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Quest Giver: Ricket — K3, The Storm Peaks [41, 86]

Turn In: Ricket — K3

Prerequisites: Expression of Gratitude and Reclaimed Rations must both be completed.

Objective: Grab a U.D.E.D. from Tore Rumblewrench‘s explosive dispenser, use it to blow up a mammoth, and collect 8 Hearty Mammoth Meat.

Quick Facts

• Chain Context: This follows from Reclaimed Rations. The gnoll rations were inedible, so Ricket “gets creative” and repurposes Tore’s mining explosives for mammoth hunting. Completing this quest, along with A Delicate Touch and Bitter Departure, unlocks Cell Block Tango (formerly Opening the Backdoor).

Walkthrough

Step 1: Locate mammoths first. Before picking up the bomb, scout the mammoth herds west and north of K3. They roam in packs around [37, 83] and [44, 78]. If the mammoths are dead (from other players), wait for respawns before grabbing a U.D.E.D., or the timer will expire and the bomb detonates on you.

Step 2: Grab the U.D.E.D. Head to the U.D.E.D. Dispenser at [41.6, 80.1], just outside Crystalweb Cavern north of K3. Tore Rumblewrench (head of K3’s mining operations) is standing next to it. The dispenser is a small bouncing chest on the ground.

Stand directly on top of it and right-click to pick up the bomb. It goes into your inventory and starts a countdown of approximately 45 seconds.

Step 3: Rush to a mammoth. Mount up immediately. You can carry the bomb while mounted. Fly or ride to the nearest live mammoth, dismount, target the mammoth, and use the bomb from your bags. The mammoth must be alive. You do not need to damage it first, and the bomb deals no damage to you.

Step 4: Loot the chunks. The mammoth explodes spectacularly into multiple meat chunks scattered around the blast site. Loot the large carcass in the center first, as it can drop 3-4 meat at once. A single mammoth typically yields all 8 Hearty Mammoth Meat you need. If you come up short, return to the dispenser for another bomb.

If the bomb timer expires: You take fire damage (painful but not lethal). Just go back to the dispenser and grab another. The supply is unlimited.

Efficiency Tips

• One mammoth is almost always enough for all 8 meat. Prioritize the large center chunk.
• Free-for-all loot: If another player blows up a mammoth while you’re on the quest, you can loot the chunks for credit. Work near other questers to your advantage.
• You can pick up Tore Rumblewrench’s quests (Moving In and Ore Repossession) while you’re at the dispenser, since she’s standing right there. Both send you into Crystalweb Cavern just behind her.
• Hunter trick: Kite a mammoth closer to the dispenser with your pet before grabbing the bomb. Eliminates the timer pressure entirely.

Lore Notes

After tasting the gnoll rations from Reclaimed Rations and finding them revolting, Ricket decides to steal Tore’s mining explosives and blow up a mammoth for fresh (well, instantly well-done) meat instead. She admits the explosives are meant for mining purposes but has “a better idea.”

U.D.E.D. almost certainly stands for “U Dead”, a very goblin abbreviation. The bomb’s timer and self-detonation mechanic drive the joke home.

Tore Rumblewrench is the head of K3’s mining operations, responsible for the Crystalweb Cavern excavation. She’s standing right next to the dispenser and probably not thrilled about Ricket’s “creative” use of her equipment.

D.E.H.T.A. (Druids for the Ethical and Humane Treatment of Animals, the Borean Tundra faction) would have strong feelings about this quest. Thankfully, they’re on the other side of the continent.

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