Zek Timeline

Levels 30–40 · Starts in Zek, the Orcish Wastes · 151 quests

*This is a master quest list that excludes any holiday/event related quests. *All quests listed here, unless noted, can be started and completed as of June 2018. Zek, the Orcish Wastes is flooded with orcs begging to be cut down, and there are plenty of NPCs offering quests to do so. seeks to build up resources and enlarge it's army to once again lay siege on the denizens of Norrath. This is a prime opportunity for burgeoning adventurers to test their mettle.

Former Access Quest

Stars with in The Thundering Steppes at (-255, -20, -414)

1.
[25] The Captain's New Friend
2.
[28] Passage to the Isle of Zek

Main Series

Starts with Mess Sergeant Akseltz at (450, 0, 380)

1.
[30] Avoiding a Hot Bath
2.
[31] Berries Below the Sea
3.
[32] Looking for Lost Crates
4.
[33] A Spicy Mission
5.
[34] A Swill Time
6.
[33] Innocence and Allegiance
7.
[33] Manifest Destiny
8.
[33] Tools of the Mistrade
9.
[33] Reports from the Borderland
10.
[33] Little Lost Landing
11.
[35] The Search For Beechlilly
12.
[35] The Root of the Problem
13.
[36] Dispatch Some Orcs
14.
[37] Crystal Clear
15.
[38] Wood You Avenge Her
16.
[38] Marching Madness
17.
[38] Deathfist Cryptology 101
18.
[38] Starving For Information
19.
[38] Like a Clockwork Timebomb
20.
[40] Maintaining the Grassblade Flow
21.
[39] Hunt for the Greenmist
22.
[40] One If By Sea
23.
[40] Overseas Mail - leads to the Feerrott Timeline

Green Hoods Series

1.
[39] Operation Green Hood - obtained from Shadow (554, -41, 311)
2.
[34] Into the Vallon Foundry - necessary to advance the above quest
3.
[30] Give the key to Captain Vulis - unnecessary to advance the quest series
4.
[40] The Rescue of the Green Hoods - heritage

Warship Dock

Hammer - (497.37, -33.36, 235.79)

1.
[30] Mettle Testing
2.
[34] Short Range Patrol
3.
[34] The Tallon Plunder Chests
4.
[31] Keys for Hammer
5.
[30] Disrupting the Mining Operation
6.
Division Supplier Gaertarn - (476, -40, 256)
7.
[31] Far Seas Supplier - Gate Clasp
8.
[31] Far Seas Supplier - Black Sap
9.
[34] Far Seas Supplier - Blood Ore Pick
10.
[35] Far Seas Supplier - Snake Menace
11.
[37] Far Seas Supplier - Siren Subterfuge
12.
[34] Far Seas Supplier - Elven Attack
13.
Cornail Stormwrath - (496, -40, 240)
14.
[31] Local Hazards Abound
15.
[32] Threat Reduction - limited repeatable
16.
[36] Threat Reduction - limited repeatable
17.
[40] Threat Reduction - limited repeatable; becomes unlimited repeatable after the master quest is completed
18.
[40] Never Double Cross a Barbarian
19.
Hoggle Bogstrutter - (475, -41, 281)
20.
[31] Scattered Notes
21.
[35] A Paradise Dream World
22.
[40] A Tour of the Feerrott
23.
[46] The Lost Idols of Modinthule
24.
Ismena Cellus - (458, -42, 366)
25.
[31] Reliving the Past
26.
The Angry Augur - (520, 40, 250)
27.
[30] The Angry Augur's Three Meanings of Life
28.
The Meandering Augur - (514, -32, 221)
29.
[31] The Meandering Augur's Three Meanings of Life

Bootstrutter Quests

1.
[35] Bootstrutter's Trail Guide to Old Grove - examine the pillar at (7, -3, -90)
2.
[35] Bootstrutter's Trail Guide to West Zek - examine the pillar at (518, -16, -110)
3.
[35] Bootstrutter's Trail Guide to the Badlands - examine the pillar at (-293, -28, -282)

Tombstones

1.
[30] Hail to the Tallon Heroes - examine a tombstone at (393, -17, 40)
2.
[35] Hail to the Vallon Heroes - examine a tombstone at (583, -19, -452)
3.
[38] Hail to the Sullon Heroes - examine a tombstone at (-514, -27, -280)
4.
[40] Hail to the Derris Heroes - examine a tombstone at (-187, -28, -495)

Utilitarian Desires

1.
[35] Utilitarian Desires of the Miners - examine the chest at (354, 13, -152)
2.
[38] Utilitarian Desires of the Toilers - examine the chest at (-230, -25, -612)
3.
[40] Utilitarian Desires of the Protectors - examine the chest at (47, -40, -866)

