Stone Cold Summer

STONE COLD SUMMER

Where to find them and how to do them!

If the summer is stone cold, venture forth and go be bold! - Bonzz

Stone Cold Summer generally corresponds with, obviously, Summer.

Stone Cold Summer events are usually available around August / September of each year.

These events were first added in 2011 and were originally part of the Veil of Alaris pre-launch events.

In August of 2023, these were added to in the form of Overseer Quests and an Overseer Achievement, related to the Stone Cold Summer events.

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Baga's Stand (2011) Only the Blind Will See (2011) Skin So Soft (2023)

No Peeking or Eating (2023) Cure for the Blues (2023) Feel So Fungi (2023)

Creepers, Dodders, and Uninvited Lodgers (2023 Collect Set Achievement)

World: Stone Cold Summer: Quests (Overseer 2023 Achievement)

Ancient Artifact

Stone Cold Summer Overseer Agents

Scaled Hatchling Familiar

ONLY THE BLIND WILL SEE (2011)

1) PLANE OF KNOWLEDGE: You are looking for Meeka Gharn, who is near the main bank (area of /waypoint 400, 465).

Hail and follow along, or just /say Take you there, to get teleported to Misty Thicket.

2) MISTY THICKET: Nearby you should see Arima Fae, who is in the mid-north part of the zone (/waypoint 890, -225).

Hail him and follow along, or just try saying, 'Do this,' to get this task / mission.

NOTE: While this is a group task / mission, you can get it solo. This mission scales to your Character Level (there are variants for Level 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65, 75 & 80+). The missions are all essentially the same, but take you to different (and sometimes the same) level-related zones. This guide will follow the Level 80+ mission variant.

3) SHADOW HAVEN: You are looking for Dwedrog, who is in a bar in the northeast (/waypoint 445, 1325).

Hail and follow along, if necessary, for an update.

4) STONEROOT FALLS: You are looking for a statue located in far northeast of the zone (area of /waypoint 950, 1590). It is the statue that serves as a clickable zone-in to Dreadspire.

Walk up to the statue (don't click it) for an update. If the update doesn't happen, move around the statue a bit.

5) MISTY THICKET: Head back to Arima Fae.

Hail and follow along, if necessary, for an update.

6) FUNGUS GROVE: You are looking for Jolly Arval, who is in a bar in the southern fort area of the zone (area of /waypoint -1190, -545).

Hail and follow along, if necessary, for an update.

Now head north out of the fort and turn right (area of /waypoint -295, -475) where you will be attacked by three (3) ambushing thief.

Kill them to acquire a Crinkled Note.

7) MISTY THICKET: Head back to Arima Fae.

Give the Crinkled Note to Arima Fae and then follow along, for an update.

9) KITHICOR FOREST: You are looking for Thimble Thrasher, who is in a back room of a building near the Commonlands zone line (/waypoint 1105, -700).

Hail and follow along, if necessary, for an update.

10) WESTERN WASTES: You are looking for an angel statue, on a rock, that is located in the northeast area of the zone (/waypoint 1700, -3300).

Go up to the statue, move around it if necessary, and you should get a Fractured Dragon Scale on your cursor.

When you do, three (3) ambushing thief will spawn nearby and attack you. Kill them.

11) MISTY THICKET: Head back to Arima Fae.

Hail and follow along, if necessary, for an update.

12) WEST KARANA: You are looking for Loneq Vardrin, who is along the mid-north wall of the zone (/waypoint 1330, -9930).

Hail Loneq Vardrin and follow along if needed, then give him the Fractured Dragon Scale.

13) MISTY THICKET: Head back to Arima Fae.

Hail and follow along. Then say 'Ready,' to get teleported into an instanced zone.

14) INNOTHULE SWAMP: ONLY THE BLIND WILL SEE: You are looking for Mianoanoc, a dragon just west of where you zone in (/waypoint 5, 1070).

Hail Mianoanoc, if needed and then fight Mianoanoc down to 30% whereupon he will stop fighting and tell you what you need to know (revealing information about the 'Blind Dreamer' statues and the Alaran language).

15) MISTY THICKET: Head back to Arima Fae.

Hail Arima Fae to finish up.

REWARD: Ancient Artifact (a weapon ornamentation).

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BAGA'S STAND (2011)

1) MISTY THICKET: Nearby Arima Fae, you should see Helegan (/waypoint 860, -280).

Hail him and follow along, if needed, to get this group mission.

NOTE: While this is a group task / mission, you can get it solo.

2) NEKTULOS FOREST: You are looking for Begat Nayat, who is in the northwest area, near the Leatherfoot Halflings (/waypoint 945, 400).

