The Hero's Challenge

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The Hero's Challenge
Section	Southern Shiverpeaks Quests
Given by	Vanyi in Droknar's Forge (Southern Shiverpeaks)
Preceded by	The Hero's Journey
Campaign	Prophecies
Type	Secondary quest
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The second attribute quest in Prophecies.

[edit] Quest information

[edit] Requirements

• Prophecies character only
• Ascension
• You have changed Secondary profession at least once, via
  • a Profession changer, or
  • one of the following quests:
    • The Elementalist's Path
    • The Mesmer's Path
    • The Monk's Path
    • The Necromancer's Path
    • The Ranger's Path
    • The Warrior's Path

For Hero's Journey you are sent to three towns; all three have quests which allow you to change your secondary profession. After completing the Hero's Journey quest, one of the The <Profession>'s Path quests and changed secondary profession, talk to Vanyi in Droknar's Forge and she will give you Hero's Challenge, the reward of which is 5,000 exp and 15 attribute points.

[edit] Objectives

• Enter the Frozen Forest from Copperhammer Mines.
• Follow Sanyi through the mountains.
• Defeat Sanyi the Soul Eater.
• Return to Vanyi for your reward.

[edit] Reward

• 5,000 Experience
• 15 Attribute Points

[edit] Walkthrough

When you get this quest, it says to go to the Frozen Forest and walk with Sanyi. She leads you through a few hostile groups to her final destination. Sanyi will then transform into a level 28 Mragga and four Mragga Spawn will pop up. Defeat the Mragga and return to Vanyi for your reward.
To make things a bit easier, the player can start from Copperhammer Mines, located next to Sanyi's spawn point as shown on the map.

[edit] NPCs

[edit] Allies

• 20 (20) Sanyi

[edit] Foes

• 22 (26) Mragga Spawn

[edit] Bosses

• 28 (30) Mragga → Grenth's Balance

[edit] Dialogue

[edit] Initial dialogue

Vanyi

Your aura is radiant. Aided by the spirits of the desert, you can learn any profession, master any skill, but there yet remain untapped reserves of power within you.

Take my advice, [Character Name], go to the Frozen Forest from the Iron Mines of Moladune, and seek out my sister Sanyi. She will help you unleash this hidden power.

Accept: "I will find your sister."

Decline: "I am powerful enough."

When asked about quest: I hope you appreciate the insights I have shared with you. If you would further improve your attributes, seek out my sister Sanyi. You will find her in the Frozen Forest, very near the Iron Mines of Moladune. She will show you what power you hold inside.

[edit] Intermediate dialogue

While walking to destination:

Sanyi: "If you would kill the enemy more quickly, I would not be forced to wait for you."

Sanyi: "Hurry. Come this way."

Upon arrival:

Sanyi: "I hope that was not too difficult."

Sanyi: "I know it must seem odd that I would lead you through so much danger, but I had to see your power for myself."

Sanyi: "I have lived in these mountains many, many years. Survived dangers you can scarcely imagine."

Sanyi: "To do this, I have relied on surrounding myself with powerful people."

Sanyi: "Gather round and we shall share in each other's strength..."

Mragga: ...after I swallow your soul!

[edit] Reward dialogue

Vanyi

Stay your hand, [Character Name]! Allow me to explain: My father was the famed Agostin of Ascalon's Chosen. Many years ago, he brought us to the mountains to leave behind the strife of guild warfare. But one day we were set upon by that demon, Mragga. It consumed my father and cast a spell on me, binding me to its will. For most of my life, I have been its prisoner, forced to lead the unsuspecting to their doom.

It always wanted me to seek out the most powerful, for it drew its strength from those it absorbed. But you are a true hero... You were too powerful for the demon, and now I am free. I shall forever be in your debt.

[edit] Notes

• While the objectives say to leave from the Iron Mines of Moladune, a player can go from Copperhammer Mines as it is closer to Sanyi. The starting place does not have a direct effect on the quest, so either outpost can be used.
• You do not actually have to change your secondary profession, you only need to complete one of the quests needed to change your secondary profession.

Bug.

Sometimes Sanyi will get stuck behind the tree stump right before the stone summit after crossing the bridge, making the quest uncompletable and forcing you to rezone.