Scarabs
Race key scarab
Damage Taken From Elements
Threat and Movement
Loot
| Item | Qty | Rarity |
|---|---|---|
|
Gold Coin
|
0-52 | Common |
|
Meat
|
0-2 | Common |
|
Piece of Scarab Shell
|
1 | Semi-rare |
|
Scarab Coin
|
1 | Rare |
|
Small Amethyst
|
1 | Rare |
|
Daramian Mace
|
1 | Very rare |
|
Small Emerald
|
1 | Very rare |
Abilities
Notes and Lore
Scarabs will push or kill weaker creatures in its path, like larvae.
There is a small chance killing a Scarab will spawn a Scorpion in its place, if Horestis has been recently killed during The Mummy's Curse World Change. When this happens, the message "Sound Horestis' curse spawns a vengeful scorpion from the body!" will appear. HorestisSpawnAgain.png|Scorpion spawning after a Scarab is killed during Horestis' curse
The Scarab is in general associated with buried secrets and wisdom, which made this beetle an important religious symbol for the city of Ankrahmun. Typically found in their underground lairs, they also inhabit sacred places such as temples or tombs. Scarabs protect their charge with ferocious intent. They will attack anyone who dares to intrude their area and will not relent until the threat is eliminated. Their shells are immensely hard and sometimes weapons might get caught in their chitinous armor. They are able to concentrate their poison in a deadly cloud of nauseating fumes that especially cover their retreat if overwhelmed.
History
As of November 16, 2011, Scarabs as well as other poison-causing creatures can no longer be convinced. This was to prevent PvP abuse whereby a player would trick another player into convincing creatures that would later frag low level characters with poison applied earlier. After enough kills the player would obtain a Red Skull and would lose all items belonging to them upon being killed. More can be read in the news article "OfficialNewsArchive 1894|Content Fixes".