CURSED OBSIDIAN FAYCITE

The Hills of Shade was not a place to chill, but I got this Faycite, and it's for real! -- Bonzz

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This is a quested augmentation, introduced with the Secrets of Faydwer expansion.

Acquiring it involves a series of tasks, faction and flagging (i.e. you must accomplish certain things before you can proceed further). As you complete tasks, you obtain eight various augs of negligible stats. However, in the end, they are all combined into a single nice Aug!

Some of these tasks definitely require indifferent or better faction, to get them. If at any point the NPC is not responding as I note below, you can all most be assured that it is a faction issue... or your forgot to drop invisibility.

NOTE: A number of these tasks share common camps/kills with the Blessed Celestine Faycite and Eron's Jewelry quests/tasks. If you have task space and bag space, you may want to do tasks (such as acquire drops, get kill credits, etc.) in conjunction with each other, to save time, where applicable.

NOTE: This outline has you doing multiple tasks at the same time, as it saves time and effort. If you do not have task space, you can always do them separately. These tasks can generally be done in any order, with some exception.

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Cursed Obsidian Faycite: Magic, Lore, No Trade; 20 AC, 72 HP, 72 MANA; 16 DIS, 16 POISON; Weight 0.0; Slot 7 or 8.

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STATUS: Completed & Confirmed!

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!!!!! QUICK LINKS !!!!!

Bigger, Faster, Stronger, Dumber     Borrowed Bones     Cartographical Nightmare     I Would Exhume So

Making Up For Lost Time     One of Our Own     Power of Decay     Recoup the Coop     The Perfect Omelette

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THE QUEST

1) HILLS OF SHADE: This entire task series takes place in this zone.

This series actually starts with a dropped item.

In the northwest area of the zone, there is a small circular area populated by Aviak type MOB's.

You need to kill Arak Bladesoar (Level 80) and loot a Crude Satchel (Weight 0.8).

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2) Make sure you have room for a task (29 is the limit).

Right click the Crude Satchel and you will be automatically assigned a task called "The Borrowers."

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3) Now head to the "Bertoxxulous' Chosen" Camp (aka "Gnome Camp").

This is a fenced-in area in the middle-eastern side of the zone.

You are looking for Addle, Minister of the Arcane (Level 83).

Give him the Cursed Satchel to finish the task ("The Borrowers") and you will automatically be assigned the task, "Recoup the Coop." 

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4) While you are here, look for Banty Bourdizzle (Level 80), nearby.

Hail him and follow along (key phrase, "essential elements") to get the task called, "The Perfect Omelette."

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5) Now speak to him again (key phrase, "'What independent data?"), to get the task called, "Cartographical Nightmare."

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6) Now look for Arreles Bonescrounger (Level 80), in the same area (camp).

Hail her and follow along (key phrase, "something") to get the task called, "Bigger, Faster, Stronger, Dumber."

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7) Now head back to the Aviak area.

You are here to kill MOB's, loot the following items and get the following updates:

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8) Very carefully, with a combination of Invisible (re: crows), IVU (re: "Blackwater" MOB's) and Levitation, run north out into the bay.

In the middle northern section of the bay (east of the island), there are some damaged/sunken ships. One of these is the "Ship of the Damned."

Run around it until you get a location update ("Cartographical Nightmare"), in the area of p2715, p130.

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9) Now run to the east side of the bay, where you will see an "Ancient Statue" sunken in the water (area of p2375, p1725).

Run about the statue until you get a location update ("Cartographical Nightmare").

This one is a bit difficult to get. I actually had to dip under the water to get it… and I was right up against the statue.

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10) Now, with IVU, run back ashore among the docks.

Near one of the docks (area of p1700, n575) you should get the "Port of the Damned" location update ("Cartographical Nightmare").

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11) Now head back to the Gnome Camp.

Give the eight Borrowed Bones to Addle to finish a task ("Recoup the Coop") and claim your aug reward:

Deep Obsidian Faycite Shard (Magic, Lore, No trade, Weight 0.0; 2 AC, 9 HP, 9 Mana, 2 DIS, 2 POISON; Required Level 70). 

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12) Now, from the east, pull and kill three (3) A Rampaging Boneguard (Level 80).

