Blackburrow
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Type:Outdoor
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Level Range:
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| BlackBurrow is the home of the Sabertooth Clan gnolls, a group not particularly fond of outside visitors. It connects to both the Everfrost Peaks and Qeynos Hills.
Be advised that the dense gnoll population combined with their habit of running deeper into the stronghold for help can make for some pretty impressive trains. Note: For the higher level revamp version of this zone during the "Hardcore Heritage" event, that is running several weeks in june, click here ! |
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A Gnarl Snakecharm...Largest gnoll in there maybe twice the size of the others, cons red to level 12.
Over the last 15 months, we've traveled to every corner of the United States. I've now been in 57 states? I think one left to go.
Barack Obama
Laen - 105 Dru
Haam - 105 Sk
Laosha - 105 Shammy
Lutan - 105 Bard
Barack Obama
Laen - 105 Dru
Haam - 105 Sk
Laosha - 105 Shammy
Lutan - 105 Bard
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There are also a few 'A Gnarl Guardian' around
Amphitrite wrote:
There are also a few 'A Gnarl Guardian' around
Added, thanks.
alwayslost wrote:
A Gnarl Snakecharm...Largest gnoll in there maybe twice the size of the others, cons red to level 12.
Added, thanks.
Scholar
19 posts
There is also A Brown Bear here. It is green to a level 14 and didn't drop anything.
44 posts
was sitting in BB (32 ranger) today trying to get a baby joseph when I checked my track and saw the name "Qamdra Dawnblade" on the top of the list in white letters. now I know players show up in white and never show the last name but since everything else was green I checked the zone list anyway and I was the only one in the zone, so I start tracking, got going for about 1 min than lost track. Does anyone know of this NPC and what they are for?
It might have been a gm or a gm event person.
2 posts
I saw this as well today as I was waiting for the pally 2.0 orc spawn. Didn't have track, but saw the following series of shouts:
Qamra_Dawnblade shouts, "Thieves!"
Qamra_Dawnblade shouts, "Miserable, sneaky, cheating, malodorous THIEVES!"
Qamra_Dawnblade shouts, "I shall do things that even their great grandchildren won't be able to talk about!"
It's the underscore in the name that makes me curious.
Qamra_Dawnblade shouts, "Thieves!"
Qamra_Dawnblade shouts, "Miserable, sneaky, cheating, malodorous THIEVES!"
Qamra_Dawnblade shouts, "I shall do things that even their great grandchildren won't be able to talk about!"
It's the underscore in the name that makes me curious.
3 posts
I may be wrong, but I believe if you kill that guy youwill have faction problems as if you were the most dastardly of dastardly to the Qeynos/Surefall folks. Like I said I may be wrong.
#REDACTED,
Posted: Jan 10 2004 at 1:36 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Hehe, there a person you REALLY hate? Tell him you would like to make an alt and group with HIS alt, and come here. then while he is fighting up sbove, sneak down and train whole entire zone on him, over, and over, and over and.. well.. you get the point.
great idea, what says i hate you more than getting BANNED.
#REDACTED,
Posted: Nov 01 2003 at 4:18 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Took a bit to find the nameds but this zone has been owned. 49 mage at the time. Oh how i miss Blackburrow
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Posted: Dec 30 2003 at 1:15 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Hehe, thats actually a great idea...
Sigh ... its been years since i have been here. I loved this zone. It is where I learned what a train was. Boy ... those were the days.
Scholar
22 posts
Ahhh. I too miss the old days. Qeynos was my home for a long long time until the corrupt guards drove me from the city gates. That was around level 9 or so. I am level 48 now and still return to blackburrow often to ensure the tide of their evil does not spill over.
When I first reached level 14 and was able to levitate; Blackburrow was the first place I explored. There's an area of the zone that you can access that most people are not aware of. I don't claim to have discovered this by any streach of the imagination.
