Here is the zombie 411:
Before I go into the zombie information, everyone should know that Wynomdham village has a special 1 minute quest to achieve a special gem that gives you an Undead DS called Undead Stinger, it does 400 damage everytime undead attacks you. The gem is 10 charges and the quest can be done over and over, the price you pay is bad faction to the new zombies in towns. You have been warned (It is worth it, a tank using gem in a full group can make a group level in max debt in an hour if done correctly.
Zombies appear because a Soulstealer who is unconnable to do a special shield walks around turning towns people into zombies. While Soulstealer is in town doing his rounds, a gnomish researcher will be somewhere on the outskirts of town (Hagley he is in plains to the south and Hagley he is south of town but almost in town, standing next to a long rock you can not stand on). These gnomish researchers give out quests IF you are of the right level. Hagley starts at 19 and at least goes up to 34. Bogman Villiage is around 30. Diren Hold, Blakedown, and FW are all over 40 but I am not exactly sure on their level.
Quests are all basically the same, gnome sends you to Anu Obersvatory just NE of Anu Village. there you are told to hunt 2 items that are normal loots from animals, Bogman it is Polar Bear Cubs and Frost wolves. Get the loot and return to Anu to get a special arrow that can penetrate the shield protecting the Soulstealer from attacks. Apon using the arrow you must fight the soulstealer. Hagley conns white at 34 and is way under conned. As a healer I was able to solo many reds that were casters but not this one. Got him down 3 bars before he killed me and my heal never let up. he is that strong. Bogman villiage zombie does over 600 damage per hit. They are not a joke, a full group could easily be slaughter by these. Looting the Soulstealer grants you 4 items that are no trade and are worth XP in Anu Observatory and faction you don't see for merchants next to those you give items too that start out as mad faced.
Now the rewards. You can buy special potions in the Anu Observatory from the merchants who use to be red faced. They give potions like luck with is a 30% XP boost and another that boost power 600 and hp 500 for 10 minutes. Catch - you must do quest 5 times, loot soulstealer COMPLETELY for all 4 no trade items which means a total of 20 to earn the merchant. You do get XP for each item depending on town you got item from, only problem is that if you go too low or too high of a town's level, like Hagley at 40, the gnome won't take the items from you. This is to prevent super PLing of characters since hunting these zombies are better then PLing anyways.
In Klick or Anu Observatory, there are gnomes who will buy the zombie not trade stackables for XP, tunar, and even items. Flesh is just XP and tunar, skulls give you a potion that is equvialent to SOW and invis for 10 minutes on top of XP and tunar. Brains gives you a teleport rune which takes you back to Klick instantly on top of XP and tunar. all in all you can get ab out 2 yellows hunting zombies in half and hour easy soloing, but there is a lot of waiting because zombies do not respawn right away and if soulstealer quest was just completed, he doesn't return to turn town people into zombies for 5 min - 5 hours. 5 hours seems to be all night most nights too.
Known towns that zombies are in are Hagley, Blakedown, Bogman Villiage, Diren Village, Town outside walls of FW(there are special guards stopping zombies from entering main city). If there are any more towns people know about, post them here so that others know to explore those towns.
Diren Hold - Tiffaly
April 28th update notes
***Invasion! A mystical portal has appeared, and zombies have invaded the northwestern areas of tunaria. Good cities and towns call for like-minded individuals to stop the attackers and collect items for the gnomish researchers to study. Evil strongholds, for now, are simply sitting back and enjoying the peril their enemies are in. Those of the
neutral persuasion have a decision to make, and should think carefully before getting anyone's blood on their hands.
***Behind the fence and near the windmill there is someone who needs your help. If you're an adventurer of the 41st-45th season you might be able to help. Be the first one to post the TWO items you recieve for completing the quest on the Announcements board and you'll win a special
forum title and avatar.
***A few merchants inside the city of Highbourne are now on appropriate faction for the city.
***Minor fixes to some quest text and items.
***Dragoons in Neriak should have been returned to their previous strength.
***The CM fix taunt path abilities for all tank classes should now stack properly.
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