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Southern Desert of Ro
Southern Desert of Ro marks the southern edge of the vast and dangerous Desert of Ro. It is the home base for the orcs that have spread northward into the desert proper, and their huts literally cover the grassy region next to the moister Innothule Swamp to the south.
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Dangers
This zone is quite dangerous, especially if you didn't reach it by travelling through the much more dangerous northern Desert of Ro, in which case it seems like safe haven in comparison. This zone is a lower level zone than the Oasis of Marr to the north, and there are far fewer Sand Giants roaming the dunes, as well as fewer madmen. There are, however, more undead running around, including frequent ghouls and the occasional dry bone skeleton. All of these will attack you on sight.
Orcs are also present in large quantities. This is great for hunting purposes, and is the next step up for many trolls and ogres from the south once they reach 6th or 7th level and can group up. The grassy region, however, is very hilly, and it's easy to stumble across a camp that you didn't know was there. Luckily, it's an easy trek to Innothule Swamp. Of note, however, that good races will likely only be bound in Freeport at the closest, and a death here is 20 minutes of real life running to reclaim your corpse.
Recently there has been an increase in the risk of travelling through this area. The undead have been more prevalent, and types of stronger undead never before seen in this part of the desert have started appearing, including stronger mummies. Also, more snakes and spiders, the most frightening of which is the Terrorantula, which I believe was named by a group of drunken Barbarians...
Benefits
This area is like a higher level version of North Ro, and provides some good hunting for solo's up to level 20 and groups up to level 17 or so, depending on their size. It is also generally uncrowded, and you can take out orc camps all day without much competition.
The Dervish Cutthroat camps in this area are also less frequently camped, normally, and tend to be a bit tougher than the camps to the north. With the addition of the very frequent wandering monster attack, these camps are tougher than the ones in North Ro.
The merchant camp in the middle is a good place to sell for the evil races that aren't like elsewhere. They will also sell to people that they like from the "good" races as well, although will refuse service to most.
The other plus is that Ortallius and Rathmana are here. I haven't done either of their quests, but Rathmana offers an interesting bargain where you pay to pull out a random scroll, and is apparently the end of some other quest that I haven't discovered yet.
Traveling To and From
In the middle of the ridge of mountains that covers the northern edge of the zone lies a pass that leads to the Oasis of Marr. This pass is extremely deadly on the Oasis side, as Sand Giants regularly patrol in front of it, and madmen seem to live there. You will learn to see the notch in the mountains from the other end of the Oasis before long...
On the southwestern edge lies the pass to Innothule Swamp, the home of the trolls and hunting grounds for the frogloks. Further through the swamp lies Guk, the home of the frogloks, as well as The Feerrott, the forest home of the lizard men, the ogres, and other far more dangerous evils.
This also lies along the little taken southern route from Freeport to Qeynos. It requires intimate knowledge of the terrain to do safely if you are not from an evil race, but may be safer in the long run than the northern route.
What's in this zone?
Quests - Found 3 quests that start in Southern Desert of Ro:
| Quest Name | Reward | Quest Giver | Minimum Level | Classes | Related Zones | Related NPCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evil Research | Concordance of Research , Concordance of Research  WT: 0.2 Weight Reduction: 0% Runes and Research Volume I , Runes and Research Volume I  WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Runes and Research Volume II , Faction Runes and Research Volume II WT: 0.1 Size: TINY |
Smith Tv`ysa | 10 | Enchanter, Magician, Necromancer, Wizard | Various | Various |
| Ortallius' Cutthroat Rings | Faction, Experience, Small Coin | Ortallius | 7 | All | Oasis of Marr, Northern Desert of Ro | a Dervish Cutthroat, a Dervish Thug |
| Rathmana's Traveling Offer | Sol Ro Temple Faction, Chance for one of: Rotted Illegible Scroll Spell: Force Shock, |
