Plane of War: Raising Faction with Castle Tamrel  

Quest Started By:Description:
Where:
Rating:
*****
Information:
Level:100
Maximum Level:125
Monster Mission:No
Repeatable:Yes
Can Be Shrouded?:No
Quest Type:Quest
Quest Goal:
  • Faction
Faction Required:
Castle Tamrel (Min: Threatening)
Factions Raised:
Factions Lowered:
Quest Items:
Related Creatures:
Related Quests:
Era:Call of the Forsaken
Recommended:
Group Size:Solo
Min. # of Players:1
Max. # of Players:1
Appropriate Classes:
  • All
Appropriate Races:
  • All
Entered: Tue Apr 8 04:29:53 2014
Modified: Tue Dec 5 05:21:04 2023


THE PLANE OF WAR:

Access Quests: #1 - Field of Strife & Mines | #2a - Castle Rulnavis | #2b - Castle Tamrel | #3 - The Grandmaster's Tower
Castle Rulnavis Quests: #1 - Defending the Castle | #2 - A Colossal Task | #3 - Tactical Strike
Castle Tramrel Quests: #1 - The Tamrel Trials | #2 - A New Colonel In Town | Edmuund's Plight
Quests in the Mines: Katka's Cause | Deserving of Battle
Named Spawns & Locations: Hunter of the Plane of War
Castle Faction Quests: Castle Rulnavis | Castle Tamrel | Escape to Tamrel



Entry to the castles in the Plane of War is locked behind flagging which begins with this quest.

Once you have access to the castles, you'll want to see about raising your faction with the Quest NPCs in each of them in order to do the quests in them.



Summary

- Faction level is determined by a point system.
--- You start off at -800, and require +1,100 for ally faction.

- Kill Tallon Zek's forces in the Field of Strife ("a Hendin _____"; "a Rulnavian _____").
--- Mob kills increase faction by 1 point per kill.
--- You have to get to dubious faction (-499) through mob kills.

- Loot Tallon Soldier Insignias from mob corpses and turn them in to Sergeant Rekkles (click for map image).
--- You have to be at least dubious (-499) to turn in Soldier Insignias.
--- Turn-ins increase faction by 10 points per turn-in (up to indifferent (zero)??; then they are 2 points per turn-in).
--- Sergeant Rekkles stops accepting Soldier Insignias at kindly faction (+500), at which point they are believed to become useless to you.

- Loot Tallon Captain Insignias from "a Gindan _____" mobs and turn them in to First Lieutenant Ess Pekky (click for map image).
--- Turn-ins increase faction by 10 points per kill (up to kindly (+500), then they are 2 points per turn-in).
--- You have to be at least indifferent (zero) to turn in Captain Insignias.



In Detail

To raise faction with "Castle Tamrel", you can do four things:

1) Kill Tallon Zek's forces out in the Field of Strife for the following faction hits (results in +1 faction point gain):
- Soldiers of Tallon
+ Castle Tamrel

2) Kill Tallon Zek's forces inside Castle Rulnavis for the following faction hits (results in +1 faction point gain):
- Inhabitants of Rulnavis
+ Castle Tamrel

3) Loot "Tallon Soldier Insignia" from Tallon Zek's forces in the Field of Strife (reportedly no drops in the castle) area and turn them in to Sergeant Rekkles (click for map image) in Castle Tamrel for the following faction hit (results in +10 faction point gain):
+ Castle Tamrel

NOTE: This Insignia turn-in requires dubious faction.

4) Loot "Tallon Captain Insignia" from Tallon Zek's forces in the Field of Strife (reportedly no drops in the castle) and turn them in to First Lieutenant Ess Pekky (click for map image) in Castle Tamrel for the following faction hit (results in +10 faction point gain):
+ Castle Tamrel

NOTE: This Insignia turn-in requires indifferent faction.

Note that "Tallon Captain Insignia" seems to drop from from the wrong mobs. (They currently drop from "a Gindan _____" when Tallon Zek's forces are actually the Hendin mobs on the opposite side.)



