Post by Thalgin on Dec 4, 2007 20:04:34 GMT -8
After completeing Epic 1.0 (Kerasian Axe of Ire), Hail, Keras McArik again.
You say, 'Hail, Keras McArik'
Keras McArik says 'Its good to see you again, friend. It seems my axe has fared well thus far, aye? Indeed it has. Hav eyou spoke with your guildmaster yet? They will be glad to see that you are on your path towards controlling your rage.'
Return to your home town Guildmaster and Hail them.
You say, 'Hail, Dravel Axethrasher'
Dravel Axethrasher says 'Well hello thar! It's good to see ye again, what can I do fer ye? Oh, you lost your soul gem, eh? Well, let's seewhat I can do here. Ahh yes, here ye go, but take good care of this one, they are not easy to create. Ye might want to seek out Keras and apprise him of yer progress in your quest to learn to focus and controll your rage.'
You recieve a Raging Soul Shard.
Return to Lake of ill Omen and talk to Keras
Hail, Keras McArik
Keras McArik appears to be lost in his own thoughts, mumbling to himself occasionally, and barely acknowledging your existence. Just as you're about to speak again, he says, 'Ach, ya have to forgive me absentmindedness, friend. I've been rather busy ponder matters at hand.'
You say, 'what matters?
Keras McArik says, 'Since the recent discovery of the portal on Taelosia, we've been finding many different types of ores, plants, and minerals that were unlike anything we'd ever seen before. These materials have been used to craft simple weapons, potions, and sometimes even been used in various recipes for. . .uh . . .some interesting dishes. Yet I believe that they can be used for somthing much, much more.'
You say, 'what materials?'
Keras McArik says, 'Smiths have used many different types of tempering materials, from water to plant extracts to even blood from exotic animals on occasion. Why I've heard about one legendary smith using the tears of a god! But given the magical properties of the ore yew are collecting for me, I suspect that the plants and even some of the animals have been affected by the same type of magic. Is is my theory that if we combine the ore with blood and extracts from the plants and animals of Taelosia, we would increase our efforts doubly.'
You say, 'what ore?'
Keras McArik says, 'I thank ye for volunteering. The ore I seek comes form the areas closest to where the portal to Discord was originally opened. Ore from this area, I've been told, seems to be the purest form available. Once yew've gathered 4 pieces of this ore, return to me so that I may continue my research.'
You say, 'what blood?'
Keras McArik says, 'There are many different types of creatures lurking throughout all of Taelosia thought two intrigue me the most. . .the cragbeasts and the hynids. In order to craft the various tempers that I need, I will require 4 vials of blood from each of these creatures.'
You say, 'what extracts?'
Keras McArik says, 'Taelosia is vibrant with some of the most exotic plants known to Norrath, with nary a tree in sight. That in and of itself is a bit unusual but the plant-life taht does exist in Taelosia seems to be very potent in nature. It has been discovered that various plants from Taelosia, if used while still green, can be incorporated into the blade as a strengthening agent in the crafting of weaponry. Others, when combined with sacred and magical waters , can also be used to a similar extent, creating a tempering agent that has as of yet to be surpassed by any other compound on Norrath. Search Taelosia, return to me with 4 samples of two different plants, but be warned, some of these plants may need to refined further before being able to used appropriately.'
Ore = Shimmering Aligned Ore, dropped off mobs in Kod`Taz and higher zones.
Blood = Cragbeats and Hynids, any will do: Hynids can be Natimbi and higher zones / Cragbeast can be Vxed/Tipt and high zones.
Plants = 3 spots each zone -- Kod`Taz(+636, +1870 / -750, -955 / -2030, -1180) and Yxxta(+630, -1090 / +365, -330 / -450, -450) plant clicks-- Both zones are on seperate timers and on a 1 hour(real life) timer, but can click one in Kod`Taz then run to Yxxta and click, voila 2 an hour.
Taelosian Tea Extract = Taelosian Mountain Tea(via Galidinus Corkpopper quest in Abysmal Sea) + Sacred Water: 125 brewing skill minimum, no fail combine, but requires 125 skill to attempt.(Thanks to Krage for this info)
Once collected all components. Head back to Keras McArik. Note: Keras will except them at seperate times and keep a character flag of what you've turned in.
