Su Helmas: Revealed!

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

• rough sandstone slab incised with odd symbols

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