Basilisk Tongues  

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Rating:
*****
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Level:10
Maximum Level:125
Monster Mission:No
Repeatable:Yes
Can Be Shrouded?:No
Quest Type:Quest
Quest Goal:
  • Experience
  • Faction
  • Spell
Faction Required:
Eldritch Collective (Min: Kindly)
Factions Raised:
Factions Lowered:
Quest Items:
Related Zones:
Related Creatures:
Related Quests:
Era:Original
Recommended:
Group Size:Solo
Min. # of Players:1
Max. # of Players:1
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Entered: Fri May 3 19:17:19 2002
Modified: Tue Dec 5 05:21:04 2023
Larkon Theardor (Magician Guildmaster) is at location 1032.02, -974.80 in Ak'Anon. He's on Find (Ctrl+F).

You need Kindly (or better) faction with Larkon (Eldritch Collective) to complete this quest.

You say, 'Hail, Larkon Theardor'

Larkon Theardor says 'Greetings! Welcome to the Library of Mechanimagica. You must be a [current member of the Library] or has my [mind begun to slip]?'

You say, 'I am a current member of the Library.'

Larkon Theardor says 'Good. The last thing a member of the Eldritch Collective needs is to lose his mind. Look what happened to Meldrath. Enough chitchat. I am Larkon and it is not my job to teach you. It is my job to direct you to service. We require items and such to complete our studies. We need someone of moderate skill to [gather minotaur horns] and [collect basilisk tongues].'

You say, 'I will collect basilisk tongues.'

Larkon Theardor says 'Very good of you. Go beyond the land of the gnomes and seek out basilisks. Return four of their tongues to me and I shall share the knowledge of the magicians of the Eldritch Collective.'

Collect 4 Basilisk Tongues that drop off a basilisk in The Rathe Mountains and a lowland basilisk in Butcherblock Mountains.

Upon turn-in:

Larkon Theardor says 'I believe I called for FOUR basilisk tongues.'
Larkon Theardor says 'I believe I called for FOUR basilisk tongues.'
Larkon Theardor says 'I believe I called for FOUR basilisk tongues.'
Larkon Theardor says 'What took you so long?! These tongues are nearly dried out! Here. A scroll from the magicians' hold. Learn it and serve!'

Your faction standing with Eldritch Collective has been adjusted by 10.
Your faction standing with Dark Reflection has been adjusted by -1.
Your faction standing with The Dead has been adjusted by -1.
Your faction standing with Gem Choppers has been adjusted by 1.
Your faction standing with King AkAnon has been adjusted by 1.
You have completed achievement: Ak'Anon Quests - Basilisk Tongues

Reward: a random low level MAG scroll among:
Spell: Elementalkin: Fire (MAG 3)
Spell Elementalkin: Water (MAG 2)
Spell: Fire Flux (MAG 1)
Spell: Flame Bolt (MAG 5)
Spell: Sheild of Fire (MAG 7)
Submitted by: rewrite by Sythik
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faction needed
# May 16 2019 at 11:05 PM Rating: Excellent
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I've been unable to do this quest at amiably with Eldritch Collective... maybe it needs Kindly?
faction needed
# Feb 22 2023 at 5:57 PM Rating: Excellent
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I just completed this quest at amiably with Eldritch Collective. 248 points to Kindly.
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# Sep 05 2017 at 3:59 PM Rating: Good
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Your faction standing with Eldritch Collective has been adjusted by 10.
Your faction standing with Dark Reflection has been adjusted by -1.
Your faction standing with The Dead has been adjusted by -1.
Your faction standing with Gem Choppers has been adjusted by 1.
Your faction standing with King AkAnon has been adjusted by 1.
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# Jan 29 2014 at 7:04 AM Rating: Excellent
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Larkon Theardor is at location 1032.02, -974.80 in Ak'Anon.

You say, 'Hail, Larkon Theardor'

Larkon Theardor says 'Greetings! Welcome to the Library of Mechanimagica. You must be a [current member of the Library] or has my [mind begun to slip]?'

You say, 'I am a current member of the Library.'

Larkon Theardor says 'Good. The last thing a member of the Eldritch Collective needs is to lose his mind. Look what happened to Meldrath. Enough chitchat. I am Larkon and it is not my job to teach you. It is my job to direct you to service. We require items and such to complete our studies. We need someone of moderate skill to [gather minotaur horns] and [collect basilisk tongues].'

I will collect basilisk tongues.'

Larkon Theardor says 'Very good of you. Go beyond the land of the gnomes and seek out basilisks. Return four of their tongues to me and I shall share the knowledge of the magicians of the Eldritch Collective.'

You have slain a basilisk!
--You have looted a Basilisk Tongue.--
Item Lore: Basilisk Tongue.

