Coldain Ring
Quests
You say, 'Hail Garadain
Glacierbane'
Garadain Glacierbane says
'Hrmff, what's this? A spy sent from the giant heathens, or the selfrighteous
wurms perhaps? Either way, you'd be no [friend] of the great Coldain.
You say, 'I am a friend.'
Garadain Glacierbane says 'A
friend, you say? That remains to be seen. Much more to being a friend of the
Coldain than just sayin' so. Anyway, I'm too [tired] to argue about it. I
haven't slept in days.
You say, 'Why are you
tired?'
Garadain Glacierbane says
'Did I say tired? Exhausted is more like it. Ever since that blizzard last week
I haven't slept a wink. I came back from huntin' snow orcs to find that my
[blanket] had blown away and now I'm just too tired to rustle up a new one.
You say, 'What blanket?'
Garadain Glacierbane says
'Not just any old blanket, mind ye, mine was made of the finest tundra kodiak
hides and snow panther skins, two of each. When I was wrapped up in it ya
couldn't see me a bit, no, I blended right into the snow, I did. Say, if you be
a friend, here's yer chance to prove it. Sew me up a new blanket so I can get
some rest.
Fairly
simple although this part of the quest can take the longest. You need 2 High
Quality Cougar skins from cougars in IC or EW, and 2 High Quality Tundra Kodiak
hides. The Kodiaks are a total pain because the HQ hides are very rare. You can
try /auc for them but I saw 1 guy doing that for 200 each and he was still
looking for them about 4 hours later when I looted my second one. Once you have
all four, combine them in a large sewing kit (mine was a non tanner kit so I
assume any will work). I’m told this trivials at 82 and if I remember correctly
it is no drop. However you could multiquest the second part of the quest so I
guess you could have a master tailor make one for you and then multiquest it.
Garadain Glacierbane says
'Ahh, that'll do fine. Take this, it is but a trinket for now, but continue to
serve the Coldain and it will grow in power. I must get some rest now, for I
have been told my [nephew] has disappeared again and I will need to track him
down tomorrow.
Your faction standing with
Coldain got better.
Your faction standing with
DainFrostreaverIV got better.
Your faction standing with
Kromzek got worse.
Your faction standing with
Kromrif got worse.
You gain party experience!!
You say, 'what nephew?'
Garadain Glacierbane says 'My nephew, Boridain, keeps running away from home to kill a bothersome [beast], thinking this will prove to all of Thurgadin that he is a great hunter. Every time he does this my sister gets hysterical and I am sent out to find him.
You say, 'what beast?'
Garadain Glacierbane says 'A
rabid tundra kodiak has been feeding on our people for weeks now. If Boridain
ever stumbled across the critter I doubt he'd stand a chance. I have a
solution, but it would require the [assistance] of an outsider.
You say, 'What assistance?'
Garadain Glacierbane says
'I'm taking a liking to you stranger. Your eagerness to help us will not go
unnoticed. Find my nephew and give him this axe. It should keep him from
hurting himself. Return to me with the ring and proof that he is safe.
Head to n2450 p1550 and
you’ll see a flat platform on the edge of a hill that’s his spawn area. Someone
had just completed the quest when I turning in the blanket and starting this
one and based on the logs I’d say Boridain is on a 30 minute timer.
You say, 'Hail Boridain
Glacierbane'
Boridain Glacierbane says
'Hello stranger, I am Boridain, master hunter of the Coldain. Glad to meet you.
Hand him the axe.
Boridain Glacierbane says
'Say! This looks just like the axe my uncle uses. With this I can kill the
beast for sure! Now please, be very quiet, I must track my prey. I won't return
to Thurgadin without the hide of the rabid tundra kodiak!
Now start following him he
moves really slow, so slow you can almost keep up with sow and walking while
ducking. First place he heads is to the gate of the giant fort (not Kael, the
fort that’s near his spawn point) and attacks the 2 giants there. Harmony won’t
work on them because he attacks them, but using harmony on all the roamers did
help a lot.
Boridain Glacierbane says
'Hmmm, fresh prints. They're HUGE! This must be it! This hunting stuff is
easier than I thought.
