Crown of Deceit  

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Level:55
Maximum Level:125
Monster Mission:No
Repeatable:Yes
Can Be Shrouded?:No
Quest Type:Quest
Quest Goal:
  • Loot
Faction Required:
Frogloks of Guk (Min: Warmly)
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    Era:Planes of Power
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    Group Size:Solo
    Min. # of Players:1
    Max. # of Players:1
    Appropriate Classes:
    • All
    Appropriate Races:
    • All
    Entered: Thu Dec 5 20:25:50 2002
    Modified: Tue Dec 5 05:21:04 2023
    Sage Balic may be found at the top of the tower in the neutral section of town at /location -15, 60.

    You say, 'Hail, Sage Balic'

    Sage Balic says 'Greetings friend. Welcome to my place of private contemplation. I relax here and leaf through my old studies, admiring at creations from the past made by races we thought would never amount to anything. My favorite tomes to look at are those that deal with Frogloks.'

    You say, 'What frogloks?'

    Sage Balic says 'A surprising race to study is the Frogloks of Antonica. While we may think their magic was weak, it was at one time so powerful the Gods reached down and smote them for their creations. Balls of energy that made life into magic! Their High Enchanter even made a mask that transformed the wearer into a Teir`Dal! Quite an interesting race worthy of some study if you ask me, someday I shall like to go and see these frogloks, especially to learn more knowledge of the magical mask.'

    You say, 'What magical mask?'

    Sage Balic blinks and looks at you. 'I have told you all that I know, for more knowledge you will need to seek its creator. The enchanter is more than likely very old, the mask having been made at the height of the power of the Froglok race. Here take this picture book to aid you in your quest.'

    Sage Balic hands you a Picturebook.

    In Upper Guk, find an old froglok (location 1280, +220, -94; PH is a froglok ton shaman but does not need to be killed as it will despawn in place of the old froglok).

    You must have at least 'warmly' faction (750) with Frogloks of Guk in order to get a response out of it. (Note: undead frogloks in Old Sebilis give +25 faction per hit, so may be among the best kill targets for faction increases.)

    You say, 'Hail, an old froglok'

    an old froglok says 'Frroooaaaaaakkkk!'

    Give him the Picturebook.

    an old froglok backflips and says, 'Frroooaaaaaakkkk! I'm in this book! You see me! Owww that flip hurt my old bones! Frroooaaaaaakkkk! Look there is a picture of my maaask from long ago! Frroooaaaaaakkkk! I keep book! You taaake this recipe! Maaaybe more! I'm in book! Frroooaaaaaakkkk!'

    Your faction standing with Frogloks of Guk has been adjusted by 1.

    You receive an Elf Essence Recipe, which reads:

    Grind up the parts of both the elves of dark and the elves of light, of which descended from the same tree. A source of celestial liquid as the base and the fungus from this scroll shall cause a reaction that will decant the pure essence.

    You say, 'What about the mask?'

    an old froglok says, 'Frroooaaaaaakkkk! Speciaaal maaask I maaake for sneaky types! Lost long ago! Baaad frogs taaake! I too old to maaake more! Frroooaaaaaakkkk! Maaagic aaalmost used up! So cold! You help me! I help you!'

    You say, 'I will help you.'

    an old froglok says, 'Frroooaaaaaakkkk! So cold! You bring me waaarm velium mastodon fur cloaaak! I need supplies! You bring me maaana juice! You bring me elf essence! You bring me sturdy froglock crown those naaasty big frogs stole! Frroooaaaaaakkkk! I maaake you something nice! So cold! You bring me all those things, don't forget cloaaak!'

    The Froglok needs four things:

    Elf Essence (crafted via baking)

    Reet Froglok Crown (drops in Old Sebilis from "reet" mobs in the juggernaut tunnels)

    Vial of Purified Mana (summoned by an enchanter via Purify Mana or Mass Purify Mana or crafted via research)

    Velium Mastodon Fur Cloak (crafted via tailoring)

    Hand all 4 items to the old froglok.

    an old froglok says 'Frroooaaaaaakkkk!!! This cloaaak so waaarm! Here let me work! Frroooaaaaaakkkk!' The old froglok goes to work on the crown and after uttering a few froaks, a small cloud of smoke rises from the crown. You reach over and pick it up. 'Frroooaaaaaakkkk! Maaagic haaat! Taaake good care of it aaand staay away from baaad frogs! Frroooaaaaaakkkk!'

    You receive the Crown of Deceit.




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    Guk Faction
    # Jan 05 2003 at 4:38 PM Rating: Excellent
    Ikky here. Max KOS live from Rater camp days.

    2900 to threatening
    3250 to dubious
    3500 to apprehensive
    3590 to Indifferent (max)

    Numbers darn close but I didn't con every kill just at major milestones each time i ran by a live frog in a jail cell.

    Ghoul Lord Scalp to Amiable (evil races only)

    Imp illusion to Ally (last 6 minutes)

    250 + trophy tailor made 2 out of 3 cloak tries.

