An Axe from the Past

Level 30HeritageSolo

Walkthrough

Forge and sharpen a granite tomahawk for Obsid Boulderboom by mining stone, crafting at a forge, slaying skeletons and Skindancer gnolls, and defeating The Octagorgon in Cove of Decay.

How to start

Examine the Cracked Stone Hand Axe received at the end of Little Tarby Lost. Obsid Boulderboom in The Thundering Steppes guides you through forging a heritage-quality tomahawk.

Notes & prerequisites

Must have completed Little Tarby Lost to receive the Cracked Stone Hand Axe.
Must speak Krombral (Giant-language) to receive this quest.
Tradeskill level 9 required to craft the Granite Tomahawk.
Heroic difficulty — skeleton and gnoll kills plus a Cove of Decay boss fight.

Steps

1. Examine the Cracked Stone Hand Axe
Examine the Cracked Stone Hand Axe in your inventory to begin the heritage quest.
Zone: The Thundering Steppes
2. Mine granite from wind swept stones
Mine 10 granite pieces from wind swept stones (uncommon/rare harvest from Gemstone Nodes T3). Upon receiving your 10th piece you are rewarded a pristine piece of granite and the Granite Tomahawk Recipe.
- Wind swept stones
Zone: The Thundering Steppes
3. Craft the dull Granite Tomahawk
Scribe the Granite Tomahawk Recipe. At any forge, combine the pristine piece of granite with severed ash, a sparkling material, glimmering coal, and the Cracked Stone Hand Axe to craft a dull tomahawk.
- Requires tradeskill level 9 to scribe and craft.
Zone: Any forge
4. Show Obsid the dull tomahawk
Return to Obsid Boulderboom and show him the dull tomahawk.
Zone: The Thundering Steppes
5. Sharpen the tomahawk on skeletons
Sharpen the dull tomahawk by killing 100 skeletons in The Thundering Steppes. Upon defeating your 100th skeleton you receive a Sharpened Granite Tomahawk.
- This is a long grind — skeletons are plentiful throughout the zone.
Zone: The Thundering Steppes
6. Show Obsid the sharpened tomahawk
Return to Obsid Boulderboom and show him the Sharpened Granite Tomahawk.
- A one-hour timer for the next step starts as soon as you finish speaking to him.
Zone: The Thundering Steppes
7. Kill Skindancer gnolls within one hour
Within the one-hour time limit, kill 25 Skindancer gnolls around the Shrine of Decay. Skindancer sentries, seers, legionnaires, knights, and defilers all count toward the update.
- Shrine of Decay
Zone: Shrine of Decay · The Thundering Steppes
8. Return to Obsid
Return to Obsid Boulderboom after killing the required gnolls.
Zone: The Thundering Steppes
9. Slay The Octagorgon for its ink
Enter Cove of Decay and slay The Octagorgon for its ink. The giant octopus cannot be pulled out of the water, and shortly after engaging it a group of heroic skeletons will spawn.
- After Octagorgon dies, examine highlightable crates on the ocean floor for a Partially Digested Hand — useful for Stiletto's Orders Intercepted.
Zone: Cove of Decay · The Thundering Steppes

Tips

Combine this quest with The Dusty Blue Stone (40 rock samples from wind swept stones) and Journeyman Service (50 harvestables in Thundering Steppes) to save time.
Craft the tomahawk before returning to Obsid — you need tradeskill 9 and severed ash, sparkling material, and glimmering coal.
The Skindancer gnoll step has a strict one-hour timer that starts when you turn in the sharpened tomahawk.
Cove of Decay is heroic — bring a group. Octagorgon spawns additional skeletons during the fight.

Guide adapted from EQ2 Fandom (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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Quest information

Journal Category: Heritage (AA)
Journal Level: 30
Journal Difficulty: Heroic
Starting Zone: The Thundering Steppes
How to Start: Examine the Cracked Stone Hand Axe
Timeline: Heritage Quests Timeline

Source: EQ2 Fandom (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Timeline

Thundering Steppes TimelineStep 6

Previous: Little Tarby Lost
Next: Protecting Coldwind Beach

Rewards

XP: 782

Polished Granite Orb(L30, Shield)Choice
Polished Granite Tomahawk(L30, Weapon)Choice

Reward data may be incomplete for choice rewards and conditional items.

Walkthrough

Forge and sharpen a granite tomahawk for Obsid Boulderboom by mining stone, crafting at a forge, slaying skeletons and Skindancer gnolls, and defeating The Octagorgon in Cove of Decay.