Other Examined Quests

1.
[31] Soldier of Misfortune - examine a skeleton at (483.62, -39.63, 209.55)
2.
[34] Catapult Ammo Suppliers - examine a cart of rocks at the bottom of The Deathfist Quarry (344, -114, -117)
3.
[35] Creepy Lake Spirits - examine a tree stump at (357, -20, -324)
4.
[35] Mysterious Medallion - examine an impaled skeleton at (154, -32, -623)
5.
[36] A Captain's Final Curse - examine a book underwater at (465, -66, 492)
6.
[37] Seek the Sullon Centurions - examine a skeleton at (-228, -28, -113)
7.
[39] Finish What the Fires Started - examine a charred stump at (-495, -39, -458)

Dropped Quests

The following can be dropped by any monster in the zone:

1.
[35] The rusty key - grants one-time access to the instance Deathfist Citadel: Onslaught
2.
[37] Black Horn Ring
3.
[34] Alchemist's Component: Catanine-7
4.
[35] Alchemist's Component: Ivril Powder
5.
Unknown if still in game, verification needed!
6.
On 11/12/2022 character Merrickson completed this quest.
7.
[36] Alchemist's Component: Fay Dust
8.
[36] Alchemist's Component: Fire Salt
9.
[35] The Relic of Sun
10.
[36] The Relic of Ocean
11.
[37] The Relic of Health
12.
[37] The Relic of Sky
13.
[38] The Relic of Underfoot
14.
[39] The Relic of Decay
15.
[39] The Relic of Growth
16.
[41] The Relic of Storm
17.
The following have specific drop requirements:
18.
[37] Blood Ore Bracers - dropped from any
19.
[39] Blood Ore Basher - dropped by scorched trunklords
20.
[40] Gut Ripper - dropped from any orc

Book Quests

1.
[34] The Far Side of Tears, Part One
2.
[35] The Far Side of Tears, Part Two
3.
[36] The Far Side of Tears, Part Three
4.
[37] The Far Side of Tears, Part Four
5.
[38] "The Nine Contemplations"
6.
[38] Splitpaw Down Under, Part One
7.
[39] Splitpaw Down Under, Part Two
8.
[40] Zek Creature Cataloging

Heritage Quests

1.
[40] Training is a Shield - obtained from Grozmag the Trainer (420, 10, -149)
2.
[40] The Rescue of the Green Hoods - [[Zek Timeline#Green Hoods Series|see above]]
'[[Zek Timeline#Green Hoods Series|see above]]'

Other Quests

These quests involve Zek, but are not necessarily part of the timeline:

1.
[40] The Crossing of the Fanged Sea - access quest for Everfrost
2.
[40] The Whispering Pines
3.
[Scales to 50] Filling the Bottomless Belly - obtained from Duggin Brandywine in The Thundering Steppes at (-469, -21, -405)
4.
[54] The Far, Far Away Far Pelican
5.
The following Racial History Quests complete in Zek:
6.
[30] History of the Erudite, Part III
7.
[30] History of the Humans, Part III
8.
[30] History of the Ogres, Part III

Collections

1.
Glowing shards collection
2.
Unscathed bone fragments collection
3.
The following collections used to be regular book quests, but were changed into . In-game they appear as pages on the ground instead of shinies:
4.
Bestest Orc Emperors
5.
Foreman Garz'gog Dyeree
6.
Jerb Northstar's Journal
7.
Rise of the Orcs - The Ascension
8.
Rise of the Orcs - The Deadtime
9.
Rise of the Orcs - The Fall
10.
Rise of the Orcs - The Rejoining
11.
Rise of the Orcs - The Rousing
12.
The Nine Contemplations
13.
The Orcs of Norrath

Discoveries

:See:

No steps in this section.

Named Monsters

:See:

No steps in this section.

Removed Quests

1.
Alchemist's Component: B-32
2.
Alchemist's Component: Sting of Zek
3.
Alchemist's Component: Sucratic Nithlepsia
4.
Alchemist's Component: Treant Ash
5.
Alchemist's Component: Tripthosebacea
6.
Alchemist's Component: Viscule Drather
7.
Bear Attack
8.
A Bleeder in the Haystack
9.
Faithful Nuisance
10.
Green Hood Ration Recipe
11.
Leelee's Potion: Grace of the Cat
12.
Leelee's Potion: Health of the Bear
13.
Leelee's Potion: Intelligence of the Gnome
14.
Leelee's Potion: Strength of Ogre
15.
Leelee's Potion: Wisdom of the Treant
16.
Lumber Squad
17.
Punish the Hunter
18.
Seeking the Sacred Tools
19.
Snake Squash
20.
A Spiritual Battle
21.
Sprite Fight
22.
Sprite in a Box
23.
Tallon Reserves
24.
Voices in the Wind
25.
Category:Zek, the Orcish Wastes Quests

Timeline adapted from EQ2 Fandom (CC-BY-SA). Quest links use Census IDs when resolved by sync.