Hail Begat Nayat and follow along, saying 'Ready' to get teleported into an instanced zone.

3) SHADOWED GROVE: BAGA'S STAND: You are here to kill Ven Baga, who is north and then to the east in a cave, from where you zone in (area of /waypoint -180, -445).

Go kill Ven Baga, but be aware that there are trash MoB's in the zone, that do respawn rather quickly (Baga brute, Baga assassin, Baga assassin and / or Baga henchman).

Ven Baga does not aggro, so you have to attack him. Once Ven Baga is dead, six (6) MoB's spawn (same as zone trash, but maybe a little tougher). Kill them to finish the mission.

REWARD: Ancient Text (a range item / placeable book).

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SKIN SO SOFT (2023)

1) PLANE OF KNOWLEDGE: You are here to acquire a couple of things.

First, you need a Simple Sewing Needle and two (2) Aligned Steel Thread.

If you don't have any, you can buy both from Tailor Kujen inside the small bank (/waypoint -335, 945).

For North Ro Map

P 2448.2996, -5581.3164, 22.5425, 0, 0, 240, 3, Rubak_(M,_Stone_Cold)

For Feerrott Map

P 1758.7472, -179.3138, -3.6260, 0, 0, 240, 3, Waagosh_(Q,_Stone_Cold)
P 1755.5126, -161.2151, -4.7895, 0, 0, 240, 3, Ruugz_(Stone_Cold)
P 765.1735, 884.1450, -16.7072, 0, 0, 240, 3, Othan_(Stone_Cold)
P 773.4756, 896.9218, -16.7026, 0, 0, 240, 3, Greke_(Stone_Cold)
P -1922.0983, 961.2591, -46.7384, 0, 0, 240, 3, Ruok_(Stone_Cold)
P -1915.2633, 948.4452, -46.5170, 0, 0, 240, 3, Jiaf_(Stone_Cold)
P -2785.4639, -46.4314, -16.7012, 0, 0, 240, 3, Usah_(Stone_Cold)
P -2788.6868, -64.3391, -15.2059, 0, 0, 240, 3, Muok_(Stone_Cold)
P 1393.7634, 422.8534, 22.2374, 240, 0, 0, 3, a_lingering_growth_(Stone_Cold)
P 312.4812, 401.4733, -16.4388, 240, 0, 0, 3, an_afflicted_growth_(Stone_Cold)

For Guk D Map

P -471.7337, 353.5036, -73.8753, 240, 0, 0, 3, a_grasping_root_(Stone_Cold)
P -16.4566, 56.8922, 2.9334, 240, 0, 0, 3, a_grapsing_root_(Stone_Cold)
P 396.7415, 405.9075, 8.3040, 240, 0, 0, 3, a_grasping_root_(Stone_Cold)
P -57.5518, 969.1737, -22.1146, 240, 0, 0, 3, Portho_Bellow_(Stone_Cold)
P 59.6618, 898.8053, -9.8863, 240, 0, 0, 3, a_spreading_fungus_patch_(Stone_Cold)
P 54.8076, 970.4008, -8.9319, 240, 0, 0, 3, a_spreading_fungus_patch_(Stone_Cold)
P 16.6060, 1018.1377, -9.2639, 240, 0, 0, 3, a_spreading_fungus_patch_(Stone_Cold)
P -44.1577, 1016.9672, -8.2825, 240, 0, 0, 3, a_spreading_fungus_patch_(Stone_Cold)
P -110.7822, 966.2440, -6.3222, 240, 0, 0, 3, a_spreading_fungus_patch_(Stone_Cold)
P -101.2930, 915.0342, -7.2554, 240, 0, 0, 3, a_spreading_fungus_patch_(Stone_Cold)

2) THE FEERROTT: You are looking for Waagosh and her lizardman, Ruugz, who are both by a tree, near the path, northwest of the Innothule Swamp zone line (/waypoint 180, -1765).

Hail Waagosh and follow along, or just try saying, 'What investigations?' to get this task.

You should also get a Waagosh's Rug Sewing Kit.

NOTE: This task appears to scale to your Character Level. This guide is for the Level 110+ version.

NOTE: As you run about Feerrott, be sure to look for the ground spawn collect set.

NOTE: As you run about Feerrott, be sure to pick up any ground spawn mushrooms you see (Dungeon Rot Spores of Guk & Clutch of Dungeon Rot). They can be pre-looted and you need five (5) of each for the final task.

2) WESTERN WASTES (CoV): If you have a Skyshrine Crystal, it would come in handy about now.

