HUNTING
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or - So many critters, so little time...
Signaltower
Island - armor set # 1
1 - Ferry landing.
2 - Isle pier.
3,4 -
Signaltowers
(three stories each). A trapdoor, not shown in look, leads down
to a celler. The cellar itself leads, through a tunnel, to the cellar
of
the opposite tower. In this manner you can travel back and forth
between
the towers without crossing the landscape of the island, should you
want
to. (Note: at the time of this writing the eastern tower has been
locked.
Whether by some deranged locksmith or a GM, I don't know.)
From
the front yard of the Stone Toga Inn (the Stone Toga Mark) go twice
north,
three times west and northwest once. This is the Ferry landing. (walk
to toga; Nx2 - Wx3 - NW).
You
should now be at the end of a dock. A post there holds a sign. Read
sign for directions on what to do from here (if the ferry is not
there
and you cannot look and see a ramp, just wait around a few
minutes
until the ferry returns. When it arrives go ramp to board the
ferry.
It will automatically take you to the Signaltower Island, free of
charge.)
Once the ferry arrives at the island simply go ramp again to
exit
the ferry. You will arrive at the Ferry Landing (the farthest
southeastern
point on the map above - #1.)
The animals on the signaltower island are very weak
and easy to hit. There is one dangerous
aspect of hunting on the Signaltower Island, and that is the fact that
it takes so
long to get back to town should you find yourself injured and bleeding.
The island itself is small but can a little time to navigate and,
believe
it or not, to get lost on. With the possibility of a couple of minutes
to reach the Ferry Landing, up to five minutes for the ferry to arrive,
one minute for the trip and the short walk to the Toga (where we assume
a healer will be waiting) a good bleeding wound could be deadly.
Granted,
I have never received such a wound on the island with either of my
lower-ranking
characters I would not be willing to discount the possibility. Try to
find
out if a healer is on the island when you get there. If not, keep in
mind
the travel time and don't allow yourself to get so wounded that you
need
medical attention quickly.
The
animals themselves are likely the easiest to kill in all of Iridine.
They are easily the best
way to train for newbies short of whacking away at that damned boring
practice
dummy. Despite the travel time factor, you are probably quite safe
hunting
the island even with minimal armor (you'll pardon me if I am overly
cautious
in my advice) and can even hunt in relative safety with no armor at all
if you are careful. To be perfectly honest I have hunted the island
with lower-ranking
characters wearing nothing but the clothing I arrived in the city with
and never received serious wounds (though I have left bloody and
weak).
Fluvitar
Pup
pelt
Rock
Crab
shell
Snapper
shell
Angry
Gull
feathers (six)