Shadow Knight Epic 1.5 Quest

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For Those Who Do Not Have The Original Epic

Those without Innoruuk's Curse must start their quest
with Ritald in Dulak's Harbor. Those who already have
Innoruuk's Curse can skip this section.

You say, 'Hail, Ritald'

Ritald says 'Greetings, dark one. Do you feel it? I am
sure you do. Innoruuk's voice is so distant now. His
voice is merely a whisper. This disturbs me greatly.
How will the evil ones do their master's bidding
without his dark guidance? I fear the end is almost
near for true champions of darkness such as yourself.
We cannot let that happen! I believe I know of a way
to slow down the diminishing of our master's voice.
There is a sword of great evil. It is however not of
this world. I believe I can summon it to this plane of
existence, but I will need several items first. Will
you [take on this task]? Your future and the future of
all our dark brethren depends on obtaining this
sword!'

You say, 'i will take on this task'

Ritald says 'Excellent. There is no time to waste. The
first item I need is an ancient flamberge of hatred. I
believe a trollish pirate named, Captain Varns, here
in Dulak's Harbor is in possession of one. Destroy him
and return this item to me. The second item is an
essence of hate. You should be able to find such an
essence in the Plane of Hate. The last item I need is
a stormborn phylactery. You should be able to find one
in the Plane of Storms. When you have all these items,
hand them to me so that I may begin the summoning of
the sword.'

The items he seeks are:

Ancient Flamberge of Hate - From Captain Varns in
Dulak's Harbor
Essence of Hate - Random rare mobs in the Plane of
Hate
Stormborn Phylatercy - Olidan in the Plane of
Storms

Captain Varns

Captain Varns should likely be the first piece you go
after. He is located nearby in Dulak's Harbor, at the
final room in the secret tunnels, near Incantator
Cawrolis. He is also arguably the toughest encounter
of the entire epic, up until the final encounter. Time
geared players should be able to defeat him with 6-10
players, but expect a long and hard fight. Lesser
geared players will want to bring a few groups.

Captain Varns hits for up to 1900 per attack, and is
unslowable. He AE Rampages, and often. He is also
immune to root and snare.He also has two pretty nasty
AEs:

Nightmare Stasis - This is an unresistable AE that he
will cast once per minute. It can be radiant cured. It
lowers spell casting speed, movement speed, and melee
attack speed by 50% each. This makes for a very long
fight if you are small grouping it.

Reckless Mutterings - This fire based AE has a -300
modifier. You can resist it with maxed resistances. It
does up to 500 points of direct damage and lowers your
ATK by 50 for 6 seconds. He will cast it every 20
seconds.

Editors Note: Some players have reported becoming
bugged at this stage, and unable to loot the Flamberge
of Hatred when Varns is killed. We are uncertain of
what causes this bug at this time.

Olidan

Olidan spawns in a building in the Ocean Giant portion
of the zone. After dealing with Captain Varns, he
should be relatively easy. Time geared players can
kill him with a 4-6 characters, but expect a long
fight.

He hits for up to 1600 per attack and single target
rampages. He also has a single target stun.

Plane of Hate

The Essence of hate can drop off any of the nameds in
the zone. The easiest of these appears to be the
Mistress of Scorn, in a building south of the zone in.
A time geared shadowknight can solo this camp.

Upon Turning in the Three Items

Ritald says 'You have done well. The flamberge you
have brought to me will act as a vessel for the
summoning of the sword. The essence of hate will help
generate hatred needed to fuel the summoning, and the
phylactery should hopefully help contain that hate to
be used in the summoning.' Ritald holds the flamberge
above his head with both hands and begins to chant.
Dark storm clouds gather overhead as a flash of
lightning momentarily blinds you. When you regain your
sight, Ritald holds the summoned sword of Innoruuk's
Voice. 'I [have done it]!''

