Walkthrough
Find Tree Keeper Rosretal (Plane of Earth at 1836, -1715, 44 • Treehouse) .
You say, 'Hail, Tree Keeper Rosretal'
Tree Keeper Rosretal speaks, his voice booming. 'THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!'
You say, 'Calm down Rosretal! I'm here now to help.'
Tree Keeper Rosretal composes himself, and speaks much softer. 'Ah I'm sorry <Player Name>... I just heard what happened in Western Badlands... it makes me angry that someone would pervert our creations to such sadistic ends.
You say, 'I agree, the question is who is behind it.'
Tree Keeper Rosretal says, 'I have a hunch. Only one being has the power, knowledge, and sadistic streak to pervert a fellow spirit of earth. Gradalsh!'
You say, 'We have never been openly hostile with Gradalsh. Why would he strike at us?'
Tree Keeper Rosretal says, 'I know not why. But I can't imagine any other Gods who could so quickly change our creations. Only he would have the knowledge.'
You say, 'Then let us strike back, and teach him a lesson!'
Tree Keeper Rosretal says, 'If only we could. The Great Mother would never have that though. Not until we are sure beyond sure. Thus I have a task for you.'
You say, 'I'm ready for it..'
Tree Keeper Rosretal says, 'Sihala believes in being systematic. We need to rule out every other possibility before she'll take direct action. And woe be it to her enemy when she does... I'm sorry I went off on a bit of tangent. Your task is simple, I shall hand to you a handful of treant seeds, of the same type that were originally sent to Dalaya. Take them to the domains of the other Gods, and plant them in some appropriately loose soil. Observe the results. You shouldn't have to venture very deep into these realms at all.'
You say, 'Ok, sounds simple enough.'
Tree Keeper Rosretal says, 'Indeed. But be wary. Whatever grows there will take on characteristics of the area... Travel to Entropy, Azzerach, Nightmare, and Agony. Those are the top possibilities. If those plants come out Pale like you've described before, we'll know the culprit. Or so I hope.'
You receive A Pouch of Scout Seeds from Tree Keeper Rosretal.
Plant seeds in Plane of Entropy, Plane of Nightmare, Plane of Fire, and Plane of Torment.
Note: The following events can be done in any order. Simply plant the seed by trading the seed pouch to the seed mounds and a trash monster from the respective plane will spawn on your head, you will have to kill him to receive credit for the seed planting. There will be a message that shows you have completed the task in each plane but no final message or journal update that says you are done.
Plane of Entropy
Find A soft plot of soil (Plane of Entropy) (Plane of Entropy at -3678, -239, -228 • Near the zone in) .
Give a soft plot of soil the A Pouch of Scout Seeds
As you wait for a change, the denizens of the plane are alerted to your presence!
a soft plot of soil returned A Pouch of Scout Seeds to you.
A plagued wrinfly spawns. Kill it to proceed.
The guardian was defeated, but no change has occurred in the seeds. It would be best to move on.
Plane of Nightmare
Find A soft plot of soil (Plane of Nightmare) ([[]])
.
Give a soft plot of soil the A Pouch of Scout Seeds
As you wait for a change, the denizens of the plane are alerted to your presence!
a soft plot of soil returned A Pouch of Scout Seeds to you.
A An earthy corpseworm spawns. Kill it to proceed.
The guardian was defeated, but no change has occurred in the seeds. It would be best to move on.
Plane of Fire
Find A soft plot of soil (Azzerach, the Forsaken Realm) ([[]])
.
Give a soft plot of soil the A Pouch of Scout Seeds
As you wait for a change, the denizens of the plane are alerted to your presence!
a soft plot of soil returned A Pouch of Scout Seeds to you.
A a giant lava stalker spawns. Kill it to proceed.
The guardian was defeated, but no change has occurred in the seeds. It would be best to move on.
Plane of Torment
Find A soft plot of soil (Towers of Agony) ([[]])
.
Give a soft plot of soil the A Pouch of Scout Seeds
As you wait for a change, the denizens of the plane are alerted to your presence!
a soft plot of soil returned A Pouch of Scout Seeds to you.
A a torhog agonizer spawns. Kill it to proceed.
The guardian was defeated, but no change has occurred in the seeds. It would be best to move on.
After planting the seeds
Once you have planted the seeds in all four planes, return to Tree Keeper Rosretal.
You say, 'Hail, Tree Keeper Rosretal'
Tree Keeper Rosretal says, 'You have returned. And I sense all the seeds have been used properly. What occurred?'
You say, '[Describe the fights in detail.]'
