Gynok Moltor  

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It can be assumed by Gynok's last name that he is related to Vin Moltor. The Moltors are a family from Hallas who met the Blackburrow gnolls years ago. During this meeting, they seem to have made off with one of the gnolls hands. This "paw" has remained in the possesion of their family for some time.

The Moltors were cursed by the gnolls years ago, so it's not really surprising to find Gynok raised from the dead. What is surprising is that he managed to hold onto a platinum ring which is needed to restore the Paw of Opolla to it's magical state.

Category: EverQuest
This page last modified 2008-01-02 15:01:03.

Level: 21
Expansion: Original
NPC Added: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
NPC Last Updated: 2020-12-06 20:03:07

Known Habitats:
  Befallen
Factions Decreased:
  Befallen Inhabitants -30
Quests:
  Paw of Opolla

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Gynok
# Jul 17 2001 at 5:53 PM Rating: Default
I was camping Befallen, July 15th, and my man Gynok spawned. I have seen him spawn 3 times (1 time in old befallen, twice in new) and each time it was in the same exact place. He pop right at the end of the hallway the leads to the first 'room' in Befallen. Once you zone in...follow the hallway and camp right where the hallway ends, he will pop ontop of you. The PH's were almost exactly 30 minutes apart. One was a iceboned skelly and the others were 'Mummies', can't remember their name. They look like the typical WC area mummies.

I'm a 38 shammy now, been camping him off and on for about 5 lvls. I had NO problems camping entire zone with myself and my pet when I was lvl 34. I'd send trusty old Kobobn out randomly to wipe out everything in sight. No troubles at all.

My luck however...Once I got Gynok...he dropped a Copper Ring instead of Platinum...

Guess I gotta waste more days waitin for him...

Ripryde Cripwalker
The Fear Within of Tholuxe Paells
38 Shaman
What is his level again?
# Jul 12 2001 at 5:35 PM Rating: Default
i have absolutely no idea how this happened but i soloed this guy at level 15, and he conned blue. . .

freak of nature?
#Anonymous, Posted: Jul 08 2001 at 11:09 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) I HAVE DONE THE PAW QUEST 4 TIMES NOW 3 OF THEM FOR ME AND MY 2ND ACCOUNT ALTS, ONCE FOR A GUILDIE MEMBER. DID THEM BEFORE THE NERF TO BEFALLEN BUT THEN THE PLAT RING WAS NO DROP.. HEAR U GUYS SAYIN U CAN SELL THE RING NOW HUH. WELL IF ANY OF YOU ARE ON XEV SERVER I WOULD LIKE TO CHECK THAT OUT NEED A GUILDIE NEEDING ONE.... SEND A TELL TO MEDUMMY PETTANK..
CORRECTION
# Jul 05 2001 at 2:26 PM Rating: Default
Ugh plat and gold not gold and silver i meant DOH!!!
Gynok
# Jul 05 2001 at 2:21 PM Rating: Default
Plat Ring drops in Guk allso...Gynok Only drops Gold and silver..Copper was taken away from him a bit ago =)When camped by my 31 necro on Rallos Zek server he spawns like every 4 hrs.Id camp him get the ring come back do this a few times a day for a week you get Jboots tooo easy but time consuming for the camping and on PvP server tis a bit harder than on a Carebear server ;)
RE: Gynok
# Jul 05 2001 at 2:23 PM Rating: Default
Oops correction i meant Plat and gold not gold and silver heh DOH!!!
Gynuk where art thou?
# Jul 02 2001 at 3:02 PM Rating: Default
Soon as I found out he wasn't spawning anymore I ran out and bought the plat ring from someone for 500pp, I bet once word gets out it'll be alot more. Haven't even seen a ph at the entrance in Befallen for Gynuk! Is there another place he is spawning now that Befallen has been changed?

