Quest:Mission: A Taste for Crab (Instance)

A Taste for Crab
Level	Scaling
Type	Solo
Repeatable	Yes
Starts with	Malthak
Starts at	The Bloody Eagle Tavern
Start Region	Umbar Baharbêl
Map Ref	[19.7S, 97.6W]
Ends with	Malthak
Quest Group	Mission: Umbar

Quest Chain

[...] Mission: A Cut Above → Instance
[...] Mission: A Dark Treasure → Instance
[...] Mission: A Life's Work → Instance
[...] Mission: A Natural Disaster → Instance
[...] Mission: A Taste for Crab → Instance
[...] Mission: An Infestation of Crabs → Instance
[...] Mission: Protecting the Sea Lanes → Instance
[...] Mission: Securing Salvage → Instance
[...] Mission: Ship of Wraiths → Instance
[...] Mission: The Beast of Belfalas → Instance
[...] Mission: The Ill-fated Cave → Instance

Walkthrough & Notes

The beach to the south of the starting location is populated with both Crab Hunters, which are not necessary for any quest objective, and Great Crabs, which are. Some of the crabs are single, others move as mixed groups, and some will be stationary near traps. It is possible to use Crowd Control techniques to separate crabs from patrolling groups, or to collect from traps without aggro'ing, or resetting aggro on, crabs nearby. One of the few exceptions to this is Minstrel Invocation of Elbereth, since the creature type is immune to that ability.
The cast-mother spawns at ^{[11.6S, 120.5W]}.

Rewards
Silver coins (level dependent) Legendary Item Experience (not for all levels it seems) Modest gift of Ûri Eagle Bit Ledger-keeper Mark

Quest Text

Bestowal Dialogue

'Your mission is clear, <name>, to aid in harvesting the crabs in Zamarzîr and to fight off any crabs or beasts that get in your way.

Background

A new chef has been entertaining all of Umbar with his delicious crab creations. Umbar is running low on crab. Aid the harvest on the bountiful Shield Isles.

Objective 1

Collect shellfish from traps (0/10)
Collect oversized crab claws from great crabs (0/8)

Aid the harvest on the Shield Isles by collecting the shellfish from traps and fighting great crabs for their claws.

Objective 2

Find and defeat the Crab Cast-mother

Defeat the crab cast-mother.

(After defeat) An Umbari scout has arrived to escort you back to the Bloody Eagle Tavern

You defeated the crab cast-mother

Objective 3

Talk to Malthak

You have successfully harvested the crabs and defeated the greater cast-mother! Return with the Umbari scout to the mission giver with the report.

Umbari Scout : 'You smell terrible, but you have gathered enough for a great feast. Come, let's show everyone in the Tavern what you've collected!'