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Ghoulbane  
 

Lore Item No Trade Quest Item Placeable
Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: 1H Slashing Atk Delay: 34
DMG: 15 Dmg Bonus: 33
This item is placeable in yards, guild yards, houses and guild halls.
Effect: Dismiss Undead (Combat, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 20
WT: 9.5 Size: LARGE
Class: PAL
Race: HUM ERU HIE HEF DWF HFL GNM FRG DRK
Slot 1, Type 4 (Weapon: General)
Slot 2, Type 20 (Ornamentation)

Item Type:1H Slashing
Light:Flameless Lantern
Stackable:No
Lucy Entry By:Tiana
Item Updated By:SwiftyMUSE
Source:Live
IC Last Updated:2022-01-15 20:33:00
Page Updated:Sat Aug 25th, 2018

Expansion: Ruins of Kunark Ruins of Kunark


Rarity: Rare
Level to Attain: 28

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This item is the result of a quest.
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Quest Name
Ghoulbane
The Sword of Nobility

Crafted: This item is crafted by players.

Drops

This item is found on creatures.

Southern Felwithe
NPC Name
Joren Nobleheart

Upper Guk
NPC Name
The Fabled Froglok Shin Lord
the froglok shin lord


Quests

This item is used in quests.
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Plane of Sky
Quest Name
The Fiery Avenger

The Overthere
Quest Name
Shadowknight Epic: Innoruuk's Curse


Zone(s) Found In:


Zone Name
Southern Felwithe
Upper Guk
West Karana
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ghoulbane
# Dec 19 2003 at 9:07 PM Rating: Decent
is it worth it


Edited, Fri Dec 19 21:09:37 2003
RE: ghoulbane
# Jan 08 2004 at 12:47 PM Rating: Decent
VERY VERY NICE SWORD. i helped my 25 pally get it
Ghoulbane Drop
# Dec 19 2003 at 2:09 PM Rating: Decent
I have a newbie Dwarf Paladin (now level 3) on Karana server. I was hunting in Butcher Block today when someone did an OOC about free loot being on a mob in North Felwithe. It was a GHOULBANE and a Shiny Brass Shield. Not wanting to look a gift horse in the mouth, I replied and ran to Felwithe and looted the No Drop sword. I didn't really pay attention to the name of the mob, though.

So, I am not sure how this figures in to the quested version OR the one that drops off the Shin Lord.

Kuvwen Soulstirrer (Main)
51 Ranger (Corrupted Flame)
Karana Server
RE: Ghoulbane Drop
# Feb 02 2004 at 11:14 PM Rating: Default
Sounds like someone gave both the Ghoulbane and the SBS to this mob who dropped them for you, probably because they were trying to leave a surprise for the Necros who tend to camp Felwithe guards. ;)
SK??!
# Dec 11 2003 at 6:17 PM Rating: Default
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I understand this is a part of the SK epic. Do the SK's quest it the same way the pallies do? Im a DE Sk and need a lil invite on the quest for them

ty in advance
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Sword of Nobility
# Sep 18 2003 at 1:09 AM Rating: Decent
Very Nice Sword 126 DMG to undead
Put a little Nife on it and Bang another 246 DMG.
That is a wooping 272 damage to undead.
The gent in West karana has been there every morning now that i have the sword err, waited on him all the first night, seems he likes mornings
around 7-8 AM game time.
Hardest part was the Silly Crazed Goblins in ButcherBlock were DB to me at 39th.It is a great Quest as well. GL all and have fun .





40Th High Elf Pally.
27th SK Human.
26Th Ranger Wood Elf.
RE: Sword of Nobility
# Dec 07 2003 at 8:19 PM Rating: Default
Umm... Do mean it would do 372 not 272.
126 + 246 = 372. Basic math
Still There
# Sep 02 2003 at 4:59 AM Rating: Decent
Just to update eveyone he does still spawn in the same spot. I took him down on 8-25-03 after about a six hour camp. I was wondering if he still spawned then he showed up in about the third hour. Four pops later I had the Ghoulbane. Now its tucked away in the bank waiting on the rest of the things needed for my epic.

