Queen of the Sands
Optional
Act: 9
Reward: Book of Skill, 1 Passive Skill Points, Soul of Shakari
You have found a strange sandstorm in the Vastiri Desert blocking the way to the Oasis. Talk to Sin in Highgate about clearing it.
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| 1 | Talk to Sin about the sandstorm You have found a strange sandstorm in the Vastiri Desert blocking the way to the Oasis. Talk to Sin in Highgate about clearing it. Area: Highgate NPC: The goddess Shakari hides within that golden blizzard, festering with revenge as she resurrects and rebuilds her ancient army - an army that once threatened to shake the very balance of these lands. Should she be allowed to revitalise her troops, the whole of Maraketh will finally fall under the cruelty of her selfish reign. The storm is impenetrable for now, even to the likes of me, but there must be a way in. These Highgate locals, they have an affinity for the desert and harsh weather. One of them may know of a way to disperse the storm. |
| 2 | Talk to Petarus and Vanja Sin has asked you to destroy his corrupted daughter, the goddess Shakari. First you must find a way to clear the sandstorms blocking access to the Oasis where she resides. Ask Petarus and Vanja for advice. Area: Highgate NPC: It is no easy task, to catch a black Maraketh Scorpion. Their tails are swift, their stingers sharp, their poison lethal. I made my way through the trial unscathed, but my sister... We shared a womb, came into this world together. She left it, thrashing and foaming at the mouth. Since that day, I have slept with one eye open, for fear of the scorpion's sting. And now Shakari, the mother of all black bugs rises from the sands! Find that scuttling bitch and kill her for me... and for every child, every little girl who has suffered and died by the barb of her countless poisoned tails. Vanja: ...and their ancient traditions... Petarus: ...We managed a strain of thaumaturgy, to remove the storm from Garukhan's blade. Vanja: We even bottled it for safekeeping. Petarus: We'd rather not trust anyone with this sort of power, but perhaps you can use it to clear away that sandstorm in the desert? Vanja: Find out what sort of nasties are hiding out there in the desert and put a stop to them! Now if you think that mortal marriages are difficult to navigate, try an immortal one. We parted ways, yet not before my young Queen of the Sands was born into this world of filth and horror. Now you see how I must suffer for the sake of humanity, to lay mine own daughter upon the sacrificial altar. |
| 3 | Sin has asked you to destroy his corrupted daughter, the goddess Shakari. First you must find a way to clear the sandstorms blocking access to the Oasis where she resides. Complete the Storm Blade quest to find a way to access the Oasis. Area: Highgate |
| 4 | Sin has asked you to destroy his corrupted daughter, the goddess Shakari. First you must find a way to clear the sandstorms blocking access to the Oasis where she resides. Ask Petarus and Vanja for advice. Area: Highgate NPC: Vanja: A truly unique cosmology of strange creatures, pagan gods and powerful treasures. Petarus: One such story talks of a magical stone dial... Vanja: A Maraketh Calendar, said to detail important events in the future of our world. Petarus: General Adus, a war hero of the Empire, reported in his diaries of discovering a dial meeting that description at a dig site somewhere in the Foothills. Vanja: It appears the war hero had a secret penchant for archaeologies... Petarus: But the cataclysm wiped the land clean, and buried the dig site in rocks and sand. No one has been able to locate it since, nor the stone dial. Vanja: Seems that with everything that's been going on of late, knowing what's due to happen in the future, could be a fairly profitable ability... Petarus: We know you would never have use for such a gift... Vanja: It would remove all the enjoyment out of adventure for someone like you! Petarus: Yet, In times such as these, us small folk could do well with a heads up if something particularly nasty were to occur. Besides, a relic like that should sit in a museum... Vanja: ...Or our collection... Petarus: ...Not be lost beneath the rubble where it benefits no one. Vanja: If you were to track the Calendar down for us, we would pay you handsomely, exile. Petarus: Yes, we are traders of antiquities after all. Vanja: ...and their ancient traditions... Petarus: ...We managed a strain of thaumaturgy, to remove the storm from Garukhan's blade. Vanja: We even bottled it for safekeeping. Petarus: We'd rather not trust anyone with this sort of power, but perhaps you can use it to clear away that sandstorm in the desert? Vanja: Find out what sort of nasties are hiding out there in the desert and put a stop to them! Petarus: By the gods, Garukhan's famed Storm blade... Vanja: Do you know what this means, my sweets? Once we find the right collector... Petarus: ...we can go anywhere, have anything. We will be like royalty! Vanja: But the storm inside is a problem. It's too volatile in its current state. Petarus: You're right, we can't trade away a weapon of such apocalyptic nature. Vanja: This will require some pondering, my love. In the meantime, thank you, exile. Take your pick of our stock. The goddess Shakari hides within that golden blizzard, festering with revenge as she resurrects and rebuilds her ancient army - an army that once threatened to shake the very balance of these lands. Should she be allowed to revitalise her troops, the whole of Maraketh will finally fall under the cruelty of her selfish reign. The storm is impenetrable for now, even to the likes of me, but there must be a way in. These Highgate locals, they have an affinity for the desert and harsh weather. One of them may know of a way to disperse the storm. |
| 5 | Clear the sandstorm blocking the Oasis Sin has asked you to destroy his corrupted daughter, the goddess Shakari. Use the Bottled Storm to clear the sandstorm in the Vastiri Desert and enter the Oasis where she resides. Area: The Vastiri Desert |
| 6 | Enter the Oasis Sin has asked you to destroy his corrupted daughter, the goddess Shakari. Now that the sandstorm has cleared, enter the Oasis and kill her. Area: The Vastiri Desert |
| 7 | Kill Shakari Sin has asked you to destroy his corrupted daughter, the goddess Shakari. Search the Oasis for her and kill her. Area: The Oasis |
| 8 | Kill Shakari You have found Sin's corrupted daughter, Shakari, in the Oasis. Kill her. Area: The Oasis |
| 9 | Talk to Irasha for your reward You have killed Sin's corrupted daughter, Shakari. Talk to Irasha in Highgate for a reward. Area: Highgate NPC: I suppose it's fitting that the teacher has learned that mortal lesson for herself. Our whole lives, we have lived for the blessings of our goddesses, yet here they are, in the flesh, proving to us that they are only monsters. Please, let me reward you for your efforts. My daughter once sought out such power within the great sands of this desert. Ever determined, she found it, and it made of her the twisted creature you so mercifully dispatched. Driven by agony and shame, she built an army out here in these sweltering lands and would have conquered the very sky had not the Beast soothed her into peaceful oblivion. A babe once more sleeping in her cradle. My daughter once sought out such power within the great sands of this desert. Ever determined, she found it, and it made of her the twisted creature you so mercifully dispatched. Driven by agony and shame, she built an army out here in these sweltering lands and would have conquered the very sky had not the Beast soothed her into peaceful oblivion. A babe once more sleeping in her cradle. |
| 10 | Quest Complete - You have killed Sin's corrupted daughter, Shakari. Irasha has rewarded you with a Book of Skill. Use it to gain {0}. |
| 11 | Quest Complete Quest Complete - You have killed Sin's corrupted daughter, Shakari. Irasha has rewarded you with {0}. |