Seek the Moonstone  

Submitted by:Ilda Thistledancer
Realm:Hibernia
Start Zone: Tir na Nog
Start NPC:Trainer
Class:
Type:Regular
Related Quests:
  Roane Skin
  Strange Matters Indeed
  Merle's Informant
  Ilisa's Trade
  The Moonstone Twin (level 43)
  The Moonstone Twin (level 45)
  The Moonstone Twin (level 50)
  The Moonstone Twin (level 47)
  Seek the Moonstone B
  Criostoin's Promise
  Seek the Moonstone C
  Seek the Moonstone D
  Sylvan Shadows (level 11)
Related Zones:
  Connacht
  Lough Derg
  Silvermine Mountains
Min Level:15
Max Level:50
Grants XP:Yes
Grants Coin:Yes
Rating:
*****
(Average from 3 ratings)
Related NPCs:
  Fagan
  Macnol
  Maeve the Crone
  Merle the Old
  Nock
Last Updated:Thu Oct 26 02:23:46 2006
DISCLAIMER: Your Steps and Tasks may be different

Characters that were created after Patch Version 1.79 do not receive this Epic quest.


Per patch 1.70:

- Seek the Moonstone - The area around Macnol's tower has been named the Ruined Tower of Tir na mBeo to help players locate the correct place.


1. Speak to your trainer in Tir na Nog. He/she will tell you to speak to
Fagan in Mag Mell.

2. Speak to Fagan in Mag Mell and get the quest. He gives you a ring and
tells you to talk to Macnol in the ruined tower of Tir na mBeo.

3. Go to Ardee and take the horse route to East Lough Derg. Head north
towards the grove of trees. There will be many Dergans. Macnol spawns inside
the tower, loc: 59280, 13895. The towers entrance is on the north side and he is surrounded by several guards. Do not kill any of the Dergans or you will take a faction hit and Macnol will not talk to you. Be sure to be wearing Fagan’s ring.

4. If the Dergan are already aggressive to you, head south to find Curmudgeons. The best place to hunt is the Curmudgeon campsite southeast of the Parthanan Farm. Keep hunting Curmudgeon until you are neutral to the Dergan. It may take many kills. I believe killing the Curm leader, Hughar, in the campsite will move your faction significantly. This is unproven but
the Dergan were neutral to me right after killing him.

5. Talk to Macnol. He’ll ask you to go kill Nock, a named Sheevra.

6. From the parthanian farm, head further south. Eventually you will come to a single stone hut with a cart close by. In this camp you see normal Sheevra
Fighters and Archers. Nock spawns inside the hut (loc=54441,924). Kill him and get his head. Sheevra are also Siabra so don’t kill any of them. Just pull out Nock and kill him.(has been seen on the dergen island at loc 40776, 54122)

7. Back to Macnol. If the Dergan are aggressive to you again, go back and
kill Curms until they aren’t. Wear your ring.

8. Give the head to Macnol. He will thank you and then attack you so be
ready. His guards will defend him so either come with a group or be ready to
run.

9. Go back to Mag Mell and talk to Fagan, then give him the signet ring. You will get the ring back, and two more quest paths will open up.

Journal says you should talk to the Old or the Crone. Neither are named but
the Old is Merle the Old and the Crone is Maeve the Crone. Merle is behind
Howth on a hill and that quest is Merle's Informant. You must complete
Merle’s Informant before talking to Maeve. Maeve the Crone is between Ardee
and the mudman spot in a hut. Maeve will respond, but if you’re less than
level 20 at this point, she’ll ask you to return when you are stronger.

Official hint (from Camelot Herald):
  • Remember to wear Fagan's Signet!!

  • Reward:
      Fagan's Signet Ring

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    Hounds
    # May 31 2002 at 10:28 AM Rating: Default
    Make sure you wear the ring (******** then you can find the hounds roaming around near the old tir na mboe ruins (where you found macnol in the dergan forest next to the parth farm). I forgot to wear my ring and the dogs would NOT take the collar.
    Welche Rosen tussen
    # May 29 2002 at 3:54 AM Rating: Default
    Hallo wo finde ich die Rosenjungfern? Laut berschreibung muss ich von mm aus an den see und dann richtung süden. Aber am Rechten Ufer hats keine Rosenhjungfer und bei denen links finde ich keinen Turm nur ne farm.


