Great Gnarled Tree

At the edge of Whisker Woods lies a tree older than Gnawnia itself. Its magic roots stretch far underground and deep into the woods, giving life to the other trees. The shadow it casts is so massive that it began to affect the surrounding area through time, blocking necessary light from other trees. As a result, the other trees seem almost alive as they bend back and forth, seeking out the light.

 

1. Overview
   Requirements
   Hunting Tips by Larry
   New Mice
2. Shops
   Cheese Shoppe
   Trapsmith
   General Store
3. Cheese and Mice
   The Mice of the Great Gnarled Tree
   Mice Populations
4. Setup Options
5. Goals
   Catch a Fairy Mouse with the Map
   Collect Gnarled Cheese Potions
   Collect Wicked Gnarly Cheese Potions
6. Related Articles

 

Overview

The Great Gnarled Tree is filled with a mixture of Physical and Tactical mice.
The Trapsmith in this location offers the first Tactical trap a hunter can buy, making it easier to hunt here.
Mice in the Great Gnarled Tree also drop Gnarled Cheese Curd Potions, that can be used to imbue Gnarled Cheese.
Gnarled cheese can either be used in the Lagoon, or here in the Great Gnarled Tree.
Hunters should consider carefully if they wish to use Gnarled in this location, it is recommended they only do so if they have a decent tactical trap. Many of the mice attracted with Gnarled are the stronger mice found in this location. Using Gnarled also has the added benefit of attracting the Curious Chemist Mouse, which drops the Wicked Gnarly Potion, a potent cheese for use in the Lagoon.
The Fairy Mouse, a strong tactical mouse, drops the map to the Lagoon.
If a Hunter wishes to purchase the Venus Mouse Trap in this location, it is recommended that they upgrade it to the Mutated Venus Mouse Trap as soon as possible.

 

Requirements

To hunt in the Great Gnarled Tree a Hunter must have:
    A Hunter’s Title of at least Master.
    The Gnarled Tree Map Piece from a Cyclops Mouse in the Calm Clearing.
And it is recommended that a Hunter should have:
    A Tactical Weapon.
    Swiss or Gnarled Cheese.

 

Hunting Tips by Larry

Welcome to the Great Gnarled Tree. Watch your step, it’s a long way down!

A Trapsmith has set up shop upon the highest branch of the tree and has a unique Tactical trap for sale. You’ll find this trap more effective against some of the mice that dwell in and around the Great Gnarled Tree.

The magic of the Great Gnarled Tree has led to the discovery of potions. These potions are used to create Gnarled cheese which is sure to come in handy as you move deeper into the woods.

Keep your eyes open for a magical Fairy mouse that may hold clues regarding what lies in the woods beyond the Great Gnarled Tree.

 

New Mice

There are 6 new mice to be found in this location, and one of them can only be found in this location.
The Fairy Mouse drops the map to the lagoon, and can be a difficult mouse to catch without a Tactical Trap.
The Curious Chemist mouse drops Wicked Gnarly Potions, and can only be attracted with Gnarled Cheese.
This may also be the first location in which a hunter encounters the Bat Mouse.

Centaur

Curious Chemist

Fairy

Nomad

Tiger

Wicked Witch of Whisker Woods

 

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Shops

The Great Gnarled Tree contains three shops: a Cheese Shoppe, a Trapsmith and a General Store.

Cheese Shoppe

The Cheese Shoppe of the Great Gnarled Tree offers a small selection of cheese, but at purchase prices that are 50% higher than can be found in Gnawnia.
It is unlikely that you will want to puchase cheese from this shop, as unless you only want to buy a few pieces of cheese, it is normally more cost effective to pay the traveling costs to and from Gnawnia.
Refund prices of cheese are the same price here as they are as elsewhere.