You are here to acquire some items as follows:

Two (2) Rough Sinew, that drop from a tunnel burrower, which are pretty common all about the zone.
Five (5) Strip of Scaly Skin, that drop from any Wyvern MoB's, which are not all that common. In fact, you may have to kill other zone trash to spawn them.
I had the best luck by following the water line (cliff), left from the zone in tunnel. Pull them to the edge of the cliff and watch for potential adds. Also the cliffs around the edge of the chasms.
After you have everything, combine the two (2) Rough Sinew, five (5) Strip of Scaly Skin, two (2) Aligned Steel Thread and Simple Sewing Needle inside the Waagosh's Rug Sewing Kit, to make a Stitched Scaly Skin Rug.

2) THE FEERROTT: Head back to Waagosh, and give her the Stitched Scaly Skin Rug and then hail her to finish up.

REWARD: Five (5) Blaze-Broiled Reptilian Steak.

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NO PEEKING OR EATING (2023)

1) THE FEERROTT: Head back to Waagosh.

Hail Waagosh and follow along if needed, to get this task (if you don't have it all ready).

You should also get a Waagosh's Investigation Notes.

2) THE FEERROTT: You are here to do the following:

Head southwest to find Othan and his bear, Greke, by a log near the water (/waypoint -880, -760). Hail Othan and follow along.
Head west to find Rouk and his wolf, Jiaf, by a tree (/waypoint -955, 1930). Hail Rouk and follow along.
Head northwest to find Usha and her spider, Muok, by a tree (/waypoint 55, 2780). Hail Muok and follow along.
Go back to Waagosh, hail her and follow along.

3) NORTH DESERT OF RO: You are looking for Rubak, who is in the southeast corner by the beach (/waypoint 5580, -2445).

Hail Rubak and follow along and he will give you Rubak's Medicine Bag.

4) THE FEERROTT: You are here to do the following:

Head back to Othan, hail him and follow along to acquire Brown Bear Fur.
Head back to Rouk, hail him and follow along to acquire Gray Wolf Fur.
Head back to Usha, hail her and follow along to acquire Jungle Spiderling's Molt.
Combine the Brown Bear Fur, Gray Wolf Fur and Jungle Spiderling's Molt inside Rubak's Medicine Bag, to make a Scent Marking Medley.
Target yourself and click the Scent Marking Medley.
Now head to the intersection of the rivers, to the east (area of /waypoint -455, 515) to spawn an afflicted swamp basilisk (Level 127, don't let that scare you, he is easy to kill).
Loot the Partially Digested Mushroom.

5) NORTH DESERT OF RO: Head back to Rubak.

Give him the Partially Digested Mushroom and follow along.

6) THE FEERROTT: Head back to Waagosh.

Return Waagosh's Investigation Notes to Waagosh and follow along to finish up.

!!!ALERT!!! Be sure to keep the Scent Marking Medley for the next task!

REWARD: Five (5) Sun-Brewed Hibiscus Refresher.

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CURE FOR THE BLUES

1) THE FEERROTT: Head back to Waagosh.

Hail Waagosh and follow along, or just try saying, 'invasive plants,' to get this task.

2) THE FEERROTT: You now need to do to following:

Locate and pick up five (5) Dungeon Rot Spores of Guk. They are orange-ish mushroom ground spawns near Cazic Thule, in the area between the rivers.
Locate and pick up five (5) Clutch of Dungeon Rot. They are green-ish mushroom ground spawns across the river around the triangle (noted above). I had the best luck on east side and they were always under the root crooks of the trees that have split roots.
Take the five (5) Dungeon Rot Spores of Guk and the five (5) Clutch of Dungeon Rot back to Waagosh, then follow along.
Give the Scent Marking Medley to Waagosh.
Find and kill three (3) a lingering growth. They are southwest from Waagosh, by a tree (/waypoint -460, -1380).
Find and kill three (3) an afflicted growth. They are further west, by a tree at the river (/waypoint -400, -305).
Head back to Waagosh, hail her and follow along. She will give you three (3) Waagosh's Petrification Cure.
Head over to Othan and his bear, Greke. Give one (1) of the Waagosh's Petrification Cure to Greke and then hail Othan.
Head over to Rouk and his wolf, Jiaf. Give one (1) of the Waagosh's Petrification Cure to Jiaf and then hail Rouk.
Head over to Usha and her spider, Muok. Give one (1) of the Waagosh's Petrification Cure to Muok and then hail Usha.
Next, head back and hail Waagosh and follow along to finish up.
This should complete the Achievement: Stone Cold Summer: Stories in Stone.
REWARD: Scaled Hatchling Familiar.
!!!ALERT!!! If you plan to do this task again, you will need another Scent Marking Medley, from the previous task!

