Overview
Guide the Turtle is a quest with a boss called the Task Flotsam. Completing this quest rewards each participant with 25 gold, 125 experience, and 3 Turtle eggs. Additional Turtle eggs also become available in the Market for 3 gems each.
Availability & Cost:
It was released on July 12, 2016, and it is not yet known what annual re-release group it will be in. When available, the quest scroll can be purchased from the Quest Shop for 4 gems. It is also part of the Splashy Pals quest bundle, which is only sometimes available but contains three different quests for only 7 gems.
Difficulty & Length:
The Task Flotsam's HP of 300 makes this a short quest, and the strength multiplier of 1.5 gives it a base difficulty of "easy". Without using Warrior or Mage boss damaging skills, a four-person party typically takes about a week to finish this quest. This is a recommended quest for lower level (less than level 25) characters and smaller parties.
Description
Help! This giant sea turtle cannot find her way to her nesting beach. She returns there every year to lay her eggs, but this year Inkomplete Bay is filled with toxic Task Flotsam made of red dailies and unchecked to do's. "She's thrashing in a panic!" @JessicaChase says.
@UncommonCriminal nods. "It's because her guiding senses are fogged and confused."
@Scarabsi grabs your arm. "Can you help clear the Task Flotsam blocking her path? It may be hazardous, but we have to help her!"
Objective(s)
Defeat the Task Flotsam.
On Completion
Your valiant work has cleared the waters for our sea turtle to find her beach. You, @Bambin, and @JaizakAripaik watch as she buries her brood of eggs deep in the sand so they can grow and hatch into hundreds of little sea turtles. Ever the lady, she gives you three eggs each, asking that you feed and nurture them so one day they become big sea turtles themselves.
Rewards
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Achievement: Guide the Turtle x1 |
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Turtle Egg x3 (Eggs also become available for gems in the Market.) | |
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125 experience | |
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25 gold |
Quest Pets and Mounts
The eggs obtained from this quest can be used to raise the Turtle pets and mounts.
| Turtle Egg | Turtle Mount Icon | |
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| Art by | Bambin | willowthewitty |
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| Type | Turtle Pets | Turtle Mounts |
| Art by | Scarabsi and JaizakAripaik | Scarabsi and JaizakAripaik |
| Base |  |
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| White |  |
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| Desert |  |
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| Red |  |
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| Shade |  |
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| Skeleton |  |
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| Zombie |  |
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| Cotton Candy Pink |  |
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| Cotton Candy Blue |  |
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| Golden |  |
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Promotional Art
Artwork featuring the Task Flotsam was created for the official blog and social media.
Art by PixelStormArt
Trivia
The boss image in this quest shows the giant turtle, although the actual boss you are fighting is the Task Flotsam. This is the first quest in Habitica in which the image doesn't show the boss you are fighting.
Development and Credits
- Release date: July 12, 2016
- Writers: Ginger Hanna
- Artists: Promo Art - PixelStormArt; Scroll - McCoyly; Boss - JessicaChase and UncommonCriminal; Egg - Bambin; Pet - Scarabsi and JaizakAripaik; Mount - Scarabsi and JaizakAripaik; Mount Icon - willowthewitty