Ahtu

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Job: Family: Treants Crystal: Earth Weak to: Dark, Fire Notorious Monster

Ahtu

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Batallia Downs	51-52	Dryad Root (???%) Engraved Key (100%) Mistletoe (???%)		1	A, H ~2,500 HP
A = Aggressive; L = Links; S = Detects by Sight; H = Detects by Sound; HP = Detects Low HP; M = Detects Magic; Sc = Follows by Scent; T(S) = True-sight; T(H) = True-hearing; JA = Detects job abilities; WS = Detects weaponskills; Z(D) = Asleep in Daytime; Z(N) = Asleep at Nighttime

Notes:

• Involved in quest The Setting Sun
• Spawns at J-11 on the island through Eldieme Necropolis, approximately every 2-4 hours.
• Killable by: 2 characters level 50; solo at level 60
• (see testimonials)

Historical Background

In Lovecraftian horror literature, Ahtu is a demonic entity which is an avatar of Nyarlathotep. Ahtu appeared as a giant mound of a viscous material, with several golden tentacles. Some versions describe it as a "golden tree". Ahtu was worshiped in a cult in the Congo comprised of deformed or mutilated people. Ahtu appeared in Than Curse the Darkness by David Drake (1980).