Unspeakable, Unknowable
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Help Alkar stop the Summit gaining the Tome of the Rubicon.
| Unspeakable, Unknowable | |
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| Campaign | Prophecies |
| Region | Sorrow's Furnace |
| Type | Secondary 
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| Given by | High Priest Alkar in Sorrow's Furnace |
| Part of | To Sorrow's Furnace |
Contents |
[edit] Quest information
[edit] Objectives
- Return to the ancient ruins of the Great Destroyer.
- Destroy the Hierophant Morlog before he learns the true name of the Great Destroyer.
- Return the Tome of the Rubicon to the ancient ruins. Drop it where High Priest Alkar awaits.
- Collect 4 shards of Balthazate crystal and place them near High Priest Alkar. You have [4..0] shards remaining. Be sure to protect the High Priest from enemy patrols.
- See High Priest Alkar for your reward.
[edit] Rewards
- 8,000 Experience
[edit] Walkthrough
The first part of the quest is relatively straightforward -- find Alkar in Grenth's Footprint, and lead him to Sorrow's Furnace. You'll probably face a number of dwarven bosses along the way, but nothing difficult. There are a lot of heretics who shatter your enchantments, herders who knock you down, and gnashers who animate bone fiends.
Once inside Sorrow's Furnace, speak to the priest again. He'll run ahead and lead you through the caverns. Make sure he doesn't die, or you'll be returned to the outpost. If you want to pick up treasure, do so during each battle, as the priest will begin running to the next checkpoint as soon as all surrounding enemies are dead.
Eventually, you'll face Hierophant Morlog, who will drop the Tome of the Rubicon, which Alkar is looking for. Finish killing Morlog's entourage, but don't fight anyone else -- protect Alkar, take the tome back to the temple, and drop it there. If you're too slow, enemies will begin to attack Alkar.
After you've dropped the tome, Alkar will tell you that he'll stay there and that you should bring him four crystals. He'll also ask that you leave some of the party to protect him. A warrior and a healer hero are enough to buy you time, but you'll still have to come back to defend Alkar when he begins to be attacked.
Now for the tricky part. You'll fight, among other things, through groups of Stone Summit with annoying priests of sorrows who resurrect their dead, and Dredge scouts who interrupt your spellcasters. Whenever you either approach or kill a boss (four Dredge Blastrocks, who are also equipped with resurrection), groups of Stone Summit will spawn and begin to attack Alkar. It might be easier to approach each boss to trigger these attackers, then run back to defend Alkar. Three of the bosses are in the cavern, and one of the bosses you'll have to backtrack up the stairs to find (note: no Stone Summit is triggered by approaching this boss -- only by killing him).
There is, however, a resurrection shrine close to Alkar's temple. As long as Alkar survives, you won't lose the mission.
[edit] NPCs
20 High Priest Alkar
28 Hierophant Morlog
- 24 (26) Dredge Blastrock
[edit] Dialogue
[edit] Initial dialogue
High Priest Alkar
- The Stone Summit are dangerously close to uncovering the Tome of the Rubicon. Inside is the true name of the Great Destroyer, the bane of the living and nemesis of the Great Dwarf himself. If the seals that bind that book are dispelled and the true name spoken... well, let's just say there is no worse thing that could happen in this world.
I could use yer help gaining entry to Sorrow's Furnace and stopping the Summit from getting their hands on the Tome. Will you help me?
Yeah, I think that's a pretty good cause.
You Dwarves and your dramatic stories. Sorry, I can't help.
When asked about it:
- Move those long legs of yours, human. If the Summit uncovers the Tome, there will be dire consequences.
[edit] Intermediate dialogue
- High Priest Alkar:To ensure the name was unspeakable to all but the Great Dwarf, the name was sealed within the Rubicon. There are few left with the knowledge and power to open the Tome. (quote)
Reaching the temple:
- High Priest Alkar:The Great Destroyer is reputed to be everything the Great Dwarf is not...evil, malicious, and greedy to the core.
- High Priest Alkar:If that Hierophant reads the Great Destroyer's true name, he will summon upon this world the most malignant creaure ever seen by mortal eyes.
- High Priest Alkar:We must hurry. That Hierophant will not take long to dispel the enchantments protecting the Tome.
On placing the book:
- High Priest Alkar:We must bury the Great Destroyer's true name. The best way to do that is to consecrate the old temple and bring it down atop the Tome. Some of you should stay behind, just in case. (quote)
- High Priest Alkar:Balthazate crystals are highly explosive. If you find enough of them, I can destroy the Temple. They're mined by an unruly lot known as the Dredge Blastrock. Kill them and collect the Balthazate they drop.
- High Priest Alkar:This ritual will likely attract us some unwanted attention, so at least one of you should stay here with me. I won't be safe here all on my own, and if they kill me, they will get the Tome. When you find a crystal, bring it back immediately and drop it here.
On placing all crystals:
- High Priest Alkar:Great Dwarf, I invoke thee. Lend me your strength.
- High Priest Alkar:Release from the deep the power of these crystals.
- High Priest Alkar:Bring down the walls that we may protect the world from the evil of the Great Destroyer.
- Cinematic depicting the collapse of the temple plays.
[edit] Reward dialogue
High Priest Alkar
- The Tome of the Rubicon is once again safe. Maybe one day, when the Great Dwarf returns from his eternal slumber, the world will be ready to uncover what we have buried here today.
