Toxxulia Forest

This zone is actually great for low levels and especially for PLing alts on TLP servers.

Of course it was designed as the Erudite noobie zone and in that respect it's just the usual camps of low level mobs that a noobie group can engage. But what it makes it really good is the kitty island to the west. These mobs run 12-23 or so, and are ideal prey for an appropriate group. Basically it's like a combo of Crushbone + Unrest but without the crowds, because frankly nobody wants to make the trek out to Odus and even Erudite noobs seem to head out to other fighting grounds, like CB and Unrest.

The cats are non-KOS to start which means they can be easily single-pulled. You do take faction hits which eventually make you KoS and then you'll get adds. In fact, sometimes you can get crazy adds, in ways I don't see in any other zone, other than maybe Plane of Fear. I mean mobs out of range of a fight at the start will seemingly get interested in the fight halway thru and add. This is IDEAL if you like constant pulls to your group but it's easy to get in over your head and the zone out is far away from the prime camp spots. For PL purposes, though, it's ideal, if you're using aoe tactics to maximize XP. Oh and nothing runs away at low HPs. No need to snare or root!

The aggro is actually quite odd here. Even my 60 druid can aggro low level mobs just by running past, which is usually only true for undead. Nothing's undead here. You have to see the way mobs aggro once you're KoS to "get" the fact that there appears to be a mechanism here not found in other zones. Even In Plane of Fear, I think the assist aggro just has wide range and since a lot of mobs wander, they wander "into" the assist aggro radius of an ongoing fight. Nothing wanders in this zone except for some "patrol tigers" yet cats who were supremely uninterested in a fight will suddenly notice and add in mid-fight. It's curious...

The drops aren't bad either. Even my twinked out noobie cleric acquired a couple of slots of modest loot, such as Kerran Tribal Headband, with 2Wis and 10 Mana. Given how lousy most TLP low level loot is, that's not horrible for the time being.

Once my cleric dings 20 I'm off to greener pastures but if I was part of a true noobie group of adventurers in the level 10-20 range, I'd consider making the long trek to Kerra Island in Tox. You're almost sure to have the zone to yourself and all the mobs you can handle. There are some quests from Erudin and Paineel which can be completed as well but I didn't look too much in those as I'm just a passing-thru.

PS Oh, lot of shaman mobs here so expect to be dotted both poison and disease, slowed, and more importantly rooted. I found 50 druid resist buffs do block most of these casts but not all. With unbuffed noobie resists, the puller is going to get rooted, the tank slowed, and everyone on a shaman's hit list will be dotted. Hmm... maybe there are reasons why nobody fights here LOL.

PPS Oh also there are Kerran vendors here who don't turn KoS and you can sell loot to them, after killing any nearby KOS cats. One is Melixis, up in the Lord Gonzo area. Bamboo Bokens drop fairly often and they sell for 6pp each which is pretty fine yield for a TLP server noobie area.




Edited, Jul 22nd 2019 8:34am by Sippin

Just an FYI to the new people...as with many other stones in PoK this one is not label Toxx, it is the Paineel stone on the evil side of PoK north west corner, next to the Gunthak Stone.

Frustrating that even after many centuries these stones couldn't be properly named....tsk tsk tsk.

I fond the Zonein for BarrenCoast at location -1078, -2100, 129. you'll find a entrace to a tunnel there. follow hin and you'll zone.

I have to disagree with the previous message, having leveled up two Necros to lvl 10 in the Tox forest in the last month, I have to say that I haven't seen a better place to level up in the whole game. Go there at lvl 4 and fight. He is right that there are some high MoBs that can kill you, but after a brief time you get used to /con'ing what is around you, you have figured out their pathing, and you stay away from them. If you /con something, it is red and it doesn't like you ...? Breeds in a healthy caution. I was never once killed by the mobs that were mentioned. I knew they were there, I /con'ed them occasionally to see if they were getting friendlier as I leveled (they weren't) and I just didn't go close to them.

