The Means to an End...

Level 85HeritageHeroic

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).

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Quest information

Journal Category: Heritage (AA)
Introduced: The Shadow Odyssey
Journal Level: 85
Journal Difficulty: Heroic
Starting Zone: Halls of the Unseen
How to Start: Talk to Misa Ravensoul at
Timeline: Dark Mail Gauntlets Timeline

Source: EQ2 Fandom (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Timeline

Dark Mail Gauntlets TimelineStep 6

Previous: Back into the Fray!
Next: Taking a little trip...

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Previous: Ascension
Next: The Order of Rime

Rewards

XP: 10,738

Faction #305: +10,000

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

The Means to an End...

Walkthrough

How to start

Notes & prerequisites

Steps

1. Check in-game mail for first task

2. Kill Cantile Digglefiz

3. Drop report at Keep of the Ardent Needle

4. Check mail and kill Kerand D'Gamd

5. Drop report at Nektulos tunnel barrel

6. Check mail and kill Norian Deathblow

7. Drop report on the docks

8. Check mail and kill Kason Withershadow

9. Receive the Barrel to Butcherblock

10. Enter Halls of the Unseen: The Takeover

11. Kill Evana L'Alval

12. Kill Misa Ravensoul and loot the chest

13. Speak to Nyran Dudez

Original sources

Quest information

Timeline

Rewards

Walkthrough

How to start

Notes & prerequisites

Steps

1. Check in-game mail for first task

2. Kill Cantile Digglefiz

3. Drop report at Keep of the Ardent Needle

4. Check mail and kill Kerand D'Gamd

5. Drop report at Nektulos tunnel barrel

6. Check mail and kill Norian Deathblow

7. Drop report on the docks

8. Check mail and kill Kason Withershadow

9. Receive the Barrel to Butcherblock

10. Enter Halls of the Unseen: The Takeover

11. Kill Evana L'Alval

12. Kill Misa Ravensoul and loot the chest

13. Speak to Nyran Dudez

Original sources