06-30-2004, 11:55 PM
This is a discussion thread for the new monster that has (recently?) been listed in the Arreat Summit Bestiary. The listing of this monster was not announced in the news on Arreat Summit or (for what i know) on any other site. The adding of the monster was discovered not long ago, but might have been there for a while. But can it have been there without being noticed? Please type information if you have been to the Arreat Summit Bestiary lately and if you then saw if this monster was added or not.
If you check out the monster at http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp/monster...arfg.shtml you can see that it is not listed the way other monsters are. It doesn't say the other "versions" of it like on other monsters (for example, the Act 5 monster "Blood Lord" is listed as Moon Lord, Night Lord, Hell Lord and so on, while the Reziarfg is only listed with one name, very likely as the Minion of Destruction and some other special monsters.)
The text in the bestiary says: (quoting from "The Arreat Summit" [ www.battle.net/diablo2exp ] )
"
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<CENTER>[size=1]<SMALL>Click to Enlarge</SMALL></CENTER></TD><TD vAlign=top width="100%">Reziarfg (Demon)
[size=1]<SMALL></SMALL>Spawned from the very bowels of the skulking Stygian Beast who awakens only once every 1000 years to feed off the spawn of its own bile and pus, the Reziarfg is truly the most hideous and vile monster in all of the Three’s bestiary. It was once said that the Three did not always rule the darkness that beasts beyond thought swelled and slithered across the void. It is believed that some of these nightmares may still exist hidden deep with in the pitch of the abyss where even the darkness of the upper realms of hell seems like day. This is where Reziarfg lives.
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This very much seems like some sort of Blizzard-joke. But if we look into some Blizzard history, we might change opinions. Let me say four words that will change your mind: The Secret Cow Level (or i could have just said The Moo Moo Farm
The Cow Level was from the beginning just some kind of joke but in the end it became reality. Might this be somewhat of another joke becoming real?
Reziarfg doesn't actually sound anything like the standard Blizzard monster name. Most monsters has a meaningful name wich is/includes a word listed in any dictionary or some version of a word. (for example "Abyss Knight" wich contain both Abyss and Knight, two common words. Another example is "Catapult" wich is just a very obvious description
)
So why the name Reziarfg? Well, try and put it backwards. Gfraizer. Now what the hell is that? Rings a bell? Post anything you know about "Gfraizer".
From the picture and the text the following statements can be made:
None of these statements are 100% certain of course.
1. The Reziarfg is an airborne monster.
2. It's main attack is probably performed with it's mouth. Possibly some kind of fluid (Like acid or something) is sprayed though the mouth.
3. This monster is very hard or impossible to spawn/find.
4. Probably even more hard to kill once you find it.
5. The Reziarfg probably doesn't "spawn" when something certain happens, like the Diablo Clone spawning when SoJ's are sold. If you read the text, it is almost explained where it is.
6. The monster only appears in Act 5
7. It is a very special monster. And as the text says, it's the most nasty creature of the game.
8. The creature obviously doesn't stand under the command of Diablo and his brothers.
From the text we can make the following statements about how to find/spawn the monster:
1. Read at the bottom of the monster description: "may still exist hidden deep with in the pitch of the abyss where even the darkness of the upper realms of hell seems like day. This is where Reziarfg lives." The pitch of the abyss, eh?
2. This monster obviously is not very common, since it says in the text that it only spawn every 1000 years to "feed off the spawn of its own bile and pus" whatever that means..
3. This monster probably won't be found in a while. Or maybe it will be added now when the new Ladder Season #2 is starting. As Blizzard did announce, "There will be a server-side content update. This will only be for the new Ladder for Season 2." and accordingly to many people, this update will most likely include new items, runewords and perhaps.. a monster
To conclusion: We'll just have to wait and see. But if you feel like investigating the mystery of the Reziarfg, then look around in "The Abyss" or in random dark places of the game, don't forget to take lot's of screenshots if you find anything good luck!
Added Info:
Here is info that I have found/figured out after making the post.
1. (added June 30) The text about the monster says that it is "Spawned from the very bowels of the skulking Stygian Beast who awakens only once every 1000 years". So, Stygian Beasts, we have heard about these, they exist at many places in the game. In Mephistos Durance, in some dungeons of Act 3 and more. But these Acts are not interesting since this monster only exists in Act 5. So where do you find Stygian (Dolls?) or Stygian Beasts of any kind in Act 5? Well there is the Stygian Fury in Baals Throneroom and lot's of other places in Act 5, and then there is the Stygian Dolls wich (I think) only exists in Baals Throneroom (Throne of Destruction) in Act 5. But there's no idea looking for the Reziarfg here, since there are about a billion baalruns every day So it beats me where to look for Stygian (Anything) in Act 5, please post about this if you have any idea.
2. (added June 30) Speaking of Stygian Beasts, I couldn't help thinking of "Delirium". You probably know what this is, it's a runeword for headgear including the runes Lem-Ist-Io. This runeword gives you the ability to turn your character into a Stygian Doll. You become a doll every once per hundred times you are struck by something. You can attack using the "Headbutt" attack wich is used by the Stygian Dolls in the game. Also Druids can use the "Armageddon" spell and Paladins can use their auras. So why is this interesting? Dunno, but at least it has something to do with Stygian Beasts. Maybe if you spawn into a Stygian Beast with delirium somewhere where the Reziarfg lurks, he might come out and want to feed on you
If you check out the monster at http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp/monster...arfg.shtml you can see that it is not listed the way other monsters are. It doesn't say the other "versions" of it like on other monsters (for example, the Act 5 monster "Blood Lord" is listed as Moon Lord, Night Lord, Hell Lord and so on, while the Reziarfg is only listed with one name, very likely as the Minion of Destruction and some other special monsters.)
