On the Heel of Nightmares

Level 103HeritageSolo

Walkthrough

Perform a ritual to summon Bronin Higginsbot, gather spectral evidence, and defeat Chaperon or Shade of Nightmares to earn one of The Bloody heritage weapons.

How to start

Speak with Captain Boshinko in the Iron Maiden in the jail room after completing Dereliction of Duty.

Captain Boshinko (Iron Maiden)

Notes & prerequisites

Must have completed Dereliction of Duty.
Adventure level 103+ (Heroic difficulty).

Steps

1. Click the book guarded by Thrott
Click the book in the globe room guarded by Thrott to begin the ritual preparations.
- Book (Thrott's globe room)
Zone: High Keep: The Bloodless Incursion (Contested)
2. Collect Spectral Essences
Collect 20 Spectral Essences from ghosts in the area. You will need jail access again — kill undead wardens for skeleton keys as needed.
Zone: High Keep: The Bloodless Incursion (Contested)
3. Retrieve the shank from the jail cell
Retrieve the shank you placed in the jail cell during Paranoia.
- Shank in jail cell
Zone: High Keep: The Bloodless Incursion (Contested)
4. Perform the ritual
Click the sparkly floor to perform the ritual, then speak with Bronin Higginsbot. If no sparkle is visible, click around the ritual area.
- Ritual floor (sparkly)
- Ritual floor (alternate click area)
Zone: High Keep: The Bloodless Incursion (Contested)
5. Collect the evidence page
Pick up the evidence page on the ground by the casket where you found Captain Boshinko's service details in Dereliction of Duty.
- Evidence page by casket
Zone: High Keep: The Bloodless Incursion (Contested)
6. Return to Captain Boshinko
Go back to the jail and talk to Captain Boshinko in the Iron Maiden.
- Captain Boshinko (Iron Maiden)
Zone: High Keep: The Bloodless Incursion (Contested)
7. Kill Chaperon or Shade of Nightmares
Defeat either Chaperon or Shade of Nightmares.
- Chaperon / Shade of Nightmares
Zone: High Keep: The Bloodless Incursion (Contested)
8. Complete the quest
Return to Captain Boshinko in the Iron Maiden to complete the quest and receive your heritage weapon reward.
- Captain Boshinko (Iron Maiden)
Zone: High Keep: The Bloodless Incursion (Contested)

Tips

Reward is one of The Bloody Shank, Kris, Hammer, Rapier, Katar, or Warhammer — weapon choice depends on your class and delay preference.
The ritual floor sometimes has no visible sparkle — click around the alternate coordinates if needed.
Stock up on skeleton keys before starting — jail access is required multiple times.

Guide adapted from EQ2 Fandom (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Original sources

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Quest information

Journal Category: Heritage (AA)
Introduced: Tears of Veeshan
Journal Level: 103
Journal Difficulty: Heroic
Starting Zone: High Keep: The Bloodless Incursion (Contested)
How to Start: Speak to Captain Boshinko in the Iron Maiden in the jail room at in {{Zone|High Keep: The Bloodless Incursion (Contested)}}
Timeline: High Keep: The Bloodless Incursion Timeline

Source: EQ2 Fandom (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Rewards

Coin: 1,250,000

XP: 21,191

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

On the Heel of Nightmares

Walkthrough

How to start

Notes & prerequisites

Steps

1. Click the book guarded by Thrott

2. Collect Spectral Essences

3. Retrieve the shank from the jail cell

4. Perform the ritual

5. Collect the evidence page

6. Return to Captain Boshinko

7. Kill Chaperon or Shade of Nightmares

8. Complete the quest

Original sources

Quest information

Rewards

Walkthrough

How to start

Notes & prerequisites

Steps

1. Click the book guarded by Thrott

2. Collect Spectral Essences

3. Retrieve the shank from the jail cell

4. Perform the ritual

5. Collect the evidence page

6. Return to Captain Boshinko

7. Kill Chaperon or Shade of Nightmares

8. Complete the quest

Original sources