Vkjor's Minor Task  

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Where:
Who:
Rating:
*****
Information:
Level:50
Maximum Level:125
Monster Mission:No
Repeatable:Yes
Can Be Shrouded?:No
Quest Type:Quest
Quest Goal:
  • Experience
  • Money
Quest Items:
Related Zones:
Related Creatures:
Era:Scars of Velious
Recommended:
Group Size:Solo
Min. # of Players:1
Max. # of Players:1
Appropriate Classes:
  • All
Appropriate Races:
  • All
Entered: Mon Jun 18 15:39:02 2001
Modified: Tue Dec 5 05:21:04 2023
You say, 'Hail, Vkjor'

Vkjor says 'Greetings, Ogre. Welcome to the great arena of Kael Drakkel. I am Vkjor, master of the arena. The games begin and end when I wish them to. Gladiators train themselves year round to entertain the populace of Kael. Have you come to watch, or is there something else I can help you with?'

You say, 'There is something else you can help me with.'

Vkjor says 'What is it you need? Do you wish to be a gladiator or something along those lines? I do not allow your kind to fight in the arena, I am sorry to say. It is a sacred place for the children of Zek. If you wish to hone your battle skills, however, I do have several things I need taken care of.'

You say, 'What do you need taken care of?'

Vkjor says 'I have several things which must be dealt with. However I must know if you are capable of the tasks before I send you off. Do you fight like an ice wurm or a dragon?'

You say, 'I fight like an ice wurm.'

Vkjor says 'Very well, young one. A friend of mine named Graktar recently traveled to the Eastern Wastes in search of the remains of his brother, Vkalth. Please take this note to Graktar and assist him in his search. Return to me when you have news of his fate.'

You receive a Large Note. Graktar Bluehammer may be found in the Iceclad Ocean (/loc?). He doesn't respond to hails, so give him the note.

Graktar Bluehammer says, 'So, Vkjor has sent you to assist me? He must want me back fighting in the arena as soon as possible if he'd send a mercenary out here to help me. My brother Felkak went missing no less than a fortnight ago. He told me he was traveling to the great Eastern Wastes to hunt, however, I have found no sign of him. My younger brother often lied about where he was going in order to be 'free'. Take my ring and search the lands for one that looks exactly like it. If my brother is alive, show him this ring and he will give you his, to prove to me that he is alive. If he is dead... Bring me his ring as proof that he is. I have heard that he may be near the Tower of Frozen Shadows but many times have I warned him not to enter that dread place. You may wish to begin your search in that area.'
You gain experience!!

You receive Graktar's Signet Ring, no known use. The item he wants is called a "Signet Ring" and drops inside the Tower of Frozen Shadow. Return it to him.

Graktar Bluehammer swipes the ring from your outstretched hand. 'Yes, this is Felkak's ring, a twin of my own. He would never part with this willingly so this is truly a sign of his passing. I thank you for delivering this news to me. Though it saddens me deeply, at least I will know now what has become of him. One day I may return to the arena but for now I must wander these lands to cool the fury of my heart. Please take what little coins I have as thanks in return.'
You gain experience!!
You receive 5 platinum from Graktar Bluehammer.
Rewards:
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Quest Fixed Oct 12th 2005
# Oct 12 2005 at 3:24 PM Rating: Good
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From patch notes of Oct 12th 2005:

Graktar in Iceclad is waiting for a letter from Vkjor in Kael Drakkal.
RE: Quest Fixed Oct 12th 2005
# Oct 13 2005 at 6:03 PM Rating: Excellent
Ok here it is.

Graktar does not respond to hails as normal. However when I hand in the Large Note receive Graktar's Signet Ring. He speaks:

Graktar Bluehammer says, 'So, Vkjor has sent you to assist me? He must want me back fighting in the arena as soon as possible if he'd send a mercenary out here to help me. My brother Felkak went missing no less than a fortnight ago. He told me he was traveling to the great Eastern Wastes to hunt, however, I have found no sign of him. My younger brother often lied about where he was going in order to be 'free'. Take my ring and search the lands for one that looks exactly like it. If my brother is alive, show him this ring and he will give you his, to prove to me that he is alive. If he is dead... Bring me his ring as proof that he is. I have heard that he may be near the Tower of Frozen Shadows but many times have I warned him not to enter that dread place. You may wish to begin your search in that area.'
You gain experience!!

I recieved Graktar's Signet Ring. AFter looking about I found out the item he wants in return. A Signet Ring in ToFS.

https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=4292

It didn't drop off Daman but actually off an undead bridesmaid.

I returned to Graktar Bluehammer. Again he does not respond to hails or any text and turn in the Signet Ring.

