The Broken Pen

Level 80HeritageHeroic

Walkthrough

Examine a broken mechanical pen from Trail to the Past, clear clockworks in A Clockwork Apocalypse, investigate across Antonica, Qeynos, and Fens of Nathsar, and pick up A Gnomish Master Plan.

How to start

Examine the broken mechanical pen received from the Trail to the Past quest to begin this heritage quest in the Shiny Metallic Robe timeline.

Notes & prerequisites

Must have completed Trail to the Past.
Adventure level 80+.
Heroic difficulty — 80–82^^ clockworks in A Clockwork Apocalypse.

Steps

1. Click the gear in Antonica
Click the gear near The Firemyst Gully to spawn a portal. Be sure everyone in the group gets the gear-click update before anyone zones in.
- Gear (portal spawn)
Zone: Antonica
2. Enter A Clockwork Apocalypse
Click the portal to enter A Clockwork Apocalypse. Portal zones the entire group.
Zone: A Clockwork Apocalypse
3. Kill 10 clockworks
Kill 10 clockworks in the zone. Most are 80–82^^ heroics with some 78–80^ non-heroics. All mobs are social. Clockworks in Steamfont Mountains also update this step.
- Mobs are soloable but difficult — bring a group.
Zone: A Clockwork Apocalypse
4. Talk to the time-locked enchantress
Talk to a time-locked enchantress in A Clockwork Apocalypse.
- Time-locked enchantress
Zone: A Clockwork Apocalypse
5. Speak to Sarbith Plegnog
Head to Qeynos Harbor near the bank and speak to Sarbith Plegnog.
- Sarbith Plegnog
Zone: Qeynos Province District
6. Speak to Fixademic Gughlis
Head to Fens of Nathsar and talk to Fixademic Gughlis in the Drogan Exile Camp.
- Fixademic Gughlis
Zone: Fens of Nathsar · Drogan Exile Camp
7. Kill 8 Nurgan goblins
Kill Nurgan goblins for 8 auto-updates. Goblins from the pass into the Nurgan Mining Camp all count. Avoid killing local Drogan goblins — they give negative Exiles of Droga faction.
- Nurgan Mining Camp pass
Zone: Fens of Nathsar
8. Return to Fixademic Gughlis
Return to Fixademic Gughlis after killing the Nurgan goblins.
- Fixademic Gughlis
Zone: Fens of Nathsar · Drogan Exile Camp
9. Return to Sarbith Plegnog
Return to Sarbith Plegnog in Qeynos Province District.
- Sarbith Plegnog
Zone: Qeynos Province District
10. Return to the time-locked enchantress
Return to the time-locked enchantress in A Clockwork Apocalypse (mobs will have respawned). Get the follow-up quest A Gnomish Master Plan before zoning out.
- Accept A Gnomish Master Plan from the enchantress before leaving the zone.
- Time-locked enchantress
Zone: A Clockwork Apocalypse

Tips

Prerequisite: complete Trail to the Past first.
Ensure all group members click the gear in Antonica before anyone enters the portal.
Only kill Nurgan goblins in Fens of Nathsar — Drogan goblins hurt your faction.
Pick up A Gnomish Master Plan from the enchantress before zoning out of Clockwork Apocalypse.

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

Original sources

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Rewards

XP: 6,404

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Walkthrough

Examine a broken mechanical pen from Trail to the Past, clear clockworks in A Clockwork Apocalypse, investigate across Antonica, Qeynos, and Fens of Nathsar, and pick up A Gnomish Master Plan.

How to start

Examine the broken mechanical pen received from the Trail to the Past quest to begin this heritage quest in the Shiny Metallic Robe timeline.

Notes & prerequisites

Must have completed Trail to the Past.
Adventure level 80+.
Heroic difficulty — 80–82^^ clockworks in A Clockwork Apocalypse.

Steps

1. Click the gear in Antonica
Click the gear near The Firemyst Gully to spawn a portal. Be sure everyone in the group gets the gear-click update before anyone zones in.
- Gear (portal spawn)
Zone: Antonica
2. Enter A Clockwork Apocalypse
Click the portal to enter A Clockwork Apocalypse. Portal zones the entire group.
Zone: A Clockwork Apocalypse
3. Kill 10 clockworks
Kill 10 clockworks in the zone. Most are 80–82^^ heroics with some 78–80^ non-heroics. All mobs are social. Clockworks in Steamfont Mountains also update this step.
- Mobs are soloable but difficult — bring a group.
Zone: A Clockwork Apocalypse
4. Talk to the time-locked enchantress
Talk to a time-locked enchantress in A Clockwork Apocalypse.
- Time-locked enchantress
Zone: A Clockwork Apocalypse
5. Speak to Sarbith Plegnog
Head to Qeynos Harbor near the bank and speak to Sarbith Plegnog.
- Sarbith Plegnog
Zone: Qeynos Province District
6. Speak to Fixademic Gughlis
Head to Fens of Nathsar and talk to Fixademic Gughlis in the Drogan Exile Camp.
- Fixademic Gughlis
Zone: Fens of Nathsar · Drogan Exile Camp
7. Kill 8 Nurgan goblins
Kill Nurgan goblins for 8 auto-updates. Goblins from the pass into the Nurgan Mining Camp all count. Avoid killing local Drogan goblins — they give negative Exiles of Droga faction.
- Nurgan Mining Camp pass
Zone: Fens of Nathsar
8. Return to Fixademic Gughlis
Return to Fixademic Gughlis after killing the Nurgan goblins.
- Fixademic Gughlis
Zone: Fens of Nathsar · Drogan Exile Camp
9. Return to Sarbith Plegnog
Return to Sarbith Plegnog in Qeynos Province District.
- Sarbith Plegnog
Zone: Qeynos Province District
10. Return to the time-locked enchantress
Return to the time-locked enchantress in A Clockwork Apocalypse (mobs will have respawned). Get the follow-up quest A Gnomish Master Plan before zoning out.
- Accept A Gnomish Master Plan from the enchantress before leaving the zone.
- Time-locked enchantress
Zone: A Clockwork Apocalypse

Tips

Prerequisite: complete Trail to the Past first.
Ensure all group members click the gear in Antonica before anyone enters the portal.
Only kill Nurgan goblins in Fens of Nathsar — Drogan goblins hurt your faction.
Pick up A Gnomish Master Plan from the enchantress before zoning out of Clockwork Apocalypse.

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

The Broken Pen

Walkthrough

How to start

Notes & prerequisites

Steps

1. Click the gear in Antonica

2. Enter A Clockwork Apocalypse

3. Kill 10 clockworks

4. Talk to the time-locked enchantress

5. Speak to Sarbith Plegnog

6. Speak to Fixademic Gughlis

7. Kill 8 Nurgan goblins

8. Return to Fixademic Gughlis

9. Return to Sarbith Plegnog

10. Return to the time-locked enchantress

Original sources

Rewards

Walkthrough

How to start

Notes & prerequisites

Steps

1. Click the gear in Antonica

2. Enter A Clockwork Apocalypse

3. Kill 10 clockworks

4. Talk to the time-locked enchantress

5. Speak to Sarbith Plegnog

6. Speak to Fixademic Gughlis

7. Kill 8 Nurgan goblins

8. Return to Fixademic Gughlis

9. Return to Sarbith Plegnog

10. Return to the time-locked enchantress

Original sources