10th Anniversary Quests - BertoxxulousFollow

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[Sat Mar 21 18:32:53 2009] You say, 'Hail, Avatar of Bertoxxulous'
[Sat Mar 21 18:32:53 2009] Avatar of Bertoxxulous says 'Well met, mortal. You find me in a generous mood this day, though most who find me at all soon begin to desiccate and wither. I am pleased with the corruption and decay these creatures spread; yet I am disposed to extend my power into those few places on this world where living things still deign to exist free of [disease].'
[Sat Mar 21 18:33:18 2009] You say, 'disease'
[Sat Mar 21 18:33:19 2009] Avatar of Bertoxxulous says 'We have so much to do! I require more worshippers, and you require a task. [Follow] my bidding, and I will possibly spare you the agonies of what is to come.'
[Sat Mar 21 18:33:26 2009] You say, 'follow'
[Sat Mar 21 18:33:27 2009] Avatar of Bertoxxulous says 'Excellent. As you serve me, remember that corruption and decay is vital to a healthy universe. Other gods concern themselves with the trivialities of creation or other basic passions. I am the force that prunes even the fittest creatures from existence, lest they overwhelm the world with their numbers and create an impossible imbalance. The task I have for you is simple: Take diseases into the world, and use them to generate culling plagues among the animals you find. Will you [offer] me your fealty?'
[Sat Mar 21 18:33:52 2009] You say, 'offer'
[Sat Mar 21 18:33:53 2009] You have been assigned the task 'Culling Fever - Bertoxxulous' Favor'.
[Sat Mar 21 18:33:53 2009] Avatar of Bertoxxulous says 'I am pleased. You are both puissant and vital; you shall spread my blessings of corruption with utmost vigor. Here is your first inspiration. The plague-bearing rat population in Norrath has been declining of late, due to the collective efforts of the people to destroy them. However, the rats of Norrath were made to spread plague. Seek out Scheredin, one of my priests, in the alleys of East Freeport. He will provide you with the means to return plague to the rats. Go now, I wish to commune with these corrupters.'


TASK: Culling Fever - Bertoxxolus' Favor
GIVEN BY: Avatar of Bertoxxolus in Blightfire Moors (/loc 739, 62 - right next to the mushrooms and the dead dragon, almost directly east of the druid rings, keyword is "offer")
OBJECTIVE: The god Bertoxxulous has returned to Norrath to gather his energies, and has given you the task of spreading pestilence throughout the land.

REWARD: Celebratory Fireworks Caster (only if this is the first diety task you are completing), Fireworks Focus of Bertoxxolus, Potion of Adventure II, platinum (scales to level, 1.8k pp at level 85), EXP, the choice between seven different distillates (scales to level) and Shiny New Class I Collapsable Roboboar (only if this is the 16th diety task you have completed)

STEPS:
EAST FREEPORT:
1. Speak to Scheredin, Priest of Bertoxxulous, somewhere in East Freeport (/loc -600.42, 330.24, near the WFP zone, north and around a corner from it if you are zoning in from there)

NORTH RO:
2. Infect a sandskimmer bat in North Ro with Virulent Olistier Mold. (/loc 9118.00, -2126.73, newbie desert area outside of EFP)
3. Infect a mother rat in North Ro with Virulent Olistier Mold. (/loc 8724.96, -2195.06, newbie desert area outside of EFP
4. Infect a wiry coyote in North Ro with Virulent Olistier Mold. (/loc 7875.98, -941.13, grassy area between newbie and main desert)
5. Infect a raging fire beetle in North Ro with Virulent Olistier Mold. (/loc 7972.04, -1819.80, grassy area between newbie and main desert)
6. Infect a clever stonesnake in North Ro with Virulent Olistier Mold. (/loc 6872.11, -1799.81, just past the grass inside the main desert area)

EAST FREEPORT:
7. Report the news of the infected North Ro animals to Scheredin

MOUNTAINS OF RATHE:
8. Infect a frisky black bear in Rathe Mountains with bone-eating goo. (/loc -642.39, 747.45, right outside of Gukta -- also reported at /loc +3897, +1425 as of 04/01/2009)
9. Infect a content brown bear in Rathe Mountains with bone-eating goo. (/loc 4795.11, 1488.31, SE of the inactive druid ring at the bottom of the hill)
10. Infect a clumsy black bear in Rathe Mountains with bone-eating goo. (/loc 3270.07, 2460.44, SE of Lake Rathe zone line)

EAST FREEPORT:
11. Report your progress with infecting bears to Scheredin

ICEFALL GLACIER:
12. Infect a keen driftwolf in Icefall Glacier with Augrin's Cholerae (/loc -2014.67, 523.51, east of Steppes zone line, "an adolescent driftwolf" was right next to it and aggroed me as soon as invis dropped)
13. Infect a floppy icefall hare in Icefall Glacier with Augrin's Cholerae (/loc -2031.02, 1144.36, west of Steppes zone line, at a moderately safe spot around the cats)

EAST FREEPORT:
14. Report the infecting of the Icefall creatures to Scheredin

TOXXULIA FOREST:
15. Infect a sinewy tiger in Toxxulia Forest with Fraech's Hidebloom (/loc -540.54, -119.12, almost straight south of Erudin, on a rise close to where the narrow part of the river flows out into the main part)
16. Infect an endearing skunk in Toxxulia Forest with Fraech's Hidebloom (/loc 2145.83, -3.03, west of Erudin)

EAST FREEPORT:
17. Report the successful infection of Toxxulia Forest animals to Scheredin