Rathmana Allin | 1 | All | None | None |
NPCs - Found 35 NPCs that spawn in Southern Desert of Ro:
| NPC Name | Race | Class | Level | Location | Known Loot | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Cistern Asp | Giant Snake | Warrior | 9 - 13 | Various | Asp Poison Sac , Asp Poison Sac  WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Giant Snake Fang , Giant Snake Fang  QUEST ITEM Snake Venom Sac Snake Venom Sac  WT: 0.2 Size: SMALL |
A desert-dwelling snake. On p99, a lot of snakes have fallen beneath the world. They are flagged as animals, so a druid ... |
| A Darkweed Snake | Giant Snake | Warrior | 8-10 | Various | Various | In South Ro, these are found in the southern, green part of the zone. Not aggressive. |
| A Dervish Cutthroat | Various | Various | 11-13 | Various | Cutthroat Insignia Ring Cutthroat Insignia Ring  QUEST ITEM |
Found at camps and occasionally wandering, these are popular exp targets for low-level groups. They initially con indiff... |
| A Desert Madman | Human Beggar | Multiple | 9-11 | Various | Various | a desert madman says, 'Damn my eyes! You're just another mirage!' |
| A Fire Beetle | Beetle | Warrior | 2 | Various | Fire Beetle Eye , Fire Beetle Eye  Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Fire Beetle Leg , Fire Beetle Leg  WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL Fire Beetle Carapace , Fire Beetle Carapace  WT: 0.2 Size: SMALL Cat's Eye Agate Cat's Eye Agate  WT: 0.1 Size: TINY |
Very common monster. Their eyes are useful for druids and rangers for the Flame Lick spell. Not aggressive, but [[so... |
| A Giant Rattlesnake | Giant Snake | Warrior | 8 | ? | None | Description needed. |
| A Moss Snake | Giant Snake | Warrior | 1 | Various |
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Basic snake usually found in newbie yards. Non-aggressive. Doesn't social. Occasionally afflicts its target with [[Feebl... |
| A Puma | Puma | Warrior | 5 - 10 | Various | Various | Found wandering in many mid-level zones. Pumas tend to be found in the sandy parts of their habitats. |
| A Sand Giant | Giant/Cyclops | Warrior | 33-37 | Various | Various | Sand giants are among the cursed remnants of Rallos' great army who wander the Deserts of Ro. They are uncommon sigh... |
| A Sand Scarab | Beetle | Warrior | 9-11 | Various | Giant Scarab Egg Sack , Giant Scarab Egg Sack  QUEST ITEM Giant Scarab Eye , Giant Scarab Eye  WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL Pristine Giant Scarab Carapace , Pristine Giant Scarab Carapace WT: 5.0 Size: MEDIUM Scarab Carapace Scarab Carapace WT: 0.2 Size: SMALL |
Found throughout North and South Ro. Not aggressive. |
| A Zombie | Zombie | Warrior | 7-10 | Various | Various | A fairly common undead monster found in various zones. |
| A coyote | Wolf | Warrior | 1 | Various | None | A common monster in the Desert of Ro. |
| A jackal | Wolf | Warrior | 3-4 | Various | Chunk of Meat , Chunk of Meat  QUEST ITEM Wolf Meat Wolf Meat QUEST ITEM |
Your basic low-level wolf. Aggressive. |
| A mummy | Zombie | Warrior | 12 | 33% @ (38, -400), 33% @ (70, 711) | Various | Description needed. |
| A rattlesnake | Giant Snake | Warrior | 3-7 | 100% @ (-683, 1053) | Snake Egg , Snake Egg  QUEST ITEM Snake Fang , Snake Fang QUEST ITEM Rattlesnake Skin Rattlesnake Skin  QUEST ITEM |
Has a lethal poison bite. |
| A sand mummy | Undead | Warrior | 14 - 16 | SRo | Embalming Dust Embalming Dust  WT: 0.1 Size: TINY |
Description needed. |
| A skeleton | Undead | Warrior | 4 - 18 / 4-6 (Befallen) / 1-6 (Qeynos Aqueducts) | Various | Bone Chips Bone Chips  WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL |
These are found in various low-level zones and are a step up from decaying skeletons that haunt ... |
| A tree snake | Giant Snake | Warrior | 4-6 | Various | Snake Fang , Snake Fang QUEST ITEM Snake Egg Snake Egg QUEST ITEM |
Extremely common in South Ro in the green southern part of the zone. Not aggressive. They proc Weak Poison. |
| An Asp | Giant Snake | Warrior | 10 | Various | Giant Snake Rattle , Giant Snake Rattle  QUEST ITEM Snake Egg , Snake Egg QUEST ITEM Snake Venom Sac Snake Venom Sac WT: 0.2 Size: SMALL |
Description needed. |
| An Orc Cleric | Orc | Cleric | 8-10 | 50% @ (-2413, 1291), 50% @ (-1314, 508), 50% @ (-2074, -781), 50% @ (-1357, 400) | * Cracked Staff | Description needed. |
| An Orc Warrior | Orc | Warrior | 6-8, 12-15, 15-18 | Multiple |
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There are many different orcs with this name such as those found in Highpass, Kithicor, the Oasis of Marr, Rathe Mountai... |
