Artifact Revisted

It is really cold out today; snow has kept me in while my midterms continue to keep me busy. Today's update will be a small one concerning events that occurred last week. 







Finally, level 53 Fishing skill. Living off the land, I have netted myself some more gil, and I have been using the fish to fund my DRK's leveling progress. Ideally, I would like to fish some Black Soles soon because they have skyrocketed in price, but I figure I will need level 60+ Fishing skill first.















Remember that good old, BST AF legs NM? Yeah, his name is Sturm (a Hound), and he is assisted by two, weaker, Tiger friends: Taifun and Trombe. Masani had just returned to FFXI, and with my new BST gear, I decided to try duoing the BST AF legs quest for her. We started off with a lucky pull; Sturm stood back while Taifun and Trombe leapt to attack Masani. I immediately charmed Taifun and sent him against Trombe, but Masani pulled hate by healing herself nearby. To speed things along, I sent Taifun against Sturm as well, resulting in a one-on-two fight, and Taifun dropped to the floor dead soon after. I then used "Charm" on Trombe and sent him to attack Sturm, but once again, Sturm crushed his former Tiger comrade with ease.

Once Sturm was alone, I summoned Courier Carrie, and we began to rumble. Naturally, I was pulling hate off CC easily, and with Sturm's fast attack speed, I was taking a few 200 damage hits. The tide turned once I could "Rampage" and transfer my enmity to CC, allowing me to melee freely. It was a close fight, but CC managed to live with ~300 HP remaining. As a result, Sani walked away with a new pair of pants (although she complained that it was previously worn by a Galka).















Afterward, I was in such a nice mood that I decided to swing by Davoi to do Masani's BRD AF body NM as well. It just so happened the NM was in the same spot as the true sight NM, Orcish Warlord, so we had to clear that NM first. I was fairly surprised when an Orcish Dreadnought (WAR) spawned just before we were about to pop the BRD NM, and it fooled me into thinking I had spawned a second NM. After clearing the Orcs, Masani checked the ??? spot, and out popped Bugaboo! This Ghost NM went down pretty fast, so I figure a BST/THF could probably solo him (just "Flee" to the zone after you spawn the NM).