Rebuild the Portal #2: The Library  

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Level:60
Maximum Level:95
Monster Mission:No
Repeatable:Yes
Can Be Shrouded?:No
Quest Type:Task
Quest Goal:
  • Advancement
  • Experience
  • Loot
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Era:Serpents Spine
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Group Size:Solo
Min. # of Players:1
Max. # of Players:1
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Entered: Fri Nov 17 18:34:21 2006
Modified: Sat Dec 5 17:00:56 2020
This is the second task in a series of three, and you must have completed "The Talking Plant" prior to this. It begins with Moldren the Wise in The Steppes at location -645, 910, 93 (west-central part of the zone).

You say, 'Hail, Moldren the Wise'

Moldren the Wise says 'Finding that charm was a great discovery _____. Unfortunately it will take many more years of studying to learn how to use it unless I can find some brave adventurers to travel into Harfange to search the [great library].'

You say, 'Great library?'

Moldren the Wise says 'Those who knew the prophet have said that he used to spend months inside the library at a time. I would suspect that you would be able to find some writings about how to communicate with Wilped there. If you [accept this task] you could help uncover answers to a lot of questions about the history of these lands.'

You say, 'I accept this task.'

You have been assigned the task 'The Library'.

Moldren the Wise says 'Thank you. I wish you the best of luck.'

The mysteries surrounding the charm are preventing it from being used. The lore and knowledge of the giants who interacted more closely with Wilped may help reveal it's [sic] secrets.



Explore Valdeholm until you find two homes with bookcases 0/1 (Valdeholm)

Task updates at /loc -385, -1110 (in the area just southeast of the Lorekeeper's pit in the middle part of the zone).

Grab the Ancient Giant Book One 0/1 (Valdeholm)

It may be found at -700, -1230 (in one of the rooms south of the previous update at Left hand shelf. At the bottom.)

Grab the Ancient Giant Book Two 0/1 (Valdeholm)

It may be found at -435, -1610 (in the building just northeast of the previous book ground spawn).

Deliver the book 0/1 (The Steppes)

Deliver the book 0/1 (The Steppes)

NOTE: Make sure to turn the books in at the same time, as it may be bugged if you don't.

Upon turn-in:

With the knowledge found in the books, Moldren was able to use the power of the charm you gave him earlier. By expending the power in the charm, he believes that he has given you the ability to speak the long-dead language that the ancient plant uses.

You have been given: Portal Fragment

The task "The Destroyed Portal" follows this one.
Submitted by: Latan Hatesyou
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Book Respawn Timer
# Apr 24 2023 at 12:54 PM Rating: Good
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Just did this on 4 characters.
Zoned in, first person got their 2 books. Approx 2 min later the books respawned (like normal, expected)
My 3rd and 4th characters had to wait a solid 16 minutes for the books to respawn again.
Totally long enough to start thinking the quest was bugged or borked, so Book Hunters Beware, this can time sink you more than expected.
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# Aug 29 2021 at 4:21 AM Rating: Decent
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What a beat down lol. Be 79/80. Bring a necro for Corpse Summon and a Cleric for Rezzes. Giants hit hard and you will get multiples.
Directions below are spot on. Books are on the same timer as mobs, 15 mins. Long wait if you're in a group.
Giants summon, they also have a battle cry ability that seems to aggro anything close. Not an issue IN the houses, definitely an issue in the doorways.
The rare that camps outside house #2 is not, in fact, rare. You will see him more often than not.
Level 60 quest? Level 80 KOS See invis mobs!
# Jun 04 2020 at 5:12 AM Rating: Excellent
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I wish to mention some details clearly.

in short - after grabbing this quest and trying as high 60s, I'm going to be leaving it for a good while, and not progressing for many levels. Unless I get high level assistance.

Read on, for why....

1) This quest starts in the Steppes, travel north into Icefall Glacier (mobs high 60s), and then into Valdeholm (mobs low mid 70s). In the main, that journey can be done invis, I've done it.


2) I encountered level 80, KOS, see invis Animal Tender Bealon.
This was shortly after the first update, 'Explore Valdeholm...', as moved eastward in search of the books.


3) There appear to be four factions at work in Valdeholm (perhaps more?).



