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Drawing Out the King

Level 14 · Adventuring · Qa Riverbank · Qalia

Kill one of the Hive-Kings consorts and rub her severed antennae with royal pollen, then set it ablaze with the ever-burning flame in the Royal Chambers. kill the Azebaj Hive King and return to Enfourcer Austriana with his stinger

Objectives

Azebaj Hive Kings Huge Stinger (0/1)

Description

Enforcer Austriana says, "I was sent here with that fool Fryxplaz to keep him safe from whatever dangerous creatures he decides to investigate." "Perhaps you could bring me a trophy from the Azebaj Hive! I want the stinger of the Azebaj Hive-King, who has thus far evaded me. Rub the antennae of one of his mates with royal pollen from his strongest guardians, then set it ablaze in his royal chambers. Such a direct challenge is sure to draw him from his den, and I can provide you with the flame you need."

What they say

On offering it

Enforcer Austriana
I was sent here with that fool Fryxplaz to keep him safe from whatever dangerous creatures he decides to investigate. Perhaps you could bring me a trophy from the Azebaj Hive! I want the stinger of the Azebaj Hive-King, who has thus far evaded me. Rub the antennae of one of his mates with royal pollen from his strongest guardians, then set it ablaze in his royal chambers. Such a direct challenge is sure to draw him from his den, and I can provide you with the flame you need.

Recorded by quest description.

Notes

Enfourcer Austriana gives you the ever-burning flame when you accept the quest

Another account

A second source described this quest differently. Both are kept here; neither is a correction of the other.

Objectives as recorded by mmodb

Kill one of the Hive-King's consorts and rub her severed antennae with royal pollen, then set it ablaze with the Ever-Burning Flame in the Azebaj Royal Chambers. Kill the Azebaj Hive-King and return to Enforcer Austriana with his stinger. - Azebaj Hive-King's Huge Stinger (0/1)

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Objectives as recorded by fandom

Azebaj Hive Kings Huge Stinger (0/1) Kill one of the Hive-Kings consorts and rub her severed antennae with royal pollen, then set it ablaze with the ever-burning flame in the Royal Chambers. kill the Azebaj Hive King and return to Enforcer Austriana with his stinger

Objectives as recorded by photographed in game, Steam community screenshot

Azebaj Hive-King's Huge Stinger (1)

Details

Starts with
Enforcer Austriana
Location
-28190, 8875, 92
Hand in to
Enfourcer Austriana

Rewards

  • Austrianas Enforcer Facemask Austrianas Enforcer Facemask Soulbound JewelryFace +6 Healing Focus +2 Intelligence +6 Wisdom +27 Energy Required Level: 9 Adventuring Item Level: 19 Required Class: Bard, Paladin, Cleric, Druid, Psionicist, Monk, Ranger, Dread Knight, Rogue, Shaman, Sorcerer, Disciple, Warrior, Blood Mage, Necromancer
  • Austrianas Enforcer Faceplate Austrianas Enforcer Faceplate Soulbound JewelryFace +6 Strength +2 Dexterity +27 Hit Points Required Level: 9 Adventuring Item Level: 19 Required Class: Bard, Paladin, Cleric, Druid, Psionicist, Monk, Ranger, Dread Knight, Rogue, Shaman, Sorcerer, Disciple, Warrior, Blood Mage, Necromancer
  • Austrianas Enforcer Veil Austrianas Enforcer Veil Soulbound JewelryFace +6 Spell Damage Focus +2 Vitality +6 Intelligence +27 Energy Required Level: 9 Adventuring Item Level: 19 Required Class: Bard, Paladin, Cleric, Druid, Psionicist, Monk, Ranger, Dread Knight, Rogue, Shaman, Sorcerer, Disciple, Warrior, Blood Mage, Necromancer

Source

http://thetelonproject.wikidot.com/adventuring-quest:drawing-out-the-king

Screenshots & maps

Austrianas Enforcer Facemask
Austrianas Enforcer Facemask item
Austrianas Enforcer Faceplate
Austrianas Enforcer Faceplate item
Austrianas Enforcer Veil
Austrianas Enforcer Veil item

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Write-up

Written for DungeonGuru. This is their work, reproduced here because the site it was written for is gone.

