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Level 40

– Starts from Grozmag the Trainer in Zek, the Orcish Wastes (-272,-543).

– Grozmag will ask you to complete a series of trials for him. The trials are initiated by clicking on the door at the bottom of the elevator in the Vallon Foundry (+312,-111). After completing each you should return to Grozmag the Trainer.

– Each odd trial is solo, while each even trial is grouped. Only those on the same trial as you, or who don’t have this quest can accompany you. If someone else has the quest, but they are in a different trial, they will not be able to join you for your trials.

– The first trial is easily soloable, it consists of killing a single Zek Berserker.

– The second trial consists of 4 level 32 zek berserkers, dark knights and defilers. Two of them are ^. A group encounter.

– The third trial is another solo step. It is two orcs, a pummeler with a down arrowm and a warrior with no modifier. Both are level 33 solo mobs.

– The fourth trial consists of one ^ mob and 4 normal level 35 group mobs. You will need a group unless your 44+.

– The fifth trial is another solo step. It consists of a level 36 Zek Defiler, a single down level 36 Zek Berserker and a level 36 double down Zek War Wolf.

– The sixth trial is a group step that consists of a level 38 double up champion in one group. a 38 single up inquisitor and 2 level 38 weald wolves in another group.

– After completing all four trials you must kill Emperor Fyst in the Deathfist Citadel. Then return to Grozmag to complete the quest and receive your Shiny Brass Shield.

Receive Reward: Shiny Brass Shield
Receive Reward: 54,000 Status Points

Level 33

– Starts from Toranim Skyblade at the Temple of Life in North Qeynos.

– Before you can start this quest, you must first complete “A Dusty Blue Stone”. A Dusty Blue Stone is started by having “a dusty blue stone” in your inventory and speaking to Gruffin Goldtooth at the mines in Graystone Yard (822,-175). You can recieve a dusty blue stone by speaking to Vida Sweeps in Nettleville Hovel or buying it on the broker.

– Gruffin sends you to the Thundering Steppes to mine 40 Sunswept Stones.

– After obtaining these return to Gruffin who will then send you to South Qeynos to speak to Aristide Calais past the red teleportal in the mages tower. The mage will send you to visit Olden Highguard at the Thundermist Village in the Thundering Steppes (+613,-56).

– After this you return to Aristide Calais (the mage) who will send you to speak to Toranim Skyblade in the Temple of Life in North Qeynos. You will then be sent to Stormhold to kill undead (any will do). After doing this return to Toranim Skyblade. At that point you will be given your choice of rewards if you are a class that does not wish to use Ghoulbane. If you wish to continue for Ghoulbane then you will be given the Restoring Ghoulbane quest.

– The first step is to enter the Tomb of Valor and grab Ghoulbane. After doing this return to the Toranim.

– Recieve Reward: Weakened Ghoulbane

Finally you must kill three powerful undead beings to recharge the Ghoulbane.

• Cauldron Hollow: Descendant of the Torig
• Crypt of Betrayal: Spectre of Ire
• Ruins of Varsoon: The Creator

You must head into Nektropos Castle and kill Malthus Everliving.

Receive Reward: Ghoulbane
Receive Reward: 42,750 Status Points

I’ve been trying the past little while to get 10,000 faction with the ironforge exchange. Anyone who has worked on their factions knows this is easier said then done. You get 100 faction for each writ you complete. It’s a slow and fairly boring process that takes a little bit of time and dedication.

Then I discovered the rushed orders.

Now, I’ve always hated them. I complained when they first came out about being too difficult. On some of my characters it feels as though they are. On the provisioner though, they’re fun. So for the past two days I’ve been grinding those out. My tactic? It’s all about the progress buttons, instead of durability.

I make sure I have a power totem on (my woodworker makes those) make sure I’m crafting with just a dress on and no gear so that my power regen speeds up (crafting buttons take a % of your power, if your power pool is only 500 and it takes 10% it’s much easier to regen the spent power then if your power pool is 9k and you need to regen 10%). I’m an illusionist, so I get my own power regen. For the provisioner writs, you have to make 12 items (which is 6 combines, if you hit pristine you get two of that item) in 8 minutes. I typically (if I’m not rambling away in guild) can manage these wih a minute or a bit more left over on the clock.

So Stargrace is now sitting comfortably with 3,100 status for the ironforge exchange. Hopfully if I can keep my interest up in a week or two my home will be sporting new display cases. I’ve really wanted them forever.

Raids tonight! Not sure what we’re going to be hitting, I know a few key members are not going to be able to make it. That’s the one issue I have with our (very) small raiding guild. If someone can’t make it, it hurts. We really need dedicated players in order to acomplish goals.

All week I’ve been listening to qeynos_crafting ramble on about Vanguard (that’s a channel for those of you who are unfamiliar with the term) and argue about WoW and trying to price fix the market. There are a lot of people out there complaining when someone else undercuts them, especially for crafted goods (specifically, even). So the crafting community wants to band together and add fixed prices to things. For example a tier 7 box would cost 10g. Everyone would (should) sell their box at 10g.

I hate that idea. Number one, sales are aranged in alphabetical order. So Zzuloa is screwed. Aalpfo can sell his 100 boxes a day and keep supply fairly constant if he’s a dedicated crafter, and then ta da, he has control of the market. Also. If I want to sell my boxes for lower then the cost it is to make them, because they’re taking up space and I want to move the product out, or for whatever reason, I’m in a good mood or something, then shesh, why shouldn’t I. I hate the idea of price fixing. Now, I understand that undercutting is annoying. I’m a crafter myself. But price fixing just does not seem like the answer to me.

Level: 70
Starting Zone: Tenebrous Tangle (Kingdom of Sky)
Starting NPC: Item Triggered

– This quest begins and ends by talking to Lady Erillis in the Hidden Refuge in Tenebrous Tangle, and completes the epic Qeynos Claymore quest line. She reveals some interesting information regarding the Claymore and the Awakened, and then offers you a choice of final rewards.

Level: 70
Starting Zone: Upper Halls of Fate (Kingdom of Sky)
Starting NPC: Triggered Item

– This quest becomes available after completion of “Beyond Death’s Door.” It begins in Halls of Fate, in the Atrium of Kildrukaun, which is the first round room inside halls of fate.

– You need to spawn Yonar the Dromunculus and hail him to start the quest. You or someone in your group will need the totem of Aaryonar you received as a reward earlier in the Claymore line in your inventory.

– Yonar can be spawned by repeating “Feeding the Flames,” which starts on the left-most flaming sconce. Completion of this quest will spawn Yonar, who tasks you with heading to the Hidden Refuge in Tenebrous Tangle and reporting to your home city’s representative to present a report on Deathtoll. Talking to your city’s representative completes the quest and opens up the final quest in the Claymore line, “A Final Froglok Word.”