Su Helmas: Revealed!
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For the September 2017 run of this quest, see Su Helmas: The Forbidden Temple.
A pay for quest that ran from January 20th to 29th in 2017. Access to the area can be found in Crossing at the SouthEast corner of the Town Green (TGSE). The portal is open to everyone with no purchase from the Simucoin store required. Contracts from the Simucoin store are required to complete tasks within the event and earn Su Helmas fame.
Area Lore
- Su Helmas overview.
Map
A preliminary map of the area can be found at Kythryn's Journal here.
Tasks
On arrival to the area, there are 2 types of tasks available to complete for fame. For either task to award fame, first find the Su Helmas expedition ziggurat climber or the Su Helmas expedition graveyard explorer, and REDEEM your contract. To check that your contract(s) have been activated, check the bottom of your INFO. Each completed task will award 10 or 11 Su Helmas fame. You can check your fame with the TICKET command.
Noncombat Ward Puzzle
Moving east from the entry portal, you will see an undulating purple ward. To get instructions for manipulating the ward, STUDY the ward. On manipulating the ward, which is a random combination of PUSH, RUB & TAP, you can lighten the ward on a successful set of combinations until you complete the task.
Hunting
Each kill completes a single contract task. After REDEEMING your contract:
- ASK CLIMBER ABOUT ACCESS for the creatures in the Ziggurat area
- ASK EXPLORER ABOUT ACCESS for the creatures in the Desolate Field and Sunken Pit areas.
Creatures
- Arisen ghoulish beggar
- Arisen ghoulish farmer
- Arisen ghoulish fisher
- Arisen ghoulish guard
- Arisen ghoulish socialite
- Arisen ghoulish teacher
- Arisen ghoulish villager
- Clockwork monstrosity
- Race-eating mantrap
- Rafflesia
- Sandstone golem
Incidental Loot
Tip: Different mobs drop different items.
Weapons
- elaborately carved staff inlaid with tarnished filigree
- elongated spiky barb
- enormous calcified leaf with sharp-looking edges
- jagged sandstone shard with a lump of soulstone embedded in one end
- long gilt-edged dagger with a central blood channel
- petrified piece of mantrap stalk
Shields
Armor
- articulated plate greaves embossed with seven-pointed stars
- heavy gloves embroidered with blood-shot eyeballs on the palms
- pair of heavily reinforced trousers fastened by glass eyeballs
- reinforced oilcan with a missing bottom
- supple leather coat bearing a repeated pattern of purple-limned eyes
- tarnished chain gloves edged in a seven-pointed star motif
- tarnished chainmail hauberk worked to display a seven-pointed star upon the chest
Magical
- blindfold
- blackened verdant heart
- brass and chakrel spike
- brass bolt with an oily sheen
- brass gear with an oily sheen
- chakrel gear attached to a curving metal band
- chartreuse verdant heart
- cracked sandstone orb embedded with amethysts
- deep viridian verdant heart
- lurid green verdant heart
- milky celadon verdant heart
- sanguine-stained verdant heart
- sickly green verdant heart
- small lump of soulstone
- tattered aubergine robe covered in cambrinth-beaded symbols
Other
- blackened brass gear
- can of borax flux
- charred and melted lump of soulstone
- crystalline sand golem eye
- flaxen-tinged sand golem eye
- glittering sand golem eye
- jug of oil
- large brass spring
- necklace suspending an eventide moonstone pendant rimmed in blackened silver
- pale amber-hued sand golem eye
- pale golden sand golem eye
- thin section of rafflesia vine
- tiny clockwork oddity
Loot added on 1/28
Crafting
- azurelle
- damite
- darkspine
- diamondique
- diamondwood
- felstone
- glaes
- icesteel
- heavy Imperial weave cloth
- kertig tears
- silversteel
- vardite
Other
- amethyst-hued ialalhe gown with a long train
- a wide damite band with a single inset Imperial quartz
- a platinum ring displaying a round-cut Imperial topaz
- a thick band set with an Imperial ruby
- slender ring bearing a brilliant-cut Imperial sapphire
- small grey pack adorned with magical symbols
Standard End Treasure
Availability: no restrictions, available during entire quest run, located in a stone home and a stone hut
Stone Home
small table
| Item | Type | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| dull brass astrolabe | Luck modifier | 100 | +1 with rebounds |
