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Pre-TSS Keys and Flags in EQ

Contents

Original guide by Verdandi Snowblood

Updates and newer zones added by Saintsaens

The following is a list of all zones (and specific raids or parts of zones) that require a key or flag of some sort to access. Most of these keys are no longer needed, however, there are a couple that still are used. The ones with strikethrough have been removed and are no longer needed to access the zone (per patch of 4/17/08). The level in ()'s next to the key name is the required level to zone in.

Table Legend
Zone it Accesses: the zone the key takes you to, which may be just a different part of the zone you were in
Key Name: Exact in-game name of the key
Where it Goes: where the key takes you, and where from if from a different zone
Keyring: whether the key fits on the /keyring (allowing you to delete the physical key once added to the keyring)
Tradable: can it be traded from one player to another
Temp: will the item disappear if you log out for more than half an hour
Who Passes: does it teleport just you, teleport just your group, teleport your raid, or open an actual door so anyone can pass through
Other Notes: including identifying information if there are other items with the same name


Old World

Zone it Accesses Key Name Where it Goes /keyring line Tradable Temp Who Passes Other Notes
Befallen Splintered Wooden Key unlocks first floor locked door no yes no anyone  
Befallen Charred Bone Key unlocks west second floor locked door no yes no anyone  
Befallen Smoked Glass Key unlocks east second floor locked door no no yes anyone  
Hole (Ruins of Old Paineel) Hole Key unlocks rock blocking zone from Paineel no no no anyone purchased from Rallia Hapera in Paineel; small (or shrunken) races can squeeze past the rock to avoid needing key
Hole (Ruins of Old Paineel) A Sacred Key opens all locked doors in zone no yes no anyone usable by anyone in spite of Cazic-Thule deity restriction listed on the key
High Keep H.K. 401 unlocks door on second floor? no no no  ? may also (only?) be turned in for a quest
Najena Guard's Keyring opens cell doors no yes no anyone  
Najena Dull Bone Key unlocks door to Rathyl's room no yes no anyone smaller folk may be able to slip through the gates
Najena Shiny Metal Key to room outside Rathyl's no yes no anyone smaller folk may be able to slip through the gates
Najena Bloodstained Key unlocks door to Drelzna's room no no yes anyone  
Najena Golden Crescent unlocks door to Najena's room no yes yes anyone  
Paineel Bone Crafted Key opens elevator to access city area no no no anyone if home city you start with it, also given free by newbie guards if faction at least amiable
Plane of Sky Veeshan's Key teleports to quest hall no no no self identifies as "Key of Misfortune"
Plane of Sky Key of Swords teleports to Noble Dojorn Island no no no self  
Plane of Sky Key of the Misplaced teleports to Azarack Island no no no self  
Plane of Sky Key of Misfortune teleports to Gorgalosk Island no no no self  
Plane of Sky Key of Beasts teleports to Pegasus Island no no no self  
Plane of Sky Avian Key teleports to Spiroc Island no no no self  
Plane of Sky Key of the Swarm teleports to Wasp Island no no no self  
Plane of Sky Key of Scale teleports to Drake Island no no no self  
Plane of Sky Veeshan's Key teleports to Eye of Veeshan Island no no no self identifies as "Veeshan's Key"

Kunark

Zone it Accesses Key Name (or level restriction) Where it Goes /keyring line Tradable Temp Who Passes Other Notes
City of Mist Key of Torsis operates reaver elevator no no yes anyone drops off of Neh`Ashiir
City of Mist A Stone Key opens door to Ghiosk's room yes - A Stone Key no no anyone identifies as "Palace of Ghiosk", drops off Captain of the Guard
Howling Stones Key to Charasis (Level 46) enter zone from The Overthere yes - Key to Charasis no no self From Key to Charsis quest
Howling Stones Broken Sacrificial Blade opens door to south wing no no yes anyone  
Howling Stones Sigil of the Calendar opens door to west wing no no yes anyone  
Howling Stones Skull-engraved Coin opens door to west boss's room no no yes anyone  
Howling Stones Sacrificial Robe Clasp opens door to north boss's room no no yes anyone  
Howling Stones Tallow-marked Candle opens door to north wing no no yes anyone  
Howling Stones Hand of Glory opens doors to all locked wings yes - Hand of Glory no no anyone  
Old Sebilis Trakanon Idol (Level 46) enter zone from Trakanon's Teeth yes - Trakanon Idol no no self  
Temple of Droga Droga Jail Key opens all jail doors no yes yes anyone drops from goblin prison warden and goblin janitor
Temple of Droga A Bone Necklace opens first jail door no no no anyone may no longer work in Droga; also for quest for Lord of Pain's Khukri
Temple of Droga A Bone Key opens second jail door no no no anyone may no longer work in Droga; also for quest for Lord of Pain's Khukri
Temple of Droga A Steel Key opens Penkeeper's cell no yes no anyone may no longer drop or work in Droga
Temple of Droga A Bronze Key opens Iksar's cell no yes no anyone may no longer drop or work in Droga
Temple of Droga A Stone Key to room with Stupendous Machine? no no no anyone may no longer work in Droga; also for quest for Lord of Pain's Khukri
Veeshan's Peak Key of Veeshan Enter zone from Skyfire Mountains yes - Key of Veeshan no no self Formerly key to Veeshan's Peak, now optional part of quest for key to Veeshan's Peak
Veeshan's Peak Cipher of Veeshan (Level 55) enter zone from Skyfire Mountains yes - Cipher of Veeshan no no self also an augment. From Cipher of Veeshan Quest.

