Halloween 2008 Quest

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Yew Courthouse

Inside the lower floor courtroom on the judge's table is a green book. It reads,

A Journal

For two generations now my family has been carrying the shameful burden of my grandfather's folly. From nobles to destitute, nothing my family has done to prove we are in no way like Lysander has been deemed good enough. If I could undo the wrong to the families of these who died, then maybe, just maybe things could change.

I have studied my grandfather's research on Khaldun. There was an entry which described how to call upon a Dark Guardian within the Tomb. That terrifying being apparently is a jailor to the cursed souls that wander the mausoleum. It is said that a specific word must be spoken in the centermost room within the Tomb. That word is hidden in the combined wall carvings which adorn the bloodied walls of Khaldun.

The hardest part was finding the cursed parchments required to make the etchings of the carvings. They are made by Skeletal Liches, none of which have been seen in decades. It is said that the etchings combined in a tome and plunged into the blood of the Damned will reveal the secret incantation.

I am concerned about the secret room. Lysander's notes mentioned two levers controlling the door opening the mechanism. But they are hidden in secret passages of the Tomb. I must find them!

I will unseal the tomb of Khal Ankur tonight. And I, Leoric Gathenwale, will free the cursed souls of Khaldun and grant my grandfather and his three companions the peace they have been denied so long.

- Leoric Gathenwale

Jasper the Inspector

After doing such a good job on the Royal Council Massacre, Jasper is called in on another case.

• *Routinely Shouts* - If you wish to assist in this investigation, gather what clues you can from the journal on the table, or speak to me!
• Assist - Much appreciated! This is in fact a double investigation: the death of Leoric Gathenwale and the unholy beings invading us.
  • Leoric - From what we've gathered of his journal on the table, the silly man went on a foolish quest which eventually caused his demise.
    • Journal - We believe the unholy presence in our graveyards are somehow linked to Leoric and the journal seems to provide at least some clues.
    • Demise - He disappeared for a few days and returned about a week ago, completely changed, acting crazy.
      • Changed - His neighbors had become quite frightened of him. Then last night, he barricaded himself inside his house then set it on fire.
        • Frightened - They would find him wandering, ragged, covered in blood and mud. At times his voice and his features would change.
        • Barricaded - He boarded the doors and windows, shut as if to prevent something from getting out, then he set the house on fire.
        • Fire - It completely ravaged the house. This journal is all that we managed to salvage.
  • Unholy - Skeletal Liches, Spectral Armors and Cursed Souls are now plaguing us, it cannot be a coincidence.
    • Coincidence - These creatures are only known to dwell in Khaldun, yet they started appearing throughout the land just after he reopened the Tomb?
      • Khaldun - A most foul place. It lies in the Lost Lands, west of Minoc Cave.

From the conversation it seems that Khaldun is the place of interest at the moment. Remember that for the duration of this event Khaldun can be accessed in Trammel as well as its normal home in Felucca.

Britain Cemetery

Kill the Skeletal Liche to receive a Cursed Parchment.

Khaldun

Entering from the opening closest to Minoc Passage, there is the first mural hanging above the doorway. Double-click your Cursed Parchment and target the carving. A Wall Carving Etching will appear in your backpack. Once etched, head to the northwest corner of the dungeon. In this area you will find 7 more carvings to record. The final carving is located in the inner chamber, which is only accessible by activating two levers.

At the first lever to open the inner tomb you find another green journal book on the ground.

I finally found the first lever. I should have paid more attention to my grandfather's comment about a vanishing wall. According to his notes, the second level is hidden under a heavy stone which is controlled by this first lever. I heard a heavy grinding sound to the northwest. If his notes are accurate, I have a limited amount of time to find the location of the second lever before the stone covers it again. I best hurry!

- Leoric Gathenwale

There is a timer you must beat in order to reach the second lever. Then once again you have to dash to the inner tomb before the door closes. It is best to take a moment and try to plan out your route. At the second lever you find another journal.

I barely made it! this stone almost crushed my hand but I managed to activate the second lever before it covered it again. I don't think I could have handled having to reactivate the first lever once more. I've tried stealthing my way around but these creatures relentlessly reveal me. I don't want to hurt them. I'm trying to save them! But I fear I may lose myself in this venture. Something is trying to take over me. I can feel it...

I hear the heavy sliding of the stone door in the distance. The door is opening! I must hurry before it closes again so I can complete my etchings.

- Leoric Gathenwale

Once you make it inside the inner chamber, you can find the wall carving in the Northeast corner. Once you have all 9 wall carvings in your backpack double-click one of them. It will create a black Cursed Tomb. Double-clicking the tomb will ask you which pool of blood you wish to toss it in. Head to the southwest corner of Khaldun. There is is a blood pool there.

When placed in the blood the blood turns red and a hidden word is now revealed, sarcophagidae. It also said to say the word in the central room of the tomb. You must run to the center of the dungeon and double-click the pit to enter. Speaking the password summons Dark Guardian the Keeper of Knowledge.

Dark Guardian

• Leoric - He was a fool to think he could take back the souls belonging to Khal Ankur.
  • Khal Ankur - Our most fearsome leader who taught us the beauty of death and sacrifice.
  • Soul - The only soul he took with him was also the source of his downfall.
    • Downfall - Blood is thicker than death. I guess Lysander wanted to be better acquainted with his grandson.
      • Lysander - A most devious resident of the Tomb. He's had a rather busy week. *chuckles*
        • Devious or Busy - He's behind the Skull Totems that have appeared in your graveyards.
          • Totems - Until they are destroyed, they will continue to raise cursed creatures.
            • Destroyed - Only a very powerful substance in large quantities could destroy them.
              • Substance - The creature that yields it has gone into hiding.
                • Hiding - Search what's left of Leoric's house and with luck you might detect some hidden clues within the rubble.
                  • House - What's left of it can be found on the outskirts of Jhelom.

With the Keeper not offering anymore information you are off to Jhelom.