Sivrn #2: Atiiki Tongue Twisting  

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Information:
Level:70
Maximum Level:125
Monster Mission:No
Repeatable:Yes
Can Be Shrouded?:No
Quest Type:Task
Quest Goal:
  • Experience
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Related Quests:
Era:The Buried Sea
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Group Size:Solo
Min. # of Players:1
Max. # of Players:1
Appropriate Classes:
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Entered: Tue Feb 20 20:20:13 2007
Modified: Tue Dec 5 05:21:04 2023
Once you have completed the 'Names of the Sphinx' task, you can request the next task in the series.

You say, 'Hail, Noble Sivrn'

Noble Sivrn says 'Well done! Most mortals would not have been able to discern the names of the sphinx so easily. Unfortunately your [pronunciation] is terrible. I hope that your slurred speech is not the result of an injury inflicted by one of my brethren.'

You say, 'My pronunciation..?'

Noble Sivrn nods, 'Do not be discouraged, I can [teach] you the proper intonation and pronunciation so that you will be heard when speaking to the sphinx.

You say, 'Teach me'

Noble Sivrn looks towards the barren portion of the desert and frowns, 'I will provide you with scroll and quill, but I'm afraid that I have exhausted my supply of ink. Would you mind retrieving a scorpion stinger for me, from which I can extract ink to use in your instruction?'

You have been assigned the task 'Atiiki Tongue Twisting'.

Correctly pronounce the names of the sphinx by breaking the names in syllables, separated by the ` character. Correctly guess and repeat the names back to Noble Sivrn with the correct accent marks between each syllable.

Deliver 1 Scorpion Stinger to Noble Sivrn

Stingers are dropped by scorpions in the desert by the sand pit. Give one of these to Noble Sivrn.

Noble Sivrn says, 'As you scribe the name of each sphinx you must properly place ` between each syllable. When you feel that have the ` placed properly, you may repeat back to me what you have written, and I will let you know if you are correct. For example, you would repeat my name back to me as: No`ble Si`vrn'

Correctly pronounce: Akarahotuten (6 syllables)
Correctly pronounce: Xanxionusus (5 syllables)
Correctly pronounce: Tekelfotonan (5 syllables)
Correctly pronounce: Mahatototarit (6 syllables)
Correctly pronounce: Shelfezmaken (4 syllables)
Correctly pronounce: Vizhizshazid (4 syllables)
Correctly pronounce: Rohtrepoten (4 syllables)
Correctly pronounce: Yinihortinkah (5 syllables)
Correctly pronounce: Dezthazkekol (4 syllables)
Correctly pronounce: Kikinkoutepmozha (7 syllables)
Correctly pronounce: Queltizenzumotif (6 syllables)
Correctly pronounce: Osinzuhazhfet (5 syllables)

You say, 'A`ka`ra`ho`tu`ten'

Noble Sivrn nods in approval.

You say, 'Xan`xi`on`us`us'

Noble Sivrn nods in approval

You say, 'Te`kel`fo`to`nan'

Noble Sivrn nods in approval.

You say, 'Ma`ha`to`to`ta`rit'

Noble Sivrn nods in approval.

You say, 'Shel`fez`mak`en'

Noble Sivrn nods in approval.

You say, 'Viz`hiz`sha`zid'

Noble Sivrn nods in approval.

You say, 'Roh`tre`po`ten'

Noble Sivrn nods in approval.

You say, 'Yin`i`hor`tin`kah'

Noble Sivrn nods in approval.

You say, 'Dez`thaz`ke`kol'
(Note! This is actually four syllables.)

Noble Sivrn nods in approval.

You say, 'Ki`kin`ko`u`tep`mo`zha'

Noble Sivrn nods in approval.

You say, 'Quel`ti`zen`zu`mo`tif'

Noble Sivrn nods in approval.

You say, 'O`sin`zu`hazh`fet'

Noble Sivrn nods in approval.

Noble Sivrn says 'You have done well to learn correct pronunciation of the sphinx names, I am sure that you would be honored to speak with them. Or, perhaps, to [play] a game with them?'

You gain experience!!

Reward(s):
Experience (116% AAXP at level 75)

This also opens the 'Order Squared' task.
Submitted by: LordAdam (Amberdina of Povar)
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Really only 4 syllables
# Apr 25 2023 at 8:21 PM Rating: Decent
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"Correctly pronounce: Dezthazkekol (5 syllables)"

It is really only 4 syllables

Edited, Apr 25th 2023 9:21pm by Etoile
Isilisinisusurpa - no longer on the list in the quest
# May 03 2015 at 10:17 PM Rating: Decent
Isilisinisusurpa - no longer on the list in the quest.

seems to have been given their own quest - The Hidden Sphinx - as noted in the comments of 'Sivrn #1: Names of the Sphinx'
Scorpion Spawns
# Nov 25 2012 at 2:15 AM Rating: Decent
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After an hour and a half clearing all the bugs, I can confidently say the scorpions and PH's are on a 20-minute cycle. No drops yet. Starting to feel like some old-school EQ here.

