Grubbonion's Locked Tower  

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Level:95
Maximum Level:125
Monster Mission:No
Repeatable:Yes
Can Be Shrouded?:No
Quest Type:Quest
Quest Goal:
  • Advancement
  • Experience
  • Loot
  • Money
Success Lockout Timer: 01:00:00
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Era:The Broken Mirror
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Group Size:Group
Min. # of Players:1
Max. # of Players:6
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Entered: Wed Jul 27 06:25:31 2016
Modified: Tue Dec 5 05:21:04 2023
6 hour timer, 3 hour lockout. This a shared task given by Grubbonion in Sul Vius: Demiplane of Life that is part of the mercenary achievement in Sul Vius: Demiplane of Decay.

To get task hand Grubbonion the Cracked Sul Vius Key from Sul Vius: Demiplane of Decay found on the lip of the well.

Short version

Task Progression

  • 1. Talk with Grubbonion 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Life)

    Hail Grubbonion


  • 2. Travel to the Demiplane of Decay 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Decay)

    Click over to Demiplane of Decay


  • 3. Loot Slimy Key Bit 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Decay)

    Kill tsetsians in the crypt area and loot a Slimy Key Bit.


  • 4. Travel to the Demiplane of Life 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Life)

    Click over to Demiplane of Life and run to Grubbonion.


  • 5. Give the restored Sul Vius Tower Key to Grubbonion 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Life)

    Right click Slimy Key Bit then give to Grubbonion.


  • (Opt) Defend Grubbonion from the Bokon Flayer 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Life)

    Kill the Bokon Flayer that attacks Grubbonion.


  • 6. Escape to the Demiplane of Decay 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Decay)

    Click over to Decay


  • 7. Pick up the key Grubbonion threw into the well 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Decay)

    The key is on the ledge where the previous was was and pick it up.


  • 8. Find the locked tower near the well 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Decay)

    Find the door to the locked tower.
    Location update at /loc -117, -736. Just east of the well.


  • 9. Try opening the door of the tower with the key 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Decay)

    Click the door and zone in.


  • 10. Kill the minions of decay inside the locked tower 0/8 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Decay)

    Kill any of the mobs inside


  • 11. Loot Decay Spike 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Decay)

    Loot from a decay minion


  • 12. Travel to the Demiplane of Life 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Life)

    Click over inside the tower.


  • 13. Kill minions of health inside the locked tower 0/8 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Life)

    Kill inside the tower


  • 14. Loot the Healing Ward 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Life)

    Loot from a health minion


  • 15. Travel to the Demiplane of Decay 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Decay)

    Travel to the Plane of Decay to find the first monster


  • 16. Obliterate Korinth the Crusher 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Decay)

    Weaken Korinth in battle and then use the Healing Ward to smite him when he is vulnerable at 26%.


  • 17. Travel to the Demiplane of Life 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Life)

    Click where you kill Korinth.


  • 18. Corrupt Thiroc the Redeemer 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Life)

    Attack Thiroc the Redeemer till 26% and then everyone but one person click back over to Decay. One of the people who clicks back over to Decay needs to have the Decay Spike. Immediately click the Decay Spike in Decay.


  • 19. Give the Healing Ward and the Decay Spike to Grubbonion 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Life)



    Reward(s):
    112 platinum 5 gold
    You gain experience!! (1 AA)
    250 Remnants of Tranquility



    Long version

    In Demiplane of Life, every 4.5 minutes:
    Grubbonion hastily writes a note, ties it to a key, and throws it down the well.
    (Grubbonion mutters a random line of text.)
    In Demiplane of Decay, meanwhile:
    A rusty key plops up from the depths of the well and lands on the ledge.

    If you pick up the Cracked Sul Vius Key from the lip of the well in Demiplane of Decay:
    You grab a rusty, broken key off of the well ledge. A note tied to it reads, 'If you find this key, throw it back down the well!'

    If you right-click the key in Demiplane of Decay while standing by the well:
    You begin casting Throw down the well.
    You throw the Cracked Sul Vius Key down the well, like the note asked you to. Nothing seems to happen.
    Meanwhile, in Demiplane of Life:
    Grubbonion laughs as a key flies up out of the well and lands on the ledge next to him.

