Notes From BatMud

Continent:  Desolathya Description: One of the few instanced areas in Batmud. Everyone who enters it gets their own private instance Location of the "Ultra Hard Work" Feldspar continent quests Quests: Location of the "Ultra Hard Work" Feldspar continent quests I've been told you can start a farm here, but I'm not sure if that is true or not. Equipment: Gleaming silver cleaver +1% butchering Long ebony--handled rake with stiff adamantium head +2% plant lore Obtained by killing Cobb Lettucepatch, farming coordinator Falcon plume quill pen with gold tip +1% law. +poison damage Open Questions: Still exploring this area.  I've been told that eventually you can own a farm and make money in this area, but that also might be a miscommunication. Map: Notes: Entrance and Plaza: At the entrance is a switch that you can flip to lock the entrance of meadowshire if you want Not sure why you would want to do that... In the Plaza are a ton of characters that move from r...

Continent:  Desolathya Description: A mid-level area with a lot of secrets Has some high-level monsters to kill for equipment Make sure you have the ability to see invisible since many of the monsters are hidden. The *generic* weapons monsters drop sell for around 1k gold each which can be nice for mid level characters trying to make some money Quests: You might need to show up here as part of LQ33: Norther Raiders [ Link to Northrend Guide ] Equipment: The Robes of Haliban the Archmage +1 SPR Obtained by killing Haliban the Mongrelman Batwiki Entry: [ Link ] Tattered Yellow Robes +2-7 WIS, +2 Mastery of Protection Obtained by killing the old man (100k monster) Batwiki Entry: [ Link ] The Bloody Tail Spike of the Wreched +2 avoid Obtained by killing the Wretched (300k monster) Batwiki Entry: [ Link ] Black Skeletal Plates -10 charisma (yup, this is an item to sell or sacrifice) Obtained by killing the Wretched Batwiki Entry: [ Link ] Open Questions: Is there a way to enter the fron...

Continent:  Desolathya Description: N one that I know of.  Quests: LQ 49: Ivory Blades Warning: I've been told this is one of the more difficult level quests and requires a high level party and a lot of time to complete.  Area Quest: Mastery of Magic Equipment: N one that I know of.  Open Questions: I'm focusing on doing the level quest I will be exploring the castle, but will largely be skipping the tower I quickly got in over my head in the castle. So I explored what I could without killing, but hit a wall as I need to start murdering shapeshifters to advance farther. Map: Notes: Entrance: The big thing about the entrance is that the valley of silence seems to lead to three distinct areas, a tower, a castle and a mountain Since I'm doing the level quest, I'm primarily going to explore the castle. Castle (1st floor): In the entry hall you will encounter a comfortable looking couch When I first tried to search the couch I didn't find anything When I sat on the couc...

Continent:  Desolathya Description: Back story : Member of the Crimson Skull League (Chaos Warriors) are attacking the city As the name implies, this is a burning village. You will periodically take fire damage while in this area so don't idle here, and don't regen inside the area itself. A small area that is good for level 30ish players to make some money and exp.  Mobs drop a lot of equipment that you can sell. Also a major city (Calythien) is right by this area making selling equipment to vendors very easy. Note: There is an entire shadow realm version of this area that is accessible via the shrine The shadow realm is a step up in difficulty but can still be tackled by players level 35-40. Quests: No official quests, but you get some neat flavor text and a belt for saving the village priest. You can then free some shadowy souls from the raiders to get a shadow blade. Equipment: Dark Shadowy Scythe + Cold damage scythe Good for a newbie Reaver. Otherwise sell it. Sells for 1...