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FEEL SO FUNGI (2023)

1) NORTH DESERT OF RO: Head back to Rubak.

Hail and follow along, or just try saying 'Infestation' to get this mission. Then say 'Travel' (or 'Ready') to zone into the instance.

This is a group mission, but you can get it solo.

There are two (2) Achievements related to this mission. One is to simply defeat it (Stone Cold Summer: Underground Spore Production). The other is to accomplish three different challenges (Stone Cold Summer: Spores, Molds, and Fungus) during the mission, which are outlined below.

2) DEEPEST GUK: MUSHROOM GROVE: This is a Lost Dungeons of Norrath zone on steroids. MoB's here generally see through invisible and are Level 116-plus. It also appears the assist range on some MoB's is larger than normal, particularly with a cave rat. MOB's do not respawn. Your corpse can pop outside in North Ro, even before the mission is over.

You are here to:

CHALLENGE #1: Kill five (5) a spreading fungus patch. These are around the middle room in the far south, where Portho Bellow is located, in the area of /waypoint -970, 60). The are NOT rooted in place and will assist each other. However, they do not attack until you attack them. This has to be accomplished before you defeat Portho Bellow.
CHALLENGE #2: Kill the three (3) a grasping root. These are rooted in place and do not aggro until attacked (areas of /waypoint -60, 10, /waypoint -355, 470 & /waypoint -400, -400).
Kill fifteen (15) Sporali (Mushroom Men). This has to be accomplished before you defeat Portho Bellow.
Kill ten (10) Reishi (Mushrooms).
Kill fifteen (15) rats (a cave rat).
NOTE: Be ready on the next step, as you will be attacked by the boss when you get there!
Find the spawning cavern (the middle room in the far south, where Portho Bellow is located (area of /waypoint -970, 60);
Kill Portho Bellow (Level 124). Portho Bellow is no pushover, can hit upwards of 50K, can kick, constantly uses 'Sporali Trunk Slam' (upwards of 43K Damage short spin stun), and summons two (2) goo adds at a time (Portho's minion). The adds appear to happen around ~85%, ~40% and ~10%. The adds do not despawn after Portho Bellow dies, you will have to kill them.
CHALLENGE #3: Kill Portho Bellow in less than thirty (30) minutes. it appears this Challenge is from the time the mission starts, so DPS will be key.
Open an ornate chest (it spawns right there in the room) to finish up and get a Level 100 Required Neck Item, such as shown below.

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CREEPERS, DODDERS, AND UNINVITED LODGERS (THE FEERROTT) (2023 Collect Achievement)

1) THE FEERROTT: You are here to find and click (collect) eight (8) different ground spawn collect items.

They can be found all over the zone, mostly by trees and sometimes in huts. However, they are very hard to spot, due to all the trees and such in this zone. If you have a Spirit of the Lost click item, it will prove to be extremely handy here. When using the Spirit of the Lost, I suggest that do NOT follow the path you get. Instead, look at the map and go to the 'X' on the map, as it's a more direct path. Also, while running to the 'X,' keep an eye out, as the Spirit of the Lost does NOT always take you to the nearest collect, and you might spot some more on the way.

If you do not have a Spirit of the Lost, good luck! With the collect ground spawns hidden by trees, you could be right at one and not see it, because it is on the other side of the tree!

They are:

Blightfire Stinkvine;
Small-Toothed Dodder;
Golden Dodder;
Antonican Mistletoe Vine;
Innothule Stinkvine;
Purple Toothwort;
Faydwer Mistletoe Vine;
Feerrott Stinkvine.

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WORLD: STONE COLD SUMMER: QUESTS (2023 Overseer Achievement)

1) OVERSEER: This is an Overseer Achievement.

Complete the six (6) Stone Cold Summer Overseer quests, while they are active during Stone Cold Summer events. You will need to complete them in sequence, as they will not be offered unless you have defeated the previous Quest at least once (perhaps more than once).

Cranium Conundrum;
Lend Me Your Ears;
General Recruiting;
Lost Alaran Metallurgy;
Recruit the Avatar of War;
Quenching the Steel.

Along the way you should also acquire the following twelve (12) Agents (or you can buy the Overseer Agent Pack: Stone Cold Summer in the Marketplace, to get these same agents): Avatar of Rallos Zek (#283), Dark Mesmer (#292), Footsoldier of Erillion (#291), General Tyronith (#284), Keramar the Naeya (#293), Kobold Predator (#287), Krag Warrior (#289), Rallosian Warmonk (#294), Runaway Clockwork (#288), Steamship Engineer (#286), Steel Cyclone (#290) & Zabak (#285).

REWARD: Sealed Tetradrachm Coffer.

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