    If you right-click the key in Demiplane of Decay, but are not standing near the well:
    The attached note says to throw it down a well in Sul Vius.

    If you right-click the key in Demiplane of Life:
    The attached note asks you to throw this key down a well in the Demiplane of Decay.

    You say, 'Hail, Grubbonion'

    Grubbonion eyes you up and down slowly before deciding to speak, 'Ye ged at [sheense], Wood Elf?
    You say, 'sheense'

    Grubbonion rolls his eyes and says slowly, 'Wet er yew slew? [SHIIIEEENNNSSSSSS].
    You say, 'SHIIIEEENNNSSSSSS'

    Grubbonion looks ready to punch you as he blurts out, 'Eh geds, yew er de dumbest Wood Elf I ever seen. Siense, lek where ye de da experements wed de. Ye knew wet em telkin bet? Sayense!
    You say, 'science'

    Grubbonion slaps the side of his face, 'Yes! Fenly! Seense, lek I sed! Enways, ed ell be bet des [key].'
    You say, 'key'

    Grubbonion gets a greedy look in his eyes and pulls you in close to whisper, 'Des plen net be wet et seems. Der be enether sed te et. I been threwen keys dewn dis well wed [nets teched]. Dey kep cemen beck.'
    You say, 'notes attached'

    Grubbonion rolls his eyes again and says, 'NETS ETECHED. Meh geds, yeh be dem. Ge ta de edder sed en lek fer de key I drew.'

    Switch over to Sul Vius: Demiplane of Decay. Pick up the Cracked Sul Vius Key on the lip of the well. Zone back over to Sul Vius: Demiplane of Life and give the key to Grubbonion.

    Grubbonion looks excited when you hand him the key and exclaims, 'Ye get it! Yer jest de venter ev been lecken fer!'
    You have been assigned the task 'Grubbonion's Locked Tower'.
    (You receive the Cracked Sul Vius Key back.)

  • 1. Talk with Grubbonion 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Life)

    Hail Grubbonion


  • 2. Travel to the Demiplane of Decay 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Decay)

    Click over to Demiplane of Decay


  • 3. Loot Slimy Key Bit 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Decay)

    Kill tsetsians in the crypt area and loot a Slimy Key Bit.


  • 4. Travel to the Demiplane of Life 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Life)

    Click over to Demiplane of Life and run to Grubbonion.


  • 5. Give the restored Sul Vius Tower Key to Grubbonion 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Life)

    Right click Slimy Key Bit then give to Grubbonion.

    Grubbonion grabs the key from you and says, 'Well den, Tarvas. Des well get es en det tewer sen. Et's det wen jest east ef es.'


  • (Opt) Defend Grubbonion from the Bokon Flayer 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Life)

    Kill the Bokon Flayer that attacks Grubbonion.

    A bokon jailor rushes towards Grubbonion to interrogate him about some recent thefts. You see Grubbonion wink at you and throw the key down the well as he approaches.


  • 6. Escape to the Demiplane of Decay 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Decay)

    Click over to Decay


  • 7.Pick up the key Grubbonion threw into the well 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Decay)

    The key is on the ledge where the previous was was and pick it up.


  • 8. Find the locked tower near the well 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Decay)

    Find the door to the locked tower.
    Location update at /loc -117, -736. Just east of the well.


  • 9. Try opening the door of the tower with the key 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Decay)

    Click the door and zone in.


  • 10. Kill the minions of decay inside the locked tower 0/8 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Decay)

    Kill any of the mobs inside


  • 11. Loot Decay Spike 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Decay)

    Loot from a decay minion


  • 12. Travel to the Demiplane of Life 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Life)

    Click over inside the tower.


  • 13. Kill minions of health inside the locked tower 0/8 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Life)

    Kill inside the tower


  • 14. Loot the Healing Ward 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Life)

    Loot from a health minion


  • 15. Travel to the Demiplane of Decay 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Decay)

    Travel to the Plane of Decay to find the first monster


  • 16. Obliterate Korinth the Crusher 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Decay)

    Weaken Korinth in battle and then use the Healing Ward to smite him when he is vulnerable at 26%.


