So this is not as easy people make it seem if you are duo or trio. This particular VS spams Harm Touch at 822 points per shot plus he seemed to hit mid 200s regularly on a monk tank. I wasn't prepared for the HT spam, once the first one went out I started nuking on my cleric. My monk got to 45%/50% when I start my CH. He went from 40% to zero after 3 consecutive HTs. If you don't have a plate tank just keep your tank above 60% at all times and spam heal. VS doesn't have a lot of life he was going down fast. I split 3 of the 4 adds. Got 3 down, had one add plus VS and was able to bard mez it. Just wasn't prepared for HT spam. As such, I have the pleasure of farming all 4 items once again. Yuck.
Edited, Oct 15th 2020 5:52pm by YoduhAgnarr
Shaman Skull Quest No. 8
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After handing in your Hierophant Cudgel and Skull box to Granix he gives you your 7th Cudgel and says, You have done well Cradossk. Perhaps you can help clear these troubling dreams from my tired aging mind. Commune with the spirits of our Ancestors and learn from them. Never forget that the ultimate power comes from knowledge. The ancients are privy to much knowledge that mortals will never see. Should you be granted enlightenment from our ancestors, share your knowledge with me so that we may use this knowledge for the benefit of our brethren. I will continue to study the [dreams] that [cloud] my mind.'
When you ask him "What dreams cloud your mind?" he replies, "I see much darkness...darkness and death. A void of life...the cold grip of death. An Ancient pact...with forces too terrible to describe...A great Leader...a fall, and a second coming. I see...a symbol of...an ancient city...Kaesora. I would begin there young Mystic. The spirits of that fallen city may hold a key to our future. " Go to the ruins outside Kaesora and you will see a new Shaman NPC there, Oracle Vauris. Hail him and he motions for silence. He points at the shifting sands below him without a word. Go to Kaesora and extinguish Xalgoz. He spawns every 20 minutes or so in the Church there and is approximately lvl 48 or so. He's easy for a couple lvl 50 plus. He drops a Shrunken Iksar Skull Necklace. Loot that and give it to Oracle Vauris. Oracle Vauris takes the necklace from you without a word. He looks into your eyes for a moment. He seems to be searching for something. Apparently he finds whatever he was looking for as he pulls an empty bag from his belt. He takes the necklace and snaps the cord with his teeth allowing the skulls to fall into the bag. He looks you square in the eyes again and motions for you to put out your hand. You do so and almost immediately regret it. Vauris takes the knife from his belt and slices open your forearm allowing your blood to fall into the bag. He uses the cord to tie the bag and hands it back to you. 'You now share the mark of Rile, Cradossk. Your fates are intertwined.' He then gives you a Bag of Iksar Skull Dust. Ask him, "What Rile?" and he replies, "Have you learned nothing in all your years of service to the hall of Terror? The skulls on that necklace were the bones of the traitorous Iksar who defiled Rile's Relics. Their final moments were spent in Charasis, destroyed by their own dark magics. Rile was the son of the most powerful and terrible [emperor] the Iksar have ever known. Not since the days of Ssrae... 'His voice trails off and his eyes glaze over a bit. You sense that Vauris has been touched by some unmentionable terror. ' If you ask him about Xalgoz, he replies, 'At last you see Cradossk. The one you speak of is indeed a servant of Rile's father. His presence on this world has disrupted the spirits of the ancients. This disruption must be put to an end. Slaying him will do little good unfortunately. We will have to make use of other powers to truly banish him from this world. If we are to do this we shall need a true relic of Rile, and the soul of his father. Only with these items can we hope to free Rile's soul from the void between death and life. But first there are others that serve the risen emperor that must be destroyed.' Ask him "what others?" and he says, "The servants of the emperor wear many faces. One in particular is know to wear several himself. Of Serpents and Iksar is his current incarnation, a twisted vision of a dark union. Bring me his essence, for I will need a vessel to siphon the emperor's soul into. Bring me these 3 items along with the pouch of bone dust and we shall see what fate the ancients have chosen for us.' The Changeling Essense drops from a Named Goblin in the Frontier Mountains by the name of Thuuga Dengible. He is about lvl 50 in strength and can be found on top of a rock near the Lake of Ill Omen Zone at -2100, -2400 Next you must extinguish a Named Froglok in the Froglok Village in the Swamp by the name of Kaggy Krup. He is of about the same level as Thuuga is. 3 or 4 50+ can take him. He is actually up in one of the buildings in the western part of the village. He drops 'Glowing Kunzar Amulet' The 4th item you need is dropped by Venril Sathir in Karnor's Castle. There are two versions of Venril. One is much tougher than the other. Both drop the Blackened Iksar Bones which you need. These can be multi-quested so this may be a good way to get the item if you can't easily field a group to take down Venril. Give Vauris the Changeling Essence, Bag of Iksar Skull Dust, Glowing Kunzar Amulet, and the Blackened Iksar Bones. Oracle Vauris says 'You have done well Skek. Now