Scars of Velious

Zone it Accesses Key Name (or new level restriction) Where it Goes Keyring Tradable Temp Who Passes Other Notes
Cobalt Scar Shrine Key (Level 46) enter zone from Skyshrine yes - Shrine Key no no group From Xiglark quest (or can kill him)
Dragon Necropolis Jaled Dar's Tomb Key open door to Shade of Jaled Dar's lair no yes no anyone From Zlandicar
Kerafyrm's Lair Sleeper's Key (Level 55) enter zone from Eastern Wastes yes - Sleeper's Key no no self From First Brood key quest
Tower of Frozen Shadow Crystal Key teleport to second floor yes - Tower of Frozen Shadows: 1 no no group  
Tower of Frozen Shadow Three Toothed Key teleport to third floor yes - Tower of Frozen Shadows: 2 no no group adding this to keyring also adds access to second floor from first
Tower of Frozen Shadow Frosty Key teleport to fourth floor yes - Tower of Frozen Shadows: 3 no no group adding this to keyring also adds access to both lower floors
Tower of Frozen Shadow Small Rusty Key teleport to fifth floor yes - Tower of Frozen Shadows: 4 no no group adding this to keyring also adds access to all lower floors
Tower of Frozen Shadow Bone Finger Key teleport to sixth floor yes - Tower of Frozen Shadows: 5 no no group adding this to keyring also adds access to all lower floors
Tower of Frozen Shadow Large Metal Key teleport to seventh floor from sixth yes - Tower of Frozen Shadows: 6 no no group adding this to keyring also adds access to all lower floors
Tower of Frozen Shadow Tserrina's Key teleport to seventh floor from first yes - Tower of Frozen Shadows: 7 no no group  

Shadows of Luclin

Zone it Accesses Key Name (or new level restriction) Where it Goes Keyring Tradable Temp Who Passes Other Notes
Grieg's End Grieg's Key enter Grieg's room no no yes anyone  
Acrylia Caverns Hollow Acrylia Obelisk Inner Acrylia yes - Hollow Acrylia Obelisk no no group Formerly a key to inner Acrylia Caverns, now a charm and no longer obtainable
Ssraeshza Temple Ring of the Shissar enter Emperor's room yes - Ring of the Shissar no no self Fabled version works the same
Ssraeshza Temple Zazuzh's Key (Level 55) enter Arch Lich's room yes - Zazuzh's Key no no anyone From Commander Zazuzh
Ssraeshza Temple Zherozsh's Key (Level 55) enter Creator's (XTC) room yes - Zherozsh's Key no no anyone From Commander Zherozh
Sanctus Seru Lord Inquisitor Seru's Chamber Arx Key no no no group From Signet Earring of Veracity quest
Vex Thal Scepter of Shadows (Level 55) enter zone from Umbral Plains yes - Scepter of Shadows no no self From Talisman of Akeli Ra quest
Vex Thal Palace Key enter Palace area yes - Palace Key no no anyone From Va Dyn Khar
Vex Thal North Wing Key enter north wing area yes - North Wing Key no no anyone From Va Xakra behind DXX and DXV
Vex Thal North Tower Key enter north tower yes - North Tower Key no no anyone From Va Xakra behind DXXT