Boridain Glacierbane says
'The time has come to do you in, to demonstrate the power of Thurgadin!
Boridain Glacierbane says
'Hmm, that wasn't him.Let see now, if I were a rabid tundra beast where would I
go? This way!
Boridain Glacierbane says
'Boy, all this hunting sure does make ya hungry! Time for a snack.
This is
his first rest and med break, according to my logs it was 2 minutes and 2
seconds long. This takes place about 8 minutes after you hand him the axe (or
there abouts depending on how quickly you kill all the trouble he stirs up)
Boridain Glacierbane says
'Ahh, that's better. Back to the hunt... I think I hear something over yonder.
Stay low.
Boridain Glacierbane says
'Where did that vile beast go now? Wait, what's that over there? Could it be?
Only one way to find out!
He takes a second break
now unfortunately I don’t have the text in my log file so I’m not exactly sure
when or how long it lasts. It ended about 17 minutes after I handed him the
axe.
Boridain Glacierbane
stretches, 'Ahh, refreshing! Back to work... I think I smell the beast! This
way.
Boridain Glacierbane says 'I
just don't get it. I thought that was him for sure. I don't see any sign of him
now.
Then you
end up back at his starting point.
Boridain Glacierbane says
'Who am I kidding, I'm no hunter. I'll never be a hunter. I may as well give up
and become a miner like dad.
The Rabid Tundra Kodiak
now spawns on the same platform. It popped 24 minutes after handing him the
axe.
Boridain Glacierbane says
'Yes! I've done it! The vile beast is finally dead. I will at last be revered
as the mighty hunter I am. Here is your axe back, I broke it on the killing
blow. Take it as proof that you are a friend of the greatest hunter in the
history of the Coldain!
Now take the axe and your
ring to Garadain.
Garadain Glacierbane says
'Well done friend! My nephew is safe at home and his thirst for adventure is
quenched for now. The beast will claim no more of our people. I couldn't have
handled it better myself. Now I can get back to the business of [hunting].
Your faction standing with
Coldain got better.
Your faction standing with
DainFrostreaverIV got better.
Your faction standing with
Kromzek got worse.
Your faction standing with
Kromrif got worse.
You gain party experience!!
You say, 'what hunting?'
Garadain Glacierbane says
'My camp here boasts the most proficient hunters in the recorded history of the
mighty Coldain empire. We alone could feed an entire clan. Things have been
frustratingly [slow] lately, though.
You say, 'what slow?'
Garadain Glacierbane says
'After years of skinning the hides of the giantmen, my hunting knife has lost
its edge. The dull blade has slowed me down considerably. It has served me
well, but a new [knife] would make me a much more proficient hunter.
You say, 'what knife?'
Garadain Glacierbane says
'Hunt a wooly rhino and take his tusk, then take a flawless hide from a walrus.
Combine them in a forge with a skinning rock and bring me the new knife and the
silver insignia ring.
This one is pretty simple.
You need a High Quality Walrus skin from a walrus, a Wooly Rhino Horn from a
wooly rhino, and a ground spawn skinning rock which are found down near the
dead dragon. All three parts were fairly easy to get. Then put them in a forge
and combine. I’m told it trivials at 56. The knife is tradeable so you can have
someone else make it for you. (Note: the skinning rock is no drop so the smith
must actually pick it up.)
Then take
the knife and your ring to Garadain.
Garadain Glacierbane says
'Hrmm, not quite the work of a Coldain.
Barely functional, in fact. I'll be needing to touch this up a bit.
Fetch me a Coldain [smithing hammer] and I'll be sure to tell my associates in
Thurgadin of your deeds.
Your faction standing with
Coldain got better.
Your faction standing with
DainFrostreaverIV got better.
Your faction standing with
Kromzek got worse.
Your faction standing with
Kromrif got worse.
You gain party experience!!
You say, 'What Smithing
Hammer?'
Garadain Glacierbane says
'[Tain] Hammerfrost can get you one. Find him and give him this.
You say, 'Who is Tain?'
Garadain
Glacierbane says 'Tain left a short time ago, he said he had a score to settle
with a particular Kromriff.
Head to n4950 n2650 and you’ll see him.
