Bringing along portable work stations (or having the AA ability to summon them) is helpful.
Helfa Lightleaf in the Salt Breeze camp ( 3644, -1018, 1669 ) Copy/waypoint 3644.16, -1017.57, 1668.50 sells fuel if you need some.
Click the mining cart down the southwest tunnel at ( 252, 0, 33 ) Copy/waypoint 252.18, 0.01, 33.46 to obtain the recipe for Tinkered Explosives. Explosives clear rock and dirt faster, but are dangerous both to make and use (gnomish things that go BOOM!).
* You must be adventure level 20 or higher to use the Live Capture Net on "a monstrous beast." I petitioned it on 2/16/2024. < This comment has already been moved once to the appropriate discussions page >
Steps[]
Enter and investigate An Unfinished Mine [Solo Tradeskill] Zone in at ( 3834, -1021, 1886 ) Copy/waypoint 3834.34, -1020.90, 1885.50.
Craft some SturdyShovels and Sturdy Picks on the anvil at ( 179, 9, -164 ) Copy/waypoint 179, 9, -164 just inside the mine.
These tools degrade as you use them, they can't be repaired.
There is a lot more rock than dirt. Craft four picks for quest; optional one shovel.
ALL crafted implements will disappear from inventory once the beast is captured and the instance exited.
Equip a tool and start clearing your way into the mine caves.
Wearing your harvesting gear speeds up the clearing process.
Not every rock and dirt pile needs to be removed, just enough to clear your way down the southeast tunnel.
at ( 103, -4, -30 ) Copy/waypoint 102.77, -3.58, -29.90 you hear a "SCCCRREEEEECHHHH!!!" from a monstrous beast
Locate a monstrous beast at ( 12, -15, -59 ) Copy/waypoint 12.44, -14.77, -58.72
WARNING Your character that is doing the quest must stay online. If you log your char out or swap to an alt, the timer pauses.
Check the traps for food
Toggle the quest in your journal if the blue dots for trap locations are not visible.
Note: only a trap with a crab will update the quest. You can either just click each trap as you go, or you can look at each trap to see if there's a crab within and only click the one in which you see a crab.
Feed the beast in the cage ( 3848, -1019, 1852 ) Copy/waypoint 3848.11, -1019.02, 1851.88.
This familiar has near-identical stats to Gaggelu Pearwood with only the exception of adding "Grants a bonus to public research mission contributions!"
Credits[]
EQ2i credits EQ2 Traders for some of the information in this article.