Planes of Power

Zone it Accesses Key Name (or new level restriction) Where it Goes Keyring Tradable Temp Who Passes Other Notes
Access to Plane of Innovation Factory   Click factory door to the left of zone in to go and kill Manatech Behemoth no n/a n/a anyone received as flag after killing Xanamech Nexmirthafen, no actual key
Plane of Valor A Crystalline Globe open door to Aerin'Dar's Lair no no no anyone from the Crystalline Globe quest
Plane of Disease Gryme's Crypt Key enter Grummus's room no no yes anyone looted from Gryme the Crypt Keeper in PoDisease
Crypt of Decay Level 57? enter zone from Plane of Tranquility yes - Milyk has been saved from certain death, but is not recovering. Only by destroying the ruler of all things pestilent will his curse be lifted. no no self
Crypt of Decay (alt access) Bangle of Disease Warding enter zone from Plane of Tranquility yes - Grimror's Bracer grants access to the Ruins of Lxamvom. no no self results from alternate access quest
Access to Crypt of Decay B   Click chair at the zone in of CoD into Bertox's area Yes - Key to the lower depths of the Ruins of Lxanvom n/a n/a self results from killing Grummus
Plane of Justice Mark of Justice teleport into the Seventh Hammer's room no no no group from completing all 6 trials in PoJustice
Torden, the Bastion of Thunder   (Level 57) enter BoT from either PoStorms or PoTranq yes - Talisman of Thunderous Foyer no no self Aid Askr quest (PoStorms)(Level 62). PoK seer text: You have obtained the Talisman of Thunderous Foyer from Askr, he seeks further assistance in the Bastion of Thunder
Bastion of Thunder Enchanted Ring of Torden teleport into any of the four towers yes - Enchanted Ring of Torden no no group obtained by looting 4 essences from each of the 4 wings, combine in container from any wing boss
Bastion of Thunder Symbol of Torden teleport into Agnarr's tower no no no raid obtained by looting 4 essences from each of the 4 towers, combine in container from any tower boss
Plane of Torment A Screaming Sphere enter Saryrn's Tower yes - A Screaming Sphere no no anyone from completing the Stomach event in PoTorment
Drunder, Fortress of Zek (PoTactics) (Level 57) enter Drunder from PoTranq no n/a n/a self Comes from defeating Manatech Behemoth in PoI. PoK seer text: Giwin would like you to find him in Drunder so he can present you to Rallos Zek.
Drunder, Fortress of Zek (alt access) Completed Diaku Emblem enter zone from Plane of Tranquility yes - With your talisman, you may enter into Drunder as you were Diaku. no no self reward for alternate access quest; when one person completes quest, all in group who are in zone get key added to their keyrings, but only person completing quest gets an actual key
Halls of Honor Level 57 Allows entrance to HoH from PoTranq no n/a n/a self Comes from killing Aerin`Dar (PoValor) (level 62). PoK seer text: You have bested Aerin`Dar and proven yourself honorable enough to pass into Mithaniel's Halls.
Temple of Marr (HoHb) Level 57 Allows access to HoHb - The Temple of Marr no n/a n/a self Comes from defeating 3 trials + Aerin`Dar in HoH. PoK seer text: You have completed all of Honor's Trials.
Tower of Solusek Ro Level 57 allows access to SRT from PoTranq no n/a n/a self Comes from defeating Grummus, TT, Bertoxx, KoS, Saryrn, HoH trials, MM, Tallon, Vallon OR killing Banished Efreeti in WW. PoK seer text: Mavuin is grateful to you for taking his case before the Tribunal. The information provided to you, that Mithaniel Marr and Karana carry information you should seek, could be quite useful. (PoV/PoS)

Now that Grummus has been destroyed, the entrance to the Crypt of Bertoxxulous should open before your might.(Grummus)
Saved from a world of eternal nightmares, Thelin is forever in your debt. (Terris Thule)
Saved from certain doom, Milyk and Adler are forever in your debt.(Bertox)
Tylis has been removed from his agony. (Keeper of Sorrows)
You have completed all of Honor's Trials. (HoHonor Trials)
The Cipher of the Divine Language appears on your arms for a brief moment then fades. (Saryrn & Mithaniel Marr)
The words of Maelin echo in your mind, 'The Zeks and Solusek are planning an invasion of Norrath, find out more from Rallos if you can. (Tallon & Vallon Zek)