Hand in the ore.
Keras McArik ' eyes open wide in excitement as you hand him the 4 pieces of ore. 'Very good work indeed, young berserker!' As he examines each piece one at a time, he nods slowly, his smile widening each time, 'these pieces will do very well, no doubt. I will hold onto these until yew manage to bring me the rest of the components.'
Hand in the hynid blood.
Keras McArik says, 'Ah, the hynid blood. Excellent work my young friend, excellent work. As I mentioned earlier, I have a theory about hynid blood and how thier unique physiology has allowed them to adapt to the harsh conditions of thier environtment. It is my hope that that thier essence of adaptability is also contained within these samples you have retrieved for me. I will store these safely until yew return with the other components I also need.
Hand in the cragbeast blood.
Keras McArik takes the samples and slowly examines each one carefully. 'Ah yes, the cragbeast blood and in very good condition too. This should work quite nicely for my experiment. It is my theory that capturing and utilizing the durability of cragbeasts could help to forge a weapon of unsurpassed durability. I will hold onto these until yew bring me the rest of the necassary components.'
Hand in the fern samples.
Keras McArik begins to ruffle through the leaves holding them up to the light. 'Yes, surely these are the Taelosian Fern extracts I asked you to retrieve. They're far greener than I expected but surely these are the samples. Is is said that the winds that roar down from the Taelosian mountains can strip the flesh from a man in but a few fleeting moments. Yes these gentle Ferns mana to survive because of thier flexibilty allows the winds to pass harmlessly through thier branches. Is is this essence of flexibitly that I hope to capture and use. I will store these safely until yew return with the rest of the components.
Hand in tea extracts.
Keras McArik says, 'Yes, the Tea Extract. These are fine samples indeed and should do quite nicely. This should help to purify the other components required for the tempering materials. These remaining pure essence should allow us to create an alloy out of the Taelosian Ore that is unmatched. I will hold onto these until you finish bringing me the remaining temper Ingrediants.
Keras McArik says, 'Excellent. I've managed to imbue all of the temper components you brought into the 4 pieces of Taelosian Tempered Ore. Take the samples to Baeldarr Hawkeye who can be found in the Plane of Knowledge. His knowledge and artistry of smithing is unmatched. Surely he can tell us the value of what we have created here.'
You recieve 4 of Taelosian Tempered Ore, non-stackable, all different.
Head to the Baeldarr Hawkeye in the Plane of Knowledge at -420, +510, outside the smithy and hand him the 4 ores.
Baeldarr Hawkeye says, 'What's this ye got here? From Keras, ye say? Hmm. . .let me look at this. Aye these aren't ordinary pieces of ore fer sure. Don't tell me that that son of a she-wolf finally managed to sucker someone into helping him make that Taelosian Tempered Ore he's been blathering about! Hah! But as surely as Ogres are stupid here it is! Fer me to truly understand what this ore is capable of will take me some timeyou understand. So in the meantime, fetch me some Darkwood Sapling Branches. If Keras is right, only this wood will make suitable handles.'
Head to Dranik's Scar at -1215, -1255 Darkwood Sapling Branches ground spawn. Respawn rate 18 minutes earth time. There are 2 other locations I dont have the loc on also.
Collect 4 and head back to Baeldarr and hand them to him.
Baeldarr Hawkeye looks pleased to see you. Excellent timing friend! I just finished turning the ore samples you brought me earlier into some fine axe heads. It'll be but a moment till I complete the axes. . .The only thing that remains is they need to be thoroughly tested against a very hard-skinned creature, which will alow us to discover thier durability. Deep within the recesses of Old Sebilis reside several golems of massive proportions. Slay the largest of these golems to test these axes out thoroughly. Return to Keras with the result so that he may inspect his handywork.'
You recieve 4 Trial Taelosian Alloy Axes. All different.