They are just outside the fence in the area there and can be pulled into the Gnome Camp.

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13) While you are doing this, you can invis and run out to the west to find "Erollisi's Grove" for a location update ("Cartographical Nightmare,” in the area of p450, p2115), where all the treants are.

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14) Now go hail Arreles to finish a task ("Bigger, Faster, Stronger, Dumber") and claim your aug reward:

Splintered Obsidian Faycite Shard (Magic, Lore, No trade, Weight 0.0; 3 AC, 9 HP, 9 Mana, 2 DIS, 2 POISON; Required Level 70). 

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15) Now find and speak with Nastel Greygore (Level 80), who is nearby (key phrase, "Fool?"), to get the task called, "The Power of Decay."

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16) With invis, head to the southeast section of the zone, where the sporali are.

Run to the center area where there are three (3) tunnels.

You are here, first, for the following location updates:

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17) Now set up camp (just above the western tunnel worked well for me) and kill the following MOB's:

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18) Head back to Nastel and hail him to finish a task ("Power of Decay") and claim your aug reward:

Chipped Obsidian Faycite Shard (Magic, Lore, No trade, Weight 0.0; 3 AC, 9 HP, 9 Mana, 2 DIS, 2 POISON; Required Level 70). 

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19) Now speak to Arreles again (key phrase, "What job?") to get the task called, "I Would Exhume So."

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20) Now find Jorun Grimblewimbus (Level 80), who is nearby.

Speak to him (key phrase, "I am ready") to get the task called, "Making Up for Lost Time."

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21) Northeast of the Gnome Camp, is a trail that leads to the "Graveyard."

Using IVU, run up into the graveyard for a location update ("Cartographical Nightmare"), in the area of p815, n1090.

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22) Now set up camp outside the graveyard. I suggest just north of the gnome camp.

The next few steps will take a very good group, due to a time limit (DPS, slowing, crowd control and healing are essential).

From here, pull and kill undead (Level 78 to 83) until you loot the following items:

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23) As you are doing this, it is important to keep the graveyard as clear as possible for this step… and the next few steps.

Once you have the graveyard cleared, move up into the graveyard in the near right-hand corner.

You should get a location update ("I Would Exhume So"), when you go in the graveyard.

On a semi-regular basis (every 15-ish minutes), five (5) Wereorcs will spawn and walk towards the graveyard.

NOTE: The following task update can only be accomplished when these wereorcs are up. 

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24) When the wereorcs enter the graveyard, they will become KoS and also see through invis… so be wary!

Hopefully you were keeping the graveyard clear, as you need to fight them inside the graveyard (else, they seem to despawn faster). In fact, you have about five (5) minutes to get this accomplished.

You need to kill the four (4) A Wereorc Gravedigger (Level 79 to 81), first and then A Wereorc Packleader (Level 82) (he does not become active until the other four are dead). Also, the Gravediggers need to be killed in melee range of the Packleader. If they are too far away, the Packleader will despawn.

Once A Wereorc Packleader is dead, loot the Gravedigger's Order (Weight 0.8) (he drops only one!).

This event is tricky and can be done by a capable group, but otherwise I suggest a mini-raid.

NOTE: The update and kill order is required, as each one is required to open up the next step of the task.

NOTE: Don't worry if you don't win the first time. You can try again and again on each new respawn (you do not have to get a new task).

NOTE: Be very aware that these wereorcs do NOT loose aggro easily… at all (zone wide)! Even via Call of the Hero.

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25) As you are doing the above few steps, and the graveyard is clear enough to do so, you can run about the graveyard.

In various spots you will see A Tomb (Level 45) (coffins).

You need to /open A Tomb and loot a Desiccated Remains (Weight 0.8), until you have looted six (6) of them ("Making up for Lost Time").

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26) Now go back into the Gnome camp to Arreles.

Give her the Gravedigger's Order to finish a task ("I Would Exhume So") and claim your aug reward:

Dark Obsidian Faycite Shard (Magic, Lore, No trade, Weight 0.0; 3 AC, 9 HP, 9 Mana, 2 DIS, 2 POISON; Required Level 70). 