Tower of Solusek Ro - Sol Rol's Chamber   enter Solusek Ro's chamber in center of zone no n/a n/a self comes from killing all 5 tower minibosses in SRT
Velgarlson, the Earthen Badlands (PoEarth) allows access to PoEarth from PoTranq (level 60) no n/a n/a self Comes from defeating all pre-elemental bosses in PoP OR obtaining an essence from hailing mob after The Rathe Council. PoK seer text: Learning of Zebuxoruk's fate, the only way to save him is gather materials that will allow you to power up the machine to send you into the Plane of Time. Maelin has charged you with finding an elemental power source sufficient to activate Meldrath's time machine.
Plane of Earth A Gem-Etched Key enter caves no no no anyone From Tantisula Jaggedtooth in PoEarth A
Access to Plane of Earth B   Click zone in opposite corner of PoEa to zone into PoEb Yes - Passkey of the Twelve n/a n/a self shows on keyring without having ever been a real key
Reef of Corinav (PoWater) Level 60 allows access to PoWater from PoTranq no n/a n/a self Comes from defeating all pre-elemental bosses in PoP OR obtaining an essence from hailing mob after Corinav. PoK seer text: Learning of Zebuxoruk's fate, the only way to save him is gather materials that will allow you to power up the machine to send you into the Plane of Time. Maelin has charged you with finding an elemental power source sufficient to activate Meldrath's time machine.
Doomfire, the Burning Lands (PoFire) Level 60 allows access to PoFire from PoTranq no n/a n/a self Comes from defeating all pre-elemental bosses in PoP OR obtaining an essence from hailing mob after Fennin Ro. PoK seer text: Learning of Zebuxoruk's fate, the only way to save him is gather materials that will allow you to power up the machine to send you into the Plane of Time. Maelin has charged you with finding an elemental power source sufficient to activate Meldrath's time machine.
Eryslai, the Kingdom of Wind (PoAir) level 60 allows access to PoAir from PoTranq no n/a n/a self Comes from defeating all pre-elemental bosses in PoP OR obtaining an essence from hailing mob after Xegony. PoK seer text: Learning of Zebuxoruk's fate, the only way to save him is gather materials that will allow you to power up the machine to send you into the Plane of Time. Maelin has charged you with finding an elemental power source sufficient to activate Meldrath's time machine.
Plane of Air A Wind Etched Key enter Xegony's isle no no no group from completing the 4 ring events in PoAir
Plane of Time Quintessence of Elements enter zone from Plane of Tranquility no no no self From combining 4 essences off of the elemental gods
Plane of Time Time Phased Quintessence (backflag access) enter zone from Plane of Tranquility no no no self looted from named mobs in phase three of Plane of Time

Gates of Discord

Zone it Accesses Key Name (or lvl restriction) Where it Goes Keyring Tradable Temp Who Passes Other Notes
Tipt A Harshly Spiked Key to get past The Riddler no no yes anyone zone is an instanced expedition for one group only
Kodtaz, Broken Trial Grounds No physical key (Level 60) Zone into KT from Natimbi no n/a n/a self Originally given for completing a Tipt trial, then later level 65
Ikkinz (all trials) No physical key (Level 60) Zone into any group or raid version of Ikkinz no n/a n/a self Originally must have been KT flagged or level 65
Uqua, The Ocean God Chantry No physical key (Level 60) Enter zone from Yxxta no n/a n/a self Originally must have been KT flagged or level 65
Uqua various keys pass locked door in Uqua no no yes anyone four keys are on table in room before locked door - one works while others trigger AOEs on raid; event scripts indicate which one works
Yxtta No physical key (Level 60) Enter zone from KT no n/a n/a self Originally must have been KT flagged or level 65
Qvic No physical key. (Level 62) Access to Qvic from KT (or from Madronoa in Natimbi) You can pass freely through the barrier surrounding Qvic. no no self Originally given for beating Ikkinz 4 + Uqua trials
Inktu`ta, The Unmasked Chapel No physical key (Level 62) Enter zone from Qvic no n/a n/a self Originally must have been Qvic flagged or level 65
Txevu, Lair of the Elites Cipher of Txevu (Level 65) Enter zone from Qvic</strike> yes - Cipher of Txevu no no self Originally must have had Ikkinz 4 + Uqua + Inktu`Ta trials complete
Txevu Polished Stone Key enter High Priest's room yes - Polished Stone Key no no anyone identifies as "Polished Stone Key"
Txevu Jade Inlaid Key enter Zun`Muram Tkarish Zyk's area yes - Jade Inlaid Key no no anyone drops off of High Priest Nkosi Bakari
Tacvi, Seat of the Slayer No physical key (Level 65) Enter zone from Txevu no n/a n/a self Txevu flag + 1 person in raid with Zun Muram's Signet of Command
Tacvi, Seat of the Slayer Zun Muram's Signet of Command Requests a Tacvi instance in Txevu no no no anyone in instance drops from Zun Muram Tykish Zyk in Txevu.

Omens of War

Zone it Accesses Key Name Where it Goes Keyring Tradable Temp Who Passes Other Notes
Muramite Proving Grounds No physical key (Level 65) Enter zone from Walls of Slaughter no n/a n/a self  
Riftseeker's Sanctum No physical key (Level 69) Enter zone from Muramite Proving Grounds no n/a n/a self  
Citadel of Anguish Seal: Mastery of All (Level 68) enter zone from Walls of Slaughter yes - Seal: Mastery of All no no self must have also have turned in Full Insignia Case to use or add to keyring