Get a raid of 10+ people and head to Old Sebilis. Head down to the juggernaut area. The corridor with the 4 static juggs 2 roamers and 2 reet frogloks on each side is the room "An Ancient Sebilite Protector" spawns in. This encounter will only happen, to my knowledge, if the berserker is ready for the encounter and has 10+ members in the raid. Kill the room with statics, upon the death of the last static(kill any adds that arent statics first) An Ancient Sebilite Protector and 2 a Sebilite Guard's(unkillable / untouchable pets) will spawn. Ancient hits for 1600 max, AE Rampages, weak and not often, and has an AE called Curse of the Protector(2500dd 1000mana drain -45 to all stats 30 curse counters -200 MR check). Make sure to have a bard along singing +MR songs, the resist adjust is only -200 but being the Ancients level is so high it still lands at 350MR sometimes. Ancient has a fair amount of HPs, our shaman couldnt land slow but didnt get immune message. IMPORTANT: Use the axes you were given, use each one untill it apprears on your cursor. After you "break" "damage" "test" all 4 kill Ancient ASAP. His pets are inactive untill 75%, at 75% both pets begin to Complete Heal, and the Ancients AE begins. At around 10% the Ancients AE begins to go off around every 5 seconds. Upon the Ancients death both pets become active and killabel and a chest spawns. Be sure to kill him in the room he spawns in or you may not get the chest.
Messages to look for during the fight:
1. After several heavy swings, the axe shatters into many fine pieces. Time for a new axe!
2. After raining down nearly two dozen blows you begin to notice small hairline fractures developing in the axe head. You think testing for this axe has been completed.
3. After many swings you can feel this axe is failing and think that it will fall apart at any moment. You think that testing for this axe has been completed.
4. The rigors of battle have had no effect of this axe. Keras should be very pleased with the result of this particular axe.
Upon the death of An Ancient Sebilite Protector, if done correctly, you recieve the message: In red text
Stepping back for a moment, you look over the axes that you have crafted. Two of them seem to be no more durable than any other axe you've seen, another is completely broken, yet the fourth catches your eye. The blade has nary a nick anywhere on it, the handle seemingly able to withstand immense amounts of punishment.
Return to Keras and hail him.
You say, 'Hail, Keras McArik'
Keras McArik once again looks lost in deep thought, 'Apologies Razoric. Another student o'mine has not returned yet and shall soon be overdue. I am beginning to worry that she may be in trouble. Yet she stillhas more time to complete her task so mayhap I shouldnah worry. 'Shaking himself of his concents Keras asks, 'Come now, how well did the axes fair?'
Hand him all 4 axe resutls.
Keras McArik Grabs each axe individually and mutters something inaudible. He takes each axe in his hands and looks them over. 'This axe seems to display almost no wear, which is highly unusual, given the amount of punishment ye must have put it through. Surely all three of these axes are of higher quality than the ones we normally make, but this one is vastly superior. Given the quality of this axe, I'd say that it could very easily benefit from some enchantments. So the next step in this axe's journey should be to imbue it with some of the owner's essence. This will create an axe that can actually become aware of its owner's wishes to help him realize his true Berserkers potential. Why if I were the owner and had a rare Soul Gem handy, I'd be headin' off to Teekan the Enchanter in the Abysmal Sea. Her abilities to weave suc magic are unsurpassed.
You recieve Taelosian Alloy Axe.
Now head to Abysmal Sea at -200, -195 sits Teekan Opousbabolaoi.
You say, 'Hail, Teekan Opousbabolaoi'
Teekan Opousbabolaoi says, 'Hail to thee friend! No doubt you sought me out for my expertise in enchanting though I admit to wondering what need a bersrker like yourself would have of me. Pray tell how may i Serve thee?
Hand Teekan the Taelosian Alloy Axe and Raging Soul Shard.
Teekan Opousbabolaoi takes the axe and the Soul Gem and begins the chant in low, near inaudible tones. Smoke begins to swirl around the axe as the orb twists and writhes like a serpent around the haft of the axe, melding itself to the dark wooden handle. When the smoke clears, she hands the axe back to you ans says, 'This should be what you're looking for! Be sure to show this to Keras and give him my regards. Tell him he should stop by and visit somtime!
