Testament of Vanear  

 

After seeing my friend with this..braging about the +10 wis...I wanted one for my druid which badly needs wis items and he also said it was easy to get it but I found out the Dylinn is a 8 hour spawn I nearly fell dead waiting for the @&^! page anyway I got it and combined it a book and got my +10 wis which makes my wis at 160 at 36 I'm maybe going to do this quest again with my friends shammy...this time I'm bringing my sk so I can knock out all the smugglers for fun instead of waiting for the spawn

Xitakij
40 Shadow Knight

Lulaneal SpiritLies
36 Druid

One caveat, If you need good faction in Qeynos be aware that I fell from ALLY to DUBIOUS by doing this quest. I started in Surefall and killed many 100s of gnolls and turned in many gnoll fangs to get to ally.

So be wary if you need faction in Qeynos.. You may need to go back to Blackburrow.

Okay here are the details for this quest and it only involves HHP and Qeynos. You will take some kind of faction hit so go kill gnolls in Blackburrow to help with that for killing Dylin Starsine.

Not mine but good detail.

Located in Highpass Hold, there is a secret area under the pond. This area is a smugglers' den. Find a man by the name of Dyllin Starshine, he is the only one there that looks like a Qeynos Guard. He is around level 12-16. Kill him and loot his corpse for the Page 30 of Veishell's Tome. The faction hit include (-Corrupt Qeynos Guard, +Guards of Qeynos, -Kane Bayle, -Circle of Unseen Hands, -Blood Sabers) Beware that when you attack him, the smugglers around him will attack you so be careful. Now travel to Qeynos and locate the Crow's Tavern, (In North Qeynos). Wait for a man by the name of Moodoro Finharm to come out of the Tavern and puke in the pond. Give him 2 gold and he will give you a two slot book. Then tell him you want the page 34. He then offers to play a game. You give him 4 gold and he gives you a card. If it is a King, Queen, Beggar, or Knight then keep on giving 4 gold until you get the Jester. This may take a long time to get the Jester so be prepared to spend some money. Once you get the Jester, give it back to him and he will give you page 34. Combine the pages in the page and you have got the Testament of Vanear. Note: I have been told that it is safer to get the book and page 34 before you get page 30 because the faction lost when killing Dyllin Starsine may make you KoS in Qeynos.



Edited, Tue Jan 7 15:26:55 2003

Ok at first this quest seemed really hard, but I talked to a couple of people that had already done it and they pointed me in the right direction. After 1hour I was in HPH and I was lost. I had 30min till the next patch so a friend came to watch out for me. It took us 15 min to find the place, 5min to find the camp,I made first attempt to kill Dyllin, the rogue BS me 3 times for 350each, Myrrlyn got my body. It took 3min for the rogue to leave our second plain worked (thanks to Myrrlyn. I got the page and got back to safty with 2 min till patch. Total time 1 1/2 hours. Most of which was spent lost and confused. This was a fun and exciting quest.

Had been meaning to this quest for awhile, after reading about the long camp, I decided to skill up Baking(97) & Fishing while waiting for Dyllin, never got a chance to, got the jester card on first try. When I got to Highhold Pass, he was already up, with no one else in zone. the red smuggler was already down water. hit him with creeping crud, & used the levitate trick to pull him over the cliff edge to High keep ent, with 2 green smugglers coming along. root & 3 careless lightnings, zoned to clear aggro, zoned back, & he was dead.

While mending spell Conjuration skill was very low about 30, I just cast summond food till mana run out to build up my skill for the casting of Swarm. So, I get a tell from high level about a no drop item. I quickly loot page 30 and a letter.
2hours later I replace my SBS Shiney Brass Shield with Testament of Vanear.
0919 You say, 'Hail, Dyllin Starsine's corpse'
0936 a smuggler regards you indifferently -- looks like quite a gamble.
1003 You say, 'looted a bayle list 3 and page 30 of a book'
So I cast Sow and run all the way to Qeynos... .
132205 You say, 'Hail, Moodoro Finharn'
132205 Moodoro Finharn says 'I didn't know Slime could speak common..go back to the sewer before I lose my temper.'
132209 Moodoro Finharn says 'Oh look..a talking lump of refuse..how novel!'
132211 Moodoro Finharn says 'Is that your BREATH..or did something die in here..now go away!'
132219 Moodoro Finharn says 'I wonder how much I could get for the tongue of a blithering fool..leave before I decide to find out for myself.'
132225 Moodoro Finharn looks your way apprehensively -- looks quite risky, but might be worth a try.
... such a bad temper! even as a tree infront of him.
132353 You say, 'what about the Testament of Vanear'
132353 Moodoro Finharn says 'So you have heard that good old Moodoro has knowledge of the Testament of Vanear. I care little for that book. Of course I have it!! If you want it, I will sell it to you for two gold pieces.'

