Underfoot Pre-Launch: They Came From Below  

Status: Removed

Quest Started By:Description:
Where:
Who:
Rating:
*****
Information:
Level:50
Maximum Level:125
Monster Mission:No
Repeatable:Yes
Can Be Shrouded?:No
Quest Type:Task
Quest Goal:
  • Money
Time Limit:06:00:00
Success Lockout Timer: 18:00:00
Related Creatures:
Era:Seeds of Destruction
Recommended:
Group Size:Solo
Min. # of Players:1
Max. # of Players:1
Appropriate Classes:
  • All
Appropriate Races:
  • All
Entered: Mon Oct 19 13:18:13 2009
Modified: Tue Dec 5 05:21:04 2023
This task was a part of the lead-in events to the Underfoot expansion. It is no longer in the game.

This task began with:

- a concerned citizen (in Paineel at +805, +240, +5 -- directly to the right after zoning in and leaving the tunnel)

- Protector of the Ruins (in the Hole)

- Elanna Noraka (near the Paineel pod)

- Surveyor Lodestone (in Corathus Creep at -190, +180: same general area as Cartographer Slipgear)

The task had a six-hour time limit and an 18-hour lockout timer.



Opening with a concerned citizen:

You say, 'Hail, a concerned citizen'

a concerned citizen says 'It is horrible. Some horrible insect creatures have managed to crawl up from the ruins of Old Paineel. Can you please [destroy] some for me? I will compensate you for your actions.'

You say, 'I will destroy them!'

You have been assigned the task 'They Came From Below'.

a concerned citizen says 'Very good. When you have killed a good amount of them come back to me. I have heard rumors that others are encountering problems. I expect that they will reward you as I will if you prefer to talk to them.'



Opening with the Protector:

You say, 'Hail, Protector of the Ruins '

Protector of the Ruins says 'It is worse than I originally thought. The Guardian of the Seal has [Fallen].'

You say, 'The guardian has fallen?'

Protector of the Ruins says 'Yes. My greatest creation has fallen. Now these invaders have spread out through much of the lower levels of these ruins. Some have even managed to escape into Paineel and Toxxulia. Rumor has even reached me of an incursion in a set of caverns off of Nektulos Forest. I need you to [assist] me and kill some of the invaders.'

You say, 'I will assist you!'

You have been assigned the task 'They Came From Below'.



Opening with Elanna:

You say, 'Hail, Elanna Noraka'

Elanna Noraka says 'I've never seen anything like it, _____. These [invaders] are breaking through Paineel's defenses and are on the march.'

You say, 'Invaders?'

Elanna Noraka says 'I know not what they are, but they appear to have the physiology of a common insect. My colleagues and I have a [plan] that will play on those details, but we'll need your help to put the plan in action.'

You say, 'A plan?'

Elanna Noraka says 'It's simple: Insecticide. We don't know how effective it will be, but the best we can do is amass a large supply. We, however, need the supplies to make it happen. If you could [gather] the [supplies] we need to make the concoction, we'll be greatly appreciative. Or, if you just want to [kill them] directly, if that's your prerogative, that works, too.'

You say, 'I want to kill them'

Elanna Noraka says 'It is by no means a long-term solution, as the insecticide is, but you might be able to thin the ranks enough to distract them. If you're [up for it], let me know.'

You say, 'I'm up for it'

Elanna Noraka says 'Sounds like a plan. Go ahead and kill a few, then get back to me on your progress.'

You have been assigned the task 'They Came From Below'.



Opening with Surveyor Lodestone:

You say, 'Hail, Surveyor Lodestone'

Surveyor Lodestone says 'Blast it all! I was out surveying and these freakish bug men showed up out of nowhere. Now I can't continue my surveys. Hey, you look tough. Maybe you could [do something] about it?'

You say, 'I will do something'

Surveyor Lodestone says 'I'm glad to hear that! Now go out there and kill as many of those things as you can. You'll find them to the Northwest of here.'

You have been assigned the task 'They Came From Below'.



Task Steps

Kill 40 cliknar invaders 0/40 (ALL)

Task Window Says: Eliminate the Cliknar Invaders.

These creatures are found in multiple areas:
- Bottom of the Hole outside the Underfoot seal
- Toxxulia Forest near the entrance to Paineel and surrounding areas; also around the orc camps
- Paineel (location information needed)
- Corathus Creep (location information needed)


Report your success to one of the four interested people 0/1 (ALL)

Task Window Says: You may return to the individual that gave you this quest, or any of the individuals most involved with recruiting adventurers.