    P.s.
    Gibts die seiten auch auf deutsch?
    RE: Welche Rosen tussen
    # Jun 06 2002 at 6:43 AM Rating: Default
    Ich glaube nicht, das es die auf Deutsch gibt.
    An der Farm bist Du gar nicht mal so falsch, lauf mal durch den Wald zurück, dann müßtest Du die Ruine finden.
    Aber vorsicht, mit LV16 ist das ohne Hilfe fast unmöglich zu schaffen.
    Tracker
    # May 26 2002 at 10:23 AM Rating: Default
    Could anybody tell me where I can find that tracker. Everytime I'm searching I get killed by one of these mobs.
    RE: Tracker
    # Jun 14 2002 at 6:42 PM Rating: Decent
    Trackers for the second part of the quest:

    Go to Caille, and run... northeast? over the hill behind the town. (Pretty much directly behind the ghost guy you have to talk to there.) Go down the other side of the hill, and you'll see a big lake. Directly on the other side of the lake is a large standing stone with a lot of empyrians around it, and Watcher Rylie stands directly in front of the stone.

    My husband did his first, and the trackers ran out of the water to chase him down. When it was my turn, they were still up, so I had to run in to the watcher between the pathing of the trackers, and then sprint as fast as I could.

    Once we were on the other side, he had his BP and I had my legs, along with a new quest in our journal and a "collar" in our inventory.
    Rings, rings, and more rings
    # May 23 2002 at 5:18 AM Rating: Default
    Well, the stupid guy was kinda right...i have another gripe, tho. I have done every quest i can find up to level 12 (enchanter), and 4 of them have given me a ring as a reward....so far i have 0ne quested cloak, one quested bracelet, and 4 quested rings. Then i come here to check out the epic quest and guess what?....the reward is a ring.They only give us 2 finger slots, so yeah, i'd like to see maybe a piece of jewelry or some armor with stats....i have so many empty slots :(...just for those who don't know, Albion has so many items up until level 15 that i was able to fully outfit (every slot) 2 other char's with only quest items from one guy going to 15....
    RE: Rings, rings, and more rings
    # May 23 2002 at 6:33 AM Rating: Decent
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    This is only the first step of the epic quest, you will get other rewards as you progress... and you're only lvl12!! You're still a child :)

    Not quite sure what you want, either an inventory full of magic items that make you an Uber Mage, or for Albion to have their quest items cut back. It sounds like Albion could do with a bit of a cut back to me... (enough to equip two OTHER chars with just QUEST items from a lvl 15 char... hmm... thats something like 42 items)

    My opinion, as a Shade, is that I get too many caster items from quests, cloth armour here, magic rings there... so I go out and look for something better... I'd rather receive good xp then handed something off the clothes rack...

    But I do take your point about rings though, my advice would be to just change your name to a character from a JRRT book or something :p


    Anegale BloodRayne
    Deadly Nightshade.
    where are the hounds?
    # May 22 2002 at 2:56 PM Rating: Default
    im looking for the named hound..edan or duana and i have no idea where they could be...im a champion
    RE: where are the hounds?
    # Jun 11 2002 at 5:41 PM Rating: Default
    I am a Champion who is on Step #8 Criostoin's promise..where do I find Meriach?..also it DOES pay to be nutral to as may things a possible.. I am season 22 and have very few factions on me..
    RE: where is Meriach ?
    # Jul 09 2002 at 3:56 PM Rating: Default
    help where can i find Meriach plz.
    RE: where is Meriach ?
    # Jul 09 2002 at 3:56 PM Rating: Default
    RE: where are the hounds?
    # Jun 15 2002 at 8:44 AM Rating: Default
    I am a lvl 23 and am neutral to many factions (which is very nice not to worry sometimes). I am looking to do the next step..beyond Meriach. Meriach is SW from the lil "fruit stand" called Cein something between Innis and Connal(almost directly SW through some woods and onto a lil hill/ridge). If you know where the mines called TC (not sure name full spelling) are Meriach is located within a short distance from it
    RE: where are the hounds?
    # Jun 15 2002 at 8:30 AM Rating: Default
    Aye.. I am also lvl 22 and it has helped in many quests to be neutral to as many factions as possible.. I can travel among all sherries and saibra (non-deads) and feel as ease.
    where are the hounds?
    # May 22 2002 at 2:56 PM Rating: Default
    im looking for the named hound..edan or duana and i have no idea where they could be...im a champion
    RE: where are the hounds?
    # Jun 13 2002 at 4:37 PM Rating: Default
    The hounds are in the same wooded area that Macnol is. They wander around in there amongst the dergan furies and enchanters.
    cant find Macnol
    # May 20 2002 at 2:55 AM Rating: Default
    need to know how to get to Macnol
    The Crone-Old
    # May 16 2002 at 9:13 PM Rating: Default
    I talk to the Old. He says talk to the Crone. She says nothing. Whats wong? Its Maeve by Ardee right?
    RE: The Crone-Old
    # May 19 2002 at 10:50 PM Rating: Default
    I made the mistake of not wearing ****** ring, she wont talk to you unless your wearing it, and then you need to be level 20 to continue
    Orbus (Kay)
    Step 10, Enchanted Script
    # May 14 2002 at 10:52 AM Rating: Default
    I am on step 10 of the quest. After killing the tracker near IC, I was given an enchanted script. My instructions simply read;

