Decaying trunk

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Decaying trunk

Decaying trunk



Released								7 September 2017 (Update)
Members								Yes
Quest								No
Location								Tar swamp, Fossil island
Options								Climb
Examine								Swampy.

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Advanced data

Object ID								31842
Link								MOID

The decaying trunk in the tar swamp, south of the most southern sulliuscep, must be climbed over to access the Deranged archaeologist boss. It has no requirements to climb.

	Fossil Storage Fossil Island bank Fossil Island General Store Notice board
NPCs	Charles David Dog Fossil Collector Jardric Peter John John Mattimeo Petrified Pete Shop keeper
Items	Fossil Island fossils Numulite
Scenery	Broken spinning wheel ^(built) Chest pieces (Fossil Island) ^(built) Fire pit ^(built) Half-built Loom ^(built) Ring of Stones ^(built) Table parts ^(built)

Mushroom Forest

	Mycelium pool Wyvern Cave
NPCs	Ancient Zygomite Irene Herbiboar Maz Squirrel Weve Ammonite Crab
Items	Pyrophosphite Calcite

	Bellshroom Sulliuscep Spine mushroom
NPCs	Hoop Snake Charles Charlington Tar Monster Deranged archaeologist
Items	Hoop snake Sulliuscep cap Uncooked mushroom pie Mushroom pie Breadcrumbs Archaeologist's diary Steel ring

Fossil Island Volcano

	Volcanic Mine Petrified Pete's Ore Shop
NPCs	Lava beast Petrified Pete
Items	Soda ash Volcanic ash Volcanic mine teleport Calcite Pyrophosphite Iron ore fragment Silver ore fragment Coal fragment Gold ore fragment Mithril ore fragment Adamantite ore fragment Runite ore fragment Large rock Ash covered tome Heat-proof vessel Ore pack Dragon pickaxe (broken)
Scenery	Ash pile Boulder (Volcanic Mine)

	Mairin's Market Pile of Fishbowls Plant door Clam Chest Hole
NPCs	Mernia Mairin Ceto Annette Puffer Fish Harlequin Fish Paradise Fish Red Fantail Fish shoal Lobstrosity
Items	Mermaid's tear Glistening tear Pufferfish Drift net Merfolk trident Seaweed spore Bowl of fish

House on the Hill

	Mycelium Transportation System Stone chest Strange Machine Strange blocks Strange stone
NPCs	Skeka
Items	Ancient wyvern shield Small enriched bone Medium enriched bone Large enriched bone Rare enriched bone Fossil island note book Ancient diary

Other

Wilhelm

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