Keepers of the Glade

Notes on the DoN Progression.

To start DoN Progression, you need to be indiffernt with either Norrath's Keepers or Dark Reighn. For the side you start nonkos with, this is 5 positive factions from either a group mission token turn in or a solo task completion. Make sure you are only turning in tokens (you can participate in either faction group missions with no faction hit as long as you don't turn in token) to one side or doing solo tasks for one side.

You also need to be some level above 62. I don't know yet what the exact minimum level is to get the tier 1 tasks.

Obtain required faction

The Norrath's Keepers camp can be found in the Lavastorm Mountains tunnels leading to The Broodlands.

In order to begin more advanced tasks within the Norrath's Keepers camp, you must be of indifferent faction or higher. You can reach this faction by doing various solo or single group tasks.

Wayfarers Mercenaries Bitral and Elanye give out solo tasks on behalf of the Norrath's Keepers while Kanetheus Forestwalker, Bianca Galbraith, and Boldger Bristlebeard offer single group tasks.

Upon completing these tasks, you receive a number of Radiant Crystals (droppable and used to purchase items from Tatsujiro the Serene) and a Norrath's Keepers Token. The Token can be turned in to Tatsujiro the Serene for the following faction hits:

+Norrath's Keepers
+Firiona Vie
-Dark Reign
-Lanys T`Vyl

Tier 1

Upon reaching indifferent faction, you are able to do more advanced missions for the good side, provided you are at least level 65.

Begin by speaking with Chieftain Relae Aderi.

You say, 'Hail, Chieftain Relae Aderi'

Chieftain Relae Aderi nods his head in acknowledgement and smiles. 'Welcome to the Norrath's Keepers' enclave. We are busy protecting the way of the right and honorable now. Our world is at a crossroads and we must endeavor to ensure we maintain order as much as we can. Should you wish to [help] us, do say so.'

You say, 'I wish to help you.'

Chieftain Relae Aderi says 'Those are encouraging words and we will gladly take your offer. Please see Nylaen Kel`Ther, my trusted friend. While his tasks may not seem glorious, they are necessary for us to gain a foothold against the Dark Reign, the followers of Lanys T`Vyl, the Child of Hate. They have their grim eyes set on seeing the end of us all. To begin, from the volcano, we need ingredients to create an antidote, help collecting Delvian teeth for our arrowheads, and handling goblin greed in the Stillmoon Temple. When you satisfy these needs, then we shall speak again.'

You have received a character flag!

Now talk with Private Nylaen Kel`Ther, next to Chieftain Relae Aderi. Note that you must be at least level 65 to receive the tier 1 quests.

You say, 'Hail, Private Nylaen Kel`Ther'

You have been assigned the task 'Creating an Antidote'.
You have been assigned the task 'Burning Arrows'.
You have been assigned the task 'Greed of the Goblins'.

Private Nylaen Kel`Ther says 'We all have the opportunity to rise to greatness with Norrath's Keepers and our honorable allies across the lands.'

The tasks are as follows:

"Creating an Antidote" -- Loot five Boiling Lavaspinner Bloods from Lavaspinner's Lair
"Burning Arrows" -- Loot five Delvian Goblin Teeth from Tirranun's Delve
"Greed of the Goblins" -- Kill 11 Stillmoon Laborers in Stillmoon Temple

Upon completing these tasks, speak with Chieftain Relae Aderi:

You say, 'Hail, Chieftain Relae Aderi'

Chieftain Relae Aderi says 'Welcome back, ______. News of your good deeds is passing quickly through our ranks. I wish we could say your work is done here, but it is not. The goblins of Tirranun's Delve heard of your efforts against their kin in the Stillmoon Temple and they have vowed revenge. One in particular, Gimblax, plans to hunt you down. We know where he is now and if you move quickly, perhaps you can reach him first. Speak to Dilar Nelune and he will give you further guidance.'

You have received a character flag!

Speak to Keeper Dilar Nelune. You will receive a single-group task, "Children of Gimblax." (What level and/or what minimum faction must you have to receive this quest?)

"Children of Gimblax" -- You must hunt down and kill the goblin Gimblax in Tirranun's Delve.

