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Research and Rescue · EQ2Sage

Research and Rescue

Level 200World EventSoloRepeatableScales with level

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Quest information

Journal Category: World Event
Introduced: LU49
Journal Level: Scales with player level
Starting Zone: The Sinking Sands
How to Start: Speak to Researcher Aillena at the a D.I.R.T.Y. Excavation Site
Timeline: D.I.R.T.Y. Timeline

Source: EQ2 Fandom (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Timeline

D.I.R.T.Y. TimelineStep 1

Previous: The Source of Infection
Next: Dig Site Security

Rewards

XP: 6,422

D.I.R.T.Y. Money(Item)

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

Walkthrough

Steps

Enter the pit:
- Target a hard desert soil patch
- Use Aillena's Delicate Artifact Extractor, either by right-clicking it in your inventory or placing and using it on a hotbar.
- Gather the ancient relic that is uncovered (sometimes nothing is uncovered)
- Repeat until you have 8 relics
Return to Researcher Aillena

Original sources

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