Quest Name: Bear Were Quest
Level: 30
Class: ALL
Quest NPC: Keiv Bearclaw
Location: Keiv is in the village south of CLW, North Wilderlands
Tail NPC: Dorandas in the Unkemp Village, Unkempt North (S)
Speak with Keiv Bearclaw in the village south of CLW (North Wilderlands (S)). He is found in the same village where Sissy Harper is for the 30 class quest, just north of Sissy's door, by a well. He will send you north to roam the area around CLW (NE) until you receive a pop-up (run past CLW like you're going towards goblins). Doing so triggers two bears — Barbiedolls Paw & Flurry, each of whom con the same level as the person who triggers them. The pop-up is on a 30-minute timer. Defeat the bears and return to Keiv.
Keiv will then send you to Anu Village to seek out a similar pop-up. Locate the observatory in the north, and right before it is a hill that glows blue with stones on top — roam around the area until you receive a pop-up. You will again be fighting mobs similar to the first pop-up triggered event. Defeat the bears and return to Keiv.
Keiv will now ask you to speak with Dorandas in Unkempt North (S). Log the tail quest and begin farming the appropriate bearweres until you receive the infection pop-up. If Dorandas will not speak with you, you'll need to hunt bearweres first to raise your faction with Wards of the Dawn to 0 (maybe 150?).
Killing weres that con YELLOW to you is key. Yellow-conned weres give you the greatest chance of infection. Check your level against the zone information below and ensure you are hunting Yellow-Con weres, otherwise you will only benefit from faction. If you are already infected, and faction is all you need, it is easier to hunt in a lower-level zone.
On Having a Level 60 in the Group
There was always a rumor that having a higher-level toon in your group to help with the killing would mean your chances of infection would drop almost to nil. Well, here's some good information:
Dustyspheres says: The rumor that having a level 60 in your low-level group affects your chance of infection just isn't true. The last 9 infections I've gotten or helped get were all with toons in one group, invised and on Auto-follow. These toons ranged from 33–39 and were on AF with a 60 bard that did all of the killing. All they did was loot tails and they still got infected. Some in just a few kills, and most before anyone even had the required 1k faction to accept the infection.
"Were" to Get Infected
Level 30–40
- Fort Alliance
- North Wilderlands
- Unkempt Glade
- Unkempt North
Level 40–50
- Elephant Graveyard
- Salisearaneen
Level 50–60
- Stoneburnt Mountains (lvl 60 - confirmed)
- The Warrens (lvl 51 - confirmed)
See note below on doing bear at 60.
After you have become infected, you will be asked to defeat Mirin in Unkempt North (see note below). The mob cons the same level as the person who triggers him, so bring assistance.
Orphanmaker1 says: Mirin spawns in Unkempt North (SW) just a bit east of the bandit village (at night time they are bearweres).
Infection Check
You can also check for infection in Oasis. Go to the campfire near the water — several NPCs stand around it.
- Advisor Gerahl checks for general infection (any were).
- Advisor Wanda checks specifically for bear infection.
Note on Dorandas
If you get the popup that Dorandas has something urgent to tell you:
- If all he'll do is give you the tail quest again, check first — is your faction with Wards of the Dawn 1000 or more? If not, get more faction by killing weres.
- If your faction is good, delete the tail quest in your quest log and re-speak to Dorandas, who will now give you the final part of your infection quest.
- When Dorandas gives his speech do NOT take the antidote, or you will lose your infection. Do NOT continue to hunt tails.
Bearwere Forms
| Stat | Bearwere | Feral Bearwere | Dire Bearwere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Str | 45 | 80 | 120 |
| Sta | 45 | 80 | 120 |
| HPs | 0 | 300 | 350 |
| Int | -16 | -25 | -50 |
| Notes | — | — | Int resistable with Max AR |
The first form is a quest reward (lvl 30).
The second form costs 50 cms (lvl 40).
The third form costs 25 cms (lvl 50).
Level 40 Spell Quest
Warning: Many level 40 spell quest mobs are triggered, not timed spawns. If someone defeats them before you arrive, you may need to relog your quest with the NPC.
- Talk to your class-specific NPC in Unkempt North (S). They will ask you to defeat a Golden Gnoll in Crethley Manor (SE of the undead house). It CONs white
, casts, and heals. - After defeating it, the NPC sends you to Kierra in Mariel Village (C) north of Wynd. She is a faerie at the bottom of a tree ramp.
- Then, defeat a Green Racer Snake in Unkempt Glade. From Kierra, travel south to a lake surrounded by druids, then east to a hill where the snake spawns.
- Alternatively, find the lake in Unkempt South (C), run east to the road, follow it south to a quarry with 5 caves, then head north — the snake spawns on a hill by the road.
- The NPC will send you to Briggs in Salt Mines (C), located between the Slioth dock camp and the cave entrance.
- Return to Unkempt Glade for your reward.
Spells
Cave Bear Strength — Rge, Brd, Ran, Mnk
98 STR buff that stacks with first bear form and shaman buffs.
Growl of Battle — War, Sk, Pal
67 STR/STA group buff.
Bear Nobility — Cl, Sha, Drd
122 CHA self-buff.
Summon Blessed Fish — Mag, Nec, Wiz, Enc, Alc
Summons a level 33 PoT/HoT drink item.
Note: Doing Bearwere at 60
Qnsprincess says:
Mirin conned deep red (with a light blue pet) to a level 60 — he's a caster mob found in Unkempt North (S) just west of Dorindas' hut (if you can't see the hut, you went too far). He also respawns instantly after triggering, so multiple players can do it in sequence. A level 60 alch and necro easily defeated him twice.
My friend and I got infection in two days at level 60. We farmed Murnf for faction (1k with Wards of the Dawn) by killing weres near Grimm Brellhand (the 47 quest NPC). Many bearweres, wolfweres, and ratweres spawn there. Afterward, we farmed SBM for two hours post-server reset. After about 20 kills (white, dark blue, and light blue), we both got infected. Infection at 55+ seems much easier due to stronger mobs spawning more often.
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