From my post on my Guilds website This is simply a compilation of info I found at varius sites. Very Little is my own info I just reformated some of it. Some /quotes didnt come accros on my copy and paste I applogize if I quoted someone with out giving proper credit.
The quote and most the info comes from -
http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=quest&message.id=2186
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Malock_Razorblade wrote:
Ok here is a summary of everything I have found from beta and in the game live so far about the Creature Mastery. I will start with dispelling the rumors (false hoods), and then I will give the facts of what is real. I would like help to identify the locations, rewards and any additional information about these quests. I posted a thread to gather this information for those that have the knowledge to help out...
Rumors/ Falsehoods
Creature Mastery is tied to learning a creatures language
Not true. Those are separate quests that are either bought or looted from drops of creatures in certain zones.
Creature Mastery is tied to special attacks against those kinds of creatures
Not true. Those are gained at certain levels as you advance in your adventure classes. Such as Orc and Gnoll at level 12
Creature Mastery is tied to Hunter and Slayer Titles that are worn
Not true. Those titles are gain by the number of a certain kind of creature that you have slain. Hunter of “what ever” is given at 500 kills and Slayer of “what ever” are given at 5000 kills.
Truths/ Facts
Rewards for finishing the Mastery Quests
The first is a Book of the lore of that kind of creature that you can place in your house to fill up bookshelves.
The second is a weapon that you can place on your walls for all to see.
The third is experience for finishing the quest.
Rewards are given as soon as you complete the quest. So insure that you have 2 slots of free inventory space if you are close to finishing it.
Creature Mastery drops
Once you have obtained a Book from its location, and have examined it, you will have to gather certain parts of those creatures. All books are No-Drop and can not be traded. Some drop and can be traded or sold on the Market. Some parts are auto loot items that come as you kill that kind of creature. The drop rate of any of the items is random and rare loot. There is no set limit that you need to kill. There are those that are luck that have finished a creature mastery in as little kills at 10, and there are those that have killed well over 1000 of a creature and still have not gotten all the parts to finish the quest.
I will update this list as more info comes in. The Bolded are ones I personally have and verified. Sorry I didn't think to get the loc untill the last one I did. The rest come from searching the Internet. Some of these books seem limited by level to start it. Many people reporting unable to start the Elemental untill 25 and unable to start the gnoll untill level 14
Centaur - Thundering Steppes - western village alled Thundermist - bunk-bed next to a female Halfling NPC - min level 17
Elemental - South Qenyos - Mage Guild - On the level with he books laying all over the floor - min level 25 May be a Freeport version at level 25 Go to the Academy of Arcane Science in North Freeport. Look for a blue book next to the NPC named Scribe Claudia Quarto Thanks to Kylin of Unrest for providing the information on the Freeport one.
Evil Eye - Runnyeye
Fay Mastery - Nektropos Castle Library Secret Room
Giants - Thundering Steppes - under a bedroll in the Sabertooth Hideout area
Ghost - Nektropos Castle - ?? - book "The Haunting". This book is a timed spawn in Nektropos Castle
Gnoll - Antonica - Gnollslayers Keep- inside 1st floor forgot what I clicked on... was a furniture piece of some type
Goblin Mastery - Enchanted Lands - It's inside a lil hut on the giant wall - Loc 283, 5, -246.
Golem - Ruins of Vashoon - Tailor room, upstairs to books - Blue spined book on the mini bookshelf ahead of you.
Orc - Commonlnds - Crossroads - Tower - once inside turn and look out the door, it is the shield on your left.
Siren - Enchanted lands - structure at the docks, small room - bookcase.
Shadowedman Mastery - North Qeynos Academy 2nd Floor assume also in Freeport mage guild
Skeleton - Stormhold Keep - Down deep, thru the storm drain that zones you. In a library - Grren book on the floor - /loc -118, -31, -150
Trent - Nekforest - Beach - southern pirate camp - in one of the tents - Red "chest" with spikes
Zombie - Fallen Gate - Market place 2 - Left side in a vase.
Also from deeper in same thread listed above
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higby
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Hey everyone!
There seems to be some general confusion regarding the special tactics, the lore and legends quests, and the slayer titles.
First of all - the slayer titles have nothing to do with any other quests - they are something that all characters have a chance to do regardless of selecting their enemy mastery, or lore and legend quests.
Secondly, the spirit items are rare, but they do not drop as an item that needs to be examined - they will trigger off killing creatures as normal.
Thirdly, Keep searching for those books, there's a lot out there that people haven't found yet - in various libraries all over the Shattered Lands!
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matthew higby
game designer
WOW I just found this website. http://home.comcast.net/~to-ryan/eq2/mastery/
He has great screenshots with detailed info.
Edited, Wed Jan 5 16:54:59 2005 by sbs