I would be recommending, approach with extreme caution.
If Animal Tender Bealon is up, don't progress on your own in 60s come 70s. Get help.
If he isn't up, then perhaps you will get to the books ok and hope by the time you find them, he doesn't spawn.

As this is older content, I'm not sure current (June 2020) players will be farming there and killing often.


Rooms bugged?
# Feb 08 2014 at 2:54 PM Rating: Decent
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I go into the rooms and I am force ducked, the terrain graphics go away (see thru walls effect) and I can't move. ???
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book 2
# Nov 19 2013 at 1:51 PM Rating: Good
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As you go into the room its on the right bookcase, bottom shelf on the left side. Dark brown in color
Hero's Journey
# Apr 14 2012 at 9:02 AM Rating: Decent
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If you are thinking of doing this for the level 60 Hero's Journey achievements, you will need to wait a while unless you are lucky or have help. The Wraithguards in Valdeholm default to Dubious, which is ok, but the inside Citizens faction will kill you on sight unless you have done some quests to bring it up. I was able to get one book via invis and a lot of trouble(falling through the world seems common in Valdeholm) but there was a see invis named camped outside the second house.
Hero's Journey
# Jun 04 2020 at 4:36 AM Rating: Excellent
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Vomitous wrote:
If you are thinking of doing this for the level 60 Hero's Journey achievements, you will need to wait a while unless you are lucky or have help. The Wraithguards in Valdeholm default to Dubious, which is ok, but the inside Citizens faction will kill you on sight unless you have done some quests to bring it up. I was able to get one book via invis and a lot of trouble(falling through the world seems common in Valdeholm) but there was a see invis named camped outside the second house.


What Vomitous has said, is very important information.

It was possible to pick up the quest in the Steppes.

It was also possible to go invisible, and head north through the Steppes, into Icefall Glacier, and then into Valdeholm.

Once inside Valdehom, the giants are broadly level 70+, lots of them, and red con to anyone in later 60s doing this quest chain.

It was possible to navigate around Valdeholm northward from the zone in (from Icefall Glacier) by a lot of giant guards and citizens, invisible without trouble so far.
That is to say, from the zone in, you can go north and over a large bridge.
Continue heading northwards a bit, and you'll be in somewhat of an open space, now go east and start to hug the wall.
Hugging it northward, then as it goes eastward a little, and turns southeast.

You will then find a door you can go through and get the first task update.
"Explore Valdeholm until you find homes with bookcases"

So far so good.

There are comments in the threads on this page, that talk of the books being in the houses near the wolf den.
Ok, that is a little bit east of where you are now, after receiving the update.

Important information.

If you continue eastward, you will likely see Animal Tender Bealon.
He is Level 80
He does see invisible

He hit me for 1.2k- 2k dmg per hit, and I was dead very quick.
There was also some wolf adds that came, and think is part of his script.
"Animal Tender Bealon whistles and a wolf comes to him"
"A warwolf sniffs the air and advances"
..in couple seconds i dead..
"Animal Tender Bealon says 'You may go to your pen now, friends, I am safe.'"

end of Important information.


You have been duely warned.
Corrected Quest Dialogs
# Jan 17 2009 at 3:46 PM Rating: Good
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Start of Quest:

[Sat Jan 17 18:43:11 2009] You say, 'Hail, Moldren the Wise'
[Sat Jan 17 18:43:11 2009] Moldren the Wise says 'Finding that charm was a great discovery Kiru. Unfortunately it will take many more years of studying to learn how to use it unless I can find some brave adventurers to travel into Harfange to search the [great library].'
[Sat Jan 17 18:43:15 2009] You say, 'great library'
[Sat Jan 17 18:43:15 2009] Moldren the Wise says 'Those who knew the prophet have said that he used to spend months inside the library at a time. I would suspect that you would be able to find some writings about how to communicate with Wilped there. If you [accept this task] you could help uncover answers to a lot of questions about the history of these lands.'
[Sat Jan 17 18:43:20 2009] You say, 'accept the task'
[Sat Jan 17 18:43:21 2009] You have been assigned the task 'The Library'.
[Sat Jan 17 18:43:21 2009] Moldren the Wise says 'Thank you. I wish you the best of luck.'