You recieve Raging Taelosian Alloy Axe.
You say, 'Hail, Keras McArik'
Keras McArik says 'Its good to see you again, friend. It seems my axe has fared well thus far, aye? Indeed it has. Hav eyou spoke with your guildmaster yet? They will be glad to see that you are on your path towards controlling your rage.'
Return to your home town Guildmaster and Hail them.
You say, 'Hail, Dravel Axethrasher'
Dravel Axethrasher says 'Well hello thar! It's good to see ye again, what can I do fer ye? Oh, you lost your soul gem, eh? Well, let's seewhat I can do here. Ahh yes, here ye go, but take good care of this one, they are not easy to create. Ye might want to seek out Keras and apprise him of yer progress in your quest to learn to focus and controll your rage.'
You recieve a Raging Soul Shard.
Return to Lake of ill Omen and talk to Keras
Hail, Keras McArik
Keras McArik appears to be lost in his own thoughts, mumbling to himself occasionally, and barely acknowledging your existence. Just as you're about to speak again, he says, 'Ach, ya have to forgive me absentmindedness, friend. I've been rather busy ponder matters at hand.'
You say, 'what matters?
Keras McArik says, 'Since the recent discovery of the portal on Taelosia, we've been finding many different types of ores, plants, and minerals that were unlike anything we'd ever seen before. These materials have been used to craft simple weapons, potions, and sometimes even been used in various recipes for. . .uh . . .some interesting dishes. Yet I believe that they can be used for somthing much, much more.'
You say, 'what materials?'
Keras McArik says, 'Smiths have used many different types of tempering materials, from water to plant extracts to even blood from exotic animals on occasion. Why I've heard about one legendary smith using the tears of a god! But given the magical properties of the ore yew are collecting for me, I suspect that the plants and even some of the animals have been affected by the same type of magic. Is is my theory that if we combine the ore with blood and extracts from the plants and animals of Taelosia, we would increase our efforts doubly.'
You say, 'what ore?'
Keras McArik says, 'I thank ye for volunteering. The ore I seek comes form the areas closest to where the portal to Discord was originally opened. Ore from this area, I've been told, seems to be the purest form available. Once yew've gathered 4 pieces of this ore, return to me so that I may continue my research.'
You say, 'what blood?'
Keras McArik says, 'There are many different types of creatures lurking throughout all of Taelosia thought two intrigue me the most. . .the cragbeasts and the hynids. In order to craft the various tempers that I need, I will require 4 vials of blood from each of these creatures.'
You say, 'what extracts?'
Keras McArik says, 'Taelosia is vibrant with some of the most exotic plants known to Norrath, with nary a tree in sight. That in and of itself is a bit unusual but the plant-life taht does exist in Taelosia seems to be very potent in nature. It has been discovered that various plants from Taelosia, if used while still green, can be incorporated into the blade as a strengthening agent in the crafting of weaponry. Others, when combined with sacred and magical waters , can also be used to a similar extent, creating a tempering agent that has as of yet to be surpassed by any other compound on Norrath. Search Taelosia, return to me with 4 samples of two different plants, but be warned, some of these plants may need to refined further before being able to used appropriately.'
Ore = Shimmering Aligned Ore, dropped off mobs in Kod`Taz and higher zones.
Blood = Cragbeats and Hynids, any will do: Hynids can be Natimbi and higher zones / Cragbeast can be Vxed/Tipt and high zones.
Plants = 3 spots each zone -- Kod`Taz(+636, +1870 / -750, -955 / -2030, -1180) and Yxxta(+630, -1090 / +365, -330 / -450, -450) plant clicks-- Both zones are on seperate timers and on a 1 hour(real life) timer, but can click one in Kod`Taz then run to Yxxta and click, voila 2 an hour.
Taelosian Tea Extract = Taelosian Mountain Tea(via Galidinus Corkpopper quest in Abysmal Sea) + Sacred Water: 125 brewing skill minimum, no fail combine, but requires 125 skill to attempt.(Thanks to Krage for this info)
Once collected all components. Head back to Keras McArik. Note: Keras will except them at seperate times and keep a character flag of what you've turned in.
