As mentioned above, the requirements for starting the Bush of Phundundu quest are as follows:

• 2000 SB on-hand
• An adult submale
• Dreamboat impression

The quest can only be taken once per account per year. If you have two accounts, you can complete the quest once per account per year. Once this specific quest is completed, it has to be completed before March 1st the next year so that you may take it again. Otherwise, you will need to wait for another year to be able to get start it again.

As soon as you accept the stipulations and pay your 2000 SB fee, you will be introduced to the Nzira pride and begin your epic journey.

Finishing this story unlocks permanent access to the Adventure Shop where you can spend currency obtained for completing this storyline: Epic Beetles (EB)

Once you've claimed the quest by clicking the "START" button, you will be asked to complete a preliminary quest in order to proceed further with the story. In this quest, you will be required to:

• Use 100% energy in total on searching for the Nzira pride
• Defeat 25 Poachers in Explore (via battles)
• Donate 10 food items (full items, not uses)

For as long as you have claimed the Bush of Phundundu storyline, all relevant poacher encounters will be enabled in Explore, so you may complete the story throughout the year!

Poacher Encounters  

Defeating poachers in battle will count progress towards the preliminary quest, once it's been activated. Defeating a group of poachers will grant you extra points towards the progress!

The following encounters will count towards the quest's progression, and will appear both during this quest and during the March event:

You notice a camouflaged truck covered with some worn canvas. You smell meat inside - humans must hide their poached kills in there.
Action	Result	Reward
Charge	Initiates a battle with a Truck.	+8 Rhino Beetles and +8 Prevent Points if the battle is won. +2 Poachers defeated
	With a roar that makes bones shiver, you charge at the truck, mauling any human that comes in your way. They take out their sharp weapons and try to stop you, but those are their last decisions in their abruptly ended lives.	-4 Karma +2 Rhino Beetles +3 Prevent Points +1 Rhino Carcass +1 Rhino Skull
Approach	Initiates a battle with a Truck.	+8 Rhino Beetles and +8 Prevent Points if the battle is won. +2 Poachers defeated
	You sneak in the bushveld, sniffing the air carefully. You manage to grab a little souvenir from the truck when humans weren't looking, and bite on the rubbery wheels so that they can’t travel anytime soon.	+4 Karma +2 Rhino Beetles +3 Prevent Points +1 Elephant Skull
Roar	Initiates a battle with a Truck.	+8 Rhino Beetles and +8 Prevent Points if the battle is won. +2 Poachers defeated
	You roar aggressively at the humans, causing them to unload their guns toward you. You end up brushed by the bullets, but your pride responds to your call and arrives to the scene, helping you in killing the poachers.	-4 Karma +2 Rhino Beetles +3 Prevent Points -10% Energy +2 Kudu Carcass
NOTE: This encounter has a chance to be a trap, regardless of your pride leader's level. Lucky Foot is disabled for battling boss opponents like this one.

You notice a frail human vehicle with few of them inside, they seem to have trouble making it work!
Action	Result	Reward
Rive	Initiates a battle with a Jeep.	+6 Rhino Beetles and +6 Prevent Points if the battle is won. +2 Poachers defeated
	You jump at the jeep, ripping apart the mechanical pieces. The humans start to stab you with their sharp weapons, so you dash away, growling. At least they're immobilised and lost in the wild.	+2 Karma +3 Rhino Beetles +1 Prevent Point -5% Energy
Ravage	Initiates a battle with a Jeep.	+6 Rhino Beetles and +6 Prevent Points if the battle is won. +2 Poachers defeated
	You manage to jump from the thicket onto the unsuspecting humans, and proceed to smash their skulls and tear them apart!	-2 Karma +3 Rhino Beetles +1 Prevent Point
Roar	Initiates a battle with a Jeep.	+6 Rhino Beetles and +6 Prevent Points if the battle is won. +2 Poachers defeated
	You roar aggressively at the humans, causing them to unload their guns toward you. You end up brushed by the bullets, but your pride responds to your call and arrives to the scene, helping you in killing the poachers.	-4 Karma +2 Rhino Beetles +2 Prevent Points -5% Energy +10% Hunger
NOTE: This encounter has a chance to be a trap, regardless of your pride leader's level. Lucky Foot is disabled for battling boss opponents like this one.

You find a shady looking poacher setting up a snare.
Action	Result	Reward
Attack	Initiates a battle with a Shady Poacher.	+1 Rhino Beetle and +1 Prevent Point if the battle is won. +1 Poacher defeated
Ignore	N/A	N/A
NOTE: This is an encounter that you can find year-round, regardless of what event is currently going on. However, specifically for the March event, you can earn Rhino Beetles and Prevent Points from battling him.

You walk right into a clearing where poachers are setting up their camp. You have the advantage of surprise!
Action	Result	Reward
Pounce!	Initiates a battle with Poachers.	+5 Rhino Beetles and +5 Prevent Points if the battle is won. +3 Poachers defeated

You notice a pesky poacher separated from his group, probably setting up a trap! He doesn't see you, phew.
Action	Result	Reward
Attack	Initiates a battle with a Poacher.	+1 Rhino Beetle and +1 Prevent Point if the battle is won. +1 Poacher defeated
NOTE: The option to "Attack" only has the possibility of appearing if you encounter one poacher.

From the distance, you notice two humans setting up traps!
Action	Result	Reward
Battle	Initiates a battle with Poachers (2).	+2 Rhino Beetles and +2 Prevent Points if the battle is won. +2 Poachers defeated
Fight	Initiates a battle with Poachers (2).	+2 Rhino Beetles and +2 Prevent Points if the battle is won. +2 Poachers defeated
NOTE: This encounter has a chance to be a trap, regardless of your pride leader's level. The options to "Battle" and "Fight" only have the possibility of appearing if you encounter two poachers.

There's three scumbag humans busy planning something poacher-y.
Action	Result	Reward
Combat	Initiates a battle with Poachers (3).	+3 Rhino Beetles and +3 Prevent Points if the battle is won. +3 Poachers defeated
Strike	Initiates a battle with Poachers (3).	+3 Rhino Beetles and +3 Prevent Points if the battle is won. +3 Poachers defeated
NOTE: This encounter has a chance to be a trap, regardless of your pride leader's level. The options to "Combat" and "Strike" only have the possibility of appearing if you encounter three poachers.

You stop in your tracks, noticing many humans doing some evil poaching business!
Action	Result	Reward
Clash	Initiates a battle with Poachers (4).	+4 Rhino Beetles and +4 Prevent Points if the battle is won. +4 Poachers defeated
NOTE: This encounter has a chance to be a trap, regardless of your pride leader's level. The option to "Clash" only has the possibility of appearing if you encounter four poachers.

Story-Exclusive Variants  

These are not individual encounters, but rather, some of the poacher encounters above can change into this specific artwork variation upon entering fight with them. These variations are exclusive to the Bush of Phundundu adventure quest!

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