Kowl Baenre
51 Shadow Knight
Kane Bayle
which is better?
# Jul 02 2003 at 11:16 PM Rating: Default
Which is better for pallies, this or a shaded blade?
Loc on items
# Mar 23 2003 at 5:44 AM Rating: Decent
Ok, my blade now is a Argent Protector, but I did this quest cause it was fun and I wanted to. Hardest part, finding the items and where they where. Here they are.
Ghouls Heart- Estate of Unrest Ghouls on second floor, sometimes first (crazed and regular) about once every 2-4 hours
Blade of Nobility- Due east of PoK book at crazed goblins site (ruins) regular goblins drop as well. About once every 1-2 hours.
Hilt of Nobility- In Najena, after you go through the portcullis w/ NAJENA writin above it, go through corridor, through next room and down the stairs on your left (through broken gate) and it's the skellie at bottom and in the rooms to the left and right. About once an hour or so.
Amstaf's Scroll- In High Keep in the basement drops off in the Guard Room from thief's and goblins. Around once every 2-5 hours.
There have been some great posts about where to go for NPC's and the conversation, but getting the gear was tough if you didn't know better from the start. Once you get in these areas (Unrest, BB, HK, and Najena) /ooc that you're looking for them and if nobody's campin it, people are really good about letting you have it. That's all. Late.
When does it drop?
# Mar 22 2003 at 1:42 PM Rating: Default
This seem does seem not to pop. I camped him last night for 13 hours and he spawned on the 6th and 7th hour and only dropped the bracer. But if u do decide to do this instead of quest the spawns are on a 17 minute timer. I personally am now going to do the quest.
#REDACTED, Posted: Mar 22 2003 at 5:33 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) That made absolutely no sense.
Bull
# Mar 13 2003 at 9:32 AM Rating: Default
I have did this quest over 100 times the hilt drops off any skeleton in the zone i usually get mine at the entrance right by the zone in.My wizard used to make 1k off this sword when i was doing the quest i did the quest in an hour everytime.To bad they adjusted it to no drop.
Good for froggies yet?
# Mar 08 2003 at 11:10 PM Rating: Default
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Does anyone know if they added a FRG tag to this item yet?
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RE: Good for froggies yet?
# Mar 13 2003 at 3:32 AM Rating: Default
Yes it is Froggy friendly. I finally looted the Amstaff Scroll tonight and got my Ghoulbane just before heading into work. I already had the other three parts but for some reason, the scroll just never wanted to drop while I was there in HH Keep. Anyway as a Froggy twink with 225 Dex unbuffed, I can't wait to see how often this baby procs for me, especially when I get to level 30 and get Instrument of Nife.


Bigpond 20 Froglok Paladin
RE: Good for froggies yet?
# Mar 10 2003 at 12:30 PM Rating: Default
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Yes Froglok's Can use this item. :) I'm almost finished with mine should get the last component tonight. *Cheers*
Is something Wrong ????
# Feb 15 2003 at 3:31 PM Rating: Default
i am still camping the shin lord .. its been 28 hours . The first 3 where on 90 min spawn timers. then he stoped spawning .. i made sure to always keep the place holder killed. but for 13 hours nothing. no spawn. i was having trouble with duriek spawning so i petitioned it . Im assumming that the GM's were messing wht the quest some how. i left for a few hours, found duriek and finished that part of the epic. and returned .. the shin lord seems to be on the 90 min spawn again. i have killed him about 7 or 8 times and still ahvent seen the drop .. Im sure this is not supose to be this long. Has anyone else had as bad luck as I have ?

Drackar


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From my experience if you want the Ghoulbond start camping it around 2pm EST and you should have it with luck by 7 or 8pm EST.

