NE Apollyon 1 North East Apollyon __Required Card__: Black Card\\ __Time Limit__: 30 minutes\\ ---- 1 NE Apollyon: First Floor {image:NEA-F1.jpg} - x12 [Borametz] (Mandragora) - x1 [Goobbue Harvester] (Goobbue) This floor has a total of __four__ static __Armoury Crates__; ~~three~~ 5 minute time extension crates and ~~one~~ MP/HP/Ability restoration crate. There are six __white Mandragora__ and six __black Mandragora__ that roam on this island. Two of the twelve Mandragora (one black and one white) are larger than the others. One of these two larger (aka "fatty") Mandragora will drop a gold item crate which usually includes 4-5 __Ancient Beastcoins__ and 1 or 2 AF+1 materials. In order for us to trigger the __Swirling Vortex__, you have to defeat the __Goobbue__ or one of the two "fatty" __Mandragora__; the death of one of them will randomly activate the vortex. The Mandragora on this floor seem especially weak to fire-based magic. [Naria] suggests that BLM should cast Burn, Shock, Choke, Bio II, and then cycle through the Fire III, Fire II, and Drain spells. The Mandragora will link with each other for significant distances. The Goobbue will not link with the Mandragora or vice versa. ---- 1 NE Apollyon: Second Floor {image:NEA-F2.jpg} - x2 [Bialozar] (Giant Bird) - x2 [Thiazi] (Giant Bird) - x4 [Cornu] (Lesser Bird) - x4 [Sirin] (Lesser Bird) This floor has a total of __four__ static __Armoury Crates__; ~~three~~ are 5 minute time extension crates and the other ~~one~~ is a MP/HP/Ability restoration crate. Each of the Armoury Crates are guarded by __one Giant Bird__ and __two Lesser Birds__. Each __Giant Bird__ is a BRD (they often cast Horde Lullaby) and are accompanied by two of the __Lesser Birds__. The smaller birds ~~will not~~ link with the larger ones, so you can pull the __Thiazi__ or __Bialozar__ safely. However, the smaller birds will link with one another; they can not be slept. There are no "fatty" monsters here. Instead, one of the __Giant Birds__ drops a gold item crate which usually includes 4-5 __Ancient Beastcoins__ and 1 or 2 AF+1 materials. In order to trigger the __Swirling Vortex__, you must defeat one of the four __Giant Birds__; the demise of one of them will randomly activate the vortex. The __Giant Birds__ on this floor seem especially weak to ice-based magic. [Naria] suggests using Blizzard II and III. ---- 1 NE Apollyon: Third Floor {image:NEA-F3.jpg} - x12 [Apollyon Cleaner] (Magic Pot) - x3 [Apollyon Sweeper] (Doll) This floor has a total of __four__ static __Armoury Crates__; ~~three~~ are 5 minute time extension crates and the other ~~one~~ is an MP/HP/Ability restoration crate. These are your standard __Dolls__ and __Magic Pots__. If you've fought them before in the __[Temple of Uggalepih]__ or in __[Tu'Lia]__, you know exactly what you're getting yourself into. There is one large (aka "fatty") __Magic Pot__ which will drop a gold item crate that usually includes 4-5 __Ancient Beastcoins__ and 1 or 2 AF+1 materials. This __Magic Pot__ is significantly larger than the other pots and therefore, particularly easy to spot. The monsters on this floor seemed grouped together very tightly, but we were able to pull each of them one at a time without any links, so it's possible that they don't link at all, but this is still undetermined. In order to trigger the __Swirling Vortex__, you will have to defeat either one of the "fatty" __Magic Pots__ or one of the __Dolls__; the death of one of them will randomly activate the vortex. Everything that we killed on this level dropped at least one __Ancient Beastcoin__. ---- 1 NE Apollyon: Fourth Floor {image:NEA-F4.jpg} - x8 [Kerkopes] (Opo-opo) - x1 [Okeanos] (Gigas) - Immune to ranged attack? - x1 [Hyperion] (Gigas) - Immune to magic - x1 [Cronos] (Gigas) - Immune to physical attack On this floor, we only discovered two or three __Armoury Crates__; ~~one~~ of them was a 5 minute time extension crate and the other ~~one~~ was an MP/HP/Ability restoration crate. There are eight Opo-opos that monkey around the island. One of the eight is significantly larger than the others. This "fatty" Opo-opo will drop a gold item crate which usually includes 4-5 __Ancient Beastcoins__ and 1 or 2 AF+1 materials. There are also three __Gigas__ that wander around the island. [Hyperion] is immune to all forms of magical attacks and must be physically defeated. [Cronos] is immune to all forms of physical damage and must be defeated magically. Attempt to Stun the Gigas "Grand Slam" AoE Ability, as it does a lot of damage. In order to trigger the __Swirling Vortex__ you have to kill one of the __Gigas__ (for us it was __Cronos__); the death of one of them will randomly activate the vortex. The Opo-opo on this level are extremely easy to defeat; and each one dropped at least one __Ancient Beastcoin__. ---- 1 NE Apollyon: Fifth Floor {image:NEA-F5.jpg} - x8 [Troglodyte Dhalmel] (Dhalmel) - x1 [Criosphinx] (Manticore) - x1 [Hieracosphinx] (Manticore) There are absolutely ~~no~~ __Armoury Crates__ on this floor. The only crate that you can open will appear after you have defeated the __Manticore__ "Mega Boss"; this crate generally includes 7-8 __Ancient Beastcoins__ and 1 or 2 AF+1 materials. There are eight __Dhalmels__ that circle the center of this island. They move fairly quickly and sometimes in hordes. Defeating them usually yeilds 1-2 __Ancient Beastcoins__, but watch your time as the __Manticore__ "Mega Boss" on this level requires some attention. This is generally a good floor to farm if you have enough time left when you get here. The __Manticore__ are just like your standard manticore-fare (especially if you've familiar with them from __Kuzotz__ or __Vollbow__). They do, however, have a rather large amount of HP, so be sure to budget your time accordingly. Make sure that mages stay out of AoE range to avoid their HP/MP-Down ability. Once these Manticore have been defeated, __NE Apollyon__ will end—congratulations, you've just won! Defeating __NE Apollyon__ nets you the __[Smoky Chip]__ (Rare/Ex). ---- __Naria's Notes:__\\ Here are some ~~really ugly~~ and possibly innacurate maps of these areas: [Ugly NE Apollyon Maps]. 2006-01-18 14:36:54.378 2006-01-05 16:05:35.352 Thu Jan 05 19:01:13 CST 2006 Thu Jan 05 19:20:15 CST 2006 Thu Jan 05 19:32:35 CST 2006 Thu Jan 05 19:51:44 CST 2006 Wed Jan 18 11:40:48 CST 2006