Serpent's Spine Charm of Lore QuestSommaire :Easy PartHard PartHere is an optimized path to get the different non-raid pieces for Serpent Seeker's Charm of Lore, then the other drops more difficult to getThis is an ongoing quest to upgrade the charm, Serpent Seeker's Charm of Lore.
After handing in at least five of the required items, you get an option that looks like it's the same old exp, but click the option and it shows charm as reward.
As you hand in each of the following items from around the Serpent's Spine, the charm will increase in strength.
It is not known which items boost stats, or how many are required for each increase.
There does not appear to be any particular requirement for order, either.
These are the items known to be involved. There are probably many more.
Items used in this quest read 'This artifact might interest someone in Crescent Reach' when the spell Identify is cast upon them.
Note 1 : Each time you Get an item from a plant or a pile of bones etc... (The step line begin with Get and not Kill) use the command /open while targeting it, then loot it as a corpse
Note 2 : To keep track of the items you have already turned in or not, bring up your Achievements window (EQ button > Character > Achievements), then click on the "Hero's Journey" button and select Conquest. The Serpent Seeker's Charm of Lore is available to track from level 1, and shows each of the items in the quest, and whether you've turned them in or not.
Easy Part (22 items)Starting NPC[ ] - Talk to
Librarian Hemfar in Crescent Reach, saying , 'Aid your work?' and 'What volumes?'
Crescent Reach[ ] - Get
Linguist's Note a ground spawn in
Crescent Reach, located near -1605, -1510
(a book on a table: second level of the inn, second door to the right)[ ] - Get
Ancient Jewelry Box from
pile of bones in
Crescent Reach, located near -1225, -200
[ ] - Get
Broken Nokk Insignia from
discarded bones in
Crescent Reach, located near +460, -2920
Blightfire Moors[ ] - Get
Petrified Leather Boot Sole from
ancient rocks in Blightfire Moors, located near +930, +45
[ ] - Get
Murdunk's Rites Beads from
pile of dusty rocks in Blightfire Moors, located near +2060, -2060
[ ] - Get
Ancient Blighted Bark from
moss-covered rocks in Blightfire Moors, located near +610, -1275
[ ] - Get
Preserved Hairy Halfling Foot from
where the red flower grows in Blightfire Moors, located near -1160, -2410
(a flower amongst the vines)Stone Hive[ ] - Get
Preserved Kithicor Baneleaf from
rustling banebloom in Stone Hive, located near +575, -775
(the north western part of the top maze)Goru`kar Mesa[ ] - Get
Sliver of Goru`kar's Willowstaff from
waving woodblossom in Goru`kar Mesa, located near -1070, +135
[ ] - Get
Thunderhorn of the Tribe from
old Tuffein lockbox in Goru`kar Mesa, located near -1510, -1095
[ ] - Get
Devan's Feathered Arrow from
age-old stones in Goru`kar Mesa, located near -480, +1925
[ ] - Get
Split Ravenoak Bow from
storage crate in Goru`kar Mesa, located near +1050, -1160
[ ] - Get
Cracked Waterspring Scepter from
algae-covered stones in Goru`kar Mesa, located near +1575, -45
[ ] - Get
Sparkling Windwillow Leaf from
silverspun petals in Goru`kar Mesa, located near -600, +30
[ ] - Get
Oread's Willow Whipvine from
forgotten bones in Goru`kar Mesa, located near -1155, +1970
[ ] - Talk to
Shrynn in Goru`kar Mesa, follow her text and receive the task 'A Fair Trade'
She will not speak to you until you killed the 3 harpies near her[ ] - Kill
Dromrek hunters and
Dromrek shamans in Goru`kar Mesa, until you loot
Drakkin Youngling Sword[ ] - Give
Drakkin Youngling Sword to
Shrynn in Goru`kar Mesa, receive
Dromrek Worry StoneBlackfeather Roost[ ] - Get
Silvered Blackfeather Plume from
feathered fernstem in Blackfeather Roost, located near +2455, -1030
The Steppes[ ] - Get
Wulfnor Crown Gem from
a worn jug in The Steppes, located near -1645, +800
(inside a house with 3 mobs)[ ] - Kill
burly hill giants in The Steppes, until you loot
Muddy Royal ScrollIcefall Glacier[ ] - Get
Shattered Krithgor Keystone in Icefall Glacier, it is a ground spawn near spell vendors located near -2035, -1155
Turn in[ ] - Give collected items to
Librarian Hemfar in Crescent Reach, to receive/upgrade your
Serpent Seeker's Charm of LoreHard Part (11 items)Ashengate[ ] - Kill
Magmaraug in Ashengate, Reliquary of the Scale, loot
Core of the Tyrant He is located in the west wingAshengate, Reliquary of the Scale: North[ ] - Kill
Lethar in Ashengate, Reliquary of the Scale, loot
Ebonheart of Lethar the Black (dropped by Lethar, second version)[ ] - Kill
Dyn`Leth, Firstborn of Lethar in Ashengate, Reliquary of the Scale, loot
Elddar MoonlocketAshengate, Reliquary of the Scale: West[ ] - Kill
Ambersnout the Aberration in Ashengate, Reliquary of the Scale, loot
Ambersnout's SnoutDirewind Cliffs[ ] - Kill
Guardian of the Gate in Direwind Cliffs, loot
Gate Guardian Core[ ] - Kill
Direwind Gust in Direwind Cliffs, loot
Direwind Totem (dropped by Direwind Gust in Severan the Direwind Caller event)Frostcrypt: Raid Instance #2[ ] - Kill
Harfange the Black in Frostcrypt, Throne of the Shade King, loot
Krithgorian Royal Crest [ ] - Kill
Beltron the Shade King in Frostcrypt, Throne of the Shade King, loot
Runed Sash of the Wraithguard[ ] - Kill
Lorekeeper Bentolf in Frostcrypt, Throne of the Shade King, loot
Illegible Diary of Lorekeeper BaeldonIcefall Glacier[ ] - Kill
elders icewing and
adults icewing in Icefall Glacier, until you loot
Cursed Lorekeeper's QuillVergalid Mines[ ] - Kill monsters in Vergalid Mines, until you loot
Vergalid Scale To get an exhausted list of what to kill follow the item link