Hand in the ore.
Keras McArik ' eyes open wide in excitement as you hand him the 4 pieces of ore. 'Very good work indeed, young berserker!' As he examines each piece one at a time, he nods slowly, his smile widening each time, 'these pieces will do very well, no doubt. I will hold onto these until yew manage to bring me the rest of the components.'
Hand in the hynid blood.
Keras McArik says, 'Ah, the hynid blood. Excellent work my young friend, excellent work. As I mentioned earlier, I have a theory about hynid blood and how thier unique physiology has allowed them to adapt to the harsh conditions of thier environtment. It is my hope that that thier essence of adaptability is also contained within these samples you have retrieved for me. I will store these safely until yew return with the other components I also need.
Hand in the cragbeast blood.
Keras McArik takes the samples and slowly examines each one carefully. 'Ah yes, the cragbeast blood and in very good condition too. This should work quite nicely for my experiment. It is my theory that capturing and utilizing the durability of cragbeasts could help to forge a weapon of unsurpassed durability. I will hold onto these until yew bring me the rest of the necassary components.'
Hand in the fern samples.
Keras McArik begins to ruffle through the leaves holding them up to the light. 'Yes, surely these are the Taelosian Fern extracts I asked you to retrieve. They're far greener than I expected but surely these are the samples. Is is said that the winds that roar down from the Taelosian mountains can strip the flesh from a man in but a few fleeting moments. Yes these gentle Ferns mana to survive because of thier flexibilty allows the winds to pass harmlessly through thier branches. Is is this essence of flexibitly that I hope to capture and use. I will store these safely until yew return with the rest of the components.
Hand in tea extracts.
Keras McArik says, 'Yes, the Tea Extract. These are fine samples indeed and should do quite nicely. This should help to purify the other components required for the tempering materials. These remaining pure essence should allow us to create an alloy out of the Taelosian Ore that is unmatched. I will hold onto these until you finish bringing me the remaining temper Ingrediants.
Keras McArik says, 'Excellent. I've managed to imbue all of the temper components you brought into the 4 pieces of Taelosian Tempered Ore. Take the samples to Baeldarr Hawkeye who can be found in the Plane of Knowledge. His knowledge and artistry of smithing is unmatched. Surely he can tell us the value of what we have created here.'
You recieve 4 of Taelosian Tempered Ore, non-stackable, all different.
Head to the Baeldarr Hawkeye in the Plane of Knowledge at -420, +510, outside the smithy and hand him the 4 ores.
Baeldarr Hawkeye says, 'What's this ye got here? From Keras, ye say? Hmm. . .let me look at this. Aye these aren't ordinary pieces of ore fer sure. Don't tell me that that son of a she-wolf finally managed to sucker someone into helping him make that Taelosian Tempered Ore he's been blathering about! Hah! But as surely as Ogres are stupid here it is! Fer me to truly understand what this ore is capable of will take me some timeyou understand. So in the meantime, fetch me some Darkwood Sapling Branches. If Keras is right, only this wood will make suitable handles.'
Head to Dranik's Scar at -1215, -1255 Darkwood Sapling Branches ground spawn. Respawn rate 18 minutes earth time. There are 2 other locations I dont have the loc on also.
Collect 4 and head back to Baeldarr and hand them to him.
Baeldarr Hawkeye looks pleased to see you. Excellent timing friend! I just finished turning the ore samples you brought me earlier into some fine axe heads. It'll be but a moment till I complete the axes. . .The only thing that remains is they need to be thoroughly tested against a very hard-skinned creature, which will alow us to discover thier durability. Deep within the recesses of Old Sebilis reside several golems of massive proportions. Slay the largest of these golems to test these axes out thoroughly. Return to Keras with the result so that he may inspect his handywork.'
You recieve 4 Trial Taelosian Alloy Axes. All different.