| Andad Filla | Human | Warrior | 51 | 50% @ (-3045, 1211) | Human Blood | Found by the Innothule Swamp zone line. Peaceful even to trolls and ogres. |
| Artist Passia | Dark Elf | Shopkeeper | 40 | (160, 444) | (Merchant) | Dark Elf vendor that sells pottery supplies. |
| Crypt mummy | Zombie | Warrior | 13 | 14% @ (-371, -230) | Rusty Long Sword Rusty Long Sword  QUEST ITEM |
Description needed. |
| Dry Bones Skeleton | Skeleton | Warrior | 16 - 18 | 5% @ (993, -355) | Raw-hide Armor, Bronze Weapons, Bone Chips Bone Chips WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL |
These skeletons wander the deserts of Ro and burn their victims with fire. Note: the one named simply Dry Bones Skeleto... |
| Erg Bluntbruiser | Orc | Warrior | 10 | ? | Rusty Mace , Rusty Mace  Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Orcish Mace , Orcish Mace Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Orcish Morning Star Orcish Morning Star  Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY |
Dervish Cutthroat. His path takes him close to the Oasis zoneline. PH is A Dervish Cutthroat. |
| Merchant Ulyssa | Dark Elf | Shopkeeper | 40 | (128, 495) | (Merchant) | Dark Elf vendor that sells pottery supplies. |
| Obretl | Skeleton New | Necromancer | 22 | 100% @ (-371, -230) | Bronze Dagger , Forged Dagger, Bronze Dagger  Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Carnelian , Charred Bone Chips Carnelian  WT: 0.1 Size: TINY |
He's the center spawn in the tower. Be prepared to camp for quite a few hours, can be rare. Mcafx (11/27/2018) > as of ... |
| Ortallius | Orc | Paladin | 30 | (1146, 1377) | None | This orc is found in the northwest corner of the desert. He is rather interested in attaining dervish cutthroat rings. ... |
| Rathmana Allin | Erudite | Shopkeeper | 49 | (1210, 1402) | (Merchant) | Description needed. |
| Sandgiant Husam | Giant | Warrior | 29 | 10% @ (651, 449), 10% @ (-47, 1393), 10% @ (145, 3) | Various | A named Sand Giant who spawns in Southern Desert of Ro. His placeholder is "Dry Bones Skeleton" (all of the others are ... |
| Scrounge | Wolf | Warrior | 8 | 50% @ (-2475, 641) | Scrounge's Claw , Scrounge's Claw  Slot: PRIMARY Scrounge's Pelt Scrounge's Pelt  WT: 3.5 Size: LARGE |
A rare wolf that spawns in Southern Desert of Ro. |
| Smith Tv`ysa | Dark Elf | Shopkeeper | 40 | (93, 487) | (Merchant) | She is on the Dark Bargainers faction, which can be increased with the Bottle of Red Wine quest in Neriak. |
| Terrorantula | Giant Spider | Warrior | 37-40 | Various | Gargantuan Tarantula Heart , Gargantuan Tarantula Heart  LORE ITEM Gargantuan Tarantula Leg , Gargantuan Tarantula Leg LORE ITEM Terrorantula Silk Terrorantula Silk  WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL |
The legendary KOS spider. Spawn by killing desert tarantulas (not dune).... |
| Tran | Qeynos Citizen | Shopkeeper | 35 | 535, -40 | (Merchant) | Gypsy merchant. Killing does not provide experience. |
Items - Found 36 items that drop in Southern Desert of Ro:
| Item Name | Drops From | Slot | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asp Poison Sac
Asp Poison Sac WT: 0.1 Size: TINY |
a cistern asp | (None) | WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Bronze Axe
Bronze Axe  Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY |
a ghoul | 1H Slashing | Atk Delay: 33 DMG: 5 WT: 7.5 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD BRD ROG SHM Race: ALL |
| Bronze Scythe
Bronze Scythe  Slot: PRIMARY |
a ghoul | 2H Slashing | Atk Delay: 48 DMG: 8 WT: 13.0 Size: LARGE Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD Race: ALL |
| Charred Bone Chips
Charred Bone Chips LORE ITEM NO DROP |
Obretl | (None) | LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: NONE Race: NONE |
| Cutthroat Insignia Ring
Cutthroat Insignia Ring QUEST ITEM |
a Dervish Cutthroat, a young ronin | Fingers | AC: 1 DEX: +2 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Desert Tarantula Chitin
Desert Tarantula Chitin QUEST ITEM |
a desert tarantula, a dune tarantula | (None) | QUEST ITEM STR: -2 DEX: -2 WT: 3.5 Size: LARGE Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Embalming Dust
Embalming Dust WT: 0.1 Size: TINY |
a sand mummy, crypt mummy | (None) | WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Fine Silk Turban
Fine Silk Turban  MAGIC ITEM |
None? | Head | AC: 10 SV FIRE: +10 WT: 0.3 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Fishing Pole
Fishing Pole  Slot: PRIMARY |
Taldrik Stumpystout | Primary | WT: 1.0 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Forged Dagger