Depths of Darkhollow

Zone it Accesses Key Name (or level restriction) Where it Goes Keyring Tradable Temp Who Passes Other Notes
Dreadspire Keep Treddlehoop's Signature Monocle (Level 70) Zone into DSK from the Hive Yes - Dreadspire - Access Granted n/a n/a self From this quest
Dreadspire Keep Formal Dinner Invitation Zone into DSK from Stoneroot Yes - You have been formally invited as a guest to Dreadspire Keep n/a n/a self Random zone drop in DSK or Demiplane
Dreadspire Keep No physical key Allows person to zone into Lower Spire (Vule) area in DSK Yes - Dreadspire - Access to Lower Spire granted n/a n/a self Given upon completing Frustrated Functionary quest in DSK
Dreadspire Keep No physical key Allows person to zone into Library area in DSK through a hidden door n/a n/a self Given upon completing Check Out a Library Book quest in DSK
Dreadspire Keep Dreadspire Crest Allows person to zone into South Crypt area in DSK through a hidden door No n/a n/a anyone Looted off of Aliattis the Drinker or The Restless One in DSK
Demiplane of Blood Monocle of Blood (Level 70) Zone into Demiplane from DSK Yes - Demiplane of Blood - Access Granted n/a n/a self Given upon completing this quest

Prophecy of Ro

Zone it Accesses Key Name (or level restriction) Where it Goes Keyring Tradable Temp Who Passes Other Notes
Skylance: Daosheen Crystals of the Firstborn Allows person to access the Daosheen instance no n/a n/a self Given upon completing Daosheen access quest
Tunare's Shrine: The Corruption of Ro Chalice of Life Allows person to request the Corruption of Ro instance no n/a n/a self Given upon completing 3 tasks for Shalowen the Pure
Razorthorn, Tower of Sullon Zek No physical key Allows person to zone in from Sverag, Stronghold of Rage Yes - Sverag - Gained access to Razorthorn, Tower of Sullon Zek n/a n/a self Given upon completing Become the Vessel (or be in group/raid)
Theater of Blood Twisted Harmonic Chime (Level 72) Allows person to use either the Chime or the Harmonic Dissonance AA to port into ToB n/a n/a self Completing ToB access quest
Deathknell, Tower of Dissonance Divine Fetters of Ro (Level 72) Allows person to zone in from ToB to Deathknell Yes - Deathknell - Gained access to Deathknell, Tower of Dissonance n/a n/a self Given upon completing Deathknell access quest

The Serpent's Spine

Blackfeather Roost

In order to get to the final island of Blackfeather, you must complete several quests. They are as follows:

Travel to the First Ledge
Travel to the Harpy Grove
Travel to the Harpy Cliffs
Travel to the Harpy Mesa

Vergalid Mines

To reach the inner Vergalid Mines, you must farm an Arid Indicolite Shard from random trash mobs in the upper mines, then stand near some blue crystals in the room with the door leading to Lower Vergalid and right click the Arid Indicolite Shard. It turns into a Flawless Indicolite Shard, which is your key to inner Vergalid.

Ashengate

East

  • Key of Flame is used to open the locked door between the very end of the east wing of Ashengate and the lava pool room in the north.

Some notes on the revamped keying process for Ashengate raiding:

To be able to participate in a raid in Ashengate East, you need to complete around 8-10 (depending on your heroic cha) of the following tasks in order to raise Infiltrators and Traitors of Ashengate faction to ally (you can repeat some once you finish the entire line):

If you wish to request the AG east instances for raiding, you must do the following tasks in addition to raising faction from those above:

  • Zhubis #4: The Pretender (to enable it, you must have at least kindly faction with "Infiltrators and Traitors of Ashengate". You must have completed Captain Zheren's first four tasks. And you must have completed the Into the Leviathan's Lair 24-player raid task. This flags you to request the AG East raid instance and A Complex Diversion).
  • Zhubis #5: A Complex Diversion (to enable it, you must have ally faction with "Infiltrators and Traitors of Ashengate", must have completed the Vergalid's End 54-player raid task, and the solo task The Pretender.
  • Ashengate East Event: Stitch (this is one half of the flag to request an Ashengate North instance raid.)

West

To be able to participate in a raid in Ashengate West, you need to complete any 8 of the following tasks in order to raise Scholars of Solusek faction to ally (you can repeat some once you finish the entire line):

If you wish to request the AG west instances for raiding, you must do the following tasks in addition to raising faction from those above:

  • Jenray #4: Severing the Strings (to enable this, you must have kindly faction with "Scholars of Solusek". You must have completed Captain Zheren's first four tasks and the Into the Leviathan's Lair 24-player raid task. To complete this task, you will need to have both this task and the "Vergalid's End" raid task, as the updates you need here come from that raid instance. This task enables you to request Ghosts from the Past)
  • #5: Ghosts from the Past (to enable this, you must have ally faction with "Scholars of Solusek", must have completed the Vergalid's End 54-player raid task, and the solo task Severing the Strings. This task is half of the flag required to request A Complex Diversion)
  • Ashengate West Event: Sothgar the Twiceborn (this is one half of the flag to request an Ashengate North instance raid.)

