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I logged on and ran there... i get there and it is being camped.. he said he had been there 4 hours... and i said ill pay u 130pp for the spawn.... he said alright and left.. about an hour later... pop... well i had been watching the red smuggler.... but something went funky... he either walked way to fast around... or spawned at a new point.. and i snare dylin and drug him to the corner... but then that thing comes flying at me.... lol i was 35 and VERY lucky i have good channeling.... i got my spell off... and came back and kicked dylins ******* i am 42 now.... and very very soon.... i will make a trip back to slay my friend who almost slayed me...

Foresto Molesto,
lover of all.

Hey, jumped online this morning at about 3:30am and found out that he was just killed. I decided to bind and camp here and come back in 6 hours. After 6 1/2 hours later I logged back in, no Dyllin as of yet so I decided to wait. After about 15 minutes, he popped. I made sure Harmony was casted on all visible smugglers by making sure I saw the arura around each. Then waited for the 40+ level smuggler to appear did the same to him. Once he passed on by, ensnared Dyllin, 4 nukes, dead. Got page and letter, ported out to NK. Smooth as silk. Never got touched nor did anything come to help. Should have done this earlier. Now I need to find the tight wad that has the book and page 34 ..

Kornis Cobis An Rach
Cazic Thule Server
24Level Druid

Has anyone tried turning IN the Testament to the guy that originally asked for it to start the quest?

I mean, some cleric or druid who has finally replaced it and no longer needs it, so since it's no drop they go and turn it in in Erudin?

I have killed Dyllin about a week ago. I was level 26 at that time. I am writing this to make sure nobody does the mistakes I did and dies like I have.
Before going there, I read some of the posts saying only two smugglers will help Dyllin, one of which is about Dyllin's level and the other one is mid 40s. I camped there and after 6 hours he popped. I didn't want to take any chances so I cast harmony on both of the patrolling smugglers. Harmony worked even on the level 45 smuggler. I then attacked him, only to find out 4 smugglers jumped to help him. One of those was red to me so I died pretty quickly.
The smugglers were all dubiously to me before I killed Dyllin, so I therefore believe the only way to kill him without dying is having a druid cast Harmony on ALL smugglers near Dyllin, there are about 7. Harmony lasts for long so it's not a problem.
After I spawned, that's exactly what I did. Just ran around and cast Harmony, there are three exits to the zone where Dyllin spawns and near each one stand 2-3 smugglers. After that I snared Dyllin and killed him in 4 nukes.
I didn't notice any significant changes to my faction with Highpass or Qeynos guards, but if anyone wants to improve his faction with Highpass and Qeynos guards I suggest he does the Goblin Ears quets in Highhold Keep - I was dubiously to highpass guards, turned in 6 ears and became apprehensively.
Anyway, after killing Dyllin, here are my advices for killing him without dying or having to run to zone:
1. When he pops, cast Harmony on all smugglers in the near area, including the two patrolling ones.
2. Cast Snare on him and then just nuke him with the best you got - I killed him with Dizzying Wind for about 120 dd a pop. That spell usually gets resisted a lot but he was green to me so did full damage. I continued nuking him even after he engaged melee with me, he interrupted me only once and missed a lot. After 4-5 nukes he was dead. If you don't Snare him and he's green to you, he will run away quickly and alert any smugglers he can, possibly highpass guards too.

Follow these two guidelines and you will be safe. I felt proud that my Harmony worked on creatures that are 20 levels higher than me.

