Old Woman River

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Old Woman River
Section	Kourna Quests
Given by	Engineer Tosi in The Floodplain of Mahnkelon (Kourna)
Preceded by	Rilohn Refuge (mission)
Campaign	Nightfall
Type	Secondary quest
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Pacify the ghost guardian of the Elon so the workers can continue their work on the water pumps in peace.

[edit] Quest information

[edit] Objectives

• Find the river ghost.
• Cleanse the area of Kournans. 5 groups of Kournans remain.
• See Yartu for your reward.

[edit] Reward

• 2500 experience
• 200 gold
• 100 Sunspear Promotion Points

[edit] Walkthrough

In order to get the quest you must approach Engineer Tosi and a ghost will appear which scares Engineer Tosi. He will then run up the stairs and back down the other stairs in a circle two times before giving the quest. Follow the map to the river ghost Yartu and talk to him to receive your task. Then, travel south and dispatch the Kournan groups. Be careful when attacking; there are many Kournans and Corsair as well as Kournan and Corsair bosses, which may overwhelm even the best prepared parties. Kournan and Corsair Mesmers Shatter Enchantments, Rangers use Whirling defense, the bosses deal large amounts of damage and the Scribes deal AoE damage. Make sure to lure carefully. Once you kill all the Kournan groups, return to Yartu for your reward (Note: do not leave the area until the quest is fulfilled, as it will restart).

[edit] NPCs

[edit] Allies

• 24 Yartu (collector for 5 Kournan Pendants) (after completion of the objectives)

[edit] Foes

Humans

• Kournan military

[edit] Dialogue

[edit] Initial dialogue

Engineer Tosi

"Did... did you see her? Ever since General Bayel sent his troops north to track down those Sunspears, she's been haunting this area. We can hardly get any work done thanks to her, but the soldiers all think we're crazy! Worse, fewer and fewer workers show up for their shifts. I don't have to remind you that if these waterworks fail, all of Kourna will be bone dry... and a true drought will devastate us all. Please, find this river ghost and see what we can do to put her spirit to rest."

Accept: "I ain't afraid of no ghost."

Decline: "Isn't there someone else you can call?"

[edit] Notes

• Do not leave the area - you will have to restart the quest if you only partially finished it.
• Once you accept the reward and leave, Yartu will never spawn again. If you want the items she offers, either bring the Kournan Pendants along or abandon the quest and restarting it.
• All 5 mobs of Kournans will spawn at the Kodonur Crossroads exit after finding Yartu. If you are attempting to get the Survivor title, don't use this exit while not having finished the quest.

Bug.

Even if you finished the quest but left the area before receiving your reward, Yartu will not spawn, making it impossible to get the reward.

[edit] Trivia

• The accept/reject lines are a reference to the movie Ghostbusters.
• The name of the quest is a reference to the song Old Man River.