    The letter is written in enchanted script, and only enchanters can read enchanted script.

    Does anyone know who would be able to read this? The enchanter's that I've handed it to all say they can't read it?

    RE: Step 10, Enchanted Script
    # May 14 2002 at 11:13 AM Rating: Default
    Take it to Kern, the enchanter in Innis Carthaig, he has the ability to read them.
    Moonstone quest
    # May 14 2002 at 6:13 AM Rating: Default
    Lets see,

    Wear the ring all the time, everyone at this point has talked to him with a simple click. Don't kill siabras for your first 20 lvls, plenty of other fodder around. That way the siabras in the woods won't mess with you when you talk iwht Macnol. Macnol still attacks you when you give him Nock's head, but with a pet to guard my rear, my speed spell on, and sprinting I was able to get away without any problems.

    Nock is in a hut. Easiest way to get this is to stand in front on Tir na Mbo and look out to the water. Out there is an island with degean enchanters. On the far side of that island is a dock, and across the water from that dock is another dock. Make that swim, and right up the hill from that dock is the hut where Nock spawns at about 8AM game time. Or you can run from Mag Mel through the curm camp, round the lake, past parth farms, through a second curm camp, and onto the hut. So far, this epic has been pretty easy. As for the guy who posted that this quest and DAOC sucks, well he is just an idiot who Darwin in pining for. Soon he'll attach a jet engine to his car and launch himself into a cliff and the world will be a better place.

    Gorere - Bors
    RE: Moonstone quest
    # May 27 2002 at 1:21 PM Rating: Default
    Do the ghostly siabra share the same faction as the ones around McNoll? The ones near TNM are aggressive to me and I've been killing curms by the hundreds (so it seems, lol). I just turned 16 and gearing up to start this quest. I've been killing curms for the last three or four levels trying to raise faction. Thanks for any help. :)
    RE: Moonstone quest
    # Jun 14 2002 at 6:51 PM Rating: Decent
    Ghostly siabras don't appear to have the same faction as the rest of the live ones. If I recall correctly, they don't have any faction attached to them. But, the Dergans in Lough Derg, the Sheevra in Silvermine, the Eiru in Shannon Estuary, and probably at least one or two more that I'm forgetting are all on the same faction. If you're ok to them, you should be able to do this quest with no problem. If not... well, there's always more curms. *grin*

    --Oh, named curms/dergans appear to give a larger faction hit than the regular guys. Do the "Lesser of Two Evils" quest once you hit neutral with dergans, and that should help keep your faction around neutral with the dergans, even if you do other quests/tasks later on that ask you to kill a few of them. Hughar seemed to give a good faction hit.
    lost fagans ring
    # May 11 2002 at 3:10 AM Rating: Default
    i no longer have ****** ring, long story. Am i screwed or what? Maybe i can borrow one from a friend. Any advice?
    I Am Haveing Trouble
    # May 06 2002 at 9:19 AM Rating: Default
    Ok i am on this quest and i am on step 5,part2 of the quest where it says talk to the old, or the crone, but when i go to talk to them they do not speek to me. N e advise on to what i should do ?
    i have been working on this quest for a couple weeks now and i cant figure it out.
    Please help
    RE: I Am Haveing Trouble
    # May 11 2002 at 12:15 PM Rating: Default
    If they tell you to come when you are more powerful, must wait to level 20. the Old does not answer... Try the Crone, near Ardee. Try to wear on the ring, too.
    Message from the tracker
    # May 04 2002 at 6:39 PM Rating: Default
    I've got the message, but only an enchanter can read this. I gave it to Master-Enchanter in TNN and Anwar, but nobody wants this piece of paper. To which person I have to take it?