Tain Hammerfrost lies
bleeding on the ground moaning, 'Ohhhh, someone...help, please...'
You say, 'Hail Tain
Hammerfrost'
Tain Hammerfrost says 'The
bloody Kromrif ambushed me! I escaped, but I am near death. They'll be tracking
me down to finish me off at any moment. Without [help], I'm as good as dead.
I hand him
the note from Garadain, which seemed to accomplish nothing
You say, 'What help?'
Tain Hammerfrost says 'Thank
Brell! I hear them approaching from just over that hill! Slay the leader,
Ghrek, and give me his elixir.
With in a few seconds 4
giants will come running over the hill to the east, 3 Frost giant scouts and
Ghrek Squatnot. All were blue to a 56. Kill Ghrek and loot the Frozen Elixir.
You can do this part by either killing all the giants or rooting the 3 scouts,
kill and loot Ghrek and then zone quickly. Killing all is a pain because the
battle takes place in a roamer highway. We had adds from kodiaks, dervs,
cougars, and 1 griffin. However if you root all the rest and just kill
Ghrek/zone the scouts will kill Tain and you’ll have to wait for him to repop.
When I did it they got
Tain anyways (or he depopped) so I had to wait. We tried to force spawn him by
having someone say the quest lines to Garadain but didn’t work. So I camped at
his spawn area and logged back in (5ish hours later) and he was there. As I was
logging in I saw him go from lying on the ground to standing (it is assumed he
respawns each time he moves). I tried hailing him but got no reaction. I
started waiting for him to lie down again but then remembered I had the note
from Garadain (druid gave it to me earlier when we tried to force spawn him) so
I handed that to him which did nothing but the I was able to hail him and get a
response.
I respawned the giants
with the help line and then handed him the Elixir (have it on your cursor) and
ran south and then east to the bridge and check to see if I had the four giants
on me. After I was sure I was clear I headed back to Garadain. I passed by
Tain’s spot about 2 minutes after triggering the giants and they were nowhere
to be seen so I assume that they killed Tain (or he depopped after turning in
the elixir, I ran off so fast I didn’t notice) and then depopped since they had
no hate list.
Tain Hammerfrost says 'I
will report your selfless actions when I return to Thurgadin. Take this for
your troubles, friend. I hope you find it useful. Fare thee well.
Your faction standing with
Coldain got better.
Your faction standing with
DainFrostreaverIV got better.
Your faction standing with
Kromzek got worse.
Your faction standing with
Kromrif got worse.
You gain experience!!
Hand in the hammer and your ring.
Garadain Glacierbane says 'Ahh, there we go now, that's more like it. It would be time to return to the hunt were it not for the [plans] our spies have discovered.
Your faction standing with
Coldain got better.
Your faction standing with
DainFrostreaverIV got better.
Your faction standing with
Kromzek got worse.
Your faction standing with
Kromrif got worse.
You gain experience!!
You say, 'What Plans?'
Garadain
Glacierbane says 'The bloody Ry'Gorr, friends of the frost giants, plan to raid our encampment. Their captain,
Scarbrow Ga'hruk is leading the raid. I need someone to intercept his [orders]
so we may prepare for the attack. Without them we could be in serious trouble.
You say, 'What orders?'
Garadain Glacierbane says
'Find the Ry'Gorr messenger and cut him down. Bring the message he carries to
my lookout. When the attack is thwarted, return to me with the head of Scarbrow
and the platinum insignia ring.
Kill the messenger and
loot the Invasion Plans. Hand them into the Coldain Lookout and Scarbrow will
pop along with 6 other orcs, 3 oracles and 3 invaders. If done right you can
pull only Scarbrow and kill him. Sometimes the 6 adds will follow and if they
do just train them through the Coldain camp. And kinda kite them around
allowing the Coldain to kill them. When Scarbrow is dead loot his head (he no
longer drops the Frozen Orb) and turn it along with your Mithril ring into
Garadain.
Garadain Glacierbane says
'Without your assistance, we would have lost our camp and our lives. Again, I
thank you. Now that you have proven your loyalty to the throne I have a special
[favor] to ask of you.
Your faction standing with
Coldain got better.