39 Druid, Dumeril on Erollsi Marr
RE: Gynuk where art thou?
# Jul 31 2001 at 5:06 AM Rating: Default
He still spawns, they never took him out. even when they did the revamp. idiot...
revaped zone
# Jun 29 2001 at 8:01 AM Rating: Default
Since befallen has a face lift, does he still spawn? If not, the price of the paw has just went up!!
RE: revaped zone
# Jul 02 2001 at 8:38 PM Rating: Default
yes he does. jumped me today (july 3rd) while recovering from wounds suffered while taking out a shadowknight for the kez.

was blue at lvl 22 but doubled for 25.
RE: revaped zone
# Jul 01 2001 at 6:45 AM Rating: Default
I have not heard or seen him spawn from the time of the patch on....would like to know if he is still around though.
spawn location
# Jun 24 2001 at 3:28 PM Rating: Default
allright I know I'll take lost of static from this but here it is:
I've been hanging out in befallen for the past 2 weeks real time (I'm on vacation so been logging alot of time, about 12 hours a day).
I've now killed gynok 20 some times.
and I'm here to tell you whats going on with his spawn.

In the first place he has multiple spawn points. only one of those is near the entrance.
so when you kill that wondering skel there is a chance he pops up top. but there are 2 other spawn pointsd on the the third floor. and if they are free its an insta pop. He then soawns on the thrid floor and wanders up the stairs. when he gets to the pit (stone stairs with spikes underthem) he despawns.
Thats why I've been able to kill him so much.

I'm currently selling platring for 300plat. (copper is only 200). lauran on seventh hammer.
Gorgar
# Jun 21 2001 at 3:21 AM Rating: Default
Gynok dropped the Copper ring for me today..
Has something been changed?
this is ridiculous
# Jun 13 2001 at 9:58 PM Rating: Default
Last morning, afternoon, and night i camped Gynok. I started camping him at 5am on Tues. morn and logged off at 11:30 pm on Tues. Thats 18 1/2 hours!! I eventually had to log off because i got sick. But get this, the next spawn after i logged was Gynok!!! WTF. If a guild member hadnt been there after i logged, i might not have a plat ring right now. BTW it is a completly random spawn. No tricks. A GM told me this. Just kill his ph's at the zone border. GOOD LUCK!
Confirmation....
# Jun 10 2001 at 3:21 PM Rating: Default
Well I just completed the Paw quest. I think I have successfully confirmed the existance of the four PH theory. Upon arriving in Befallen I went thru the zone and nuked everything on first level. Didn't bother going beyond the first keyed door. Within 30 minutes or so Gynok spawned and dropped the plat ring.

I headed to Qeynos Aqueducts to get the container from Vin Moltor and a dude messaged me and asked if I would sell him the ring. Turns out he had been camping it for 8+ hours with only 1 spawn of Gynok. He had camped before I arrived in Befallen and logged in shortly after I left. Someone there let him know that I got the ring. I told him I wasn't interested in selling, but I'd help him with the spawn cycle.

I told him to kill all the mobs on the 1st level and that should speed up the spawn. 45 minutes later he had his plat ring.

Sooo...while it IS possible that it was random and this was mere cooincidence, it seems a bit more than that based on how it successful it seems to be. So for those of you still questing for Gynok and his mythical platinum ring, give this theory a shot and see if it is as successful for you.

:)

Booker Freewind
38th Level Druid
Zebuxoruk
RE: Confirmation....
# Jul 17 2001 at 7:52 AM Rating: Default
If true, this is a truly weird decision on Verant's part. Why would you add a mechanism that is guaranteed to cause large numbers of mid to high level characters to rampage through the entire first level of lower powered dungeon?

Gaellic
E'Ci
platinum ring
# May 26 2001 at 4:54 AM Rating: Default
took me 9 hours, but as a lvl 20 pally i solo'd him, hehe. got one the other day in 2.5 hrs for a friend, but the one i got for me to sell took 9hrs of camping.
Where?
# May 24 2001 at 7:31 AM Rating: Default
where abouts in befallen does this guy actually spawn?
easy as pie
# May 23 2001 at 7:32 AM Rating: Default
he stays on a track so druids easy fight here just snare and use combust 4 times boom hes dead other skels will not aggro
Mez Knowz Da Answer!
# May 21 2001 at 6:17 PM Rating: Decent
Mez was waiting ta bonk dis guy but he nevr came. So mez says, "Dis Gynok isnt coming to be bashed, who told him i was dere?" and da GMz says "Hez beeN rezently tAkIng out'nd will b put bak ShOrtLy" so mez says to dim" Dats not fair, mez been waItiNg For dis guy fOr over 9hourZ and hes been taKinG out!" so iz storm off tO kill DoRn =).
So youz see where dis gUy has bEen! On hOliDay wif his palz, Bah i sayz!

