Finding Gadd
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| Finding Gadd | |
|---|---|
| Campaign | Eye of the North |
| Region | Tarnished Coast |
| Type | Primary |
| Given by | Livia in Vlox's Falls |
| Part of | The Knowledgeable Asura |
| Followed by | Finding the Bloodstone |
Contents |
[edit] Quest information
[edit] Objectives
- Head southeast to the Shards of Orr. Use the Asura Gate inside the entrance to gain access to Gadd's Encampment. Rendezvous there with Bartholos.
- Join Livia and Gadd in Sparkfly Swamp.
- Assist Livia with collecting inscriptions from the inscribed ettins. You have collected 0...3 of 3 inscriptions.
- Return to the entrance of the Bloodstone Caves.
- Talk to Gadd.
- Activate the inscription and gain entrance to the Bloodstone Caves.
[edit] Reward
- 2000 Experience
- 250 Asura reputation points
[edit] Walkthrough
This is a fairly long quest and should have around fifty minutes devoted to it. To get to the Shards of Orr dungeon, start at Vlox's Falls and head southeast. The Krait along the way should be relatively easy, but once inside the dungeon, it is very helpful to take your time with the zombies and skeletons. Two groups at once will be very dangerous to the party. Another simple solution is to bring three heroes with "Charge!" and stagger their casts in order to run right past the enemies. If the party racks up too much death penalty, the zombie groups can be impossible to kill. The second-to-last group has two monks that will heal and resurrect each other and any fallen zombies in the time it takes to run from the resurrection shrine to the mob. It's sometimes possible to get past them by creative flagging of henchmen/heroes. Flag your healers off to the sides and a strong tank in front of the first group. Flag the rest of your henchmen on the second group, off to the side so they don't get tangled up in the first group. After half a dozen tries you should be able to pass them and activate the next resurrection shrine.
Once Gadd's Encampment is reached, talk to Bartholos. Head outside and to the right towards the Bloodstone Caves. At first you cannot enter the Bloodstone Caves, luckily Gadd will be able to lift the seal by deciphering inscriptions that are tattooed on nearby Inscribed Ettins. Follow the quest markers to each of the three Ettins. After killing them, make sure Livia gets close enough to extract the inscriptions. There are many roaming Raptor groups in this area, you may want to take care of them before engaging the Ettins. Return to the cave entrance to let Gadd decipher the inscriptions and collect your reward from the Inscription Stone.
[edit] NPCs
[edit] Allies
[edit] Foes
28 (30) Inscribed Ettin
[edit] Dialogue
[edit] Initial dialogue
- Livia
- Gadd is the most brilliant of the Asura. My fellow members of the Shining Blade have been helping with his research into the Bloodstones. They are currently on the far side of the Sea of Sorrows. The good news is we can get there by an Asura Gate. Head south and east to an underground complex called the Shards of Orr. An Asura Gate on the upper level leads to Gadd's Encampment. Find Bartholos, leader of the Shining Blade. He can tell you how to find Gadd.
- Accept: "If it will help the Asura, it must be done."
- Decline: "You can't get blood from a stone."
[edit] Intermediate dialogue
- Bartholos
- Ah, [Character Name]. Livia passed through earlier and said you're looking for Gadd. They went east, and should be at the Bloodstone Caves by now. If you hurry I'm sure you'll catch up. You'll find Gadd to be extremely demanding as an employer. Ready for some exercise?
[edit] Meeting Gadd and Livia
- Gadd: This is the help you recruited, Livia? I'm not impressed.
- Vekk: I see Gadd is as charming as ever. (if Vekk is in the party)
- Gadd: Vekk! I didn't see you. Now I'm REALLY unimpressed. (if Vekk is in the party)
- Livia
- The entrance to the Bloodstone Caves is sealed by mystic wards. Gadd says he can open it with the proper inscriptions, which are tribal tattoos on the local ettins. I don't know how he knows this, but I've learned to never doubt his word. You handle the easy part, and kill the ettins. I'll do the dirty work...collecting the insciptions from their lifeless carcasses.
[edit] 1st Ettin, if it hurts Gadd
- Gadd: Fools! Keep these creatures away from me! Can't you see I'm working here?
[edit] 2nd Ettin, if it hurts Gadd
- Livia: Gadd works much better without hot monster breath on his neck. Protect us!
[edit] 3rd Ettin, if it hurts Gadd
- Gadd: Can't you do anything right? If I die this will all be a waste. Annihilate those things!
[edit] After Livia has extracted all three inscriptions
- Gadd: We have all three inscriptions. Let us proceed to our next objective posthaste!
[edit] Arrival at Inscription Stone
- Gadd
- Well, took you long enough. Did you stop for lunch while out hunting? It will take justa moment to decode these arcane inscriptions. Then you may have the honor of escorting me into the depths to find the Bloodstone... Now be quiet, oaf! I require absolute silence!
Gadd: Stay out of my way while I open the door, you knuckle-dragging oafs.
[edit] Reward dialogue
- Inscription Stone
- You have decoded the inscriptions for this magical door and opened the way to the Bloodstone. Invoke the inscriptions when ready.
