Information I have found on the epic 2.0
This is the Bard Epic 2.0 quest. It is initiated by Lantaric`Dar in the Wakening Land.
Pre-Steps For Those Who Do Not Have The Original Epic
Those who have not completed the original epic will need to first collect 3 Storm Giant Herald Heads from Giant Heralds in Wakening Land. Turn these in to Lantaric'Dar.
After doing this you will be sent on another task.
"Excellent . I have a matter that I believe you would be suited for. The children of Zek have been strangely silent over the last few days. While your attacks on the couriers certainly slowed them down, I suspect there is something else going on. If you can uncover what they're up to, I will be most pleased. The area around Kael Drakkel is most likely to yield information"
Steps Required By All
If you already have your original Epic you can the above steps and start here.
You say, 'Hail, Lantaric`Dar'
Lantaric`Dar says 'Journey to the necropolis and stop the mercenaries Wood Elf. May Veeshan protect you.'
You say, 'I know Baldric Slezaf'
Lantaric`Dar 's eyes glitter with energy as you mention Baldric's Name. 'So I was not mistaken, you do know Baldric. He was a friend, and as a great a mortal as I have ever known. You must be an exceptional mortal yourself if Baldric saw fit to bequeath the blade to you. Yes I know of it. I could feel it's energy around your body. Perhaps fate has brought you to me this day. I am in great need of help Wood Elf.
Lantaric`Dar says 'One of our scouts recently came upon a band of mercenaries in possession of a letter from King Tormax. The letter described a mission to recover relics from the necropolis. This can not be allowed to happen. The holy resting place of my kin shall not be defiled! Journey to the necropolis and stop the mercenaries. Bring me anything you might find that would provide a clue as to what Tormax has planned.'
At this point it's time to head to Dragon Necropolis. We are unsure of what happens at this point. What we do know is that there are several Mercenary Excavators near the zone in. If these are cleared Excavator Quellin will pop eventually. Killing him will spawn Tarn Mackelin deeper in the zone.
Kill Tarn and turn the item he drops in to Lantaric`Dar in the Wakening Land. He will then ask you for three Bones:
Dragon Claw Bone
Dragon Tail Bone
Dragon Wing Bone
These bones drop on Dragon Constructs and also spawn as groud spawns in the following locations:
+1575, +1026, -136
-179, +1604, -256
+907, -624, +3
You will turn these Hsraga's Shade in Dragon Necropolis. This will start an event that your going to want a small raid for. Vesthon Marijakin and ten mobs will spawn. You need to kill Vesthon Marijakin quickly, before he despawns (in a matter of minutes). He will drop a Blackened Dragon Bone.
Give the Blackened Dragon Bone to Lantaric`Dar in Wakening Land. He will then send you back to Dragon Necropolis. Once again, you should bring a raid.
As soon as you zone in Vesthon Marijakin will be back, with some of his buddies. Kill him and The Dracoliche of Hsraga will spawn. Kill him and he will drop a Dark Orb. Give the Dark Orb to Lantaric'Dar in the Wakening Land.
Congratulations, you are done with Dragon Necropolis (finally!).
Now it's time to visit Walthin Fireweaver in the Temple of Solusek Ro.
You say, 'Hail, Walthin Fireweaver'
Walthin Fireweaver says 'Good day to you! I am Walthin Fireweaver of the League of Antonican Bards. My friend Cryssia and I are here while we deal in [lambent stones] with the followers of Solusek Ro. If you are interested, Cryssia and I also deal in [lambent armor], the perfect armor for a bard of standing. I also dabble in some research from time to time. I'm a bit of a historian. I study the history of [dragons].'
You say, 'What dragons?'
Walthin Fireweaver says 'I'm utterly fascinated by all things draconic. There are many tomes in the temple's libraries that catalog much of their species' history. Some day I'll have to travel to the frozen land of Velious and see what other secrets I can learn there.'
You need to collect eight crystals.... The first four are foraged in the Skyfire Mountains:
Earth Dragon Crystal
Fire Dragon Crystal
Ice Dragon Crystal
Wind Dragon Crystal
The next four are obtained by killing four new dragons that were introduced with OOW. Each of these dragons is spawned by attacking a mob in the zone (see below). When that mob is at a certain percentage of their health it will despawn and the dragon will spawn. See the mob details under related NPCs for descriptions on their special attacks, etc:
Forest Dragon - Jaggedpine Forest - Spawns from Dire Kodiak
Mountains Dragon - Stonebrunt Mountains - Spawns from a Dire Panda
Plains Dragon - North Karana - Spawns from Dire Griffon
Swamp Dragon - Swamp of No Hope - Spawns from a Dire Leech
Once you have acquired each crystal, you will need to do a tradeskill combine before it can be turned in. If you hand Walthin the crystal beforehand, he will give it back with the recipe. The recipe is as follows:
___ Dragon Crystal + Dragorn Blood + Enchanted Velium Bar + Varying Diamond (see below) in a Jeweler's Kit. This will create an ___ Dragon Prism...