The text in the bestiary says: (quoting from "The Arreat Summit" [ www.battle.net/diablo2exp ] )
"
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=10 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=left width="100%" background=/images/battle/diablo2exp/images/blackbg.gif><!--- MAIN CONTENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top>
![[Image: reziarfg.gif]](http://www.battle.net/images/battle/diablo2exp/images/animations/bestiary/act5/reziarfg-large.jpg)
<CENTER>[size=1]<SMALL>Click to Enlarge</SMALL></CENTER></TD><TD vAlign=top width="100%">Reziarfg (Demon)
[size=1]<SMALL></SMALL>Spawned from the very bowels of the skulking Stygian Beast who awakens only once every 1000 years to feed off the spawn of its own bile and pus, the Reziarfg is truly the most hideous and vile monster in all of the Three’s bestiary. It was once said that the Three did not always rule the darkness that beasts beyond thought swelled and slithered across the void. It is believed that some of these nightmares may still exist hidden deep with in the pitch of the abyss where even the darkness of the upper realms of hell seems like day. This is where Reziarfg lives.
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This very much seems like some sort of Blizzard-joke. But if we look into some Blizzard history, we might change opinions. Let me say four words that will change your mind: The Secret Cow Level (or i could have just said The Moo Moo Farm
The Cow Level was from the beginning just some kind of joke but in the end it became reality. Might this be somewhat of another joke becoming real?
Reziarfg doesn't actually sound anything like the standard Blizzard monster name. Most monsters has a meaningful name wich is/includes a word listed in any dictionary or some version of a word. (for example "Abyss Knight" wich contain both Abyss and Knight, two common words. Another example is "Catapult" wich is just a very obvious description
)So why the name Reziarfg? Well, try and put it backwards. Gfraizer. Now what the hell is that?
Rings a bell? Post anything you know about "Gfraizer".From the picture and the text the following statements can be made:
None of these statements are 100% certain of course.
1. The Reziarfg is an airborne monster.
2. It's main attack is probably performed with it's mouth. Possibly some kind of fluid (Like acid or something) is sprayed though the mouth.
3. This monster is very hard or impossible to spawn/find.
4. Probably even more hard to kill once you find it.
5. The Reziarfg probably doesn't "spawn" when something certain happens, like the Diablo Clone spawning when SoJ's are sold. If you read the text, it is almost explained where it is.
6. The monster only appears in Act 5
7. It is a very special monster. And as the text says, it's the most nasty creature of the game.
8. The creature obviously doesn't stand under the command of Diablo and his brothers.
From the text we can make the following statements about how to find/spawn the monster:
1. Read at the bottom of the monster description: "may still exist hidden deep with in the pitch of the abyss where even the darkness of the upper realms of hell seems like day. This is where Reziarfg lives." The pitch of the abyss, eh?
2. This monster obviously is not very common, since it says in the text that it only spawn every 1000 years to "feed off the spawn of its own bile and pus" whatever that means..
3. This monster probably won't be found in a while. Or maybe it will be added now when the new Ladder Season #2 is starting. As Blizzard did announce, "There will be a server-side content update. This will only be for the new Ladder for Season 2." and accordingly to many people, this update will most likely include new items, runewords and perhaps.. a monster
To conclusion: We'll just have to wait and see. But if you feel like investigating the mystery of the Reziarfg, then look around in "The Abyss" or in random dark places of the game, don't forget to take lot's of screenshots if you find anything
good luck!Added Info:
Here is info that I have found/figured out after making the post.
1. (added June 30) The text about the monster says that it is "Spawned from the very bowels of the skulking Stygian Beast who awakens only once every 1000 years". So, Stygian Beasts, we have heard about these, they exist at many places in the game. In Mephistos Durance, in some dungeons of Act 3 and more. But these Acts are not interesting since this monster only exists in Act 5. So where do you find Stygian (Dolls?) or Stygian Beasts of any kind in Act 5? Well there is the Stygian Fury in Baals Throneroom and lot's of other places in Act 5, and then there is the Stygian Dolls wich (I think) only exists in Baals Throneroom (Throne of Destruction) in Act 5. But there's no idea looking for the Reziarfg here, since there are about a billion baalruns every day
So it beats me where to look for Stygian (Anything) in Act 5, please post about this if you have any idea.2. (added June 30) Speaking of Stygian Beasts, I couldn't help thinking of "Delirium". You probably know what this is, it's a runeword for headgear including the runes Lem-Ist-Io. This runeword gives you the ability to turn your character into a Stygian Doll. You become a doll every once per hundred times you are struck by something. You can attack using the "Headbutt" attack wich is used by the Stygian Dolls in the game. Also Druids can use the "Armageddon" spell and Paladins can use their auras. So why is this interesting? Dunno, but at least it has something to do with Stygian Beasts. Maybe if you spawn into a Stygian Beast with delirium somewhere where the Reziarfg lurks, he might come out and want to feed on you
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