Tartalo

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Job: Black Mage Family: Ahriman Weak to: Light Notorious Monster

Tartalo

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Fort Karugo-Narugo (S)				2	A, L, S, H ??? HP ??? MP
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 Quest: The Long March North, along with Count Furfur and Count Murmur x2.
• Does not aggro anyone except the party who spawned them.
• They have significantly less HP than Count Furfur.
• They can be slept, but are likely to build resistance rapidly.
• Since they may try to cast Sleepga or Sleepga II, it's recommended to use Poison Potions or Sublimation as a precaution.

Historical Background

In Basque mythology, Tartalo is an enormously strong one-eyed giant very similar to the Greco-Roman Cyclops. It is speculated that the name may derive from the Greek underworld Tartaros. He lives in caves in the mountains and catches young people in order to eat them. He also eats sheep. In Biscay, it's known as Alarabi. There is a story about him that appears to be derived from the Odyssey.