	Cheddar Cheese Cheddar is rather poor at attracting most mice, however hunters may find success with this cheese when hunting the more frail breeds. Cost: 15 gold Refund: 10 gold
	Marble Cheese Marble offers a decent chance of attracting a variety of mice. Cost: 75 gold Refund: 50 gold
	Swiss Cheese Swiss offers a good chance of attracting a variety of mice. Cost: 150 gold Refund: 100 gold
	Brie Cheese Brie offers a very good chance of attracting a variety of mice. Cost: 300 gold Refund: 200 gold

 

Trapsmith

The Trapsmith of the Great Gnarled Tree contains only two traps:
The Swiss Army Trap is available at a slightly lower price here than it is in Gnawnia.
The Venus Mouse Trap is the first Tactical weapon available to you, and it is worth the investment, as it can be upgraded via crafting. Tactical traps are highly useful in this region and other regions as well.

Weapons

	Swiss Army Mouse Trap (1,200 Physical Power) Power Type: Physical Power Bonus: 2% Attraction Bonus: 2% Luck: 10 Cheese Effect: No Effect Three razor sharp knife blades come downwards rapidly while a half dozen high speed drill bits come upwards, leaving little evidence that the mouse ever existed. Cost: 70,300 gold Refund: 12,655 gold Points Required: 45,500
	Venus Mouse Trap (1,900 Tactical Power) Power Type: Tactical Power Bonus: 0% Attraction Bonus: 5% Luck: 5 Cheese Effect: Extremely Fresh The carnivorous plants that grow near the Lagoon of Whisker Woods are often harvested by Trapsmiths and grown to supernatural size by unnatural means. The result is a highly effective and well-camouflaged mouse adversary. Cost: 299,650 gold Refund: 53,940 gold Points Required: 490,500

Bases

	Wooden Base (35 Power) Power Bonus: none Attraction Bonus: none Luck: none Cheese Effect: Very Fresh A standard wood base to attach to your weapon. Cost: 300 gold Refund: 60 gold Points Required: 0
	Wooden Base with Target (75 Power) Power Bonus: none Attraction Bonus: 20% Luck: none Cheese Effect: No Effect A wooden base with a target pad to increase the accuracy of your weapon. Cost: 1,225 gold Refund: 225 gold Points Required: 650

General Store

The General Store of the Great Gnarled Tree contains a small selection of crafting supplies for use in cheese, and a number of supplies used in crafting a new map piece.

Supply		Cost	Refund
	Bolt of Cloth The finest cloth in all of Gnawnia!	3,000	3,000
	Curds and Whey Curds and whey are a common ingredient in a variety of cheese flavours. Elaborate flavours often require a greater quantity than more basic flavours.	12	3
	King’s Reserve Bubbleh This exquisite champagne is the King’s favourite way to celebrate something special. Although under guard in the Castle’s private cellar, a crafty burglar mouse occasionally steals a crate to sell to general stores. Whether ringing in the new year or christening a ship, the King’s Bubbleh never disappoints!	210,000	210,000
	Rope Made from fibers found within the vines that grow from the Great Gnarled Tree this brand of rope is incredibly strong.	600	600
	Salt Gnawnia salt is collected from the seawater around the Harbour where it is known for its magical cleanliness. Salt is a very common ingredient used in a variety of cheese flavours.	6	2

 

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Cheese and Mice

Here we give an overview of the mice that can be encountered in this location, and how often you can expect to see them using various cheese.