Ogre Warrior no....er 24 mez thinkz
Da DrUnkEn BAndiTs
Bristlebane
Comprehensive Gynok
# May 17 2001 at 6:52 AM Rating: Excellent
49 posts
Gynok has around 640hp. One blast of Banish Undead connected for 587hp damage and he had a small sliver of life left. He hits hard for his level and shredded a group in their midteens who he stumbled onto after killing the guy that was camping them.

As others have noted, he spawns at the bone right by the entrance. Sometimes he or his PH will shout things to the zone about disturbing his rest. If he is aggro'ed he'll say words to the effect of "Nobody shall find out the secret of Opalla..."

By far his most common drop is the plat ring, and he is the only source for this ring in the Paw quest.

As far as spawn triggers, there are lots of rumors, but he appears to be in the same category as the SRo cyclops: I'd suggest killing everything in the local vicinity. The two times I've seen him spawn, we had just cleared the entry room of every mob -- his PH, the rat behind the rubble on the far end of the entry ramp, and the 3-4 weak skellys that stand in the main room. Both times, after clearing that room, I've had him spawn on the next rotation. This isn't enough to establish causation, but the correlation means if I ever do this quest again, you had better believe I'll slay everything in that entry room. It might be luck, but it's enough to raise your eyebrows. Besides, if you're going to take him down, you'll have plenty of firepower to clear the greenies in the area without any effort.

Maladamuk Heartmender
Gnomish Cleric of the 45th Ring
Storm's Justice
Karana Server
#Anonymous, Posted: May 15 2001 at 3:49 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) I WILL PAY WHATEVER YOUR PRICE IS(ASSUMING THAT THE PRICE IS REASONABLE) FOR ONE PLATINUM RING ON THE QUELLIOUS SERVER!!!!!!!!! E-MAIL ME AT gizamon33@hotmail.com IF YOU WOULD SELL ONE OF THESE TO ME ON THE QUELLIOUS SERVER!
gynok moltor
# May 13 2001 at 4:33 AM Rating: Default
I was in befallen trying to get a fresh reaper of the dead. I was the only one in the place, and was sitting a few feet away from where the elf skel spawns, just past the 3rd door. Was getting antsy, since i just had 4 dread bones spawn in a row, and was getting ready to leave.

The elf skel popped and started attacking me, so i start bashing him, when i see someone come thru the 3rd door. It was Gynok! I have no idea how he aggroed me from 2 floors away, but it was him. Killed them both, and got the hilt i needed from the elf skel and the plat ring from gynok.
Finally got the plat
# May 08 2001 at 5:33 AM Rating: Default
Well, It took me three full nights, but I did finally get the plat ring. He spawned a total of four times for me, once with nothing, once with the plat, and twice with the copper.

before I statred the paw quest I did a little research or various sites, and apparently Gynok's placeholder spawns once every 17 minutes on the little bone in the corner right by the entrance to Befallen. The placeholder then begins walking down to the 3rd floor and back up to the span point where it will start the circuit again.

The reason this camp is such a pain is that it is random. Essentially it's alll luck as to whether he spawns or not, as each time you kill a place holder it is a 3% chance that he will be the next to spawn.
He can drop any of the rings, and I've even heard of him dropping more than one at once. Once he spawnd, be sure to get him before he starts heading down to the third floor because as soon as he gets there he will despawn.

his placeholders can be anything in the range of skeletons, rats and ghouls.
Just killed Gynok
# May 06 2001 at 10:23 AM Rating: Default
AHH! finally.. after camping Gynok for 30 hours. I got him to spawn and finished the paw quest. WOOT! Here are some information I found on him.

(1) He DOES spawn at the door and starts wondering upon pop.

