At Any Price

Walkthrough

At Any Price
Quest giver	Verjya Hakahm
Previous quest	And You Thought Darkwoods Was Bad...
Starting Zone	Southern Waste of Tarhyl
Other Zone(s)	The Rust
Quest items used	Ancient Vampire Blood Necromantic Tome Scrap of Immortal Flesh Glistening Rustless Needle x 4
Item Reward(s)	Hakahm Banner
Related overview	Farmer Tenkin's Crops When a Cat is Cornered There's More To Be Found Rescuing the Vah - Set One Set One (Hidden Presences) Saving Ryhajin Kajek Saving Araghin Vahl Saving Mira Shahar Rescuing the Vah - Set Two Set Two (Hidden Presences) Saving Shaylan Nairu Rescuing the Vah - Set Three Set Three (Hidden Presences) Saving Hyvek Vahl Saving Verjya Hakahm Saving Vyre Sraen Saving Sorysia Laythen Oracle Eyes Sane Madness Collecting banners (may start after receiving the Rehn Banner) Standard of the Vahir The Trapped Vahir Set Four (Shir Blades) Saving Vahir Rahkahl Saving Vahir Ghan Standard of the Vah Sraen Sins of the Father Standard of the Vah Kajek Deaf Leading the Blind Standard of the Vah Hakahm And You Thought Darkwoods Was Bad... At Any Price Standard of the Vah Rashaam Yejhana's Lodestone quest Until There Is No Enemy Standard of the Vah Shahar One of My Little Indulgences Under the Black Rose Strange Appetites The Liar and the Whore Standard of the Vahl The Liar and the Whore The Vah - Final Quest Additional sidequests (Optional goodies) Eye Spy Unlocked after Rescuing the Vah - Set One Cube Gigging Building the Future Unlocked after Rescuing the Vah - Set Three Arrows Don't Grow on Trees Unlocked after The Trapped Vahir - Set Four Shir Blade (Paladin) quests Shir Blade (Shadowknight) quests

After finishing And You Thought Darkwoods Was Bad...:

You say, 'Not to be rude, and I'm certainly grateful for all the things you've given me, but why are you being so generous?'

Verjya's ears twitch about. 'In honesty? In part, it's because you led me here, but... I may soon need your help with something, <Player Name>, and I'll need for you to not ask me many questions about what it is I'm doing. It won't hurt anyone but me, I swear it, but that is all I will say.'

Allow the camp to reset.

You say, 'Hail, Verjya Hakahm'

Verjya Hakahm says, 'It's time, <Player Name>.'

You say, 'Time for what?'

Verjya Hakahm says, 'The favor I said I would ask.' Verjya reaches into her tunic-pocket and pulls out an old, crumpled scroll. 'I have a list of things and I cannot get them myself. Please, do this for me. I swear on my life that no other will come to harm from it, but I need you to do this.'

You say, 'What do you need me to get?'

Verjya Hakahm says, 'Blood from the oldest vampire you can find. A tome from a Ysthar grand necromancer. Immortal flesh from an artificial fire-beast and four timeless needles with which to stitch it.' Seeing your expression, Verjya continues. 'No questions.'

Your journal has been updated. [At Any Price]

Gather and give Verjya Hakahm:

• Ancient Vampire Blood
• Necromantic Tome
• Scrap of Immortal Flesh
• Glistening Rustless Needle x 4

You receive Hakahm Banner from Verjya Hakahm. {{questdialog|Verjya takes the items from you and looks them over carefully. 'They must be perfect, or the tragedy will be indescribable.' She glances up at you. 'Thank you, <Player Name>. It is a hard thing to act without knowing what you do, but if I had told you, you would never have helped me. I could not have lived with that. I believe you're looking for house banners--here, have mine. If anyone from house Hakahm knew what I had done, they would take it from me anyway.' Verjya returns her attention to the objects and begins to work.

You have completed a quest. [At Any Price]

Verjya opens the book of Aszhii, Summoner of the Dead. Reading carefully, she begins to chant.

The bones of a large puma slowly fade into being in front of Verjya. While still chanting, she anoints the corpse with the blood of Tarlisha Enthanner. Flesh grows out of the marrow, knitting around the bones and giving them form.

Moving swiftly, Verjya wraps the corpse in the almost-flesh of Astatine and stitches it into place with the rustless needles.

The metallic flesh ripples as her chant grows louder. Gritting her teeth, Verjya cuts a long line into her hand, then gasps as it bleeds unnaturally quickly. Blood pours out of her, leaving her weak and shaking, but fur bristles wherever it touches the corpse. As you watch, the dead thing twitches, then stands up and takes its place by Verjya's side. Its tail is limp and its eyes are expressionless and dull. Verjya collapses into it, hugging it around the midsection, tear-filled eyes a mix of love and horror. Her injured hand leaves a bloody smear on its coat.

Verjya Hakahm says, 'Thank you, <Player Name>.' Verjya shudders. 'I am whole again.'

You say, 'What have you done?!'

She looks down, unwilling to meet your gaze. 'What I had to do. Rashaam is with me again. That's all that matters.' The creature stands silently beside her, normal at first glance but with a palpable aura of death around it.