How to start

Examine the Cracked Stone Hand Axe received at the end of Little Tarby Lost. Obsid Boulderboom in The Thundering Steppes guides you through forging a heritage-quality tomahawk.

Notes & prerequisites

Must have completed Little Tarby Lost to receive the Cracked Stone Hand Axe.
Must speak Krombral (Giant-language) to receive this quest.
Tradeskill level 9 required to craft the Granite Tomahawk.
Heroic difficulty — skeleton and gnoll kills plus a Cove of Decay boss fight.

Steps

1. Examine the Cracked Stone Hand Axe
Examine the Cracked Stone Hand Axe in your inventory to begin the heritage quest.
Zone: The Thundering Steppes
2. Mine granite from wind swept stones
Mine 10 granite pieces from wind swept stones (uncommon/rare harvest from Gemstone Nodes T3). Upon receiving your 10th piece you are rewarded a pristine piece of granite and the Granite Tomahawk Recipe.
- Wind swept stones
Zone: The Thundering Steppes
3. Craft the dull Granite Tomahawk
Scribe the Granite Tomahawk Recipe. At any forge, combine the pristine piece of granite with severed ash, a sparkling material, glimmering coal, and the Cracked Stone Hand Axe to craft a dull tomahawk.
- Requires tradeskill level 9 to scribe and craft.
Zone: Any forge
4. Show Obsid the dull tomahawk
Return to Obsid Boulderboom and show him the dull tomahawk.
Zone: The Thundering Steppes
5. Sharpen the tomahawk on skeletons
Sharpen the dull tomahawk by killing 100 skeletons in The Thundering Steppes. Upon defeating your 100th skeleton you receive a Sharpened Granite Tomahawk.
- This is a long grind — skeletons are plentiful throughout the zone.
Zone: The Thundering Steppes
6. Show Obsid the sharpened tomahawk
Return to Obsid Boulderboom and show him the Sharpened Granite Tomahawk.
- A one-hour timer for the next step starts as soon as you finish speaking to him.
Zone: The Thundering Steppes
7. Kill Skindancer gnolls within one hour
Within the one-hour time limit, kill 25 Skindancer gnolls around the Shrine of Decay. Skindancer sentries, seers, legionnaires, knights, and defilers all count toward the update.
- Shrine of Decay
Zone: Shrine of Decay · The Thundering Steppes
8. Return to Obsid
Return to Obsid Boulderboom after killing the required gnolls.
Zone: The Thundering Steppes
9. Slay The Octagorgon for its ink
Enter Cove of Decay and slay The Octagorgon for its ink. The giant octopus cannot be pulled out of the water, and shortly after engaging it a group of heroic skeletons will spawn.
- After Octagorgon dies, examine highlightable crates on the ocean floor for a Partially Digested Hand — useful for Stiletto's Orders Intercepted.
Zone: Cove of Decay · The Thundering Steppes

Tips

Combine this quest with The Dusty Blue Stone (40 rock samples from wind swept stones) and Journeyman Service (50 harvestables in Thundering Steppes) to save time.
Craft the tomahawk before returning to Obsid — you need tradeskill 9 and severed ash, sparkling material, and glimmering coal.
The Skindancer gnoll step has a strict one-hour timer that starts when you turn in the sharpened tomahawk.
Cove of Decay is heroic — bring a group. Octagorgon spawns additional skeletons during the fight.

Guide adapted from EQ2 Fandom (CC BY-SA 3.0).

An Axe from the Past

Walkthrough

How to start

Notes & prerequisites

Steps

1. Examine the Cracked Stone Hand Axe

2. Mine granite from wind swept stones

3. Craft the dull Granite Tomahawk

4. Show Obsid the dull tomahawk

5. Sharpen the tomahawk on skeletons

6. Show Obsid the sharpened tomahawk

7. Kill Skindancer gnolls within one hour

8. Return to Obsid

9. Slay The Octagorgon for its ink

Original sources

Quest information

Timeline

Rewards

Walkthrough

How to start

Notes & prerequisites

Steps

1. Examine the Cracked Stone Hand Axe

2. Mine granite from wind swept stones

3. Craft the dull Granite Tomahawk

4. Show Obsid the dull tomahawk

5. Sharpen the tomahawk on skeletons

6. Show Obsid the sharpened tomahawk

7. Kill Skindancer gnolls within one hour

8. Return to Obsid

9. Slay The Octagorgon for its ink

Original sources