The Worm Problem

The Worm Problem
Section	Ascalon Quests
Campaign	Prophecies (Tyrian only)
Given by	Pitney in Lakeside County (Ascalon (pre-Searing))
Followed by	The Prize Moa Bird
Type	Secondary quest
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Pitney, a resident of Ashford, needs help getting rid of the worms in his field. The latter part of the quest is where lower-level players could get overwhelmed if they aggro the hostile wolves in addition to the Worm Queen.

Quest information

Requirements

• Tyrian (Prophecies) character
• Character in pre-Searing

Objectives

• Acquire a devourer egg from Fadden Hathorn in the devourer cave.
• Take the devourer egg to Pitney in Ashford.
• Follow Pitney and kill the Worm Queen.
• Return to Pitney for your reward.

Reward

• 250 Experience
• Fire Wand
  • Fire Dmg: 3-5
  • Halves skill recharge of spells (Chance: 5%)
  • Energy +3 (while Health is above 50%)

Walkthrough

First you must have the devourer egg. This can be obtained by doing The Egg Hunter quest, or trading 5 Skale Fins to Brownlow or trading 3 dull carapaces to Rownan. Once you've given the egg to Pitney, simply follow him to his field. He will attract the Worm Queen out of the ground. Once it is slain, talk to Pitney (who should be standing nearby) for your reward.

NPCs

Foes

Worms

• 2 Worm Queen

Dialogue

Initial dialogue

Pitney

"Ach! These worms will be the death of me! They've driven me off my farm! Doesn't matter how many I kill. As long as there's a queen worm, more will be back the next day."

Here's what I'm thinking: Worms love devourer eggs, right? Can you get a devourer egg from Fadden Hathorn for me? I'll use it to lure the queen into the open, then you can squash her like the bug she is."

 Accept: "I think I can handle a few worms."

 Decline: "Sorry, I'm too busy."

 Ask: "Please… if you can get a devourer egg from Fadden Hathorn, I'm sure we can save my farm. If you can't get one from Fadden, try Brownlow the Collector in Lakeside County."

Intermediate dialogue

Pitney

"All right, I'll try to lure the queen into the open. You do the killing."

After taking the egg:

Pitney: "Come on. My old field's this way!"

Reaching the fields:

Pitney: "Here we go. Get ready for trouble."

When the Worm Queen appears:

Pitney: "There she is. Kill her!"

Reward dialogue

Pitney

"Thank you so much! Those worms won't be a problem now."

Notes

• Completing this quest reduces the amount of Plague Worms that spawn in the field.

Bug.Sometimes Pitney will get caught on Devona, and you will have to leave the area and try again.

Bug.If you leave the area during this quest, you will have to obtain another egg in order to finish it.