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Job: Blue Mage/Black Mage/Thief
Family: Fomor
Crystal: Dark
Weak Against: Light, Fire
Strong Against: Dark, Ice

Notorious Monster
Title Obtained: Ethniu Exorcist

EthniuNM
Zone Level Drops Steal Spawns Notes
The Eldieme Necropolis (S) Unknown 1 A, L, M, (T)H,

Sc
??? HP
??? MP

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:

  • Spawns around (K-7) Map 2
  • Will despawn after a wipe, so be careful.
  • The draw in is like that of the Minotaur from CoP. When you attack the NM it will draw everyone in the alliance to it, you cannot kite the NM more than 20-30 yalms from where it spawns. Anytime someone with hate is too far from the NM, everyone in the alliance (or possibly with hate) will be drawn in to the center of the NM.
  • Has both En spell damage and additional effect Silence.
  • Spam Cast's Aeroga III, Graviga, Silencega, Tornado, Aero IV, Hecatomb Wave, Zephyr Mantle, Frightful Roar.
  • Weaponskills: Evisceration, Gust Slash, Cyclone.
  • Uses Perfect Dodge.
  • Under this effect Ethniu will Triple Attack more often than normal.
  • Can be melee zerged.
  • Re-spawn seems to be ~3 hours.
  • Aggros from a long range... Killed a BST in 3 hits from Half a mile away at the Entrance of the zone Casting SNK

Historical Background

In Irish mythology, Ethniu (Old Irish pronunciation: [ˈeθʲnʲu]) or Eithne (Irish: [ˈehnʲə]; also Ethliu, Ethlinn, and a variety of other spellings) is the daughter of the Fomorian leader Balor, and the mother of Lugh.

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