Hero Bracers Quest: Difference between revisions

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Nomala

Start Zone:	South Qeynos
Quest Giver:	Grahan Rothkar
Minimum Level:	30+
Faction Needed:	Amiable with Steel Warriors (if you attempt to hand in without being Amiable you will get a message along the lines of "The Steel Warriors have no reason to dislike you, however you must prove yourself..." and the Minotaur Hero Shackles will be handed back to you)
Classes:	Warrior, Rogue, Monk, Paladin, Shadow Knight, Cleric, Ranger, Bard
Related Zones:	Steamfont Mountains, North Qeynos
Related NPCs:	Minotaur Hero, Grahan Rothkar

Reward

Hero Bracers

Lore Equipped, Attunable

Slot: WRIST
AC: 9
STR: +10
SV DISEASE: +5 SV POISON: +5
Size: SMALL WT: 4.0
Class: WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD MNK BRD ROG BST BER
Race: ALL

Walkthrough

The hero bracers are a result of this quest. The name of the quest is 'The Escaped Catman'.

[1] Go to the basement of the arena in South Qeynos and talk to Grahan Rothkar. He will ask you if '...you have a report of the [escaped catman].' Ask him What escaped catman. He will give you the story and ask if you want to '...[retrieve key seven].' You can continue the quest anyway, but you will get nothing for it; no faction, no xp, no item, no nothing.

[2] Grahan will tell you to go to Kerra Isle (AKA 'Wisp Isle' in Erud's Crossing -- not Kerra Isle the zone!) and kill the catman named Nomala. Yes, there is a catman named 'Monola' but that is the wrong catman. The correct catman is named 'Nomala'. He is not as high level as any of the other cats but tends to gather a mob. Best strategy to kill him is in Step 3.

[3] Go to Wisp Isle (the only one in Erud's Crossing). Nomala will spawn by the fire. Once killed, he will not spawn again for another hour or two, so figure on taking a while to do this. Be warned that you lose faction with Prexuz for killing these catmen. Anyway, he will stand there for a bit, then walk off toward the shore down by the dock. Milla is standing around close by, but if you wait about one minute, she will walk off and leave Nomala all alone. Kill him - but don't let him run, kill him quick. Best bet is to hit him once then run a few feet down shore away from their village. He does not always have the Pen Key No. 7.

[4] Return the Key to Grahan and you get xp, faction, an random low-tier item (ex: Rusty Two Handed Battle Axe), and a second quest.

Your faction standing with Steel Warriors has been adjusted by 10.
Your faction standing with Guards of Qeynos has been adjusted by 5.
Your faction standing with Corrupt Qeynos Guards has been adjusted by -1.
Your faction standing with The Freeport Militia has been adjusted by -1.
Your faction standing with Knights of Truth has been adjusted by 5.

[5] The 2nd Quest: He wants you to go hunt down '...a [second escaped gladiator]' Fine, sounds easy... nope. He wants you to return the shackles of the Minotaur Hero of the Steamfont Mountains. You do not need to do the 1st quest to complete this step.

You say, 'what second escaped gladiator?'
Grahan Rothkar says, 'it appears our prize gladiator has escaped. He is a minotaur hero!! Trained by our best. He took down five of our greatest warriors during his escape. Rumor has it he fled to his homeland in the Steamfont Mountains. They say he is an outcast and does not live with his people. He appears during times of great need to champion the minotaurs. Return his shackles to me and glory is yours!'

[6] The Minotaur Hero is a very rare spawn. It can spawn at instance launch (confirmed once around 1800, -1600). Otherwise, its placeholder is any a minotaur slaver in or around the minotaur cave. Loot the Minotaur Hero Shackles and take them back to Grahan Rothkar.

Grahan Rothkar says, 'You are a true Steel Warrior!! Now you shall wear my hero bracers. I designed them for my greatest gladiators and you have shown yourself mighty enough to wear them.'

Your faction standing with Steel Warriors has been adjusted by 75.
Your faction standing with Guards of Qeynos has been adjusted by 15.
Your faction standing with Corrupt Qeynos Guards has been adjusted by -11.
Your faction standing with The Freeport Militia has been adjusted by -11.
Your faction standing with Knights of Truth has been adjusted by 15.

You gain experience!!

You receive 3 platinum pieces.