it is time for the true test of your clairvoyance. Only a true Scaled mystic will be able to put these spirits to rest. Be warned, these souls will not go quietly into the next world. They have strong ties to this land, and it is these ties we must break. Take them to the City of the Kunzar, the birthplace of the emperor. Only there will you be able to tear asunder the dark rituals that have twisted the souls of our ancient heroes. I will await you in that place Cradossk. " He gives you Iksar Relics NO DROP, LORE. You now need to head into Charasis again with a decent force. At least a single group of 55 plus from all accounts. In teh South Wing you will find An Iksar Apparition. Give him the Iksar Relics. He immediately turns into Venril Sathir and 4 other mobs - an Arisen Disciple, Priest, Necromancer and Acolyte - aggro you. This battle can be fierce but this version of Venril is not the same as the one in KC thankfully. Venril Sathir drops a Skull of Rile. After you extinguish these mobs an amiable mob, the Spirit of Rile appears. Give him your Skyiron Cudgel of the Arisen and the Skull of Rile and you get the following message. The spirit of Rile says 'Use your cudgel to unite my soul with my body Cradossk ' The spirit of Rile begins to shudder and shake, the bones fly from your hands to meet their rightful soul. The spirit and bones being to glow and meld into one another, forming a swirling mass of ethereal energy. Abani begins to mouth incantations in an unfamiliar tongue. Their voice rises ever higher as mystic energy surges through the room. 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If you ask him " Who is Venril Sathir?" you get:
Oracle Vauris smiles coldly. So you have learned a thing or two about your ancestors, that is good. But what do you know of the present young mystic? A true Oracle's power is in his ability to entwine past present and future into a single entity. You have already encountered the emperor's servants, although you may not have know it. Show me that you have the clarity of mind to discern this riddle and we shall embark on a journey of enlightenment you and I.
I am wondering if this was meant for this quest or an additional quest later on. Technically it could be both. Plus there is the fact that the Weapon quest arcs from Cabilis are between 8-9 quests long, and this quest being number 8, shows that just maybe there was a better quest somewhere on kunark that hasn't been found. The Shaman quests didn't enter Chardok, Skyfire Mountains, or Chardok ( we ran though but did not require any drops from these places). Most if not all the others had something to do with at least Chardok ( monk, Necro, Maybe Warrior and SK, not counting Bst in this as that was added 2 expansions later).
Anyone have any answers, clues, or anything that could either put this to rest or open a new mystery?
Oracle Vauris smiles coldly. So you have learned a thing or two about your ancestors, that is good. But what do you know of the present young mystic? A true Oracle's power is in his ability to entwine past present and future into a single entity. You have already encountered the emperor's servants, although you may not have know it. Show me that you have the clarity of mind to discern this riddle and we shall embark on a journey of enlightenment you and I.
I am wondering if this was meant for this quest or an additional quest later on. Technically it could be both. Plus there is the fact that the Weapon quest arcs from Cabilis are between 8-9 quests long, and this quest being number 8, shows that just maybe there was a better quest somewhere on kunark that hasn't been found. The Shaman quests didn't enter Chardok, Skyfire Mountains, or Chardok ( we ran though but did not require any drops from these places). Most if not all the others had something to do with at least Chardok ( monk, Necro, Maybe Warrior and SK, not counting Bst in this as that was added 2 expansions later).
Anyone have any answers, clues, or anything that could either put this to rest or open a new mystery?
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OK..I can't find out what level the arisen mobs are (4 of them)...I'm thinking because this is an old school quest in Kunark, it can't be that difficult with a 66 shammy and 67 bst...any ideas?? TY!
Ok...finished this quest a few weeks ago...the arisen mobs con lt.blue and dk. blue to a lvl 66...guess you can figure it out from there...we took them down, plus the main mob with three peeps (66 shammy, 66 bst, and a 70 bst)..took all of five minutes tops to clear them out. GL to those going after this quest...it was well worth the effort! ;-)
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The final battle is a fairly tough fight. Not that the mobs are all that hard, but by the time the script finishes, pretty much everything has respawned.
Good tankage and crowd control were what made my attempt successful. Plus the 4 groups of people that came.... talk about a crowded tunnel ;)
- Snaqe
57 Iksar Shaman
Mythodical
Mithaniel Marr
Edited, Thu Jul 31 07:43:30 2003
The final battle is a fairly tough fight. Not that the mobs are all that hard, but by the time the script finishes, pretty much everything has respawned.
Good tankage and crowd control were what made my attempt successful. Plus the 4 groups of people that came.... talk about a crowded tunnel ;)
- Snaqe
57 Iksar Shaman
Mythodical
Mithaniel Marr
Edited, Thu Jul 31 07:43:30 2003
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