Restoring Ghoulbane

Level 36HeritageHeroic

Walkthrough

Restore the legendary Ghoulbane sword by retrieving it from the Tomb of Valor, empowering it against three named foes, and defeating Lord Everling in Nektropos Castle.

How to start

Speak with Toranim Skyblade in the Temple of Life in North Qeynos. Evil characters should travel through The Down Below to avoid guards. If you previously declined this quest, pay at least 10 gold for a second chance to prove yourself.

Toranim Skyblade (quest start & turn-in)

Notes & prerequisites

Adventure level 36+ required (heroic difficulty).
Complete The Dusty Blue Stone — this is the 3rd quest in a series starting with Vida Needs a New Broom in Qeynos Province District. You can skip Vida's quest by purchasing a dusty blue stone on the broker.
The Cauldron Hollow must be entered to complete this quest. The Gates of Cauldron Hollow access quest is no longer required. All group members must be at least level 30 to zone in.
To kill Lord Everling in Nektropos Castle basement, someone in your group must have completed The Everling Lockets (you can complete it on the way to the basement).

Steps

1. Retrieve the ghoulbane
Zone into The Tomb of Valor from Stormhold and pick up the ghoulbane sword. Only one copy spawns per instance.
- The Tomb is a group zone — one person enters and all are pulled in.
- No fighting is required to pick up the sword.
- Disband your group and enter solo instances so each member gets their own sword without re-running combat.
- Tomb of Valor zone-in (Stormhold)
- Ghoulbane sword location
Zone: The Tomb of Valor · Stormhold
2. Return to Toranim Skyblade
Return to Toranim Skyblade in the Temple of Life. He gives you the Weakened Ghoulbane.
- Toranim Skyblade
Zone: Qeynos Capitol District
3. Kill The Specter of Ire
Find and kill The Specter of Ire. Placeholders are An ire minion and An ire warlock. There are 10 spawn points in the zone with approximately 30-minute respawn.
- Spawn point 1
- Spawn point 2
- Spawn point 3
- Spawn point 4
- Spawn point 5
- Spawn point 6
- Spawn point 7
- Spawn point 8
- Spawn point 9
- Spawn point 10
- Spawn point 11
Zone: The Crypt of Betrayal · Vermin's Snye
4. Kill The Creator
Kill The Creator in the Ruins of Varsoon. Respawn timer is approximately 30 minutes.
- The Creator
Zone: The Ruins of Varsoon
5. Kill Descendant of the Torig
Click one of the statues by a house to begin. Several groups of lost souls spawn throughout the zone — kill each set one at a time, then the named that spawns after each set dies.
- Kill sets in order: The Troll Plunderer, Haunted Nightmare, Bumwuk the Oppressor — one set at a time or boss spawns may bug.
- Once all three named are dead, kill the Descendant and two ghosts who spawn at the gate and walk to the center of the zone.
- Descendant of the Torig (center gate)
Zone: The Cauldron Hollow
6. Return to Toranim Skyblade
Return to Toranim Skyblade after killing all three named monsters (in any order).
- Toranim Skyblade
Zone: Qeynos Capitol District
7. Kill Lord Everling
Enter Nektropos Castle basement and defeat Lord Everling (Maltus Everling).
- Basement access requires The Everling Lockets to have been completed by someone in the group.
- Lord Everling is also step 5 of Hadden's Earring and the final step of A Missing Mask.
- After completion you can optionally continue with Ghoulbane Empowered.
- Lord Everling (Maltus Everling)
Zone: Nektropos Castle

Tips

The three named kills (Specter of Ire, The Creator, Descendant of the Torig) can be done in any order.
Disband for Tomb of Valor sword pickup — solo instances avoid repeated group re-entry.
In Cauldron Hollow, never skip ahead on lost soul sets or the boss sequence may break.
Plan for Stormhold/ToV, Crypt of Betrayal, Varsoon, Cauldron Hollow, and Nektropos — bring a heroic group.

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

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Quest information

Journal Category: Heritage (AA)
Journal Level: 36
Journal Difficulty: Heroic
Starting Zone: Qeynos Capitol District
How to Start: Speak to Toranim Skyblade in the Temple of Life in North Qeynos (POI). Evil characters should consider traveling through The Down Below and avoid the guards.
Timeline: Heritage Quests Timeline

Source: EQ2 Fandom (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Timeline

Nektropos Castle TimelineStep 5

Previous: A Missing Mask

The City of Qeynos TimelineStep 28

Previous: The Dusty Blue Stone
Next: The Missing

Rewards

XP: 1,175

Ghoulbane(L36, Weapon)Choice
Ghastbane(L36, Weapon)Choice

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

Restoring Ghoulbane

Walkthrough

How to start

Notes & prerequisites

Steps

1. Retrieve the ghoulbane

2. Return to Toranim Skyblade

3. Kill The Specter of Ire

4. Kill The Creator

5. Kill Descendant of the Torig

6. Return to Toranim Skyblade

7. Kill Lord Everling

Original sources

Quest information

Timeline

Rewards

Walkthrough

How to start

Notes & prerequisites

Steps

1. Retrieve the ghoulbane

2. Return to Toranim Skyblade

3. Kill The Specter of Ire

4. Kill The Creator

5. Kill Descendant of the Torig

6. Return to Toranim Skyblade

7. Kill Lord Everling

Original sources