shield.
Olthoi Hunter tells you, "Enjoy!"
 

Crystal Mine
Nuhmudira's Dungeon

Thanks to Buttons the Clown of WE, Peerless of LC, Pyro Elf of LC, Omni Oni of HG, Kyred of TD, Dragoon of Hope - HG, Mike HeXt II of MT, Tara Malkav of MT, The Frog Prince, Confucius of FF, Sucamarto of LC, January, Jyng of WE, Dungeon Dan of WE, Siner of TD, Saagn of HG, Namor McCloud of HG, Ashtar of MT, Magnus Kaliptic of DT, Gyes the Intrepid of SC, Kalmo Ardevar of WE, conan the gladiator of LC, Chunglee of TD, Dixie Gal of LC, Saru no Kuso of MT, Lynchet of DT, Andon of MT