Edited, Nov 25th 2012 3:22am by FlibFlop
Easy way
# Sep 11 2011 at 7:53 AM Rating: Excellent
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The easiest way to do this is go to EQ options and set a paste hotkey in EQ, then u can copy and paste the text from this page directly into the chat window.
XP and a trick
# Nov 01 2009 at 11:23 AM Rating: Good
I got 2 AA (at level 85 with 80% into AA) for each of these tasks. Wish they were repeatable!

If your keyboard gives you trouble, use keyboard short cut in EQ to paste the names as listed here. Go to your options in EQ, click keyboard, show all and choose a key combo for 'paste' into EQ. If I didn't have paste here, EQ would be a lot harder because of my LD.

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Experience Level
# Oct 04 2008 at 5:48 AM Rating: Decent
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If you are already past level 75 when you do this quest, do you still get the 116% experience for the level you are at? Thanks most kindly.
IF CANNOT TYPE the " ' ".
# Sep 02 2007 at 9:11 AM Rating: Decent
I had been running into a problem where I could not type apostrophes or quotation marks of any sort in EQ. This would have made this quest impossible for me. However, I realized it was because my computer was set for "International English" (which gave me the ability to type accents over letters, etc. which I need in RL). After choosing a plain English (USA) keyboard set, I was fine.

Cheers,

BV
IF CANNOT TYPE the " ' ".
# Jun 05 2008 at 11:47 PM Rating: Decent
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Also, the key you want isn't the apostrophe. The in-game symbol that looks like an apostrophe is actually the accent sign, next to the tilde. The key is to the left of your number 1 and above the tab key on your keyboard.
Fixed.
# Aug 27 2007 at 7:51 PM Rating: Decent
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Correctly pronounce: Dezthazkekol (5 syllables)
This has been changed to 4 syllables in-game now.
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Scorpion Stinger
# Jul 29 2007 at 8:15 PM Rating: Decent
The scorpion stingers aren't common, as I am unfortionately finding out atm :)
Task modified
# May 10 2007 at 12:01 PM Rating: Decent
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SOE modified the task. Instead of the ` mark you can also use the space bar. The new task text of Noble Sivrn now says (bold text is the added part):

'As you scribe the name of each sphinx you must properly place ` between each syllable. When you feel that have the ` placed properly, you may repeat back to me what you have written, and I will let you know if you are correct. For example, you would repeat my name back to me as: No`ble Si`vrn, you may also pause between each syllable instead of using the `mark, doing it in that way, my name would be repeated as: No ble Si vrn.'

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Ctrl+K ingame lets you copy from clipboard
# May 10 2007 at 12:37 AM Rating: Decent
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I also live outside the colonies, and my keyboard lacks the required character when I am in-game. I found that by just copying the phrases here (Ctrl+C), Alt+Tabing back to EQ and typing "/say Ctrl+K", the phrase, inclusing the unidentifiable characters, appears as text.
Ctrl+K ingame lets you copy from clipboard
# Jun 24 2007 at 9:54 AM Rating: Good
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Good tip, thanks.

Options -> Keys -> UI category -> "Paste from Clipboard" (near the bottom of the list). Assign a keypress if one's not set, such as Ctrl+K.
keyboard problem
# Apr 15 2007 at 9:37 PM Rating: Decent
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I seem to be having some problems with pronouncing part. I have a Belgian keyboard and I've pressed almost every key (also in combination with shift and Alt Gr) but I can't find the symbol needed to put between syllable.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
keyboard problem
# Apr 17 2007 at 9:33 AM Rating: Decent
Solved this!

I had to switch every country/language/keyboard setting to English (US) in windows and reboot.

The correct key is on the top left key (without shift).

Hope this helps others too!
keyboard problem
# Apr 21 2007 at 4:41 PM Rating: Decent
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Thanks Loxado, ... worked like a charm.
keyboard problem
# Apr 17 2007 at 8:12 AM Rating: Decent
I have the same problem and absolute no solution!

I have a German keyboard and play on Fennin Ro (US server) with an English EQ.

I have the keys on my keyboard - but EQ will not let me use them!

SONY - why choose such a key - a dot yould have been of the same use - and everybody could make the quest!! :-(
what am i doing wrong!
# Mar 29 2007 at 1:47 AM Rating: Decent
hmm i say it right like ma`ha`to`to`ta`rit but the guy doesnt respond. do you have to do it in order or something?
what am i doing wrong!
# Mar 29 2007 at 1:57 AM Rating: Decent
ahh nm i was going back to each sphinx and trying to repeat thier names, i feel like such a dork hehe
Experience
# Mar 28 2007 at 11:13 AM Rating: Decent
This quest provided ~120% AA to a level 75 on March 28, 2007
most desert trash
# Mar 25 2007 at 8:45 AM Rating: Decent
Most desert trash PH's for large scorpions....the rhino beetles, the derv's, the scarabs..There's a trio of spawns north of the Crag pit that seemed to spawn the most large scorpions
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Dervish and scorpion
# Feb 25 2007 at 10:26 PM Rating: Decent
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Devish mobs are the placeholder for the a large scorpions in atiiki

Edited, Mar 4th 2007 3:51pm by tynkgnomegod
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