Post by Belouch on Feb 8, 2023 22:57:57 GMT 1
Valentine's Mastotermite Event 2023
St Valentine is coming, but the action will be far away from the bedroom as the Agonian Mastotermite will begin its mating season.
Despite being the size of a pig, the Mastotermite is rarely noticed as it spends most of its life underground. The only exception is during the mating season, when the nuptial flights take place. A few rare Mastotemite Queens, and thousands of males Mastotermites fly away from their colonies looking for love. Once a Queen has selected one of the many male candidates, they look for a spot to build their colony, rip-off their wings, excavate a chamber, close up the entrance and proceed to mate, never to be seen again by Agonians who live at the surface.
The Mastotermite is not an agressive creature, in fact, it avoids as much as possible humans and other animals, and will run away from them whenever possible. If attacked however, it can retaliate and cause serious injuries, notably thanks to its hypercharged mandibules which can send deadly electric shocks. The Queens, which are four times the average size of the males, can be lethal even to a high-skilled fighter.
Though their bodyparts do not represent any interest, their souls are sought after by Sorcerers for various rituals and enchantments. The fact that they can be hunted only during the very short time window of the mating season causes those spirits to have a very high value on the black market.
Rewards include:
St Valentine is coming, but the action will be far away from the bedroom as the Agonian Mastotermite will begin its mating season.
Despite being the size of a pig, the Mastotermite is rarely noticed as it spends most of its life underground. The only exception is during the mating season, when the nuptial flights take place. A few rare Mastotemite Queens, and thousands of males Mastotermites fly away from their colonies looking for love. Once a Queen has selected one of the many male candidates, they look for a spot to build their colony, rip-off their wings, excavate a chamber, close up the entrance and proceed to mate, never to be seen again by Agonians who live at the surface.
The Mastotermite is not an agressive creature, in fact, it avoids as much as possible humans and other animals, and will run away from them whenever possible. If attacked however, it can retaliate and cause serious injuries, notably thanks to its hypercharged mandibules which can send deadly electric shocks. The Queens, which are four times the average size of the males, can be lethal even to a high-skilled fighter.
Though their bodyparts do not represent any interest, their souls are sought after by Sorcerers for various rituals and enchantments. The fact that they can be hunted only during the very short time window of the mating season causes those spirits to have a very high value on the black market.
- Event will start at 6:00PM on Monday 13 February
- The Termites will come out gradually, for about 36h-48h
- After 72h, all remaining Termites will have gone underground
- They will run away from you when you get close (2 tiles) to them
- They will run away during fights also, so you need to chase them
- The males are about the strength of a Diagaar Hawk but with less HP
- The Queens are very rare, and about the strength of an Alanqa but with less HP
Rewards include:
- Main weapon XP (from attacking them)
- Sorcery XP (from catching and trading spirits)
- Gold and Ancient Relics from trading in their spirits