_Annals of the Darkness_
Epic Weapon Quest
Result: Histerian Epic Weapon (Undroppable)

Required Items for Quest Completion:

Orb of Trelei
Master Tonberries
Mushroom of Dahl
White Crystal
Star of Trelei
Fire Crystal
Fruit of the Porem Tree
Fruit of the Lorem Tree
Shamrock of the Shroud
One of the following Relics: Vicar, Paladin, Misfit, Forsaken, or Destroyer

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The greatest weapons in the lands of Histeria can be obtained by only the bravest of adventurers.
This quest, known as the Epic Weapon Quest, can be started and completed as early as level 32, but
the weapon that you receive may not be equipped until level 35.  The weapon itself, regardless of
which it is, stands a head and shoulders over any other weapon of its type, whether found in the
crypts of the East or purchased from the weapons vendors in the great city of the North.

Each of the Epic weapons bears an Enhancement Bonus of +9 and is Keen.  Additionally, Vampiric
Regeneration, Damage Resistance, Spell Resistance, and other worthy attributes can be found on each
of the Epic weapons.  For more information regarding the specific weapon of your interest, visit
the Epic Weapons page on the site.

The Epic quest entails some prerequisites.  Being as the first item must be obtained beyond the
Bridge of Death, before even beginning one must seek out the Swami along the Pass of the Lost Dragon
and then obtain Master Tonberries.  Once these are obtained, one must visit the Nether Realm and
attain an Orb of Trelei from the plane of the Past.  Once these two feats have been accomplished,
the Epic quest can begin.

In the Green Village of Nollerburg, a church called St. Helen of the Blessed Shroud can be found.
It is around this church that your Epic weapon quest will revolve.

The Arch Paladin of the Shroud will give you details for beginning your quest.  After the first
item in your quest is acquired, the Arch Paladin will give you details on each of the following
steps.

The first portion of the quest entails heading to the undermountain of Dahl.  Head into the underdark
and search for a fungus cave.  Here may be obtained the Mushroom of Dahl.  Take this item back
to the Arch Paladin and she will exchange the Mushroom for a White Crystal.  She will then guide you
to the Nether Realm where you will set off to the Future.

Find a hidden ramp and sneak around the lakeshore to another cave.  Herein a creature will exchange
a relic called the Star of Trelei for your White Crystal.  Return the Star of Trelei to the Arch
Paladin and she will give you a Fire Crystal.

Next you must endure the timeless tests of the plane called the Void.  Head back to the Nether Realm
to access the Void.

Now you'll face some battles.  The creatures of the Void are powerful and merciless, and adventurers
under the level of thirty-five will struggle greatly.  Your Nexus Mirror will serve no purpose in
that place.  Locate the Lorem Tree and exchange your Fire Crystal for Fruit of the Lorem Tree.  The
Lorem Tree will then send you to the Nexus of the Two Realms.  Visit the Arch Paladin again to prove
your strength.

The Arch Paladin will then take the Fruit of the Lorem Tree and give you a Shamrock of the Shroud.
If you speak to her beyond this point, she will ask you for which Epic weapon you are questing.  Tell
her which one and she'll direct you to one of five powerful creatures scattered across the globe.
You must then seek out that creature.

Find the creature and destroy it.  Upon its death, the physical manifestation of its essence will
appear.  If you have completed all of the prerequisites of the Epic weapon quest, it will remove
your Shamrock of the Shroud and grant you with a very special Relic.  Take that Relic back to the
Arch Paladin and she will present you with the Epic weapon that you seek along with 15,000 experience.

This quest may be done multiple times, but it is not recommended unless you wish to have multiples
of the same weapon.  All Epic weapons are undroppable and therefore cannot be sold.

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updated 8.5.05