The Agony of Uncertainty  

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Level:75
Maximum Level:125
Monster Mission:No
Repeatable:No
Can Be Shrouded?:No
Quest Type:Task
Quest Goal:
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  • Faction
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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: Wed Nov 8 17:50:31 2006
    Modified: Tue Dec 5 05:21:04 2023
    This is the second task in a series of three. Upon completion of the previous task:

    Y`ssuria the Elder says 'Thank you, _____. I do feel a bit better knowing that you have seen the great scale and that it is safe, but there are many more things that I do [not know] that have me worried.'

    You say, 'What do you not know?'

    Y`ssuria the Elder says 'Yes . . . While I cannot venture close to the Reliquary, perhaps you might be able to get a closer look.'

    You have been assigned the task 'The Agony of Uncertainty'.

    Though your words brought Y`Ssuria comfort, they mean little to her compared to the sight of the artifact itself. Now that you have tempted her with your titillating tale, she has asked you to embark on a second task. See Merchant Jhenner in Crescent Reach to procure the means to sketch the chamber housing Veeshan's scale. You will need some basic sketching tools and a blank canvas. The act of sketching will require your undivided attention for some time, so you may wish to bring friends to 'eliminate' unwanted distractions.

    Merchant Jhenner is located at -1405, -1560, 34. From her, buy a set of sketching tools and blank canvas. Then head to the same place in Ashengate and begin your sketch.

  • 1. Sketch the artifact chamber of the Reliquary 0/1

  • 2. Deliver the completed sketch to Y`ssuria the Elder. 0/1

    Completion of this task leads into the third task in the series, The Ecstasy of Relief.
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    quest not advancing
    # Nov 20 2023 at 1:46 PM Rating: Decent
    5 posts
    at 118 got the quest, got the materials, clicked the quill and after a minute i created the sketch. however the quest step did not advance. after 3 more attempts (destroying the sketch and returning to buy another lore blank parchment) finally gave up. (trying to return the created "Sketch of the Scale of Veeshan" to Y'Ssuria did not work since the step to give her the parchment had not unlocked yet)
    Steps:
    # Aug 19 2019 at 4:10 PM Rating: Excellent
    Sketch the artifact chamber of the Reliquary 0/1

    Deliver the completed sketch to Y`ssuria the Elder. 0/1

    Infiltrators and Traitors of Ashengate +150

    Edited, Aug 20th 2019 10:29pm by WyreWintermute
    Rogue Solo
    # Feb 13 2008 at 3:31 AM Rating: Decent
    This is any easy SoS rogue solo. On the edge of the overlook, you are out of mob aggro range (you do become unhid when you use the sketching tools), but no SoS seeing mobs are on the way that Ive seen.
    Necro sketching tricks
    # Feb 12 2008 at 2:59 PM Rating: Good
    35 posts
    Here are some tricks for level 70+ Necros wanting to do this solo. Prerequisites are runspeed 5 AA, Conjure Corpse AA, DMF, QVoX and Harmshield.

    You can bind yourself in Direwind in front of the Ashengate zone line. Bring along a big stack of tiny coffins and Essence Emeralds. Split it into two stacks of the same size. Keep one of the stacks in a top level inventory spot. The first time you enter Ashengate, when you die you can just run back across the zone line and use your AA to summon your corpse. Loot each item individually but don't loot one stack of coffins (the one that was ine top level slot). You now have your EEs so rez the corpse and leave it lieing there. The next time you die, you can loot the stack of coffins, summon your corpse, rinse and repeat. This made it easy to do the Wanderlust quest. After doing that quest, The Sanctity of the Scale seemed trivial (I didn't die once).

    Use both Harmshield and QVoX to get to the scale. Start in the middle of the entry room (there is no agro if you stand in the middle). Make sure you have DMV levitation up. Cast QVoX and run down the north hallway. When you get to the big room with the left turn, there are hardly any mobs there. Clicked off QVoX, run to the back wall (straight out from the tunnel), stop and click Harmshield. Make sure you come to a complete stop before casting Harmshield so you don't get a fatal interrupt (that's quite a crowd following you). Then just complete the run to the scale. Just run right off the edge and (with levitation) head towards the rear of the cave at the right (or the big rock in the middle works too) feign death and wait to lose agro.

