Siren's Grotto

Velious Era (added December 2000-2001)

Map of Siren's Grotto

An underwater cavern, full of aquatic life. (min lvl 5 to zone in)

Level of Monsters: 50-60+ Types of Monsters: Bulthar/Molkor/Ulthork, Elementals, Mermaids, Seahorses, Sirens, Swordfish, Walrus Notable NPCs: Elna Kelpweaver, Fellspine, Helsia Mindreaver, Mistress Latazura, Priestess Sercema, Shimmering Sea Spirit, Ulth the Enraged Unique Items: Netted Kelp Armor, Ancient Fishing Pole Ancient Fishing Pole MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NODROP Slot: PRIMARY HP: +75 Effect: Enduring Breath (Worn) WT: 1.5 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL , Behemoth's Fangs Behemoth's Fangs MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Skill: Piercing Atk Delay: 21 DMG: 13 AC: -25 WT: 4.0 Size: TINY Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD Race: ALL , Bowl of Watery Protection Bowl of Watery Protection MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: PRIMARY AC: 10 SV MAGIC: +20 Effect: Enduring Breath (Worn) WT: 5.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL Race: ALL , Cloak of the Seacaller Cloak of the Seacaller LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: BACK AC: 10 INT: +8 MANA: +65 SV FIRE: +3 SV DISEASE: +3 SV COLD: +3 SV MAGIC: +3 SV POISON: +3 WT: 0.0 Size: TINY Class: WIZ MAG Race: ALL , Drums of the Beast Drums of the Beast MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: PRIMARY Percussion Instrument: 26 Effect: Enduring Breath (Any Slot/Can Equip, Casting Time: Instant) WT: 1.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: BRD Race: ALL , Fellspine's Tail Fellspine's Tail MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: PRIMARY Skill: 1H Slashing Atk Delay: 17 DMG: 7 AC: 7 WIS: +9 INT: +9 Effect: Fellspine (Combat, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 55 WT: 0.8 Size: TINY Class: PAL RNG SHD Race: ALL , Immaculate Shell Horn Immaculate Shell Horn MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: SECONDARY Brass Instrument: 24 STR: -8 CHA: +15 WT: 4.5 Size: SMALL Class: BRD Race: HUM ELF HEF , Mask of Swirling Water Mask of Swirling Water MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: FACE AC: 4 DEX: +5 WIS: +5 HP: +25 WT: 0.0 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL , Neriad Shawl Neriad Shawl MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: SHOULDERS AC: 2 STR: -10 DEX: +5 STA: -8 CHA: +25 INT: +10 SV COLD: +5 Effect: Illusion: Water Elemental (Must Equip, Casting Time: 4.0) at Level 25 WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL Class: BRD ENC Race: HUM ERU ELF HIE DEF HEF GNM , Runed Walrus Hide Cloak Runed Walrus Hide Cloak LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: BACK AC: 15 WIS: +10 HP: +45 MANA: +45 WT: 0.0 Size: TINY Class: SHM Race: ALL , Seahorse Scale Cloak Seahorse Scale Cloak MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: BACK AC: 8 DEX: +6 SV COLD: +35 WT: 3.5 Size: LARGE Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD MNK BRD ROG Race: ALL , Seahorse Spine Bracelet Seahorse Spine Bracelet MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: WRIST AC: 8 STR: +5 CHA: +10 AGI: +5 WT: 0.5 Size: TINY Class: ALL except NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: ALL , Siren Hair Earring Siren Hair Earring LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: EAR AC: 2 STA: +9 WIS: +2 INT: +2 WT: 0.3 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL , Sleeves of the Kelpmaidens Sleeves of the Kelpmaidens MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: ARMS AC: 3 STR: +10 Effect: Enduring Breath (Worn) WT: 3.0 Size: TINY Class: ALL except NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: ALL , Spiked Seahorse Hide Belt Spiked Seahorse Hide Belt MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: WAIST AC: 10 STR: +4 DEX: +4 STA: +4 CHA: +4 WIS: +4 INT: +4 AGI: +4 HP: +25 MANA: +25 SV FIRE: +1 SV DISEASE: +1 SV COLD: +1 SV MAGIC: +1 SV POISON: +1 Haste: +34% WT: 0.0 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL , Walrus Hide Pauldrons Walrus Hide Pauldrons MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: SHOULDERS AC: 15 SV FIRE: +2 SV DISEASE: +2 SV COLD: +2 SV MAGIC: +2 SV POISON: +2 WT: 8.0 Size: SMALL Class: ALL except MNK NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: ALL , Walrus Skin Drum Walrus Skin Drum MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: SECONDARY Percussion Instrument: 23 WT: 0.5 Size: SMALL Class: BRD Race: ALL except IKS , Wavecrasher Wavecrasher MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: PRIMARY Skill: 1H Slashing Atk Delay: 19 DMG: 9 AC: 5 AGI: +9 Effect: Breath of the Sea (Combat, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 1 WT: 4.5 Size: TINY Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD BRD ROG Race: ALL , Woven Kelp Sandals Woven Kelp Sandals MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: FEET AC: 12 STA: +3 CHA: +3 INT: +5 AGI: +3 HP: +15 MANA: +25 SV COLD: +6 Recommended level of 45. WT: 0.2 Size: MEDIUM Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: ALL Related Quests: Coldain Shawl Quests, Porlos' Fury Quest Adjacent Zones: Cobalt Scar, Western Wastes Name in /who: sirens Zone Spawn Timer: 28:00 confirmed for stationary in/out of water Succor/Evacuate: 200, -25 (Zone line to Western Wastes) ZEM Value: 85 94 (125%)

