#Draugen ghost update

It was said that each 4 th man that went out to sea would meet his end, disappearing at sea, for his mortal remains to never be put in blessed grounds. With the backdrop of the Norwegian coastline around Trøndelag and north Norway, draugen was a creature they lived with most days, as fishing was a more treacherous job in those days. The old folklore attributed to the name draugen, was purely a creature of the sea in some areas. However, even if this is the version of the Draug that people seem to see in popular culture, it is nothing compared to the real Draugen. There is some similarities here to the vampire lore, where to stake or somehow incapacitate the dead would keep them from rising again to come for those still alive. Some stories also tell of how they cut their heads off so the dead would not return as a draug, in some stories the head is placed between their legs, and if they get a hold of their head, they will return to torment those around. Many important people could also be buried with their riches in big graves. Just to not be buried in sacred ground could also leave you wandering. The stories of the draug, often tells of a person that had been cruel in life or had dwindled in black magic for then to return as an undead.

Some also see them as the Scandinavian vampire. Stories of zombie like creature that return from their graves to torment the living, living up to the meaning of their name draugr: a revenant. When waves over the gunwale hit, draugen is now at the helm of your boat.” (Translated from a poem sent to ‘Nordlands Trompet’ in 1891, by Elise Næss.)ĭraugen has in later times gotten a resurgence in popular culture outside of Norway, as an enemy in the elder scrolls game ‘Skyrim’, and they are also the basis for the barrow-wights in the Tolkien mythology. When storms cracks, he howls before shipwrecks, And if he a hold of you get, he won’t let go. Before that, its combat level in the Dominion Tower was already this high.“Do you know what sort of fellow Draugen is? You better believe he is not all that rare.

#Draugen ghost update

In an update on 21 February 2012 the combat level of the former level 99 version (quest version) of the Draugen was decreased to 96.The Draugen are taken from old fishermen's stories from the coast of Norway however, the Draugen in Norse Mythology looks more like a giant snail-like creature than a humanoid. 'Draugen' stems from 'draugr', which can refer to any kind of a living dead-person e.g. Draugen comes from old Norse mythology.The talisman seems to indicate that the Draugen appears in the form of one of the butterflies in the area where the butterfly moves, the Draugen will follow.Ī player will often be able to make the Draugen appear when they are standing near or on a space occupied by a butterfly. Just before you defeat the Draugen, it will be absorbed into the talisman. It is recommended that when you encounter the Draugen, to lure it near a fence, stand on one side of the fence while it is on the other, and proceed to attack using Magic attacks. The Draugen cannot be poisoned and is weak to fire spells. When it is defeated, his undead soul will go into the Hunter's talisman received from Sigli.

When found, there will be a message: 'The Draugen is here! Beware!'. Before he is found, he takes the form of a grey Butterfly with the examine text of 'Flutter by oh butterfly', although note there are multiple of these butterflies, and only one of which is the The Draugen. Its exact location varies for each person who adventures on this long quest. Remember the Draugen is not visible until you get close to its location. While the location varies between players, the Draugen will stay within Fremennik province near the riverbank of the river that separates the Fremennik Province from the Seer's Village and Sinclair Mansion area. The Draugen may be fought as a class G boss monster in the Dominion Tower minigame if the player has completed The Fremennik Trials. The monster appears in a different place for every player. This works very much like a runecrafting talisman, telling the player in which direction to travel to find the Draugen. It can only be found by using a special Hunter's talisman given by Sigli the Huntsman. He must be defeated to gain council member Sigli's vote in The Fremennik Trials quest. The Draugen is an evil ghost from Fremennik mythology that devours the spirits of the drowned, and stalks the coastlines, invisible to all, and unable to be defeated by normal means.