North

In order to participate in an Ashengate North raid, you must have the following:

  • Ally faction to AG east
  • Ally faction to AG west
  • Participated in an Ashengate West raid for Sothgar
  • Participated in an Ashengate East raid for Stitch

In order to request an Ashengate North raid, you must do the following in addition to what's listed above:

  • Have completed the task A Complex Diversion in conjunction with the Ashengate: East raid instance.
  • Have completed the task Ghosts of the Past in conjunction with the Ashengate: West raid instance.
  • Have completed the task The path begins with a single step.... You must have completed all of Jenray and Zhubis' task lines to be able to see The Path begins with a single step, even though it is possible to see and complete the above two tasks without having done so.

Frostcrypt

To be able to participate in a Frostcrypt raid, each person will need to reach ally faction with Wraithguard Leadership (easiest way to raise faction is repeating the task Warning Signs about a dozen times, since this can be soloed) and complete Fergarin Bardon I's group and raid tasks. Each requires ally faction with Wraithguard Leadership to request and gives a positive faction hit to everyone involved. The tasks are:

The Buried Sea

Katta Castrum

In Katta, there are teleporters to help access this HUGE zone easily. There is a 3 quest task arc to enable these porters. The three quests are:

Kumbaja created a very nice Portal Guide once you are flagged to use them.

Buried Sea

A Palisade Key drops on the Blacksail Folly Island that lets you access the palisade on the island.

Solteris access

In Katta Castrum, not far from where the Guild Portal takes you:

The line starts with Prime Researcher Elnot, hail him, and he'll give you a mini task (A City in Peril line) which sends you to someone else. The first time, you get a ring - Combine Signet Ring. Subsequent mini quests (after successful main quests) upgrade your ring. Only one person in each group needs to do the mini quest to get the main quest.

The quests can be done out of order, doing the A City in Peril line afterwards should sort out the flagging and ring updates. However, you might have to do some running back and forth and hailing.

  1. Solo Task A: A City in Peril - Speak with Researcher Plik. This one gets you the Combine Signet Ring.
  2. Group Task 1: Knowledge of Power
    • Quest giver: Prime Researcher Elnot
    • Zone in is through the regular zone. Clear up to named, play hide and seek. Basically, you need to hide from his seekers, he calls out search patterns, and you can avoid them by hiding in rooms they don't go to for that pattern.
    • Reward: Orux and faction
  3. Solo Task B: A City in Peril - Speak with Researcher Maladoks. Ring gets upgraded to 30hp.
  4. Group Task 2: Locating the Statue
    • Quest giver: Prime Researcher Elnot
    • Clear up to a named, kill named, move to the statue.
    • Reward: Orux and faction
  5. Solo Task C: A City in Peril - Deliver the rubbing to the Head Mage. Hand in the Etching you got from Locating the Statue. Ring upgrades to 60hp.
  6. Solo Task D: A City in Peril - Speak with Tactician Sodut. Ring upgrades to 90hp.
  7. Group task 3: The Snakes are Hiding Something
    • Quest giver: Tactician Sodut
    • Zone in by hailing Tactician Sodut and saying a phrase. He's inside the inner ring of the city, just south of the centre by some tents. The quest says it's in Thalassius, but you don't need to go there, just hail. Kill golems outside the temple until you get a letter drop, then shissars inside, until you get their drop.
    • Reward: Orux and faction
  8. Group Task 4: Counter-Attack
    • Quest giver: Tactician Sodut
    • Zone in by saying a phrase to Tactician Sodut.
    • Kill 3 nameds and loot an item from each. These each spawn adds, so you need to burn quickly.
    • Reward: Orux and faction
  9. Group task 5: Confront Emperor Zaarisz
    • Quest giver: Tactician Sodut
    • Zone in by saying a phrase to Tactician Sodut.
    • Kill 5 of a particular type of mob in the temple. Hail the Emperor. Several waves of adds spawn, need to kill those before the Emperor becomes active. Kill him.
    • Reward: Orux and faction
    • Ring gets upgraded at this point to 165hp. I think this happens even if you haven't done all of the previous A City in Peril line.
  10. Solo Task E: A City in Peril - Speak to Vizier Zio. Ring upgrades to 195hp.
  11. Group task 6: Where there's a Will
    • Quest giver: Vizier Zio
    • Zone in through the regular Zhiza zone (NW in Katta). Clear up to the teleporter. Move close without invis or hiding and without getting detected. A wave of mobs spawns on you on successfully viewing the shissar using the portal, keep going back several times until the quest ends.
    • Reward: Orux and faction
  12. Group Task 7: Slay the Serpent
    • Quest giver: Vizier Zio
    • Zone in through Zhiza. Go to various points on the map to get quest updates. Kill named.
    • Reward: Orux + faction
    • Ring upgrades to 225hp.
  13. Group Task 8: Stop the Ritual
    • Quest giver: Vizier Zio
    • Kill 4 nameds + empress
    • All 5 names are in the same room. This is the toughest one yet. Each loot a piece from the Empress.
    • Reward: Orux + faction
  14. Solo Task F: A City in Peril - Give the items he requested to Elnot. Make sure you do the steps in turn. Ring upgrades to 300hp, and you're Solteris flagged.

