The Great Ape

"The Great Ape" is a quest offered by Khaonem The Barako High Chief at the Barako Encampment in the Valley of Eodon. It is part of the Quest Chain Uniting the Tribes.

Quest Description

*The Barako High Chief looks at you apprehensively, as the greeting Professor Rafkin's book taught you rolls from your tongue The Chief smiles and warms to you*

Rafkin say you can help Barako. Barako do not trust you. You want Barako trust, then you battle Great Ape. You go to banana cave and ape no eat you, then Barako trust you. *The Chief motions you northeast toward the nearby banana cave*

Quest Objective

Defeat the Great Ape

Quest Lore

Exit Barako Encampment, heading north, follow the water north and east. You'll begin to see more banana plants until you see an area to cross to the banana cave (1.24n 41.37w). You can also teleport there using a Moonstone Crystal under 'The Great Ape Cave':

Cave Entrance

Enter the cave and journey to the cavern where there are stockpiles of bananas. The Great Ape is located within.

The Great Ape Statistics
Spawn Locations	Eodon
Fame		Slayer Vulnerability	Eodon
Karma		Alignment
First Seen	Time of Legends	Pack Instinct
Loot
Gold	2000	Magic Items
Special	Talismans	Cut Up
Attributes
Strength	1239	Hit Points	???
Dexterity	756	Stamina	756
Intelligence	85	Mana	85
Barding Difficulty	160	Taming Difficulty	N/A
Base Damage	15-18	Preferred Foods	N/A
Skills
Wrestling	130	Poisoning
Tactics	120	Magery
Resisting Spells	120	Evaluating Intelligence
Anatomy	120	Meditation
Detecting Hidden	100	Hiding
Parrying	120	Healing
Necromancy		Spirit Speak
Mysticism		Focus	120
Spellweaving		Discordance
Bushido		Ninjitsu
Chivalry		Special Abilities	Dismount, Slowdown, Throwing Barrels, Teleporting
Resists and Damage

Types	Physical	Fire	Cold	Poison	Energy
Resistances	83	41	60	56	31
Damage	100

• Note: Statistics taken from 1 The Great Apes
  

Special Abilities

• Throws you into a pit where Silverback Gorillas will spawn and overwhelm you
• Teleports to another part of the cave
• Throws exploding barrels at you
• Hits the ground, causing an earthquake that disorient, dismounts and slows you
• Jumps up onto the raised area in the center of the cave, becomes invulnerable, and throws barrels at you (a la Donkey Kong style).

Notes

• The Great Ape drops high percentage crafting talismans
• This quest is repeatable
• The Great Ape respawns in about 5 minutes
• The Great Ape can be a good spot for pet training

Quest Reward

• Trust of the Barako Tribe - The Skull of Aphazz