Upon completion of this task, speak with Chieftain Relae Aderi.

You say, 'Hail, Chieftain Relae Aderi'

Chieftain Relae Aderi says 'It is time to repay you for all you have done. Firiona Vie has chosen to share a divine gift with you that will only grow stronger if you continue to help us. This magic to be instilled with you is a fitting reward, but you will fast lose it should you ever aid the Dark Reign -- in fact, it will disappear instantly!'

You have received a character flag!
You have gained an ability point! You now have [XX] ability points.
You have gained the ability "Gift of the Keepers" at a cost of 0 ability points.

The new ability "Gift of the Keepers" gives a maximum stats increase of 10 per stat.

Tier 2

First speak with Chieftain Relae Aderi again:

You say, 'Hail, Chieftain Relae Aderi'

Chieftain Relae Aderi says 'I am delighted to see that you got to Gimblax before he was able to get to you. It would be a great loss to us if he were to find you and carry out his plans! You have done so well for us that we have much more for you to do if you are still willing. If you wish to help us turn the sand goblins' anger, recover the lost map, and protect our kirin contact, please speak to Nylaen Kel`Ther and he will give you more [work]. May the light of the world shine upon you, ______!'

You say, 'What work?'

Chieftain Relae Aderi says 'This may be presumptuous and I'm not certain the kind of company you keep, but should you find the will and way, there are stories of a dragon of lava that goes by the very name of that volcano, Tirranun. We have found an entrance that would seem to lead to its lair, but none of us have found the numbers or bravery to attempt to find it. With your associations, perhaps you would have better luck, at your leisure of course. We must learn all we can about the dragons for we fear that the Dark Reign wish to gain control over them to use against us. In the meantime, we have bestowed upon you a reward for your assistance. Safe travels, ______.'

You have received a character flag!

Speak with Private Nylaen Kel`Ther:

You say, 'Hail, Private Nylaen Kel`Ther'

You have been assigned the task 'Turn the Tides of the Sand'.
You have been assigned the task 'Recover the Lost Map'.
You have been assigned the task 'Defend the Kirin Contact'.

Private Nylaen Kel`Ther says 'We all have the opportunity to rise to greatness with Norrath's Keepers and our honorable allies across the lands.'

You receive three new tasks which may be accomplished solo or in a group:

"Turn the Tides of the Sand" -- Loot seven Sandy Goblin Bloods from Stillmoon Temple
"Recover the Lost Map" -- Loot eight Shredded Map Pieces from The Ascent
"Defend the Kirin Contact" -- Kill nine Kirins in The Ascent

Upon completing these tasks, you can speak with Keeper Dilar Nelune to receive a group mission called "Sickness of the Spirit."

After that, speak with Lieutenant Ekiltu Verlor to be offered your first raid event:

"Calling Emoush" -- 24-player raid in Tirranun's Delve, results in Glowing Stone Fragment

Loot the Glowing Stone Fragment from Emoush the Destroyer and bring it to the Chieftain. Hail him and you will receive the following:
-Two AAs
-Valor of the Keepers (250 hp/mana/end)
-Your 69th level spell/tome.

Tier 3

You will be sent to Private Nylaen Kel`Ther and will receive three more tasks:

"Snowfoot Revenge" -- Kill 10 Snowfoot Goblins in The Ascent
"Protect the Waters" -- Loot five Purified Nest Waters from Stillmoon Temple
"The Sacred Scrolls" -- Loot seven Ancient Scrolls of Wisdom from Thundercrest Isles

Speak with the Chieftain, and then to Keeper Dilar Nelune. This will open a group mission:

"History of the Isle"

After that, speaking with Lieutenant Ekiltu Verlor will open up two more raid events:

"Trial of Perseverance" -- 24-player raid in Stillmoon Temple, results in Goblin Warlord's Beads from A Stillmoon Warlord.