Edited, Mon Feb 24 21:41:12 2003
Still drops as of Feb 9th 2003
# Feb 14 2003 at 8:57 AM Rating: Default
Still drops as of Sunday Feb. 9th 2003 from the Shin Lord.

7 hour camp...made over 300pp in FS weapons (good thing I have a strong Ogre to carry that kind of loot). Pally friend took the GB, I took the loot.
RE: Still drops as of Feb 9th 2003
# Mar 15 2003 at 7:28 PM Rating: Default
Dropped for me tonight on Morell-Thule. Walked in (invis), the shin lord was up (and he sees invis), got it on the first kill.

I didn't expect him to have it since he was wielding Bronze Knuckles, but when I went to loot there it was. So just because you don't see him swinging it won't mean it's not there.
GB Hilt
# Jan 13 2003 at 12:19 PM Rating: Default
I have been helping a Pally friend with this quest. We have been camping the skellies in Najena, and so far have not had the hilt drop. We have camped them 4 times, for several hours each time. Is this quest broken? Are we doing something wrong? Could someone please give some advice, it would be greatly appriciated.

Cythian Shugar
26 Cleric, FV
RE: GB Hilt
# May 22 2003 at 3:32 PM Rating: Default
I finished this quest 5 days ago and the hilt was the last piece I got. There are actually 4 'a skeleton's in Najena.

The first is in a room shortly after passing the ogre guard sitting by the fire. Turn left at that ogre and continue until you come to a room with a tunnel on the left one straight ahead and a path to the left. The skelly is in the tunnel straight ahead.

The second is below the circle stairs.

The third can be found by following the left wall from the stairs.

The fourth is behind the water just after the stairs.

I have also camped here for 4 Lvls. and have only seen the hilt drop from 2 of the 4 skellies. The 2nd and 3rd ones on my list. Hope this helps all of you who are having trouble.
RE: GB Hilt
# Jan 13 2003 at 11:45 PM Rating: Default
There are 2 'a skeleton' in Najena. First one is in a room by itself. Second spawns at the curve ramp going down just before reaching the water where Najena spawns. I got my hilt from this skeleton.
RE: GB Hilt
# Jan 18 2003 at 4:34 PM Rating: Default
to add on more about skeletons, there is one in a seperate room, one by the stairs going down to the water, one accross the water one to the right of the stair room with the 2nd skeleton mentioned
Gnome useable
# Jan 10 2003 at 11:14 AM Rating: Default
As per Jeux Online, this is Gnome and Assling useable.

http://eq.jeuxonline.info/guides/objets/iteminfo.php?ItemID=5403

Edited, Fri Jan 10 10:48:09 2003
depressed
# Dec 07 2002 at 1:57 AM Rating: Default
Dont take my title too seriously this was a fun quest to do and i got to travel to a lot of differnt zones. But by the i finished this quest i found out about our spell instrument of nife which basically lets and weapon be a ghoulbane with a higher damage proc 250 dd proc to undead. But nevertheless this was a fun quest to do.

Airraid 32nd lvl paladin
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Edited, Sat Dec 7 01:37:15 2002
RE: depressed
# May 14 2003 at 9:58 AM Rating: Default
I've had them proc at the same time before.

All I did was solo the second floor before I got friends.

Anyway, nonetheless here's what I did. To raise 2hp I'd cast IoN and use my peircing weapon for a while. It would still proc and I was raising my 2hp. But if I got in trouble, or the fight wasn't going well, I'd switch back to my ghoulbane for twice the chance of procing. Get some dex gear and you'll be unstoppable against undead.

The IoN spell effect stays no matter what weapon you are using even though the spell effect says it enchants the weapon you are holding, in reality it enchants any weapon you put into your hande.

I love my ghoulbane.

I just started back on the new Stromm server and I can't wait to get my Ghoulbane back!