Continent:  Desolathya Description: The forest is for Midbies, but only Highbie parties should venture deep into the tunnels Basically Pennywise the Clown wanders the tunnels This area is loosely based on different Stephen King novels Quests: Area Quest: It's Dog Equipment: N one that I know of.  Open Questions: What happens if you kill the cat with the claws you got from the IT statue? This is related the the AQ: It's Dog. What is beyond IT? Map: Notes: Entrance (Forest): To the south in the forest there is a pocket knife you can find on the ground Not sure if this is for anything, but it shows up across reboots. There is something causing bubbles in the river. Surely it is fishes... When you cross the river, you run into three aggressive piranha. Guess it was the fishes... When you fully cross the river, you will see a warning sign about the piranhas. Guess you were just approaching from the wrong side. In the small clearing, there is a giant tree. If you "search tree...

Continent:  Desolathya Description: A hidden area to explore. It is not marked by a "?" on the map so you need to use the world map to find this area You access it by using the command "sleep" in the campsite. Once you do this, it'll transport you to the real area. Note: Once you enter this area by sleeping, you need to traverse the area to exit it or you can use the command "wake" to wake up. Mounts and minions cannot be summoned into this area. Quests: N one that I know of.  Equipment: N one that I know of.  Open Questions: Tons of questions actually. This area seems like it has a lot of secrets. Looking at the batwiki [ link ] there are a ton of creatures and areas I haven't found yet. I have no idea how to get to them though. Map: Notes: Entrance (Abandoned Campsite): If you "sleep" it will take you to the main area To leave quickly, type "wake" and it will transport you back to the entrance room Note: You will leave your mo...

Continent:  Desolathya Description: An area for well equipped midbie parties or highbie parties Helps to have someone who has over 130 strength to access secret areas in the town Quests: Feldspar Daily Quest:  Hunt 3 Brimshire game beasts Kill 3 boar and/or deer in the Brimshire forest areas. If you are doing the quest, do not try to go into the city or annoy the gate guard. Equipment: N one that I know of.  Open Questions: I initially came here for the daily quest, and was absolutely slaughtered trying to go into the city.  Long story short, it will be a long time before I explore that part of this area. Map: Notes: Entrance (Path, Village Gates, and Forest): If you continue along the path you will hit the city gates where Sir John blocks you from entering I could not ask them questions so the only way I know how to get past them is to kill them. Sir John is a 50k monster, so that serves as a good blocker to keep newbies out... Sir John also grapples with you to kee...

Faction: The Feldspar Conglomerate Map: Overview: The Feldspar Conglomerate is a corporate organization focused on mining and extracting value from Desolathya. Their main encampment is in the north of Desolathya where you can turn in rewards You can pick up quests from a bulletin board, one West from the ferry landing. The specialized equipment can help Civilized guild members. Though the +con longblade is nice for starting Nomads as well. Open Questions and Mysteries: There is the ability to join the Feldspar Congloerate. What does this get you? There appears to be a task to build a massive bunker. Not sure why. In the basement there is a door to the Feldspar Foundation, which requires specialized knowledge on how to open. What is behind it? Building a New Bunker: I'm not sure what the end reward is (it might be a "hard work task") but one South and then one East of the entrance you will encounter 16 empty plots where you can start to build a large bunker. To build this ...

Continent:  Desolathya Description: Lots of smaller creatures to kill with a few 10k "bosses" No aggressive monsters so it is safe for newbies to explore Quests: N one that I know of.  Equipment: N one that is worth anything Open Questions: What is up with the golden potato? You have to go through a lot of trouble to get that potato Is there a way to make a nice meal or stew with all the ingredients you collect from this area? You have wine, berries, crispy strips of pork. It seems like this could be cooked together. Map: Notes: Entrance (Outside Farmhouse + Pig Farm): There are some bushes with red berries. You can "take berries" to pick on The goblin kid says they are yummy I ate them, and they were yummy. No ill effects. Might be a typo but the room "east side of farmhouse" is on the west side. Bob the pigfarmer is complaining that a pig ate the key to the toolshed. Bob also blocks access to the toolshed A hungry pink pig is the pig that ate the key kil...

