Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

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Niskaru Slayer

Niskaru Slayer

Killed 25 Niskaru.

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How to unlock the Niskaru Slayer achievement in Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - Definitive Guide

In "The Wolds" territory in the Plains of Erathell there is a woman named Singing Nell that lives in a tent just outside of Ayten (east side) When you talk to her she will give you the quest "The Erathell's Blessing" send you south to Windstone circle to activate the stones and receive a blessing. If the stones are activated in any order other than ascending from lowest to highest note, a Niskaru hunter will spawn in the center of the circle. While you won't receive any experience points, or any good loot from them, they do count towards the achievement, so just run in a circle activating the stones, kill the Niskaru and repeat.

**Note: Once you receive the blessing, as far as I am aware, you won't be able to activate the stones anymore other than to receive the blessing again, so get the achievement before doing so.**

Thanks to EL HORSE for reminding me of the quests name.
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09 Feb 2012 03:33

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All you have to do is, avoid hitting the stones in sequence from the lowest to the highest. Lowest, Low, Middle, High, Highest. Do NOT hit the stones in that order, and you will get the achieve without much trouble. Or, you could just go ahead and do the Warsworn Faction questline. That will net you this achievement as well.
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By Tanogrus on 09 Feb 2012 20:18
just finished the Warsworn story line and it did not pop - wondering if there's a glitch or if only certain types count...
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By WestsideSxE on 10 Feb 2012 05:24
Hmm, i haven't played that questline yet so i don't know if there are enough in it. Lots of Niskaru show up in the main quest though, if you follow the solution, or just forget about it and continue the main quest, you're bound to get it.
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By Dream Fiend on 10 Feb 2012 07:41
Was just about to write a solution after getting this in the same spot but looks like its all covered! Positive vote from me. The only thing I could add is the name of the quest - "The Erathell's Blessing".
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By El Horse on 13 Feb 2012 21:21
Thank you so much for the advice on how to get the Niskaru Slayer achievement. I followed your guide and got it no problem :))
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By FeatherMane on 17 Feb 2012 10:36
Glad I could help :]
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By Dream Fiend on 17 Feb 2012 17:08
thanks
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By Bioshock19 on 04 Mar 2012 11:05
I just killed well over 25 of them at this spot on top off the 5 or 6 I'd already killed and no achievement. Does not work.
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By on 31 Jul 2014 13:28
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Easier way to accomplish this is to just complete the Warsworn questline. You will fight plenty of Niskaru as you go. It popped for me toward the end of the quest line when your trekking up a big mountain.
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15 Feb 2012 19:00

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this is how i got it. was going to put a guide for it but you beat me to it :) so instead i give you +1
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By KGK Lunchbox on 17 Jul 2012 08:42
Unless you're trying to get achievements as early as possible, you don't need to worry about this one. You should get it as you play through the main story, and definitely if you do the warsworn quests. In later areas, Niskaru are normal respawning monsters.
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26 Feb 2012 00:50

This isn't so much of a solution as it is an addition to some of the solution already posted on here. When doing the Traveler's story missions, a later one will take you to an area called the Blackened Hall, where you need to retrieve an artifact needed for this story mission. Inside the Blackened Hall are several Niskaru, usually in packs of 2 or 3.

Other than that, go with the Warsworn missions, too, as stated previously in other solutions.
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19 Mar 2012 23:29

If you are working on every trophy for this game, than this one will come naturally as you make your way through the Warsworn questline. Throughout the questline you will be faced with nearly 40 Niskaru so don't feel you need to grind this one out to make it count. Also, once you get to Klurikon a lot of Niskaru are randomly spawned enemies within the world so again, simply playing the game and working on other trophies will net this one no problem.

For those looking to grab this particular one, here's a helpful tip found on TrueAchievements to help. In "The Wolds" territory in the Plains of Erathell there is a woman named Singing Nell that lives in a tent just outside of Ayten (east side). When you talk to her she will give you the quest "The Erathell's Blessing" which sends you south to a Windstone circle to activate the stones and receive a blessing. If the stones are activated in any order other than ascending from lowest to highest note, a Niskaru hunter will spawn in the center of the circle. While you won't receive any experience points, or any good loot from them, they do count towards the achievement, so just run in a circle activating the stones, kill the Niskaru and repeat.
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19 Aug 2013 18:53

This will come through normal play. They’re named Niskaru, so once you’ve seen one, you’ve pretty much seen them all. Niskaru’s aren’t that difficult, but they deal a great amount of damage. A single Niskaru shouldn’t be a big problem, but if there are multiple, be careful and try to pack them together for AoE (Area of Effect) attacks. You'll come across most Niskaru's via the Warsworn Faction quest line and the last few Main Quests.
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You will get this with natural story progression.

However, there is an infinite Niskaru spawn available during "The Erathell's Blessing" side quest in Ayten if you want to knock this out quickly. Go to Ayten (first city along the road in the Plains of Etrathell) and talk to Singing Nell. She'll give you a quest to activate the five Windstones at Ayten Circle. The trick is to not activate them in the correct order, which is Lowest, Low, Medium, High, Highest. Starting at any one stone, activate each stone in a counter-clockwise motion (but not the correct pattern). This will summon a Niskaru. Defeat and repeat.

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Almost a plot trophy. In the first quest of the main storyline, you will be sent to a dungeon, where at the end you will meet 2 of these cute animals. Niskaru are somewhat similar to huge reddish upright bats with blades instead of wings. Then, while exploring the world of Amalur, you will often meet them, especially in the quests of the main storyline.
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31 Mar 2012 23:21

There will be a quest in the game in which you need to activate 5 musical obelisks for the incorrect activation order, this little animal appears 25 times incorrectly activated and the prize is yours.
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16 Jul 2012 11:50