Above the waterfall that you see when you first enter the zone from Qeynos Hills is a small ramp. You'll notice that a gnoll always spawns alone at the very top of the ramp. While wearing levitation; go up the ramp. Face straight ahead so that off to your right would be the direction of the Qeynos Hills zone. In the direction ahead of you would be pointing toward the Everfrost zone area. Turn to your LEFT and run straight through the tree that is blocking your views. You will reach the far side of the zone and be able to climb all the way up. This gives you total access to the entire outside rim of the zone. The best way to get down if your levitation wears off while you're up there...is to simply jump off and down into the water way below. Give it a try sometime!
When I first reached level 14 and was able to levitate; Blackburrow was the first place I explored. There's an area of the zone that you can access that most people are not aware of. I don't claim to have discovered this by any streach of the imagination.
Above the waterfall that you see when you first enter the zone from Qeynos Hills is a small ramp. You'll notice that a gnoll always spawns alone at the very top of the ramp. While wearing levitation; go up the ramp. Face straight ahead so that off to your right would be the direction of the Qeynos Hills zone. In the direction ahead of you would be pointing toward the Everfrost zone area. Turn to your LEFT and run straight through the tree that is blocking your views. You will reach the far side of the zone and be able to climb all the way up. This gives you total access to the entire outside rim of the zone. The best way to get down if your levitation wears off while you're up there...is to simply jump off and down into the water way below. Give it a try sometime!
7 posts
Never fear Blackrose, for adventurers are still "training" the zone of blackburrow daily. Though not as often as this area isn't very populated anymore. I can solo the gnolls on the upper levels pretty well. I'm a lvl 8 paladin btw. I will probably head down deeper into the zone to see how well I can solo without training or being trained. I believe most people have left to go hunt the orcs in crushbone. Ah well be that as it may, this is still a fun zone :)
Scholar
18 posts
A lot of people went back because of the "hotspot" thing. It's been pretty hoppin recently.
33 posts
i think gnolls sould be a playable race
12 posts
Totally agree lol. After I dinged 65 I used my beer pole (brells fishing companion) and killed every mob that moved (or that I could see in my drunken state) for old time sakes. I always wondered of the banker in Qeynos could be killed and if he was killable could he drop all billions of plat I bet he holds. Well I killed the barb guard for ***** and giggles but havent killed the banker. Yeah i know he wont drop all the plat I wish he would but would be cool.
2cps worth
Angerclaw
65 warrior
Povar server
Asatru
2cps worth
Angerclaw
65 warrior
Povar server
Asatru
10 posts
wouldn't that be great! it would be so fun to be a gnoll... they're like total opposites of the vah shir, aren't they (i dunnae mean cos they dawgs either)they hate everyone, except themselves... hmmm... mebby that isnt such a great playable race...
I been telling GMs for Years we need gnoll race playable damn it. I am and will be always Uncle Gnoll.
Uncle Gnoll
100th lvl Armsmaster
Blackburrow Inc.
"Know the gnoll FEAR the gnoll."
Yes JFK was killed by the Grassy Gnoll!
Uncle Gnoll
100th lvl Armsmaster
Blackburrow Inc.
"Know the gnoll FEAR the gnoll."
Yes JFK was killed by the Grassy Gnoll!
3 posts
Not that I see this happeneing, but I would prefer GNolls over Frogloks... But thats just my oppinion.
12 posts
i would perfer frogloks over gnolls because i like them more and a forg pally is one of the best cahrs other than a gnome shadowknight
so im not the only one who thinks gnolls might be good as playable, only problem is, they will probably overrun surefall glades and force the half elves into qeynos with the humans.
You say that like it would be a bad thing.
"You humans have ruined your own lands, you will not ruin ours!!"
-Fippy Darkpaw
I can't decide what my ultimate curiousity of Everquest is....where did I ruin my own land or how many times Fippy has done his suicide run to the gates of Qeynos.
"You humans have ruined your own lands, you will not ruin ours!!"
-Fippy Darkpaw
I can't decide what my ultimate curiousity of Everquest is....where did I ruin my own land or how many times Fippy has done his suicide run to the gates of Qeynos.
6 posts
He's a white for my lvl30 Ranger and with Feet like Cat and other Ranger buffs he was running by 20% and I was at 75%.
Lvl 30 Ranger
Intathin Darkboww
Rodcet Nife
Lvl 30 Ranger
Intathin Darkboww
Rodcet Nife
46 posts
Decided to go into blackburrow earlier with my 37 Druid and caught this guy on track, conned dark blue to me at 37!
