Grandmaster Assassin's Seal  

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Level:60
Maximum Level:125
Monster Mission:No
Repeatable:Yes
Can Be Shrouded?:No
Quest Type:Quest
Quest Goal:
  • Experience
  • Faction
  • Loot
Faction Required:
Circle of Unseen Hands (Min: Warmly)
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Era:Planes of Power
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Group Size:Solo
Min. # of Players:1
Max. # of Players:1
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Entered: Mon Nov 11 21:33:16 2002
Modified: Tue Dec 5 05:21:04 2023
This quest version of Renux Herkanor stands near Toxfoddler in West Karana, at -2995, -13395. She spawns at 7 PM gametime, although not every day, and remains up for approximately 15 minutes. Spotted in the hut at 7 am too, but the spawn time needs to be confirmed.

Make a Grandmaster Assassin's Vial and have it on your person before hailing or Renux won't give you the quest or the container.

You say, 'Hail, Renux Herkanor'

Renux Herkanor says 'Master Hanns is going to kill me! I let that dark assassin look at his prized poison collection and he lifted it all when I wasn't looking! He even snatched his Grandmaster's Vial! Master Hanns was so furious he grabbed one of his old blades from his collection and jabbed it at the wall so hard it shattered! I really need some help replacing all that was ruined or I have a feeling Master Hanns is going to send me on a suicide mission!'

You say, 'I will help you replace all that was ruined.'

Renux Herkanor says 'Fantastic! I need to replace all those old poisons, the vial and that old scareling blade. I think the bottles had the following written on them Bane, Burn, Essence, Sloth, Rage, Swiftness, Disorientation, and Dimethyl. Please hurry!'

Receive a 10-slot Unfilled Box.

Items list:

1. Iron Dimethyl
2. Soul Burn
3. Spirit of Sloth
4. Mages Bane
5. Susceptible Essence
6. Warlord's Rage
7. Rending Swiftness
8. Twisting Disorientation
9. Eyerazzia
10. Grand Assassin's Vial

Need to combine the 10 Items in the box to craft a Grandmaster's Box. Hand this back to Renux to receive your reward.


Renux Herkanor says 'Great! Looks like everything is here! Hopefully Master Hanns won't send me to Steamfront now, I have a really bad feeling about that assignment. Here take this Seal, it was dropped by that dark stranger. It glows with a dark power I just don't understand. Be wary of further sightings of that dark assassin.'

Your faction standing with Circle Of Unseen Hands has been adjusted by 1.
Your faction standing with Merchants of Qeynos has been adjusted by -1.
Your faction standing with Corrupt Qeynos Guards has been adjusted by 1.
Your faction standing with Guards of Qeynos has been adjusted by -1.
Your faction standing with Kane Bayle has been adjusted by 1.
You gain experience!!

The quest version despawns.

Need required skill level to obtain quest if any.
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Warmly Required
# Dec 04 2022 at 2:27 AM Rating: Decent
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Completed 12/4/2022 on Yelinak TLP (Luclin Era)

At first Renux was Dubious to me, and she wouldn't talk to me, so I tried the Sneak method (Indifferent) and she wouldn't talk to me, so I went and slaughtered guards. Tried again at Amiable and Kindly, she wouldn't talk to me, so I had to get to Warmly. Finally she talked to me and I was able to get my Seal! Making 5 and 10 dose poisons is incredible, it was all worth it. What a wild ride.
Saw her
# Aug 12 2021 at 1:27 AM Rating: Decent
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Was working on Circle of Unseen Hands faction and decided to head over to the hut to see if she was available (during the kunark era on the Thornblade server.)

Three copies of her were up. All right on top of each other. At around 6pm. I don't think it was 7pm yet.

She said I didn't have enough skill. Poison Making was at 273. I'm hoping I will be able to get the Grandmasters Assassin Vial the same day Velious is released.

MosquitoSIX
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Edited, Aug 12th 2021 3:51am by MosquitoSIX
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# May 09 2021 at 9:34 AM Rating: Excellent
Updated spawn times and quest prerequisites & fixed some typos.
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Completed on TLP
# Nov 30 2020 at 9:43 AM Rating: Decent
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Completed on Aradune 11/29/20.

