Sticks and Stones
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| Sticks and Stones | |
|---|---|
| Section | The Desolation Quests |
| Given by | Awata in Bone Palace (The Desolation) |
| Campaign | Nightfall |
| Type | Secondary quest |
Contents |
[edit] Quest information
[edit] Objectives
- Destroy the graven monoliths and harvest their shards. Collect 10 more to complete your sample.
- See Awata for your reward.
[edit] Reward
- 2,500 Experience
- 200 Gold
- Ancient Artifact
[edit] Walkthrough
Continue to kill Graven Monolith until they have dropped 10 inscribed shards then return to Awata for your reward.
[edit] Dialogue
[edit] Initial dialogue
Awata
- "Shortly before your arrival, strange occurrences became commonplace. Once staid stone formations have been given life; they now walk these cursed lands engaging any poor fool they encounter. They are vicious. I have lost many to their fury, though they are not infallible. A group of my men cornered one of them and shattered it into hundreds of pieces. At its core they found a glowing shard pulsing with a magic I have not seen."
- "If we are to decimate these monsters we must understand everything about them. Fetch me more shards and I will unlock their secrets."
- Accept: "Let's rock."
- Decline: "I'm too old to rock 'n' roll."
- When asked about quest: "Have you gathered enough glowing shards from the graven monoliths yet?"
[edit] Reward dialogue
Awata
- "Upon closer inspection, I can see these glowing shards feature curious inscriptions. Perhaps we have what we need to unravel their origin...."
[edit] Notes
- Although the quest dialogue refers to glowing shards, the items required for this quest are in fact the normal Inscribed Shards that monoliths usually drop.
- Nightfallen Jahai is a great place to farm Inscribed Shards when entering from the Gate of Torment; there is a Graven Monolith bounty shrine just north of the entrance, and a group of Graven Monoliths to the northwest of that. Another good place is The Ruptured Heart, just outside (and to the northwest) of The Mouth of Torment.
- One can also use the increased number of monoliths from the quest A Show of Force to improve the chances of inscribed shards dropping.
[edit] Trivia
The decline option is a reference to the song "Too Old to Rock and Roll, Too Young to Die", by Jethro Tull.