3 posts
While going through the dungeon with my 32 Iksar SK, i came across the courier and attacked him without conning. Needless to say i was surprised when he hit me twice for 65.
Despite the initial surprise, i ended up wiping the floor with him, and getting some nodrop battle plans. Still, he gave half a bar of experience, so the experience wasn't quite wasted.
Despite the initial surprise, i ended up wiping the floor with him, and getting some nodrop battle plans. Still, he gave half a bar of experience, so the experience wasn't quite wasted.
25 posts
didn't realize the thread was 7 pages long, therfore I didn't see all the posts on the courier (I post oldest 1st).
I removed my original question about what quest is related to this mob.
Edited, Wed Jan 15 16:51:23 2003
I removed my original question about what quest is related to this mob.
Edited, Wed Jan 15 16:51:23 2003
he spaws at the top of black burrow at the zone point then runs through the level to the pagged pine zone and dissapeares into the wall. He is a lvl30 and the whole club of gnoll bashing quest he has 4 drops. he can take down a 34 ive seen it he can hit as high as 65 and very fast. he wont aggro you unless u have killed him he has a different faction. spawn time is 30mins on the hour and half hour give or take a min or 2. and i have the quest item 7/28 bane 5 towards gnolls and some hp,mana,str, and agi buffs. his drops are no drops but the weap is a drop great for a newbie.
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It might be just a fluke, but tonight I killed the courier with just the help of my crappy chanter pet, and I'm only 11. He conned yellow, so I think he's just been nerfed.
Oh, and he dropped the invasion plans too.
Oh, and he dropped the invasion plans too.
2 posts
My 22 BL was running around faction farming in BlackBurrow tonight, when I ran across a critter called a Gnoll Courier. Been here for a few days now, and have never seen it before. I really should have checked my con on it :( before sending my gecko-dile after him.
Turns out it conned red to me, and promptly ate my pet and came after me. Really tough bugger too...I tried chain healing Fred and tanking myself and it just about wiped the floor with me.
Needless to say...I am glad I zoned into Q Hills :)
Karsha Roseblight
22 Trollish BeastLady
Proud Member of Dragonchow
Saryrn
Turns out it conned red to me, and promptly ate my pet and came after me. Really tough bugger too...I tried chain healing Fred and tanking myself and it just about wiped the floor with me.
Needless to say...I am glad I zoned into Q Hills :)
Karsha Roseblight
22 Trollish BeastLady
Proud Member of Dragonchow
Saryrn
9 posts
I was hunting the other day in BB myself... raiding it by myself... saw the gnoll courier... conned white to level 30... so watch out.. may be nerfed now.. they do tend to do that...
Nueelin Daemonslayer
33rd paladin of Bristlebane
Counselors of Magic
Nueelin Daemonslayer
33rd paladin of Bristlebane
Counselors of Magic
I was playing in here with my grasping roots spell and then casting stinging swarm (DOT). What I found was that for the stinging swarm spell to not fizzle my conjuration had to be at least 155. At conjuration of 155 my stinging swarm spell only fizzled about 20 percent of the time. It's nice to root (with 10 points of damage) and then DOT and sit and watch their health go down until they die. This works well on the gnoll pups and the scrawny gnolls. With the gnolls it takes them down to about 10 percent health before the root spell wears off and when they attack me I kick them once and then they die. I can med up most of the mana I cast while I sit so I can do this a lot in here.
The Courier Gnoll dropped this after putting up a good fight with my 38th warrior. Didnt attack me, but I sure attacked him. Was a bit surprised at his ability to put up a fight and more surprised when he dropped the key. It looks like a ring and is called a Encription Key. No idea what it is for, but looks good. I would suggest level 34 and up before taking on this one. Up to you...
