Tapestry Shred

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Tapestry Shred
Rarity	Common
Type	Quest item
Value	Can't be sold
Stackable	Yes
Campaign	Prophecies
Quest item for	Then and Now, Here and There

Acquisition

The Tapestry Shred can only be obtained by winning Gwen's favor in pre-Searing Ascalon. This requires giving her a combination of items: the Broken Flute, a new Flute, a Small Girl's Cape, or Red Iris Flowers; the last item given must be an iris. The least expensive combination is the broken flute, the replacement flute, and 3 irises.

Usage

The shred can help Prophecies characters obtain the quest, Then and Now, Here and There. After completing the Primary Vanguard Quests (in the Charr Homelands), visit Gwen in the Hall of Monuments. The shred will be removed from the inventory when you accept this quest.

Notes

• Gwen will notice that you have the shred, if you speak to her in the Hall of Monuments. She will say, I can't believe you held onto that for so long. But with the Ebon Vanguard missing, my own past must be put aside for now. We'll have time for this matter after my friends are rescued.
• This item can be transferred between characters, however it can only be used by Prophecies characters.
• Originally, pre-Searing Gwen would take all your flowers at once (giving you only credit for a single iris). This was corrected in a Game update.

Anomaly.

Gwen will not give you the shred while you have more flowers in your inventory. If the last item you gave was an iris (and you think you have earned her favor), drop the remaining flowers and talk to her again.

Bug.

There is a viral bug with this quest. If a character who has not gotten the shred goes out with anyone who has gotten the shred, that character can't get it, and anyone they go out with can't either. The workaround is to create a pre-Searing character, get the shred with that character, and trade to the character that's bugged. In short, do not party with anyone until you have the shred.