Alkyoneus

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Job: Warrior Family: Gigas Crystal: Ice Strong to: Ice, Lightning Notorious Monster

Alkyoneus

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Upper Delkfutt's Tower	75	Alkyoneus's Bracelets (5.6%) Gigas Necklace (31.1%) Gigas Socks (49.6%) Mahogany Shield (63.8%) ???~??? gil (??? Gil)More data needed	???~??? gil (??? Gil)	1	A, L, S ~10,000 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:

• Spawned by trading a Moldy Buckler to (H-8) on the Twelfth Floor. Will spawn as a claimed monster to the trader.
• Killable by: 12 characters level 61+, 2 characters level 75, or solo by 75 (see testimonials)
• Uses Mighty Strikes at some point.
• It will be unclaimed while Sneak or Silent Oil are active after the trading.
• ??? repops 15-20 minutes after Alkyoneus's last death, not trading.

Historical Background

Alkyoneus was one of the Gigantes (giants) in Greek mythology. He was the king of the Gigantes of Thrace. He was invulnerable while inside the borders of his homeland, Pallene (located in the land of Thrace). He was considered the leader of the Gigantes in the Gigantomachy (war between the Olympians and the Gigantes). Alkyoneus was defeated by Hercules in the Gigantomachy, who slew the giant outside the borders of his land. Alkyoneus' name pertains to the kingfisher (alkyon).