Forged Dagger QUEST ITEM |
Obretl | Piercing | Atk Delay: 21 DMG: 3 WT: 2.5 Size: SMALL Class: ALL except CLR PAL DRU MNK SHM Race: ALL |
| Gargantuan Tarantula Heart
Gargantuan Tarantula Heart LORE ITEM |
Terrorantula | (None) | LORE ITEM WT: 20.0 Size: GIANT Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Gargantuan Tarantula Leg
Gargantuan Tarantula Leg LORE ITEM |
Terrorantula | (None) | LORE ITEM WT: 7.5 Size: LARGE Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Globe of Fear
Globe of Fear  MAGIC ITEM |
None? | Primary, Secondary | WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Halfling Parts
Halfling Parts WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL |
None? | (None) | WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Human Parts
Human Parts WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL |
None? | (None) | WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Jambiya
Jambiya  MAGIC ITEM |
None? | Piercing | Atk Delay: 26 DMG: 7 WT: 5.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR RNG SHD BRD ROG NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: ALL |
| Kilij Plans
Kilij Plans  LORE ITEM |
Sandgiant Husam | (None) | LORE ITEM WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Large Rattlesnake Skin
Large Rattlesnake Skin WT: 0.4 Size: MEDIUM |
a giant rattlesnake | (None) | WT: 0.4 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Opoline Helm
Opoline Helm  LORE ITEM NO DROP |
None? | Head | AC: 8 WT: 6.0 Size: SMALL Class: WAR CLR PAL SHD BRD Race: ALL except IKS |
| Orcish Mace
Orcish Mace Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY |
Erg Bluntbruiser | 1H Blunt | Atk Delay: 39 DMG: 7 WT: 9.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD DRU MNK BRD ROG SHM Race: ALL |
| Orcish Morning Star
Orcish Morning Star Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY |
Erg Bluntbruiser | 1H Blunt | Atk Delay: 43 DMG: 8 WT: 11.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD DRU MNK BRD ROG SHM Race: ALL |
| Pickbringers Chainmail Coif
Pickbringers Chainmail Coif  MAGIC ITEM |
an orc centurion, an orc cleric, an orc warrior | Head | AC: 8 SV MAGIC: +1 WT: 3.5 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD BRD ROG Race: ELF HIE DEF DWF HFL GNM |
| Pickbringers Chainmail Faceguard
Pickbringers Chainmail Faceguard  MAGIC ITEM |
an orc centurion, an orc cleric, an orc warrior | Face | AC: 3 WIS: +1 WT: 0.8 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD BRD ROG Race: ELF HIE DEF DWF HFL GNM |
| Puma Skin
Puma Skin QUEST ITEM |
None? | (None) | QUEST ITEM WT: 3.5 Size: LARGE Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Rattlesnake Skin
Rattlesnake Skin QUEST ITEM |
a rattlesnake | (None) | QUEST ITEM WT: 0.4 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Ring of the Ancients
Ring of the Ancients  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP |
an ancient cyclops (Southern Ro) | Wrist | AC: 6 INT: +5 WT: 2.0 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Ro Dates
Ro Dates  This is a meal. |
None? | (None) | This is a meal. WT: 0.6 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Sand of Ro
Sand of Ro  WT: 0.1 Size: TINY |
Sandgiant Husam, a sand giant | (None) | WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Sand of Ro
Sand of Ro WT: 0.1 Size: TINY |
Cazel, Sandgiant Husam | (None) | WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Scrounge's Claw
Scrounge's Claw Slot: PRIMARY |
Scrounge | 1H Slashing | Atk Delay: 30 DMG: 5 WT: 2.5 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD BRD ROG Race: ALL |
| Scrounge's Pelt
Scrounge's Pelt WT: 3.5 Size: LARGE |
Scrounge | (None) | WT: 3.5 Size: LARGE Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Scythe
Scythe Slot: PRIMARY |
None? | 2H Slashing | Atk Delay: 45 DMG: 11 WT: 12.0 Size: LARGE Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD Race: ALL |
| Spoon
Spoon  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM |
None? | (None) | MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Terrorantula Silk
Terrorantula Silk WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL |
Terrorantula | (None) | WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Torn Sash
Torn Sash  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP |
None? | Waist | CHA: -1 AGI: +1 WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL Class: MNK Race: HUM IKS |
| Tree Snake Fang
Tree Snake Fang NO DROP QUEST ITEM |
a tree snake | (None) | NO DROP QUEST ITEM WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
