Hayden Aulder's quest

Guildmaster Hayden Aulder has a task for promising new apprentices to create a staff to use in channeling their spells.

Walkthrough

Hayden Aulder's quest
Quest giver	Hayden Aulder
Starting Zone	Southern Newport
Other Zone(s)	Western Badlands Blackburrow
Class Required	Wizard Magician Enchanter
Suggested Level Range	6 - 10
Quest items used	Cat's Eye Agate Spell: Minor Shielding Scroll Glimmerweed Unworked Wood Dull Crystal Enchanted Wood Channeling Crystal
Item Reward(s)	Arcane Staff
Currency Reward	Negative 15

Note: You may need to be under the effects of Spell: Illusion: High Elf or Spell: Illusion: Human depending on your race, or utilize Spell: Benevolence depending on your faction.

Find Hayden Aulder (Southern Newport  at 314, -675, 4  • WIZ/MAG/ENC Guild) .

Hayden Aulder says, 'Greetings, apprentice. Have you come for training? The Arcane Academy offers its services to all members in good standing. Additionally... yes, you do seem ready. Do you wish to attempt to forge your Arcane staff, <player name>?'

You say, 'I'd love to try.'

Hayden Aulder says, 'The Arcane Staff is the symbol of the Arcane Academy, a potent aid in channeling your spells. The creation process is ardous, and ensures that only the most promising of apprentices can achieve full standing within the academy. If you feel prepared, <player name>, I simply need the nominal fee of 15 gold coins for the basic materials. These are provided by us. The rest is up to you.'

You hand Hayden Aulder 15 .

Note: To continue from this point, hail Hayden Aulder and give #d1 (the request for the staff) after you give him the gold.

Hayden Aulder says, 'Ah... very well. Here are the materials you require. Wood and Crystal, each of these must be properly enchanted and then forged into a staff by your own hand. For the instructions on each, speak to Harland Idrovo and Del Jarels. Harland will tell you of the process to enchant the wood, Del of the crystal.'

You receive Unworked Wood from Hayden Aulder.

You receive Dull Crystal from Hayden Aulder.

Enchanted Wood

Find Harland Idrovo (Southern Newport  • WIZ/MAG/ENC guild) .

Harland Idrovo says, 'Greetings, apprentice. Have you come for training? The Arcane Academy offers its services to all members in good standing.'

Bug!

Dialog options are not given - you must actually /say your line here.

You say, 'How do I enchant the wood?'

Harland Idrovo says, 'Yes, I heard you speaking to Hayden. Listen then. To properly enchant that lump of wood into a usable shaft for the staff, you need to acquire certain components. I will do the actual enchanting, as I doubt your abilities are... sufficent. From the stores of the town, gather a cat's eye agate to set into the hilt, and a scroll of minor shielding to infuse into the wood. Furthermore, you need to gather some of a rare magical plant, Glimmerweed, that grows on the bottom of the Bad River in the Western Badlands. Return to me with all of these, as well the unworked wood, and I will do the rest.'

Gather and give Harland Idrovo:

• Cat's Eye Agate
• Spell: Minor Shielding Scroll
• Glimmerweed

Also give Harland Idrovo the Unworked Wood you received from Hayden Aulder.

Hayden Aulder says, 'Well done, apprentice. I will take care of the rest...and...I am done. Here. Once you have acquired the enchantment on the crystal as well, a simple bit of work in the force will yield the finished results. You can get the neccessary skills from your trainer.'

You receive Enchanted Wood from Harland Idrovo.

You gain 1500 experience!!!

Resonating Crystal

Find Del Jarels (Southern Newport  • WIZ/MAG/ENC guild) .

Bug!

Dialog options are not given - you must actually /say your line here.

You say, 'How do I enchant the crystal?'

Del Jarels says, 'Hmm... so you have decided to strive towards your own Arcane Staff, apprentice? Good, that should prove a worthy test of your abilities. Listen then. The process for enchanting the channeling crystal is both simple and difficult. You must locate an enchanted crystal of sufficent power and allow your own crystal to resonate with it, taking some of its power to activate the purpose it was made for. Such a crystal is not easy to find, however. I have heard that the visionaries of the Darkmaw Gnolls keeps one for their own purposes, on a pedestal in one of the caverns, but I'm sure they wouldn't approve of you borrowing it. Perhaps a little persuation is in order?'

Find the Crystal Pedestal in Blackburrow (160, 150, -155) and left click on it to enchant your own crystal.

Note: Interacting with the Crystal Pedestal can be done while invisible. To find the Crystal Pedestal, head downstairs and turn right/north at the first landing. Jump down from the bridge to the left/west and then hug the wall on the right. Pass under an overhang into a Small entryway with a door at the end of it and an opening on the right hand side. Go through this opening and there will be a door at the end of the Small room. Pass through this door onto on a bridge surrounded by gnolls; The Crystal Pedestal can be found on across the room on the floor to the left.

Forging the Arcane Staff

Combine Resonating Crystal and Enchanted Wood in any normal forge to create an Arcane Staff.