Note: I'm not 100% certain about the ring upgrade points - I didn't do the hail quests all at the right time!
Note: Must have missions 1-5 completed in order to zone into 6-8

Secrets of Faydwer

Meldrath's Magestic Mansion

The keying quest for this zone is The Search for the Ultimate Story, given by Gimblefixx in DSH. The actual key is a Clockwork Key, given midway through the quest.

Some notes:

  • Required level for task is 75.
  • To open the door to see King Ak`Anon, put the key on your cursor and hit U.
  • Must bring the Clockwork Seal along any time you need to talk to Warmarshal and Gurtrude in FM and the spy in SHIP.
  • Easy way to get to the injured spy in SHIP is by using the clockwork illusion given by the Disrupt the Workshop quest.
  • Beza and Zeka's towers have both been nerfed, you cannot lev up the north tower anymore and cut some of the clearing out. Instead, you need to either set up a mage CotH link or fight up as normal. Beza is a tier 2 zone, most mobs hit for about 1.5kish, Zeka is a tier 3 zone and is a significant amount harder than Beza.
  • Good info on setting up the key from Bonzz:
  1. There are 8 teeth
  2. Put key on cursor and type U to use it (or click door with it)
  3. Put key in a bag slot (not inside a bag) to change the teeth
  4. Change teeth by a right click
  5. Wait 5 secs before right clicking the key again, to change Tooth #2 and so forth for each tooth thereafter.
  6. Right click before the 5 seconds and you keep changing the same tooth over and over.
  7. A tooth is either INSERTED or REMOVED.
  8. You have to go through the series of teeth to get all the way from 1 to 8. If a tooth is correct, and you need to get to the next tooth to change it, simply right click twice (don't wait 5 secs), and the tooth should change twice(essentially setting it back where you want it).

Now -- to figure out the combination (which teeth are inserted or removed) -- do as follows.

  1. Use the key... it will tell you how many teeth are out of place.
  2. Change Tooth #1 Only (see above).
  3. Use key (see above). If the number of teeth out of place went DOWN... tooth #1 is correct in the position it is in now. If the number of teeth out of place went UP... tooth #1 is wrong position as it is in now. You now know if Tooth #1 should be INSERTED or REMOVED.
  4. Adjust Tooth #1 to right setting, wait 5 seconds and then change Tooth #2.
  5. Use the key and see how many are out of place again. Like Step 3, you now know which way Tooth #2 should be.
  6. Adjust Tooth #1 and #2 to correct place and Use key.... rinse and repeat until u zone in.
  • Once you can zone into MMM, the rest of the quest is for flagging for raiding.
  • Doing the Explore the Mansion subquest is fairly painless. Normal invis will work for the Glass Halls and Oil Fountain rooms (going straight from the FM zone in for 2 rooms will work). To get to the Steam Stage room, go up the left ramp from the FM zone in, to the elevator room. The room you need is 1 floor up, and just to the north of where Geartop spawns. The other two update locations are the room where the Crystallos container is located and the room to the left in the hallway that you pass to get to the Crystallos container room. Both can be obtained by using DA or DA potions.
  • The rest of the steps from here out are raid encounters except for Oxidilus the Junk Collector, who is a groupable mob in the NW pit in FM (also known as the Recycler area). All parts are prelootable, but need to be on the step of the quest to combine them and hand them in.

Crystallos, Lair of the Awakened

The following guide was submitted by Kilgaroz:

To get the task Beyond the Barrier, speak to any of four npcs in Dragonscale Hills: Tonas at 2200, -53; Jashy at 165, 374; Aring at -24, 1815; or Vesiss at 1660, 2280.
You only have to do the MMM key quest up to the point where you can physically enter the zone. Essences can be collected at any time.
The ONLY task you must complete task given by any of the above NPCs is Beyond the Barrier and even that doesn't have to be finished for Crystallos access.