  • 17. Travel to the Demiplane of Life 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Life)

    Click where you kill Korinth. Make sure he disappears before clicking over.


  • 18. Corrupt Thiroc the Redeemer 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Life)

    Attack Thiroc the Redeemer till 26% and then everyone but one person click back over to Decay. One of the people who clicks back over to Decay needs to have the Decay Spike. Immediately click the Decay Spike in Decay. You can have a second toon parked in Decay at the same spot you kill Thiroc the White Horse .. have your toon that was beating on Thiroc stand right on top of him while the other toon in decay clicks the Spike to get the update.


  • 19. Give the Healing Ward and the Decay Spike to Grubbonion 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Life)

    Turn in both items.

    Grubbonion looks at you like your crazy and says, 'I ent teching dat! It's get ell serts a deseses!'
    Grubbonion's eyes get big as you hand him the ward and he says, 'Ye den ged, Tarvas. I'll sell des te a ged persen. Dent werry.'

    You have reduced the power of Anashti Sul's demiplanes, and hindered her ability to expand her influence into other planes. You also helped Grubbonion make a pretty penny, but you're not yet sure if that's a good thing.



    Reward(s):
    112 platinum 5 gold
    You gain experience!! (1 AA)
    250 Remnants of Tranquility
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    Bugged if you go right in
    # Aug 17 2023 at 12:20 PM Rating: Decent
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    Got the part to enter the tower in Decay ... click on the door and get popped in but the task doesn't update.

    You must wait just outside the door until task updates. I had to gate out and run all the way back to realize that you must sit at the door for a few seconds before going in.

    Edited, Aug 17th 2023 2:24pm by Heiunna
    Korinth the Krusher
    # Feb 07 2023 at 7:37 PM Rating: Good
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    Is located on the balcony of the locked tower. go all the way upstairs and across the walk way to the other building.

    Loc -522.68, -667.19, 72.29
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    Final Steps
    # Jul 21 2020 at 12:25 PM Rating: Excellent
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    I wasn't able to get the update for "Corrupt Thiroc the Redeemer" to work. Fortunately you can keep trying as Korinth respawns after a bit. Here's what I got to work:

    1. Loot spike on someone other than the tank.
    2. Kill Korinth where he stands.
    3. Everyone but the person holding the spike clicks over to Life.
    4. DPS the horse version of Thiroc the Redeemer down to 26% where he stands.
    5. When goes inactive, the person still in Decay with the spike clicks it.

    Hope this helps.


    Not a solo task
    # Jun 14 2020 at 2:23 AM Rating: Good
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    Although a solo player can start this quest, the final stage needs at least one character in each plane simultaneously.
    I was able to shift back to Decay to click the spike on the ooze but when I came back to Life the unicorn had gone.

    I am often annoyed that some legacy quests which are quite soloable require a group but this time the group size should be set or the quest should be updated for solo.

    To make matters worse, I found the Healing Ward to be a rare drop and had to clear the tower 3 times.
    Thanks for wasting my time.

    Grumpy Mage
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    Mean Ole Men
    Formerly a soloer but now twin boxing another mage.
    Quest info for final tasks
    # Nov 01 2019 at 10:46 PM Rating: Good
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    You will need to enter the building mostly EAST and a little North of Grubbonion while mirror is Decay. Then go all the way upstairs and follow the bridge back South to the Top where both quest mobs spawn :

    17. Obliterate Korinth the Crusher 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Decay)
    Weaken Korinth in battle and then use the Healing Ward to smite him when he is vulnerable at 26%.

    [b]---------------Make sure he disappears before cliking over.


    18. Travel to the Demiplane of Life 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Life)
    Click where you kill Korinth.


    19. Corrupt Thiroc the Redeemer 0/1 (Sul Vius: Demiplane of Life)
    Attack Thiroc the Redeemer till 26% and then everyone but one person click back over to Decay. One of the people who clicks back over to Decay needs to have the Decay Spike. Immediately click the Decay Spike in Decay.