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27) Now find Jorun and give him the ten (10) Maggot-Ridden Head, eight (8) Rotting Torso and the six (6) Desiccated Remains, to finish a task ("Making Up for Lost Time.") and claim your aug reward:

Small Obsidian Faycite Shard (Magic, Lore, No trade, Weight 0.0; 3 AC, 9 HP, 9 Mana, 2 DIS, 2 POISON; Required Level 70). 

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28) Now invis up and head west and then south to near where A Mysterious Stranger (Level 80) is located (south of Camp Valor, on the wall there).

If you follow the wall east from A Mysterious Stranger you should run into the "Gnarled Oak" location update ("Cartographical Nightmare"), in the area of p430, p355.

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29) Next, you want to set-up camp, with a good group, at this same location.

From here, you want to pull and kill the "root" type MOB's (Level 79 to 81) from the north-northwest, until you have looted twelve (12) Sprig of Rotweed (Weight 0.8) ("The Perfect Omelette").

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30) Now IVU and run back around the same wall to the west to get the "Haunted Elven Camp" location update ("Cartographical Nightmare"), in the area of n300, p2000.

This is in the far southwest area.

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31) From here, head back east along the south wall to find the "Crypt" area.

You will need IVU and INVIS cast on you at the same time, so you can run in the tunnels for a location update ("Cartographical Nightmare").

This update is in the area of n170, p1010. It is easiest to get this update from the northern most tunnel entrance, and staying to the right. It is near where Cavalier Devolah (Level 80) roams about.

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32) Now head back to the Gnome Camp and find Banty.

Hail him to finish a task ("Cartographical Nightmare") and claim your aug reward:

Scratched Obsidian Faycite Shard (Magic, Lore, No trade, Weight 0.0; 3 AC, 9 HP, 9 Mana, 2 DIS, 2 POISON; Required Level 70). 

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33) Now turn give him the eight (8) Borrower Egg, four (4) Plump Maggot and the twelve (12) Sprig of Rotweed to finish another task ("The Perfect Omelette") and claim your aug reward:

Marred Obsidian Faycite Shard (Magic, Lore, No trade, Weight 0.0; 3 AC, 9 HP, 9 Mana, 2 DIS, 2 POISON; Required Level 70). 

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34) Now look for Reaver Lebanezer (Level 83), nearby.

You should now be able to speak to him and get a response. If not, you will either need more faction or you have not yet accomplished all the other tasks in this series (as noted above).

Speak to him (key phrase, "Motivations") to get the task called, "One of Our Own."

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35) You may need a capable group to clear into the caves to the room where Bimbalicus the Soulbleeder (Level 84) is located.

Clear the room he is in (he is not yet active).

This event can serve three (3) people, as he drops three (3) of the quest items. In order to do this, each person needs to hail him for a task update, but do NOT follow along.

Then, once the group is ready, have one (1) of the three players doing the quest then follow along with Bimbalicus, to activate the event.

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36) Once the event activates, five (5) A Soulbound Wraith (Level 81) will spawn in the center of the room.

A Soulbound Wraith will activate and aggro about every 40 to 45 seconds. If you kill them fast enough, you will only have to deal with one (1) at a time.

After they are dead, five (5) A Bonesworn Ripper (Level 81) will spawn in the center of the room, as well.

Again, A Bonesworn Ripper will activate and aggro about every 40 to 45 seconds. If you kill them fast enough, you will only have to deal with one (1) at a time.

Once those two (2) waves of MOB's are dead, Bimbalicus will activate and attack.

Kill him. Once he is dead, you need to loot a Gemmed Bracer (Weight 0.8).

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37) Now head back to Reaver Lebanezer.

Give him the Gemmed Bracer to finish this final task and get your reward:

Dull Obsidian Faycite Shard (Magic, Lore, No trade, Weight 0.0; 3 AC, 9 HP, 9 Mana, 2 DIS, 2 POISON; Required Level 70).

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38) Now find Lanika Shadestepper (Level 80) in the same camp.

NOTE: Have a bag slot open!

Buy an Obsidian Faycite Recrystalizer (No Trade, 8-Slot Giant, 0% Weight Reduction, Weight 0.1). It will cost you about 1,418 Platinum.

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39) Now combine all the shards you acquired inside the Obsidian Faycite Recrystalizer to make the Cursed Obsidian Faycite!

Gratz!

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