¶ Notes:
IMPORTANT: If you are evil the high priest of Lonil will leap to attack you, and easily dropped me at level 88 with a group including a level 90 cleric. So just carefully avoid the priest and you’ll be fine.
¶ Quest:
¶ Obtain Quest:
Go to the Cathedral outside of Chiiron.
Location of the Riposte trainer is circled in red, so whatever you need to do to get to him and avoid the priest.
Go to Sighere (A tall, graying man with a well-trimmed beard), in the cathedral directly north of the Fork in the Trail. From outside the east gate of Chiiron go, speed 4euesen2ed4e3ne5nwn2wnw2n
You ask Sighere about Caedmon the Bold.
Sighere says (in primal):
"I left that life behind when I left the name, my prize, and my friend behind."
NOTE: If you stand next to Sighere long enough, he will mention the name Caedmon: You hear Sighere whispering something, you only manage to catch the word "Caedmon" from it.
-*- You have been assigned a quest! -*-
You ask Sighere about the prize he left behind.
Sighere continues writing as he replies.
Sighere says (in primal):
"I told you that I left that part of my life behind. If you're just looking for the gladius like all the other treasure hunters, it's probably where I left it near the spring north of the arena. I don't want to talk about this anymore, so leave me in peace."
¶ Step 1: Get the Gladius
Next you’ll want to go to the south side Bamboo Forest. The Bamboo Forest is located south west of Sos-kul. From outside the west gate of Sos-kul go, speed 3s3wsw2sws5w2s4w > then “climb up” > Go “down” > then “search rack” (you will find a golden, ceremonial gladius) > Give the gladius to Sighere.
¶ Step 2:
Back to the Cathedral
You give a golden, ceremonial gladius to Sighere.
Sighere finally looks up from his desk and slowly lowering his quill to his desk.
Sighere says (in primal): ""Wh.. where did you find this?""
Sighere looks at the gladius a moment before he turns away, shoulders shaking with emotion.
Sighere nods slowly.
Sighere says (in primal): "Very well, I can see that you are intent on learning what I can teach you. Since it will take me time to recall my skills, time which I do not have, you will need to help me in my work."
Sighere says (in primal): "I require three texts for my research. The first, a tome about the cyclic qualities of time, was being moved from an archive near the monestary on the Great North Road when it was captured by some of the Tyrant's minions."
Sighere says (in primal): "Bring me the first text, and I will tell you of the second."
¶ Step 3: Get the Tome
Go to the room with the palace librarian in Voaleth Palace (not the one in town proper), and kill the librarian, and then search bookshelf to get the Tome. Go give the tome to Sighere.
If you are a goodie goodie, then you’ll have to go through Wandering Orc Monks (secret way) to get into Voaleth. After you fight you way through that, you’ll see a Vyan priest at the end of the tunnel. He is not agro. Starting from him, go North > North > South > Down > West to get to palace librarian. You will have to kill the palace librarian first before you can take the tome (sear book).
give tome graying
You give a large, dusty tome to a tall, graying man with a well-trimmed beard.
A tall, graying man with a well-trimmed beard says (in primal):
"Ahh, excellent! I was afraid this tome had not survived. You have done well, young one."
A tall, graying man with a well-trimmed beard says (in primal):
"My next requirement is a very rare scroll. I nearly possessed this very item once, but I was foolish and let it slip out of my grasp."
A tall, graying man with a well-trimmed beard says (in primal):
"Several months ago, a young woman came to me, just as you have, and begged that I teach her the arts of combat. I declined, as those years are behind me, and I am a simple priest. She offered me a scroll she had found on her travels, hoping to persuade me. I sent her away. What a fool I was!"
A tall, graying man with a well-trimmed beard sighs loudly.
A tall, graying man with a well-trimmed beard says (in primal):
“Since she left, I have discovered that the scroll was really the masterwork of Merius, who was either the seventh or the ninth High Priest of Meriada, depending on which school of thought you follow. Merius spent his life studying the magical manipulation of time, searching for the very thin line where probability and paradox intersect."
A tall, graying man with a well-trimmed beard says (in primal):
"I need you to find this woman and retrieve her scroll. She was a striking woman, very obviously a warrior - massively muscled, tall, but with a delicate, almost elfin face. Alas, I never got her name. When last I saw her, she said she was heading to make her devotions to her god, in a temple somewhere to the south east."
Sighere fixes you with a stern gaze.
A tall, graying man with a well-trimmed beard says (in primal):
"Do not attempt to take this scroll from her by force! It was very old and it might be destroyed in a struggle. You will have to either barter for it or buy it out right. Either way, murder is not an option."
A tall, graying man with a well-trimmed beard smirks.
