A Belated Betrothal

A Belated Betrothal
Section	Crystal Desert Quests
Campaign	Prophecies
Given by	Tirzah in Seeker's Passage (Crystal Desert)
Type	Secondary quest
Map(s)
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Find Tirzah's lover in the Salt Flats.

Quest information

Objectives

• Find out what has become of Tirzah's beloved Chebar in the Salt Flats.
• Take the silver ring to Tirzah.

Reward

• 1,000 Experience
• Bull's Strike
• Tiger's Fury
• Mend Condition
• Signet of Agony
• Ether Lord
• Windborne Speed

Walkthrough

This quest is best begun from Seeker's Passage.

Tip: This quest can be done nicely together with Ancient Secrets, which is given by Fangfa Tai in The Amnoon Oasis. That quest may also be started from Seeker's Passage.

Starting from Seeker's Passage, go southeast until you go through a narrow channel, then round the wall to your left and up another narrow channel with wooden plank steps and platforms. You will reach Chebar, the objective of this quest, at the top of the channel beside the teleporter.

If you are also doing Ancient Secrets, continue by teleporting, then move in a northeasterly direction until you find Sennat Sen, the objective for Ancient Secrets.

You need to take it slowly. You will encounter Rockshot Devourers, Jade Scarabs and a pretty large number of Storm Kin. The Storm Kin patrol in small groups but can move very quickly along their patrol routes, so it is easy to aggro more than you would like. They also seem to aggro from farther than your aggro circle, so be careful to deal with these in as small numbers at a time as possible, and heal up and recharge between encounters.

Note: It is possible to simply run to Chebar, even without a running skill, going headlong through the groups of enemies. Hire a full party of henchmen and let them serve as distractions. Assuming you don't trigger any traps, the most dangerous thing you'll face is constant Health degeneration from Conjure Phantasm and Parasitic Bond, but this is unlikely to be fatal as the run is not a very long distance. If you choose to bring a self-healing skill, be aware that the Rockshot Devourers use Distracting Shot.

NPCs

Allies

In Salt Flats

Ghosts

• 15 Chebar

Dialogue

Initial dialogue

Tirzah

"Forgive me if I seem startled, but it has been ages since a living being has spoken to me... Please, don't think less of me, but I have a rather selfish request of you. When the...event...that destroyed my people occurred, I was supposed to meet my betrothed Chebar out in the Salt Flats near one of those curious teleportation pads. We thought it was a perfect place to be alone. It has been my single lasting torment that I never found out what happened to Chebar. Although it is unlikely that any sign of his...remains...would have survived to this day, I would like to be certain.

Would you go to the Salt Flats and see if you can find any sign of Chebar?"

 Accept: "It would be my honor."

 Decline: "Probably nothing left of him."

 Ask: "Please search the Salt Flats for any sign of my beloved Chebar."

Intermediate dialogue

Chebar

"Tirzah's ghost has sent you? Oh my beloved...so that's why she never came that day. I have waited here all this time hoping against hope that one day I might know her fate, but to find out that she is a ghost bound to this hellish place as I am...it is almost beyond bearing. I know of something that might bring her a small bit of joy. Take this silver ring and give it to her. On the day we were supposed to meet, I was going to ask for her hand in marriage. Perhaps the ring will give her some small comfort."

Reward dialogue

Tirzah

"You spoke to his ghost? And he gave you this? He was going to ask for my hand in marriage? Imagine that he has waited out there all this time.... I think...I think I can rest a little easier knowing his fate. With this ring, you have given me more than I could ever hope to repay you for."

Notes

• The quests Ancient Secrets (obtained much earlier) and the Ranger's Path actually conclude at nearby spots just a bit further along (via the teleporter) from where Chebar is found.