Graktar Bluehammer swipes the ring from your outstretched hand. 'Yes, this is Felkak's ring, a twin of my own. He would never part with this willingly so this is truly a sign of his passing. I thank you for delivering this news to me. Though it saddens me deeply, at least I will know now what has become of him. One day I may return to the arena but for now I must wander these lands to cool the fury of my heart. Please take what little coins I have as thanks in return.'
Your faction standing with the Kromrif could not possibly get any better.
Your faction standing with the Kromzek could not possibly get any better.
Your faction standing with the Coldain could not possibly get any worse.
Your faction standing with the Claws of Veeshan could not possibly get any worse.
You gain experience!!
You receive 5 platinum from Graktar Bluehammer.

I have a few problems with this quest. One, Vkjor says Graktar's brother name is Vkalth. Graktar after turning in the Large Note says his name is Felkak and refers to him that way.

Vkjor does ntot respond to anything about returning to him. I still have the ring Graktar gave me, Graktar refused it.

My opinion is they took one broken quest, matched it with another that's problem didn't have a beginning and through the two together. Quick, tired of the petitions, Look it's fixed after years of it, go away.

I did this quest in old days of Velious and thats why i returned to figure it out. Unless there really is a live version of his brother where the quest may have two possible endings this quest solved. Broken in text, concept and time.

Rewards: faction coin. Not worth it.

Edited, Thu Oct 13 19:35:05 2005
RE: Quest Fixed Oct 12th 2005
# Oct 14 2006 at 12:34 AM Rating: Decent
49 posts
As of 14-Oct-2006 Graktar will not give you any faction hits for handing in the ring just 5 platinum.
erm
# Jul 14 2002 at 3:07 AM Rating: Decent
has anyone tried goin back to vkjorr and telling him Graktar isnt in eastern wastes or tellin/askin vkjorr anything else? i'd try it but im KoS
either wrong one or broken
# Oct 24 2001 at 5:49 AM Rating: Default
after following that guy around for a while (and after i made sure there isn't a Graktar in EW or GD) i petitioned coz i got the feeling this quest was simply broke and believe it or not, a GM came to check on this quest. she checked some things and finally told me that Graktar Bluehammer in Iceclad was registered as not being quest related; she also told me that she couldn't find a Graktar in EW either, so she told me to write to the Test Stuff at Verant (what i finally did). Well, with the latest patch as of Oct 23 i am hoping they fixed this quest (since they mentioned fixing some quests in the patch message too). After the servers came back the first thing i did was heading to Iceclad, but Graktar wasn't up .. well, gonna keep looking for him and hope he is fixed now (or maybe relocated).

Aeric Spellbinder [The Stoic]
level 56 Myrmidon to King Tormax
Povar
RE: either wrong one or broken
# Jan 04 2002 at 7:25 PM Rating: Excellent
Still in Iceclad, he is...
RE: either wrong one or broken
# Jun 18 2003 at 9:25 PM Rating: Default
STill...........in iceclad
RE: either wrong one or broken
# Jul 04 2003 at 9:54 AM Rating: Decent
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98 posts
Still in Iceclad :P Light blue at 52
wtf
# Oct 11 2001 at 3:15 PM Rating: Default
this is bs ..he wont respond to anything u say..maybe there is something else u give him..kinda like idea that maybe he too sad and **** about losing his brother he could care less what u say.stayed in zone a bit and foreged for awhile.well that got old quik...but i wouldnt rule out foraging his brother.watch when this qwest is done it will be some piece of **** reward.
Aread
# Aug 02 2001 at 6:24 PM Rating: Default
I also had the same experience as the following poster, except he droped a chill dagger. He was either 33 or 34 when I got him.

"I just killed him, not knowing what he was for, a few minutes ago. He was walking between the bridge and dragon ring area mostly. Didn't have any faction hits, and all he dropped was a velium warhammer he was wielding."

Broke!
# Jul 13 2001 at 8:40 AM Rating: Decent
I finally found him (after 3 days waiting on him to spawn...on and off camp) he makes a complete circle around the island where the Dragon Portal is in Iceclad...stopping 2 or 3 times at the same spot each time. I tried everything at these spots...forage...rehailing...etc. I turned in the note to him and still nothing, I had a ranger check track...nothing new or different.

I will go purchase a shovel and try using it in the locations that he has stopped...what the hey at this point. Couple of quests in the past require digging at certain locations....and it is the remains which we are searching for.
Area
# Jun 26 2001 at 2:04 AM Rating: Default
I just killed him, not knowing what he was for, a few minutes ago. He was walking between the bridge and dragon ring area mostly. Didn't have any faction hits, and all he dropped was a velium warhammer he was wielding.
Skyia-ITSB
# Jun 20 2001 at 4:27 AM Rating: Default
By Grabthar's Hammer, could this just be a bit of Humor on the part of Verant ? Didnt any of you ever *watch* the show? Saw this guy on track for the first time tonight in Iceclad... wandering north of the dragon portal.... as with some of the other Kael quests now, perhaps you have to have Ally faction for it to work *shrug* just a thought
Graktar
# Jun 18 2001 at 4:47 PM Rating: Default
Is Graktar a rare timed spawn in Iceclad ? Ive checked for him several times, and never seen him. Never been able to track him using "poor man's" tracking, and wasnt able to force him to spawn by killing the frost giant scouts with another char that is dragon/dorf aligned.

