The Roots of Evil

What to prepare

You must have completed the Silver Dofus quests and have the Dofus on you. The rest is gathered in the dimension: mostly resources to drop from the zone's monsters.

• 1 × Silver Dofusto carry with you to convince Ratathrosk
• 15 × Putrid Sapfrom the zone's monsters, base rate 12%
• 5 × Tentaclobber Tentaclefrom the zone's Tentaclobbers
• 10 × Corrupted Sproutsregular resource, not a quest item

Quest Resources, obtained along the way

• 1 × Luminescent Mushroomon a phosphorescent mushroom at [0,3]
• 3 × Demongrel Seedfrom the zone's Demongrels, base rate 5.1%
• 1 × Corrupted Waterby defeating the Corrupted Water Elemental at [4,3]

The 18 quest steps

1. 1Examine the Strange Bramble

   Dialogue[-1,2] · Strange Bramble

   In the Corrupted Kingdom, this bramble seems born of Sadida magic: go looking for survivors.

   Dialogue

   1. “Go looking for the surviving Sadidas”

2. 2Talk to the Akronite Guard

   Dialogue[0,0] · Akronite Guard

   In the [0,0] of the Corrupted Kingdom, the guard of the Sadida village gate admits only the chosen of the great Putrid. He is willing to turn a blind eye if you bring him something to eat.

   Dialogue

   1. “Exclaim at the state of the Sadida in front of you”

3. 3Pick a Luminescent Mushroom

   Collect[0,3]

   Click one of the phosphorescent mushrooms on the map to get a Luminescent Mushroom.

   • Luminescent Mushroomreceived

4. 4Feed the Akronite Guard

   Dialogue[0,0] · Akronite Guard

   Delighted to finally eat healthily, far from what their chief Orobranch allows, the guard lets you through. Click the village gate to enter.

   Dialogue

   1. “Bring back his luminescent mushroom”

   • 1 × Luminescent Mushroomto hand over

5. 5Question Chief Orobranch

   Dialogue[-1,0] · Chief Orobranch

   The great Putrid, Corruption, one of the four Horsemen of the Eliocalypse, has made the Sadidas his chosen ones. General Cra Krâ Kleure, a member of the council that tried to prevent the Eliocalypse, came to help them, too late: they let him leave.

   Dialogue

   1. “Ask what happened to the Sadidas of this dimension”

6. 6Talk to Monotropa Priestess

   Dialogue[2,0] · Monotropa Priestess

   Near the statue of Sadida, the priestess agrees to explain their cult to you if you make an offering to Sadida: 15 Putrid Sap.

   Dialogue

   1. “Ask her for more information about the cult of Sadida”

7. 7Collect 15 Putrid Sap

   Items

   Putrid Sap drops from the zone's monsters, at a base rate of 12%.

   • Putrid Sapreceived

8. 8Pour the sap on Sadida's statue

   Dialogue[2,0] · Monotropa Priestess

   Give the sap to the priestess, then click the statue of Sadida to place it at its foot: the brambles around suddenly grow. Talk to her again: Corruption taught them that death and decay are also part of the cycle of life.

   Dialogue

   1. “Give her the putrid sap”
   2. “Announce that you poured the sap”

   • 15 × Putrid Sapto hand over

9. 9Go back to see Chief Orobranch

   Dialogue[-1,0] · Chief Orobranch

   He now considers you one of his own, and advises you not to go southeast, where a hermit who rejects the teachings of the great Putrid lives.

   Dialogue

   1. “Announce that you were able to talk with the priestess”

10. 10Feed Hermit Dogabah

    Dialogue[4,2] · Dogabah Hermit

    In her lair, the hermit won't say anything without eating: bring her 5 Tentaclobber Tentacle, to be collected from the zone's Tentaclobbers. She then explains that the death tree, Corruption's lair, was born from a cutting of the World of Twelve's tree of life, and that it dominates weak minds.

    Dialogue

    1. “Ask for information about the death tree”
    2. “Hold out the hard-won tentacles to Dogabah”

    • 5 × Tentaclobber Tentacleto hand over

11. 11Approach the death tree

    [4,0]

    Go see the death tree for yourself: something tries to enter your mind, just as the hermit said.