You can finish off the task with one of the four NPCs who give it out.

You say, 'Hail, a concerned citizen'

Your task 'They Came From Below' has been updated.
You have assisted in the elimination of many Cliknar Invaders
You receive 2520 platinum.

a concerned citizen says 'Thanks for clearing out some of those bug men. Maybe now I can get back to my surveying.'

Reward:
2520 Platinum



Flavor Text (before the task was available):

You say, 'Hail, Protector of the Ruins'

Protector of the Ruins says 'Oh No. It is horrible. My creation, the Guardian of the Seal has failed. Something has caused a horrible [earthquake] that has broken through the seal from the Underfoot. I came up here to see if I could think of anything different to do to make it stronger. It is much too dangerous to assist the Guardian. I would not ask that of myself, so I will not ask it of anyone. If you can, keep an eye on things. I expect The Guardian can hold his own, but one can never be too careful.'

You say, 'An earthquake?'

Protector of the Ruins says 'I do not know conclusively where it originates since it has been reported over all of Norrath, and even a few of the planes. But the extent of the earthquake causes me to believe it is from the Underfoot itself.'
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Miss leading information
# Dec 11 2009 at 5:12 AM Rating: Good
37 posts
Hello Guys,

Well, this is a Everquest Event npc, was up, and now is gone.
{I'm kinda bummed.
I know people say you where informed about this Underfoot Event and needed to do this Event, but, I stop Reading that stuff when they kept Telling people about the Everquest Fan Fair in Vegas. I don't know about you but I don't want to hear about people that are lucky to live on the East Coast getting another Fan Fair, let alone how they say it was Cheeper to book there. This kinda stuff DROVE me away from Reading that Stuff at the Everquest Web Site's.}It was to be about Everquest, and not That stuff.}

Anyways this npc isn't in game any more, and the "Quest Goal:" wasn't for "Money" like the "Quest: They Came From Below" has States.
It was Needed for Early Access to Underfoot, and a Must have besides a Early Pre-order.

sign,

Nalandt

.

Edited, Dec 11th 2009 7:14am by nalandt
Opening with Lodestone
# Nov 21 2009 at 11:39 PM Rating: Decent
9 posts

You say, 'Hail, Surveyor Lodestone'

Surveyor Lodestone says 'Blast it all! I was out surveying and these freakish bug men showed up out of nowhere. Now I can't continue my surveys. Hey, you look tough. Maybe you could [do something] about it?'

You say, 'I will do something'

Surveyor Lodestone says 'I'm glad to hear that! Now go out there and kill as many of those things as you can. You'll find them to the Northwest of here.'

You have been assigned the task 'They Came From Below'.


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Surveyor Lodestone can be found at -190, +180 in Corathus Creep, in the same general area as Cartographer Slipgear.
Access
# Nov 20 2009 at 12:56 AM Rating: Decent
How do i get access to the old content in Ruins of Paineel, i took my necro there to work on his epic 1.5 but i cant seem to find the old mob spawns for it.
Opening with Elanna
# Nov 19 2009 at 9:27 PM Rating: Decent
9 posts
You say, 'Hail, Elanna Noraka'

Elanna Noraka says 'I've never seen anything like it, Wood Elf. These [invaders] are breaking through Paineel's defenses and are on the march.'

You say, 'invaders?'

Elanna Noraka says 'I know not what they are, but they appear to have the physiology of a common insect. My colleagues and I have a [plan] that will play on those details, but we'll need your help to put the plan in action.'

You say, 'plan?'

Elanna Noraka says 'It's simple: Insecticide. We don't know how effective it will be, but the best we can do is amass a large supply. We, however, need the supplies to make it happen. If you could [gather] the [supplies] we need to make the concoction, we'll be greatly appreciative. Or, if you just want to [kill them] directly, if that's your prerogative, that works, too.'

You say, 'kill them'

Elanna Noraka says 'It is by no means a long-term solution, as the insecticide is, but you might be able to thin the ranks enough to distract them. If you're [up for it], let me know.'

You say, 'up for it'

You have been assigned the task 'They Came From Below'.

Elanna Noraka says 'Sounds like a plan. Go ahead and kill a few, then get back to me on your progress.'