"Volkara's Bite" -- 42-player raid in Lavaspinner's Lair, results in Lava Spider Spinners

Upon successful completion, loot the (what?) at the end of the Perseverance trial and the Lava Spider Spinners from Volkara. Turning these two items in to the Chieftain results in:

-Two AAs
-New ability: Embrace of the Keepers (increase buff slot limit)

Tier 4

Lieutenant Ekiltu Verlor now has two new raid events:

"Guardian of the Sands" -- 42-player raid in Stillmoon Temple, results in Quintessence of Sand

"Goblin Dojo" -- 24-player raid in Thundercrest Isles, killing the goblin Storm Reach Sensei results in Meditation Stone

Loot the Meditation Stone from the goblin raid, and Quintessence of Sand from the Guardian of the Sands. Bring them back to Chieftain Relae Aderi for a character flag. Go through the dialogue and receive another raid mission:

"An End to the Storms" -- 54-player raid in Thundercrest Isles, results in Yar`Lir's Fang

Upon giving Chieftain Relae Aderi the fang, receive:
-Two AAs
-New ability, Power of the Keepers (chance increase of critical hits/blasts)

Tier 5

Continue speaking with the Chieftain and receive a group mission and two raids:

"Origins of the Curse" -- The Accursed Nest

"The Curse of Ju`Rek" -- 24-player raid in The Accursed Nest, results in Diseased Wing Fragments from Ju`Rek the Corrupted.

"In the Shadows" -- 54-player raid in The Accursed Nest, results in Shadowscale of Vishimtar from Vishimtar the Fallen.

The Dark Reign camp can be found in the Lavastorm Mountains tunnels leading to The Broodlands.

In order to begin more advanced tasks within the Dark Reign camp, you must be of indifferent faction or higher. You can reach this faction by doing various solo or single group tasks.

Wayfarers Mercenaries Varein and Jeryx give out solo tasks on behalf of the Dark Reign while those in the Dark Reign camp offer single group tasks.

Upon completing these tasks, you receive a number of Ebon Crystals (droppable and used to purchase items from Xeib Darkskies) and a Dark Reign Token. The Token can be turned in to Wayfarers Mercenary Limann for the following faction hits:

+Dark Reign
+Lanys T`Vyl
-Norrath's Keepers
-Firiona Vie

Upon reaching indifferent faction, you are able to do more advanced missions for the evil side..

Begin by speaking with Commander Zaerr Ty`Dar, who will send you to Officer Sirrikis Ryktor. You will receive three tasks:

"Blood of the Basilisk" -- Loot five Simmering Basilisk Bloods from Tirranun's Delve
"Clearing the Path" -- Kill eight Stillmoon Drakes in Stillmoon Temple
"The Burning Poison" -- Loot five Caustic Lavaspinner Venoms from Lavaspinner's Lair

Upon completion of those tasks, speak with Commander Zaerr Ty`Dar to receive a character flag. You will then need to talk to Officer Vacax Rol`Tas for a mission:

"Have Note Will Travel" -- Kill (how many?) goblins in Tirranun's Delve to spawn the Goblin Task Master. Kill the Task Master and loot the Letter from Tirranun. You will now have to kill nine Goblin Guards in various parts of the zone. Upon doing so and zoning out, your task is completed. You receive 33 Ebon Crystals.

Return to the Dark Reign camp and give speak with Commander Zaerr Ty`Dar to receive the following:

-Two AAs
-New ability, Gift of the Dark Reign (enables you to increase maximum of stats by 10)

Head back to the Commander and speak with him. This will flag you for the next step in progression. You will also get flagged for the Tirranun raid (not required for progression).

Speak with Officer Sirrikus Ryktor and recive three tasks:

"Army of Stone" -- Loot five Animated Guardian Essences from Stillmoon Temple
"Blood from Sand" -- Loot seven Impure Goblin Bloods from Stillmoon Temple
"Reap the Kirin Mind" -- Loot three Pristine Kirin Brains from The Ascent

Head back to the Commander and speak with him to receive a flag. Now speak to Officer Vacax Rol`Tas, who gives you yet another mission:

"Drake Egg" -- In The Ascent, kill drakes until you are able to loot a Drake Egg. This will spawn a Goblin Guard at the zone-in. Kill him, and give the Drake Egg to Celrak Blightblood in the Lavastorm Mountains. Upon doing so, your task is completed and you receive 38 Ebon Crystals.