Turn in Honey Mead to Trumpy Irontoe in South Qeynos (sold at bartender behind him) to raise Circle faction. Beware that this does ruin Qeynos Merchant and Qeynos Guard faction.

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Flattery?
# Oct 13 2019 at 12:12 PM Rating: Decent
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Renux Herkanor just said "Heh... With all you've done, I'm surprised you're still alive."

On one hand, I'm flattered that she knows of my prowess and exploits; on the other, I really want this task!

Is there a faction issue? I'm Dubiously to her. Yeah, that might have something to do with it. There it is - need to be warmly to Circle of Unseen Hands. So, off to kill bandits...

Edited, Oct 13th 2019 11:14am by Nenyagumba
Flattery?
# Dec 04 2019 at 10:28 AM Rating: Good
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If you find yourself Dubious with Renux there are a few tricks you can use to get your rep back on track:

First thing you should do is this quest:
https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=540

NOTE: DONT GO PAST APPREHENSIVE OR YOU WILL END UP KOS IN QEYNOS

Once you reach Apprehensive do the first leg of this quest as many times as you like until you're warmly:

https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=523

NOTE: You can get multiple bent cards and then just dump them on the Dark Elf. This will garner rep on each turn in.

Edited, Dec 4th 2019 11:58am by h1d3tor4
Precisioning ...
# Oct 06 2015 at 11:01 AM Rating: Good
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As I worked now over a week on getting this quest, I can one thing say for sure.

The Grandmaster Assassin's Vial IS REQUIRED for getting the quest. Had only changed this thing to get her from" youre not skilled..." blabla to give me the quest.
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Precisioning ...
# Jun 10 2016 at 10:55 PM Rating: Decent
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Aye, agree 100%
Exact faction modifier
# Oct 12 2014 at 11:34 AM Rating: Excellent
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[Sat Oct 11 21:42:03 2014] Renux Herkanor says 'Great! Looks like everything is here! Hopefully Master Hanns won't send me to Steamfont now, I have a really bad feeling about that assignment. Here take this Seal, it was dropped by that dark stranger. It glows with a dark power I just don't understand. Be wary of further sightings of that dark assassin.'
[Sat Oct 11 21:42:03 2014] Your faction standing with Circle Of Unseen Hands has been adjusted by 1.
[Sat Oct 11 21:42:03 2014] Your faction standing with Merchants of Qeynos has been adjusted by -1.
[Sat Oct 11 21:42:03 2014] Your faction standing with Corrupt Qeynos Guards has been adjusted by 1.
[Sat Oct 11 21:42:03 2014] Your faction standing with Guards of Qeynos has been adjusted by -1.
[Sat Oct 11 21:42:03 2014] Your faction standing with Kane Bayle has been adjusted by 1.
[Sat Oct 11 21:42:04 2014] You gain experience!!
Exact faction modifier
# Oct 07 2015 at 5:50 PM Rating: Excellent
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Apudark wrote:
[Sat Oct 11 21:42:03 2014] Renux Herkanor says 'Great! Looks like everything is here! Hopefully Master Hanns won't send me to Steamfont now, I have a really bad feeling about that assignment. Here take this Seal, it was dropped by that dark stranger. It glows with a dark power I just don't understand. Be wary of further sightings of that dark assassin.'
[Sat Oct 11 21:42:03 2014] Your faction standing with Circle Of Unseen Hands has been adjusted by 1.
[Sat Oct 11 21:42:03 2014] Your faction standing with Merchants of Qeynos has been adjusted by -1.
[Sat Oct 11 21:42:03 2014] Your faction standing with Corrupt Qeynos Guards has been adjusted by 1.
[Sat Oct 11 21:42:03 2014] Your faction standing with Guards of Qeynos has been adjusted by -1.
[Sat Oct 11 21:42:03 2014] Your faction standing with Kane Bayle has been adjusted by 1.
[Sat Oct 11 21:42:04 2014] You gain experience!!