Edited, Nov 19th 2009 10:39pm by Fieria
Caverns off Nektulos
# Nov 12 2009 at 9:38 PM Rating: Decent
48 posts
the caverns spoken of, are indeed Corathus Creep. I went to check it out myself yesterday, and found many cliknar, in the zone.
Min Level
# Nov 12 2009 at 5:14 PM Rating: Decent
confirmed min. level to request is 50
Min Level
# Nov 12 2009 at 3:39 PM Rating: Decent
Minimum level to request these tasks is either 50 or 51 - level 49 can not pull the task, level 51 can.
Early Underfoot Access
# Oct 30 2009 at 10:35 AM Rating: Decent
Can somebody tell me if completing this quest grants early access to the Underfoot expansion? If not, what do I need to do to get early access?
Early Underfoot Access
# Nov 09 2009 at 12:52 PM Rating: Good
YES


Road to Underfoot Event 3 - Breaking the Seal
Help protect Norrath and quell the threat of invading Cliknar soldiers with Breaking the Seal! This final event of the Road to Underfoot will continue until December 1, 2009.

Event 3 - Breaking the Seal

Adventurers that have yet to assist in the effort should speak to one of the following representatives to get set on the right path:

Protector of the Ruins in the Hole
Surveyor Lodestone in Corathus Creep
a concerned citizen in Paineel
Elanna Noraka in Toxxulia

Check Your Road to Underfoot Progress!
If you have participated in all three Road to Underfoot events, Pre-order and Purchase the expansion by December 1, 2009, you'll be one of the first to experience EverQuest® Underfoot™ on December 8, 2009, a full week before the release date of December 15, 2009!

The Road to Underfoot events are listed below:

Giants, Giants, Giants
Ancient Heroes
Breaking the Seal
If you aren't sure whether or not you have completed each of the events, you can check under the My Account management tool on the Station banner.

Click on My Account on the Station bar on the website or forums.


Log in with your main station account and password.
Click on Subscription Info.


Next to EverQuest click on Details.


The Road to Underfoot events that you have completed will be on the list. These particular events are listed as "In-Game Item" because they were earned in-game.



If you have completed each of these events AND pre-order and purchase Underfoot, you'll be granted early access on December 8, 2009.

For more information, visit the Road to Underfoot official webpage. You can also join the Road to Underfoot Discussion on the official EQ forums.

http://eqplayers.station.sony.com/news_article.vm?id=51695


cliknar;s
# Oct 25 2009 at 11:31 AM Rating: Decent
luckily the cliknar's don't see thru invis, but once the si mobs get you ur good as dead cause the cliknar's kill them and you immediately, and this is with my 73 ranger and a friend who was a 84 beastlord plus a smaller toon trying to complete his epic which are going to be extinct in the hole now i guess.
Other quest giver
# Oct 21 2009 at 9:59 AM Rating: Decent
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Another quest giver for this task is : Elanna Noraka in Toxxulia Forest (near Paineel pod).
Task is timed ; you have 6 hours to complete it.
reward
# Oct 21 2009 at 2:20 AM Rating: Decent
2520 plat ... ? why... this is shiznitt i want a EXP hit if im gonna kill 40 mobs...
Detailed info
# Oct 19 2009 at 7:25 PM Rating: Good
36 posts
This Quest is obtained from either 'a concerned citizen', located in Paineel
(Loc: pos805, pos240, pos5 | directly to the right after zoning in and leaving the tunnel),
or 'The Protector of the Ruins' in 'The Hole'.

(It seems there are two more NPCs that offer this quest .. see below)


Dialogue ('a concerned citizen'):

[Tue Oct 20 03:08:46 2009] You say, 'Hail, a concerned citizen' 
[Tue Oct 20 03:08:47 2009] a concerned citizen says 'It is horrible.  Some 
horrible insect creatures have managed to crawl up from the ruins of Old 
Paineel.  Can you please [destroy] some for me?  I will compensate you for your 
actions.' 
[Tue Oct 20 03:09:05 2009] You say, 'I will destroy them!' 
[Tue Oct 20 03:09:06 2009] You have been assigned the task 'They Came From Below'. 
[Tue Oct 20 03:09:06 2009] a concerned citizen says 'Very good.  When you have 
killed a good amount of them come back to me.  I have heard rumors that others 
are encountering problems.  I expect that they will reward you as I will if you 
prefer to talk to them.'