    Avg price of fur in baz was 1000 plat
    Purified Mana 600 plat
    Plat Thread 200

    Good luck
    RE: Guk Faction
    # Jan 18 2003 at 6:22 PM Rating: Decent
    It sucks that Barbarian Rallos Zek worshippers can't use that scalp...I don't see any reasoning as to why not =/

    EDIT: I can't spell..:(

    Edited, Sat Jan 18 17:55:06 2003
    RE: Guk Faction
    # Jun 19 2003 at 11:58 AM Rating: Decent
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    Because the scalp was put in to allow those of evil races the ability to take their faction barrier up to warmly. You're not an evil race and don't have that problem... just kill more frogs in LGuk dead side instead.

    A far more annoying point is that those of evil original who are agnostic can't wear it either...
    Seb now gives Live Frog Faction
    # Jan 04 2003 at 10:06 PM Rating: Default
    The sebilis frogs now give positive live side guk faction, but are the mob faction hits in seb greater than in guk?
    how should i raise faction
    # Jan 02 2003 at 4:44 PM Rating: Decent
    What is the fastest way to raise faction with Live frogloks?
    RE: how should i raise faction
    # Feb 08 2003 at 12:22 AM Rating: Default
    AE undead frogs in Lower Guk.
    The Crown
    # Dec 26 2002 at 6:20 PM Rating: Decent
    You can do this with HIGH amiable faction and a enchanter to Imp form you to reach kindly.
    Still All/All
    # Dec 20 2002 at 7:54 AM Rating: Decent
    Does this quest still net an All/All item?

    Been looking to do this for a wedding type personal quest, however with 2 patches in under a week, been hesitant...

    Especially since the cloaks just took a massive drop in price since yesterdays patch.


    Edited, Fri Dec 20 07:29:30 2002
    Charm?
    # Dec 13 2002 at 9:37 PM Rating: Decent
    Can you have an enchanter charm the old froglok and then do the turn in?
    RE: Charm?
    # Dec 19 2002 at 4:34 PM Rating: Default
    If you yourself charm a mob, its faction becomes amiable to you.

    If someone else charms a mob, its becomes indifferent to you.
    RE: Charm?
    # Jan 15 2003 at 4:22 PM Rating: Decent
    I tried to charm the old froglok the other day and it said that this NPC is not charmable, so umm ya.

    Edited, Wed Jan 15 15:58:32 2003
    MQable???
    # Dec 12 2002 at 12:43 AM Rating: Default
    Is this item MQ'able by chance?

    tailor hands in the Velium Mastodon Fur Cloak

    then i hand in the rest of the items ?

    any1..?
    RE: MQable???
    # Jan 10 2003 at 6:07 AM Rating: Default
    Most quests are MQable. Here are the exceptions I have found. 1)Final turn in for a quest is only 1 item. 2)NO DROP priece required for a turn in must be placed inside a container and combined. While this will not prevent a quest being MQ'd one person must obviously have and combine all NO DROP items required. Then if the combined item is also handed in with a non combine item, that turn in could be MQ'd.

    Please keep in mind that this is only my observations on quest MQ's, and may not be the absolute rule.

    Edited, Fri Jan 10 05:41:12 2003
    RE: MQable???
    # Dec 13 2002 at 10:47 AM Rating: Default
    not to be rude, but might wanna read the text before asking questions like that : quote: "Velium Mastodon Fur Cloak:
    Requires 250+ Tailoring skill, item is not NO DROP "!!! aka a tailor CAN make it for you and then YOU can turn it in!
    RE: MQable???
    # Dec 30 2002 at 10:31 PM Rating: Good
    the crown from seb is nodrop..
    Yeah, he is asking if quest is MQ'ble -crown
    # Jan 01 2003 at 11:23 PM Rating: Decent
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    The crown from seb is no drop, on regular servers
    at least.
    That is why the poster asks if the quest is MQ'ble.

    For example:

    could my 56 druid get the crown in seb while she AND my 40 troll get the requisite froglok faction for the quest and the parts including the cloak, then she turns in the crown and the 40 troll sk turns in the other parts and gets the crown of deceit?

    My 56 druid wood elf is the one likely to be in seb, while the 40 troll sk is the one who wants the wood elf form crown.
    RE: Yeah, he is asking if quest is MQ'ble -crown
    # Jan 14 2003 at 5:01 PM Rating: Decent
    Yes, it is MQable. I MQed to get mine since I got sick of trying to get a reet crown.
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    RE: Yeah, he is asking if quest is MQ'ble -crown
    # Feb 07 2003 at 3:33 PM Rating: Default


    Edited, Wed Feb 26 11:36:46 2003
    Faction composition
    # Dec 11 2002 at 1:17 PM Rating: Excellent
    Faction standing is based on 4 things - race, religion, class, and actions. If you haven't acted for or against a faction, you only have the other three to go on, this is your starting faction standing.

    Using an illusion *always* changes your racial faction standing, but does nothing for your religion, class, or past actions. So if the main reason you have bad faction somewhere is based on your race, then this item could help significantly. If your faction is based more on religion or class or actions, this will not help.
    RE: Faction composition
    # Mar 26 2003 at 9:55 PM Rating: Default
    That's incorrect.
    I'm a Gnome SK
    Good Race
    Evil Class.
    and my faction with live frogs goes from threat to dubious with the scalp on.
    RE: Faction composition
    # May 06 2003 at 12:48 AM Rating: Good
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    lizzee is perfectly correct, he is talking about the wood elf illusion on the crown of deceit being useful for evil races.

