Desperately Seeking Cephalopods

Mission Name: Assault Mission - Desperately Seeking Cephalopods Mercenary Rank: Second Lieutenant Start NPC: Bhoy Yhupplo - Aht Urhgan Whitegate (L-10) Staging Point: Ilrusi Atoll Staging Point Objective: Collect ahtapot Recruitment: Lv.70, 3-6 mercenaries Mission Orders: To increase production of special nighttime camouflage, the Imperial marines require large quantities of a secretion from a rare cephalopod known as the ahtapot, found in the Ilrusi Atoll. Time Limit: 30 minutes Reward: Ilrusi Atoll Assault Points 3 Members: 1000 4 Members: 900 5 Members: 800 6 Members: 700

Enemies

Monster	Level	Strengths	Weaknesses	Spawns	Notes
Qiqirn Pecheur (RNG)	76-77	Immune to: Strong to:	Susceptible to: Weak to:		A, S, L
Snipper	75	Immune to: Strong to:	Susceptible to: Weak to:	Fished up
Clipper	75	Immune to: Strong to:	Susceptible to: Weak to:	Fished up
Giant Pugil	75	Immune to: Strong to:	Susceptible to: Weak to:	Fished up
Puffer Pugil	75	Immune to: Strong to:	Susceptible to: Weak to:	Fished up
Kraken	75	Immune to: Strong to:	Susceptible to: Weak to:	Fished up
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

Drops

Ancient Lockbox Hi-Potion +3 Hi-Potion Tank Hi-Ether Tank

??? Box Rusty Bucket Distilled Water Qiqirn Sandbag Stone Quiver Qutrub Gorget Istakoz Lamian Armlet

??? Earring Shell Earring Silver Earring Gamma Earring

??? Sash Silver Obi +1 Little Worm Belt Lugworm Belt Nu Sash

Walkthrough

To win this Assault you must fish up and kill Orobon from the lake to receive an Ahtapot.

• The Qiqirn in the area have a chance to drop Willow Fishing Rods and Fly Lures (not temporary items).
  • You can also purchase the items needed in the Fishing Guild in Aht Urhgan Whitegate. Any type of fishing rod and lure will work. It is recommended using stronger rods.
• There are fishermen NPCs scattered around the lake. They will give you hints on where to fish the orobon around the lake. The Orobon will only be fished up in the area the NPC fishermen indicate.
• Monsters are fished up 100% of the time.
• The Orobon NM has a lot of HP. It also can silence.
  • The person who lands the kill shot on the Orobon will receive the Ahtapot in their temporary inventory.
  • You will receive the message "You find an ahtapot in the belly of the Orobon!"
• Once you receive the item have that person return the ahtapot to the starting NPC.
• There are Qiqirn in the area that will aggro by sight.
• The Orobon can be slept.

• There are 4 fisher NPCs who each have 7 lines of dialog. They always have the same dialog at the start of the mission (depending on the NPC):
  • Whaddaya want? Can't ya see I'm busy here?
    
  • Hey, hey! Can't you see somebody's already here?
    
  • Stand back. I wouldn't want you to scare away my paycheck.
    
  • Zshahda's busy.

• After you fish some and kill a few monsters (seemed like 5-6 monsters but could have been a specific trigger monster or something), 3 of the 4 NPCs dialog will change to the following:
  • Damn... Nothin'...
    
  • I don't know... The 'pots should be biting like crazy...
    
  • Perhaps I made an error in reading the tides...
    
  • Zshahda's sad...

• While 1 of the 4 will change to the following:
  • Heheheh... The sticks said today'd be my lucky day!
    
  • Woohoo! I knew this was the place!
    
  • Ah, I knew my calculations were correct.
    
  • Zshahda's happy!

• Fish near the 'happy' NPC for a bit, killing monsters you pull up. After a certain number of monsters (or triggered by killing the kraken?)(changed message after killing 4 monsters 2nd being kraken) that NPC's dialog will change again, indicating the location to fish for the orobon. For example:
  • If ye ask me, that inlet all the way to the north looks mighty keen. I ain't leavin' this hole, though.
    
  • I've been hearing splashing all about the area near Ulbuun. Might be a school of 'pots... Never know...
    
  • If you can stand the Qiqirn, there is a fine spot located a short distance to my right. I shall be staying right here, mind you.
  • I heard a rumor that the inlet to the east is teaming with 'pots. Just a rumor, though.... (Bhjaama)

• After getting message, first monster fished up was orobon.
• It is not always the case that the first monster fished up is the Orobon. Keep fishing in the area that the final NPC message guides you towards, and eventually the Orobon will be fished up in that area. (EX: One time it was the 6-7th monster fished up in that area.)
• Uses Hypnic Lamp, AOE sleep move

• It's worth noting that you can fish krakens up as well. Although they con EM they are more like IT+. They have extremely strong TP moves - crosscounter was doing over 900 damage to level 75s.

Notes

Fishermen NPCs:
Bhjaama: G-8
Walagarim: H-7
Zawahf: I-8
Zshahda: I-9

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