The Cold Touch of the Past
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| The Cold Touch of the Past | |
|---|---|
| Section | The Desolation Quests |
| Given by | Vissh Rakissh in Lair of the Forgotten (The Desolation) |
| Followed by | The Hallowed Point |
| Campaign | Nightfall |
| Type | Secondary quest (Difficulty: Master) |
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Find and retrieve the Staff of the Mists before the Margonites do.
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[edit] Quest information
[edit] Objectives
- Travel to the Poisoned Outcrops and find the resting place of the Staff of the Mists before Battlelord Turgar discovers it.
- Defeat Battlelord Turgar before he completes the ritual to activate the Staff of the Mists.
- Recover the Staff of the Mists.
- See Buuran for your reward.
[edit] Reward
- 4,000 Experience
- 400 Gold
- 45 Lightbringer Points
[edit] Walkthrough
Start from the Lair of the Forgotten, and follow the quest pointer north-west into the Poisoned Outcrops. This will lead the party to a large gathering of Margonites before a statue of Abaddon. Defeat them to recover the staff, and thus release the spirit of Buuran for your reward.
[edit] NPCs
[edit] Allies
20 Buuran
[edit] Foes
[edit] Bosses
- Margonites
28 (30) Battlelord Turgar → Anthem of Guidance
[edit] Dialogue
[edit] Initial dialogue
Vissh Rakissh
- "[Difficulty: Master] Servants of the fallen one wander across these lands in search of some way to free their master. Once my people were many, and strong enough to stop them, but now I am one of only a handful who remain."
- "The Margonites draw closer to finding what they seek. If they are not stopped, they will wreak havoc upon this world. One such demon seeks an ancient relic known as the Staff of the Mists. The scepter and its twin, the Scepter of Orr, were created long ago, when this desert was still an ocean. The Staff of the Mists contains great power, and allows the wielder to bend the fabric of reality. If the Margonites are allowed to possess the scepter, they will be unstoppable. You must find the scepter before they do at all costs. The Staff of the Mists lies buried beneath an altar in the southern regions of the Poisonous Badlands protected by ancient magic."
- Accept: "That sounds dangerous and difficult. I'm in."
- Decline: "Sounds like the heat has boiled your brain."
- When asked about quest: "The staff is buried beneath an altar in the Poisoned Outcrops. Hurry, there isn't much time."
[edit] Reward dialogue
Buuran
- "Why have you woken me from my slumber? Who dares to defile the resting place of the Staff of the Mists? It is too late. By disturbing this place, you have unleashed a terrible evil upon the world."
[edit] Notes
- The Margonites at the end of the quest are composed of 3 separate groups and Battlelord Turgar, so each group can be lured away and dispatched before finally leaving Turgar as an easy target on his own.
- This can be a good time to work on Forgotten Retribution, since there are about 20 Margonites at the endpoint, and a few groups along the way.
