On the Heel of Nightmares
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).
Quest Text
Captain Boshinko is lost in a storm of nightmares and confusion. He does not realize he is dead, and is trapped within regrets of the past. The only way I can think of to snap him out of this and encourage him to move on to Ethernere is to confront him with the spirit of Bronin Higginsbot - his very first act of murder.
Completion
It seems that Captain Boshinko has finally left this world for better ones. The Chaperon of Nightmares held him completely in thrall, and refused to let him go without first destroying the Nightmare itself. I never got to say goodbye to the Captain, but I found the infamous Bloody Shank in his stead.
Stages
- Stage 1
In order for Captain Boshinko to directly confront his past, I'll need to find a way to summon Bronin Higginsbot. With all the knowledge stored within the library, there must be something there that can help.
Find something that will allow the summoning of Bronin Higginsbot
Zone: Exp10 Dun Highkeep Contested
I've found a book that references a ritual that will allow one to summon ghosts. If Bronin Higginsbot has not moved on to Ethernere, I think this will work.
- Stage 2(2 objectives)
In order to perform the summoning ritual, I will need a number of spectral essences from the undead here in High Keep.
Collect spectral essences
Required: 20Zone: Exp10 Dun Highkeep ContestedDone: I have collected all the essences needed for the ritual.
Retrieve the spectral shank
Zone: Exp10 Dun Highkeep ContestedDone: I have collected the spectral shank.
I have gathered the spectral essences I need, all that remains is to perform the ritual.
- Stage 3(2 objectives)
With the components in hand, I'm ready to perform the ritual. I should return to Captain Boshinko and start the ritual there.
Rewards
Coin: 1,250,000
XP: 21,191
Reward data may be incomplete for choice rewards and conditional items.