Its spelled ---> Encryption Key
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Somebody really needs to put the gnoll courier up here on the bestiary. Everybody can talk about the brewer, and Elgnub, but the courier is the baddest mob in this dungeon. Most likelt 30 or so, around there. My 48 warrior with about 940 ac was taking occasional shots for 50+ even a few for 70. And he has pretty decent hp. Each time he's killed he'll drop one of three or four pieces to a quest outside of surefall, the chick sitting by the millers. On the plus side, he is indifferent to all (at least me, and my faction has been run into the ground) and doesn't assist others. (Although I can't totally confirm that, because gnolls don't assist each other when a 48 warrior is ransacking their dungeon, they just keep quiet and pray to live)
I was hunting in BB with my Necro, just going along pulling and killing....the Gnoll Courier ran by so I pulled him too...BIG MISTAKE. Cleaned my clock in about three hits.
BEWARE the COURIER!
ouchie!
Edited, Tue Oct 8 16:36:46 2002
BEWARE the COURIER!
ouchie!
Edited, Tue Oct 8 16:36:46 2002
Anyone know what assorted research pg1 is for? Can't find info on it anywhere. Thinking maybe for spell research, but not sure. Any info would be appreciated.
15 posts
The assorted research pages are given to Rephas in Qeynos Hills in exchange for a lore book that is needed for the INT-caster Qeynos newbie final quest. For the rest of us it's just another 2gp or so in the bank.
12 posts
Does ne1 know anthing about the Gnoll Courier, I was in blackburrow helping a friend and nearly got killed by it.
Fiigmo
Druid of the 37th Season
Fiigmo
Druid of the 37th Season
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Talk to the chick sitting by the campfire right outside of Surfall enterence in Quenos. She will explain the no drops. as for the Courier, he/she/it is level 30+ I'm guessing
Was green to my level 47 enchanter. Nevertheless, he killed me. I didn't take it seriously until it was too late. Hit me for 45-85 damage (my defense is very poor), interrupted my Color stun...
3 posts
The courier spawns every 25-30 minutes at the QH zone. He is indifferent until attacked of course, which means he will NOT aggro on you. (my faction cannot get any worse with gnolls) I haven't followed him all the way down but I'm guessing he goes to either the gnoll tactician, or the gem to Jaggedpine zone. Either way, when he gets there, he despawns. My 34 druid kites him at the top level of BB with no problems, and he gives a lot of exp (dark blue). My 41 warrior owns him pretty well too and also gets good exp. (dark blue to 41 warrior btw) He drops 1 of 4 different quest items and 2-4 pp. Take the 4 items to Rilca Leafrunner who sits with Baobob and Chanda Miller. The reward is a Gnoll Bashin club (not exact name) which is decent for a newbie. (like normal, the reward/risk factor is incredibly off balance unless the club is meant to gift to a newbie)
was dark blue to my lvl39 shaman
Scholar
30 posts
Gnoll Courier, level 30 (yellow to a 29, blue to a 31, there were no 30's in the zone to con it, but I think my math is right). Drops like a fly to a 35 Shadowknight (although I am EXTREMELY twinked considering he is my main). A somwhat twinked 34 monk can also own him. This guy fights like a warrior, not sure what "class" he's most like though. I enjoy slaughtering him whenever I see him, ever-hopeful that I will see that elusive Lord Elgnub so that I may recieve the GnollSlayer sword. I know it's a stupid sword, and there are many better than it, but my first kill ever was a gnoll pup, and I wish to have it as a symbol of my hatred for their kind.
Also looking for the "HollyWindstalkerSlayer".
You all know you want one of those too.
-DemitriAlexander
Also looking for the "HollyWindstalkerSlayer".
You all know you want one of those too.
-DemitriAlexander
38 posts
I have seen him on 3 occasions now, and he conned white to me (level 30) on each time.
26 posts
He is indifferent to my barbarian shaman, have stood right next to him and he just runs on by. I have heard he drops a nodrop item for a quest, but not sure which quest.
Bonlainy Trueheart
56 Knight of Rodcet Nife
UNYIELDING POWER
Bonlainy Trueheart
56 Knight of Rodcet Nife
UNYIELDING POWER
45 posts
I too ran into this gnoll, while playing a new druid i created. He beat my, at the time, level 7 druid for between 50-70dmg. almost got killed, had it not been for the zone a mere second away :)
45 posts
am now with my 31 ranger in BB, and saw the courier again. he cons dark blue.