Zorbee
2 Paladin, Stromm

Edited, Wed May 14 10:19:54 2003
DONT BE!!!!
# Dec 15 2002 at 11:54 PM Rating: Default
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My friend... do not fret. the procks STACK. you can have 3 things on you at one time.
a. A spell effect
b. A prock
c. an effect

hence. like if you had the screaming mace, and had Yallup on, it WILL still prock and still WILL stack. This means you can do somewhere near

1: Decrease Hit Points (HP) from 140 (L24) to 162 (L35)
2: 1: Decrease Hit Points (HP) from 165 (L1) to 243 (L40)

thats 305-405 in addition to the attack itself..... I understand it stacks, if im wrong correct me. but thats the physics of EQ... prock,spell and effect. Like a bard song is more an effect... then a spell per-say. Besides what if your spell wears off in combat? :)
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RE: DONT BE!!!!
# Feb 26 2003 at 4:57 PM Rating: Default
When the weapon procs, it doesn't do both at the same time unless you're lucky. They proc individually. For example, there's a bard song that procs a dex debuff. I was in a group with a bard doing this song and was using a crystalline spider fang with the velium shards proc. Rarely did they both go off at the same time. It basically doubles your chances of a proc though, because I was getting procs of either the shards or the dex debuff on a VERY regular basis.
getting the bag for GhoulBane
# Nov 02 2002 at 3:31 PM Rating: Default
I'm working on it now. I made it to LavaStorm on my way to Nejena. Stopped off and tried to get the bag from Ruathey. (she is just inside the zone line to LavaStorm) I tried to get the bag combining all four pieces for GB. Not happin'n. I hailed her and tried Picking up the script at her spot... said "What Bag" and she didn't respond. If I'm not doing it right somone let me know. Otherwise I guess I'm starting the 'quest' form the begining and going to talk to everyone. Should make for an interesting walk.

Good hunting

Jarvan Cordarin lvl 30 Paladin
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RE: getting the bag for GhoulBane
# Dec 16 2002 at 1:27 PM Rating: Good
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From the text of the quest page. You need the note.
RE: getting the bag for GhoulBane
# Nov 29 2002 at 1:04 PM Rating: Default
This quest needs to be done from the start to get her to talk to you... Sucks but thats the way it goes
No Drop
# Oct 28 2002 at 2:42 PM Rating: Default
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It's actually been NO Drop for over a year now.
No Drop
# Oct 08 2002 at 3:37 PM Rating: Default
It went no-drop last week or so I think, and it procs at 28.
I Quested It
# Sep 19 2002 at 12:01 PM Rating: Good
Hey Folks,
Here is my 2cp on this sword and quest. I decided to quest it, because I thought the quest would break up my routine of "get somewhere and kill everything in sight to gain levels" routine. This it definitely did. The quest was my first major multi-zone quest, and I found it to be a lot of fun and adventure. As a note, I was level 26 when I started. I may have gotten lucky as well. All of the NPCs were up when I got to them, and all were easy to find. I did not talk to all of them first, though, and then get the items. Basically, there are four NPCs to talk to, and four items to get for the bag. The items are very close to the NPCs, if you map it all out, so I just got the item that was near the NPC when I talked to them. Here is my take on each item: The ghouls heart-I got lucky here as well. Got into Unrest, went up stairs while ITU, to the location mentioned in other threads. He was up, so I hit him. Ran downstairs and outside. Fought him for a while, was a tough fight, and got the heart on the first drop. Luckily, the zone was crowded, so I got no adds as I went downstairs. Blade of Nobility-another easy one. I hung out near the crazed gobs, while some higher levels killed them. I asked politely, and they let me loot (these gobs are still tough to me now at 29). Amstaf's scroll-drops on any non-pickclaw gob, and this was the hardest part. These are too tough to solo at the level I was, and the zone was crowded. Finally got into a group after a couple of sessions, and got the scroll after several hours of camping. The hilt of nobility-Got to Najena, it was empty (empty quite often on my server). I found a skel (plain and simple name, as noted previously) in a hallway off the room that is right before the main big room with the Najena sign. I killed him quite a few times and he finally dropped the hilt. One note, this skel is very tough for his con, and took me near death several times. I liked the exp so much in Najena, that I stayed there until 29, especially since I had my GB now. I kept soloing the "a skeleton" and his friends over and over, along with tentacle terrors. At 28, I was still gaining I full blue for every kill, along with around 4pp and an item worth 2pp. The GB doesn't proc as much as I like, but it helps. My dex was 96, and I was getting 1 proc per fight, with one time 2 procs in one fight. I have since brought my dex up to 106, and I just arrived in Unrest. I hope I can squeeze out the occasional 2 proc fight more often. Well, that is about it. A good 1hs for my level, as long as I stick to Undead. Anything else, I go to 2hs and my BABS. BTW, some of the best parts of the adventure were running through zones I had never been to before (as a dwarf I had never left Faydwer this much) and trying not to get aggroed or killed (especially in Nektulos and East Karana).
when go no drop?
# Sep 03 2002 at 7:45 AM Rating: Default
help
# Aug 01 2002 at 1:27 PM Rating: Default
if your on the sayrn server i need help i want this sword but i'm to low of a level if you do help me i'll pay you 40pp just helping me get the gb.