The diamond varies by the Dragon Crystal type. These are standard spell enchanted gems, used in tradeskills. They are listed below:
Earth Dragon Crystal - Brown Diamond of Earth
Fire Dragon Crystal - Red Diamond of Fire
Forest Dragon Crystal - Yellow Diamond of Valor
Ice Diamond Crystal - Aqua Diamond of Water
Mountain Dragon Crystal - White Diamond of Justice
Plains Dragon Crystal - Grey Diamond of Storms
Swamp Dragon Crystal - Green Diamond of Disease
Wind Dragon Crystal - Cloudy Diamond of Air
Turn in the prisms to Walthin and he has yet another task for you... This time to kill a Cloaking Figurine in the Kithicor Forest. It will drop a Crest of Rizlona (8 slot container) and a Note to Metala.
Combine the eight prisms inside of the Crest of Rizlona to create a Draconic Prism.
Deliver the Note From Metala to Vhalen Nostrolo in South Karana. You will receive Vhalen's Necklace in exchange.
Now get together a raid and head to the Plane of Torment. Give Vhalen's Necklace to a Bruised Woman there. She will morph in to Metala Von Korach.
Kill her and she will drop a Rusted Bile Etched Bile. Place the Draconic Prism inside of it and hit combine. This creates your Epic v1.5!
Additional Steps Required For Epic 2.0
Once you have obtained your Epic v1.5, you can initiate the rest of the quest from Alkron Wyrmsong in Noble's Causeway...
You say, 'Hail, Alkron Wyrmsong'
Alkron Wyrmsong looks at you with barely contained terror. 'You! You have brought the orb back to this land! You will destroy us all! The terror of Oshiruk can not be destroyed! Give up your foolish quest while you still can!' He grabs for the orb as you back away slightly. His claw trails across your sword as it draws fresh blood.
The blade in your hand begins to glow slightly. Alkron gazes down at the blade with eyes wide. His eyes snap frantically back and forth between your face and the blade, finally coming to rest eye to eye with you. His other claw subconsciously moves to cover the wound from your blade as he continues to stare directly into your eyes. 'You walk a foolish path Human. No mortal has the power to destroy the chaos that is the spirit of [Oshiruk]. The devourer has power beyond our comprehension. You are a fool if you think that blade will save you. The spirit of the crystalline wyrm has long since left this existence. You are alone in your quest for death.'
You say, 'Who is Oshiruk?'
Alkron Wyrmsong says 'You carry his spirit with you and know not who he is? Our worlds are ill fated indeed. But fate is not mine to control, and for my part I will [tell] you of Oshiruk. No warrior should fall before an unknown enemy. It is the legacy of my people, but I fear it will end here with all our deaths.'
You say, 'Tell me of Oshiruk.'
Alkron Wyrmsong says 'Very well ___. Millennia ago at the height of the Dragorn empire, a dark portal opened to the north. Not far from the halls of Anguish. We soon found ourselves under siege from a dark army. While we were surprised by their initial appearance, we Dragorn are not weak and were able to fight them back to the portal itself after years of war. Ten years to the day after the opening of the portal, mere days before we would have been able to destroy the portal, Oshiruk first set foot on our world. Oshiruk was rumored to be a dark deity from a reality overcome with discord long ago and that he had come to power by consuming the other deities of his pantheon. He brought a wave of destruction across our world, killing any and all dragorn kin that were sent against his [armies].'
You say, 'What armies?'
Alkron Wyrmsong says 'Eventually the armies of Oshiruk stood at the gates of Dranik. The hordes of demonic creatures clawed at the gates as we prepared our final defenses, fully expecting to meet our final demise. But the Dragorn were not destined to fall that day. The priests of Vesagran stood stalwart at the gates of our city and that day our god answered us. A great cry was heard and great crystalline wings flapped across the city blowing up an enormous cloud of dust. The titans clashed and ultimately Oshiruk fell that day before the fury of the crystalline dragon. As he struck the ground, Oshiruk's body was consumed in [darkness].'
You say, 'What darkness?'
Alkron Wyrmsong says 'Dark tentacles lashed out around the corpse and struck the dragon, sending ripples of dark energy across her crystal scales. A cloud of discordant energy swirled in the air above Oshiruk's body. It began to come together into a globe. When the tentacles finally died away, all that was left of the mighty Oshiruk was his infamous dark armor, the gauntlets, boots, greaves, and a globe of discordant energy. The chestplate held a black orb that crackled with dark lightning. The dragon reached forward and tore the orb from the chestplate, causing a cataclysmic backlash of evil energy. She collapsed to the ground, overcome by the dark energy. The priests of Vesagran were able to protect her from the remnants of Oshiruk's army, but were not able to keep them from taking the black armor back through the portal to discord.'
Alkron Wyrmsong says 'But Vesagran held the orb, and with it the spirit of Oshiruk. The orb and Vesagran have never been seen again until today. How it might be destroyed I don't know, but should the armor ever be reunited with the orb Oshiruk would surely return and destroy us all.'
The items he seeks are:
Black Chaos Boots - Randomly in the Wall of Slaughter
Black Chaos Breastplate - Riftseeker's Sanctum
Black Chaos Gauntlets - Randomly in Noble's Causeway
Black Chaos Greaves - ?
Orb of Discordant Energy - ?
