Holgresh Elder Beads

[Nuggie]

Per request for Nilb:

Trav said he killed 40 elders and got 0 elder beads in 12 - 15 hours. Killed 3 grand viziers to get a set of grand vizier beads from him.

earliest reference I can find on a quick search of alla's for the elder beads is May 4, 2001. post at the very bottom of the page.

Earliest reference i can find on the grand vizier beads is Jan 19 2001. 1/3 up from the bottom of the page:

Oh Great

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#Jan 19 2001 at 10:42 AMRating: Default


I would take just as long to dig this out of your inventory as it would to dig the spell out of your spellbook

Give it to the tanks Verant! - not that they'd use it

Found a reference on monkly business that hints to the drop rate:

Holgresh Elders are nasty little flying monkies in Wakening Lands, that are casters, have DS's and have friends ! A small group in their low 50’s will do well with these and it's possible to solo them in the later 50's if your careful (take Pumice!!). The beads are the rare drop off the Holgresh Elders. It takes most people 5-6 hours of killing elders to get a drop. People do sell them, but very rarely, and for around 1.5 - 2K from what I have seen. Some may be able to get them cheaper if the seller does not know the true potential worth of them to a monk !!.

more info from later in that post:

Necro’s can “life suck” them, ie. Use them for HP’s. But, who cares about necro's ?



Newbie tricks. VERY usefull to “play” with newbies. Beware though. If you are near guards, and a newbie attacks your Eye then the guards will take an immediate dislike to said person and stomp them. Your OK though.