The Elemental Orb
Concept: Quest
Scope: Walkthru
General Quest Info
Quest: mainline (essential), subquest of Test of Promise and Loyalty
Given by: Mekander (Serenity)
Prerequisites: quest accepted for the Test of Promise and Loyalty
Rewards:
- Experience: +400
- Reputation: none
- Payment: none
- Items: none
Provides access to: none
Description
Questgiver
Mekander is a Seer who lives in one of the houses in Serenity town. He will be the party's mentor. At the start of the game he is outside, right in front of the party.
Purpose
This is one of five acts by which the party is tested to prove their worthiness. They are to retrieve and deliver the Elemental Orb from Dusk's Cave.
Walkthru
Talk to Mekander. Accept the Test of Promise and Loyalty, and he will explain the subquests.
Dusk's Cave is located in the province of Etanasfeld, which lies east of Serenity. It takes a five-day walk to get there; less, if one of the characters knows the pathfinding skill and/or an appropriate NPC is hired.
In the middle of the cave, the Giant Kumbhakarma lies asleep, thereby completely blocking the way to the back where the Orb is located.
The solution to this problem is to buy a shovel at the General Store in Iotneheim, an otherwise totally useless item, and dig a tunnel under the Giant. Fetch the Elemental Orb from the alcove and return the way you came.
You can report back to Mekander right after this subquest has been completed, if you wish.
Notes
- The Runemaster promotion explains how the Elemental Orb got to be there for the party to find.