Manastone  

I just did this with a 51 sk as tank a 51 Brigand and me as 51 warlock. He drained most of the tanks pwr but the went down pretty fast no healer involved.

Completed the quest last weekend. I myself had access to the Cove and Chamber so getting someone with access wasn't a problem. For Cove, we went in with a small raid of 10 people or so ranging from 33-43 (with a few mentored down to that level). Our MT had around 4k hp after buffs, and had no problem keeping aggro. Was a berzerker i believe, but not positive.

I had tried this raid the day before with a raid about the same size, and we wiped at 4% or so on captain (We downed Ocotgoron in 30 seconds or so). This time, we killed Ulissarius no problem. I recommend trying to wait around for more players to show up if you're uncertain if you can take him on. He's at lvl 32 ^^^ epic x 2.

Now into RoV. Chameleon totem (I'm a mystic, so no invis) did the trick for the book in the workshop of the enchanter. Weavemaster was up when i got there. Killed him no problem with my low 30's group or so (but i being 39).

Shroud was perhaps the worst part. Spliting my precious platinum piece to buy the outrageously priced tooth (57 g!) was painful. However, made the combine and went off to kill varsoon.

Our group consisted of 39 mystic (me), 30 mystic, 33 pally (tank), 37 conj, 35 conj, 38 necro. Summoners used DPS pets, and we downed Varsoon and got two fabled chests in the process. Varsoon is 36 ^^^

All in all, the quest seems alot more imposing that it really is. It looks terribly long and difficult but i found the hardest part was simply getting a group together.

Hope someone benefits from this.

Finished this quest last night.

Manastone now does 275 damage and gives 150 power. Now even fighters can have some use for it. 690 dmg was just way to high if you were Main tank.

Catharz you are a bit wrong about the replacement of the Manastone. There was no replacement, the Manastone was totaly moved out of the Game and it was the Ultra Rare item from Sewn Evil Eye. The semi Rare one was the Bag. I got both from him in one camping session, that was very lucky.

Questions:
1. What is the re-use time on the manastone?
A. Reuse timer is 60 secs.

2. Can I complete this entire quest as a level 35 or do I have to mentor?
A. Yes, all the items you need to get and mobs you need to kill, even though grey to you, will either drop the item you need or update the quest.

3. Is there another higher level item in the game that has a similar effect?
A. none that i have seen or heard bout. in EQ1 the manastone was in game for a while but then the quest to get it was taken out. not sure if SoE will do that again here but who knows.

4. Will this item still be useful at level 50?
A. as a cleric this is my new best friend. however, 690 health converted to 220 power is a bit low i think but then that 220 power can make a HUGE difference in the outcome of a fight.

5. Are the two boss mobs in the Cove of Decay able to be killed by one full group of upper 20's to lower 30's?
A. Yes, my group was a 37 pally tank, 39 wizzy, 39 swacbuck, 39 cleric, 28 monk, 31 fury. octi conned green to 39 cleric. the named at the campfire was a bit ruff though. wizzy was canni and feeding the cleric power for heals. named conned green but was triple ^^^ epic mob with a TON of HPs. was good fight though, very fun.

What about a high level that grey's out the boss mobs?
A. every grey'd out, you'll still get updates.

all in all, the manastone quest was fun to do. when we went to kill Varsoon we had a lvl 41 in group and still got all the updates. Varsoon was green dbl ^^ when we kill'd him.

have fun all :-)

Stilletto's Orders: Obtainable by loot only before you hit lvl 30. Stilletto is a named Ratonga that roams between the Giants and Gnoll Skindancers in the SW of Thundering Steeps. Once you have the orders read them and start the quest.

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This is wrong.. i got the drop at lvl 34.

If your familiar with the manastone from EQ1 then you will know that it drains 60 health to replenish 20 mana. The conversion isn't very good really, but in the hands of a cleric or druid with decent hp it equates to unlimited mana. Only downside in eq1 was it was limited to old world zones and PoK. Though still powerful with a simple bind at combat site and wizard to TL you...reduces downtime greatly.

what exactly does the manastone do??? does anyoneknow plz tell me. I need to know that way i might strat this quest. Thank you.

Yes Easly, atm its that way. But the upcoming patch currently on Testserver changed the Questtrigger to body loot and increases spawn rate for stiletto

This starts in Thundering Steppes, by reading a note dropped from a lvl 25 Ratonga named Stiletto. The quest can only be started at level 28. Stiletto has two hired rats with him and wanders near the pit by the gnoll caves SW of T5. Found this info to add here..

Jhar posted -

http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=quest&message.id=11830&view=by_date_ascending&page=9

I am on step 5 of this process right now. I will break it down so everyone can knock this out. Choose to read below if you wish ( SPOILERS TO FOLLOW)

1. Stilletto's Orders: Obtainable by loot only before you hit lvl 30. Stilletto is a named Ratonga that roams between the Giants and Gnoll Skindancers in the SW of Thundering Steeps. Once you have the orders read them and start the quest.

2. The next step requires Cove of Decay access so I will run thru that real fast.

COVE OF DECAY ACCESS:

1. Free the two Centuars in the Ruins of Varsoon. Once freed they tell you to go talk to Chieften Kraught. THIS WILL NOT APPEAR IN YOUR JOURNAL. Cheiften Kraught is located in the FAR South West of the Thundering Steeps, in one of the tents.( NOTE: Sometimes there is a grapich bug here so you will not see him unless you are right on top of him or next to him and look around.) He tells you to go kill some one named Grimash something or other....

