Stolen Stones  

Realm:Hibernia
Start Zone: Veil Rift
Start NPC:Researcher Alura
Catacombs expansion Required
Class:All
Type:Mini Quest
Avg. Time:5 minutes
Min Level:13
Max Level:16
Grants XP:Yes
Grants Coin:Yes
Rating:
*****
Related NPCs:
  Guardian Brannoch
  Unseelie Envoy
  Unseelie Envoy
Related Items:
  Stolen Sack of Stones
  Unsigned Note
Last Updated:Sat Mar 8 01:26:52 2008
DISCLAIMER: Your Steps and Tasks may be different

Brief Walkthrough:
1) Talk to Researcher Alura at loc=51232,21036 Veil Rift
2) Go speak with Guardian Brannoch, loc=49949,20418 Veil Rift, type /whisper theif.
3) Travel to loc=26217,23429 Veil Rift and slay a unseelie envoy for a small sack of stones and a handwritten note with no signature.
4) Return to Researcher Alura and hand her the sack of stones when she asks for them, same goes for the handwritten note. Continue to speak with her for your reward.

lvl 12 received 40,000 experience and 6 silver.

Dialog from quest:
Talk to Researcher Alura at loc=51232,21036,11423 dir=73 Veil Rift

Researcher Alura says, "Pardon me, Hero, but can you spare a moment? I have great need of help, and I am willing to pay for your assistance. Will you [hear me out]?"

Researcher Alura says, "I have had a bag of magical stones stolen, and I need to get them back. They are powerful and ancient stones which I found buried near a ruin here in the Veil. The thief slipped into our camp with a spell of illusion for a disguise, grabbed the bag, and ran out into the Veil with them. The guards gave chase, but the thief [slipped away]."

Researcher Alura says, "These 'beacon stones', as I call them, appear to be magically gathering information and sending it to an unknown source, possibly a spy. Moreover, similar stones were found in Hibernia, even under Tir na Nog itself. It is vital we recover these stones and learn their secrets. I suspect this theft, in fact, was not a coincidence. If I'm correct, it is all the more reason we [need those stones] back."

Researcher Alura says, "Will you help to recover these mysterious stones we have been finding, so that we can learn their true nature? You might be doing your realm a great service if these stones reveal some [threat] against us."

Will you retrieve the stolen stones? [Levels 13-16]
You have been given the Stolen Stones quest.


Researcher Alura says, "I am greatly relieved, Hero. You will want to speak to Guardian Brannoch, who is just west of here, beside the dead tree. It was he who pursued the thief, and can tell you where to search for him. Remember - you are looking for a sack of stones. Please return them to me as soon as you have them. May you be swift and successful in this venture!"

[Step #2] Guardian Brannoch is just west of Researcher Alura by the dead tree. Ask him about the [thief] that stole the sack of beacon stones.
  • Guardian Brannoch is at loc=49949,20418,11281 dir=13 Veil Rift. Target him and type /whisper thief.


  • Guardian Brannoch looks at you expectantly.

    Guardian Brannoch says, "The thief who stole that sack of stones? Yes, I remember. He was an unseelie envoy. I know because the disguise spell he used to get near Alura wore off while I was chasing him. He fled into that large, hollowed-out floating rock island. He was too swift to catch on foot, but I hit him with an arrow or two, so I suspect he's still in there now, [licking his wounds]."

    Guardian Brannoch says, "If you're going to go after him, tread carefully! That hollowed-out rock is full of unseelie and dark elves, and they won't take kindly to your presence. Just follow the rock bridges - there's only one path to take. When you enter the tunnel in the large floating rock, you'll be in the right place. There are a number of unseelie envoys in there, so you'll have to kill them until you find the one with Alura's stones. Good luck to you!"

    [Step #3] Kill unseelie envoys until you find the one with Alura's sack of stones. To find them, follow the rock bridges from Guardian Brannoch until you enter a large hollowed-out floating rock island.
  • You'll find the unseelie envoys in the area of loc=26217,23429,11460 dir=182 Veil Rift, to a level 12 they con's yellow and aggresive. When the unseelie envoy dies you'll get the following pop-up message: "You retrieve a small sack of stones and a handwritten note with no signature from the belt of the unseelie envoy. Your quest journal has been updated.


  • [Step #4] Return to Researcher Alura and give her the stolen sack of stones.

    Researcher Alura says, "I am grateful for your resourcefulness and courage, Hero. I am sure that these were not easy to obtain. Tell me - did you find any indication of why these were stolen?"

    [Step #5] Give Researcher Alura the unsigned note that you found on the unseelie envoy who stole her stones. If you want to read the note for yourself, right-click on it and type /use.

    You attempt to use the Unsigned Note.
    The Unsigned Note reads, "Researcher Alura has a sack of stones - get them away from her at all costs. I will see to it that the others in Tir na Nog are also removed. I cannot risk the discovery of my plot when it is so close to fruition. I will double your normal fee."

    Researcher Alura says, "Thank you...this is interesting. I would give much to know who wrote this letter ordering the thief to steal my stones. Did you read this? It is ominous, indeed! Well, thank you again - here is the payment I mentioned. Travel safely, Hero."

    You are awarded 40,000 experience!
    You are awarded 6 silver and some copper!
    You have completed the Stolen Stones quest!


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