The Shadows of Bitter Winter

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Quest Summary Guide - Items - Maps - Images - Lore
Quest Type	Solo, small group
XP Reward	1,500,000 for the weapons, 500,000 for the book
XP Cap	??
Item Reward	Spear of Winter Flame Axe of Winter Flame Mace of Winter Flame
Title Reward	none
Starting Location	Shade of Farelaith, 74.3N 58.6E
Timer	once per character
Level Restrictions	80+
Level Suggestions	100+
Introduced In	Through Sacrifice, Strength

Walk Through

1. Talk to the Shade of Farelaith at 74.3N 58.6E (Take the Haliana portal just west of Cragstone).
2. Enter the nearby Temple of Stirring Shadows (AC Maps - Temple of the Stirring Shadows) at 74.3N 58.7E.
3. First enter the South Wing.
4. From drop, head roughly South. Easiest way is to take the SE hallway, and hang left.
5. Attack Baranaith.
6. Loot the Spear of Baranaith from his corpse. It drops 1 per kill.
7. Take the surface portal, return to Shade of Farelaith, and hand him the spear for experience, and the Spear of Winter Flame.
8. You are now flagged for the next part.
9. Re-enter the Temple of Stirring Shadows
10. Now enter the North Wing.
11. From drop, head roughly North.
    1. Take the right (east) passage and go immediately left down a ramp.
    2. From here, keep right hand rule.
12. Attack Korogaith.
13. Loot the Axe of Korogaith from his corpse. It drops 1 per kill.
14. Return to Shade of Farelaith at 74.3N 58.6E, and hand him the axe for experience, and the Axe of Winter Flame.
15. You are now flagged for the next part.
16. Re-enter the nearby Temple of Stirring Shadows
17. Now enter the East Wing.
18. From drop, head East, and East, and east.
19. Attack Hiranaith.
20. Loot the Mace of Hiranaith from his corpse. It drops 1 per kill.
21. Return to Shade of Farelaith at 74.3N 58.6E, and hand him the spear for experience, the Mace of Winter Flame and Farelaith's Untranslated Journal.
22. (optional) you can get the Journal translated at Edobar the Esoteric in Cragstone, or Gallatria du Ressetta in Sanamar for an additional 500,000xp.

Items

• Spear of Baranaith
• Spear of Winter Flame
• Axe of Korogaith
• Axe of Winter Flame
• Mace of Hiranaith
• Mace of Winter Flame
• Farelaith's Untranslated Journal
• Our Bitter Winter

Maps

AC Maps - Temple of the Stirring Shadows

Lore & Dialog

Shade of Farelaith tells you, "You... Yes, you could help me, mortal. I need you to slay my younger brothers, who were corrupted into beings of Shadow by our former master, Grael. Please, you must enter this Temple of the Stirring Shadow. The temple has three wings, and one of my brothers serves in each wing. They have lost their names and faces to the Shadow corruption, but they still bear their own weapons... I was a mage in my past life, mortal. Help me, and I shall reward you."
Shade of Farelaith tells you, "Enter the South Wing first, and seek out my poor youngest brother, Baranaith. He wielded a spear in life, as he does now in the shadow. Bring me his spear so that I may know his torment is no more."

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