Updated, thanks.
Skill
# Jul 13 2009 at 1:28 AM Rating: Decent
Obtained and completed 13/7/09 with a skill of 232 unmodified so it's just warmly faction and needing to have the Grandmaster Assassin's Vial. Haven't done any of the Toxicoligy Quests.
faction/toxicologists quests
# Feb 21 2008 at 11:36 AM Rating: Decent
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I'm not certain if I need to have better faction w/ Renux or if I have to complete the Toxicologists quests. However, atm I am Kindly to her and Make poison is at 262 *and slow working it's way up* Does your skill have to be a specific level, do you have to have a specific faction level, and/or do you have to completely the toxi quests?
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faction/toxicologists quests
# Feb 21 2008 at 5:22 PM Rating: Decent
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~~UPDATE 02/21/2008~~

I am now Ally to Renux, and to the guard I did the money Blackburrow stout quest with, I am now Warmly. I cannot get the quest. I don't think this is just based off of one thing. I'm going to work my poison up, get the Master Toxi quest, finish that, and see where it lands me. Will update then.
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faction/toxicologists quests
# May 24 2008 at 5:50 PM Rating: Decent
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~~UPDATE 05/24/08~~


Make Poison is at 278, Ally faction with Renux and 1 hit from my 1.5 being completed. I finally got the quest from her and completed it. I only mention the 1.5 because Until I defeated the Undead Renux, she wouldn't give me the quest. I doubt that this has anything to do w/ the 1.5, but figured I would mention it anyways.

Yay for me finally getting this! Good Luck to any Rogue's attempting this. Hope all goes well =)
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seal
# Feb 05 2008 at 3:37 PM Rating: Decent
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was 45 when i did this and the hardest part was eyerzzia. turn-in NPC was up the first time i went to look for her YAY me
Follow-Up
# Nov 26 2007 at 4:14 PM Rating: Decent
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Okay...follow up...52 rogue...make poison at 278...had all the parts...8 poisons, vial and eyerazzia (and if I never see PoF again it will be too soon...lol)...gave about 2000 in gp to Guard Shilster (started at dubious and got to amiable but did know if he was the same faction as Renux) just for the hell of it and then sat it out waiting for Renux to pop..and was only amiable and she wouldn't give the quest...so I went back the next day and gave Shilster enough gp's until I was warmly to him then set off to find Renux again...now here's the funny part...it was 7AM and she was up...I think she pops two times a day randomly which is why alla above says 7PM and some in the thread have said 8PM...I think she may pop at 7AM and 8PM on a random day-to-day basis...this time I was warmly, got the quest...filled the box and handed it back and voila...have my seal!

Edited, Nov 26th 2007 7:15pm by AllezKat
Can't get Renux to spawn...
# Nov 25 2007 at 6:08 PM Rating: Decent
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Is this quest broken or something? I'm there at 7PM gametime...I'm there at 8PM gametime...no Renux spawn...not on random days, not on any day...I have all the poisons...I have eyerazzia...I have 278 make poison skill, 300 with the trophy...I have the grandmaster vial...I gave guard shilster 2000gp to try and make sure faction was high enough when and if she does pop...I ran around the freaking shed a zillion times...what does it take to get this NPC to spawn?
Skill and faction with Renux Herkanor
# May 29 2007 at 4:45 PM Rating: Decent
I finally completed it today. The only reason I did the quest was because I already had a high poison skill. I'm not sure what i can really do with the coffin bottle (it'd be nice if store bought items could make stacks of good poison) but i sure did like that 100% wr satchel. I miss it already. I may make another since the trophy is only at 5/7. If I were just starting out with a rog I'm not sure I'd even do poison skills but we'll see how things turn out.

I'm not sure what renaorn's situation was below regarding not needing a 300 skil. I sure wasn't that lucky. Each time I ran out of poison stuff I went over to check the quest. 285, 291, 294 and yes I ran out at 299. She wouldn't give the quest till 300. I was really worried I would need 301. I always had the trophy in the ammo slot and never put it any other slots when chekcing the quest. I've since found out or was reminded that stat items in ammo slot don't increase your stats. However, when going from 275 to 300 the trophy evolved close to 75% in the 5/7 phase.