So, I give Moodoro 2 GOLD... .

132249 Moodoro Finharn says 'HA!! I hope you enjoy the book. It is missing pages 30 and 34. It is nothing more than garbage without them. A rogue ripped them from their bindings and sold them to [Ran].'

So, I put the PAGE 30 in the BOOK from MOODORO!

132438 You say, 'I want page 34'
132438 Moodoro Finharn says 'So, you know I have page 34. Pretty smart of me to tear the most important page out before someone else tried, eh? If you really want it, then sit down and deal in. Ante is 4 gold. I will give you one card. If it is a jester, then I will give you the page. Let's do it.'

So, I give 4 GOLD to MOODORO... .

Jester Card I then give back to MOODORO and he hands me PAGE 34 which I place and hit combine.

Camping 6 Hours? Druids Bind yourself here. Gate in once an hour when you get encumbered elsewhere. Took me 3 trys. total camp time 5 min.

I am a druid and it glows when i cast spells like SOW so it is not just necro.

Edited, Fri Jun 7 03:48:43 2002

Ok, I did the quest 3 times in 3 days for each of my alts, 36 cleric, 19 druid and 21 druid. I waited my turn to camp only to witness the guy camping (for 5 days for one char) get ks'd. He was soooo fed up. I sat with him for the next spawn only to see him sitting there while Dyllin spawned for 20 min without moving--he fell asleep. Someone else came along, asked me about the two of us, and killed Dyllin after I told him it was the other guy's spawn. Ten min later he woke up. I guess he figured it was his own fault and some of you may agree, but I wonder what ever happened to the honor between players? Anyway, he said he figured around 7 hours between Dyllin spawns, after doing it 3 times (and being ks'd 3 times) I figure around 6 and a half to 7 and a half hours. I was able to camp pretty much straight thru mostly because my wife would sit here with my chars while I slept, but being ks'd so much made me almost give up on the thing. That being said, I am very happy with the book and use it alternately with my shield (for my druids.) Would I do it all over again? Definately!! Side note: I spent something like 120pp altogether on the card game for all of my chars. Annoying but still worth it.

The 'Jester Card' found in Qeynos Hills is dropped (NO don't kill him!) by Guard Chestlin. Just wait for him to spawn at the Tower, then follow him.
He takes a walk around zone and drops 4 Cards. He stops and says something everytime he drops a card.
The only thing about following him is that the only way this Green Guard survives the full circuit is if you help him kill everything he tries to fight. I think he's like a level 7 Guard,..so Rabid Bears and Tovax will kill him quick.
Once your done saving him from himself you can give him the 4 cards for Coin and faction, or use the Jester for ToV.

Chakry Shattenjager
Ranger of the 32nd Storm
Pactus Aquilus
Druzzil Ro

Just your average shaman here with a few thoughts on the ToV.

I got my ToV around lvl 33(a little late) this is a great item at lower levels. But at higher levels this thing isn't that great for a shaman. When you get agro you need AC. I carry around the Shield of Falsehood for the 16 ac and 5wis 30mana it gives me. You might as well start the epic and get your shield. Yea it has less over all mana but the 16ac is worth more then the lost 25 mana. Even a charred Guardian Shield 10ac 9 wis is better for shaman, 19mana less then ToV.

(FYI slowing mobs can tear agro from the best tanks and god forbid you get resisted agro is twice as bad.)

So aspiring shamans out there yea this is nice and pretty cheap to get, but overtime I found Im wearing my SoF more then the ToV. CGS is pretty cheap 200 to 350 pp on my server. So if you are thinking about doing the quest cool its really easy and a higher lvl friend can get you a ToV at Lvl 1 if you like. But shamans don't neglect your AC every little bit helps. Besides Im a barbarian and blind as a bat, the CGS and SoF are a good light source too.

For a shaman the ToV is nice and is a fun little quest, but I feel that a good shield with AC and decent Wis is worth more than a ToV anyday. Go get your epic shield its pretty easy to get. However, I wont get rid of my ToV because it helps getting your trade skills up.

As for Druids this is something that every one of you should get. Its lighter then most shields so you can carry more loot. And you can easily solo without getting hit.

Edited, Tue Apr 9 12:32:17 2002

I finished this quest a couple days ago...and it took me about 15 minutes total to complete.
I went to Qeynos first and tracked Moodoro...gave him 2gp and got the book...gave him 4gp and on second try I got the Jester...gave it back and got the page.
I immediately ported to WC and ran to HP...since it was my first time there I figured I'd just find the smugglers area. I threw up track and couldn't believe that Dyllin Starshine was up after all I read I thought it would be hours. No one was camping so I waited til no smugglers were around and root/nuke...only hitch was a smuggler joined in and I had to loot and run...jumped from cliff and gated.
Testament was more than worth the little effort I had to put in...Thank you to all that posted here!