zordon lvl 13 pally dwf sayrn server

Edited, Wed Aug 14 18:50:53 2002
Proc level?
# Jul 17 2002 at 4:24 AM Rating: Default
At what level does this sword proc? I gave my lv5 Paladin one before they became no-drop.
RE: Proc level?
# Jul 17 2002 at 4:25 AM Rating: Default
oops just read the top, guess it procs at lv20
Shield
# Jul 01 2002 at 9:20 AM Rating: Default
What would be a good shield to accompany / complement this weapon?
RE: Shield
# Nov 06 2002 at 7:45 PM Rating: Default
Clay Guardian Shield (25 AC, 50 HP) is another good inexpensive choice.
RE: Shield
# Aug 14 2002 at 1:50 PM Rating: Default
look into the crested mistmoore shield, good magic resists
RE: Shield
# Aug 14 2002 at 11:06 AM Rating: Default
Hmm i would get a lodizal shield or a sarnak shield... but of course, if you dont have the money, cracked darkwood will do nicely )
RE: Shield
# Jul 08 2002 at 1:31 PM Rating: Default
Cracked Darkwood would be a good inexpensive one.
Like AC10 Str9 abouts.
RE: Shield
# Sep 24 2002 at 1:36 PM Rating: Default
It's a 12 AC, 9Str shield. My cleric has it til I can get a wis one (gotta love high lvl wizzys who like ya).
Got it
# Jun 26 2002 at 11:19 PM Rating: Decent
I got my Ghoulbane tonight and its working prettey well. I am a level 20 paladin on Povar. Had lots of Guild help. Proc worked. Quest worked. I rock
Procs
# Jun 13 2002 at 8:25 PM Rating: Default
I got my GB a little while ago, and i just picked up the Instrument of Nife spell. I was wondering if casting this spell on my sword would cause it to proc more, alternate procs, or one negates the other. Can anyone help me here?
RE: Procs
# Nov 26 2002 at 4:01 PM Rating: Default
FYI, this weapon has proc'd for me with instrument of nife on as well...and at the same time. It is very rare for it to do so, but it does happen. I fought an undead cyclops in South Karana and the ghoulbane proc'd 4 times and IoN pro'd the same amount of times. Needless to say i barely took any damage as a result of the quick death. Has not happened again though. No clue where my dex is at the moment, but im sure its not that high...i think i just rolled the dice right that day. Good luck all and happy Undead Hunting.
RE: Procs
# Oct 02 2002 at 8:51 AM Rating: Default
Yes, it can, but it is very rare (only done it 3 times myself with 122+ dex.
RE: Procs
# Jun 16 2002 at 11:49 AM Rating: Default
Just took my ghoulbane down to guk to practice 1hs. With IoN on I saw the sword proc twice and the spell proc once. Never seen both proc at the same time.
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