    You are talking about the ghoul lord scalp, which characters worshipping evil deities need to equip in order to complete the quest. The scalp boosts your faction a set amount and was put in the game to compensate for your religious faction penalty with live-side frogs.
    RE: Faction composition
    # May 03 2003 at 3:55 PM Rating: Decent
    Gnomes are considered a good race?
    RE: Faction composition
    # May 25 2003 at 4:53 PM Rating: Default
    No, they are not.
    Faction
    # Dec 08 2002 at 8:21 PM Rating: Decent
    You can almost garrentee that there will be no faction adjustment with this item , so all you evil races will be out of luck :)
    RE: Faction
    # Dec 28 2002 at 5:01 PM Rating: Decent
    While there may be no faction modifier tag on the item itself, almost all illusions cause faction changes.. as is detailed above quite well.

    This item will be a great help to all agnostics from the dark races, and will help any religious evils some, depending on where they want to go.. they might still need a little work to go anywhere with it.

    This of course won't negate any past killing .. um... acidents... so to speak.
    Argh, why wood elf?
    # Dec 07 2002 at 6:11 PM Rating: Default
    For christ's sake, the only All/All illusion item in the game, and it's freaking Wood Elf.. the most popular race in the game. Guess they were looking to cut the number of people who'd want it.
    RE: Argh, why wood elf?
    # Dec 09 2002 at 12:22 AM Rating: Decent
    The human illusion from VT is all/all as well
    #REDACTED, Posted: Dec 24 2002 at 12:51 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) I don't know too many people that can get into VT, do you?
    RE: Argh, why wood elf?
    # May 25 2003 at 4:51 PM Rating: Default
    Yup. Six guilds on my server have VT access. Next question?
    RE: Argh, why wood elf?
    # Feb 26 2003 at 11:11 AM Rating: Good
    Not the point. The whiner above him claimed Crown of Deceit was the only All/All illusion item.
    Reet Froglok Crown
    # Dec 06 2002 at 3:55 PM Rating: Decent
    Can someone tell me an area in os were these pop im not sure if ive ever seen them before>
    Imp Illusion
    # Dec 05 2002 at 10:17 PM Rating: Excellent
    Getting an enchanter to turn you into an imp raises your faction with frogs a level or two.
    RE: Imp Illusion
    # Dec 12 2002 at 6:18 PM Rating: Decent
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    A friend of mine went from amiable right up to warmly with this. But not right off, she had to work a little ways into amiable. Very useful shortcut though.
    RE: Imp Illusion
    # Dec 09 2002 at 9:34 AM Rating: Excellent
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    Also, the Scalp of the Ghoul Lord raises your faction with live frogloks. This drops off, not suprisingly, the ghoul lord. It's only wearable by followers of evil deities (who really need a boost of faction with the live frogloks!) Followers of evil deities will need to spend a LOT of time in Lower Guk dead side to even do this quest, so this scalp is a nice boost towards working up froglok faction.
    RE: Imp Illusion
    # Dec 09 2002 at 3:04 PM Rating: Decent
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    Ghoul Lord scalp?

    When did this start dropping? I've killed the Ghoul Lord over 100 times and have seen nothing but the helm and yak drop from him (and some FS weaps on occasion).

    Then again, I haven't been in LGuk since PoP came out, so maybe someone can shed some light on this item.
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    RE: Imp Illusion
    # Dec 23 2002 at 5:04 PM Rating: Decent
    Started dropping off the Ghoul Lord most likely when the quest was implemented.... took me 4-5 kills of the Ghoul Lord to get the scalp.... don't think it will raise your faction however UNTIL you get above scowling, or at least it didn't change my faction yet because I am still scowling even when wearing.
    RE: Imp Illusion
    # Feb 09 2003 at 10:39 PM Rating: Default
    actually looking the item up on this site there are posts as far back as september of 2002 so has been around quite some time. But a friend who has spent a great deal of time in guk was suprized to find it recently also, maybe drop rate was upped. /shrug
    woot
    # Dec 05 2002 at 6:02 PM Rating: Decent
    all/all wood elf illusion! me sk want!
    Interesting...
    # Dec 05 2002 at 5:53 PM Rating: Default
    What an interesting quest. What faction do you need to have with Frogloks of Guk to finish it?

    Edited, Thu Dec 5 17:32:26 2002
    RE: Interesting...
    # Dec 05 2002 at 7:10 PM Rating: Default
    guessing warmly from the text above, not sure, but from what i've heard its ally, but this walk through seems to speak otherwise, /shrug
    RE: Interesting...
    # Dec 09 2002 at 9:42 AM Rating: Decent
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    I've spoken to people who've got this, and they were only earmly usually, though some people trying to do it while warmly couldn't get it. So likely warmly is good enogh, but it can't be borderlinr warmly, has to go above what it takes to just make you warmly but not as high as it's needed to go into ally.
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