At Threatening

Neither turn-in NPC accepts insignias for faction turn-ins at "threatening".

When you first speak with Sergeant Rekkles (click for map image), at the default "threatening" faction level:

You say, 'Hail, Sergeant Rekkles'

Sergeant Rekkles swings his sword at you and shouts, 'Run away, wipe!'

If you try to turn in a "Tallon Soldier Insignia" to Sergeant Rekkles at "threatening", you see:

Sergeant Rekkles knocks the insignias out of your hand and roars, 'You stole dose from our troops, whelp!'

If you try to turn in a "Tallon Captain Insignia" to Sergeant Rekkles, you see:

Sergeant Rekkles says 'Take dis to First Lieutenant Ess Pekky. She in charge of dese.'

When you first speak with First Lieutenant Ess Pekky (click for map image) at "threatening", you see:

You say, 'Hail, First Lieutenant Ess Pekky'

First Lieutenant Ess Pekky says 'Don't talk to me, spy!'

If you try to turn in a "Tallon Soldier Insignia" to First Lieutenant Ess Pekky, you see:

First Lieutenant Ess Pekky says 'Take to Sergeant Rekkles. He take care of small bounty.'

If you try to turn in a "Tallon Captain Insignia" to First Lieutenant Ess Pekky at "threatening", you see:

First Lieutenant Ess Pekky grunts, 'You found that. Never heard of you.'
Your faction with this NPC is now _____.

The number you see in the second line is your current faction standing; you will need a total of 2,000 points to raise it from "threatening" to "ally" (-800 to +1200).



At Dubious

You can hand in "Tallon Soldier Insignia" to Sergeant Rekkles at dubious faction (-499). Each of these gives +10 faction points.

If you hail Sergeant Rekkles at dubious, you see:

Sergeant Rekkles grunts and looks you over. After awhile he says, 'You got bloods on ya. Dat good. Not sure it Tallon troop blood dough. Bring me deir shinies and maybe I not gut you.'

Upon turning in a "Tallon Soldier Insignia", you see:

Sergeant Rekkles says 'Good work, whelp. Keep it up.'

If you hail First Lieutenant Ess Pekky at dubious, you see:

First Lieutenant Ess Pekky looks down at you and says, 'I don't trust. You prove strength my sergeant. Then come talk me.'

(She requires indifferent standing.)



At Indifferent

If you hail Sergeant Rekkles at indifferent faction:

Sergeant Rekkles struggles to count the insignias you've given to him, 'Thirsty, umm Thirsty four... Fixty Fix... Umm...'

Sergeant Rekkles throws the insignias over his shoulder and shouts, 'Lots of Tallons dead! Good work. You [Private] now!'

You say, 'Private?'

Sergeant Rekkles smacks your shoulder with one of his massive axes and says, 'Yes, you private in army of Vallon now. Well done! Go talk wid First Lootent Specks in da castle. But if yooz still want bring me more singia things, I still take a few more from you, but not care a lot.'

If you hail First Lieutenant Ess Pekky, you see:

First Lieutenant Ess Pekky smiles, 'Sergeant Rekkles say you strong. You look strong me. Bring Tallon captain shinies. Then we be friends.'

Upon handing in Tallon Captain Insignia:

First Lieutenant Ess Pekky says 'Big kill! _____ is big strong.'



At Kindly

Upon handing in Tallon Captain Insignia:

First Lieutenant Ess Pekky says 'You kill lots captains. Should do more now!'

Upon hailing:

First Lieutenant Ess Pekky pats you on the head and says happily, 'You strong soldier for Tamrel! You Corporal now.'

First Lieutenant Ess Pekky says 'Go speak Captain Flavis Stella. He give trials. You probably die.'

She refers to Captain Flavis Stella (click for map image), who is found on the castle's second floor.

This leads into Castle Tamrel's first quest: The Tamrel Trials.



At Ally

Once you're at ally faction, you can do a quick quest (see this quest entry for details) for a port-click item to Castle Tamrel.