12. 12Go back to see Hermit Dogabah

    Dialogue[4,2] · Dogabah Hermit

    She offers a recipe to turn you into a local creature. She needs 3 Demongrel Seed, 1 Corrupted Water and 10 Corrupted Sprouts.

    Dialogue

    1. “Confirm to him the feeling of unease when approaching the tree”

13. 13Collect 3 Demongrel Seed

    Items

    Demongrel Seeds are quest items that drop from the zone's Demongrels, at a base rate of 5.1%. Also plan for 10 Corrupted Sprouts, a regular resource.

    • Demongrel Seedreceived

14. 14Capture the Corrupted Water Elemental

    Combat[4,3] · Corrupted Water Elemental

    Talk to the Corrupted Water Elemental to trap it in a vial. A fight starts, solo. Once you win, you get the Corrupted Water.

    Dialogue

    1. “Try to trap the elemental in a vial”

    • Corrupted Water Elementalfight · level 200 · 14,000 HP · 12 AP · 4 MP
    • Corrupted Waterreceived

15. 15Get turned into a Demongrel

    Movement[4,2] · Dogabah Hermit

    Bring the resources back to the hermit: you are now turned into a Demongrel, a monster of the zone.

    Dialogue

    1. “Bring back the requested resources”

    • 3 × Demongrel Seedto hand over
    • 1 × Corrupted Waterto hand over
    • 10 × Corrupted Sproutsto hand over

16. 16Enter the heart of the death tree

    Movement[4,0] · Rafflesia the Foul

    In your Demongrel form, talk to Rafflesia the Foul: you are teleported to the final room of the death tree dungeon. Talk to the Tree of Death Bud: a dragon appears before you touch it.

    Dialogue

    1. “Bark to make it understood that you want to reach the heart of the tree”
    2. “Reach out your hand”

17. 17Convince Ratathrosk

    Dialogue[4,0] · Ratathrosk

    Ratathrosk threatens to burn you and claims not to know you. Show him your Silver Dofus: he senses the energy of his Dofus and understands that you come from another era. He is protecting the Great Tree, attacked by the corruption that comes through the wanderers' tree.

    Dialogue

    1. “Show that you have Ratathrosk's Dofus”

    You must have completed the Silver Dofus quests and have 1 Silver Dofus on you, otherwise the quest stops here.

18. 18Follow Ratathrosk into the wanderers' tree

    Movement · Ratathrosk

    Talk to Ratathrosk again: he teleports you into the wanderers' tree, a child of the Great Tree gnawed by corruption. Talk to him again: Corruption wants to take control of all the trees of the World of Twelve through the Great Tree. He sends you back to your own time to check the wanderers' tree of the present. The quest ends.

    Dialogue

    1. “Say that you're ready to go to the Ether”

The fights

The rewards

• XP2,625,000 experience points
• 43,980 kamas
• 5 × Demongrel Petal
• 5 × Elgrun Leg

Related quests

The quest is unlocked during The Four Wills. By talking to Ratathrosk again, you start A Meridiawful Power. It opens the Sick of It All achievement, which groups three quests.

Achievements · Eliocalypse

Sick of It All

Quest 1 of 3 · 10 achievement points

Complete the following quests:

1. The Roots of EvilLvl. 200
2. Meridiawful PowerLvl. 200
3. Death and RenewalLvl. 200

Next quest: A Meridiawful Power →

Where does the quest The Roots of Evil start?

With the Strange Bramble, in the Corrupted Kingdom at [-1,2]. You must have started The Four Wills up to the four tasks.

How do I get into the Sadida village?

By bringing a Luminescent Mushroom to the Akronite Guard. It is picked from a phosphorescent mushroom at [0,3].

Where do I find Corrupted Water?

In [4,3], on the Corrupted Water Elemental. Talk to it to trap it in a vial: a fight starts, solo.

Where do I find Demongrel Seeds?

From the zone's Demongrels, at a base rate of 5.1%. You need 3.

Why doesn't Ratathrosk recognize me?

You must show him a Silver Dofus. Complete the Silver Dofus quests and keep the Dofus on you.

What does the quest give?

2,625,000 XP and 43,980 kamas, with 5 Demongrel Petal and 5 Elgrun Leg.

Which quest follows The Roots of Evil?

A Meridiawful Power, which Ratathrosk entrusts to you when you talk to him again.