Marblond Beastmasterr
29th season Druid of Morell-Thule

I finally did get to camp the Dillyan guard, I seem to have gotten lucky and only had to wait for about 2 hours. Worst part was fighting off others who wanted the camp =p

This was my first "camped spawn" quest since I started EQ and it got a bit messy, because I did not know about that red smuggler (whew did I find ot 0.o) but I got the items =)

The mess I made was when I attacked him the first time the guard got me, When I popped backup his guard friend was walking around him and would never go up the stairs or away from him. I told the guy waiting for the camp if I couldn't get him in a few tries it was all his, but thanks to the lovely spell harmony, =) I cleared the aggro from the guard and got my quest items =)

I think most people just wont sit there for 6 to 7 hours and thats what it takes. The red guard was red to a 37 that was there and he is definitly on a clockwork schedule. You just have to get there when hes not camped and camp. Kick back have fun bring some friends. All the smugglers were amiable so no problem there. When he spawned he was toast before he took many steps.
We were there for almost the full seven hour spawn time as he had recently been killed when we arrived. As long as the smugglers dont see ya no problem keep him in the alcove and slaughter him when the red walks up the walk acroos the way, not the one right where he spawns. Havnt been near corrupt guards yet but ivre heard that 1 kill was enough to be Kos to them.

At 37, those smuglers were obviously green to me but beware, they double attack for 117! In about 15 seconds, one of them killed me so beware, they are a tough bunch!

Alright,the easiest way to fight him is go for him straight,no excuses.bind yourself in the cave,get behind him,hug the wall behind him so the smugglers wont agro,or they didnt at me anyway.Cast all the damage shield buffs,maybe treeform if you want regen.choose good open spell,i took stinging swarm.then snare him maybe(he fought me to dead like undeads do so i didnt have to at all) and get in as much nukes as you can.if smuggler attacks,try to finish him off quick.if you die,just mem few spells fast,take things and keep it going.I killed him with 60 hp left,then smuggler killed me - but i got my letter in meantime.granted it will steal some xp from you,but to hell with it.

Completed this quest last night, well worth the effort .... +10Wis is really expensive on any other item.

For those of you that have read about how difficult this is below, here are a few pointers

1. Do the short version of the quest by collecting the book and 1st page in Queynos.
2. I recommend not sitting and camping Dyllin for hours and hours. Play another character and check in on the dyllin camp every hour or so.
3. I was a 25 dru and killing him is easy if you are not rushed. wait for him to do his walk. He walks down to where you come out of the water to get to him in this area. Look around, make sure no reds are close. Snare, 4 careless lightnings and minimal melee will do it.
4. combine and enjoy .... havent addressed the Queynos faction hit yet.

no matter what else you read, do this quest. easiest quest for biggest gain there is .... in fact if you are lucky, u could do it in 15-20 min if dyllins out.

Thats about it ........ good luck!


Grawl Darkdawn
25th Dru
7th Hammer

As a half elf druid the extra wisdom and mana provided by the ToV comes in handy. This morning I finished the quest. A couple of days ago I went to Qeynos and talked to the Erudite who stands out infront of Crow's Pub. He gave me the book for 2gp, and then after spending over 100gp in 4gp increments he finally gave me the Jester Card. I returned the Jester and recieved page 34 - easy. I spent 3 days camping Dyllin off and on in High Keep. Finally this morning when I woke up I checked to see if he was there. He was. There was a red smuggler walking back and forth, keeping the same path right in front of Dyllin. I knew that if I attacked Dyllin I would be killed by the smuggler. So, I bound myself to be on the safe side. Sure enough, I attacked and I died. However, when I returned to my bind point, the smuggler had moved on and Dyllin was still there. I memorized Careless Lightning and Dizzying Wind quickly, and nuked him to death. 30 seconds later I hade page 30 and ported out of there before the smuggler could come back. In the safe surroundings of the North Karana druid rings I put page 30 & 34 into the book and hit "combine". VIOLA! I now had my very own ToV =) Just a tip: I am of 19th season, and to me there was only 1 red smuggler. This smuggler is lvl 50+ so be careful. If you can, wait until the smuggler walks back toward the water and out of sight. Once out of sight the smuggler will be gone for about a minute and a half before he heads toward Dyllin again. I never got this opportunity because when I arrived the smuggler was caught in a new pattern walking back and forth in front of Dyllin. Either way, make sure you are bound close by so that you can finish the job if you die.

~Anlah
19th Season Druid