Tree Keeper Rosretal says, 'Nothing out of the ordinary? At all? No... I refuse to believe this. Gradalsh MUST be behind this. <Player Name>, travel now to the Starfall Lake. Tracker Vicks, one of our agents we tapped for this, sighted a Disciple of Gradalsh wandering around there recently. Interrogate him, find out everything he knows.'
Find Disciple Avell (Lake Starfall at 935, -666, -21 • South eastern island) .
You say, 'Hail, Disciple Avell'
Disciple Avell says, 'Yo?'
You say, 'Disciple, I have questions concerning recent activity that Gradalsh may have been involved in.'
Disciple Avell says, 'Ok that's it! I've had it! You'll never find out!'
Disciple Avell attacks. Weaken him to 30% and hail him.
You say, 'Hail, Disciple Avell'
Disciple Avell says, 'You win <Player Name>... I don't know how you figured it out, or why Sihala cares... but we are behind it all.'
You say, 'How... how did you corrupt those Lotus?'
Disciple Avell says, 'Lotus? Wait you don't know about the invasion?'
You say, 'Invasion of the Plane of Earth?'
Disciple Avell says, 'What? No! Gradalsh doesn't desire war with Sihala. She's pretty chill ya know.'
You say, 'Then you know nothing of the Lotus?'
Disciple Avell says, 'Afraid not... well actually... I did see a strange flower moving around here earlier.'
You say, 'Where did you see it last?'
Disciple Avell says, 'It near the Goblin tower.... south of here. I think. Why not look there?'
Find and search the goblin tower on the south island until you are attacked by a a shadow touched stalk.
a shadow touched stalk senses your presence and attacks!
Kill a shadow touched stalk.
The a shadow touched stalk collapses, its branches shriveling instantly. Upon closer examination a strange oddity on its roots...
Reading your journal:
The soil on this plant... full of obsidian and iron traces. This plant was once rooted in Obsidian Shard Mountains... likely the far south. I need to investigate there quickly!
Find A pale bandit (Obsidian Shard Mountains at -1900, 1960 • most south-west corner, behind a temple ruin) kill all three.
Note: These hit fairly hard and cannot be snared but have low HP and can be kited. Also remember to grab one of the Disease Crafted Scimitar as you will need it later on.
Loot Ratty Notebook.
Return to Tree Keeper Rosretal and give him the Ratty Notebook.
Tree Keeper Rosretal looks at the tiny book, looks back at you, sighs and does his best to read it.
You say, 'I don't believe Gradalsh is involved.'
Tree Keeper Rosretal says, 'But we MUST be sure. I will begin compiling your findings... go back to the Disciple, and try to arrange a meeting with his Masters. He may be in the dark, but the upper powers of Entropy likely k now something. Go now!'
You gain 50000 experience!!
Return to Disciple Avell.
You say, 'Hail, Disciple Avell'
Disciple Avell says, 'You again? How hangs it?'
You say, 'I wish to arrange a meeting with your superiors concerning the Lotus and other issues.'
Disciple Avell says, 'God just leave me alone! I. AM. ON. VACATION! I am not spreading entropy. Not setting up meetings. Not- what is that?'
an utterly corrupted stalk spawns and attacks Disciple Avell.
an utterly corrupted stalk emits a horribly toxic stench!
Kill an utterly corrupted stalk.
an utterly corrupted stalk slumps over, unmoving...
Return to Tree Keeper Rosretal.
You say, 'Hail, Tree Keeper Rosretal'
Tree Keeper Rosretal says, '<Player Name>, you couldn't come back at a better time!'
You say, 'The Disciple of Gradalsh is dead. A stalk killed him.'
Tree Keeper Rosretal says, 'By the Great Mother, how many of them are still out there. I reported to Sihala herself, and we are being reassigned a bit. I am to lead our recruits to hunt down all remaining Stalks we can find. You will be doing a bit more.'
You say, 'A bit more? What do you mean?'
Tree Keeper Rosretal says, 'Speak to Sihala. She'll tell you herself. Good luck <Player Name>... seems we may need it... the Sentinels will take you to her.'
Find Prime Sentinel Kergath (Plane of Earth at 1502, -1631, 46 • Treehouse)
You say, 'Hail, Prime Sentinel Kergath'
Prime Sentinel Kergath says, 'You are worthy, you shall be taken to The Great Mother.'
Find Sihala, Lady of the Earth (Plane of Earth • Treehouse top floor.)
You say, 'Hail, Sihala, Lady of the Earth'
Sihala, Lady of the Earth looks at you gravely. 'Greetings <Player Name>. It is good to really speak with you for once, but I'm afraid we will have to skip the pleasantries for now.'
