Ivy Etched Gauntlets  

Leaf Falldim is located at 1393, 2279

You say, 'Hail, Leaf Falldim'

Leaf Falldim says 'Greetings, _____! Respect the woods and all its inhabitants or face the wrath of the rangers. Do not end up like [Maldyn Greenburn].'

You say, 'who was Maldyn Greenburn'

Leaf Falldim says 'Maldyn was once one of us. He was the finest of archers. Everyone aspired to be like him. He soon was tempted to hunt. The animals of these woods found themselves nothing more than moving targets for Maldyn's training. We held a trial and exiled him to parts unknown. He would take with him Morin's [Bow of Kithicor]. I was asked to find a worthy ranger to [retrieve the bow].'

You say, 'what is the Bow of Kithicor'

Leaf Falldim says 'The Bow of Kithicor was carved from an ancient tree. It has great powers which were attributed to a portion of the tree's mana. I seek a brave ranger to [retrieve the bow].'

You say, 'I will retrieve the bow'

Leaf Falldim says 'Search the lands of the Unkempt Druids in the Rathe Mountains. I have heard of his arrows being found inside its territories and of his death wish to hunt down its leader. Retrieve the bow and return it to me and I shall give you the ivy etched gauntlets.'

After handing in Broken Bow Part A and Broken Bow Part B:

Leaf Falldim says 'This is but a portion of the bow. I must have the other part.'
Leaf Falldim says 'You have performed well, brave ranger. Put these upon your hands. Protection from the strongest of bowstring and magic are their greatest power. I do believe we have another mission which may yield you the [ivy etched leggings].'

Your faction standing with Kithicor Residents got better.
Your faction standing with Protectors of Pine got better.
Your faction standing with Jaggedpine Treefolk got better.
Your faction standing with Unkempt Druids got worse.
You gain experience!!

Greetings all young aspiring Rangers, I have revamped my personal webpage, gearing it towards providing helpful information for the young rangers. I have added a full new page that is dedicated to the Etched Ivy Armor Quests. It is my hope that this new page will help young rangers to complete the quests. Cheers!

[The Address]
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The Simple Woodsguide,
Of the Karana Server
Chett Darkforest

I've been camping rathe mountains for two days hunting hill giants with a shaman friend for the money (I'm a poor ranger).

I tracked down a hill giant, snared and dotted him when what I thought was another player trying to steal my kill, which seems to happen often there because of the scarcity of the hill giants and you don't always see the other player. I was getting ready to send a tell to Maldyn, when I realized who he was. He killed my giant but I pulled Maldyn to our camp and killed him and got his drop.

Lucky or what? He spawned at the south side of the hill giant mesa and I never saw him on my track, though I was looking for him.

Sorry to take up space, but is there a gem involved? Thanks in advance!=)

Laeledar <Silver Wolves of Norrath)
Tribunal
Ranger of the 20th circle

Long Post but worth the detail. I was a lvl 41 Ranger at the time of this quest. Here is the scoop on Maldyn the Unkempt. Goto Rathe Mountains zone. Track and see who is currently up (you will have to move toward the center of the zone to get accurrate info on Track). There are 3 possibilities (Hasten Bootstrutter(who cons blue), Brother Zephyl(who cons Red), or Maldyn the Unkempt (who cons Blue). I will say now that unless someone has killed Maldyn's Place Holder, chances are it won't be him. If Hasten or Brother are up then Maldyn won't spawn since they all share the same spawn table. There is a druid circle North of the Lake Rathe Zone past the Gypsies (LOC = P4900, P1800) where there is a druid named Albain Tinderbrand (cons very Green to a lvl 41 Ranger). He will most likely be Amiable. Buff up completely, med completely, and KILL HIM. This affects the spawn table. You will take a faction hit ... so what. This is a long camp even WHEN you try to affect the spawn table. Move South after you kill druid and if you are lucky then Brother or Hasten will disappear and you will see "a drake" on your tracking (he cons Green so make sure you aren't filtering at this time). Track down the "a drake" which usually spawns near the Hill Giant Bowl Gaurd Tower (Loc = P113, P1205), or on a hill between Haunted Stones and Lizard Man Camp (Loc = Neg507, Neg1097), or near south middle of zone (Loc = N513, P658). Once the "a drake" is dead heal up quickly and med/track. Since you buffed up before killing the druid you should be fine for Maldyn if you are lucky enough to have him spawn. Either Maldyn, Brother, or Hasten can spawn after the "a drake" is dead. Move up to the HG Hill Gaurd Tower area ASAP as this is where Maldyn will spawn (LOC = P540, P1540) amongst some trees or down at the bottom of the HG Hill (Loc = P343, P2250). If Maldyn spawns great, you are very lucky. Tactics for Maldyn -- Snare him cause he runs with SOW speed and is a nut who might go running up to top of HG Hill and attack anything in his way. Maldyn is KOS to Cyclops and HG and will attack litterally anything like Large Skeletons ect ... Once you have his attention kite him carefully (avoid HGs, Cyclops, and Skeletons) using Reckless Lightning, if you planned correctly you are at full mana and have thistle shield on and fire fist plus other usual buffs. Keep moving in South Easternly direction away from the busy HG Bowl area toward (LOC = N513, P658) area. Keep nuking Maldyn every chance you get followed quickly with a bow shot and you will drop him fast down on health. I suggest this strategy because even if you are right near where Maldyn spawns he immediately puts up his damage shield and if you try to melee him you will almost certainly have a near death experience or worse (trust me)... If all goes well Maldyn will be very low on health and you will be fresh, he will try to cast a few spells on you like ignite and maybe try to root you, I resisted all root attempts and took miminal damage with my endure fire buff on. Engage Maldyn with Meelee to quicken his end and maybe back off and blast him one last time. When he died for me, he had the Broken Bow Part A.

If after you killed "a drake" and Maldyn didn't spawn you might see another "a drake". I killed seven "a drake" in a row before Brother spawned, so I wasn't going to take that laying down. I ran back up to Druid ring and killed Albain again and Brother promptly disappeared and I saw "a drake" on my track so I found "a drake" and killed it. Within minutes Maldyn the Unkempt spawned and he died as described above.

Now... On to Lower Guk for Slaythe the Slayer...

Note: Loc = Location on Map and the first number is in degrees North/South while the second number is Degrees East/West.

Special Note: Don't go too far south of
Loc = Neg 513, P658 as RHARZAR (a named drake cons Red) is down there who will kill you in under 10 seconds. Also don't worry about a dark elf named Kazzel D`Leryt (cons Red) or his pet (cons blue) as they will NOT agro on you.

Many say the Gauntlets aren't worth it. I disagree. Questing is fun. I am proud I figured a lot of this out from posts, tells, and trial and error. Not bad camp, only 2 nights for total of 14 hours and most of that was learning the rules. Have fun. I will post with news on Slaythe.

I have been in Rathe Mountains for about 2 months and I have NEVER seen Maldyn the Unkempt! Where does he spawn? I understand he is kos to the giants and cyclops, but I need to know where he spawns so I can be there! Leaf only told me about him he said nothing about Slaythe the Slayer in Gukk.

I have been looking for Maldyn Greenburn for a while now. Where is he? Does he spawn rarely or what? Can I make him appear? Help!

Well i agrea get your guantlets but get something else to wear cause these just plain suck. You will be hurting yourself if you wear these gloves when you are dragon or plane capable. I am sure people have them and wear them and yes being in full ivy is great but you being a ranger your going have no choice but to up your ac if you want to survive

Has anyone tried to reasemble it, it could be a really badass bow