In Honor and Service
Walkthrough
Honor the dwarves who fought at the Battle at Burning Roots by gathering artifacts, investigating Orc Hill strongboxes, and recovering Dwarven ringmail plans across Greater Faydark.
How to start
Speak with Captain R.K. Irontoe in Kelethin. He offers extensive lore through many conversation paths — after pleasantries, ask about Kaladim in the War of Fay, trolls in Lesser Faydark, the Battle of Brute Hill, the Siege of Felwithe, dwarven historical sites, the Sisterhood of Erollisi, and finally the Battle at Burning Roots until he offers the quest.
- Captain R.K. Irontoe (quest start & turn-in)
Notes & prerequisites
- Adventure level 14+ required to obtain this quest.
- Heroic difficulty — several steps involve combat in Greater Faydark and Crushbone Keep.
Steps
1. Honor the monument at Burning Roots
Interact with The Battle at Burning Roots monument, then gather 10 dwarven war artifacts found as ground spawns around the memorial. Artifacts do not go into your inventory.
- As of recent patches you may only need 1 artifact instead of 10.
- The Battle at Burning Roots monument
Zone: Greater Faydark
2. Return the first artifact
Return to Captain R.K. Irontoe and give him the dwarven war artifact.
- Captain R.K. Irontoe
Zone: Kelethin
3. Inspect strongboxes and scroll on Orc Hill
Inspect a strongbox inside a cave in Dyer Mycoria, then travel to Orc Hill to inspect another strongbox and examine a scroll in a tent.
- Strongbox in Dyer Mycoria
- Strongbox on Orc Hill
- Scroll in tent on Orc Hill
Zone: Greater Faydark
4. Fight Crushbone invaders and ring the gong
Kill Crushbone invaders for 3 uncommon auto-updates, then ring the gong on Orc Hill.
- Gong on Orc Hill
Zone: Orc Hill · Greater Faydark
5. Defeat Crushbone spies
Find and defeat three Crushbone spies. Look for reddish sparkles and a mouseover infobox reading "orc scribbling" that marks each spawn.
- The first spy spawns on top of the root above your head — look up if you cannot find him.
- "The orc spy has not reached his post yet" means you may need to wait a few minutes.
- Spy by passageway to Butcherblock Mountains (on root above)
- Spy on branch off Old Kelethin platform
- Spy underneath Memorial Hill
Zone: Greater Faydark
6. Speak with the Mushroom King
Find and speak to The Mushroom King to learn what he needs.
- The Mushroom King
Zone: Greater Faydark
7. Collect toadstools and kill Fayflies
Travel to Tunare's Glade and collect 10 Brook Patch toadstools, then kill 20 Fayflies.
- Brook Patch toadstools do NOT show up using Track Harvestables but do show up on Tracking.
- Tunare's Glade
Zone: Tunare's Glade · Greater Faydark
8. Sprinkle shrool dust on the Orc Hill strongbox
Return to The Mushroom King to receive shrool dust, then sprinkle it on the strongbox on Orc Hill and examine the Dwarven ringmail plans.
- The Mushroom King
- Strongbox on Orc Hill
Zone: Orc Hill · Greater Faydark
9. Recover nine copies of the ringmail plans
Kill various orcish military leaders and Crushbone Expedition personnel to find all nine copies of the Dwarven ringmail plans.
- Sullon Brigade warsmith
- Vallon Brigade warsmith
- Derris Brigade warsmith
- Tallon Brigade warsmith
- Gullon Brigade warsmith
- Crushbone Expedition Leader
- Crushbone Expedition Chef
- Crushbone Expedition Weaponsmith
- Crushbone Expedition Planner
Zone: Greater Faydark
10. Inspect chests in Crushbone Keep
Enter Crushbone Keep and inspect four chests in the first room. Facing forward from the zone-in, two chests are on the right and two are on the left.
Zone: Crushbone Keep
11. Return for your reward
Return to Captain R.K. Irontoe to complete the quest and receive the Dwarven Ringmail Tunic.
- Captain R.K. Irontoe
Zone: Kelethin
Tips
- Captain R.K. Irontoe's conversation tree is long — follow the War of Fay and Battle at Burning Roots thread to reach the quest offer.
- Crushbone spies are easy to miss — watch for reddish sparkles and the "orc scribbling" mouseover text.
- Brook Patch toadstools require Tracking, not Track Harvestables.
- Plan for multiple trips between Kelethin, Orc Hill, Tunare's Glade, and the warsmith camps in Greater Faydark.
Guide adapted from EQ2 Fandom (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Quest Text
I spoke with the commanding officer of the Greater Faydark operations of the dwarven Irontoe Brigade, Captain R.K. Irontoe. He has great knowledge of dwarven history. I have agreed to serve the honor of the fallen dwarves and the dwarven kingdom of the future.
Completion
I have gone to the edges of Crushbone Keep and retrieved all the dwarven ringmail plans intended to reinforce the orc army. As agreed, I gave the plans to the owners of this legendary ringmail armor, the dwarves. Captain R.K. Irontoe, stationed in Kelethin, was pleased and rewarded me a piece of this ancient armor.
Stages
- Stage 1(2 objectives)
I have agreed to help recover dwarven war artifacts dating back to the Battle at Burning Roots, a battle of the War of the Fay. The memorial should be where the prowlers lurk and something buzzes.
I need to find the war memorial for the Battle at Burning Roots.
Zone: Exp03 Rgn Greater FaydarkDone: I located the war memorial.
I need to scour the ancient battle site for dwarven war artifacts.
Item: dwarven war artifactRequired: 10Zone: Exp03 Rgn Greater FaydarkDone: I found a dwarven war artifact.
I have collected more than enough dwarven war artifacts from the Battle at Burning Roots.
- Stage 2
I need to return to Kelethin and turn in all the war artifacts to Captain R.K. Irontoe.
I need to turn in the war artifacts to Captain R.K. Irontoe.
Zone: Exp03 Rgn Greater FaydarkDone: I have turned in the war artifacts and received new orders.
I have turned in all the dwarven war artifacts from the ancient battle site of the Battle at Burning Roots.
- Stage 3(3 objectives)
I should search the caves of Echo Echo Canyon for hints about the whereabouts of dwarven ringmail designs.
Reward data may be incomplete for choice rewards and conditional items.