(2) When he spawns, he says "Ohhh.. ahhhh.. you will never find the Paaaawwww."

(3) I tried many things to make him spawn. This last time, I killed everything in the first floor. I'd heard a rummor that you must kill a DE SK in WC not far north from the entrance to Befallen. The DE's name is Kizdean Gix. He will harm-touch and drops a note for another quest. It is rummored that he also helps Gynok spawn. I killed him this last time and when I went back inside, Gynok spawned the very next time.

(4) I killed him at 8:05 am PST. But I've hear him pop often at around 4:00pm PST.

hope this help.

Makio
Ranger, 40
Tunare
RE: Just killed Gynok
# May 21 2001 at 10:07 AM Rating: Default
Just spent a couple "days" camping Gynok. (First "day" was about 8:30am to 3pm pst, second "day" was about 8am to 4pm pst) I'd planned to be there longer the second day, but sure enough, at about 4pm PST he popped and kindly dropped the plat ring for me. Now I'm just stuck waiting on that darn degenerated weed...
This is starting to suck
# May 02 2001 at 12:52 PM Rating: Decent
Ive been camping Gynok for about 3 days now. Ive tried clearing out the first floor numerous times, but alas no spawn. If anyone knows where he spawns Id appreciate some info on it.


Sinader Soultrain
25 cleric of Tholuxe Paells
Where in Befallen?
# Apr 27 2001 at 10:24 AM Rating: Decent
Where in Befallen does this guy spawn? I remember camping Babbinsport for hours on end and I never saw any mention of this Moltor guy. Of course I'm not an avid Befallen camper :) Not yet anyway!
RE: Where in Befallen?
# Jun 06 2001 at 10:35 AM Rating: Decent
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64 posts
He spawns right in front of the zone line. My first character experienced his first death at the hands of Gynok on the opening night of Tholuxe Paells. I though, hey, I bet Befallen won't be too busy (if you were there then you understand why this was important) so I skip on over there (not too easy at 1st level on a virgin server) only to be mauled by Gynok immediately after entering.

So, the next time the servers come down you might want to camp in Befallen right beforehand and check for Gynok when they come back up. He just might be there.


Allisia Autumnrain of The Archangel
Druid of Tunare in the 20th Season
Tholuxe Paells
Check this out :-(
# Apr 25 2001 at 8:53 AM Rating: Default
I'm working on the paw quest. I usually port to WC and check out Befallen to see if it's camped for the Plat ring. Usually it is. If not I stick around for 30 min to an hour hoping for Gynok to spawn. Well recently I met someone who camped him for 16 hours over a two day period without a single spawn!! This guy petitioned a GM to ask if it was broken. The GM said no. The guy camped a third day for 4 more hours and no spawn. He petitioned again. This time the GM told him there were 4 place holders on the first floor you must kill for Gynok to spawn not just two by the entrace. So this guy buffs and heals some newbies and they keep the first floor clear. Sure enough Gynok spawns and he gets the ring. Super I say. I go the following day and as usual the ring is camped. I tell the guy camping him about the 4 place holders. I figure the faster he gets the ring the sooner I can get the camp. I proceed to clear the floor for him while he waits by the door. Again I want the camp :-). Sure enough within 20 minutes Gynok spawns YEAH!! Well this guy (lvl 30 druid I think) shouts Forgot to mem my spells help!! He then shouts don't kill him, zoning to mem spells and he zones out. Ok I think and I continue smashing skellies and rats (I was bored). Then Gynok comes after me!! I did not go for him. I have my spells mem'd and proceed to kill him. He took half my HP's and did not have the plat ring. In fact he had NO RING :-(, just a couple of plat, rusty weapon, and cloth armor. Well the druid zoned back and shouts who killed him. Someone told him I did. The guy demands I give him the plat ring it's a guaranteed drop!! First off it's not a sure drop as I did not get it. Second why the hell should he think he has a right to the ring. He is the one who did not have the proper spells memed and zoned. It's not like he was fighting it and I came up and stole the kill by outdamaging him. He zoned and I was attacked. I just want others opinion. If the plat ring had droped would you have given it to him?? Would you have even killed Gynok?? Maybe I should have zoned?? Anyway, I was pissed at the guy so I left him to clear the floor for himself. He got some newbs and healed & buffed them while they cleared the first floor. Sure enough within 20 minutes Gynok spawns, he gets the kill and plat ring. I know this cause he kept pestering me via tell as to weather I really did not get the ring and told me when Gynok respawned. I congradulate him and say I'm on may way there for the camp. He then says sorry, its taken and informs me he's heading to EC to auction the ring for 1k plats but would gladly sell it to me!! AAAARRRRGGGHHHHH!!! Here I actually congradulated a damn farmer!! I came back to Befallen anyway. There were in fact two people there for Gynok. They did not stay very long though and after about an hour of camping I got Gynok to spawn and he had the plat ring this time. Now I just need to camp guk for the Copper & gold ring components :-(. To bad the stupid greenies in that Mutant room want to agro me!! Guess I will need some guild help there. Wish me luck!!