    Eldorim lvl30 Enchanter
    it suuucks
    # May 01 2002 at 7:23 PM Rating: Default
    this quest sucks... all the game sucks :(
    Im a lvl20 Champion, all mobs around Macnol appear grey to me. But when I try to speak to Macnol, a least 15 mob come and... Im dead :(
    I cant speak to Macnol, he want only kill me. One time I succesfully escape from the tower, and only Macnol follow me: I try to speak to him, but he wont. I kill him... and try to speak to its corpse !!!! nothing appends :( I come back to the tower, Macnol where here again, I try to speak to him, he wont, and again, 15 mobs kill me :(
    So I cant speak to Macnol, I kill him and nothing appends...
    Mythic programmers are so stupids, I dont need to play anymore this buggy game. Quests dont work, many graphical bugs, allways stick in doors or stairs, mob appear right on you while you are sitting to regain HP, end and mana and kill you, you have no chance to escape... while fighting a mob, a got 9 (nine) times the message: "you miss", and naturally I was killed.
    and what's the fun to wait long long long long time to regain HP or mana sitting on our *** ?
    RE: it suuucks
    # Jun 20 2002 at 6:26 AM Rating: Default
    what a cry baby, why take the time to post this?
    if you wanna quit , just quit. i agree, perhaps a playstation can offer some entertainment for your limited attention span, if you dont like what you see, enter some freakin god mode cheats, and go to the end of the game in five minutes.
    RE: it suuucks
    # May 07 2002 at 3:49 AM Rating: Decent
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    Just to add to the other replies...

    Have you tried doing this quest as part of a group, no where does it say you have to do quests solo... in some Midi quests you even have to be grouped before it allows you to progress!!

    Being Siabra neutral, or even hostile is certainly the easiest way to do this quest, but if you're with a few friends, try and kill as many around the tower first, and if they are all grey you and your friends should find this very easy, even if they baf or two...


    Anegale BloodRayne
    Deadly Nightshade.
    RE: it suuucks
    # May 04 2002 at 2:06 PM Rating: Default
    I agree with the response to this post. It sucks if you play stupid and that verifies in all games. If you want to play something simple you can always try pac man or super mario.
    RE: it suuucks
    # May 04 2002 at 12:58 PM Rating: Default
    I think some reasons:
    did you put on the ******* ring to speak to macnol? were you in good relations to Siabras before entering their forest? Mobs spawn in their living area, so don't sit down in the wrong places. Do you often stay between the lifts doors? Then why do you stop on DaoC doors? On most role playing games, many enemies can kill you although they are low level....
    If you do the wrong things, you will have the wrong results...
    I like Dark age of Camelot :)
    P.D.: train in swords before fight
    Can you do Ring Quest at 20?
    # Apr 29 2002 at 11:52 AM Rating: Default
    If you are level 20, can you still do the Signet Ring part of this quest or not??

    Kirsten, 20th level Bard, Galahad
    RE: Can you do Ring Quest at 20?
    # May 02 2002 at 6:48 PM Rating: Default
    I've just now finished ring part of quest and I'm lvl 25.
    at lvl 25
    # Apr 28 2002 at 7:57 PM Rating: Default
    Does anybody know ho wto do the 25lvl part of this quest. something about this guy taking the road south towards IC. i guess you have to find him and kill him. I looked all over and just got killed by stupid waylayers.
    Macnol
    # Apr 10 2002 at 11:19 AM Rating: Default
    I am level 22 enchantress. Everytime I try to talk to Macnol he does not respond. I am wearing the ring. I have died several times now trying to get him to talk to me. Any idea why this is not working for me?
    RE: Macnol
    # May 04 2002 at 1:21 PM Rating: Default
    revise your status to siabras and put on the ring... it would serve
    RE: Macnol
    # Apr 19 2002 at 5:13 PM Rating: Default
    I had the same problem.
    My solution was to find a high level. I grouped with him. He killed everything around. Macnol attacked me and I ran away to make him forget me.
    Then i came back quickly and while no other mob around, he spoke to me.
    I can tell u I was so happy... 6 lvls i tried to finish this quest.
    Good luck.
    RE: Macnol
    # Apr 10 2002 at 11:24 AM Rating: Default
    Did you give him the head?
    RE: Macnol
    # Apr 11 2002 at 10:00 PM Rating: Default
    No, I can't I have not been able to talk to Macno yet to get the qeust to get Nock's head. I tried killing Nock to see if it would work and it didn't
    Rylie
    # Apr 06 2002 at 7:16 PM Rating: Default
    No No not tell Rylie about moon stone
    but speak to him about the nasco's spear
    if u are told to steal it by her sisters,