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-| Amiable?
+| Amiable with [[Steel Warriors]] (if you attempt to hand in without being Amiable you will get a message along the lines of "The Steel Warriors have no reason to dislike you, however you must prove yourself..." and the Minotaur Hero Shackles will be handed back to you)
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 == Walkthrough ==
-'''Note:''' need to verify what faction/consider the quest can be done, assuming amiable for now.
 The hero bracers are a result of this quest. The name of the quest is 'The Escaped Catman'.
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 '''[1]''' Go to the basement of the arena in South Qeynos and talk to [[Grahan Rothkar]]. He will ask you if '...you have a report of the [escaped catman].' Ask him What escaped catman. He will give you the story and ask if you want to '...[retrieve key seven].' You can continue the quest anyway, but you will get nothing for it; no faction, no xp, no item, no nothing.
-'''[2]''' Grahan will tell you to go to Wisp Isle (in [[Erud's Crossing]]) and kill the catman named [[Nomala]]. Yes, there is a catman named 'Monola' but that is the wrong catman. The correct catman is named 'Nomala'. He is not as high level as any of the other cats but tends to gather a mob. Best strategy to kill him is in Step 3.
+'''[2]''' Grahan will tell you to go to Kerra Isle (AKA 'Wisp Isle' in [[Erud's Crossing]] -- not [[Kerra Isle]] the zone!) and kill the catman named [[Nomala]]. Yes, there is a catman named 'Monola' but that is the wrong catman. The correct catman is named 'Nomala'. He is not as high level as any of the other cats but tends to gather a mob. Best strategy to kill him is in Step 3.
-'''[3]''' Go to Wisp Isle (the only one in Erud's Crossing). Nomala will spawn by the fire. Once killed, he will not spawn again for another hour or two, so figure on taking a while to do this. Be warned that you lose faction with Prexuz for killing these catmen. Anyway, he will stand there for a bit, then walk off toward the shore down by the dock. Milla is standing around close by, but if you wait about one minute, she will walk off and leave Nomala all alone. Kill him - but don't let him run, kill him quick. Best bet is to hit him once then run a few feet down shore away from their village. He does not always have the [[Pen Key]].
+'''[3]''' Go to Wisp Isle (the only one in Erud's Crossing). Nomala will spawn by the fire. Once killed, he will not spawn again for another hour or two, so figure on taking a while to do this. Be warned that you lose faction with Prexuz for killing these catmen. Anyway, he will stand there for a bit, then walk off toward the shore down by the dock. Milla is standing around close by, but if you wait about one minute, she will walk off and leave Nomala all alone. Kill him - but don't let him run, kill him quick. Best bet is to hit him once then run a few feet down shore away from their village. He does not always have the [[Pen Key No. 7]].
-'''[4]''' Return the Key to Grahan and you get xp, faction, an item (along the lines of a bronze short sword), and a second quest.
+'''[4]''' Return the Key to Grahan and you get xp, faction, an random low-tier item (ex: [[Rusty Two Handed Battle Axe]]), and a second quest.
 <div class="facblock">
-* +Steel Warriors
+* Your faction standing with [[Steel Warriors]] has been adjusted by 10.
-* +Guards of Qeynos
+* Your faction standing with [[Guards of Qeynos]] has been adjusted by 5.
-* -Corrupt Qeynos Guards
+* Your faction standing with [[Corrupt Qeynos Guards]] has been adjusted by -1.
-*-Freeport Militia
+* Your faction standing with [[The Freeport Militia]] has been adjusted by -1.
-* +Knights of Truth
+* Your faction standing with [[Knights of Truth]] has been adjusted by 5.
 </div>
 '''[5]''' The 2nd Quest: He wants you to go hunt down '...a [second escaped gladiator]' Fine, sounds easy... nope. He wants you to return the shackles of the [[Minotaur Hero]] of the Steamfont Mountains. You do not need to do the 1st quest to complete this step.
-Grahan Rothkar judges you amiably -- what would you like your tombstone to say?
+You say, 'what second escaped gladiator?'<br>
-You say, 'what second escaped gladiator?'
+Grahan Rothkar says, 'it appears our prize gladiator has escaped. He is a minotaur hero!! Trained by our best. He took down five of our greatest warriors during his escape. Rumor has it he fled to his homeland in the Steamfont Mountains. They say he is an outcast and does not live with his people. He appears during times of great need to champion the minotaurs. Return his shackles to me and glory is yours!'
-Grahan Rothkar sat, 'it appears our prize gladiator has escaped. He is a minotaur hero!! Trained by our best. He took down five of our greatest warriors during his escape. Rumor has it he fled to his homeland in the Steamfont Mountains. They say he is an outcast and does not live with his people. He appears during times of great need to champion the minotaurs. Return his shackles to me and glory is yours!!'
-'''[6]''' The [[Minotaur Hero]]'s trigger is any [[minotaur slaver]] in the minotaur cave. When they die, there is a chance that the Minotaur Hero will spawn. Loot the [[Minotaur Hero Shackles]] and take them back to Grahan Rothkar.
+'''[6]''' The [[Minotaur Hero]] is a very rare spawn. It can spawn at instance launch (confirmed once around 1800, -1600). Otherwise, its placeholder is any [[a minotaur slaver]] in or around the minotaur cave. Loot the [[Minotaur Hero Shackles]] and take them back to Grahan Rothkar.
 [[Grahan Rothkar]] says, 'You are a true Steel Warrior!! Now you shall wear my hero bracers. I designed them for my greatest gladiators and you have shown yourself mighty enough to wear them.'
 <div class="facblock">
-* Your faction standing with [[Steel Warriors]] got better.
+* Your faction standing with [[Steel Warriors]] has been adjusted by 75.
-* Your faction standing with [[Guards of Qeynos]] got better.
+* Your faction standing with [[Guards of Qeynos]] has been adjusted by 15.
-* Your faction standing with [[Corrupt Qeynos Guards]] got worse.
+* Your faction standing with [[Corrupt Qeynos Guards]] has been adjusted by -11.
-* Your faction standing with [[Freeport Militia]] got worse.
+* Your faction standing with [[The Freeport Militia]] has been adjusted by -11.
-* Your faction standing with [[Knights of Truth]] got better.
+* Your faction standing with [[Knights of Truth]] has been adjusted by 15.
 </div>
 {{YouGainExperience}}
-You receive 2 platinum pieces.
+You receive 3 platinum pieces.
-This can be done if you are dubious. Just give item from Minotaur Hero and you will receive the Hero Bracers in return.
-'''Lore Item Note'''
-Because the [[Hero Bracers]] are lore, if you hand in the [[Minotaur Hero Shackles]] while in possession of Hero Bracers, you may lose the shackles and not receive additional Hero Bracers.
 [[Category: Quests]]
 [[Category: South Qeynos]]