Digging in the Dirt
Walkthrough
Investigate the lost Clan Gragnar kobolds in Stonebrunt Highlands, recover Ozlem Fatar's journal, activate voidcraft beacons for Khaliq Keshalian, and slay Xosith the Greedy for the Grimblade heritage reward.
How to start
Talk to Kalaish Al'Rabin in Moonfield Hamlet in The Stonebrunt Highlands.
- Kalaish Al'Rabin (quest start)
Notes & prerequisites
- Adventure level 85+ required to receive this quest.
- Heroic difficulty — Xosith the Greedy is the only heroic step.
Steps
1. Fly to Quel'ule Station
Fly to the Quel'ule Station to begin searching for lost Clan Gragnar kobolds.
Zone: The Stonebrunt Highlands
2. Find the lost kobold path
Search for lost Clan Gragnar kobolds. Follow the path starting at the waypoint to a cave where the quest updates. You can also enter the cave directly if you can jump or fly.
- Kobold path start
- Cave update area
- Alternate cave entrance
Zone: The Stonebrunt Highlands
3. Loot an ancient helmet from a Gragnar hoarder
Loot an ancient helmet from a Gragnar hoarder in the corner of the cave, then return to Kalaish Al'Rabin.
- a Gragnar hoarder
Zone: The Stonebrunt Highlands
4. Return the helmet to Kalaish
Return the ancient helmet to Kalaish Al'Rabin in Moonfield Hamlet.
- Kalaish Al'Rabin
Zone: Moonfield Hamlet · The Stonebrunt Highlands
5. Examine Ozlem Fatar's body
Find the lost scout Ozlem Fatar's body in the mountains and examine it to receive his journal.
- Ozlem Fatar's body
Zone: The Stonebrunt Highlands
6. Return to Kalaish with the journal
Return to Kalaish Al'Rabin in Moonfield Hamlet.
- Kalaish Al'Rabin
Zone: Moonfield Hamlet · The Stonebrunt Highlands
7. Speak to Khaliq Keshalian
Talk to Khaliq Keshalian near the launch pad in Quel'ule.
- Khaliq Keshalian
Zone: Quel'ule · The Stonebrunt Highlands
8. Recover the smashed voidcraft controller
Help Khaliq recover a smashed voidcraft controller from a terrorfang plunderpaw wandering near the waypoint.
- a terrorfang plunderpaw
Zone: The Stonebrunt Highlands
9. Return to Khaliq Keshalian
Return the controller to Khaliq Keshalian.
- Khaliq Keshalian
Zone: Quel'ule · The Stonebrunt Highlands
10. Activate the Primary beacon
Activate the Primary beacon for Khaliq. Do Primary and Tertiary before Secondary.
- Primary beacon
Zone: The Stonebrunt Highlands
11. Activate the Tertiary beacon
Activate the Tertiary beacon.
- Tertiary beacon
Zone: The Stonebrunt Highlands
12. Activate the Secondary beacon
Activate the Secondary beacon.
- Secondary beacon
Zone: The Stonebrunt Highlands
13. Return to Khaliq after the failed experiment
Return to Khaliq and talk to him after his experiment fails.
- If Khaliq does not return the item, hail him again.
- If Khaliq will not respond, wait 24 real-life hours.
- Khaliq Keshalian
Zone: Quel'ule · The Stonebrunt Highlands
14. Use the Voidcraft Controlling Device
Use the Voidcraft Controlling Device at the edge of Cleft of Tranquility. A blue message indicates a suitable location at the end of the cliff.
- Voidcraft device location
Zone: Cleft of Tranquility · The Stonebrunt Highlands
15. Return to Khaliq Keshalian
Return to Khaliq Keshalian.
- Khaliq Keshalian
Zone: Quel'ule · The Stonebrunt Highlands
16. Kill Xosith the Greedy
Enter the gruengach caves and kill Xosith the Greedy. Loot a large iron key from him.
- This is the only heroic step in the quest.
- Gruengach caves entrance
- Xosith the Greedy
Zone: Gruengach caves · The Stonebrunt Highlands
17. Open the reward chest
Use the large iron key to open the chest in the other chamber and claim your Grimblade reward.
- Reward chest
Zone: Gruengach caves · The Stonebrunt Highlands
Tips
- You can invis past most mobs in the kobold cave — stay near the edge; the shaman in the middle sees through invis.
- Activate beacons in order: Primary, Tertiary, then Secondary.
- Khaliq may require a 24-hour real-life wait if he stops responding after the beacon experiment.
Guide adapted from EQ2 Fandom (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Quest Text
I've agreed to search the Stonebrunt Highlands for the lost tribe of kobolds known as Clan Gragnar. Should I find anything, I should bring it back to Kalaish Al'Rabin.
Completion
I recovered the ancient sword known as Grimblade from the depths of the Gruengach lair.
Stages
- Stage 1(2 objectives)
I've agreed to search the Stonebrunt Highlands for the lost tribe of kobolds known as Clan Gragnar. Should I find anything, I should bring it back to Kalaish Al'Rabin.
Look for the lost kobolds of Clan Gragnar.
Zone: OdusDone: I found a small group of Clan Gragnar kobolds.
Find something which proves the existence of Clan Gragnar.
Done: I found a strange old helmet.
I found a strange old helmet amongst Clan Gragnar's collected treasure.
- Stage 2
I should bring the ancient helmet to Kalaish Al'Rabin in Moonfield Hamlet.
Return the helmet to Kalaish Al'Rabin.
Zone: OdusDone: I spoke with Kalaish Al'Rabin.
I showed the ancient helmet to Kalaish Al'Rabin.
- Stage 3(2 objectives)
Kalaish Al'Rabin has asked that I search the mountainous regions northeast from Moonfield Hamlet for a scout named Ozlem Fatar.
Find the scout, Ozlem Fatar.
Reward data may be incomplete for choice rewards and conditional items.