The Means to an End...
Walkthrough
Carry out assassin contracts across Antonica, Darklight Wood, Timorous Deep, and the Commonlands, then storm Halls of the Unseen: The Takeover for Dark Mail Gauntlets.
How to start
Talk to Misa Ravensoul in Halls of the Unseen to begin the Dark Mail Gauntlets heritage timeline.
- Misa Ravensoul (quest start)
Notes & prerequisites
- Must have completed Back into the Fray! (Dark Mail Gauntlets timeline).
- Adventure level 85 (Heroic difficulty).
- Expect 5–10 minute delays between in-game mail task notifications — check mail manually.
Steps
1. Check in-game mail for first task
Check your in-game mail to receive your first assassination task. Allow 5–10 minutes for delivery.
- Mail arrives before the notification event — check mail immediately.
Zone: Any
2. Kill Cantile Digglefiz
Speak to Cantile Digglefiz near the building chopping wood in Windstalker Village, then kill her.
- Cantile Digglefiz
Zone: Windstalker Village · Antonica
3. Drop report at Keep of the Ardent Needle
Drop off the report at a drop barrel to the right of the entrance (outside) at Keep of the Ardent Needle.
- Drop barrel (Keep of the Ardent Needle)
Zone: Antonica
4. Check mail and kill Kerand D'Gamd
Check in-game mail for the next task (5–10 minute delay). Speak to Kerand D'Gamd outside the spider cave and kill him.
- Kerand D'Gamd
Zone: Darklight Wood
5. Drop report at Nektulos tunnel barrel
Take the report to a drop barrel just outside the tunnel heading to Nektulos Forest.
- Drop barrel (Nektulos tunnel)
Zone: Darklight Wood
6. Check mail and kill Norian Deathblow
Check in-game mail again (5–10 minute delay). Speak to Norian Deathblow in The Timorous Maw and kill him.
- Norian Deathblow
Zone: The Timorous Maw · Timorous Deep
7. Drop report on the docks
Deposit the report in a drop barrel on the docks.
- Drop barrel (docks)
Zone: The Timorous Maw · Timorous Deep
8. Check mail and kill Kason Withershadow
Check in-game mail (5–10 minute delay). Speak to Kason Withershadow at The Crossroads and kill him.
- Kason Withershadow
Zone: The Commonlands
9. Receive the Barrel to Butcherblock
Talk to Zadkiel X'aphon behind you. You receive the Barrel to Butcherblock.
- Kason Withershadow / Zadkiel X'aphon area
Zone: The Commonlands
10. Enter Halls of the Unseen: The Takeover
Zone into Halls of the Unseen: The Takeover. This heroic instance zones your entire group in.
- Instance entrance
Zone: Halls of the Unseen: The Takeover
11. Kill Evana L'Alval
Fight through the zone and kill Evana L'Alval.
- Evana L'Alval
Zone: Halls of the Unseen: The Takeover
12. Kill Misa Ravensoul and loot the chest
Kill Misa Ravensoul and loot the chest she drops.
- Misa Ravensoul
Zone: Halls of the Unseen: The Takeover
13. Speak to Nyran Dudez
Speak to Nyran Dudez to complete the quest and receive your Dark Mail Gauntlets.
- Nyran Dudez
Zone: Halls of the Unseen: The Takeover
Tips
- Only one person in the group needs to hail each contact to start the encounters.
- Cantile, Kerand, Norian, and Kason all have 10-minute respawn timers.
- In your 80s you will likely need a group for the Halls of the Unseen: The Takeover finale.
- Rewards include Dark Mail Gauntlets (by archetype), suffix title "the Voice", and +10,000 Circle of the Unseen Hand faction.
Guide adapted from EQ2 Fandom (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Quest Text
I have now become one of the Outer Circle, an outside member of the Circle of the Unseen Hand! I am supposed to wait till I am contacted and then carry out my task from there! This whole thing feels strange to me! I am unsure that I like being a part of the "Outer Circle".
Completion
An incredible series of events has lead me down a path to change I can never reverse! Though I was betrayed by everyone I thought I was supposed to trust, I guess that is the business I chose! I now am The Gauntlet Bearer! I am The Voice! To think only a few short months ago, I was thinking about exploring the world and not getting myself killed! I hope Nyran and I can rebuild the Butcherblock cell!
Stages
- Stage 1(3 objectives)
I am waiting for instructions on the next task I must accomplish for The Circle! Until then I guess I will go about my regular business!
I am to wait for further instruction!
Done: I have received my new instructions!
I need to seek out Cantile Digglefiz and request the top secret cell report!
Zone: AntonicaDone: I have the report!
I need to make the drop at the Keep of the Ardent Needle!
Zone: AntonicaDone: I have made the drop!
I ran into some issues and unfortunately had to defend myself. The drop was made, that is my main concern!
- Stage 2(3 objectives)
I need to get my next task and follow through with it! I am hopeful that the next person I deal with is more cooperative!
I am to wait for further instruction!
Done: I have received my new instructions!
I need to seek out Kerand D'Gamd and request the top secret cell report!
Zone:
Rewards
XP: 10,738
- Faction #305: +10,000
Reward data may be incomplete for choice rewards and conditional items.