Speak with Captain Aleeth Zyrv to gain information on the Calling Emoush raid event.

"Calling Emoush" is a 24-player raid event in Tirranun's Delve. A fairly straight forward event, you need to kill Emoush's three guards and then take him out. Loot a Glowing Stone Fragment his corpse. Bring this to the Commander for a flag and:
-Two AAs
-Tenacity of the Dark Reign (250 hp/mana/end)
-Your 69th level spell/tome.

In order to continue on after this step, you must have high aimiable faction..

If you speak with General Lereh Dirr, you can gain access to the Reflections of Silver and Kessdona's Perch events - two non-progression missions.

On the progression end of things, you must now speak to Officer Sirrikis Ryktor, who will assign you three tasks:

"Muddy the Waters" -- Kill nine Stillmoon Water Servants in Stillmoon Temple
"Snowfoot attack" -- Kill 10 Snowfoot Goblins in The Ascent
"Knowledge is Power" -- Loot seven Scrolls of Knowledge from Thundercrest Isles

Upon completing these tasks and speaking with the Commander, you will have access to a single group mission and raid event:

"The Gilded Scroll" -- single-group mission given by Vaxax Rol`Tas. Go into the Thundercrest Isles and kill mobs, looting scrolls off their corpses. Upon looting the correct one, it will turn into a Gilded Scroll of Earth Rending. After this, kill Noble Kirn Scholar. Do this and turn the gilded scroll in to Daleynn Spiritshadow in Lavastorm for a flag.

"Volkara's Bite" -- 42-player raid in Lavaspinner's Lair, results in Lava Spider Spinners from Volkara, a lava spider.

Give the Lava Spider Spinners to the Commander for a character flag and move on to the next raid event.

"Trial of Perseverance" is a 24-player raid in Stillmoon Temple, results in Goblin Warlord's Beads from A Stillmoon Warlord.

Turn the beads in to the commander to receive:

-Two AAs
-New ability: Embrace of the Dark Reign (increase buff slot limit by one)

Speak with Commander Zaerr Ty'dar again and get access to two raid events.

"Guardian of the Sands" is a 42-player raid given by Captain Aleeth Zyrv and takes place in Stillmoon Temple. You must kill Shogurei, Guardian of the Sands, loot the Quintessence of Sand and give it to Commander Zaerr Ty'Dar for a character flag.

"Goblin Dojo" is a 24-player raid given by Captain Aleeh Zyrv and takes place in Stillmoon Temple. You must complete the series of waves of mobs and finish the task off by killing Storm Reach Sensei. Loot the Meditation Stone and give it to the Commander for a character flag.

You now have access to the Yar`Lir raid.

"An End to the Storms" is a 54-player raid given by General Lereh Dirr. It is of Tacvi/MPG Raid Trials difficulty. Loot Yar'lir's Fang and bring it to Commander Zaerr Ty'Dar for a flag and:

-Four AAs
-New ability Power of the Dark Reign (increase of critical melee/magical attacks and heals)

Server-first-time completion of this event opens The Accursed Nest to your server.

In order to continue in the progression quest, you must have at least high warmly faction. You now must complete a single group mission and a raid event.

Speak with the Commander for a flag.

"Rival Party" is a single group mission in the Accursed Nest and is given by Officer Vacax Rol'Tas. In this mission you must kill four Norrath`s Keepers NPCs and then loot six Eggs of a Saved Clutch off random mobs in the zone. Bring one of the eggs to Pericolo L`Morte in the Dark Reign camp for a character flag and 54 Ebon Crystals.

"Curse of the Ju'rek" is a 24-player raid event in the Accursed Nest and is given by Captain Aleeth Zyrv. You must kill Ju`rek the Corrupted and loot a Diseased Wing Fragment which needs to be brought to Commander Zaerr Ty'Dar.

Speak with Commander for a character flag. You now have access to the final raid in Dragons of Norrath progression.

"In the Shadows" is a 54-player raid event in the Accursed Nest and is given by General Lereh Dirr. You must kill Vishimtar The Fallen. Good luck with that.