Dark Tides

Quest information#

Objectives#

• Re-animate the corpse of Maabus using your Animate Dead spell and question him about the Kronus rituals.
• Take the teleporter in the corner of Maabus' tomb to the crystal cave where the calling scroll is kept.
• Infiltrate the city of the Paladins and figure out a way into the Vault. See Mardoth for help with this objective.
• Step onto the teleporter near Mardoth and follow the path of glowing runes to the tomb of Maabus.
• This is the tomb of Maabus. Enter within and find the corpse of the ancient necromancer.
• Use the teleporter near Mardoth to be transported to the Paladin City of Light.
• Follow the road paved with glowing runes to find the Vault of Secrets. Be careful not to give yourself away as a Necromancer while in the city.
• Summon your Horde Minion familiar to fetch the scroll for you.
• Double click your Horde Minion to open his pack and retrieve the Scroll of Abraxus that he looted for you.
• Find the Crystal Cave password by reading (double click) the golden scroll entitled "Scroll of Abraxus" that you got from your familiar..
• Now that you have the password, return to the Crystal Cave to speak with the guard there. Use the teleporter outside of the vault to get there if necessary.
• Speak the secret word that you read in the scroll stolen from the Vault to Horus the guard, using his context menu.
• Enter the Crystal Cave and find the Scroll of Calling. The barrier will now allow you to pass.
• You have disposed of the creatures as Horus has asked. See him on your way out of the Crystal Cave to claim your reward.
• You have obtained the scroll of calling. See Mardoth for further instructions.
• Follow the red lanterns to the Well of Tears where you will perform the calling of Kronus.
• Use the Scroll of Calling (double click) near the Well of Tears to charge the waters for the arrival of Kronus.
• Find Mardoth End
• Use the enchanted sextant in your pack to locate the nearest bank. Go there and speak with the Banker.
• You have arrived at the Bank. Open your bank box and then cash the check that Mardoth gave you.

Rewards#

• Quest-specific rewards are handled in scripts; no fixed reward was inferred.

Notes#

• The listed stage definitions describe this quest chain; conditional branches may mean that a player does not take every stage in this order.
• Rewards are determined by the chain scripts and are not inferred from a generic reward table. World placement and race/skill eligibility require confirmation.