South Ro

Missing npc in South Ro. Bryntelanka Battlebringer. Gives one of the tasks that is from Prophecy of Ro. At least I think those tasks are part of PoR. The task name is Desert Patrols.
From the task window and the start from my logfile.
[Mon May 17 00:57:23 2021] You say, 'Hail, Almon Juliao'
[Mon May 17 00:57:24 2021] Almon Juliao says, 'Nothing like a little song to get your heart pumping, is there? Likewise, there's nothing like a quick [task] to get your body moving and your rhythm in sync.'
[Mon May 17 00:57:26 2021] You say, 'task'
[Mon May 17 00:57:40 2021] You have been assigned the task 'Desert Patrols'.
1 Speak with Bryntelanka Battlebringer Southern Desert of Ro
Your contact was impressed that you kept your wits about you and didn't give away your cover. Now, as to why you're here. You're code name is Red Beetle and you've been assigned to explore the spectre tower in the center of the lake,. This is a very dangerous place where reports suggest there is a rebellion forming. You must go there and determine whether or not this is true.
2 Explore the spectre tower in the center of the lake South Desert of Ro
It looks like the insurgents are forming quickly, Red Beetle. It's up to you to take the raven to the raven's nest and kill 10 orc raiders,. Only after that will you be able to retire from this life of subterfuge. Good luck.
3 Kill 10 orc raiders Northern Desert of Ro
4 ??? ???

I don't have step 4 yet because Orc Raiders are not very abundant. I am not sure if it starts with Bryntelanka or some other npc. The commas followed by periods are in the text is the task window.

The First Red Beetle to go on record

/loc 3978, -1950 Straight East of the Spectre tower on the shore of that lake.

[Wed Jan 20 18:19:58 2016] You say, 'Hail, Agent of Change'
[Wed Jan 20 18:19:58 2016] Agent of Change says 'Ah, another who thinks themselves worthy. One more that believes they are capable of defeating the greatest of foes. Are you one that thinks they are immune to [danger]?'

This is for the Plane of Hate instance.

On the map, showing on top of or underneath the southern round formation offshore, is a portal and a mob called master lockjaw. i can't seem to scale the peak, i get almost to the top and stall. i also didn't see any underwater entrance. does anyone have any info on this?

ive found that when hunting the sand giants the roamers spawn faster than the stationary ones....so if you can only tkae one at a time be carefull.

Does anyone know how to return an unused LDoN augment for a point refund? The /petition help menu says not to hassle the GMs about it because an NPC in South Ro will accept them for an Adv Point refund. Of course, in typical SOE fashion it doesn't give the name of the NPC, the location of the NPC, or any helpful instructions on how to return the aug.

EDIT: Found him! Dible Hedledrap in South Ro Wayfarers Camp.

Edited, Sat Jun 5 12:07:46 2004

Typicaly when one of my various toons is running through East Commons, North Ro, or West Commons, I see tons of people, twinks included (not just newbs)grouped to the max, waiting on one of the various; Orc/Derv Camps to re-pop, and I keep thinking to myself Why? Why go through it all here, true the cities are close, but there is a much, much nicer area in which to hunt at these levels. Sro offers so much more, at least for me.
I've had 3 Alts go from lvl 7-15 almost solo in this zone. Starting out in the grass, the orc camps are great, and NEVER camped (well, rarely at least) with a healer partner I was able to clear one camp, move to the next, clear it, move to the next etc. and just make a non stop circle with the ocasional med break. Even solo, I could still get most of the camps and not worry about death. The mobs on the grass dont agro in general, no trains, no damn gryphons, or Kodiaks to upset you right after you cleared a camp and are low on life... most important to myself; NO COMPETITION.
After that, you have dervs here as well, once again, never camped, wandering undead, spiders and scarabs etc. Over all, I dont know if I'll do the EC/NRO/WC thing again with an alt except when a friend wants me to come play with him or her. Sro just is too nice, and if your evil, just bind in Grobb, its close, and is an easy run.
I guess my point is, this is a very underused zone, and has a ton of potential, use it.

This is actually a great place for newbies to hunt. First of all, in the grassy, lesser area, it has seven orc camps in a circle with one in the middle. These range in diffuculty, but with a nice little group they can be good. Trust me, it won't be hard for a caster to find a tank or two or three here, lol, its the natural progression from Innothule and Feerot.

Pros: Great, even for soloing. My Troll SK has some trouble soloing here, but not too much. I suggest having some resists if at all possible. In grobb, a lot of high levels will sell stuff they got from Guk that they don't need. Check here often. I know what you might think: What about money? At the orc camps, some random orcs will drop a Pickbringer's Chainmail Coif. This isn't a eh-ish object that only medium-small races can use and it gives +1 SV:Magic. That's not important though. What's important is that it sells for about 23pp. This is WONDERFULL when you are a newb who's scraping at the barrel for stuff. Also, it has a druid ring nearby near the center camp and wizzy spires near the desert between two other camps, and every now and then you'll get heals and buffs from passing high levels on the way to Guk. This can be a godsend in tough battles. Also, for those on PK servers, not a lot of lighties venture here unless they are high levels going to Guk or just desperate fools who can't find anywhere else. Trust me, sro is out of the way when you can go to Commonlands or Oasis. Its a long trip from Freeport to South Ro and you really don't want to make a corpse run between the two. Enough people here have talked about the pros of the desert area, so I won't waste your time.