Hand Larkon Theardor 4 Basilisk Tongue

Larkon Theardor says 'I believe I called for FOUR basilisk tongues.'
Larkon Theardor says 'I believe I called for FOUR basilisk tongues.'
Larkon Theardor says 'I believe I called for FOUR basilisk tongues.'
Larkon Theardor says 'What took you so long?! These tongues are nearly dried out! Here. A scroll from the magicians' hold. Learn it and serve!'

Your faction standing with Eldritch Collective has been adjusted by 10.
Your faction standing with Dark Reflection has been adjusted by -1.
Your faction standing with The Dead has been adjusted by -1.
Your faction standing with Gem Choppers has been adjusted by 1.
Your faction standing with King AkAnon has been adjusted by 1.
You gain experience!!You gain experience!!

Reward: Spell: Elementalkin: Water

Have also received:
Spell: Sheild of Fire
Spell: Elementalkin: Fire
Spell: Fire Flux

Related Creatures :
a basilisk
a lowland basilisk

Relates Zones:
Mountains of Rathe
Butcherblock Mountains

Edited, Oct 22nd 2014 11:00am by Sythik
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# May 01 2011 at 3:15 AM Rating: Decent
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if it ever was reversed for faction hits on the dead, it isnt now. I was max with the dead and every hand-in of basilisk tongues showed that it was lowered. when i went back to the dead npcs to see what happened, i had to do tasks to re-max.
Bonus faction hit
# Sep 10 2004 at 6:48 AM Rating: Decent
For anyone who wants to know, this quest also raises faction with 'the dead' (neriak necros). Even tho it says gets worse, it actually gets better. I made 200 turn ins, to raise it from threaten to amiable, and my faction with neriak necros went from amiable to ally.

This is 1 of 2 such factions I found that was wrong. 'untested'

Thazager
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Mystical LightFighters
Rath Mountains
# Dec 16 2003 at 7:53 PM Rating: Decent
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I was able to get 8 tongues in less then 15 mins from the basilsks in Rath Mountains.
Ref Tongues
# May 12 2003 at 8:45 PM Rating: Default
Yuo can get a ton of tongues in kaladim
where is that guy
# Mar 07 2002 at 6:02 PM Rating: Decent
What building is that dude in, or is he even in a building??
Faction Needed
# Nov 06 2001 at 4:10 AM Rating: Default
When I went first to the library mechamagica and conned Mr. Theardor he looked indifferently. He talked about the Mino Horns I should bring him. Did so (about every 10-15 mino has a horn and they aren't that easy to fight at lvl 10) and gave him 2 horns. After that he looked at me... indifferently. Thought that doesn't matter and gave him 4 Tongues. (Because I got exp for the horns) What to say... Tongues ware away and no exp, just the info that I should go an hunt more mino's.
Not that easy to raise the faction... :(
Rewards
# Oct 25 2001 at 5:00 PM Rating: Default
Doing this quest quite a few times, I got the level 8 Fire pet, shock of blades, gate, true north and summon bandages (maybe also the level 8 bolt spell, not sure about that one).

But I get a spell *every* time (not sometimes). They are always magician spells (although not always magician only) and they can be level 1 to 8. But I am willing to bet that there are only a handfull that he will give out (i.e., not *any* level 1-8 magician spell). I did this quest and got a lot of repeat spells, but so far I have only heard Shield of Fire, Elementaling: Air and Reclaim energy as spells I didn't get from other postings...

Nabilus
14th magician on Firona Vie
Reward
# Oct 19 2001 at 11:20 AM Rating: Default
At level 8 I got a little more than 2 and a half blue bubbles for doing this each time. I recieved Elementaling: Fire (level 8 pet) and gate. I already had gate, but the Fire pet was a 4.5pp spell.

Also, it took a good 3 hours to get 8 tongues.
Level and Reward
# Oct 16 2001 at 1:28 AM Rating: Default
I was able to complete this quest as a level 8/9 mage on the Firiona Vie (RP) server. I killed the basilisks with my air pet at level 8 and turned in the tongues at level 9. I received a level 1 "Reclaim Energy" mage spell for doing so.
Where
# Jul 30 2001 at 4:43 AM Rating: Default
You can find them on the low land basilisk in Butcher Block
Faction
# Dec 20 2000 at 7:33 PM Rating: Default
In order to complete this quest, you need slightly BETTER than amiable faction with the Library Mechamagica. Be sure to ask Larkon about the tongues before giving them to him. The experience reward is pretty good on this quest around level 10.
RE: Faction
# Jun 15 2001 at 2:49 PM Rating: Decent
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As a High Elf Enchanter I had to Illusion: Gnome and Alliance to even get the quest; Larkon wanted me to go get Mino Horns first. Got a Gate Spell, some money, and about 1 blue bub of xp at level 19! Finding basilisks, let alone ones with tongues, took a lot longer than 2 hours.
Reward
# May 28 2001 at 11:22 PM Rating: Decent
At 10th level I received approximately 2.2 blue bubbles per set of 4 tongues. Received the spells Elementalkin Air and Shield of Fire
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