Morion Worm

Job: Black Mage Family: Worm Crystal: Earth Weak to: Wind, Light Notorious Monster

Morion Worm

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Korroloka Tunnel	30 - 32	Three of Zero or one of Copper Ore (132.8%) Tin Ore (35.8%) Iron Ore (19.4%) Darksteel Ore (14.9%) Morion Tathlum (7.5%)		1	A, L, H
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 an Iron Ore to one of the ??? located at six different spots in the tunnel; it can be spawned every 15 minutes. The various ??? are at (I-10) and (J-8) on the first map; (F-9) on the second map; (I-8) on the northern map. Killable by: Solo at level 45, or BST lvl 30~33. Traits: Auto Regen Has about 2000 HP Will depop after about 30 minutes. After a lengthy period of time a message similar to this will appear: "The morion worm returned to its underground nest..." ??? will de-spawn after awhile and respawn somewhere else. Though unlikely it is possible for the ??? to respawn in the same place. Resists Sleep. Can drop multiple Darksteel Ores (see testimonials)

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Historical Background

Morion (mineral)

Morion/Morion Quartz is a dark-brown to opaque black variety of Smoky Quartz (itself a brown, transparent variety of Quartz) which results from irradiation (natural or artificial) of Milk Quartz which contains aluminum. Morion is uncommon, though not rare. It forms next to uranium deposits. Basically, Morion is a black quartz. Its color explains why Square-Enix gave it the gray Worm model when that color palette was added into FFXI. Amethyst and Citrine are two other varieties of Quartz that are given names due to their different color. Scotland is a noted source of Morion.

Morion (helmet)

Although it does not pertain directly to this item the more common usage of Morion refers to a type of helmet. A morion is a type of open helmet used during the 16th and early 17th centuries, usually having a flat brim and a crest from front to back. The morion, though generally identified with Spanish conquistadors, was common among foot soldiers of European nationalities, including the English; the first were issued during Edward VI's reign.