Kedge Keep

got "a frenzied bull shark", dropped "shark rib".

Well I read here all the comments about coming in groups of 45-50's and such, and I can see why. I am a 38 Pally and well, I can only get as far as the door, the swordfish pokes can be a tad heinous when you agro like 4 of em.
The main reason for this post is to express severe dissatisfaction with the cultural armor augment stuff.
As a Dwarf, this is where you have to come to get your expert pattern book. Kill 40 Mermaids? Was someone smoking on this one? I mean really, I can't even find enough jade shards to make augments for journeyman, now I have to kill 40 mermaids that average 40th level? To get expert pattern book, yes the drops are more common for the augments, but by the time you do all this, the armor is basically obsolete and you have bits and pieces of stuff. Not well thought out at all, the whole cultural armor idea needs to be completly revamped. I have spent countless days hunting for shards .. got one. Goblins, Tentacle Terrors (Nice Knockbacks btw). So I took advice of someone and they said well how bout just go for expert augments. Ok I tried that, now look 40 mermaids to kill, when I can wear the armor at what 36th? When I can't even kill one to get the augments? BackAssWards. Anyway very cool zone, but highly dangerous to lower levels.

Note: The comment below about swims with fishes. Enough said about mermaids.

Edited, Sat Dec 31 07:34:57 2005

are people constantly in this zone? and are they constantly killing corrupted seahorse? he is a lvl53 cleric mob

found him while just moving from room to room
dropped wand of shadow
magic lore no drop
slot primary secondary
charges : 5
skill: 1 h blunt atk delay 30
dmg: 5
effect: invoke shadow (cast time instant)
wt 1.5 size medium
class : nec
race : hum eru def gnm iks

hope it helps someone

Do u think with this group we can hunt there withtout problem ?
Still need a corrupted seahorse for epic [:yippee:]
Dru 54 (me)
Wizzy 63
Cleric 55
Chanter 60
Monk 62

Was here last night otw to phinny when I saw a mob named Auraline. Was a chanter, light blue to 65. Hailed with no response. Anyone know who she is and what she's for?

Merdenoms
65 Prophet

um why not just get eb item /shrug

Very sorry, after reading the post I might clarify that. These USELESS buffs need to be cast 1st 'BEFORE' EB & the other buffs you don't want dispelled. Dispelling works in the same order you were buffed. 1st buffed=1st dispelled provided it hasn't worn off on its own. Sorry for vagueness. Good luck all.

Wilee Castusmaximas 45 Mage

Hello all, just a quick reminder tip after reading all these posts about EB getting dispelled and people drowning in combat. During combat with mobs that like to dispell give them crap to dispell. LOL. What I'm saying is before entering Kedge have useless buffs cast on the group..ie. see invis etc. buffs that last a while but have no real purpose except to hold space for dispelling. When you are dispelled THESE spells will be removed first while EB and your other buffs will remain hopefully long enough to renew these sacraficial spells that hold no use in this dungeon. Good luck and hope this tip helps out.

Wilee Castusmaximus lvl 45 Mage

They Revamped this zone, entrance mobs drop a 20/15 rogue dagger a 90/27 2hs procs CH pally sword procs ALOT some people are soloing Aten Ha Ra with it. it also makes you immune yo every spell in the game including DT. theres also Ultra Gigantic Staff of Slaughter right click manaburn with flowing thought 32k unsta cast insta recast all/all and adds 32k mana. also drops cloth shawl with so much ac that it covers up the screen. Phinny is no triggered has 1hp and doesnt fight back. the entrance mobs have 4hp and dont fight back. the boss has 90 quadrillion hp flurrys and rampages every round for 1200. he drops every item in the game even gm items. when you kill him you turn into kerafyrm and your chat bar is spammed with I LIKE CHEESE 100 times.






Point of this post, this zone isnt all about loot its fun to.

I just left kedge and thought I'd let you all know exactly what mobs you can do what to. Phinny can't be mez'd but can be slowed. The swirlspine seahorses cannot be mez'd but can be slowed. The swirlspine gaurdians can be mez'd but cannot be slowed. I hope this helps. I got ate a couple times figuring this out. apparently phinny don't like rapture.

Edited, Thu Jul 25 12:54:25 2002

As soon as i entered the zone I was attacked by a couple of hammerheads. I was just wondering if they are always near the zone?

I say never enter here without the fish earings in Qeynos Hills not fun to run into a large fight & before u know it beathing spell warn off & u die before a group member can save u.

I've recently heard after the patch that Swirlspines drop green dragon scales. Can anyone confirm this? If its not swirlspines, what mob is it?

-Thanks

Well, the alliance on Tarew marr was suposto raid Kedge today, but all the guilds but mine wussed out because there was no 49+ cleric (pfft) We had 1 full group, consisted of 3 mages 2 clerics and me, a warrior. We just about went everywhere, didnt even want to try phinny though, we took out Undertow--who is a wuss--and then gave up after a while and haveing Undertow on a timer heh, we will be going back tomarrow! the EXP was amazeing, even though 2 of our mages are 54, i am 46, and in a few hours am 3 yella bubbles in. Hopefully tomarrow i will get a hammerhead helm *drool* them are nice

Yes this place is all underwater, but saying Iksars will own this place is totally unlikely. I guess the 150 swimming they have, but thats easily acquired, and besides, down here its Wizards, Mages, and mostly Druids that 'own' down here. Wizards of course for quick casting nukes and evacs, Mages because they can summon unlimited waterstones which you can right click for instant enduring breath, and druids can evac, enduring breath, and charm most creatures down here when things get bad. It got to the point where my druid's charm was more reliable than the chanter my group would usually hunt with...not to mention that once, when things got really bad there, I was able to charm Cauldronboil with Alure of the Wild and hold him for a rather long time, had him and the mage pet kill the locals, while we all meditated, then I broke charm, snared him and we kited him in a small radius.

I was under the assuption that he looked like the Mermaids but I've been reading that he is giant squid looking thing. Just curious if anyone has a picture of him.

I know for a fact that there is a frenzied shark in kedge. Yes he does drop the weapon it is 5/18 piercer.

Anyone know of a Frenzied shark in Kedge Keep ? if so what lvl is it ?
It drops a Shark Tooth which i read would be a very good weapon for a rogue ........ if the frenzied shark doesnt exist .. then anyone know of the Shark tooth ?

are the mermaids here where I would get a mermaid scale for the stein of ulissa mage focus item quest?

I have been in Kedge for 4 days - about 20 hours played in the first room and pulls from the pillar room - I made 4 levels in that time (36-39) and am halfway through 39. This is by far the best experience at this level in the game. I have been in a 3 person group with an enchanter and a cleric.