Your faction standing with
DainFrostreaverIV got better.
Your faction standing with
Kromzek got worse.
Your faction standing with
Kromrif got worse.
You gain party experience!!
You say, 'what favor?'
Garadain
Glacierbane says 'For several seasons there has been an unsolved mystery in
this land. Not far from here an elite team of Coldain and their trained wolves
were gathered to make a strike at the Kromrif. No one knows just what became of
our strike force. Bring me proof of their fate and proof that whoever was
responsible for their loss is no more.
You say, 'Hail Korrigain'
Korrigain says 'Who dares
disturb my rest? If ye be a friend of the mighty Coldain, then show me proof
and I shall tell you of my plight. If
not, then be on your way.
Hand him
your ring, which he returns to you.
Korrigain says 'Many seasons
ago I stood here in life with my comrades, the best warriors Thurgadin had to
offer. Along with our faithful wolven army we were poised to eliminate the
Kromrif presence in the region. Somehow, the enemy was made aware of our plans
and just before our attack, a group of Ry'Gorr oracles charmed our wolves,
forcing them to tear down their own masters. We were caught by surprise and
died a savage death.
Icefang whimpers as he approaches.
Korrigain begins to cast a spell.
Icefang looks daring.
Korrigain says 'All that
remains from that battle is my loyal Icefang. He will not rest until I am
avenged. Follow and watch after him. He alone knows where our attackers lie and
he cannot overcome them by himself. May Brell bless you with success, farewell.
Icefang
will now run over to the Ry’gorr camp near the bridge when he gets close by
Poxbreath Yellowfang and 4 oracles will spawn. Kill Poxbreath and loot the Note
from Kromif. Then head to the Orc fort and wait for Rodrick to spawn in the
chimney looking building just northwest of the fort. Kill Rodrick and loot his
head and dirk (you need the dirk for the 9th quest). Turn in your
mithril ring, the note, and Rodrick’s head.
Garadain
Glacierbane lowers his head and mutters, 'At least there will be some closure
for their families, thanks to you. The Ry`gorr will pay for this with their
lives! I will ask you to help us in the invasion of Ry`gorr keep, but first I
have a delicate [mission] I was hoping you'd handle.'
Your faction standing with Coldain got better.
Your faction standing with
DainFrostreaverIV got better.
Your faction standing with
Kromzek got worse.
Your faction standing with
Kromrif got worse.
You
gain party experience!!
You say, 'What mission?'
Garadain Glacierbane says 'A
Coldain... A very important Coldain, has been abducted by the Ry'gorr. He was
gathering information that is imperative to our victory over the brainless
heathens. You must find him before he is killed and escort him to safety.
Return to me with proof that Corbin Blackwell is safe.
Go to the ruins that are
near the north coast about mid zone and find Warden Bruke. He has to be pulled
a special way or else you will spawn 4 blue Frost Giants scouts that are all
100% MR. If this happens have someone snare The warden and someone else drag
the giants to the dwarf camp near by (where Dobbin is). Kill Bruke and loot the
Shackle Key.
You say, 'Hail, Corbin
Blackwell'
Corbin Blackwell says
'Hurry! There's not much time, give me the key and show me proof that you are a
friend sent to rescue me...
Hand him the key and your
Mithril Ring. He will give you back the ring.
Corbin Blackwell says 'I
thought I was a dwarfskin rug there for a minute! Thank Brell for your help
stranger! Now cover me while I make good my escape. I am weakened and cannot
endure much more.
Now he starts to wander
off, follow him. Harmony the mobs that get too close, they won’t aggro the
dwarf but they can attack your group and cause you to lose Corbin.
Corbin Blackwell says
'Almost there now, just a bit further...
Corbin Blackwell says 'Uh
oh, looks like they were tipped off somehow... I hope you can handle them.
8 Mobs now spawn and jump him 4 Ry`Gorr Bashers (all
green to a 54), 3 Kromrif Soldiers (all green to a 54 but one was blue to a 52)
and Commander Bahreck (blue to a 57). When I did this only 2 Kromrif Soldiers
popped but I’d helped on it twice before and both times it was 3.
Commander
Bahreck shouts 'For the honor of Rallos Zek! Attack!