You say, 'have done it'

Ritald says 'This sword known as Innoruuk's Voice
emanates great evil. It should help to generate enough
evil to sustain the mysterious powers that make one a
shadowknight. It is not at full power yet however. I
am now trusting you to take this sword and help to
recover its full power. You will be its new champion.
Take it to Sieen Kastane in the Plane of Knowledge. I
believe she should be able to help you with returning
the sword to its full power.'

This will result in Innoruuk's Voice, which allows you
to complete the rest of the quest without the original
epic.

Steps Required By All

Those who already have Innoruuk's Curse can skip the
above steps and begin with Sienn Kastane in the Plane
of Knowledge...

You say, 'Hail, Sienn Kastane'

Sienn Kastane says 'You. You are the one I have seen
in my visions.' Sienn removes a dark blade from a
scabbard. I have just obtained this sword from one of
my apprentices. This blade may be the key to the very
existence of the shadowknight. Are you familiar with
what has [been transpiring]?'

You say, 'What has been transpiring?'

Sienn Kastane places her hands upon your forehead. A
gravelly voice that is clearly not Sienn's fills your
mind. 'Do you feel it? I am sure you do. Innoruuk's
voice is so distant now. His voice is merely a
whisper. This disturbs me greatly. How will the evil
ones do their master's bidding without his dark
guidance? I fear the end is almost near for true
champions of darkness such as yourself. We cannot let
that happen! I believe I know of a way to slow down
the diminishing of our master's voice. There is a
sword of great evil. It is however not of this world.
I believe I can summon it to this plane of existence,
but I will need several [items] first. . .' The voice
ends. 'That was the voice of [Ritald], a luggald in
the service of the dark lord, Innoruuk.

You say, 'What items?'

Sienn Kastane says 'Your first task is to find a tome.
The sword has told me of a tome that details its
history. I do not know where this tome might be, but I
suggest you talk to Grand Librarian Maelin here in the
Plane of Knowledge. He may have more information on
this tome. When you find it, return it to me.'

You say, 'Who is Ritald?'

Sienn Kastane says 'Ritald is a luggald in the service
of Innoruuk. He is concerned about the future of the
shadowknight now that the gods no longer answer our
prayers.'

Head to Grand Librarian Maelin in the Library of
POK

You say, 'Hail, Grand Librarian Maelin'

You say, 'What tome'

Grand Librarian Maelin says 'Yes, I seem to recall
having such a tome. But evil it is. I don't hand out
such dangerous knowledge to just anyone. However. . .
I am curious about something and perhaps you can help
me. A prominent professor of biology and I have a bet
as to how a certain creature from the Realm of
Discord, known as a murkglider breeds. He believes
they give live birth, and I believe they are egg
layers. Unfortunately, I have been so busy here, that
I have not been able to make arrangements to travel
there and observe the creatures more. If you could
travel to the Realm of Discord and [find an egg] for
me, I will give you the book you seek.'

You say, 'Where can I find an egg?'

Grand Librarian Maelin says 'I appreciate your help
with this! The creature I was supposed to study are
most commonly known as murkgliders. The easiest way to
describe them is that they look like large, floating
octopuses. See if you can hunt down any breeding
murkgliders and return an egg to me that I can study.
You might want to bring some companions along, as this
might be a dangerous task.'

The Gelatinous Murkglider Egg drops on a Murkglider
Breeder in the Ruined City of Dranik.

Murkglider Breeder

The Murkglider Breeder is a one group encounter. He
hits pretty lightly (~1000 per attack) but he spawns
babies when he is attacked. You can blow these though,
similar to mobs in Kod'Taz and Ikkinz. Attack him and
wait for babies to spawn and then succor to the zone
in. Run back and you can single pull him.

After killing him turn the egg in to Grand
Librarian Maelin in the Plane of Knowledge...

Grand Librarian Maelin says 'I knew they were
egg-layers! Ha, this is one gnome who hates losing a
bet and thanks to you I wont! This is the tome you
seek. Please bring it back to me when you are done.'

Give the Tome he gives you to Sienn Kastane in the
Plane of Knowledge...

