War and Wardrobe
Walkthrough
Follow clues across Kelethin, Qeynos, Nektropos Castle, Fallen Gate, Butcherblock Mountains, and Crushbone Keep to unravel Tessa's plot and earn the Robe of the Oracle heritage reward.
How to start
Examine the Ancient Koada'Dal Brooch dropped by the Aqua Goblin Oracle near Globbsunk Cove in Butcherblock Mountains. Only one character may loot the brooch at a time and the quest is not shareable.
- Aqua Goblin Oracle (Globbsunk Cove)
Notes & prerequisites
- You must have completed The Everling Lockets to access the basement in Nektropos Castle.
- You must speak Orcish to advance during the quest.
- Only one character may loot the Ancient Koada'Dal Brooch at a time — the Aqua Goblin Oracle must be killed multiple times in a group (~10-minute respawn).
Steps
1. Speak with Glavarius Marud
Travel to Kelethin and speak with Glavarius Marud to begin the clue chain.
- Glavarius Marud
Zone: Kelethin
2. Get the first clue
Travel to The Down Below under Qeynos and enter Crow's Resting Place, Thieves Guild. Click a table for a king's court ace, then speak with Fippy Darkpaw, the 4th and give him the ace plus 5 silver.
- Statue entrance (Crow's Resting Place)
- Table (king's court ace)
- Fippy Darkpaw, the 4th
Zone: The Down Below · Crow's Resting Place
3. Get the second clue
Travel to Nektropos Castle. Go to Lord Everling's bedroom, click the bookcase, and descend to the basement. Inspect the Empty Crate Note on some crates and examine it from your inventory.
- Lord Everling's bedroom (bookcase)
- Empty Crate Note (basement crates)
Zone: Nektropos Castle
4. Get the third clue
Travel to Fallen Gate in The Commonlands. Kill Zannas of the Arm in Little Neriak and loot Zannas K'Val's Chest for three notes. Examine Tessa's Contingency Plan from your inventory.
- Entering his house spawns three intruder countermeasures — distance-pull Zannas out of the house for safety.
- There is a bug that may place the looted notes in your bank rather than your inventory.
- Zannas of the Arm (Little Neriak)
Zone: Fallen Gate
5. Get the fourth clue
Travel to The Chessboard in Butcherblock Mountains. Harvest a loose stone to receive Tessa's Hidden Notes for Zannas, then examine the note from your inventory.
- The stone is trackable — use track harvestables or a Gnomish Divining Rod.
- The stone is one of the chessboard squares; click right in the center.
- Harvesting spawns four linked level 34 triggered guardians unless you looted the key from Zannas of the Arm, which deactivates the trap.
- You receive the hidden note regardless of whether you kill the guardians.
- Loose stone (The Chessboard)
Zone: The Chessboard · Butcherblock Mountains
6. Find the Teir'Dal gemcron
Travel to Butcherblock Bay and kill aqua goblins until you receive an old Teir'Dal gemcron. Examine the gem from your inventory.
- Aqua goblin runts do not give updates — only adult aqua goblins.
- Butcherblock Bay (aqua goblins)
Zone: Butcherblock Bay · Butcherblock Mountains
7. Speak with the punished magi apprentice
Travel to Clan Crushbone in Greater Faydark. Enter the rightmost mine and speak with the punished magi apprentice. You must speak Orcish to communicate.
- Rightmost mine entrance
- Punished magi apprentice
Zone: Clan Crushbone · Greater Faydark
8. Collect four clerics of Hate helms
Enter Crushbone Keep and slay four clerics of Hate to obtain their helms. They share a large spawn group with oracles of Hate and D'Vinnian mages, so it may take time to spawn enough clerics.
- Hall of the Magi
- The Emperor's Chambers
- Royal Guardpost
Zone: Crushbone Keep
9. Return to the punished magi apprentice
Return to the punished magi apprentice with the four clerics of Hate helms.
- Punished magi apprentice
Zone: Clan Crushbone · Greater Faydark
10. Kill Oracle N'Mare
Enter The D'Vinnian Throne within Crushbone Keep. Slay two watchful sentries to unlock doors, pass through the secret door, and kill Oracle N'Mare.
- The D'Vinnian Throne entrance
- Watchful sentry (unlocks first door)
- First locked door
- Watchful sentry (unlocks second door)
- Second locked door
- Secret door
- Oracle N'Mare
Zone: The D'Vinnian Throne · Crushbone Keep
Tips
- Complete The Everling Lockets before starting — the second clue requires Nektropos Castle basement access.
- Learn Orcish before attempting the Crushbone Keep steps.
- In a group, plan for multiple Aqua Goblin Oracle kills since only one brooch drops per kill.
- Loot the key from Zannas of the Arm to skip the triggered guardian trap at The Chessboard.
- Clerics of Hate share spawns with oracles and mages in Crushbone Keep — be patient clearing placeholders.
Guide adapted from EQ2 Fandom (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Quest Text
I found an ornate brooch on the corpse of an aqua goblin oracle. It is unusual that such an object would be among the possessions of a goblin, as this brooch is of high elven design. Perhaps one of the elves in the Greater Faydark would be able to help me determine its origin.
Completion
The brooch I found on the aqua goblin oracle was part of the Robe of the Oracle. I recovered the robe from its previous owner, a dark elf oracle of Crushbone named Tessa N'Mare. The robe had changed hands many times before it ended up in my possession.
Stages
- Stage 1
The ornate brooch I found on the aqua goblin oracle appears to be of high elven design. An elf in the Greater Faydark may be familiar with the metalwork and symbols on the brooch.
I should ask a high elf about the ornate brooch.
Item: Information about the broochZone: Exp03 Rgn Greater FaydarkDone: I spoke to Glavarius Marud about the ornate brooch.
I spoke to a former oracle of the high elves, Glavarius Marud. He explained that the brooch is the crest of a rival family which belonged to another former oracle, Parathanellis K'Arnon. The brooch was once a part of the Robe of the Oracle.
- Stage 2
Glavarius Marud mentioned that the Circle of the Unseen Hand may have information about Vilnius the Small. If I could meet up with the Circle I could ask them about the robe, but how would I do that?
Glavarius Marud said the Circle of the Unseen Hand had information about Vilnius the Small and the oracle's robe, but where can I find them?
Done: I spoke to Fippy Darkpaw in Crow's Resting Place.
I spoke to Fippy in Crow's Resting Place. After "assisting" him with his card game he sold me some information. Vilnius the Small was hired to procure the robes for someone named Roykl.
- Stage 3
Fippy told me the robe was part of a side job Vilnius was performing. The robe was on its way to a castle in the northern part of Nektulos Forest. Maybe the castle holds the next clue.
Reward data may be incomplete for choice rewards and conditional items.