    [b]********* Have a second toon parked in Decay at the same spot you kill Thiroc the White Horse .. have your toon that was beating on Thiroc stand right on top of him while the other toon in decay clicks the Spike to get the update *********

    Wasted an hour killing Thiroc over and over and due to the time of zoning over and not standing right on top of him, it never would give me the update.
    Additional lore for Grubbonion's Locked Tower task
    # Sep 07 2019 at 9:57 AM Rating: Excellent
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    (The text I added here is in blue.)


    Long version

    In Demiplane of Life, every 4.5 minutes:
    Grubbonion hastily writes a note, ties it to a key, and throws it down the well.
    (Grubbonion mutters a random line of text.)
    In Demiplane of Decay, meanwhile:
    A rusty key plops up from the depths of the well and lands on the ledge.

    If you pick up the Cracked Sul Vius Key from the lip of the well in Demiplane of Decay:
    You grab a rusty, broken key off of the well ledge. A note tied to it reads, 'If you find this key, throw it back down the well!'

    If you right-click the key in Demiplane of Decay while standing by the well:
    You begin casting Throw down the well.
    You throw the Cracked Sul Vius Key down the well, like the note asked you to. Nothing seems to happen.
    Meanwhile, in Demiplane of Life:
    Grubbonion laughs as a key flies up out of the well and lands on the ledge next to him.

    If you right-click the key in Demiplane of Decay, but are not standing near the well:
    The attached note says to throw it down a well in Sul Vius.

    If you right-click the key in Demiplane of Life:
    The attached note asks you to throw this key down a well in the Demiplane of Decay.



    You say, 'Hail, Grubbonion'

    Grubbonion eyes you up and down slowly before deciding to speak, 'Ye ged at [sheense], Wood Elf?
    You say, 'sheense'

    Grubbonion rolls his eyes and says slowly, 'Wet er yew slew? [SHIIIEEENNNSSSSSS].
    You say, 'SHIIIEEENNNSSSSSS'

    Grubbonion looks ready to punch you as he blurts out, 'Eh geds, yew er de dumbest Wood Elf I ever seen. Siense, lek where ye de da experements wed de. Ye knew wet em telkin bet? Sayense!
    You say, 'science'

    Grubbonion slaps the side of his face, 'Yes! Fenly! Seense, lek I sed! Enways, ed ell be bet des [key].'
    You say, 'key'

    Grubbonion gets a greedy look in his eyes and pulls you in close to whisper, 'Des plen net be wet et seems. Der be enether sed te et. I been threwen keys dewn dis well wed [nets teched]. Dey kep cemen beck.'
    You say, 'notes attached'

    Grubbonion rolls his eyes again and says, 'NETS ETECHED. Meh geds, yeh be dem. Ge ta de edder sed en lek fer de key I drew.'

    Switch over to Sul Vius: Demiplane of Decay. Pick up the Cracked Sul Vius Key on the lip of the well. Zone back over to Sul Vius: Demiplane of Life and give the key to Grubbonion.

    Grubbonion looks excited when you hand him the key and exclaims, 'Ye get it! Yer jest de venter ev been lecken fer!'
    You have been assigned the task 'Grubbonion's Locked Tower'.
    (You receive the Cracked Sul Vius Key back.)
    Not for solo?
    # Apr 09 2018 at 6:33 AM Rating: Decent
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    Seems you need at least 2 players in the group (merc not count) or else you cannot complete the last step - is this correct?
    Doublecheck, but...
    # Oct 02 2016 at 6:05 PM Rating: Good
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    I believe these are the two keys you pick up at the well:

    https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=124538 (cracked Sul Vius key)
    https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=124539 (Sul Vius tower key)
    Doublecheck, but...
    # Oct 03 2016 at 3:12 PM Rating: Good
    LyrikMindlethe wrote:
    I believe these are the two keys you pick up at the well:
    https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=124538 (cracked Sul Vius key)
    https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=124539 (Sul Vius tower key)

    Updated, thanks!
    Correct Reward
    # Jul 29 2016 at 6:46 PM Rating: Decent
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    at 105, the reward is 300 plat and 750 remnants of tranq.
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