What no one is talking about is that the Tox Forest is one of the most profitable newbie spots in the game. Profitable although you can't really intentionally farm it. Just being in the Forest and killing what is around will insure that you will have a chance to whack some things that drop objects of value. One of the Necros earned 320 pp on FV and the other 650 pp on AR in a week of leveling up to lvl 10. After the first day, almost never died. I was very satisfied with my experience in the Tox Forest.

As a side note, make sure that your "Clip Plane" is set to 100% in the Tox Forest. From certain places in the Zone you can see a looong way with it set that high.

SHINTAR VINLAIL IS for a quest... click on his bestiary link for my summary of what I have discovered!!!! A quest that I am sure NOBODY has EVER done.

I don't know the loc, but starting from Erudin just head South..cross the river until you hit either the shore or a wall, just follow either one a little ways until you find the Spires.

Or if your coming from Paineel just follow the wall right for about 15 seconds. The spires will be right near the wall just a few meters past the Kobold camp.

Zerome Xenmid
Mith Marr Bertoxx

where can a necro get a fishing pole

Ok, can ANYONE answer this for me? there is a firepot in the middle of th Abondened heretic house that says this requires a key and your not holding it, is this something that someone has figured out? I know its not the key you get from Painell, cause I tried that one. Please help if you know.

Thanks,

Atnuuk
The Rathe

P.S. if your on The Rathe and you want me to show you send me a tell ingame

These caps,which drop occasionally from kobold scouts,are not quite as useless as you might think.If you hand a cap over to the abandoned pet he will give you a gemstone in return.I handed one in and got an emerald as my reward,which sold to the vendors for over 11pp..nice loot for a level 6 ;)

Im Meder lvl 5 chanter just started took me 5 hours and i got to lvl 5 no sweat i killed enough kobalds in the lvling i can now walk staight in paineel how many low lvl erudites can say that
i was hopeing id lvl in paineel newbie zone i got to lvl and a lot more
I GOT 60 BAT WINGS
DO KNOW HOW MANY BATS I KILLED ALMOST 30 AND IM STILL NOT GOING IN THE WARRENS
HAVE YOU SEEN THE HUGE KOBOLDS THEY GOT THERE THEYRE LVL 15-16
THANK GOD FOR THAT NEWBIE ZONE IN THERE

What's the deal with the 4 pets in the hut? Can these be used for the Cap quest? Do they have faction associated with them?

by Jota lvl 7;
I started a Maginician in Erudin and after learning to use /loc - all went well. I can't figure-out why so many people hate the Toxx forest, but I went from lvl 1 to lvl 7 in about 14hrs of play. (If that sucks, then I am "all wet?) The spell selection here is great, and the bone chip quest makes some good $ in a hurry (and it's repeatable). Only cross the bridge to the south section after lvl 6 or the kobold gangs will be too difficult for most classes. Erudin is an easy city to navigate in (provided you have seen the maps) - so hopefully some of you will agree that "it not that bad here!" Make your fortune off of decayed skeletons as a newb, and you'll be spanking kobold shammies in no time!

For erudite necros, the heretic pets are a GREAT source of experience. Solo you shouldn't attack a pet until 8th level. At 8th a necro can now cast "Bone Walk", the first strong skeletal pet. Also, the necro will be able to strike the heretic pet with "Ward Undead", an excellent direct damage vs. undead spell. Groups can approach the heretic pets sooner but be prepared to lose a pet summoned with "Leering Corpse".

Heretic pets do not give great loot. You will always gain a rusty mining pick worth 9 copper. Quite often you will bone chips. Every 4th or 5th heretic pet will be wielding a different weapon that may be of slightly more value. (I have looted a rusty halberd once.) Yet, loot isn't the reason for killing these. Excellent XP with no faction hit and a guaranteed spawn every 6 or 7 minutes helps. In a forest with little of worth, these will give you levels quick.