A guide to the Banisher Badge - version 1.0
By
Alexina,
Posted on: 2005-09-22 23:31 in Player Guides
There is a park in the far south east corner of DA that spawns them a plenty at night and occasionally during the day. It's a little rectangle of green on your map. I did all my hunting there and it didnt take too long. Once I clear the park of masks, I run directly north to the massively high cemetary wall and then right back to the park, this seems to help them spawn again.
Something that always helps is to invite ANYBODY who is also looking. No reason to compete, maybe one can run the route the OP describes above and another can camp the park(there may be range issues when hunting in a team outdoors, not sure). Just about any park area in DA seems to have a chance to spawn these masks btw...
At five minutes before the half hour (XX:25 and XX:55) hit the Argo Highway section of Talos Island. There will be lots of masks to destroy as night arrives. I've been told NOT to arrest shamans, as their presence helps spawn more masks. I don't know if this is true or not.
Then, once the sun comes up and the BP are gone, run back to DA and do your circuit!
If you team up with a bunch of people it takes only 1.5 hours or so.
Thanks for the Guide.
I've been searching for theese Tiki Fools for so long I was about to using some Vodoo of my own to locate them 
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I just did it the talos way, but meh, what do I know 8)
And don't forget, Halloween is coming... might be a good time to load up.
(Last year, it was night everywhere for all of Halloween weekend. It made for good spirit-hunting in Talos. Of course, things may be different this year since last year's factions hve Croatoa to fight over....)
Wow. It worked.
It's easier to just say 'go around the edge of the yellow zone 'Romero Heights' but your instructions were excellent overkill.
Was able to finish getting the damn masks , gooing from 2/3rd to full in about 40 minutes (about 70 mask).
Thanks for writing the guide.
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At five minutes before the half hour (XX:25 and XX:55) hit the Argo Highway section of Talos Island. There will be lots of masks to destroy as night arrives. I've been told NOT to arrest shamans, as their presence helps spawn more masks. I don't know if this is true or not.
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Er, this is way after the fact, but:
When you take out a mask spawn, take out the whole thing. The stragglers will hang around forever, longer than a spawn that's never been bothered.
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A guide to the Banisher Badge - version 1.0
by Zubenelgenubi (Champion Server)
Of all the killin villain badges, few are more difficult or more frustrating to obtain than that for the Banished Pantheon. Those vile hovering bits of ectoplasmic lumber can be difficult to find, if not kill. Few door missions give more than a couple of these bosses before a character outlevels their Banished Pantheon contact. Many heroes hang out in the southeast corner of Talos Island, hoping to bag a few of the timid timbers in the middle of the night. However, competition can be fierce and night doesnt last all that long in Paragon City.
So whats a Heroic Badge [censored] to do? Why, read Zubenelgenubis Complete Guide to Hunting Loathsome Flying Fetishes, thats what!
As it turns out, there is a circuit you can run inside Dark Astoria that is very productive at churning out spirit masks. Understand that very productive is a relative thing. Its still gonna take awhile. But running this circuit will seriously cut down the frustration of hunting to no avail. As an extra bonus, it re-spawns very quickly AND it can be run day or night!
The circuit roughly follows the north-south line of the eastern Romero Heights boundary. Each spawn point can sometimes spawn two masks, but usually youll only get one. Also keep in mind that sometimes the spawns are a few feet away from the locations stated here.
(1) Start at 4889.5, 42.0, 2911.5, the southeastern corner of Romero Heights. This is in a parking lot overlooking a small park to the south. Its right next to a large free-standing Crey Corp billboard. This location almost always gives a spirit mask or two.
(2) Next, travel about 100 yards north and slightly east (just a quick TP away) to 4814.5, 52.0, 2624.5. Youll be looking down on a pair of tennis courts. One or two mobs will be here, and one or both of them may have spirits. (I think the masks are trying to organize a pick-up basketball tournament, but the zombies just dont got game.)
(3) Next, turn due east and just jump over the edge of the wall to land on the road below. Youll be standing next to a couple of wrecked cars in a curve of the road (4691.5, -42.5, 2614.0). This is another potential mask spawn point.
(4) Now travel 300 yards due north to 4660.5, 41.5, 1744.5. (Go above the highway, not below.) Here is another curve in the road in front of an L-shaped building. This location is not a frequent mask spawner, but youll be passing by anyway so go ahead and check it out.
(5 & 6) Now move just a few yards to the west and go around the corner of the building, veering north. Theres a mob there that never spawns masks. Move past them and down into a lower level area full of dirt. Two potential mask spawn points are close together here at 4796.5, -42.0, 1326.5 and 4699.5, -42.0, 1435.0. One of these locations will usually have a mask or two.
(7) Next move 200 yards north (go under the road) to 4792.0, -39.0, 789.0. This spawn point infrequently gives masks but it marks the northernmost location in the circuit.
(8) At this point youll head back south to the beginning spawn location beneath the Crey billboard. On the way back, however, youll want to hit two other spawn points. Move southwest at an angle for 275 yards to 5441.0, 43.0, 1322.0. (Youll need to hop over top of some buildings.) This spawn point is like the first in that youll almost always find a mask here.
(9) Next, scoot on south at a fast pace. There are no mask spawn locations until you get all the way back down to the little park just south of the Romero Heights boundary. At 5222.5, 22.0, 3028.5 youll find a large, round, flat rock. The top of this rock is an infrequent mask spawn point, but since youll be passing by anyway go ahead and check it out.
Now just move due east to your start location under the Crey billboard. By this time the repulsive zombie hordes should have re-spawned and youll be ready to run the circuit again!
Dont worry about all the precise locations too much. Once youve run it once or twice, its pretty easy to continue.
Someone once asked me how I knew about this circuit. Honestly, I dont like to think about it. Many, many hours were spent running around in the dense fog of Dark Astoria looking for a tiny flicker of colored light off in the distance indicating a spirit mask in da house. If anyone knows of similar circuits, or of specific spawn locations close by that could be incorporated into this circuit, by all means please speak up!
and now its time for PIE!
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