Crystal Bases
You have to pick up four crystal bases ground spawns that can be picked upany time after you get the BtB quest. The bases are 2- or 3-slot containers, so have a main inventory slot open when you pick them up.
Clear Crystal Base in Dragonscale Hills at 3920, 2066. None of these mobs are KoS.
Cloudy Crystal Base in Loping Plains at -108, -2702. This is in one of the Minotaur mines near the zone in from Steamfont. On the map, it looks like a cave system with 5 rooms in it, but this is deceiving. You want the second mine entrance as you descend from the plateau where the Fangbreaker camp is. The minos do not see invis.
Glowing Crystal Base in Hills of Shade at -322, 489. This drop is near zone in from LP. As you exit the tunnel from zone in, take a left, follow the wall and enter a little valley whose western exit is by the Kirathas village. The drop is in the roughly circular room in the cave system below this valley on the SE portion of the room. There are both living and undead mobs here, so the easiest way to do this is to invis yourself and then have a cleric or paladin cast Invisibility vs. Undead on you (Sun Cloak preferred).
Light Blue Crystal Base is in MMM at 693, 48. This is the step that requires you to have access to that zone. Best way to get to the area of MMM in which this lies is to go through the Steam Factory. Once in the Steam Factory, invis to the MMM zone in (labeled Majestic Mansion on my map). None of the mobs are SI in my experience. When you zone into MMM, the zin is NOT safe, SI mobs near zin, so be ready to back up in a hurry. Once you're safely in, you can back up a little and be out of the roamers' agro range. If you back up too much, you'll zone back to SF. The drop is in a large rectangular room west of zone in, about 1/3 of the way across the room and directly out from the door. If you want to unclutter your map, find the field on your map window marked Low:. Set this to 80 and press the Height Filter window. There are a ton of mobs between zone in and the drop, so the way I did it was to DA and run for it. Miner is better at this game than I am, so he invised and used the tick timer to sneak past mobs and get his.


Essences
There are 10 essences that have to be looted in Dragonscale Hills off of named golems on the eastern side of the zone. These can be looted at any time at all, when you loot them has no bearing on completing the main task, BtB.
In order to spawn these, someone in the group needs to loot the bases listed above (after getting the Beyond the Barrier task) and return to talk to Tomas, Jashy, Vessis, and Aring. Doing this gets you the subquests:
Our Lost Brother - A Clear Crystal, - A Cloudy Crystal, - A Glowing Crystal and - A Light Blue Crystal
Only one person should have these tasks active when you go to kill the golems. There are 10 alcoves off of a path that starts near the Mechanotus cannon, each of these alcoves contains a pool; the golems spawn in these pools and there will be a named drake roaming around near the pool and some static trash spawns. When I did this, we cleared out all the trash to be on the safe side, but this isn't strictly necessary. The bare necessities here are that the named drake be killed, so he won't add during the fight, and people that don't have the Our Lost Brother - A XXX Crystal task should invis into the pool and move to the back side of it. The person that DOES have the Our Lost Brother task should wait til the rest of the unit is situated, invis up and run into the pool, spawning the named. The golems are pretty easy kills, I've done them with Wulfguar and Deurgeran, and I've healed it solo when Deurg was tanking/defensive with just Kilgaroz. As you progress south, the named add tricks, small AEs mostly. On many of them, mobs will spawn outside the pool area, but these can be avoided by fighting in the pool itself. Each golem drops 6 Essences, so if you're doing this for more than 6 toons, you'll want 2 people to have the OLB tasks, and only bring one toon with the task into the pool at a time.


Combining the Essences
Once you kill all 10 golems and loot all 10 essences, and have picked up all of the bases, you need to combine the essences. Here's a list of the bases with the Essences that are combined in them. The names may be slightly off, but it's close enough for you to get the job done.


  • Clear Crystal Base: Essences of Decay and Life
  • Cloudy Crystal Base: Essences of Thunder, Arcana and Water
  • Glowing Crystal Base: Essences of Fire and Ice
  • Light Blue Crystal Base: Essences of Mana, Sadness and Rage


Each time you pick up a base, you'll get a task update on BtB. Each time you do one of the combines in the base, you'll get a task update. You DO NOT have to do any other sub quest to complete it. Once you have obtained all the bases and done all the combines with the Essences, the task will instruct you to Locate Laiyken. He's an NPC at 1982, -1091 in Dragonscale Hills, in a cave marked in green on my map southwest of the zone in from Steamfont. Hail him and he'll give you a container in which you combine the crystals resulting from the Crystal Base combines. Once you've done this combine, you're Crystallos flagged. Sadly, this doesn't complete the Beyond the Barrier task, you still have to explore Crystallos.


Exploring Crystallos
Go down the path that led you to all those wonderful golem fights all the way to the south to enter Crystallos. Once inside, you have to explore each of the four wings of the zone. You'll get a popup once you've hit each spot, but you won't get a task update in green on your task window until you've explored all four. As far as I can tell, the only mobs in the zone that see invised toons are the watchful sentries, big evil eyes that roam around the zone. There aren't many of these, so this task isn't very difficult to complete.
The next step in BtB requires you to go back to Laiyken, and he sends you out to find the lost crystal of Kerafyrm in MMM.

Other Raids Requiring Flagging or Factioning in SoF

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