Uuvien 29th Season Wood Elf Druid of Tunare
The Rathe Server

God, I love the Legends server...just ran in and Dylin was there...no one camping him,hehe. Root,zap...got the book finished. People wonder if the money is worth it,well yeah...dont have 100 people camping every single rare or important spawn.

Well I just finished this quest today and i'd have to say that this is easy. I got the Joker on the first try, and I can confirm that you don't have to go to Erudin to get the book that you put the pages in. Just give that Erudite guy 2gp and then you have. I got the container, had a guild teleport me back to WC and I was off to Highhold Pass. The toughest part of this quest for me was the fact that someone kill that Starshine guy. Me and my friend had nothing to do so we decided to camp him for an hour. As we were just about to give up POP!!! There he was. Rooted him and meleed him to death. Everyone's luck varies on getting the Jester. But I definately think that this quest is worth the time.

Araias Ais'Ahrai 22 Wiz <Court of Jesters>
Kuolon 17 Druid <Court of Jesters>
Kumadr 8 Shadow Knight <Court of Jesters>
Fennin Ro Serve

I just got this last night....I started in Qeynos (no need to go to Erudin), Got the stuff from Moodo (think thats his name) around level 13. It did cost around 5 pp to get the stuff...that card showed up eventually. Well, at 19 I decided to get page 30. Lo and behold, he was there. we killed him, looted the page, then gated back to gfay (Playing on Sullon Zek, HHK is smack dab in the middle of Neut territory, I'm a good btw). Combined it all and am currently using it:)

the jester card spawns in QH on the hill behind the cottage. i've found it there plenty of times but didn't know what it was for. but for those tired of paying u can't beat free. oh and cant beat dyllin yet but got the other 2/3 after only 10pp =)

druid vines
the rathe

Ok peoples...this is an EASY quest for the exceptional stats.

Just hit 22 (druid) and I figured I give this a shot. Ran to Qeynos, dropped the Erudite 2gp for the book container and then spent 24gp for the jester card (got it on my sixth try).

So then I cruised over to HPH and checked out the camp. Since I was a bit nervous with everyone talking about the smuggler that cons RED, I kept camoflaged while I camped...also since I wasn't sure, when I logged out (went to dinner 30 minutes after checking camp), I logged out next to the building, by the docks.

Well...after dinner, I relogged and set up behind the first tree on your left when you enter the smuggler's camp ground clearing. You should be looking across the camp, at a kiln and an oven. Inbetween these two, there is a lamp post...that is where Dyllin will spawn. I got lucky. After I relogged, he spawned within the hour.

Now...pathing on the RED smuggler. His resting spot, if you are facing the lamp post, is to the right. He will walk down to the water tunnel and sit there for a few, walk back to the campsite, up the ramp to your left, and then return to his resting spot. Once Dyllin spawns, wait for the RED smuggler to enter the cave that leads to the water tunnel...once he does, LAY WASTE ON DYLLIN. Run up to Dyllin, and attack. I started off snaring him, but as long as you are in his face, he sticks to you. He does try to run at the end, but as long as you have enough for one more spell, you should easily get him. I nailed him with careless lightning, and at level 22, ended up with half health and half mana.

This quest is highly doable solo...and +10 wis/mana is a great reward.

Hope this helps.

ok i have a Crystalline Eye which is +30mana and +30hp and +10vs fire +10vs coldand +10vs magic. i wasnt expecting to come across this rare drop off of a named ice wurm (Shardtooth) but now i dont know if i should give this up for the testament which i was in the middle of getting when i got this. i appreciate the help, thx a bunch.

I've done the first part of this quest in my very early twenties and had the book with one letter in it sitting in the bank for ever. waiting for Dyllin seemed to tedious and dangerous...

Now at 30 I was waiting for a group in HHK and thought, ah, what the hell, let's see if that guy (Dyllin - even forgot the name) is there. He was on track, I ran over, waited for the head baddie to go away and killed him with a couple of nukes.

Now I have the testament (and thank Tunare one more slot in the bank) but I'm torn. Do I replace my charred guardian shield with this? I like to melee a bit and giving up 10AC and a major light-source for 1 WIS and 10 Mana is a hard choice...

What are your thoughts?

Yay, not so hard for me, guess I'm kinda lucky, well for the most part.
First time I heard about ToV I couldn't figure out the jester card / book thing (hehe noobie i know /bow) so i figured I'd just do the hard part and kill Dyllin first and ask all the potential KS'ers what to do with it =P . But I got bored of camping him and turned it over to the next in line after 4 or 5 hours (she was VERY excited). Forgot about EQ for the holidays.