Knave Desombres
58 Blackguard
Solusek Ro
Graktar zone
# Apr 27 2001 at 2:21 PM Rating: Decent
Sorry, just to clear up my earlier post- he is in Iceclad not in EW
Graktar!!
# Apr 27 2001 at 2:19 PM Rating: Decent
Well, just for the fanatic- his path does have 4 stopping points neg 300 pos 4200, neg 400 pos 6500, neg 1400 pos 7000, and neg 2600 pos 5800. I tried hailing him at all these lookout points where he stopped, no response. I handed him the note when he was stopped at one as well, no answer. Didn't try saying 'I am looking for work' or 'Vkjor sent me' yet heheh
RE: Graktar!!
# Apr 30 2001 at 3:25 PM Rating: Default
I tried
Vkjor sent me
I will assist in your search
I am looking for work

and a whole bunch of other things. No dice.

The only thing I can think of is that maybe giving him the note triggers a spawn that has to be killed, from which you loot the remains of his brother. No idea though.
RE: Graktar!!
# Jul 07 2001 at 11:51 AM Rating: Default
same, i gave him the note...and nothing...
im going to see if i can find a druid to watch for the spawns in the zone, and then what spawns in the zone after i hand in the letter...
see if there is any change....
if there is...going to kill it and see what drops
RE: Graktar!!
# Oct 30 2003 at 1:52 PM Rating: Decent
Dont ask a Ranger. They can't track.. or if they can,their skill is horrible.

Yup.. ask a Druid. They are uber trackers =)
I cant even find Graktar.
# Apr 26 2001 at 10:08 PM Rating: Default
Where in Iceclad is this dude? I cant find him anywhere. 8(

Mistix Unforgiven <Arch Overseers>
Perhaps.....
# Apr 10 2001 at 6:08 PM Rating: Default
Just a thought, but maybe the remains he is looking for are in EW. If you can find those, then maybe Graktar in Iceclad will talk to you.
Iceclad?
# Mar 06 2001 at 4:33 PM Rating: Default
Maybe I'm confused, but he did say Graktar traveled to the Eastern Wastes, not Iceclad. Has anyone tried to see if there is a Graktor in EW? I know 2 NPC's with ths same name would be odd, but it might be worth trying.
RE: Iceclad?
# Mar 08 2001 at 9:57 AM Rating: Default
I spent a great deal of time in EW and never saw a Graktar Bluehammer there. Note that the quest dialog tells you that Graktar travelled TO the Eastern Wastes. It doesn't say that he stopped there. I believe that is just meant to be a bit misleading.
Things I have tried
# Mar 05 2001 at 1:10 AM Rating: Default
I have tried everything I can think of to talk to this guy, with Warmly faction. No dice.

Rereading the quest, which says "take this note to Graktar and assist him in his search," I trie dhanding him the note and following him around (hoping some MOB would attack him, or something like that). Circumnavigated the island one and a half times to no avail.

Still stumped.
RE: Things I have tried
# Mar 14 2001 at 2:39 AM Rating: Decent
Try finding what he wants first...the remains of his brother or whatever...ask other npc giants about his brother..mabye find a way to spawn his brother...ask enemys of the giants about it, velious is not so simple sometimes
Graktar
# Jan 05 2001 at 2:38 AM Rating: Default
I found Graktar Bluehammer wandering in Iceclad, but when I handed him the note, he didn't respond in any way. He also didn't respond to hails.
RE: Graktar
# Jan 14 2001 at 2:33 PM Rating: Decent
Maybe you need to have a certain faction lvl to get him to respond... just a thought, I'll test it myself sometime in the next couple days.
RE: Graktar
# Feb 14 2001 at 6:15 PM Rating: Default
He cons warmly to me and wouldn't respond to hails. He also just took the note and kept walking. I'm stumped.
RE: Graktar
# Feb 22 2001 at 6:27 AM Rating: Decent
Did anyone follow him....see if he stops and then try the note and hailing?
RE: Graktar
# Feb 20 2001 at 11:19 AM Rating: Default
did you try "Vkjor sent me"?
RE: Graktar
# Aug 29 2001 at 5:51 AM Rating: Default
i am ally to giants i found graktar in ice clad he ate the note. this was grakat bluehammer has anyone tried to find graktar bluebeard? i have a druid so i will be searching EW for this guy for the next month or so hehe till i find this guy.
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