Dialogue ('The Protector of the Ruins'):

[Tue Oct 20 04:10:15 2009] You say, 'Hail, Protector of the Ruins ' 
[Tue Oct 20 04:10:15 2009] Protector of the Ruins  says 'It is worse than I 
originally thought.  The Guardian of the Seal has [Fallen].' 
[Tue Oct 20 04:10:29 2009] You say, 'The guardian has fallen?' 
[Tue Oct 20 04:10:29 2009] Protector of the Ruins  says 'Yes.  My greatest 
creation has fallen.  Now these invaders have spread out through much of the 
lower levels of these ruins.  Some have even managed to escape into Paineel and 
Toxxulia.  Rumor has even reached me of an incursion in a set of caverns off of 
Nectulos Forest.  I need you to [assist] me and kill some of the invaders.' 
[Tue Oct 20 04:10:54 2009] You say, 'I will assist you!'


I was not able to get this task from him, because it has an 18 hour lockout
timer, so the last piece of the dialogue with 'The Protector of the Ruins' is
missing here!



Dialogue on handing in ('a concerned citizen'):

[Tue Oct 20 04:00:15 2009] You say, 'Hail, a concerned citizen' 
[Tue Oct 20 04:00:15 2009] Your task 'They Came From Below' has been updated. 
[Tue Oct 20 04:00:16 2009] You have assisted in the elimination of many Cliknar Invaders 
[Tue Oct 20 04:00:16 2009] You receive 2520 platinum . 
[Tue Oct 20 04:00:16 2009] a concerned citizen says 'Thanks for clearing out 
some of those bug men. Maybe now I can get back to my surveying.'


Quest Description:

First Step: Kill 40 cliknar invaders   0/40  ZONE: ALL 
Second Step: Report your success to one of the four interested people   0/1  ZONE: ALL 
 
 
(While the first step isn't accomplished) Eliminate the Cliknar Invaders. 
 
(After the first step is accomplished)    You may return to the individual that 
                                          gave you this quest, or any of the 
                                          individuals most involved with 
                                          recruiting adventurers. 
 
Reward(s): 
2520 Platinum,




Cliknar Invaders can be found in Toxxulia Forest (I found more than 20), on the
way to 'The Hole' inside Paineel, and, according to 'The Protector of the Ruins'
in 'The Hole' itself and in a set of caverns off of Nektulos Forest (I did not confirm this).

Also, these 'new' cliknar invaders con green and light blue to a Level 85 char,
i.e. their level has been lowered.

Edited, Oct 19th 2009 11:33pm by CaldireFyreborn
Text change now Gaurdian is dead
# Oct 19 2009 at 11:26 AM Rating: Decent
I was in The Hole and couldn't get the task on saturday from the Protector of the Ruins. Said to go look in on the Guardian, so down i go and watched him fight for a few hours.....On sunday i logged back in and the Guardian was dead...succored up to the entrance and he gives new text and the task....Not sure of the text but after you kill the 40 cliknar invaders..you get an update to tell one of four concerned folks.....The protector mentioned cliknar breaking free into Paineel, Toxx, and caverns off from Nectulous Forrest.

Dahlistey
Emarr (MT)
The Guardian of the Seal
# Oct 19 2009 at 10:22 AM Rating: Decent
When I tried to kill Invaders near the Guardian he added in and also attacked me. The Guardian also Summons . All were light blue to 76 Warrior and did'nt hit too hard but still died due to to manny mobs to control and Merc healer died .

Edited, Oct 19th 2009 12:24pm by hyfox
The Guardian of the Seal
# Oct 19 2009 at 4:23 PM Rating: Decent
I doubt this, unless they changed it a lot recently. Guardian is light blue to 85, think his 2 minions are grey not sure though. Cliknar were Dark Blue and even con at 85.
The Guardian of the Seal
# Oct 19 2009 at 6:13 PM Rating: Decent
When i was down there watching the Guardian get beat down...there were 3 clusters of mob each around...Guardian and his two constructs. Each "cluster" had one mob that conned yellow at 83...and the rest were db or lb

Dahlistey
Emarr (MT)
reward
# Oct 19 2009 at 10:20 AM Rating: Default
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I got task in Tox forrest,I believe reward was 2520 plat.Mobs seem rooted to spot you locate them.Also task is on a 6 hour time limit.
TF

Edited, Oct 19th 2009 12:51pm by cordite
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