Tradition's Toll
Tradition's Toll | |
| Required | No |
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| Start | Interact with the Abandoned Rhoa in Deshar. |
| Objective | Find the Final Letter. |
| Completion | Deliver the Final Letter to Shambrin. |
Tradition's Toll is a quest in the act 2 area Deshar.
Walkthrough
Search for a recent corpse
An abandoned rhoa you passed on the way into Deshar indicates that someone Maraketh may have run into trouble here.
- Zarka: Ah, Deshar, the City of the Dead! In these harrowing times, one could be forgiven for thinking the risen dead live there—if that form of existence can even be called living. No, no. Long before we had to worry about the dead rising, we built towering spires to return our people to the sky. Our Honoured Dead lie openly, enjoying the sun, not hidden from it under the earth. Over time, they are scoured away, becoming the wind and sand you feel on your skin at this very moment. Deshar is our most sacred monument... I myself will soon make the journey there, once I train a replacement. Most do wait for their bodies to fail, but I would prefer to meet Death on my feet. Who knows? I may even be the first mortal to win my battle, and defeat Nekraata in spiritual combat. It might not look like it now, but I was a rather powerful Sorceress in my time.
Travel to Deshar
Shambrin has asked you to travel to Deshar and search for the possible corpse of someone she cared about.
- Shambrin: Those Maraketh that prove themselves in life earn burial in the sky, but the weak and unfortunate have a tradition of their own: because they are not allowed to rest above, when they feel sickness or injury taking hold, they leap from the windswept heights of Deshar to the dunes below. Though their bodies will still be lost in the sands —our greatest fear— lying at the base of honour is the next best thing to lying upon it. You can understand why I was concerned that Lailuma chose to travel there alone...
- Shambrin: I don't know how things are done in your akhara, but here, those that cannot earn burial in the sky have a tradition of their own. Because they are not allowed to rest above, when they feel sickness or injury taking hold, they leap from the windswept heights of Deshar to the dunes below. Though their bodies will still be lost in the sands —our greatest fear— lying at the base of honour is the next best thing to lying upon it. You can understand why I was concerned that Lailuma chose to travel there alone...
Search for evidence of Lailuma's fate
Shambrin has asked you to search for the possible corpse of someone she cared about. Check the base of each tower.
Return the Final Letter
You have returned the final letter to Shambrin. Speak to her for your reward.
Show Asala the Final Letter
- Sekhema Asala: Why would you show me this? You fool! This folly is only harmless because there are no names on this letter. Otherwise, tradition would demand unhappy duties of me. I value each and every one of my dekhara. This why I say: get this out of my sight.
Show Zarka the Final Letter
- Zarka: Ah. I see. You would do well, child, not to show that letter to any other pair of eyes. If I am asked about its contents, I shall feign dementia. I suggest you... dispose of it... by giving it to someone who cannot read it. Am I being clear?
Speak to Shambrin
You found a recent corpse and a final letter that has no named recipient. Return it to Shambrin.
- Shambrin: You found a letter? For your sake, do not speak of its contents. I will burn it. When I have the opportunity, I intend to return to Deshar and mark the location of Lailuma's body... A stone perhaps, something inconspicuous. Others will not know, but I will. She will be remembered.
Use the Book of Specialisation
You have returned the final letter to Shambrin and she has given you a Book of Specialisation.
Quest Complete
Quest Complete - You searched Deshar and found a final letter. Shambrin burned it without reading it, but intends to secretly remember the person that wrote it.
- Talk to Shambrin
Shambrin offers you a 
Book of SpecialisationBook of SpecialisationGrants two Weapon Set Passive Skill PointsA Book of Specialisation. Right-click to gain two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points.
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Rewards
- Normal: Book of SpecialisationBook of SpecialisationGrants two Weapon Set Passive Skill PointsA Book of Specialisation. Right-click to gain two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points.
- Cruel: Book of SpecialisationBook of SpecialisationGrants two Weapon Set Passive Skill PointsA Book of Specialisation. Right-click to gain two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points.
Version history
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