| bright brass astrolabe | Luck modifier | 400 | +2 with rebounds |
| shining brass astrolabe | Luck modifier | 800 | +3 with rebounds |
| twisted brass astrolabe | Luck modifier | 400 | +1, no rebounds |
| ornate brass astrolabe | Luck modifier | 400 | +1, group cast, no rebounds |
obdisian slab
| Item | Type | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| detached clockwork appendage surmounted with a slender blade | weapon:light edged (T6), verby | 600 | 10 stones |
| detached clockwork appendage surmounted with a spiked sphere | weapon:medium blunt (T6), verby | 600 | 40 stones |
| detached clockwork appendage surmounted with a wicked-looking drill bit | weapon:pike (T6), verby | 600 | 75 stones |
| detached clockwork appendage surmounted with a solid squared-off block of metal | weapon:large blunt (T6), verby | 600 | 50 stones |
tall shelves
| Item | Type | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| animite seven-pointed star fibula set with an icy blue diamondique Xibar | magical hider | 200 | armor |
| pair of heptagonal bronze cufflinks set with square-cut sand golem eyes | magical hider | 300 | cambrinth, containers, gweths |
| pair of gold wirework earrings cradling teardrop-cut sand golem eyes | magical hider | 300 | cambrinth, containers, jewelry, skinning knives, gweths |
| shiny brass anklet dangling a sandstone golem charm | magical hider | 350 | weapons, armor |
| hunter green verdant heart set into a silversteel star | magical hider | 1000 | omnihider |
set of racks
| Item | Type | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| clockwork monstrosity's head | armor:plate | 300 | head/neck/eyes |
| jagged metal plate covered in a mass of interlocking gears and cogs | shield:small | 650 | v.poor (4/26) to m.good (11/26) |
| dark glaes armor inlaid with complex cambrinth designs | armor:plate, cambrinth | 750 | chest/abdomen/back/legs, holds 100 mana |
| crisp linen laundry bag with a royal purple drawstring | outfit | 800 | T6 cloth armor set |
| baroque gold-on-niniam targe | shield:small | 600 | poor (5/26) to good (12/26) |
long wooden counter
| Item | Type | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| silvery ban-minahle rapier sheath inlaid with purple gold lotus blossoms | container | 400 | contains ME |
| cogwood telescope case embellished with spectrolite tessellations | container | 400 | contains telescope |
| straight-bladed robe sword with a swept silversteel hilt | weaopn:heavy edged | 350 | 45 stones |
| darkspine flight crossbow with a carved ophidian-capped stock | weapon:light crossbow | 350 | 85 stones |
| sandstone throwing hammer reinforced with verdigris bronze bands | weapon:heavy blunt/heavy thrown | 350 | 50 stones |
| triple-weighted sandstone bola with braided hemp cords | weapon:light blunt/light thrown | 350 | 25 stones |
| brass monk pendant | magical | 250 | regenerates concentration |
| archaeologist's vardite round point shovel with a warped ironwood handle | weapon:two-handed blunt | 400 | 70 stones |
| dusty leather knife sheath stamped with a faded glyph | container | 240 | contains SE/LT that bonds on GET/TAP |
| dark moonspun silk eyepatch embroidered with a golden eye | clothing | 50 | atmo |
painted bench
| Item | Type | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| sandstone panels | home | 10 | door home type |
| sandstone columns | home | 10 | freestanding home type |
slender stand
| Item | Type | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| engraved bracer set with a row of faceted sand golem eyes | magic | 1000 | casts Machinist's Touch |
| silver-caged verdant heart strung upon a simple chain | magic | 1000 | casts Sleep |
granite block
| Item | Type | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| pine icon depicting the Immortals' emblems | magic | 200 | holy weapon recharger |
overturned barrel
| Item | Type | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| purpleheart humidor inlaid with a silver ophidian devouring its own tail | stacker | 30 | stacks elegant silver-foiled cigarillos |
brass display
one per account
| Item | Type | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| detached clockwork appendage surmounted with a full set of repair tools | repair | 3000 | weapons/armor every 24 hours |
Stone Hut
small table
