The Symbol in the Flesh
Walkthrough
Examine Glyph Tattooed Flesh from a glyphed ghoul, gather reagents in Loping Plains and Mistmoore Catacombs, forge a ghoul-slaying weapon, and defeat Mordiggian to earn the Crested Mistmoore Shield.
How to start
Examine the Glyph Tattooed Flesh dropped by a glyphed ghoul in Loping Plains to begin this heritage quest.
- Glyphed ghoul (drop location)
Notes & prerequisites
- Must be at least adventure level 66.
- Must have completed The Wondrous Inventions of a Crazed Gnome.
- Heroic difficulty — Mordiggian is 68^^^ Heroic.
Steps
1. Talk to Tavish Dracinov
Talk to Tavish Dracinov in D'Venhz Rectory in the Village of Somborn.
- Tavish Dracinov
Zone: Village of Somborn · D'Venhz Rectory
2. Speak with Amares D'Venhz
Speak with Amares D'Venhz at the other end of the room.
- Amares D'Venhz
Zone: Village of Somborn · D'Venhz Rectory
3. Gather 20 chunks of raw meat
Gather 20 chunks of raw meat from bone golems in Loping Plains or Mistmoore Catacombs.
- A rictus gnawer in Mistmoore Catacombs also updates the quest.
- A carrion abhorrence (Loping Plains)
Zone: Loping Plains / Mistmoore Catacombs
4. Gather 20 congealed blood drops
Gather 20 congealed blood drops from bats in Mistmoore Catacombs. Bloodbeak gorer, borebeak sipper, and borebeak stabber all update the quest.
- Bat area
Zone: Mistmoore Catacombs
5. Return to Amares D'Venhz
Return to Amares D'Venhz with the meat and blood.
- Amares D'Venhz
Zone: Village of Somborn · D'Venhz Rectory
6. Speak with Havras Scutter
Talk to Havras "Hack" Scutter nearby. Select "You know anyone that..." to learn about forging a weapon for slaying a powerful undead ghoul lord.
- Havras Scutter
Zone: Village of Somborn
7. Complete a ghoul-slaying weapon sub-quest
Complete one of two sub-quests depending on whether you have Ghoulbane from Restoring Ghoulbane: Ghoulbane Empowered (if you have Ghoulbane) or Gogas Afadin (if you do not). Players who completed Restoring Ghoulbane can do both.
- Only one sub-quest is required to advance, but both can be completed.
Zone: Various
8. Kill Mordiggian
Kill Mordiggian (68^^^ Heroic) in The Breathless Hollow. To spawn him, click twice on a plate on a rock.
- Spawn plate (click twice)
Zone: Loping Plains · The Breathless Hollow
9. Return to Amares D'Venhz
Return to Amares D'Venhz to complete the quest and receive the Crested Mistmoore Shield.
- Save the Crested Mistmoore Shield — you will need it later for Fighter Epic 2.0.
- Amares D'Venhz
Zone: Village of Somborn · D'Venhz Rectory
Tips
- Prerequisite: The Wondrous Inventions of a Crazed Gnome must be completed.
- If you have Ghoulbane, do Ghoulbane Empowered — otherwise complete Gogas Afadin.
- Click the spawn plate twice to summon Mordiggian.
- Keep the Crested Mistmoore Shield — required for Fighter Epic 2.0 later.
Guide adapted from EQ2 Fandom (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Quest Text
I found a strange glyph tattooed into the flesh of a ghoul in the Loping Plains. I should try to find someone that knows something about the glyph.
Completion
I found a strange glyph tattooed into the flesh of a ghoul in the Loping Plains. During my visit to Somborn, I learned the history of the glyph and was asked to hunt down and slay a powerful ghoul named Mordiggian. After killing the ghoul, I brought it back to Amares D'Venhz in Somborn and was rewarded with the Crested Mistmoore Shield.
Stages
- Stage 1
Find someone that can tell you about the tattooed flesh.
Find information about the tattooed flesh.
Item: Glyph Tattooed FleshZone: Exp03 Rgn Loping PlainsDone: Spoke to Tavish Dracinov.
I spoke to Tavish Dracinov in Somborn about the Glyph but she only gave me a cryptic response and told me to seek out an Elder of the Village to learn more about it.
- Stage 2
Speak to Elder D'Venhz.
Speak to an Amares D'Venhz.
Zone: Exp03 Rgn Loping PlainsDone: Spoke to Amares D'Venhz.
I spoke to Amares D'Venhz about the Glyph and he told me a disturbing tale of a cannibalistic creature that stalks the Loping Plains.
- Stage 3(2 objectives)
Obtain the components for use in creating a lure for Mordiggian.
Obtain twenty chunks of raw meat from the bone golems.
Item: Chunk of MeatRequired: 20Done: Obtained twenty chunks of raw meat.
Obtain twenty congealed blood drop from borebeak gorgers.
Reward data may be incomplete for choice rewards and conditional items.