levels 14 North Neamsong Bunker

Quest Scope
Group
Level to Obtain
?
Related Dungeon
Azebaj Hive
Spoiler section
Drawing Out the King Spoilers
Start
Enforcer Austriana
Finish
Enforcer Austriana
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General Information

Quest Name: Drawing Out the King
Quest Scope: Group
Quest Level: 14
Level to Obtain: ?
Related Dungeon: Azebaj Hive
Spoiler section: Drawing Out the King Spoilers

Start: Enforcer Austriana
Location: North Neamsong Bunker
Chunk: Qa Riverbank

Finish: Enforcer Austriana
Location: North Neamsong Bunker
Chunk: Qa Riverbank

Quest Chain

Precursor(s)

None.

Follow Up(s)

None

Quest Required Items

1 xQuest ItemInventory[Clvl 1][Ilvl 1]Ever Burning Flame

Quest Rewards

Choose one of the following:

1 xAxeEither Hand[Clvl 7][Ilvl 17]Axe of Authority
1 xHammerEither Hand[Clvl 7][Ilvl 17]Hammer of Authority
1 xBladed StaffTwo Hands[Clvl 7][Ilvl 17]Bladed Staff of Authority
1 xMartial StaffTwo Hands[Clvl 7][Ilvl 17]Martial Staff of Authority
1 xLongswordEither Hand[Clvl 7][Ilvl 17]Longsword of Authority

2 Silver, 80 Copper
3238 XP

Quest Steps

Step 1 - Get Quest

Speak to Enforcer Austriana at North Neamsong Bunker

Step 2 - Kill Hive Consort

Though the quest makes it sound as if there might be a number of these lurking about, there's really only one:

[12]The Azebaj Hivequeen

To find the 'Royal Chamber', head straight into the hive. A bit past the honeycombs you will come to a T intersection. You need to take the tunnel to the right. This can be an easy tunnel to miss as its entrance its a very sharp right and somewhat hidden by rocks and a far more visible and misleading short dead-end ramp leading up to the right. The correct tunnel leads downwards at first and the Azebaj will show the 'Royal' prefix once you're in the tunnel.

When you find the queen, clear out as many Azebaj around her as you can. She's somewhat social and when you pull here, any Azebaj in her immediate vicinity will come with. The drop you need for the quest is

1 xQuest ItemInventory[Clvl 1][Ilvl 1]Azebaj Consort's Antenna

Step 3 - Rub Antenna with Royal Jelly

The Royal Jelly can drop from any Azebaj with a 'Royal' prefix. It is an uncommon drop from most of them but a common drop from the Royal Attendants. You will need 5 of them.

Once you have the Antenna and the jelly, right click the antenna in your inventory and the two will automatically combine.

Step 4 - Burn it

Right click the jelly smeared antenna and it will combine automatically with the flame. This will IMMEDIATELY summon the Hive King. Don't do this until you're ready! This will consume all of the quest items. Should you fail in your attempt to kill the king and need to resummon him you will need to return to the quest giver to get another flame and then farm for jelly and the antenna again.

Step 5 - Kill the King

[14]AZEBAJ HIVE-KING BZZARZRT

The King will appear with 8 1 dot defenders. They go down quite easily. The make-up of your group should determine the best way to handle this fight but most of your attention should be focussed on the king. You may wish to have the tank do the actual summoning so that he gets all of the initial attention from this crowd. He will drop

1 xQuest ItemInventory[Clvl 1][Ilvl 1]Azebaj Hive-King's Huge Stinger

to complete the quest requirements.

Step 6 - Return to Enforcer Austriana

She will be quite pleased to be able to show off this trophy that she didn't do anything to earn.

Quest Notes

Curiously, there are two different quest rewards for Monks and Disciples on this quest. The two weapons are virtually identical except one does slightly more damage. Apart from aesthetics there seems to be no reason to choose the slightly lesser of the two. Should you pick it you may be the only person in the game that has one! This seems to be an error in the quest rewards that hasn't been fixed yet.

Known Issues

None.

Subcategories

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  • Mob - AZEBAJ HIVE-KING BZZARZRT
  • Mob - Living Mass of Royal Jelly
  • Mob - The Azebaj Hivequeen

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