Say "help" to Sergeant Rekkles to receive a Tactical Analysis, then turn in the Analysis to First Lieutenant Ess Pekky to receive the portal click item (which disappears each time you zone).
Rewards:
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Faction Bump at 500
# Feb 15 2017 at 2:56 PM Rating: Decent
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The boundary between 10 and 2 bumps when turning in Captain Insignias is definitely 500. The math of the emotes don't make sense - but result is the same:

First Lieutenant Ess Pekky says, 'Big kill! [Name] is big strong.'
Your faction standing with Castle Tamrel has been adjusted by 10.
Your faction with this NPC is now 482.

First Lieutenant Ess Pekky says, 'Big kill! [Name] is big strong.'
Your faction standing with Castle Tamrel has been adjusted by 10.
Your faction with this NPC is now 492.

First Lieutenant Ess Pekky says, 'You kill lots captains. Should do more now!'
Your faction standing with Castle Tamrel has been adjusted by 2.
Your faction with this NPC is now 502.
Teleport clicky
# Apr 22 2014 at 5:25 AM Rating: Decent
The teleport clicky you (which is removed from your inventory when you zone) can be obtained via a 30 second long quest that is given to you when you reach ally faction. The quest is repeatable and needs to be redone everytime you come back to the zone in order to get a new port clicky. It teleports you to the wagon next to ess pekky.
Faction
# Apr 15 2014 at 5:31 PM Rating: Good
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Well what I have noticed, get indiff at 0, amiable around 250, kindly around 500, warmly around 750 and ally around 1k. Rough estimates from what I have noticed.
Not 10 points anymore
# Apr 14 2014 at 4:06 PM Rating: Good
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Well the Captain insignias were 10 points, now at + 500 it only gives 2 points per turn in and says for me to go see Captain Flavis. So guessing the tasks he gives gets you the rest of the way. Not sure when it started giving it 2 point per turn in. But on this round of handins, at 550 it was 2.
Sergeant Rekkles
# Apr 13 2014 at 5:02 AM Rating: Decent
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[Wed Apr 09 16:15:58 2014] You say, 'Hail, Sergeant Rekkles'
[Wed Apr 09 16:15:58 2014] Sergeant Rekkles offers you a drink from his flask and says, 'Good to see you, Master Tactician Soandso. Tell me if find Tallons dat need cutting. I help you anytime.'
[Wed Apr 09 16:16:06 2014] You say, 'help'
[Wed Apr 09 16:16:06 2014] Sergeant Rekkles looks embarrassed and whispers to you, 'Friend Soandso help me? Need to impress First Lieutenant Ess Pekky. Can you give her my,' Rekkles takes a deep breath and thinks hard, 'a-nal-i-sos of Tallon troop moves?'

[Wed Apr 09 16:17:09 2014] Receive Sergeant Rekkles' Spare Flask , Sergeant Rekkles' Tactical Analysis'

Give Sergeant Rekkles' Tactical Analysis to First Lieutenant Ess Pekky

[Wed Apr 09 16:13:22 2014] You say, 'Hail, First Lieutenant Ess Pekky'

[Sun Apr 13 06:57:32 2014] First Lieutenant Ess Pekky looks over Rekkles' book and grunts, 'This excellent work. Sergeant Rekkles make? I talk him promotion soon.'
[Sun Apr 13 06:57:32 2014] First Lieutenant Ess Pekky hands you a pouch and says, 'You good soldier Tamrel. Use dust. Help retreat from battlefield.'
[Sun Apr 13 06:57:37 2014] You tell your party, 'Tamrel's Tactical Retreat Dust'

missing info
Ally faction
# Apr 12 2014 at 10:55 AM Rating: Decent
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I got to ally at around +1095

You say, 'Hail, First Lieutenant Ess Pekky'
First Lieutenant Ess Pekky says 'Mayn, friend. You know any Sergeants that smart? Need more tactics thinkers!'