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i just had a rather nasty run in with this guy myself... i was in bb working on faction not knowing of this guy i didn't have my buffs on. Being a level 33 ranger i thought i would be alright but i get jumped by this guy and he stuns me spinning me around getting me compleatly confused... SOW DON"T FAIL ME NOW! i run off compleatly lost for about 10 min. and somehow i got at the top of some bridges. i know i wouldn't be able to find a zone line so i had to risk it. i jumped and this guy is FAST! i had 5 sec left and he was swiming right for me.. i camped with about 2 or 3 sec to spare... boy was my heart racing on this one... i can't wait to get my level up and return! MAWHahahahaha....
a word of wisdom.. always have your buffs up even if you think you will not need them!
a word of wisdom.. always have your buffs up even if you think you will not need them!
11 posts
I recently looted a Ruined Gnoll Chain Coif off of a mob and haven't been able to find anything out about it. Can someone clue me in before I make a mistake I might regret and sell it to a merchant
6 posts
This is part of the Surefall newbie ranger armour quest.
Go to druid guild and talk to Salmekia Treherth to find out more.
Go to druid guild and talk to Salmekia Treherth to find out more.
6 posts
Sorry that NPC is for druids, go to ranger hall for rangers.
21 posts
is this a good huntin' spot for a level 16 shaman?
Jeeses of Exagony
Barbarian Shaman of his 16th season
The Tribunal
http://www.magelo.com/eq_view_profile.html?num=323924
Jeeses of Exagony
Barbarian Shaman of his 16th season
The Tribunal
http://www.magelo.com/eq_view_profile.html?num=323924
49 posts
no, go to paludal caverns, loio or a karana at 16.....BB isnt good xp past 13 or so
6 posts
I was gathering gnoll fangs for Halas faction today, wasting through everything in the lower Blackburrow zone (I waited until the zone was empty before going in and killing everything in sight), anyway, a Gnoll Courier came by so I killed him. He was light blue to my 42 warrior, which really surprised me. He dropped a map of Qeynos Hills, no drop, and 4pp. I assume he's part of the Jaggedpine addition storyline, but does anyone know what to do with the map? I can't find info on it, I assume since the patch is so new.
36 posts
49 posts
theres a quest by the fire in front of Surefall. it's called Invasion Plans or something like that. Its given by that ranger in full plate. you have to collect the maps/plans/encryption key so that the gnolls can't invade surefall or something like that
Courier conned Dark blue to me at 31, hit avg for his lvl, got me down to 3bubs of health with approx 1300 hp (my life not his). dropped about 4pp and a decoder ring,
can the spikes in black burrow kill a level 32 barb war please tell me i will be happy if you do
ive raised a 12 ranger a 13 monk and a 14 dru all in Black Burrow the only spike that i know of are where Lord Elngub pops and they are decoration if there are others that i am unaware of sorry for the waste of room.
Was padding around BB today 7/25/02 raising my JP faction for kicks, found a mob called "A Gnoll Courier" who conned blue to lvl 36, was no problem for me being a iksar monk
dropped the following after being killed twice :
3-4pp 5-7gold
Invasion plans
Battle Plans
dropped the following after being killed twice :
3-4pp 5-7gold
Invasion plans
Battle Plans
6 posts
One would no problem, even for my druid at 31, but taking on that circling train of 8 or so, is another matter.
Can the spikes in black burrow kill a lvl 32 warrior if I land on them?
27 posts
Well I've spent a fair bit of time in the spiked pit pulling Guardsmen from surrounding rooms (and killing snakes) and I've run into more of them than I can count.
They do no damage whatsoever.
I imagine if you were to find a way to fall into the pit (not easy, it's bounded on all sides by ramps) then you'd take damage from falling but that's about it.
Hell if my L13 RNG is safe in there, an L30+ tank should be OK.
They do no damage whatsoever.
I imagine if you were to find a way to fall into the pit (not easy, it's bounded on all sides by ramps) then you'd take damage from falling but that's about it.
Hell if my L13 RNG is safe in there, an L30+ tank should be OK.
i have been wandering can the spikes in black burrow if any one can tell me i would be very very happy
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