The Setting Sun  

RDM/BLM i killed this weak mob all i did was kite nuke and he was dead maybe it was about 15 nukes maybe not even but he is really easy i did not even loes 100 hp im lvl 59 RDM/BLM 29 i was looking for a coffer and my party told me i should try it my blizzard II was hitting full power i was like a power house on that beast.

Soloed this one on taru nin51/war25, piece of cake.

aww crap X-D please direguard that last post from this section thought i was in the right window X-D

Yeah it all depends on which day i is on how hard this NM is. The first three times i tried to solo it as a whm60/blm30 i was ableto get it own to 1/4 hp all three times before i ran out of mp and ha to zone the thing. I then went back the next day with a couple of yag drinks on me to get my mp back faster while healing, i couldn't even get this one down below half, actually i barely had him below 3/4 hp. By the time i zoned i had like less then 100 hp left and less then 10 mp. Then about 10 mins later my lvl 75 blm friend was finally able to come help me kill it and finish the quest. At the time i didn't realize that it depended on what day it was on how strong the NM was lol. I thought that it only applied to the avatar fights lol. I was so looking forward to actually solo'ing a higher lvl NM as a whm lol, but incedently i picked the wrong game day to try it. At least i finally got him though i with a lil help. Thanx Draguson.

just soloed this as 59 BLM/WHM while I was out getting my selbina clay.

I buffed up, blink, stoneskin, P2, blazespikes...
started with Burst, then Aero 3, Water 3, drain, and used Manafont for a Burst again. (If you have Flare, use that. they are weak for fire) he got me down to 140HP. not bad...GL

I recieved Engraved Key and check it out what is it for. Then I went to see Vamorcote. He didn't ask me for quest. Anyone have the same problem?

Since no one really has a good idea of Locations, or how certain things work in this area, I figured I'd help people out by re-doing the quest walkthrough. Hope this helps, the information for some of these quests can be a little vaque.

Vamorcote needs you to find a key that was apparently buried in the Batallia Downs. The key he is looking for is actually dropped from a Notorious Monster Tree type mob. This NM Tree is called Ahtu and spawns at J-11 in the Batallia Downs on a small island. You will need 1 other person besides yourself before you begin your journey. Make sure that each of you can cast Sneak and Invisible on yourselves. Also be sure to bring along a WHM or BLM, so you can Teleport, or Warp after you are finished. If you can’t seem to find one, try to get a Scroll of Instant-Warp. It is also recommended that you should be of level 55 or higher. Ahtu can tend to hurt.

When you’re finally ready, head out to Batallia Downs and go to I-10 inside the small cave. This is the entrance to Eldieme Necropolis. Once inside, put sneak on, and ALWAYS keep it on. Now head to J-8 with your partner. Then go South to I-9. This is where you and your partner will split up. Have one person go to H-9, where they should be standing in front of Shiva’s Gate. If this gate is in fact open, walk inside and turn immediately south. This is Titan’s Gate, and it should be closed. If Shiva’s Gate is not open, the other person must then open it.

The person still standing at I-9 must proceed North into I-8. Put invisible on and then proceed to H-8. There is a Bomb type mob here, who detects by sight and magic, so do not cast anything around him, and make sure you are invisible before going to H-8. Pass by the bomb into another small room, and you will see a switch. Take invisible off, and then hit the switch. Now Shiva’s Gate will open, if it was previously closed.

Have the person at H-9 walk through and face South toward Titan’s Gate, then hit the switch again, so that Shiva’s Gate closes, and Titan’s Gate opens. If Shiva’s Gate is already open, you only have to hit the switch once to make Titan’s Gate open.

Now the person near the switch needs to put invisible back on, and head down to H-9, near Shiva’s Gate. Meanwhile the person who just went through Titan’s Gate will proceed to G-9. In front of them will be a room with 9 Grave Pits in it, along with a few mobs. DO NOT walk on the Grave Pits themselves. They are actually invisible holes that will drop you down to a lower level of caves. Now to let the other person through, proceed north to G-8 in a small room. There is another switch you must hit to open and close the doors again, letting your partner in.

Once you are with your partner again, go back to G-9 with the 9 Grave Pits, go directly to the grave pit in the middle, and stand in the middle of it. You will then fall to a cave-like area, and you will be on a different map at L-12. Head East into another map and you will now appear at G-7. Finally proceed to J-9 and exit out into Batallia Downs again.

This time you will appear at J-11 on the island. It’s not a very big island, so just run around until you see Ahtu, he looks like a giant walking tree, rather hard to miss. If he isn’t up, you may have to wait for a while, or come back at a later time. If he is up, kill him and make sure to get the Engraved Key from him. Now you can warp off the island, or teleport, or walk back inside Eldieme Necropolis and use Escape to get out.

Finally return to Vamorcote in San d’Oria North, and trade him the key to receive your reward.


Edited, Wed Dec 15 03:32:04 2004

Solo was not problem as Taru 64RDM/BLM. Key was to alternate Blink>Stoneskin and just use DOTs. Never got down to yellow even.

Just soloed him as a 58thf/29nin easy thank god for Utsusemi

ok... seeing as how he's a level 51 mob, you're damn right he's tough to someone thats level 30. On the other hand... if on the DRG AF piece where you kill the tiger, its super easy...

BTW... Ahtu is on a 2 hour spawn timer, just in case anyone wanted to know...