Came back, level a little, remember I need wisdon (hehe nother newbie mistake, my base is only like 80 or 90 i forget) figured out the whole quest thing, thank god I didn't go to Erudin. Anyway, it took me 15 (#*# pp to get the jester card and here's what I can tell you. I read posts below stating that I should try and give him gp from the left almost behind him. Just speculation, tried that for 9 pp. Went to the bank, tried some more. When I finally got the card I was right in front of him. Guess it's totally random, love the phrase he says too, "thought we we're really gonna drain you" or something like that. Ok now I'm broke, whatever, I got to HHP, dyllin is up, i ask if he's camped, no one even knows what I'm talking about. Wait, Harmony others (not the boss hehe), root nuke dead, got my ToV.

Everyone should do this quest, it rocks. I mean come on +10 wis +10 mana for (me) 11pp!! Now I feel like a real Druid, especiall since this is my first great quest item :) EQ is sooo much fun now that I'm high enough to quest for the (semi) good stuff hehe. Best of luck to all of you trying to get this.

Neverwinter

21 Druid Guvian Lupenz
Xev Server

Who-Hoo!
One quest down, five more to go. Completed the "Library Book" quest that gives you the Testament of Vanear. A 10 Wisdom, 10 Mana book item.

At first I thought I had a problem because that Modooro guy hated me when I hailed him. My friend and I thought it was faction so we went to Erudin and killed almost all the Kobolds there (Poor Aluyen, was probably yawning out of sheer boredom).

LMAO faction from dubious to indifferent after all that.

So I went to Qeynos, gave Modooro 2gp and said "Give me page 34". He then gave me the book cover and offered to play the card game.

I was lucky to get the Jester card on the second deal! Cost me 10gp in all!

Then my friend and I went to seek out Dyllin in the smugglers grove. After 3 hours (verrry late like 2:00am PST), called it quits.

Relogged at around noon PST the next day and waited an hour, killed Dyllin in like 2 minutes!
Root/dot/nuke/nuke/snare/nuke picked up the page and ported out.
WARNING: Make sure the head smuggler isn't around when you kill Dyllin. Head smuggler will be the only smuggler that cons red.

A very nice quest.

I used the 2GP trick to get the book, got the Jester on the 3rd try. Then spent about 2 weeks, checking Dyllin - 50% of the time I found somebody camping, other 50% of the time: no Dyllin. I kept myself bound to his spawn point and checked when starting a session and when ending a session (able to port myself - Level 21 Druid). I finally walked through at 2:00pm on a Monday afternoon and he was on track. Ran to his spawn point (had just moved my bind point), and in a fit of "I know somebody is about to come KS", so I rooted and started nuking. Smugglers aggroed on me and dead in about 3 seconds. Ported myself to Karana, SOWed and ran back. Luckily nobody was there, bound myself at entrance, looted my corpse, buffed up, then I stood on the barrels close by (ala Puppit's post), root (no take), dot, nuke, nuke, snare, nuke, nuke, dead, Testament of Vanear. +10 WIS +10 MANA

That is a known tactic. To wait for him to walk to the water's edge. Or some post said the 50+ smugler walks around the corner out of sight. Basically when he is away from his big scary buddy, WALLOP him.

Almother note I read stated the under use of the CLERIC's Divine Aura. I have heard Dylan is a pretty easy kill, But I have heard of the bouncer guy comming back to smack you down before looting Dylan. Drop a DIVINE AURA on yourself, LOOT, run and FALL where the dangerous NPC (3 of them usually) are on map. THEN run through to guards and even zone if need be. Even without SoW its a quick run. Falling down is a VERY fast get away. And 18 seconds of invincibility does not hurt at all. hope that helps people think ouside the box.

Took my 29 druid and 40 cleric to high pass.
Fell in pool, swam around ..found smugglers.

Dyllin wasn't there.

Camped out and checked a few times throughout the day. One creeping crud and a few careless lightning and he was dead. Logged druid out and logged cleric in and grabbed the page.
There was a druid there madlly clicking on the corpse when my cleric logged in.

Went to Queynos North, found Moodoro by the pool and hailed him. He called me slime. Gave him 2 gold and he gave me the containter. Gve him 60 darn gold (4 gold at a time) and finally got a jester. Gave him the jester, placed both pages in the book, combined, and presto! 10 wisdom, 10 mana.

The whole quest maybe took 2 hours - tops and that was trying to get a port. Otherwise it wouldv'e been less than an hour.

Oh yeah, smuggler killed my druid, but I could've had him, 'cept i wasnt packing a weapon. They never resisted, they hit like babies.

Way too easy for 10 wis in my opinion : )

BUT I AIN'T COMPLAINING :)

Who the hell would?

How do you build back up your faction in Qeynos after you complete this quest? Or is there anyway to do this?