You say, 'Hail, Sergeant Rekkles'
Sergeant Rekkles offers you a drink from his flask and says, 'Good to see you, Master Tactician Mayn. Tell me if find Tallons dat need cutting. I help you anytime.'
He gives you 'Sergeant Rekkles' Spare Flask'

General Ugor Gronno does not give me any new follow up quests, he repeats his line for the start of quest 2.
Warmly quest
# Apr 11 2014 at 3:12 PM Rating: Decent
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Only drop in field?
# Apr 10 2014 at 9:17 AM Rating: Good
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So first i tried to farm the insignias for this faction off of the worgs and got nothing at all to drop off them. Since the worgs didn't drop anything i decided to go into Castle Rulnavis to try and get the drops. After killing pretty much every type of Ogre and Rulnavian mob in the castle i had 0 insignias. The only mobs i have seen drop the insignias are the mobs in the field. This is pretty crappy because pretty much all of the mobs in the field are fully buffed (which can be annoying to dispell) and there is no good spot to pull to from what i can tell. Anyone else running into this problem? Is there a spot in the castle that i could get the insignias? Any info on where to farm these would be great, thanks.
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Only drop in field?
# Apr 11 2014 at 6:18 AM Rating: Decent
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I had a go at killing everything in the castle too, the insignias only drop in the field, I found two good spots to pull to, the south wall next to the pit, the mobs directly north are spaced out enough that you can get single pulls, another spot is on the bridge in front of the Rulnavis castle doors, can get single pulls there, pathing only becomes an issue if you pull into the pit, I had no issues pulling onto the bridge.
Insignias
# Apr 09 2014 at 11:36 AM Rating: Good
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Yeah, noticed that when my faction was still threatenily, I couldn't hand in the insignias, once it was dubious I coud.
Dubious faction
# Apr 09 2014 at 2:32 AM Rating: Decent
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You can hand in the Tallon Soldier Insignia's to Sergeant Rekkles at dubious faction (-499), they give +10 faction.

Hailing at dubious:
First Lieutenant Ess Pekky looks down at you and says, 'I don't trust. You prove strength my sergeant. Then come talk me.'

Sergeant Rekkles grunts and looks you over. After awhile he says, 'You got bloods on ya. Dat good. Not sure it Tallon troop blood dough. Bring me deir shinies and maybe I not gut you.'

Handing in Tallon Soldier Insignia's:
Sergeant Rekkles says 'Good work, whelp. Keep it up.'
Indifferent faction
# Apr 09 2014 at 8:30 AM Rating: Decent
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Indifferent faction (+0) you can hand in Tallon Captain Insignia to First Lieutenant Ess Pekky, these are +10 faction.

Hailing:
Sergeant Rekkles struggles to count the insignias you've given to him, 'Thirsty, umm Thirsty four... Fixty Fix... Umm...'
Sergeant Rekkles throws the insignias over his shoulder and shouts, 'Lots of Tallons dead! Good work. You [Private] now!'
You say, 'Private'
Sergeant Rekkles smacks your shoulder with one of his massive axes and says, 'Yes, you private in army of Vallon now. Well done! Go talk wid First Lootent Specks in da castle. But if yooz still want bring me more singia things, I still take a few more from you, but not care a lot.'

First Lieutenant Ess Pekky smiles, 'Sergeant Rekkles say you strong. You look strong me. Bring Tallon captain shinies. Then we be friends.'

Handing in Tallon Captain Insignia:
First Lieutenant Ess Pekky says 'Big kill! Mayn is big strong.'
Kindly faction
# Apr 09 2014 at 10:43 AM Rating: Decent
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Kindly faction (+500) I get this message when handing in captain insignias:
First Lieutenant Ess Pekky says 'You kill lots captains. Should do more now!'

Upon hailing:
First Lieutenant Ess Pekky pats you on the head and says happily, 'You strong soldier for Tamrel! You Corporal now.
First Lieutenant Ess Pekky says 'Go speak Captain Flavis Stella. He give trials. You probably die.'
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