    When you lose agro, run to the big rock beneath the shield and levitate up it (run up any forward slanting surface). When you reach the top, run around to the front of the scale and then leviate up as high as you can. From there you can reach the ledge where you need to make the sketch. You can stand on that ledge without getting any agro. You can now sketch the scale in safety.
    Prices
    # May 14 2007 at 1:16 AM Rating: Decent
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    206 posts
    Sketching Tools cost around 500 PP, Blank Canvas around 137 PP (both prices for Woodlef w/ 400 CHA).

    H'Sishi
    ____________________________
    HSishi Shortfinger
    Proud Rogue
    Member of <Age of Unity>
    Antonius Bayle
    Specific Task Stages
    # Apr 29 2007 at 7:44 AM Rating: Decent
    You begin casting Sketch I.
    Your Set of Sketching Tools begins to glow.
    [Wait about a minute]
    Your task 'The Agony of Uncertainty' has been updated.
    [Return to Y`surria the Elder]
    [Hand in the sketch]
    Your task 'The Agony of Uncertainty' has been updated.
    You have helped to assuage Y`ssuria's fears.
    Your faction standing with Infiltrators and Traitors of Ashengate got better.
    You gain experience!!
    Y`ssuria the Elder says 'What wonderful work! Thank you again for your help. You can [not know] the depths of my longing to be in the presence of the scale of Veeshan.'
    Task Info
    # Mar 18 2007 at 9:40 AM Rating: Decent
    Task Stages as follows:

    Objective Instructions Status Zone


    Sketch the artifact chamber of the Reliquary 0/1 Ashengate, Reliquary of the Scale

    (Upon completion of first part, receive task below)
    Deliver the completed sketch to Y'ssuria the Elder 0/1 Crescent Reach


    "Though your words bring comfort...etc" is the Task Description Text included.

    After turn in:

    Your task 'The Agony of Uncertainty' has been updated.

    You have helped to assuage Y'ssuria's fears.

    Your faction standing with Infiltrators and Traitors of Ashengate got better.

    You gain experience!

    Y'ssuria the elder says 'What wonderful work! Thank you again for your help. You can [not know] the depths of my longing to be in the presence of the Scale of Veeshan.'

    Using "not know?" will start the third task.... The Ectasy of Relief....

    /bow and yes I am a rogue, and can be done similar to the pre-nerf task of the Domes are cracking. Enjoy. Get it 'fore this is nerfed too.


    What they dont tell ya
    # Jan 17 2007 at 7:59 PM Rating: Decent
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    51 posts
    Not so hard gettin there, but the scale guards repop right after you kill them and they hit harder than any on the way there. So, if you a cleric bring a back up healer cause you wont be able to spare the 60 seconds to scetch
    What they dont tell ya
    # Jan 20 2007 at 10:24 PM Rating: Decent
    You don't need to be in combat to sketch this.

    Simply levi up one of those huge pilliars that the status are standing in front of... then levi to the very edge of that overhang where you need to do the sketch.

    If you levitate to the right spot then you will safely be out of agro range of everything, and can easily do the task.

    I simply took a group in, we camped the scale room... and when camp broke I levi up and finish my sketch.
    more info
    # Dec 27 2006 at 6:01 AM Rating: Decent
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    119 posts
    The item created by sketching is Sketch of the Reliquary

    Return this to Y`ssuria the Elder.

    Your faction standing with Infiltrators and Traitors of Ashengate got better.
    Y`ssuria the Elder says 'What wonderful work! Thank you again for your help. You can [not know] the depths of my longing to be in the presence of the Scale of Veeshan.'

    You say, 'not know?'
    Y`ssuria the Elder says 'Yes . . . While I cannot venture close to the Reliquary, perhaps you might be able to get a closer look.'

    (You now get presented Task #3: The Ecstasy of Relief)
    a little more detail
    # Nov 10 2006 at 2:48 PM Rating: Decent
    45 posts
    Basically to go to the exact same spot you updated the previous quest on (the furthest point in the north wing of Ashengate -- right on to the tip of the precipice) and click the set of sketching tools (I think it has to be in your primary slot). It takes about one minute and your blank canvas will update into an item you can return to Y'ssuria.


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