Hadden's Earring
Walkthrough
Follow Hrath's Journal through the Thundering Steppes, Nektropos Castle, and Varsoon to recover the Fishbone Earring heritage reward.
How to start
Speak with Kerath McMarrin in the Thundering Steppes to begin. You receive Hrath's Journal — a lore journal that updates as you progress. Journal hints are sometimes cryptic; use the steps below for clear directions.
- Kerath McMarrin (quest start & turn-in)
Notes & prerequisites
- Adventure level 25+ required to be offered this quest.
- Someone in your group must have completed The Everling Lockets in Nektropos Castle — killing Lord Everling (Maltus Everling) requires that access quest to have been finished in the instance.
- Heroic difficulty — bring a group for Nektropos and Varsoon.
Steps
1. Investigate the sunken ship
Hrath's Journal sends you to a sunken ship in the water near the Shrine of Sirens.
- An enraged octopus spawns when you get close — you do not need to kill it for the quest to update.
- Sunken ship near Shrine of Sirens
Zone: The Thundering Steppes
2. Kill Lord Everling
Enter Nektropos Castle and defeat Lord Everling (Maltus Everling).
- You only get one attempt at Maltus Everling per instance run — if you fail, he locks the door and you must restart the instance.
- Lord Everling (Maltus Everling)
Zone: Nektropos Castle
3. Kill Hrath T'vol
Find Hrath T'vol in the side room behind the curtain to the left as you enter the Workshop of the Sorcerer.
- Clear the main room first — he charges when you approach the side room and adds can overwhelm you.
- He spawns when you go near the side room and immediately attacks.
- Hrath T'vol
Zone: Ruins of Varsoon
4. Kill Captain Krieger
Return to the Thundering Steppes and find Captain Krieger.
- He may not appear hostile until you approach — he will attack once you get close.
- Captain Krieger
Zone: The Thundering Steppes
5. Return for your reward
Return to Kerath McMarrin to complete the quest and receive the Fishbone Earring.
- Kerath McMarrin
Zone: The Thundering Steppes
Tips
- Hrath's Journal updates after each step — check it for lore, but rely on this guide for locations.
- Complete The Everling Lockets before attempting the Lord Everling step.
- Plan for two zone trips to Thundering Steppes (start, sunken ship, Krieger, turn-in), one Nektropos run, and one Varsoon visit.
Guide adapted from EQ2 Fandom (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Quest Text
Kerath McMarrin has enlisted my aid in tracking down an old family heirloom of his family, some sort of earring that allowed him to breathe underwater. He's given me a journal written by a wizard who killed his relative for the trinket.
Completion
I helped Kerath to the best of my ability... turns out it seems he'd found his own heirloom and just never realized it. Looks like he doesn't care to have it returned though...
Stages
- Stage 1
I need to search Antonica for the tower Hrath holed up in to see if he left the earring there.
Search the tower Hrath stayed in for the earring.
Zone: AntonicaDone: You've searched the tower in Antonica for the earring.
I've searched Vhalen's bell tower and found no trace of the earring.
- Stage 2
I need to search the Torrent river in Nektulos in case Hrath dropped the earring while exploring.
Search the Torrent river in Nektulos for the earring.
Zone: NektulosDone: You've searched the Torrent river for the earring.
I've searched the Torrent river and found no sign that Hrath lost the earring there.
- Stage 3
I need to search the ocean in the northern Commonlands to see if the earring was dropped there.
Search the northern ocean in the Commonlands for the earring.
Zone: CommonlandsDone: You've searched the Commonlands for the earring.
I've searched the oceans that Hrath explored near Freeport and not found the earring.
Reward data may be incomplete for choice rewards and conditional items.