Like the others, I got the "lack the skills" msg until 300 then the another msg until faction got to warmly. I started at amiable and thought warmly was next but sadly found I was 2 factions away. I killed bandits and turned in gold pcs to Guard Shilster until I was done. I'm not sure when I got to warmly since I went to check a few times and she wasn't spawning so I'd head back and go through the cylce all over again.

I must of killed 8 cycles of bandits in W Karana, 4 in N Karana and turned in about 650 gold pcs for the 2 faction lvls. (Turned in as 5pcs at a time, other qty's and coins wouldn't work)

"Shilster spawns in the extreme NE corner at approximately + 1499, - 2736 in North Karana. http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com/search.shtml?id=6658"

Just a note, since the potions all have the same icon I would advise being sure you have the right ones when you leave for Renux. Otherwise you may find yourself killing Scorpikis and yetti's for a bit. (What a bummer that was.)


Edited, May 29th 2007 8:47pm by Ohige
Skill and faction with Renux Herkanor
# Jul 14 2008 at 10:53 AM Rating: Default
Not sure about your issue with skill, but I do know the only messgae I ever got from her was Faction related. She told me, "The Circle has recognized your deeds and contributions, but I think you need to prove your worth to us a little more." I did the quest at a skill lvl of 252. I did NOT equip my Trophy or my Vial. Turned in Gold pieces until I was warmly to Shilster, as well as killing the Bandits every time I ran through to check on Renux or go to the Bank. Once I was Warmly to Shilster, I ran over to Renux spawn point. She was up, so I hailed her after checking faction. Warmly, and got quest. Turned in items and received my Seal. So you CAN do this quest while not being at 300 in poison mastery. Unles SoE has changed something since you posted. Anyways, for all you Rogues out there working on this, it is possible. I did have my Title for Expert Poisoncrafter, not sure if that affected anything or not.
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Skill of 300 NOT required
# May 06 2007 at 4:33 AM Rating: Decent
Just completed the quest today with a skill of 272 unmodified. What you must have though is the grandmaster assassin's vial with you and Renux then triggers the quest.

Hope this helps ;)
Level Restricted
# Nov 05 2006 at 9:11 AM Rating: Decent
Is this quest level restricted? I have warmly with unseen hands faction and a poison making skill over 280. She wont give me the ques text though.My rogue is level 51.Thank you for any info that can be provided.

Edited, Nov 5th 2006 at 9:27am PST by Mathawlny
Level Restricted
# Dec 24 2006 at 2:13 AM Rating: Decent
Yes it is..for the fact that you must loot the Eyerazzia in the Plane of Fear which is level restricted to 46+. So, you must be 46 to
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the quest. There is no level restriction however to get the quest and complete all of the combines.
Level Restricted
# Nov 29 2006 at 4:30 PM Rating: Decent
I suspect that its not level restricted but skill restricted. I have an L75 Rogue who I finally got around to playing with make poison. He is both ally with the Circle of Unseen Hands faction and is at 275 make poison skill as I write this however Renux Herkanor when hailed responds:
Quote:
Renux Herkanor peers at you, looking you up and down 'Greetings <Rogue Name>. I wish you could help me, but you look like you lack the knowledge to perform the tasks I require. Come back when you are ready.'


If I use the trigger text "I will help you replace all that was ruined." she responds:
Quote:
Renux Herkanor says 'I told you <Rogue Name>! I wish you could help me, but you lack the skill to perform the tasks I require. Come back when you are ready!'


I'm guessing that if Mathawlny has a 280 skill at 51 and my rogue has 275 at 75 and neither can obtain the quest its got to be a skill check and I'm stabbing in the dark and guessing its 300 restricted...

Edited, Nov 29th 2006 7:45pm by Azerael
Level Restricted
# Dec 24 2006 at 2:19 AM Rating: Decent
Yes. You must have an un-Mod'ed skill of 300, in conjuction with faction to get quest.
Level Restricted
# Aug 27 2009 at 2:22 AM Rating: Default
I don't know if this was changed in recent years, but I just got the quest with my rogue who is level 35, 285 poison skill, and 'warmly' faction to the circle of unseen hands.

I cannot confirm whether or not you need to have your grandmaster poison vial made already to get this quest, as I had mine made before I tried talking to her.

