Rata Arcanum
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Rata Arcanum
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Map of Rata Arcanum
Location within Draconis Mons
- Level
- 80
- Type
- Area
- Zone
- Draconis Mons
(Ring of Fire) - Connects to
- Titan's Throat (E)
Scalding Gorge (NE)
Golemancer's Tomb (S)
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Rata Arcanum is an area in Draconis Mons. It is a decrepit asuran colony that has recently been overtaken by the Inquest. When Rata Novus fell to the chak, the survivors, including Zinn and M.O.X., relocated here. However, two years later they angered the local druids who wiped out the entire colony, leaving only a handful of golems behind.
Getting there[edit]
- From
Heathen's Hold Waypoint — , take the northwest Thermal Tube. After you land, jump across the lava and take the west Thermal Tube. This tube will shoot you very high into the air; open your glider while in midair and glide west until you reach Rata Arcanum.
Locations and objectives[edit]
- Renown Hearts
- Infiltrate the Inquest (80)
- Points of Interest
- Asura Gate —
- Inquest Field Lab —
- Nu II Vault —
- Vistas
- Rata Arcanum Vista —
- Beneath the vista are a series of bouncing mushrooms. The lowest bouncing mushroom is to the west of a rock promentory. Use of Oakheart's Reach will help. Alternatively, take the Thermal Tube from Gate of Fire and start gliding at the top of the flight path towards the vista.
- Events
NPCs[edit]
Allies[edit]
- Galebough (until completion of Elder Druid Protection)
Services[edit]
Foes[edit]
- Inquest Assassin
- Inquest Extinguisher
- Inquest Grenadier
- Inquest Magiscientist
- Inquest Miner
- Inquest Researcher
- Veteran Inquest Extinguisher
- Veteran Inquest Miner
- Veteran Inquest Engineer
- Veteran Inquest Researcher
- Veteran Mark I Golem
Ambient dialogue[edit]
- Inquest Magiscientist: Woo-hoo? I guess.
- Inquest Magiscientist: You think Balthazar will notice we're more interested in Zinn than serving him?
- Inquest Magiscientist: I survived! I made it to Rata Arcanum!
- Inquest Miner: One of the scouts reported a graveyard of Zinn's golems nearby. We need to organize a team to collect their databanks!
- Inquest Miner: We'll just do a little excavating while working for Balthazar. What harm could it do?
- Inquest Extinguisher: We get closer to finding Zinn's tomb with every day that passes
- Inquest Researcher: The data we found indicates he had a device he called a terraformer. Hmmm...Now we can deduce what it was for.
- Inquest Researcher: Ow! That hurt.
- Inquest Researcher: Who knew, when Balthazar brought us here, that it would lead to the greatest discovery of the century!
- Inquest Grenadier: That confirms it! Zinn was terraforming this cavern. There's an odd combination of nature and un-nature here.
- Veteran Inquest Extinguisher: Rata Arcanum... A rata in its earliest stages of development. What a discovery!
- Veteran Inquest Extinguisher: There's a story here. If only Zinn had managed to finish Rata Arcanum. It could have been an incredible research center.
Objects[edit]
- Bouncing Mushroom
- Door Terminal
- Fertile Soil
- Firestone Shard
- Gate Lever
- Gate Terminal
- Inquest Datapad
- Inquest Keypad
- Inquest Terminal
- Oakheart's Essence
- Rustling Bush
- Speed Boost Mushroom
- Thermal Tube
- Whispers Recorder
- Zinn's Recorder
Crafting resources[edit]
- Resource nodes
Mithril Ore
Primordial Orchid
Sawgill Mushrooms
Trivia[edit]
- "Rata Arcanum" translates roughly from Latin to "Hidden Thought" or "Secret Thought".