RE: Check this out :-(
# May 09 2001 at 3:33 PM Rating: Good
My opinion is that as soon as he zoned, the camp belonged to you. Even IF the gynok did have the ring, it would have been yours
funny rings&co
# Apr 19 2001 at 1:11 AM Rating: Default
i read this (my highest character is lv13 mage) and its funny to read this. Why? Cause most of u r quarawling about camp not camp, my camp, your camp his camp. How i see it as newbie (that means i will need a very very long time to be able to buy some nice items for 10s of thousands pp, or get them on my own, or be able to earn money with trading skills, cause most high lv can make all items cheaper then me) and i also make quests. I make quests that r for me (the most quests are not for casters)and i make quests that r not for me. And when i see the item i get some money for it. When someone is interesting to pay much, he pays much.
But why i post here. I think this is a game, in fantasy world, and this world is big. So if i cant fight something, cause others came before me there i have 3 possibilities:

1. first the best one, i go, and do something other else, other quest, hunt for experience or loot, or learn my skills and try it later again, cause im interesting to get the item and use it.

2. second also good one, when i realy want to get this item, i sit down and practice my skills, or chat with friends, and wait till the ppl give me the camp.

3. the bad one, i get angry to the people cause: may be they have done this many times and dont let me do mine, or

they r not the class that can use it, so they can make cash with it, like me, after i got my first one, and now i want to make my second one and make cash with it, or

they r not the class that can use it, and i am, and i want it for my second, third character, or guild mates, from whom i get also something nice for it

But may be the magician camping it, makes it for his druid, who sells it for good cash, cause he has allready one.
But may be u the druid make it now your 2-10th time, cause u sold yours, and u need one, to be able to get this item, to use it on your own.


So ppl i think, its not worth to aggro other ppl about camping some spawn. Go and camp some other spawn. And other will be aggro on u.

hehehe
#Anonymous, Posted: Apr 16 2001 at 1:01 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Daanek u r what druids call "a weaner player" that in the druid dictionary means that expect sows when u ask us impolitley, u expect ports when u ask impolitley, and that you always try to badmouth druids and clerical campin classes cause they got to the spawn first and kill the mob faster than u can.
#Anonymous, Posted: May 13 2001 at 4:39 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Druids, bah. Have you noticed that the majority of dumbasses who play EQ are druids? Not that every druid is, but seems that there are quite a few that are, moreso than other classes. Wonder why that is. I guess a class that has to root a mob to solo it, attracts those kinda people. I mean, gimme a break...kiting? Oh! look at me! I am a druid...can't let the mob catch up to me, because i can't fight. Guess i will just sit here and med while my dot wears down the mob. What a joke!
idiot
# May 22 2001 at 1:34 AM Rating: Default
Druids make the best partner in the game for a melee class...period. Having a druid kite while you run up behind the mob and wack it continuously is one of the best methods of killing yellows, and even reds at higher levels. If you get hurt, he can heal you. You can camp 4 different named mobs in 4 parts of the world in one night with a druid. If you don't realize this go back to lower guk and camp the same mobs every night of your career dimwit.

Araya Le'Bon <Phoenix Aurora>
50 Ranger of Tunare
E Marr
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