Ithaenc Quiddity Seed Quest

Empowered Armor of the Perfect Light Quests

The Black Death Catacombs Quiddity Seed - The Ithaenc Quiddity Seed - The Knorr Quiddity Seed -

Quest Summary
Quest type	Large Group/Multi-Fellow
XP Reward	???
XP Cap	129,932,574 (first run)
Item Reward	Empowered Pauldrons of the Perfect Light Quiddity Ingot Translated Thief of Dreams Message Shard(text)
Title Reward	Hope of the Past
Starting location	Asheron's Isle/Ithaenc Cathedral (Sanc)
Timer	13 days (unconfirmed)
Level Restrictions	130+
Level Suggestions	-
Introduced in:	Recollections

Walk Through

To begin this quest, you must first have spoken with Asheron located in his sanctum. Since the introduction of this quest, Asheron has been replaced by an Emissary of Asheron located in the base of Asheron's Tower.

After you are flagged, head to Aun Aemaua located at 1.6N,1.7W in Teth

Aun Aemaua tells you, "Aha! Another worthy adventurer. You have spoken with Lord Asheron about the threats to the realm, have you? Excellent. I would have you seek out the Quiddity Seed that materialized in Ithaenc Cathedral down in the Vesayen Isles. It is a gateway to a strange realm, both of this world and not... A realm in which memories and dreams acquire tangible form... Aerbax wishes to destroy the realm's memories of the defeat of Bael'Zharon! Such a thing is not to be borne! You must take a group and journey into the Quiddity Seed, the device by which Aerbax manipulates our collective memories, and defeat his designs!"

The Ithaenc Quiddity Seed is located at rear of Ithaenc Cathedral. Use the Recall to Sanctuary, and head up the stairs to the read balcony.

The Quiddity Seed thrums in response to your touch, and a surge of portal energy washes over you, ushering you into a strange, half-real dream realm...

The drop is safe. Head down and speak with Shade of Dule.

Shade of Dule tells you, "Human! You can help end my bizarre imprisonment here by that unjumped bag of air Aerbax. Some half-formed shade of the Hopeslayer himself awaits in the chambers below! An agent of Aerbax, a creature known as the Thief of Dreams, has taken the skull of Avoren Palacost, and seeks to destroy humanity's accomplishment in defeating Bael'Zharon! You must act quickly, and stop the Thief of Dreams from coming through here with the skull! Take the skull from him and bring it to me, and I shall open the way for you and your comrades to assault the shade of the Hopeslayer..."

The dungeon is small, but full of deadly Virindi called Dream Marauders. At the end you will find the Thief of Dreams, a virindi boss that drops Avoren's Skull. Only one skull is needed per fellowship. Grab the skull and return it to Shade of Dule.

You give Shade of Dule Avoren's Skull.
Shade of Dule says, "Well done! The skull of poor young Avoren. Ilservian's rage was so great... But this sentimentality serves no one, does it? I am now one step closer to freedom from this prison realm that Aerbax constructed. The Hopeslayer of this dream realm will never recover this skull, and will thus remain vulnerable... But you all have more work to do. You must defeat this shade of my former master. I believe your agent of Asheron waiting in the "real" world seeks some trophy of the encounter... A claw will do, and there ought to be enough claws on that beast to supply all of you..."

Dule will summon a portal to the next dungeon. He will summon more portals if spoken too again, should anyone die or get lost. However, the person that handed in the skull may be the only person able to get Dule to summon another portal (unconfirmed).

Inside the dungeon are powerful shadows and grievvers on a very fast respawn. It is best not to try to fight your way through. Instead, have the group wait at the drop point while one person runs ahead and hits a switch needed to open a door. Information on switch type (floor plate or item) and location needed. When the door is open, everyone will run ahead to the open door, trying to stay as a group. Once everyone is through the door, mages can begin to vuln creatures in the pit below. This pit is the final room and location of the Shade of Bael'Zharon.

When the group is ready, jump down in the pit. Melees are best to clear the grievvers while mages take out the Black Breaths. the Shade of Bael'Zharon is a large creature, and wall and volley/blast spells are highly effective. Note that it's creature type is "Hopeslayer" so shadow slayer weapons and wands will not increase damage.

When the Shade of Bael'Zharon is dead, everyone loot the Claw of the Hopeslayer. Return it to Aun Aemaua for your reward.

You give Aun Aemaua Claw of the Hopeslayer.
You've earned 129,932,574 experience. (level 180)
Aun Aemaua tells you, "Well done! What an exceedingly strange artifact! A claw of Bael'Zharon retrieved from the dream realm of the Quiddity Seed... You have done a great thing, by helping foil Aerbax's plans to destroy our memories of the triumph against Bael'Zharon. You certainly deserve your reward..."
Aun Aemaua has granted you the title "Hope of the Past".
Aun Aemaua gives you Empowered Pauldrons of the Perfect Light.
Aun Aemaua tells you, "And there is this curious artifact, some kind of mysterious ingot that seems to be a remnant of the Hopeslayer's energy from that strange dream realm... Perhaps you should hold on to it. It may be useful later."
Aun Aemaua gives you Quiddity Ingot.
Aun Aemaua tells you, "If you had a group of friends who helped you defeat the shade of Bael'Zharon, they will have to give me the claws they collected individually."

Items

File:Icon PauldronsOfThePerfectLight.jpg	Empowered Pauldrons of the Perfect Light
File:Pauldrons of the Perfect Light.jpg
A set of pauldrons forged from Thaumaturgic Plate Crystal, and then imbedded with spells by Aserhon himself. This piece of armor resonates with the two other pieces of its set, generating more powerful spells as the pieces are worn together.
Value	20,000p
Burden	150
Coverage	Upper Arms
Restrictions	level 130+ to wield
Special Properties	Attuned, Bonded, Ivoryable
Armor Levels		170 (670)
Slash	Below Average (Above Average)	85 (1005)
Pierce	Below Average (Above Average)	85 (1005)
Bludgeon	Below Average (Above Average)	85 (1005)
Fire	Below Average (Above Average)	85 (1005)
Cold	Below Average (Above Average)	85 (1005)
Acid	Below Average (Above Average)	85 (1005)
Electric	Below Average (Above Average)	85 (1005)
Spells	Strength Other Incantation (str +45), Regeneration Other Incantation (Regen 145%), Minor Strength, Empyrean Aegis (AL+500), Greater Bludgeoning Durance, Greater Piercing Durance, Greater Slashing Durance, Greater Decay Durance, Greater Consumption Durance, Greater Stasis Durance, Greater Stimulation Durance (Greater Durances = +100% banes, equal to level 5s)
Activations	none
Spellcraft	400
Mana	10,000 1/2 sec

File:Icon QuiddityIngot.jpg	Quiddity Ingot
An ingot of some strange metal. It glows with a deep red light.
Value	1,000p
Burden	1,000