The Mice of the Great Gnarled Tree

Here is a breakdown of the various mice that can be found in the location, and what loot they might drop:

Mouse (Known Cheese Preferences)		Group (Weaknesses)	Potential Loot		Drop Rate
	Bat	The Shadow Clan		None
	Bear	Forest Guild		Gnarled Potion	Unknown
	Black Widow	Indigenous Mice		1-10 SUPER|brie+	~100%
	Centaur	Forest Guild		Gnarled Potion	Unknown
	Chameleon	Forest Guild		Gnarled Potion	Unknown
	Curious Chemist	Forest Guild		Wicked Gnarly Potion	Unknown
	Dwarf	Indigenous Mice		None
	Eagle Owl	Forest Guild		None
	Elven Princess	Forest Guild		None
	Fairy	Forest Guild		Map of the Lagoone	Unknown
	Foxy	Forest Guild		Swiss Cheese	Unknown
	Frog	Forest Guild		Gnarled Potion	Unknown
	Moosker	Forest Guild		None
	Nibbler	Indigenous Mice		None
	Nomad	Forest Guild		None
	Shaman	Forest Guild		Splintered Wood	Unknown
	Sylvan	Forest Guild		None
	Tiger	Forest Guild		None
	Treant	Forest Guild		Splintered Wood	~100%
	Wicked Witch of Whisker Woods	Forest Guild		None
	Wiggler	Forest Guild		None
Occassional Visitors (These mice are not always encountered in this location)
	Glitchpaw	Event Mice		Gnarled Potion	Unknown
				Gnarled Potion	Unknown

 

Mice Populations

Here is a breakdown of the populations of mice in the location based upon cheese used (these results come from our survey); the values given are a percentage of all attractions, and how many of these mice you are likely to attract in 100 hunts using base attraction:

(Please note, results with less than 1,000 hunts submitted have a low level of accuracy and should be used as guidelines only)

	Mouse	Gnarled
	Bat	~1%
	Bear	~0%
	Black Widow	~0%
	Centaur	~4%
	Chameleon	~0%
	Curious Chemist	~14%
	Dwarf	~0%
	Eagle Owl	~24%
	Elven Princess	~13%
	Fairy	~8%
	Foxy	~10%
	Frog	~0%
	Moosker	~0%
	Nibbler	~0%
	Nomad	~0%
	Shaman	~12%
	Sylvan	~0%
	Tiger	~0%
	Treant	~9%
	Wicked Witch of Whisker Woods	~3%
	Wiggler	~0%
Hunts Submitted		93
Base Attraction Rate		~96%

 

 

On your first visit to the Great Gnarled Tree you will want to use a purchased cheese.
The difference in attraction rate between Brie and Swiss isn’t that much, so Swiss seems to be a more economical choice in the Great Gnarled Tree.
Once you have collected some Gnarled Cheese Curd Potions, Gnarled can be a very good cheese to use – provided your trap is strong enough.
Gnarled Cheese not only attracts the Curious Chemist Mouse, it also attracts very few of the weakest mice.
Gnarled Cheese is only advised for those with a good Tactical Trap.

 

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Setup Options

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Goals

Here is a selection of Goals that a hunter may like to achieve:

Catch a Fairy Mouse with the Map

The Fairy mouse drops the map to the Lagoon, fortunately this mouse is not too rare.

Arming a Tactical trap will definitely help you with this goal.

If you are struggling to attract this Mouse, using Gnarled Cheese may help.

 

Collect Gnarled Potions

The Gnarled Cheese Curd Potions are dropped by four mice in the Great Gnarled Tree:

The Bear, the Centaur, the Chameleon and the Frog.

Only the Centaur Mouse drops the potion regularly. Maximising the luck of your trap will help encourage the other mice to drop more frequently.

It is recommended that you use a Tactical trap when hunting for these potions. More Centaur catches will definitely help you.

 

Collect Wicked Gnarly Potions

Only the Curious Chemist drops this potion, and it is only attracted to Gnarled Cheese.

The Curious Chemist is quite a common mouse, it will be about one in ten of the mice you see.

Arming a Tactical Trap won’t help with the Curious Chemist, but it will help with the stronger Tactical mice you attract at the same time.

 

 

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Related Articles

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Thank you to all who have contributed so far and will do so in the future.

 

This article contains information relevant to MouseHunt v3.1.22689.

This article includes survey results from 09-Jul-10 to 11-Jul-10.