    Then she will tell u to look for him somewhere
    where the waylayer & ambusher aroam (somthing like tat)

    i can't find nasco myself
    where the hell is he hiding
    Nasco
    # May 14 2002 at 12:49 PM Rating: Decent
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    I looked for Nasco for many levels before I actually found him. Found him when I was 31. On the way between Connla and Innis Carthaig, the road winds between the hills and comes out near a small merchant tent city called Ceannai. If you get off there and take care of any buffs you may have available to you, carefully go back through the winding road. (This has to be done at night, so be careful of the Eriu (several named, in fact))

    Immediately when you get to the hills, the road turns left. You should still be able to see Ceannai from here if you turn around. Follow the road to the first Right turn. Macnol spawns there. There may be one or two groups of waylayers and assailers at this bend. If Nasco is not with either one of these groups, it is possible that you may need to eliminate these groups until he shows up. When he does, it is usually with one to two guards. I got lucky and found him alone.
    tracker
    # Apr 04 2002 at 12:49 AM Rating: Default
    Where is the tracker plz
    RE: tracker
    # Apr 20 2002 at 8:08 AM Rating: Default
    Just across the road in Meg Mell. Like 30 m under a tree
    Rylie no respond to me
    # Apr 01 2002 at 11:38 PM Rating: Default
    I am a level 40 bard. After i talk to Crone, I go to moon lake and find Rylie. However, he is no respond to me? I have finished the lvl 15 quest and the side quest. What have I miss or I need to say some magic word or pass him anything? (I have wear the ring and try say moonstone already)
    The Hounds
    # Mar 31 2002 at 3:32 AM Rating: Default
    You don't say anything to them but you hand them the collar. I'm a season 21 bard and Duana said I was too young still and returned the collar to me. I suppose I'll return when I'm 25
    RE: The Hounds
    # May 22 2002 at 8:11 AM Rating: Default
    Hey where do i find Duana?
    D'oh!
    # Mar 26 2002 at 3:16 PM Rating: Default
    Made the mistake of talking to Rylie while my inventory was full. He said "I'll put it on the ground" or whatever but then of course I died from the trackers. Needless to say the cloak and collar had disappeared by the time I got back.

    I am now onto the next step so I can't redo that part. Is there any way I can continue this quest or am I screwed now that I don'y have the collar?
    I can't find Macnoll
    # Mar 24 2002 at 1:20 PM Rating: Default
    Does anyone know where I can find Macnoll?
    RE: I can't find Macnoll
    # Mar 24 2002 at 1:54 PM Rating: Default
    From the Parth farm walk to the forest directly north. In the middle of that forest is a ruined tower guarded by MANY dergan enchanters/fury's, Macnol resides in that tower under the watchful eyes of his companions. When you talk to him either be prepared to run really far really fast.... or be prepared to die (unless you waited a few lvls to complete this leg of the quest).
    help!
    # Mar 24 2002 at 8:18 AM Rating: Default
    i have a problem, i gave the hound the collar and i guess i didnt have the npc in the target box. well it walked away before i could get all the info and i dont know how to get a second collar to complete this. i went back to the watcher but no luck. am i just basically screwed?
    RE: help!
    # Mar 24 2002 at 1:50 PM Rating: Default
    did you try right clicking on the hound again? I did the same thing but when i right clicked on him Edan continued his conversation with me
    EASIEST WAY TO KIMBA!!!!
    # Mar 24 2002 at 1:38 AM Rating: Default
    tke a horse from Innis Carthiag or from Connla they both have one that goes straight there.... dont remeber the name of the town... but it starts with a C
    RE: EASIEST WAY TO KIMBA!!!!
    # May 04 2002 at 1:24 PM Rating: Default
    cullraid
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