You say, 'I am at your command Lady, what do you need me to do.'
Sihala, Lady of the Earth says, 'You have a choice actually. This is too much for one person to do, so I have contacted a few Ranger I have stationed across Dalaya, and mobilized them. I know your prowess, so you will get first pick. I will send them to handle the other one.'
You say, 'What are my choices?'
Sihala, Lady of the Earth says, 'My agent Vick Sureshot recently became entangled in a strange case concerning Althuna and her worshipers. One of her Captains is dead, and a new Captain was brought up through the ranks quickly to fill his role. The dead Captain's name was Aiden, and supposedly he had the same symptoms Milo after infection. Reports state that when the Captain was killed, he became, literally, a shadow.'
You say, 'I see...'
Sihala, Lady of the Earth says, 'No shadow formed when you killed Milo, but I think the concept itself bares investigation. Similar shadows exist in two places on Dalaya. Whisperling Woods, near the Gorge of the One-Eye, and within the cursed Halls of Misery. Bring me back shadowy essences from either location. The lesser shadows of whisperling will likely require at least ten samples to get a clear picture, while near anything in Halls of Misery is dark enough to have a shadow within it somewhere. I shall track you from here, whichever you choose to avoid, I shall mobilize agents to finish. Be very careful.'
Hunting Shadows
You say, 'Hail, Sihala, Lady of the Earth'
Sihala, Lady of the Earth says, 'The choice is yours <Player Name>. Hunt for many shadows in Whisperling Woods, or one shadow in the Halls of Misery. Either will do.'
Gather and give to Sihala, Lady of the Earth:
- 10 Shade Essence from the Whisperling Forest
or
- Full Dark Essence from the Halls of Misery
Sihala, Lady of the Earth says, 'You have returned! But you cannot rest yet. I fear my other agent has not contacted me since I sent him out...'
You gain 50000 experience!!
You say, 'Where was he supposed to go?.'
Sihala, Lady of the Earth says, 'He was heading through the Plaguelands at the time... he could be anywhere if he's still alive... please find out what happened to him!'
Look for a dead ranger in the middle of Western Plaguelands.You will be attacked by some shadows. Kill them and investigate the ranger's corpse to receive Farham's Journal.
You say, 'Hail, a dead ranger'
a dead ranger says, 'You notice scimitar wounds all about the corpse, and a notebook it clutches like a shield. You take the notebook.'
You receive Farham's Journal from a dead ranger.
a hostile shadow moans and grasps for the heart!
You will be attacked by several A hostile shadow.
Visit the Tavern in Rivervale.
While still frightening, nothing related to your search can be found...
Return to Sihala, Lady of the Earth (Plane of Earth • Treehouse top floor.) }
You say, 'Hail, Sihala, Lady of the Earth'
Sihala, Lady of the Earth says, '<Player Name> thank creation you are here!'
You say, 'What happened?.'
Sihala, Lady of the Earth says, 'Rosretal's group was attacked by even more Stalks, ones that I was just now creating, and had not released yet! I checked and they are ALL missing. <Player Name> Rosretal can't handle this all on his own, too many will escape. He is trying to secure the Badlands at the moment, but I've discovered that Faentharc Woods is being invaded by them as well! Get there NOW and kill all twenty. Time is of the essence, so once one appears do not dally. Start your search near the cave to Everfrost...
Note: The next step involves going to Faentharc Woods at the Everfrost zoneline. This is a timed event and according to archived forums posts about the quest, can be buggy if the person on the quest does not get the killshot on the first mob. It would be wise to bring a bard and ranger to find and kill all a vicious treant stalks within the time limit. Only needed to kill 14 to complete this quest.
Head to Faentharc Woods.
Sihala's voice echoes in your head. 'Hurry! The other Stalks have just appeared in Faentharc, hunt them before its too late! They'll have seeded in 45 minutes!'
Note: a divine hoard will spawn at the end of this encounter when you kill the last stalk.
After your journal updates, return to Sihala, Lady of the Earth (Plane of Earth • Treehouse top floor.) .
You say, 'Hail, Sihala, Lady of the Earth'
Sihala, Lady of the Earth says, 'You've done it <Player Name>! That was far to close for comfort, and I would like to honor you for your efforts thus far. It is not over yet... but you deserve this. Please hand me your Scout's Mark.'
Hand your Mark of Sihala's Scout to Sihala, Lady of the Earth.
You receive Mark of Sihala's Tracker from Sihala, Lady of the Earth.
Sihala, Lady of the Earth says, 'You are hereby a Tracker of Sihala. Congratulations <Player Name>.'
You gain 50000 experience!!