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Act I

This chapter started with Publish 74 and it is based on the riots that began across Britannia, specifically in the cities:

In each of these cities (with the exception of Moonglow), you will find a journal of one of the citizens describing the situation. You will also find a Guard Captain stationed on the city center who seeks help against the rioters:

Guard Captain of Vesper near a Box of Ropes.

"The citizenry of Britannia are beginning a rebellion, and we must do what we can to maintain order.

Many of our poorer brothers and sisters are protesting, because they cannot earn a living in these hard times. Gifts of money, food, and clothing would go far to ease their fears.

Some of our citizens have begun to riot. They have crossed the line and are causing destruction! There are too many of them for the city guard to handle. Please, take this rope and use it to arrest the rioters, and return them here.

The rioters are starting fires and leaving trails of destruction behind them. We desperately need your help putting out the fires. Also, cleaning up the garbage would certainly be appreciated. (To put out a fire or clean up garbage, double-click it.)

Groups of raiders from other cities have been infiltrating our city and attacking innocent citizens! These vagabonds must be stopped. Use spell and steel, or set your dragons loose on them if need be.

Slay the raiders if you must. However, you may attempt to subdue and arrest them. If you do so, they must be returned to their home city. Our jails are overflowing!

Our coffers are empty. The city cannot offer you any reward other than our thanks. Word of your deeds will spread.

Be wary, though. Britannians are turning against each other. If you try to lend a hand to everyone, all may end up hating you. Right now, your loyalty means as much as your assistance!"

An Angry Rioter in Vesper.

As the last sentence suggests, you should only help a single city of your choice since helping more than one city will make your loyalty decrease on other cities. A Guardman's Rope will drop into your backpack upon double-clicking on the chest Box of Rope which can be found near the Guard Captain.

You take a rope from the chest. Use it to arrest rioters and subdued raiders.

Raiders in Vesper.

Note that the rope has a lifespan of 60 minutes or 3,600 seconds but you can take another rope from the chest even before the time expires. Rioters can be found inside the city, along with flames and garbage. Flames can be put out and the garbage can be cleaned by simply double-clicking on them:

"... clear a pile of garbage" "... puts out a fire"'

Criminal Angry Rioters can be arrested by using the Guardman's Rope. Returning the rioter to the Guard Captain will make your loyalty towards the city to increase:

"Thank you for your assistance during these difficult times."

You can calm the innocent Angry Protestors by giving them Gold or Food.

From time to time, groups of 25 Raiders will attack a city. You can either subdue and arrest them or kill them. If arrested, they must be returned to their home city.

Loyalty Rating

A city gains Love or Hate for that character based on her/his actions:

As you will progress, you will gain a loyalty rating based on your actions:

• If the character only performs beneficial actions for one city, the character gains positive ratings
• If the character only performs harmful actions for one city, the character gains negative ratings
• If the character performs a mixture of actions for a city, or performs beneficial actions for multiple cities, the character will tend to gain positive or negative ratings to a lesser degree or will gain distrustful ratings.

Act II

The trail of blood leading to Ver Lor Reg.

This chapter started on March 1st with the fiction The Awakening - Act II. Unlike the other quests which you can see the progress and details from the quest gump or the quest log, it follows classic keyword style.

The Trail of Blood

The quest starts at the blocked passageway to the Exodus Dungeon. You will notice a trail of blood. You should follow it into the Gargoyle city of Ver Lor Reg.

• You can reach the blocked passageway from the Honor moongate in Ilshenar using the tunnel at 84º N, 43º W. From there go to the pass between the desert and the Exodus Dungeon.

• An easier way to reach there is to use a Crystal Portal and speak "Ilshenar Mint" which will teleport you to the bank in Ver Lor Reg.

Shirron Argahrok waiting inside the Healer's Shop in Ver Lor Reg.

Shirron Argahrok

The trail of blood eventually leads to the unconscious Waymaster Harlann and a Shirron of the Juka, Argahrok. They can be found inside the Healer's Shop: In-Mani-Lem in Ver Lor Reg. Argahrok responds to specific keywords:

• Greetings: I am Shirron Argahrok, and I greet you with Respect and Honor, adventurer. I wonder can you help?
• Help: My faithful Waymaster, Harlann, has been severely injured during the catastrophe that befell us.
• Catastrophe: I am unsure its cause, but many of our people died. Our nightmares became reality.
• Injured: With my people scattered, I have nobody to face the dangers necessary for the cure.
• Cure: The cure can only be made with certain ingredients... one is found in blood dungeon.
• Blood Dungeon: There is a creature in its depths known as a purifying blood elemental... its blood is key.
• Creature: If you can help by bringing a sample of the purified blood from them, I'll reward you.
• Reward: I can show you the ways of climbing and give you equipment to scale the mountain.
• Mountain: I do not know what lies there after the catastrophe... but there must be something left.