Annotated Siren's Grotto Maps (No Map Location Key)

This zone does not have a traditional location key, but a player has annotated the Siren's Grotto maps with most of the spawn points and paths of mobile mobs. (NOTE: Currently missing some of the underwater tunnels).

Alternate Maps

Dangers

• Faction is NOT reparable.

• No forms of levitation work here.

• Evac/Succor landing location can be dangerous due to a roaming aggro mob. Tip: After evacuation, you will be facing the same way you were before. The way to the exit is east.

• Many of the creatures here are very high level, and see invisible.

• Much of the zone is underwater. This can make getting around problematic if you don't have a way to breathe underwater.

• Pathing is very odd. When someone trains from CS to WW the mobs aggroed path back through a tunnel on the opposite side of the zone this can cause even fish like seahorses to simply walk on land (although not aggro). Can also cause group wipes if in the pathing line, which isn't exact. Some natural pathing mobs can go through rocks/ground/walls although not going all the way through just clipping in.

Benefits

• Those with Alliance or Cinda's Charismatic Carillon can wander around the entire zone if faction is not tarnished

Siren's Grotto has recently been changed (when was this on live?) so that single groups can get good experience here; a lot of the unnecessary dangers have been reduced, and the magic and other resistances of the creatures have been lowered.

Traveling To and From

• To reach the Siren's Grotto zone line you must go through a small cave entrance underwater in Cobalt Scar.

• There are 3 ways to get through Siren's Grotto to Western Wastes. 1, Get a 57+ Wiz/Dru to Evacuate/Succor you through the zone. 2, Use Alliance or Cinda's Charismatic Carillon. 3, Make a run for it. You will have to pass by aggro mobs that see through invis and hit for 150+ damage. On the plus side, they're seahorses and cannot follow you out of the water, so with a bit of luck and practice, most players can make it through safely.

Those with Alliance or Cinda's Charismatic Carillon must make sure that they have not damaged their faction of the zone, you can use your faction raising spell/song/clicky to make yourself non-KOS and safely travel wherever you need to go. I believe that all of the mobs are on the same faction (Except Manatees, they will social with other mobs, but will not aggro until they are attacked/assisting another mob).