Silver Coldain Insignia Ring
Walkthrough
Upgrade your Copper Coldain Insignia Ring to Silver by retrieving the Tome of Coldain Kinship from Nektropos Castle and finding Malidain Glacierbane.
How to start
Examine the Coldain Insignia Ring in any zone to begin. You must be level 90 and have the Copper ring from the previous quest in your inventory.
- Elder Historian Melna (first NPC contact)
Notes & prerequisites
- Adventure level 90+ required.
- Complete Copper Coldain Insignia Ring — keep the Copper ring on you.
- Remove adornments from the Copper ring before turn-in or they will be lost.
- Solo difficulty, but Nektropos Castle library access may require prior quests.
Steps
1. Speak to Elder Historian Melna
Talk to Elder Historian Melna in the Temple of Brell.
- Elder Historian Melna
Zone: Thurgadin, City of the Coldain
2. Retrieve the Tome of Coldain Kinship
Find the Tome of Coldain Kinship on a shelf in the middle of the library.
- See the Nektropos Castle wiki page for library access requirements.
- Tome of Coldain Kinship (library shelf)
Zone: Nektropos Castle
3. Return to Elder Historian Melna
Bring the tome back to Elder Historian Melna.
- Elder Historian Melna
Zone: Thurgadin, City of the Coldain
4. Find Malidain Glacierbane
Locate Malidain Glacierbane at the end of the river on the Daggerflow Glacier to complete the quest and receive your Silver ring.
- Malidain Glacierbane
Zone: Great Divide
Tips
- Do not destroy or sell the Copper ring — you need it on you for quest updates.
- Replacements can be bought for 0 copper from the Shady Swashbuckler XVIII on the Nektulos Dock.
- Strip adornments from the Copper ring before completing the quest.
Guide adapted from EQ2 Fandom (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Quest Text
I found an old copper signet ring on the hand of a frozen dwarf. The runes etched into the band indicate that the ring once belonged to someone named Garadain Glacierbane. I could search for the ring owner's descendants by speaking to the coldain in the City of Thurgadin.
Completion
I located the living ancestor of the Copper Coldain Insignia Ring's original owner, a Coldain named Malidain Glacierbane. He was delighted to recover his great-grandfather's ring, and gave me a silver ring in return.
Stages
- Stage 1
I should look for the ring's original owner.
Find someone who knows Garadain Glacierbane.
Zone: Exp07 Rgn ThurgadinDone: I spoke to a historian about Garadain.
I spoke to a historian in Thurgadin. She told me she could locate the ring owner's descendants if I recovered a tome for her.
- Stage 2
I must recover the Tome of Coldain Kinship.
Find the Tome of Coldain Kinship.
Done: I recovered the Tome of Coldain Kinship.
I recovered the Tome of Coldain Kinship for Elder Historian Melna.
- Stage 3
I should return this book to Elder Historian Melna.
Return to Elder Historian Melna.
Zone: Exp07 Rgn ThurgadinDone: I returned to Elder Historian Melna.
Elder Historian Melna told me of the existence and whereabouts of Malidain Glacierbane.
- Stage 4
Find Malidain Glacierbane.
Rewards
XP: 4,940
Reward data may be incomplete for choice rewards and conditional items.