Continent:  Desolathya Level Limit:   Level 30 Description: Newbie area The hardest part about this area is getting there Quests: N one that I know of.  Equipment: The helmet of donkey is worth around 1.8k gold if you sell it which is nice. There isn't any equipment here you would want to equip though. Open Questions: I wonder if the sign updates in the old goblin hermit's hut if they kill you. Map: Notes: Entrance (Dark Dark Forest): There are goblin kids running around this area. They move pretty quickly so casting a spell or using a skill to start a fight might not work too well. Instead, just attack them. I didn't notice anything in the environment to interact with or look at. Just easy explore EXP and you can kill goblins. Goblin Town: In the old goblin hermit's house you can see a sign next to a bunch of severed heads. The sign brags that the goblin was able to kill Yagol (who was a player). I'm really curious if that sign will be updated if you die trying to ...

Continent:  Desolathya Description: Very small area with a few monsters and LQ18 This is one of the easiest level quests in the game. All players should be able to complete it. Completing the LQ will probably take you around five minutes. Traveling to this area will take longer. Quests: LQ18: Kobold Staff  Equipment: N one that I know of.  Open Questions: None. There really isn't much to do here. Map: Notes: All the areas (it is a small map): To the west is a grassy field where a young woman named Mary is picking herbs She says she needs some Dendrax root to complete her shrinking potion If you ask Mary about root, she replies the magic root grows in this area If you go into the overseer's house you'll find the overseer who you need to give the staff to in order to complete the level quest The overseer is surprisingly non-responsive to you asking them about the quest. In the mine, the kobolds wander around. They aren't aggressive so the main thing is to be careful not t...

Continent :   Desolathya Quests:   LQ 16: St atue Equipment:   Small Crystal Mallet Obtained by completing LQ:16 Not sure how good this is, but you can sell it for 430 gold (so probably not that great) Special Explore Room:   There is a special explore room in the Ochamo of Air's treasure room Open Questions: The altar in the fire realm appears to be important, but I don't know how to properly interact with it Map: Quest Notes: Starting out: There is a statue. Reading the plaque I need to collect the parts and then say the name "Ejocu" SW: Windy Plain: If you go east, it is a maze. It helps to drop mowlges to identify areas you have already been to. The map shows one way through it. Kill the king tornado and enter the portal Kill the warrior and then grab the arm from the next room This room is a special explore room ! Quote: "Reaching the treasury of the Ochimo of Air makes you feel more experienced.  Even though you have found the treasury, you feel like somet...

Continent :  Desolathya Quests: LQ 30 Rescue Dorian LQ 30 Rescue Dorian Look at the village men until you see one with something wield with their coat. Kill them, and search their coat for a key Go to the elder room and " search cupboard s" to get the garlic Just to be safe, go to the cleric and "ask help" to get a flask of holy water Go to Beryl, and find the shopkeeper. Buy necklace Go into the temple and "show necklace to guardian" to get past them Push altar and go down. Drink flask, drop garlic, and then "release dorian" Special Explore Room: If you climb the slope to the shepherd , this is a special explore room On checking this again, I'm not sure if it is an official special explore room. But it is neat. Open Questions: What is the deal with the broken fishing rod and the lake? Does the holy water do anything? Is there any reason to go past the smith (silver necklace?) or into Deverah's room where her kid is? I've been told th...

Continent :  Desolathya Description: An interesting area, with a mixture of newbie and highbie bits. Lots of secrets and exploring to do here. I don't adventure here often, but I really appreciate the level design. This is a fun area. Quests:  Level Quest 29: King You need to help the undead King die. This requires only two fights, but the second one is a tough one. I'd recommend having a higher level player help you out. There is a ton of optional backstory in this area for the level quest, but you don't need to explore it all to complete the main quest. Side quest: Kill the drake, get the blackblade Not a real quest, but a fun thing to do. The blackblade isn't a good weapon but it sells for around 3200 gold. Side quest: Kill the hermit, get Mythiko  This is a hard equipment monster to defeat. The hermit will destroy equipment. But the blade Mythiko is an interesting weapon to have. Equipment: A pair of nice looking gloves Provides a limited version of the consid...