Sienn Kastane says "You have done well in aquiring
this tome.' Sienn opens the tome and begins to read.
'It says that a sheath must be created to protect the
sword. Unfortunatly the instructions for making this
sheath are a bit unclear. The only clues given to the
items needed are, to gather a dark hide of a creature
unmatched in its bleakness, a holy lock of hair from a
fair creature unmatched in happiness, and a gem
possessing the very essence of fear itself, held by a
creature more fearsome. If you find these three items,
combine them in a sewing kit and then hand the sheath
to me. I await your return."

Combine the following in a Sewing Kit:

Eye of the Dark Gods - Amygdalan Knights and Warriors
in the Plane of Fear
Gloom Nightmare Hide - Gloom Nightmares in the Plane
of Nightmare
Lock of Blessed Unicorn Hair - Rolling Plains Steeds
in the Plane of Growth

This is a no fail combine, but requires 100 tailornig
to craft. The components are all soloable, but rare
drops.

It will create a Sheath of Dark Tidings. Give the
Sheath to Sienn Kastane in the Plane of
Knowledge...

Sienn Kastane says, “I admit that I did not think you
could accomplish this task. Perhaps you really are
meant to be the sword’s champion. Our work is not done
however. There are those that wish for this sword to
be destroyed. One of these beings is a froglok paladin
named, Fraga. He was last seen in the Plane of Valor.
Kill him and bring me any clues as to what his plans
may be.”

Kill Fraga in the Plane of Valor. He is found in
the tents near zone in.

He hits for up to 2850 per attack, but is slowable. He
summons and is immune to root and snare. He also casts
paladin spells.

Though he hits really hard, he's not that bad. He
swings slow and rarely hits for maximum on a well
geared tank. So long as you can get slow to stick
early, you should be fine with a single Time geared
group, or a couple groups of moderately geared
players.

He will drop Fraga's Talisman. Give this to Sienn
Kastane in the Plane of Knowledge.

Sienn Kastane begins to read the parchment. A worried
look plays across her face. ‘The weapon is not safe.
The forces of good strongly wish to have it destroyed.
To make matters worse, the sword is emanating hate
that can be felt by powerful beings, both good and
evil, across all planes of existence. As it stands
right now, I wouldn’t be surprised if the forces of
good are converging to have the sword destroyed and
the forces of evil are conniving to take the sword for
themselves. It is only a matter of time before they
locate the sword and come for it themselves. I have
been studying the tome while you were gone. The tome
describes a way to [mask the sword’s presence].’

You say, “Mask the sword’s presence.”

Sienn Kastane says, “In the Plane of Nightmare, there
dwells a banshee known as the Wailing Sister. In her
possession is a rune of great power. The sword’s
hatred has awoken from a deep slumber. The rune
however is only part of what will be needed to help
mask’s the sword’s hatred. The rune is inactive until
combined with the Wailing Sister’s blood. Recover the
rune and a sample of her blood and return them to me.”

Kill The Wailing Sister in the Plane of Valor. She
is easily one groupable.

She only hits for ~920 per attack, but does have an AE
Cloud of Fear. This AE is magic based with a -100
modifier. It does 150 points of damage per tick, for
two ticks.

She will drop a Wailing Rune and Wailing Sister's
Blood. Give these items to Sienn Kastane in the Plane
of Knowledge...

Sienn Kastane purs the blood on the rune. The rune
begins to glowa bright red color and a horrifying wail
fills your ears. ‘The runes has been activated.’ Sienn
holds the rune against the sheath you created earlier.
The rune instantaneously melts into the sheath. ‘The
sword is safe for now, but I think it should be moved
just in case. Do not lose the sheathed sword. If you
do lose it somehow, come back to me and tell me you
lost it and I will attempt to make you another one. I
only have enough left of the items you brought me to
make you one more though. Now, take the sword to a
servant of mine, named Gilina Yilzior, here in the
Plane of Knowledge. She is very knowledgeable and
should be able to help you further.

You will be given the Sheathed Innoruuk's Voice.
Now it's time to speak to Gilina Yilzior in the Plane
of Knowledge...

