Shadow's Descent

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Shadow's Descent is a mission quest available via the QUEST verb.

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Step 1:
You have must have unlocked and completed the Gemstones quest.
Step 2:
Travel to the Hinterwilds and go to the Artificer.
[Rawknuckle's, Watering Hole - 29877] (u7503251)

QUEST ACCEPT # (The number for Shadow's Descent)
Step 3:
Shatter a gemstone.

>ask art about shat
The artificer says, "I can shatter your jewel to produce Dust, a valuable commodity that those of us who practice the ways of artifice can use to great effect.  Shattering your jewel will produce 10 Dust.  If you would like me to proceed, ask again in the next 30 seconds."
>ask art about shat
Producing a small hammer that glitters like living starlight, the masked artificer raises its arm high and brings it down in a brutal arc.  With a resonant chiming sound, the jewel shatters into sparkling motes that the artificer gathers carefully into a pile.  It surrenders the Dust to you with a polite nod.

You now have # Dust in your reserves.

[A horned rowan stang is now in your right hand.]
Step 4:
Kill Ascension creatures and wave your stang at them!
* Pro Tip - Kill one, wave the stang at one, search the creature, repeat.

You will need to kill and wave the stang at 20 creatures.
Step 5:
Travel to the Hinterwilds and go to the Artificer.
[Rawknuckle's, Watering Hole - 29877] (u7503251)

Give the stang to the Artificer.

kobold shaman 6268 go hut

forage normal foragables

gnollish mushroom in Marcketel Mushroom Exporters - 9479

porrige in ma leaftoe's shop (IMT herbalist)


return to kobold shaman 6268

GIVE him all the things

lie down and drink soup


forage rift herbs

kill fetish masters in the scatter for peppers peppers drop AT YOUR FEET like gemstones do.

return to kobold shaman 6268

GIVE him all the things

bring soup to next step


graveyard hut 7366

lie down and drink soup

hiwi artificer

hive room 34269 boss fight. may be difficult for some builds

hiwi artificer not a fight, you just get OBLITERATED

you land in IMT TC dead with T3 wounds everywhere

return to artificer

remember to quest complete

and do accept the 4 new repeatable quests.