End of Quest (turn in both books to Moldren):

[Sat Jan 17 19:10:02 2009] Your task 'The Library' has been updated.
[Sat Jan 17 19:10:02 2009] Your task 'The Library' has been updated.
[Sat Jan 17 19:10:03 2009] With the knowledge found in the books, Moldren was able to use the power of the charm you gave him earlier. By expending the power in the charm, he believes that he has given you the ability to speak the long-dead language that the ancient plant uses.
[Sat Jan 17 19:10:03 2009] You gain experience!!
[Sat Jan 17 19:10:03 2009] You have been given: Portal Fragment

Edited, Jan 17th 2009 7:11pm by KiruCaro
Rebuild the Portal #2: The Library
# Jul 14 2008 at 5:37 AM Rating: Decent
The only way I got this was to go to Moldren
say: Great library
say: Accept this task
wailing noises
# Nov 11 2007 at 4:04 PM Rating: Decent
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I did the first task about talking plants. but when i Hail Wilped, all he does is "makes several high-pitched noises and waves him limbs about" ..Is there some other language or something i should be using..I con indifferent to him.

Jademajick Dominnatrixx
75 Enchanter Maelin Starpyre


Nevermind..got it figured out..get second task from Moldren..not the tree


Edited, Nov 11th 2007 7:09pm by Jademajick
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task giver incorrect
# May 06 2007 at 10:38 AM Rating: Decent
FYI moldren gives the library task not wilped
task giver incorrect
# May 06 2007 at 11:26 AM Rating: Decent
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they Both used to give it, unless the Devs finally fixed that.

/say rebuild it
opens wilped's task selection window

Edited, May 6th 2007 4:12pm by DukeLatan
task giver incorrect
# May 06 2007 at 2:26 PM Rating: Decent
I tried all the key phrases listed for wiped and he gave me nothing but the 3rd task, I ran back to mold and hailed him the followed dialog
Books
# Jan 01 2007 at 5:45 PM Rating: Decent
Go into the SE house by the wolf pen. The bookcase will be all the way at the back. Both books will be in this bookcase. One book is red in color, the other is kind of a tannish color. Assuming these have a spawn time so if not there, keep checking
Books
# Feb 23 2007 at 2:42 AM Rating: Decent
When I did this quest I found:

One book in the house SE of the pen on the bottom shelf of the right hand bookshelf (if you face the 2 bookshleves).

The other book was in the house immeditely to the south west of the first house. It was on the bottom shelf of the LEFT hand bookshelf.

My cursor didnt light up or anything (like it does in *other games*. I just randomly clicked books till i got a response.
portal necklace quest broke
# Dec 22 2006 at 12:25 AM Rating: Decent
i have found when trying to loot 2 ancient books from the wolf pen area i am unable to enter the second room in houses. i lock up and have to rewind to get unstuck. unable to pass into the romm where i see the bookshelves infront of me wondering if anyone knew of or was addresing this issue
portal necklace quest broke
# Dec 22 2006 at 1:51 AM Rating: Decent
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try messing with the "LOD Bias" setting in the options. some others had same issue and found it was due to that, maybe you are having same problem
portal necklace quest broke
# Dec 22 2006 at 10:10 PM Rating: Decent
that was the TICKET!!! set bias higher and strolled right in the room thanx a ton
books
# Dec 19 2006 at 1:51 PM Rating: Decent
Location of book 1 and 2 are reversed.
books
# Dec 19 2006 at 2:42 PM Rating: Excellent
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alterac wrote:
Location of book 1 and 2 are reversed.


Updated, thanks.
Books 1 and 2
# Dec 13 2006 at 9:00 AM Rating: Decent
Books 1 and 2 Can be found in the first two houses to the right of the wolf enclosure with a 20 min re spawn.
book 1
# Nov 18 2006 at 12:29 PM Rating: Decent
hummmm cant seem to find book 1

book 2
# Nov 19 2013 at 1:51 PM Rating: Good
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As you go into the room its on the right bookcase, bottom shelf on the left side. Dark brown in color
book 1
# Nov 19 2013 at 1:47 PM Rating: Good
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Right side, bottom shelf, far left. Brown color
book 1
# Nov 18 2006 at 3:19 PM Rating: Decent
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it kinda sinks into the book shelf and is hard to see and grab.

map here.

http://www.angelfire.com/myband/TrevorHay/Rebuild_the_Portal_2.htm
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