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===Royal Jelly===
Occasionally, 'a waxy royal jelly capsule' can be found in The Hive. The capsule spawns with the following message:

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Small kiramon drones skitter by, carrying capsules full of sweet-scented royal jelly. One capsule topples to the ground and lands on its side, but the drones continue on, heedless of the loss.
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The capsule will remain the room for a certain amount of time and cannot be picked up. However, players choose to DRINK the capture:

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You break open the seal of the royal jelly capsule and take a deep draught of the viscous jelly within. Surprisingly sweet, the fluid tastes of browned sugar and orange blossoms, with only the slightest tang of copper in its aftertaste. Energy burns along your veins, and you feel unnaturally invigorated!
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This give the 'royal jelly infusion' buff which provides the player with a +40 AS bonus for 10 minutes.

End of buff:
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The feeling of feverish invigoration ebbs away, leaving you feeling diminished by its absence.
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==Behind the Scenes==
==Behind the Scenes==

Revision as of 20:16, 23 June 2025

Isometric map of the Hive hunting area. Map by Alosaka.

The Hive is a challenging and large hunting ground with creatures from base levels 102 to 112 located near Zul Logoth.

The Hive is subject to Spell Sever.

Areas

There are four distinct hunting areas within The Hive.

Czeroth Subterrane

Kresh Warrens

Seething Crescent

Crystalline Depths

Loot

Gems

Royal Jelly

Occasionally, 'a waxy royal jelly capsule' can be found in The Hive. The capsule spawns with the following message:

Small kiramon drones skitter by, carrying capsules full of sweet-scented royal jelly.  One capsule topples to the ground and lands on its side, but the drones continue on, heedless of the loss.

The capsule will remain the room for a certain amount of time and cannot be picked up. However, players choose to DRINK the capture:

You break open the seal of the royal jelly capsule and take a deep draught of the viscous jelly within.  Surprisingly sweet, the fluid tastes of browned sugar and orange blossoms, with only the slightest tang of copper in its aftertaste.  Energy burns along your veins, and you feel unnaturally invigorated! 

This give the 'royal jelly infusion' buff which provides the player with a +40 AS bonus for 10 minutes.

End of buff:

The feeling of feverish invigoration ebbs away, leaving you feeling diminished by its absence.

Behind the Scenes

The Hive was released on the test server on December 4, 2023. It released officially on December 17, 2023.

Credits

Auchand wrote and designed The Hive with help from the Development Team including:

  • Wyrom: QC
  • Casil: QC
  • Oscuro: Original creature design
  • Netz: Area Concept
  • Gyres: Kresh Warrens
  • Galene: New Gems