Gilina Yilzior looks at you with a cold stare. ‘The
time has come. I have heard the dark blade’s whispers.
It wants to find a master, but before that can become
a reality, a test must be passed. There are four other
shadowknights who wish to become the sword’s wielder.
If you are up for the challenge, then seek out
Silithis Sisnta in the Timorous Deep, Gubblegrot
Smashfist in the Ocean of Tears, Skurza Slicekutt in
the Swamp of No Hope, and Giligattabus Igglebix in
Iceclad. Return their heads to me and we shall see if
the sword is satisfied with your progress.

The next four mobs are pretty much identical. They
each must be hailed prior to attacking (this ensures
that non-SKs can not kill them thinking they are
rares). Each will drop a head:

Giligattabus Igglebix - Iceclad Ocean

- Hits for up to 1170 per attack
- Snareable
- Does not Summon

Gubblegrot Smashfist - Ocean of Tears

- Hits for up to 1170 per attack
- Immune to root and snare

Silithis Sisnta - Timorous Deep

- Hits for up to 1170 per attack
- AE DoT
- Immune to root and snare

Skurza Slickutt - Swamp of No Hope

- Hits for up to 1170 per attack
- Immune to Root and Snare
- Procs Deadly Lifetap. This is a magic based lifetap
that does 1500 damage/healing. It has a -200 modifier.

Give the four heads to Gilina Yilzior in the Plane
of Knowledge...

Gilina Yilzior says, ‘I can sense that the sword is
pleased with your progress. However there is another
task it wishes you to perform. I have learned through
a contact of mine, that there is to be a ceremony in
Kithicor Woods. Several paladins will be converging
there to try to cleanse the undead from the forest,
once and for all. The blade thirsts for the blood of
these paladins. Before the blade will allow you to
become it’s champion, you must kill as many of these
paladins as you can, and bring me three samples of
their blood. Take the Sheathed Innoruuk’s Voice back
and when you have three samples of paladin’s blood,
hand them to me along with the Sheathed Innoruuk’s
Voice so that I may perform the ceremony to sate the
blade’s thirst. Go now and find my contact in
Kithicor. His name is Tarnamil. Take the sword back
for safe keeping.’

Now it's time to bring some friends and visit
Tarnamil in the Kithicor Forest...

You say, 'Hail, Tarnamil.'

Tarnamil says, ‘The paladins are coming from the west,
my lord. The come to destroy the dead that walk at
night. Already, the undead generals plot their demise,
but they are powerful. They approach soon. I am
getting out of here.’

Six paladins will spawn to the west. They do not
attack immediately, and you can separate them if you
are careful.

Kill enough of them toloot at least 3 Samples of
Paladin Blood. Turn in the three Samples and your
Sheath to Gilina Yilzior in the Plane of
Knowledge...

Gilina Yilzior says, ‘Well done.’ Gilina takes the
blood samples starts to pour them onto the blade of
Innoruuk’s Voice. The blade appears to become
super-heated as the blood drops trickle down its
surface. A thick black smoke begins to waft from the
blade. ‘The blade is now complete. Before I give the
blade to you there is something else you must do. A
mighty templar named, Sir Elmonious Falmont has heard
of your crimes against the paladins and seeks revenge.
It is important that we let none get in the way of our
goals. As we speak, he is making his way from the
Western Wastes in the continent of Velious to kill us.
Destroy him and return his holy symbol to me.”

Sir Elmonious Falmont can be found in the Wesetern
Wastes (northwest from zone in). You will want to
bring a small raid for him. I'd recommend 3 groups of
time geared players. Hail him before attacking to
activate him. Here are his vitals:

- Quads for up to 3700 per attack
- Rampages
- Unresistable single target stun proc
- Prismatic AE does up to 2000 points of direct damage
and drains 1000 mana. It only has a -175 modifier, but
his level is high enough that is eems to land often
even at max resists.

He will drop Sir Falmont's Holy Symbol.

Turn the Symbol in to Gilina Yilzior in the Plane of
Knowledge for your Epic 1.5...