The Cons: Not a lot of people. This is actually a blessing and a curse. There's not a lot of people in here to fight over when it comes to camps, but that also means there aren't a lot of people to group with, either. Aggro is crazy, too. Don't try to solo the big camps or you will get swamped. Also, you have to weary of the occasional zombie or shriveled mummy. Other then that, not too bad.

So, in closing, South Ro can be a very good newbie zone for those in need of a little privacy and those that can multi task npcs, lol.

Let me tell you a little story of a low lvl chanter who wondered in the desert one day. Oh look a sand giant down with a fine steel spear! AND 42 pp? all why simply wondering around. GOD I LOV THIS ZONE. if someine shouts that there hunting the ac. FIND THE STUFF THEY DROP!!!!

I would post this in the Equipment section, had there been any active posters there... I found an object in the Dark Elf camp that looked like a Stein half buried in the sand, but when I picked it up, it turned out to be Tanker's Water Extractor... It is a two-slot container, that comes with a Putrification Tablet in one slot, and the other is open... It has a Combine button on the bottom, so obviously it is used for something... If anybody knows what this container is, please reply to this message.

Before you all charge this zone, wait till the first time you crest a hill to see the giant spider in front of you...

and realize it's the terrantula at about a half virtual mile away.

That puppy is big. Was in a group of only 3 level 24's when we got agg'd by it, and we we're only 20 seconds from the edge to oasis... and we almost didn't make it. It hits for 100+ dmg (i don't know exactly how much, thank god it agg'd on my SK ogre friend and i was able to heal him until he could zone, then i zoned before it could reacquire me)

The DBs don't spawn quick enough to make it fun in a group.

Ok I leveled my DE Mage from 9-12 in Lake Rathe banked my happy trash hopped over to Grobb. Had a newbie buy me bind affinity, bound myself in Grobb. Banked all my happy trash and took off for good old Neriak.

Got all my spells, compliments of the bronze weapons from the Aviaks, got all my lovely new spells and took on the Orc Camps here. It's a dream come true absolutely no competiton. Highbies in the zone will usually buff/clarity you. And if you don't abuse it safe your worthless hide from undesireables.

You can do really nice for yourself with a bank 2 zones away, and no splitting of loot. Stay hear till about 15 or so then head off for Upper Guk.

You get the idea.

you reach a point that the orc camps in the grass don't provide that much experience!

I hunted the orcs solo for about 5 levels between 10-15 then tried the Dervs and the desert and found more often than not to be surrounded and dead. These deaths even camp while grouped.

Though I spent some amount of time here I didn't get very far. The best place I found once about 14 was to go and find an Orc Highway group in Oasis. This provided me with invaluable experience with grouping and several new friends who I may be able to group with more often at higher levels. It is never too early to learn how to make and be a part of an effective group.

Though the one benefit I did find when hunting here is the AC hunters and there brutal slaughter of all things moving in the desert as being of a lower level the coin was great. 40-50 plat each time I was lucky enough to be there for looting.

I may come back here when I have made it to 17 or 18 to hunt the dervs and the desert but will do so primarily solo.

In the South West corner of the desert there is a Bandit camp. It is a three spawn with a fourth out in front (at the tip of the gully). Druids are the best for this camp because they have Harmony, which allows them to solo it (and we all know that soloing is waayyy better exp and loot).

At lvl 12 this is pretty hard and you might have to call on someone’s help to rip the higher lvl ones for you (do NOT ask a lvl 40+ to help you kill it, it is much easier for them to just kill it and be on their way then protect your hide). One great thing about this zone is that there are ALWAYS a few 45+’s camping the AC, and most have no objections to buffing you (but as always make your request a full sentence and be polite/funny, it will get you much more then just saying “buffs plz”). A clarity will make you about twice as efficient getting exp. And the more friends you make here while being likable they will most likely remember you later and will stand up for you when you need it.

The best way to kill these Bandits is to harmony the camp (takes one casting) and pull the one who is alone with a Snare, burn a few times while running away, cast a dmg shield on yourself and turn beat on them for a bit until they are dead, med to full, harmony the camp and pull the one that is closest to you. You should be able to find a good balance of how much mana to use per fight, if both your HP and MP get to full at the same time while you are medding then you have it down.

Once you get your new rank of spells at 14 (if you have a good conjuration) use Stinging Swarm after you pull with Snare.

These Bandits, as is standard, have pretty good loot, (dropping as much as 7 gold and the not too rare bronze weapon). The good loot, short down time (thank you Enchanters), and fat exp from soloing effectively will make you rice and higher lvl before you can blink.