Information is the Key (Celt)  

Realm:Hibernia
Start Zone: Tir na Nog
Start NPC:Adair
Class:All
Type:Regular
Min Level:3
Max Level:50
Grants XP:Yes
Grants Coin:Yes
Rating:
*****
(From 1 rating)
Related NPCs:
  Merle the Old
  Mudman
Last Updated:Tue Mar 24 23:53:49 2009
DISCLAIMER: Your Steps and Tasks may be different

Your path on this quest depends on your race, talk you your trainer for details.


Adair says, "It is time you learned a bit about Hibernia. Speak with Merle. He is very old, and knows a lot about this land."

Dialog box: Will you collect and deliver these items to gain information from this old one?

You have been given the Information is the Key quest

[Step #1]Speak with Merle about the Moonstone.

Merle the Old says, "What brings one of Macigians out here? You don't think I [will speak] with you, do you?"

Merle the Old says, "Aye, more visitors than I've had in years! More than I've wanted in years, or still want."

Merle the Old says, "Well, I might. Perhaps. If you bring me back the mud from four mudmen. It has its uses, you know. Yes, that will do. Then perhaps I will speak with you."

[Step #2]Kill four mudmen and bring bit of mud to Merle. In exchange, he'll tell you about the Unnamed Rogue.

[Step #3]Kill three more mudmen and bring bit of mud to Merle.

[Step #4]Kill two more mudmen and bring bit of mud to Merle.

[Step #5]Kill one more mudman and bring bit of mud to Merle.

[Step #6]Return to Merle with all this mud so he'll tell you what he knows about the named Rogue.

Merle the Old says, "Did you get me the mud?"

[Step #7]Give Merle the mud.

You give Merle the Old a bit of mud.

Merle the Old says, "Ah this is good. I'll need three more. Yo udo know there's silver in these mountains? That's why all these siabra miners are crawling around here."

You give Merle the Old a bit of mud.

Merle the Old says, "Better. I'll want two more. Oh, you'll want to be careful in the mountains. I'd avoid them if I were you."

You give Merle the Old a bit of mud.

Merle the Old says, "Oooh, you've done well. I only need one more."

You give Merle the Old a bit of mud.

Merle the Old says, "Well then. You've kept your part. I'll speak of one thing with you. Which would you have me speak of, [the Unnamed One], [Lobais], or [Blaieseach]"?

According to the journal you want to click on the Unnamed One.

Merle the Old says, "Ah yes, He seeks the Moonstone, rumored to be in Lough Derg. It's a powerful item of enchantment. If ye seek it, be careful, for many seek it. If you do find it, then beware, for Blaieseach will then seek you with his trackers."

You have finished the Information is the Key quest.
You are awarded experience!
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Odd Quest
# Sep 10 2006 at 8:06 PM Rating: Decent
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I agree with the previous poster, this is an odd-duck of a quest. In total I spent 20 hard-earned silver (I was only level 4) for horse rides (once to Howth from Mag Mell, once back to MM for mudmen, once back to Howth, and once again back to MM). In the end I chose the "Unnamed One", though my journal was still stuck on the previous step, "give Merle the mud". I was given 4 silver for my troubles and some experience.

Unsure the point, really. Mythic could have at least re-cooped my silver or simply had used free horse tix.
Bit daft for level 3
# Jan 08 2006 at 7:57 AM Rating: Decent
I got this quest on my elf, not the elf one to speak to Maeve the Crone. This version at level 3 involves going down to Howth, which has had the zone range raised since the patch.
It pretty much means at level 3 that you have to either run the length of Hib from Mag Mell to Howth and back again to be able to kill the mudmen Merle wants.

Bit daft really.
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