Get a raid of 10+ people and head to Old Sebilis. Head down to the juggernaut area. The corridor with the 4 static juggs 2 roamers and 2 reet frogloks on each side is the room "An Ancient Sebilite Protector" spawns in. This encounter will only happen, to my knowledge, if the berserker is ready for the encounter and has 10+ members in the raid. Kill the room with statics, upon the death of the last static(kill any adds that arent statics first) An Ancient Sebilite Protector and 2 a Sebilite Guard's(unkillable / untouchable pets) will spawn. Ancient hits for 1600 max, AE Rampages, weak and not often, and has an AE called Curse of the Protector(2500dd 1000mana drain -45 to all stats 30 curse counters -200 MR check). Make sure to have a bard along singing +MR songs, the resist adjust is only -200 but being the Ancients level is so high it still lands at 350MR sometimes. Ancient has a fair amount of HPs, our shaman couldnt land slow but didnt get immune message. IMPORTANT: Use the axes you were given, use each one untill it apprears on your cursor. After you "break" "damage" "test" all 4 kill Ancient ASAP. His pets are inactive untill 75%, at 75% both pets begin to Complete Heal, and the Ancients AE begins. At around 10% the Ancients AE begins to go off around every 5 seconds. Upon the Ancients death both pets become active and killabel and a chest spawns. Be sure to kill him in the room he spawns in or you may not get the chest.
Messages to look for during the fight:
1. After several heavy swings, the axe shatters into many fine pieces. Time for a new axe!
2. After raining down nearly two dozen blows you begin to notice small hairline fractures developing in the axe head. You think testing for this axe has been completed.
3. After many swings you can feel this axe is failing and think that it will fall apart at any moment. You think that testing for this axe has been completed.
4. The rigors of battle have had no effect of this axe. Keras should be very pleased with the result of this particular axe.
Upon the death of An Ancient Sebilite Protector, if done correctly, you recieve the message: In red text
Stepping back for a moment, you look over the axes that you have crafted. Two of them seem to be no more durable than any other axe you've seen, another is completely broken, yet the fourth catches your eye. The blade has nary a nick anywhere on it, the handle seemingly able to withstand immense amounts of punishment.
Return to Keras and hail him.
You say, 'Hail, Keras McArik'
Keras McArik once again looks lost in deep thought, 'Apologies Razoric. Another student o'mine has not returned yet and shall soon be overdue. I am beginning to worry that she may be in trouble. Yet she stillhas more time to complete her task so mayhap I shouldnah worry. 'Shaking himself of his concents Keras asks, 'Come now, how well did the axes fair?'
Hand him all 4 axe resutls.
Keras McArik Grabs each axe individually and mutters something inaudible. He takes each axe in his hands and looks them over. 'This axe seems to display almost no wear, which is highly unusual, given the amount of punishment ye must have put it through. Surely all three of these axes are of higher quality than the ones we normally make, but this one is vastly superior. Given the quality of this axe, I'd say that it could very easily benefit from some enchantments. So the next step in this axe's journey should be to imbue it with some of the owner's essence. This will create an axe that can actually become aware of its owner's wishes to help him realize his true Berserkers potential. Why if I were the owner and had a rare Soul Gem handy, I'd be headin' off to Teekan the Enchanter in the Abysmal Sea. Her abilities to weave suc magic are unsurpassed.
You recieve Taelosian Alloy Axe.
Now head to Abysmal Sea at -200, -195 sits Teekan Opousbabolaoi.
You say, 'Hail, Teekan Opousbabolaoi'
Teekan Opousbabolaoi says, 'Hail to thee friend! No doubt you sought me out for my expertise in enchanting though I admit to wondering what need a bersrker like yourself would have of me. Pray tell how may i Serve thee?
Hand Teekan the Taelosian Alloy Axe and Raging Soul Shard.
Teekan Opousbabolaoi takes the axe and the Soul Gem and begins the chant in low, near inaudible tones. Smoke begins to swirl around the axe as the orb twists and writhes like a serpent around the haft of the axe, melding itself to the dark wooden handle. When the smoke clears, she hands the axe back to you ans says, 'This should be what you're looking for! Be sure to show this to Keras and give him my regards. Tell him he should stop by and visit somtime!
You recieve Raging Taelosian Alloy Axe.