Drakes on the Plain
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| Drakes on the Plain | |
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| Campaign | Nightfall |
| Region | Kourna |
| Type | Secondary |
| Required hero | Koss |
| Given by | Mahzu in Rilohn Refuge (outpost) |
Help Koss escort his friend, Wekehsa, to a meeting with the buyer of the unusual banana scythe!
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[edit] Quest information
[edit] Requirements
Koss must be a member of the party.
[edit] Objectives
- Take Koss to meet Wekehsa on The Floodplain of Mahnkelon.
- Escort Wekehsa to his meeting place.
- Defeat Lord Yama the Vengeful and his guards.
- See Wekehsa for your reward.
[edit] Reward
- 2,500 Experience
- 200 Gold
- Banana Scythe
- Dmg: 10-10
- Two-handed
[edit] Walkthrough
Travel into The Floodplain of Mahnkelon and find Wekehsa who is waiting just outside Rilohn Refuge. Follow Wekehsa to his meeting with the banana scythe buyer, Lord Yama the Vengeful. Once there, defeat Lord Yama and claim the scythe for yourself!
It is a relatively short journey along the north side of the floodplain, and along the way, the party will encounter several groups of drakes of various types: Irontooth Drakes, Sand Drakes, and Obsidian Furnace Drakes.
[edit] NPCs
[edit] Allies
20 Wekehsa
[edit] Foes
- Drakes
10, 18 Irontooth Drake
5 River Drake
18 Lightning Drake
20 Grand Drake
21 Sand Drake
24 Obsidian Furnace Drake
- Vabbian military
24 Lord Yama the Vengeful (initially friendly)
20 Vabbi Guard (initially friendly)
[edit] Dialogue
[edit] Initial dialogue
Mahzu
- "Ahai! Are you Sunspears? Don't be alarmed. I have no love for Varesh. But I am looking for a Sunspear myself. Do you happen to know Koss? I have a friend who's always telling stories about bailing Koss out of jams. Well, now it appears my friend, Wekehsa, has gotten himself into trouble and needs Koss's help. If you could relay a message I would appreciate it. Tell Koss that his old friend Wekehsa needs to meet him. He is somewhere in The Floodplain of Mahnkelon. Can you give Koss the message?"
- Accept: "Well, if I do know someone named Koss, I will tell him. Wink, wink."
- Decline: "Mmmmm... jams."
- When asked about quest: "Wekehsa should be waiting for Koss in The Floodplain of Mahnkelon."
[edit] Meeting Wekehsa
Wekehsa
- "Koss! You have no idea how glad I am to see you and your friends. I'm in some trouble and I could really use your help."
- Koss: "Something smells...like bananas. Wait a moment. What in the name of Lyssa are you carrying?"
- Wekehsa: "Ah, yes.... I...erm...intercepted a shipment of weapons bound for Vabbi. This shipment included a scythe made from gold and platinum shaped like...a banana."
- Wekehsa: "Since it was packed in a produce create, it even smells like one. A Vabbian lord had commissioned it for a small fortune, but it's taken me forever to find a buyer."
- Wekehsa: "I'm supposed to meet my buyer out here, but now I fear the lord may be planning..."
- Koss: "...to reclaim his property? At any cost? Typical, Wekehsa. And now I suppose you need our help to reach your buyer safely?"
- Koss: "Very well, we'll help. But you're going to owe me a favor. A big favour. HUGE!"
- Wekehsa: "Thank you, Koss. You won't regret this. Follow me. We're not that far away."
[edit] Wekehsa and Koss on the journey
- Koss: "What's gotten into those drakes? They aren't usually this aggressive."
- Wekehsa: "They seem to be drawn to the scythe. I wonder why? Do they hate bananas?"
- Wekehsa: "All of these drakes can't be a coincidence. I've heard that Lord Yama the Vengeful is fond of employing unusual means to destroy his enemies. This must be his work."
- Koss: "Lord Yama the Vengeful? Wekehsa, in the future, you might want to refrain from stealing things belonging to anyone with "the Vengeful" in their name."
- Koss: "You should also add "the cruel" and "the bloody" to that list."
- Koss: "These aren't Kournan drakes! These drakes aren't even from this continent!"
- Koss: "Enough is enough! I have had it with these Balthazar-blasted drakes on this Balthazar-blasted plain!"
[edit] Lord Yama the Vengeful
- Wekehsa: "Lord Yama! You're my buyer?"
- Lord Yama the Vengeful: "Lord Yama the Vengeful, if you please! I've worked too hard for that title to be known as just Lord Yama."
- Lord Yama the Vengeful: "You didn't suspect that drakes are naturally attracted to the smell of bananas did you? If not for these Sunspears you'd be dead!"
- Koss: "Do you just expect us to give you scythe?"
- Lord Yama the Vengeful: "No, Sunspear. I expect you to die!"
[edit] Reward dialogue
Wekehsa
- "That was certainly...interesting. Look, I owe you and Koss my life. If you ever need anything, you just let me know. Oh and...hey! Why don't you take the scythe as well. I'll never find a buyer for it. I mean, only a crazy person would fight with a banana. But, a pointed stick...now that's a weapon."
[edit] Notes
- Koss isn't kidding about the drakes being from other places, Sand Drake are from the Crystal Desert, Grand Drake & Lightning Drake are from Kryta, River Drake are from Pre-Searing Ascalon, and Obsidian Furnace Drake are from the Fissure of Woe.
- The insect boss, Zelnehlun Fastfoot, and its group of hidden insects will not spawn while this quest is active (and you have Koss in your party).
[edit] Trivia
- The name of this quest, and much of Koss's speech in this quest, is a reference to the film "Snakes on a Plane". References to the film are also found in speech by Records Keeper Palin, as part of the Norgu's Nightfall quest.
- Lord Yama's "I expect you to die!" line is from the James Bond, 007 movie "Goldfinger". James Bond is captured, strapped onto a table and a laser is about to cut him in two.
- James Bond asks, "Do you expect me to talk?".
- Auric Goldfinger (the villain) replies, "No mister Bond, I expect you to die!"
- The reference to "But, a pointed stick....now that's a weapon." in conjunction with the banana scythe itself is a reference to the Monty Python skit, "Self-Defence Against Fresh Fruit."

