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*Spawned by trading [[Relic Shield]] to ??? at (K-6)
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*Spawned by trading [[Relic Shield]] to ??? at (K-6). The Relic Shield is lost upon trading, so an additional Relic Shield will be need if you're going to be upgrading it.
 
*Has ability to call all [[Tavnazian Sheep]] and [[Tavnazian Ram]]s to link with it. They don't teleport, just walk from their spawns to wherever [[Amaltheia]]'s target is.
 
*Has ability to call all [[Tavnazian Sheep]] and [[Tavnazian Ram]]s to link with it. They don't teleport, just walk from their spawns to wherever [[Amaltheia]]'s target is.
 
**The 22 sheep can be used for TP, and the 2 Rams can either be killed while kiting the NM or just kept asleep.
 
**The 22 sheep can be used for TP, and the 2 Rams can either be killed while kiting the NM or just kept asleep.

Revision as of 14:29, 5 June 2008

Job: White Mage
Family: Ram
Crystal: Earth
Weak to: Water

Notorious Monster

Amaltheia

Ameltheia

Zone

Level

Drops

Steal

Spawns

Notes

Lufaise Meadows

Unknown

1

A, L, T(S)

A = Aggressive; NA = Non-Aggresive; L = Links; S = Detects by Sight; H = Detects by Sound;
HP = Detects Low HP; M = Detects Magic; Sc = Follows by Scent; T(S) = True-sight; T(H) = True-hearing
JA = Detects job abilities; WS = Detects weaponskills; Z(D) = Asleep in Daytime; Z(N) = Asleep at Nighttime; A(R) = Aggressive to Reive participants

Notes:

  • Spawned by trading Relic Shield to ??? at (K-6). The Relic Shield is lost upon trading, so an additional Relic Shield will be need if you're going to be upgrading it.
  • Has ability to call all Tavnazian Sheep and Tavnazian Rams to link with it. They don't teleport, just walk from their spawns to wherever Amaltheia's target is.
    • The 22 sheep can be used for TP, and the 2 Rams can either be killed while kiting the NM or just kept asleep.
  • Immune to Slow, Elegy, Blind, Stun and Paralyze. Susceptible to Sleep and Gravity.
  • Immune to all forms of damage over time spell. Dia, Bio, Burn etc. can land, but they will then immediately wear off.
  • Magic: Uses Holy on random people in casting range, Cure V, Banishga III, Banish IV.
  • Special Attacks: Uses a Cone Attack Petrify ability called Petribreath that is similar to the Crawler ability Poison Breath
    • Seems to have a wider angle than the standard 45° arc for most Cone Attacks.
  • Can be defeated with an alliance of level 75 players using a kiting strategy.



Historical Background

In Greek mythology, Amaltheia was a divine goat that provided milk and honey for an infant Zeus (god of weather, ruler of the Olympian gods) on Mount Aigaion on the island of Crete. Amaltheia's horn was broken off and it became Cornucopia ("horn of plenty"), which would always be filled with food no matter how much was taken from it. Amaltheia is occasionally interpreted as a nymph accompanied by a goat. By some accounts, this goat's hide coats the legendary shield Aegis, giving it its powerful properties.

Amalthea is also the name of a moon of Jupiter. It was discovered on September 9th, 1892 by Barnard. It has a 172km diameter. The moon is also among the reddest objects in the Sol solar system, being redder than Mars.