1. Killing Grimash: Easiest way to get there is from the door behind the Waterfall in Antonica. (Just N of BB). After you zone thru door you will be in TS. Walk towards the 2 towers in front of you an he will spawn, and you will get a message that says somkething to the effect that he is running away from the area. YOU MUST KILL HIM QUICKLY or you may get a bugged mob and have to wait for TS 2 to come up. Once he is dead return to the Chieften.

2. Talk to Wiseman: He is located in the tent right next to the one the chieften is. He basically gives you three things to do.

Kill Immol the malignent (or something like that) this is a named Skeleton that is near the Ruins of Varsoon. Fom the grate entrance9 into the Ruins) head west. He is in the pit( read large pronounced depression in the earth) closest to the mountain.

The Banished: A pitch black centuar that roams among giants to at the small patch of land NW from the centuar camp where the wiseman is. You may have to run around this chunk of realestat for a bit..basically it is the furthest NW you can go w/;o going thru the giants pass there, a bit more West the N.

Talk to Cassondra: She roams up in the Griffen area a bit North an a touch east from the Centuar camp here. She tells you she will need the feathers from Windfeather to help you out.

Windfeather: Kill hawks along the beach in the griffen area and he will spawn normally near the cemetary area which is at the end of the beach area more or less.

Return to Cassondra: Nuff said.

Return to Wiseman: Nuf said.

Grats on Cove of Decay access!! Note only one person needs access for anyone else to get in here with them. Min # of ppl for zone in is 6-12. Without killing the octopus you are looking at a 6 hour reentry...noi clue what the reentry is if you kill him tho...(killed him once and never looked back

Now to the Manastone Quest:

The Kedge's Lament: This has and will always be the wreck in Cove of Decay. you MUST kill the GIANT octopuss here. if you at around lvl 30's i highly suggest talking a full 12 ppl with ya. THE KEY HERE IS TO KEEP HIM STIFLED THE WHOLE FIGHT> If he casts either Fear OR Lifedrain the encounter will break and you have to start the WHOLE thing again AND wait for timer on rezone to expire. Once the HUGE octopus and his buddies have been finished swim a bit away from the boat wreck and you will find some chests ( ENVIRONMENT CHESTS NOT DROP CHESTS) scattered on the ocean floor. One of this chests will be a "clicky"( interactable environement object) Highlet it and clicky it. IMPORTANT!!!! ONLY LET THE PERSON WITH THE QUEST GRAB THE HAND FROM THE BOX....CAN BE ANYONE WITH THE QUEST AS LONG as trhey got the quest. You will get the update on screen that you have found a partially decayed hand. UP to this point you will still have no journal updates.

Once you have the hand head to the beach: along beach is a tent area with a firepit in between a few tents, The remains in the firepit will be a clicky object. the person who has the hand needs to click the fire and place the hand with the remains. Once this happens a lvl 31 ^^^x2 mob forms from the bones. Once you kill him all ppl in the group that had Manastone quest will get the update.

Next step: you need to find a book about the partially ripped bag you got of the corpse you laid out back in CoD. Head to the Ruins of Varsoon. Near the very back of this dungeon is a few rooms called Chamber of the Sorcerer, Chamber of the (something), and the ONE WE WANT Chamber of the ENCHANTER. As soon as you enter room you turn right, you will see a book on th etable this si the CLICKY you are looking for click it and let the fin begin.

Next Step: Kill Waevemistress (something). Easy in the Ruins of Varsoon head to the Tailor room and clear tailors till this mo fo pops....It took me about 6 spawn cyles so little over and hour to make him spawn. Kill him and he drops a recipe for the Shroud of the Manastone and a piece of enchanted silk.

Next step: CREATE a SHROUD of the Manastone. First off take that recipe you just got and scribe it. Once you scribe it it will be in your recipe book for you to use later. Now for the fun part. You will need a few things to gert past this next part....

1. A tier 4 rare from harvesting. This may take sometime. I got mine relatively fast, but may be a pain for other ppl. You are looking for a High Quality (deer) hide or something along those lines. you CAN get these from corpses or from harving the appropriate nodes in EL and Zek.

2 Tailor: I have no idea what is the minimum level a tailor can create an Enscribed Hide (lol forgot what it was called already...anyways you know what it is called if you are at this point just hit (B) and look thru your recipe book till you find recipe and see what it is.) I personally used a 37 tailor and it went super smooth.

3. Once you have the above item, roll over to a tradeskill area and by 1 or 2 filaments from the vendor in there( this is the fuel requirement for your recipe. Now head over to the Sewing table and manequinn, and start crafting should be relatively NP to get this to work for ya.

Grats you now have the Shroud of the Manastone. WARNING: As of wrinting this, this is a FOUR SLOT bag that you CANNOT DELETE, so you are effectively giving up a bag from your inventory.

Next step: Self explanatory.

Hope this has helped everyone and I wish you all the best of luck in whatever you do.


-Jhar

Hope my research helps.
Angelbones Necromancer - currently 37 tailorer. Kithikor server