Zek Timeline

Levels 30–40 · Starts in Zek, the Orcish Wastes · 151 quests

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Former Access Quest

Stars with in The Thundering Steppes at (-255, -20, -414)

1.
[25] The Captain's New Friend
2.
[28] Passage to the Isle of Zek

Main Series

Starts with Mess Sergeant Akseltz at (450, 0, 380)

1.
[30] Avoiding a Hot Bath
2.
[31] Berries Below the Sea
3.
[32] Looking for Lost Crates
4.
[33] A Spicy Mission
5.
[34] A Swill Time
6.
[33] Innocence and Allegiance
7.
[33] Manifest Destiny
8.
[33] Tools of the Mistrade
9.
[33] Reports from the Borderland
10.
[33] Little Lost Landing
11.
[35] The Search For Beechlilly
12.
[35] The Root of the Problem
13.
[36] Dispatch Some Orcs
14.
[37] Crystal Clear
15.
[38] Wood You Avenge Her
16.
[38] Marching Madness
17.
[38] Deathfist Cryptology 101
18.
[38] Starving For Information
19.
[38] Like a Clockwork Timebomb
20.
[40] Maintaining the Grassblade Flow
21.
[39] Hunt for the Greenmist
22.
[40] One If By Sea
23.
[40] Overseas Mail - leads to the Feerrott Timeline

Green Hoods Series

1.
[39] Operation Green Hood - obtained from Shadow (554, -41, 311)
2.
[34] Into the Vallon Foundry - necessary to advance the above quest
3.
[30] Give the key to Captain Vulis - unnecessary to advance the quest series
4.
[40] The Rescue of the Green Hoods - heritage

Warship Dock

Hammer - (497.37, -33.36, 235.79)

1.
[30] Mettle Testing
2.
[34] Short Range Patrol
3.
[34] The Tallon Plunder Chests
4.
[31] Keys for Hammer
5.
[30] Disrupting the Mining Operation
6.
Division Supplier Gaertarn - (476, -40, 256)
7.
[31] Far Seas Supplier - Gate Clasp
8.
[31] Far Seas Supplier - Black Sap
9.
[34] Far Seas Supplier - Blood Ore Pick
10.
[35] Far Seas Supplier - Snake Menace
11.
[37] Far Seas Supplier - Siren Subterfuge
12.
[34] Far Seas Supplier - Elven Attack
13.
Cornail Stormwrath - (496, -40, 240)
14.
[31] Local Hazards Abound
15.
[32] Threat Reduction - limited repeatable
16.
[36] Threat Reduction - limited repeatable
17.
[40] Threat Reduction - limited repeatable; becomes unlimited repeatable after the master quest is completed
18.
[40] Never Double Cross a Barbarian
19.
Hoggle Bogstrutter - (475, -41, 281)
20.
[31] Scattered Notes
21.
[35] A Paradise Dream World
22.
[40] A Tour of the Feerrott
23.
[46] The Lost Idols of Modinthule
24.
Ismena Cellus - (458, -42, 366)
25.
[31] Reliving the Past
26.
The Angry Augur - (520, 40, 250)
27.
[30] The Angry Augur's Three Meanings of Life
28.
The Meandering Augur - (514, -32, 221)
29.
[31] The Meandering Augur's Three Meanings of Life

Bootstrutter Quests

1.
[35] Bootstrutter's Trail Guide to Old Grove - examine the pillar at (7, -3, -90)
2.
[35] Bootstrutter's Trail Guide to West Zek - examine the pillar at (518, -16, -110)
3.
[35] Bootstrutter's Trail Guide to the Badlands - examine the pillar at (-293, -28, -282)

Tombstones

1.
[30] Hail to the Tallon Heroes - examine a tombstone at (393, -17, 40)
2.
[35] Hail to the Vallon Heroes - examine a tombstone at (583, -19, -452)
3.
[38] Hail to the Sullon Heroes - examine a tombstone at (-514, -27, -280)
4.
[40] Hail to the Derris Heroes - examine a tombstone at (-187, -28, -495)

Utilitarian Desires

1.
[35] Utilitarian Desires of the Miners - examine the chest at (354, 13, -152)
2.
[38] Utilitarian Desires of the Toilers - examine the chest at (-230, -25, -612)
3.
[40] Utilitarian Desires of the Protectors - examine the chest at (47, -40, -866)

