Course of Corruption

Tarhansar has tasked you to investigate an agent of Jayla.

Walkthrough

Course of Corruption
Quest giver	Projection of the Deep
Next quest	Route of Rot Trail of Temptation Tides of Blood - Part III
Previous quest	Tides of Blood - Part II
Starting Zone	Caverns of the Deep One
Other Zone(s)	Oggok Keep of Mielech East Freeport Obsidian Shard Mountains City of Mercy Greater Faydark
Suggested Level Range	65
Faction Required	Tarhansar (Deity Pledged)
Related overview	Tides of Blood Tides of Blood - Part I Tides of Blood - Part II Gain warmly faction with the Wolfslayer Clan Tides of Blood - Part III These three may be completed in any order Route of Rot Trail of Temptation Course of Corruption Tides of Blood - Part IV

You say, 'Tell me more about the agent of Jayla.'

Projection of the Deep says, 'Jayla hoards knowledge like Shojar hoards secrets. If anyone has an idea as to what is going on, she must. Saosos was assigned to track a pair of her field agents, Krum and Nia in Oggok. Saosos reported Krum killed and Nia in talks with an unknown agent of Jayla. He was going to meet with Nia directly, but was killed right within the walls of Oggok. Find Nia and see what she knows of his murder, and the shadows.'

Find Apprentice Lorekeeper Nia (Oggok  at 555, 1149, 79  • Just South of the Shaman guild on the map.) .

You see Nia's body ahead...

You say, 'Hail, Apprentice Lorekeeper Nia'

The body seems to have been here for awhile, but it is oddly well preserved. All at once you feel a chill...

Apprentice Lorekeeper Nia shouts, 'Kill! For my Master! You will suffer!'

Defeat Apprentice Lorekeeper Nia.

Note: If you fail she will respawn after a short time.

Though the spirit seems to have vanished, the chill remains... you notice some burnt documents on the ground, and quickly jot down as much as you can in your journal.

 

Journal Text: It's badly burnt, but I've jotted down what I can 'wer and knowledge... the promises, must be true. I know they are true. Get a grip Nia. Need to find the link! It's there! I know it! The tagged scarab larvae should be mature by now. just need to touch the crystal. so cold.'

Find and kill a shadow scarab (Keep of Mielech  at 960,-604,-200  • West of the imprisoned a sane froglok) .

As the corpse hits the ground, you notice a strange crystal embedded in its body. You reach out and touch it, and in a flash you have a vision. The crystal shatters, but you jot down everything you can remember in your journal.

 

Journal Text: Writing quickly before I forget what I saw. I think it is from the perspective of the scarab! 'Bursting out of a chest. Blood across the sand. Scittering back to the nest, dodging the future hosts. A call. Not of the hive. Something else. Something cold. Need to find a servant of Master. Diverting to the city of death on the deserts edge.'

Find Fiele the Depraved (East Freeport  at -90, -450, -50  • Inside Hallard's Resales) .

It would seem someone has killed Fiele before you arrived.

You say, 'Hail, Fiele the Depraved'

She's dead. The wounds seem vicious, and likely unrelated to whatever creatures have been attacking. Upon further examination you find a note on her and copy the important parts into your journal.

 

Journal Text: I'm noticing a trend of people involved in this being dead. The note she had reads as follows 'Monohar dead? How could this be. That means they are all dead but me and Winterfang. We were foolish to challenge Tarhyl directly. And the research is inconclusive. I released the subjects, who will likely go back to their thieving ways. If I'm lucky they'll manage to spread the modified parasite to a giant or one of the blackscale in the area, but I'm not holding my breath.'

Find and kill a pale bandit (Obsidian Shard Mountains  at -1900, 1960  • most south-west corner, behind a temple ruin) .

These were definitely the same bandits that attacked the Wolfslayer clan. You find bits of a journal and copy what you can read into your own journal.

 

Journal Text: These were the same bandits that attacked the Wolfslayer Clan. Most of this is him losing his mind, but the last entry in his journal reads 'FOR THE COLD MASTER. ALL I DO I DO FOR YOU! SOON WE SHALL COME TO THE EDGE OF DARKNESS AND BEHOLD YOUR MAJESTY! SPREAD THE WAY TO THE MASTER! SPREAD THE PLAGUE! AS I DID IN THE PALADINS CITY! AS I DO HERE!'

Find and kill a plague victim (City of Mercy  •) .

All at once the corpse explodes, and a greater threat is revealed!

Kill an unknown shadow.

Sifting through the gore, you uncover a note. Like those found previously you copy the relevant parts into your journal.

 

Journal Text: I found a note on it. 'Before returning to the City of Mercy, report to my home in Kelethin. I need to follow up with you concerning the wounds you received from that bandit. - Dereck

Find Dereck Grey (Greater Faydark  at -198, -287, 77  • Kelethin, past newb lift) .

You say, 'Hail, Dereck Grey'

Dereck Grey says, 'Greetings. I am Dereck Grey. My wife isn't in at the moment. Can I help you?'

You say, 'I have a note here found on a corpse up in the City of Mercy. I know you know something. Tell me!'

Dereck Grey grimaces. 'You should leave. She'll be back soon.'

You say, 'Who? Deirdre?'

Dereck Grey frowns. 'I... I can't... go...'

You say, 'No! I need more information. This can't be a dead end!' Dereck's eyes suddenly flare to life and his skin melts off.

You say, 'What... are you?'

A female voice speaks out of what is left of Dereck's mouth. 'You can't win. And I'll make you pay for your interference.'

Dereck suddenly vanishes from sight.

You have completed a quest. [Course of Corruption]