As an addendum to this, a 'Giant Scarab Eye' just dropped off of the twentieth or so Death Beetle. Though this is not a used for Master Runes, they are used for Study Runes (Azia).
If you are indeed looking for Giant Scarab Eyes, I would recommend the southern end of North Ro. You can force spawn Sand Scarabs by killing everything that moves.
About 1 in 10 to 20 Sand Scarabs drop a 'Giant Scarab Eye'.
When I hit lv18 with my cleric I started asking people where I should go for exp next. Everyone said "Paludal!" but I didn't have the expansion at that time, so as an alternative I heard people mumble out "ummm... Unrest, I guess."
I headed to Unrest and ran around fighting yard mobs for a while, and I have to say that Death Beetles are the most dangerous creatures in Unrest for a solo cleric. Why? Because they aggro on you like NUTS and they hit just often enough (not hard, but often) to ruin your heals and Smites when you're trying to take down that stubborn ghoul or skelly.
Your casting is interrupted! Your casting is interrupted! Your casting is interrupted!
The only good thing I noticed was that they stopped aggroing on me once I hit LV20...
the armor has 14 ac, +10 hp, -1 dex, and some other stuff, anly short classes can use it. it looks good so i can see a 31 druid putting it on at social events or something which is what i think the guy was talking about.
I hate these frigen things like there is no tomorow. Am also pretty sure the level is off still get many blue cons at level 19. Then again I also still get a little exp when five of the little suckers swarm me.
Hate these things... They swarm like all hell and are the most annoying things in the world. I was fighting in Unrest and a bunch of these bettels that con low green just decide to join the fight. AoE nuke, anyone?
Scarab Helm:You will need to get two Scarab Carapaces and five gold pieces for a helm. (the carapaces drop off the small scarab out in front of Kaladim lvl 4 ish?)
Can be stored in Medium and larger containers Last updated: Mon Aug 25 16:34:57 2003 Average Price: 1pp Pricing Data... Rarity: Common
Level to Attain: 8 -------- Scarab Boots:These take a Cracked Giant Scarab Shell, 2 Scarab Legs, and 17 gold. (pretty easy to get, kill giant scarabs, fairly common, but if your lazy I guess you could buy it)
Can be stored in Medium and larger containers Last updated: Mon Aug 25 16:37:33 2003 Average Price: 2pp Pricing Data... Rarity: Common
Level to Attain: 8 -------- Scarab Breastplate:Vacto Molunel will make this for one pristine carapace and 23 or 33 gold. Pristine scarab carapace can be found on Death Beetles in Unrest or on giant scarabs (rarely) - (If you have money and no patience you could buy this at almost any vendor that has giant scarabs, pristines seem to drop more common in Oasis and nro)
#Anonymous,
Posted:Mar 20 2002 at 11:43 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) these things suck and yes they do die,they dont aggro on my 30 warrior when i pull or i havta run from a fight in the basement also a lvl 31 druid shoulds be using this **** armor it sucks get some wisdom! ITS JUST A WAIST OF TIME FINDING THESE CARAPACES,dont bother looting them just get ringmail coat till you can afford something decent like a foremans tunic its like 100pp and its pretty nice,ans for you tanks get a dusty or crafted bp probably 100pp-250pp! just lvl and dont worry bout armor till yuo can afford something decent!
If these guys bother you so much find another place to lvl, like NRO, or the Oasis. Both places have pretty good loot, like Bronze weapons, and sometimes the Dervs drop jewels which can sell for 5pp alone. Dont get me wrong, if your leveling out in the yard, just go to NRo or Oasis for better fighting and less aggro, but its a different story for higher lvls, inside the mansion is a great place for 20's. I think lower teen lvls can find a better place to fight.
#Anonymous,
Posted:Apr 27 2001 at 11:41 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) oh yeah my druids name is dottasar
#Anonymous,
Posted:Apr 27 2001 at 11:40 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) im a level 19 druid on the quelious server i need a pristine carapace so if your on tonight its friday the 27 i will make my way to that zone when i get on so send me a tell if you have one thanks
#Anonymous,
Posted:Dec 08 2000 at 4:52 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) it carries an iksar *****
While these things are terribly annoying and potentially deadly, they can be excellent experience at level 14 or so in a good group. Besides that, they drop pristine carapaces and the never-mentioned but strangely-named fungus the Amanita Phalloide, which, to my mind, constitutes excellent loot- weight .1, stackable, common drop, sells for more than 7 gold apiece. I made quite a haul in a very short time selling these to the merchants.
There is nothing in the world i hate more than to kill off @ lvl 15 (with a group) 2 red conning gouls and two yellow jacks (and survive, woohoo, though with not much HP) only to be nickel and dimed to death by these lowly formed creatures. Its just irritating to walk all the way from the Gfay zone to unrest knowing that you were killed by some lvl 10 BUG!!!! GRRRR!!!!!! I REALLY need to give my char some "bug-be-gone" hehe =)
These are THE most annoying MOB on norrath! They don't stop helping undead in fights by level 20, and there's so #$^% many of them! I think the gnome tinkering skill should be able to make somthing like 'a can of bug spray' that would cast an AoE that gets rid of these things. A gnome could make hundreds of plat in unrest selling it.
I'm a level 31 druid, and I still have my set of scarab armor. I wear it when I want to wear something that doesn't look like leather -- it looks like green plate. Very nice! Also, the scarab boots make your feet look green when you're in wolf form. I hunted in Unrest for a long time for the Pristine Carapace, and I finally got one there and another back in Misty Thicket.
I have gotten two of these in three nights. I turned them in for the BP hoping it would be worth something to smaller races but the stats stink. Could the BP be for some other quest?