Other Examined Quests

1.
[31] Soldier of Misfortune - examine a skeleton at (483.62, -39.63, 209.55)
2.
[34] Catapult Ammo Suppliers - examine a cart of rocks at the bottom of The Deathfist Quarry (344, -114, -117)
3.
[35] Creepy Lake Spirits - examine a tree stump at (357, -20, -324)
4.
[35] Mysterious Medallion - examine an impaled skeleton at (154, -32, -623)
5.
[36] A Captain's Final Curse - examine a book underwater at (465, -66, 492)
6.
[37] Seek the Sullon Centurions - examine a skeleton at (-228, -28, -113)
7.
[39] Finish What the Fires Started - examine a charred stump at (-495, -39, -458)

Dropped Quests

The following can be dropped by any monster in the zone:

1.
[35] The rusty key - grants one-time access to the instance Deathfist Citadel: Onslaught
2.
[37] Black Horn Ring
3.
[34] Alchemist's Component: Catanine-7
4.
[35] Alchemist's Component: Ivril Powder
5.
Unknown if still in game, verification needed!
6.
On 11/12/2022 character Merrickson completed this quest.
7.
[36] Alchemist's Component: Fay Dust
8.
[36] Alchemist's Component: Fire Salt
9.
[35] The Relic of Sun
10.
[36] The Relic of Ocean
11.
[37] The Relic of Health
12.
[37] The Relic of Sky
13.
[38] The Relic of Underfoot
14.
[39] The Relic of Decay
15.
[39] The Relic of Growth
16.
[41] The Relic of Storm
17.
The following have specific drop requirements:
18.
[37] Blood Ore Bracers - dropped from any
19.
[39] Blood Ore Basher - dropped by scorched trunklords
20.
[40] Gut Ripper - dropped from any orc

Book Quests

1.
[34] The Far Side of Tears, Part One
2.
[35] The Far Side of Tears, Part Two
3.
[36] The Far Side of Tears, Part Three
4.
[37] The Far Side of Tears, Part Four
5.
[38] "The Nine Contemplations"
6.
[38] Splitpaw Down Under, Part One
7.
[39] Splitpaw Down Under, Part Two
8.
[40] Zek Creature Cataloging

Heritage Quests

1.
[40] Training is a Shield - obtained from Grozmag the Trainer (420, 10, -149)
2.
[40] The Rescue of the Green Hoods - [[Zek Timeline#Green Hoods Series|see above]]
'[[Zek Timeline#Green Hoods Series|see above]]'

Other Quests

These quests involve Zek, but are not necessarily part of the timeline:

1.
[40] The Crossing of the Fanged Sea - access quest for Everfrost
2.
[40] The Whispering Pines
3.
[Scales to 50] Filling the Bottomless Belly - obtained from Duggin Brandywine in The Thundering Steppes at (-469, -21, -405)
4.
[54] The Far, Far Away Far Pelican
5.
The following Racial History Quests complete in Zek:
6.
[30] History of the Erudite, Part III
7.
[30] History of the Humans, Part III
8.
[30] History of the Ogres, Part III

Collections

1.
Glowing shards collection
2.
Unscathed bone fragments collection
3.
The following collections used to be regular book quests, but were changed into . In-game they appear as pages on the ground instead of shinies:
4.
Bestest Orc Emperors
5.
Foreman Garz'gog Dyeree
6.
Jerb Northstar's Journal
7.
Rise of the Orcs - The Ascension
8.
Rise of the Orcs - The Deadtime
9.
Rise of the Orcs - The Fall
10.
Rise of the Orcs - The Rejoining
11.
Rise of the Orcs - The Rousing
12.
The Nine Contemplations
13.
The Orcs of Norrath

Discoveries

:See:

No steps in this section.

Named Monsters

:See:

No steps in this section.

Removed Quests

1.
Alchemist's Component: B-32
2.
Alchemist's Component: Sting of Zek
3.
Alchemist's Component: Sucratic Nithlepsia
4.
Alchemist's Component: Treant Ash
5.
Alchemist's Component: Tripthosebacea
6.
Alchemist's Component: Viscule Drather
7.
Bear Attack
8.
A Bleeder in the Haystack
9.
Faithful Nuisance
10.
Green Hood Ration Recipe
11.
Leelee's Potion: Grace of the Cat
12.
Leelee's Potion: Health of the Bear
13.
Leelee's Potion: Intelligence of the Gnome
14.
Leelee's Potion: Strength of Ogre
15.
Leelee's Potion: Wisdom of the Treant
16.
Lumber Squad
17.
Punish the Hunter
18.
Seeking the Sacred Tools
19.
Snake Squash
20.
A Spiritual Battle
21.
Sprite Fight
22.
Sprite in a Box
23.
Tallon Reserves
24.
Voices in the Wind
25.
Category:Zek, the Orcish Wastes Quests

Timeline adapted from EQ2 Fandom (CC-BY-SA). Quest links use Census IDs when resolved by sync.