Skuldoon

skyraker · Post by **skyraker** » Sun May 22, 2005 4:54 am

where do you find the shaman & how do you get out of skuldoon past the guards to the forbidden lands?

Bixby · Post by **Bixby** » Sun May 22, 2005 6:42 am

Greetings,

Well, you're in the same boat I was. I completed the Knight quest, and then travelled all the way down to Skuldoon to try and get to the Forbidden Lands to rescue another Knight peep (it was one of my next missions). But the gate to the Forbidden Lands was closed.

So, from what I've heard/read, you have to complete the "core" (?) missions first, in Arindale. I think the next sequence is to go back to Arindale and enter the House of the Tiger (or Dragon? I forget). This will open up a sequence of a bunch more missions (I don't know if you've already done these -- if you have, sorry about the useless post!). So I did that, completed the House of Elders, then Fathien, and then got to see Emmidor, who sent me on another quest, which I have yet to complete.

So as it stands now, Fargrove remains closed (because that guy Ottaka (?) has closed the gates). Currently, I'm facing the Fire Drakes to get an Egg. Killed one Fire Drake (after a very long time), only to find that there are two more Fire Drakes I have to deal with. Argh!

Phaet · Post by **Phaet** » Sun May 22, 2005 7:10 am

Yes, you have to do some main quests first. Fargrove will open eventually (My friend told me you have to talk to that wizard in great tower after placing that horn relict where he told you to) then you talk to girl in tavern, then you'll have to find another girl etc. You'll see.
I killed dragons too, got an egg but have no idea what do I need it for.
Completed knight quest, and I'm looking for a guy called minas taw I'm supposed to kill and another guy I'm supposed to rescue... can't find it though.
And what shaman? The one in skuldoon near arena?

Bixby · Post by **Bixby** » Sun May 22, 2005 7:30 am

Awesome! You got an egg? Take it back to the Way of the Tiger place in Arindale. Hmmmm...at least I think -- it's one of my missions to get an egg and bring it back there. Check your Quest Log (L) and see if it's one of your missions (may not be, I'm not sure).

I've talked to the wizard Emindor, and he sent me on a mission to use the horn in the Tombs in Talendor. I've been there, found the tombs, but when I try and activate the altar, it keeps telling me "Item Required". Thought I had the Horn -- thought that's what I was supposed to do. So I'm stuck with regard to that.

From what I've heard (you are on the same quest I tried to complete), you need to talk to the Shaman in Skuldoon (I think you need some kind of letter), and then he'll open the gate to the Forgotten Lands. That's where Minas Taw and the Knight peep you need to rescue is. I havent' gotten that far yet, still trying to figure out Arindale and these whacked-out Fire Drakes!

Post by **BuckGB** » Sun May 22, 2005 8:08 am

Spoilers within!

To open the gates to the Forbidden Lands, you have to first pay a visit to the Lord camped out within the Bolen Fields. He will ask you to find his son, and then direct you to the barmaid in Fargrove. Speak with the barmaid in Fargrove to then be sent to the Harrow Ruin west of Lake Dread. Speak with the woman there, who gives you a letter to present to Vartugg in Skuldoon. Vartugg has a couple of tasks for you to do, so he then has the gates opened for you to proceed south.

Hope that helps!

Bixby · Post by **Bixby** » Sun May 22, 2005 8:13 am

Thanks, but I'm still confused. I did talk to the guy in Bolen Fields, who asked me to find his son. Later, at one point I was able to talk to the barmaid at Fargrove, who said something like ("You look for the Eagle?" or something, and then I think something like "come back later".). So, since I couldn't leave Skuldoon into the Forbidden Fields, I left Fargrove and went back to Arindale. Now, the gates of Fargrove are closed, so I can't go back to visit the barmaid.

Phaet · Post by **Phaet** » Sun May 22, 2005 8:28 am

Bixby: You shuld put that horn on one of those 'hands'. It's the middle one. Then you'll hear wizard's message. Return to emindor.

I don't have that quest in my log. When I come back from my current quest (naga temple) I'll try this tiger-guy.

skyraker · Post by **skyraker** » Sun May 22, 2005 8:33 am

After i placed the horn, you get a narration from the old dead wizard, then ur supposed to go back to the Elf Wizard in the tower, then he sends you off to find the 4 other relics, one being with the daugther of the king in fargrove. After this point i had no new quests listed in my log. Next i did the battlemage quest then tried going back to fargrove. At 1st the guard states the gates are closed due to orders from the captain, even if you present the letter from the king. I tried leaving & going back again after a few minutes, i was surprised to find the main gate open so i rushed right in. Inside fargrove, the guards there seal the entrace to the main town and ask you to speak directly with captain ottaka in the palace. After you enter the palace, you get swamped with minions of Barrowgrim which turns out that a rebellion took place headed by ottaka. You then have to kill a barrowgrim archmage and get the key to head to the 2nd floor to eliminate ottaka, who holds the key to free the king and the palace guards in the dungeon, after that the king sends me off to find his daughter. I then visited the mage shop who then sends me off to skuldoon where i now find myself trapped trying to get to the forbidden lands. whew! I'll now try to go to bolen fields as you suggested and see if it works. I'm not sure if this was the way things are supposed to happen, but the game developers sure didn't do a lot of testing to work out all the possible loopholes & errors, they should have made the quest module of the game more intuitive, hell i still have the "deliver the letter to king from mage" quest stuck in my quest log because of the dialogue system errors