You need to kill a Purifying Blood Elemental in Blood Dungeon to get Samples of Purified Blood. When you obtained it, return to the Shirron and give him the blood:

This will aid greatly. As promised seek the famous mountain climber. Tell him the Shirron sent you.

Carl the Mountain Climber at the Gypsy Camp.

Carl the Mountain Climber

The famous mountain climber Shirron talks about is Carl the Mountain Climber. He can be found at the Gypsy Camp west of Compassion Moongate. He responds to specific keywords:

• Greetings: Did you hear that? I don't know what happened but the blasted mountain nearly collapsed.
• The Shirron sent me: Let me know when you are ready to learn. I am sure the Loremasters await an answer.
• Loremasters: I am sure whatever you find over there would be of interest to the Juka and Meer.
• Juka: The Jukan Loremasters can be found near Mistas.
• Meer: The Meer Loremasters can be found near Lakeshire.
• I'm ready: Let me show you how this is done... a real natural! There is some equipment by the mountain to use.

You will notice a climbing equipment near the mountain side. After you talk to him, say climb at the rocks right behind him. This transports you over the mountain next to the ruins of Lord Blackthorn's castle.

Grave Robbers

If you'll notice, not only is Lord Blackthorn's castle gone, so are the Meer Catacombs. The grave robbers have pilfered from both, and have on their corpses various Jukan and Meer heirlooms:

Meer Heirlooms Ancient Meer Armor (can not be equipped) Ruined Meer Tomes Charred Meer Historical Scroll Meer Heirloom Vase Meer Bones Keg of Meer Ale Keg of Meer Wine Meer Urn Meer Tapestry Ancient Meer Eternal Staff (can not be equipped)

Jukan Heirlooms Ancient Jukan Armor (can not be equipped) Ruined Jukan Tome Charred Jukan Historical Scroll Jukan Heirloom Vase Jukan Bones Keg of Jukan Mead Keg of Jukan Wine Jukan Urn Jukan Tapestry File:Ancient jukan waymaster bow.png Ancient Jukan Waymaster Bow (can not be equipped)

Note that all of the heirlooms have the Lifespan property set to 86,400 seconds (24 hours) and they will disappear once the countdown timer has elapsed. The Grave Robbers have a lot of hit points and they also reflect half of the damage dealt every time you hit them.

Loremasters

You should take the heirlooms you recovered from the Grave Robbers to the Jukan and Meer Loremasters. Note that gaining Loyalty for the Meer does not diminish your Loyalty for the Juka, and vice versa. You can also read the books written by other Loremasters and elders about the Jukan and Meer traditions while visiting Lakeshire and Mistas.

Adair the Loremaster The Meer Loremaster Adair can be found in Lakeshire, north of the Sacrifice moongate in Ilshenar. He responds to specific keywords: Greetings: Greetings traveler, these are most uncertain times for the Meer. Uncertain times: In an instant, our people all had the same nightmare, a great war with the Juka. Great war: Our forest was burned to the ground, many of our brothers and sisters died. Forest: I had a vision of a forest on the other side of the mountain. Many of our Heirlooms were lost. Heirlooms: I fear they may be lost forever. Should find any and return them I shall reward thee. Reward: Place them in the storage chest. Prove your loyalty and you can claim a token of your devotion. Take the Meer heirlooms to Adair the Loremaster and put them in the chest next to him marked "Heirlooms". Put the Meer heirlooms in here to garner 50 Meer Loyalty for each. You can purchase a Meer Mage statuette for 5,000 Loyalty points and a Meer Warrior statuette for 10,000 Loyalty points.

Erksine the Loremaster The Jukan Loremaster Erksine can be found inside the guard hall outside the gates to Mistas (easiest to get here from the Honesty moongate). It's the left turn on the bridge across the moat on the way in. He responds to specific keywords: Greetings: I am the Juka Loremaster and I greet you with Respect and Honor. Loremaster: These are most uncertain times for the Juka. Uncertain times: In an instant, our people all had the same nightmare, a great war with the Meer. Great war: Our fortress was destroyed, where it once stood is now a crater. Fortress: There was a great flash and the ground shook. In an instant all our Heirlooms were destroyed. Heirlooms: Should find any and return them I shall reward thee. Reward: Place them in the storage chest. Prove your loyalty and you can claim a token of your devotion. Take the Jukan heirlooms to Erksine the Loremaster and put them in the chest next to him marked "Heirlooms". Put the Jukan heirlooms in here to garner 50 Juka Loyalty for each. You can purchase a Juka Mage statuette for 5,000 Loyalty points and a Juka Warrior statuette for 10,000 Loyalty points.

See Also

• BNN: The Awakening
• BNN: The Awakening - Act I, Part 2
• BNN: The Awakening - Act II
• Publish 74

References

• Library of Sosaria - Civil Unrest
• Library of Sosaria - The Awakening, Act II: Ilshenar
• City Loyalty Ratings Explained
• Re: Sample of Purified Blood