Kill them all and follow Corbin to Dobbins camp. Easiest way
to do this is to have some druids in group and kite them around. Corbin was
blue to me at 55 so he can take a bit of a beating unlike the twerp from the
second quest. Be careful, if your kiters are too good Corbin will drop aggro on
the orcs and giants and start walking again (happened the first time we did
this part) and you have to follow him because he depops about 2 minutes after
he reaches Dobbins camp.
Corbin Blackwell says 'I
have escaped! With the help of our friends here I was saved from certain death.
We are in their debt.
Dobbin Crossaxe says 'We
thought it was too late, the Dain will be very pleased!
Give your Mithril ring to
Dobbin and he gives you a “note from Dobbin”.
Dobbin Crossaxe says 'Thank
you, Tanise , your deeds will be mentioned to
the Dain. Please take this note from Corbin to Garadain, it may help him
to achieve victory over the enemy.
Your faction standing with
Coldain got better.
Your faction standing with
DainFrostreaverIV got better.
Your faction standing with
Kromzek could not possibly get any worse.
Your faction standing with
Kromrif could not possibly get any worse.
You gain party experience!!
Now take the “Note from
Dobbin” to Garadain. And he will give you your new ring.
Garadain Glacierbane says
'Thank you, Tanise , your service to our people has been most helpful. The time
has come for our people to make war with the Ry`gorr. They must pay for their
transgressions against our people. We are just waiting on you. Prepare yourself
for glorious battle and tell me when you are [ready].
Your faction standing with
Coldain got better.
Your faction standing with
DainFrostreaverIV got better.
Your faction standing with Kromzek could not possibly get any worse.
Your faction standing with
Kromrif could not possibly get any worse.
You gain experience!!
Hand your ring to
Garadain.
Garadain Glacierbane says
'Give this to Gloradin and return to me immediately, it is time. May Brell be
with us!
Your faction standing with Coldain could not possibly get any better.
Your faction standing with
DainFrostreaverIV got better.
Your faction standing with
Kromzek could not possibly get any worse.
Your faction standing with
Kromrif could not possibly get any worse.
You
gain party experience!!
Take the Marching Orders he gives you to the hut next
door and hand them to Gloradin.
Gloradin Coldheart says
'Thank you. I will return to the Dain and inform him that the battle is
underway. Please escort Garadain to the battlefield and see that he returns
safely. May Brell bless you and bring you victory over these beasts.
You gain party experience!!
The easiest way to do this is to take your group
invis’d into the orc fort before you turn in your ring and have them wait near
the middle of the wall on the west side. Make sure you have a high lvl druid
with you (lvl 60 works nicely). Grab an invis and someone who can cast invis
(if you can’t) and run to the Dwarf camp turn in your ring then the marching
orders then get invis’d and run back to your group. The first thing you will see is a small group of the Chief and 2
Kromrif Commanders pop inside the fort. The druid can single pull the Chief
then kill him and loot the head get invis’d again and head to the hill in front
of the Orc fort (bring your group with so they can watch) where you’ll see the
2 large groups of dwarves gathering there. Garadain will wander up between the
two groups.
Garadain Glacierbane shouts 'For the Glory of Thurgadin! CHARGE!!
Turn in the head as soon as he says charge.
Garadain Glacierbane says
'Good work friend! The Dain will hear of this right away. We couldn't have
defeated the Ry'gorr without your help.
Take this ring as proof that you have served the Coldain well. You may wish to
show it to the Seneschal should you ever stop in our fine city. Farewell,
Tanise , it has been my pleasure knowing you.
Your faction standing with
Coldain could not possibly get any better.
Your faction standing with DainFrostreaverIV
got better.
Your faction standing with
Kromzek could not possibly get any worse.
Your faction standing with
Kromrif could not possibly get any worse.
You gain party experience!!
Now sit back and watch the
show.
I would like to express Extreme Thanks to those that have helped me: Adjani, Amoge, Evilisity, Harrah, Kanadin, Karnos, Lashanna, Ladene, Lorian, Nascens, Qinkipa, Raethorn, Rastin, Renton, Reznick, Soltice, Tynker & Zania.