| Item | Type | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| serrated parazonium instructions | crafting | 1500 | 5 volume light edged weapon |
| Imperial spear instructions | crafting | 1500 | 13 volume pike/heavy thrown weapon |
| light pernach instructions | crafting | 500 | 9 volume medium blunt weapon |
low stand
| Item | Type | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| velvet-covered repair case embroidered with a palace surrounded by stars | siegery | 200 | contains 6 pieces |
armor display
| Item | Type | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| polished silver battle plate with smoky soulstone pauldrons | armor:plate | 700 | torso/arms/legs |
cloak rack
| Item | Type | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial-style hooded mantle cut from rich cobalt moonspun silk | container | 300 | backpack-sized |
overturned barrel
| Item | Type | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| green pouch embroidered with a pair of tongs | crafting tool | 65 | T6 shovel/tongs |
| blue pouch embroidered with a set of bellows | crafting tool | 50 | T6 bellows |
| red pouch embroidered with a pair of pliers | crafting tool | 50 | T6 pliers |
| yellow pouch embroidered with a pair of scissors | crafting tool | 50 | T6 scissors |
large case
| Item | Type | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| small dust-hued bag | book | 10 | verby prop |
| orange sack | pet home | 15 | rat |
| lime-hued sack | pet home | 15 | kitten |
| pink sack | pet home | 15 | pig |
| purple poke | coin holder | 250 | 70 coins |
| flame-orange poke | lighter | 250 | |
| knife-painted bag | skinning knife | 10 | general worn, 8 mana cambrinth |
| shadowy grey bag | box opener | 500 |
petrified stump
| Item | Type | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| deep purple jacquard sash clasped with a platinum seven-pointed star | container | 400 | backpack-sized, color changing, atmo |
sandstone block
| Item | Type | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| cloudy glass trinket box framed with damite | container | 70 | lockable, contains verby jewelry |
Stone House
Raffles! Can buy one token per account per stand.
- silvery stand (30): heptagonal khor'vela and goldwood mirror inlaid with geometric illustrations
- olden stand (30): set of decrepit divination bones augmented with multifarious metals
- black stand (30): bloodmist garnet prism ensconced in a black gold spiral
- blue stand (30): metallurgic foil celestial charts scrawled with algorithmic axioms
- green stand (50): detached clockwork appendage surmounted with a shiny set of repair tools
- purple stand (100): ink-covered voucher
- brass stand (50): detached clockwork appendage surmounted with a mangled set of repair tools
Limited Release Items
Availability: limited number, one per account, available on last weekend only, located in a stone building (building locked until the last weekend)
| Item | Type | Cost | Details | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| book of master crafting instructions | crafting | 500 | Contains all crafting instructions currently sold for all of the various crafting disciplines. Belt worn. Can be used while worn. | 5 |
| ink-covered voucher | voucher | 750 | Tattoo voucher | 5 |
| metallurgic foil celestial charts scrawled with algorithmic axioms | divination tool | 200 | High-end MM divination tool, better than the very expensive ones from The Future is Now. | 4 |
| bloodmist garnet prism ensconced in a black gold spiral | divination tool | 200 | High-end MM divination tool, better than the very expensive ones from The Future is Now. | 4 |
| set of decrepit divination bones augmented with multifarious metals | divination tool | 200 | High-end MM divination tool, better than the very expensive ones from The Future is Now. | 4 |
| heptagonal khor'vela and goldwood mirror inlaid with geometric illustrations | divination tool | 200 | High-end MM divination tool, better than the very expensive ones from The Future is Now. | 4 |
| sparkling white voucher | voucher | 450 | Custom spell prep voucher | 3 |
| dragon talisman | WM familiar | 8000 | Summons a small midnight purple dragon with starry eyes. | 1 |
| carved sandstone ship | voucher | 4000 | Used to claim a cog-class ship. Ship is not custom, but you can name it. | 1 |