ELDDAR FOREST: (to get here: South Ro to Ruins of Takish Hiz; from zone-in, run west (/loc +125, -65, +109) to a broken ramp (avoid the circular area with the raid mob, it sees invis).. on the broken ramp is a sand-swirl on a round disc, this takes you to Elddar Forest)
18. Infect Damaex the Unicorn with Redrech's Scallops Plague (/loc -219.94, -1331.58, north side of Unicorn Lake, watch out for a little sylph that silences)

EAST FREEPORT:
19. Report on Damaex's infection to Scheredin

BLIGHTFIRE MOORS:
20. Return to the Avatar of Bertoxxulous and present proof that you have done his will


ADDITIONAL INFO:
[Sun Mar 22 14:00:09 2009] You say, 'Hail, Scheredin'
[Sun Mar 22 14:00:09 2009] Your task 'Culling Fever - Bertoxxulous' Favor' has been updated.
[Sun Mar 22 14:00:09 2009] Scheredin says, 'So, you are the one my Master has sent me, to spread glorious decaying infection to the creatures of Norrath? I suppose you are perfect for the job, the Source of All Pestilence must know what he is doing. These are simple things I task you with, but they require some travel, and some tracking. First you'll need to infect some animals in North Ro, and get some plague going.'

[Sun Mar 22 14:15:36 2009] You say, 'Hail, Scheredin'
[Sun Mar 22 14:15:36 2009] Your task 'Culling Fever - Bertoxxulous' Favor' has been updated.
[Sun Mar 22 14:15:36 2009] Scheredin says 'Such a simple task, but it was necessary to put those rats back on the path of pestilence-spreading. Too easily can a rat population lose its fleas, and fail to spread the diseases which hold the population of the world in check. Too few creatures spreading plague, and we'd be awash in humans, halflings, dwarves, and whoever else. Next I'll need you to find some bears in the Rathe Mountains, and infect them with this Bone-Eating Goo.'

[Sun Mar 22 14:31:05 2009] You say, 'Hail, Scheredin'
[Sun Mar 22 14:31:06 2009] Your task 'Culling Fever - Bertoxxulous' Favor' has been updated.
[Sun Mar 22 14:31:06 2009] Scheredin says 'You have done well with those bears. My agents are already sending reports to me, of bears growling as if there insides were overflowing with illness - which of course they are! Each person they bite will transmit such lovely diseases to the others they come in contact with. Now, I need you to pass into Icefall Glacier, and infect a floppy snow hare and a keen driftwolf. Beastly little pathetic things! It's time they were made to suffer a meaningful purpose and spread their fair share of pestilence.'

[Sun Mar 22 14:45:23 2009] You say, 'Hail, Scheredin'
[Sun Mar 22 14:45:24 2009] Your task 'Culling Fever - Bertoxxulous' Favor' has been updated.
[Sun Mar 22 14:45:24 2009] Scheredin says 'The snow hare population is already spreading illness to the other populations in Icefall! Good work. Next, you must take this vial of Fraech's Hidebloom and slather a skunk and a tiger in Toxxulia Forest with it.'

[Sun Mar 22 15:03:39 2009] You say, 'Hail, Scheredin'
[Sun Mar 22 15:03:40 2009] Your task 'Culling Fever - Bertoxxulous' Favor' has been updated.
[Sun Mar 22 15:03:40 2009] Scheredin says 'The infected creatures will make quite a disease-ridden spectacle out of Toxxulia Forest, for some time to come. It will take more rangers than all of Antonica has available to hunt down every last disease-carrier. The last thing I must ask you to do is locate the unicorn Damaex, who has recently returned to Elddar Forest after a hundred-year absence, intent on rutting with his mates and raising new unicorn foals. The forest, however, is already thick with unicorns, so I will need you to infect Damaex with a case of Redrech's Scallops Plague. Surely it will be impossible to find the time to sire new foals while he's covered with huge, red, blistering boils!'

[Sun Mar 22 15:23:21 2009] You say, 'Hail, Scheredin'
[Sun Mar 22 15:23:21 2009] Your task 'Culling Fever - Bertoxxulous' Favor' has been updated.
[Sun Mar 22 15:23:21 2009] Scheredin says 'Your work is done. The unicorn population in Elddar Forest will remain stable for a century or more. I wish I had more like you, not very often do I find individuals so willing to aid the spread of corruption and pestilence, in Bertoxxulous' name. Go now and speak with Bertoxxulous; he is no doubt pleased with your performance and may be prepared to grant you a boon.'


COMPLETION TEXT:
[Sun Mar 22 15:28:47 2009] You say, 'Hail, Avatar of Bertoxxulous'
[Sun Mar 22 15:28:48 2009] Your task 'Culling Fever - Bertoxxulous' Favor' has been updated.
[Sun Mar 22 15:28:48 2009] You have done as I have asked; you surely must be proud to serve the Corrupting One so magnificently!
[Sun Mar 22 15:28:48 2009] Avatar of Bertoxxulous says 'Faithful worshipper, I have seen the glorious results of your toils. You have pleased me very much with your hard work and diligence. I grant you this.'


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THANKS TO: Dusares, TheSequelCult, Breuyarn, Aldius, Duskrequiem, Uliu and Altara for their contributions to this thread!
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edit: updated my directions to Elddar Forest
edit: added a possible new location for Rathe Mountains frisky bear

Edited, Apr 7th 2009 8:21am by saroiny

Loc for Scheredin is -606.23, 336.20.

locs for rathe animals
clumsy black bear = 3279.08m 2450.48 (just SE of the zone in from Lake Rathe)
content brown bear = 4767.76, 1500.47 (by inactive druid ring)
frisky black bear = -635.04, 732.51