I hope this helps

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Spawn Renux
# Feb 14 2006 at 5:51 AM Rating: Decent
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Sat at shed just before 8pm gametime. No show.
The merchant wasnt up either. He did however, spawn shortly before 8pm and stayed up for a while then despawned. Respawned again shortly after that.
At 7pm Gametime Renux spawns.


There is a trigger as well. Run around the shed in a circle a few times, and you will spawn her. Thanks to Gustus for telling me that!

Hope that helps!

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Walk Through
# Aug 17 2005 at 11:48 PM Rating: Decent
Refer here for a really good but old walk through I made.

https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=2253&mid=103711257236020#post
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Faction Hits
# Jul 17 2005 at 6:24 PM Rating: Decent
Circle of Unseen Hands UP
Merchants of Qeynos DOWN
Corrupt Qeynos Guards UP
Guards of Qeynos DOWN
Kane Bayle UP

These hits are similar to the hits on the Honey Mead for Trumpy quest, except Trumpy makes Guards of Qeynos go up.

My 2Copper
# Jun 20 2005 at 9:49 PM Rating: Decent
OK..just my 2cp

Sat at shed just before 8pm gametime. No show.
The merchant wasnt up either. He did however, spawn shortly before 8pm and stayed up for a while then despawned. Respawned again shortly after that.
At 7pm Gametime Renux spawns. I am Indifferent--NOOOOO! ! ! Grrrrr-- guildy druid was with me b'cuz im too lazy to run zone to zone. So, he chain Hailed while I killed the 3 guards and Captain in NK at bridge. Took 6 cycles of the 3 guards and captain to get from Indiff to -->Warmly<--.

I had all the required potions, the Eyerazzia, and GM Vial with me. I hailed, said the text, combined, and Voila...got my Seal. I will just make another GMVial for Wt reduce bags. No Prob.
Enjoy

Edited, Mon Jun 20 22:54:56 2005
Renux Herkanor
# Jun 19 2005 at 12:53 PM Rating: Decent
She is at loc -2996 and -13395
In a small hut between a barn and a building.
time?
# Jun 16 2005 at 3:21 PM Rating: Decent
About how long might this take? on average? And are the other grandmaster's the same time length>?
KOS to qeynos guards
# Jun 14 2005 at 9:43 PM Rating: Good
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She does give the quest at warmly. I killed bandits and the guards in WK. I saved the sashes from the bandits hoping I can repair my Qeynos guard faction later
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for the peeps who don't know
# Apr 22 2005 at 1:52 PM Rating: Decent
i just got the box for this quest. you have to be ally to get it. so unless your a rog from qeynos there is a few ways to get there. use hide/sneak go to bar by second dock in s.qeynos there is a dwarf named iron toe give him 4 honey meads to get faction for circle. Or go to wk where she is at and kill the 4 bandit spots and qeynos guard towers found that killing bandits and guard much much much faster on faction.
Faction
# Jan 31 2005 at 7:26 AM Rating: Decent
FYI, when raising faction with the WK Renux, I found that with the illusion Barbarian instead of my regular dwarf self, my faction wen tup one standing. Hope this can help some people save a bit of time... I didn't try any other illusions, but you may wnat to.

GMAS + ornate legs
# Jan 31 2005 at 7:24 AM Rating: Decent
I just completed this quest lastnight. At 245 makepoison + the vail, I went 8/8 on the poison combines and farming the components was relatively easy. Getting the Eyerazzia was a bit of a pain since we accidentally spawned Ire in PoFear. There were 3 Eyerazzia drops in about 12 Scarelings, so once you break-in and set up it is relatively straight forward to get one.

The frist thing I did after turning in the grandmaster box was to see if I could combine 10 summoned poisons off of the rogue ornate legs. The summoned scoriea are no drop no rent, but to my surprise, the combined 10 dose WAS NO LONGER NO RENT! That is absolutely amazing, since I hated summoning over and over, then invariabley wasting some. Now, during down-time, LFG or whatever, you can summon, combine and make 10-dosers and keep them in your bank for a rainy day!

Yay SOE, either you intentially did something great or screwed up once again! Either way, the GMAS is a must for the serious Rogue!
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