A tall, graying man with a well-trimmed beard says (in primal):
"Besides, I think she could take you."
¶ Step 4: Get the Musty Scroll
Go to Xalia (tall warrior woman on the second floor) in the temple South-West of Medienne.
ask xalias scroll
Xalia says (in primal): "Oh, that musty old scroll? Why would you want that?"
to xalias sighere
You explain to Xalia that Sighere requires the scroll before he will train you.
Xalia says (in primal):
"Oh, so now its good enough, eh? I should just throw it into the fire to spite him! Well, the high priest here is a far better teacher than Caedmon the Old. Who needs riposte when you can have magic bracelets?"
ask xalia bracelet
You ask Xalia about the magic bracelets.
Xalia says (in primal):
"That's right, magic bracelets and I'll have them soon! You know, most people think the black opals are what make the bracelets special, but one of the templars here told me it's really the way they temper the metal."
Xalia says (in primal):
"He said they use the blood of magical creatures. I thought he was jesting until the high priest told me it was true, and handed me three empty vials..."
'ask xalia vials'
You ask Xalia about the empty vials.
Xalia says (in primal):
"This is the truly disgusting part. They want me to get all this blood myself! I don't mind blood in the heat of battle, but hunting down and murdering innocent little pixies and what not? That is just nauseating. And do they really expect me to go looking for a greater ice demon? I don't think so."
Xalia rolls her eyes.
Xalia says (in primal):
“However, I think I see an opportunity for us both, friend! You need this scroll and I need three vials of blood. If you bring them to me, the scroll is yours. Deal?"
You say to Xalia (in entish): "deal"
to xalia deal
You inform Xalia that you will accept her offer.
Xalia says (in primal):
"Great! Here are the vials. The quartz one is for pixie blood - find the most powerful pixie sorceress and fill the vial with her blood. The crystal one is for the essence of lava, I'm not sure where you get that, but you're a smart one. Look around. The ebony one is for the ichor of a greater ice demon - watch out for those, the templars tell me that it's the most dangerous of the bunch by far!"
Xalia hands you three stoppered vials and a slip of paper.
Xalia says (in primal):
"Oh, and by the way, try not to die, will you? I don't want to have to explain to the high priest how I lost my vials. Good luck!"
- Kill the pixie high sorceress (DO NOT SKIN HER). Get out your quartz vial, and '
fill vial'.
The pixie high sorceress is found in the Pixie Forest area. - Kill the lava elemental. Get out your crystal vial, and '
fill vial'.
Near khiren – go east away from khiren and all down. - Kill the greater ice demon (he doesn't always spawn, and DO NOT SKIN HIM). Get out your ebony vial, and '
fill vial'.
Ask khiren demon and/or refer to Ice Demons zone above for details. Greater ice demon pops on the middle west side of the zone. - Return to Xalia and give her all 3 vials.
- Give the musty scroll to Sighere.
You give an old, musty scroll to Sighere.
Sighere says (in primal):
"Fabulous! I see that you have managed to retrieve the scroll without resorting to violence! Think on that, young one, there may come a time when your brains will be more valuable to you than your brawn."
Sighere says (in primal):
"And now, young warrior, the last text I require from you is a treatisewritten by the mighty Gyrael, one of the most skilled practitioners of temporal magic ever to live. Sadly, he was struck mad by a spell gone wrong, and his brilliance was lost. His last work was his greatest – and his rarest."
Sighere says (in primal):
"One copy exists of the Treatise of Gyrael. If you can retrieve it, I will teach you what you seek. I've heard that he wandered into the desert in his madness, and was never seen again. A sad end to a brilliant man."
¶ Step 5: Get the Treatise
The Crabman Village is located in the south east part of the desert (west of Pennan). You’ll need to get disbelieve (follow Disbelieve quest) before you can get into the Village. Once in the village, go to the south west corn, and type “get peb”.
Go south and ask the crabman librarian and 'ask librarian gyrael'.
You ask a crabwoman librarian about the ancient sage, Gyrael.
A crabwoman librarian says (in primal):
"Ahh, Sighere is a very wise human, I am told. Even here, in the depths of the desert, we have heard his name. I will lend this treatise to him on the condition that he returns it to me once he has finished."
A crabwoman librarian gives you an old, yellowed parchment.
Give treatise Sighere
You give a yellowed, parchment treatise to Sighere.
Sighere says (in primal):
"Well, you are truly an exceptional warrior, my friend. You have completed tasks that I thought no one could accomplish. This treatise will aid me greatly in my work."
Sighere says (in primal):
"Well, our bargain is complete. I shall teach you the special move that cost me everything I thought I loved. May it bring you a happier fate, and I hope that you have learned somewhat from me besides violence."
-*- You gain 10 quest points! -*-
Practice riposte.