A Thread of Hope

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EverQuest 2 Quest Information

Journal Category	Heritage ( AA )
Journal Level	55 ( Tier 6 )
Journal Difficulty	Heroic
Starting Zone	The Deep Forge more
How to Start	Gather shiny just inside the entrance of The Deep Forge ( -10, 1, 32 ) /waypoint -10, 1, 32
part of: Heritage Quests Timeline Preceded by: Tinkering with Toggery Followed by: none
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Starting the quest Edit

• As written above you need to gather a shiny to start the quest. However, the shiny will not be visible unless you wear Toggery's Tinkered Excavation Cap , the reward from the quest Tinkering with Toggery . You can see the shiny with the D.I.R.T.Y. Excavation Helmet (pre-TSO live event item) too.

The shiny is directly to the right of the zone line; you can zone in, get the shiny and zone out without engaging any mobs at all. If you are using a Gnomish Divining Rod or the Track Harvestables skill, it will show up as "a mysterious thread" in the list.

Only one person may loot the shiny per instance, but looting the shiny does not lock you to an instance for more than 30 minutes. Clicking on the shiny will place "a mysterious thread" in your inventory; however, it is not tradeable or shareable via lottery with a group. When the quest starter appears, should you click "Decline", the thread will disappear from your inventory and you would need to go into a fresh instance of Deep Forge to get another one.

• You need to be a level 55 TS to make the armor.

Steps Edit

1. Find a way to identify this mysterious thread
   • Talk to Frederick Saltmarsh on the Lavastorm docks ( -166, -120, 653 ) /waypoint -166, -120, 653 . Depending on what chat option you choose, he wants 1p or 50g to identify the thread.
   • Listen to what Frederick has to say
     • He will give back your coin when he finds out what the thread is. He won't tell you what he actually found out, though, except that he won't stand in the way of Najena.
2. Seek out someone INSANE! to help identify the mysterious thread
   • Find Toggery von Gearbender inside Temple of Solusek Ro ( -246, -60, -657 ) /waypoint -246, -60, -657 and ask him a question or two
3. Investigate the The Deep Forge for clues about the robes the gnome spoke of
   • Talk to Ruddybupp , found at the Netherflame Forge ( 88, 1, 4 ) /waypoint 88, 1, 4 . You can FD flop to him and hail him while FD.
4. Ruddybupp wants a full set of Magmatic Bronze Armor in return for a special robe. This armor can be crafted from recipes that drop from any mob in the zone (Chest Drops). NOTE: This armor is tradeable, and Ruddybupp will give the armor back to you at the end of your conversation with him. Consequently, one set of armor can be used for everybody.
   • Obtain a Magmatic Bronze Chestplate
   • Obtain a pair of Magmatic Bronze Legplates
   • Obtain a Magmatic Bronze Helm
   • Obtain a pair of Magmatic Bronze Spaulders
   • Obtain a pair of Magmatic Bronze Bracers
   • Obtain a pair of Magmatic Bronze Boots
   • Obtain a pair of Magmatic Bronze Gauntlets
5. Ruddybupp wants you to get him a book from Najena's Hollow Tower called "Bows and Ammo: volume 14". This can be found outside the jail cells on a shelf at ( -20, -195, -139 ) /waypoint -20, -195, -139 . Note, book does respawn if multiple people are on the quest.
6. Return to Ruddybupp with the book.
7. Ruddybupp sets up a meeting for you with Lady Najena at the Magma Grotto in Lavastorm ( -250, -129, 481 ) /waypoint -250, -129, 481 . When you speak with her, she agrees to give you a magical robe if you can pass her trial to prove you are worthy of one.
   • Kill Spirit of the Earth (Level 53 Heroic ~110k hp)
   • Kill Spirit of the Flame (Level 53 Heroic ~165k hp)
   • Kill Spirit of the Water (Level 54 Heroic ~220k hp)
   • Kill Spirit of the Air (Level 54 Heroic ~275k hp)
   • Kill Spirit of the Elements (Level 56 Epic x2 ~475k hp)
8. Speak to Lady Najena to receive your reward.

Reward Edit

• Flowing Black Cloak
• Flowing Black Robe
• 46935 status (at level 59)
• 34830 status (at level 80)
• 26946 status (at level 90)

Notes Edit

Consolidated shopping list for all items needed to make the Magmatic Bronze Armor

Recipes (looted in Deep Forge):

• Burnt Recipe Page 1
• Burnt Recipe Page 2
• Burnt Recipe Page 3
• Burnt Recipe Page 4
• Burnt Recipe Page 5
• Burnt Recipe Page 6
• Burnt Recipe Page 7

Materials:

• 7 Brick of bronze ore
• 7 Brick of silvril ore
• 7 Brick of thalium ore
• 8 Bricks of iron ore
• 7 Magmatic crystal
• 65 smoldering coals

Please note: You must make this armor at Ruddybupp's forge in the Deep Forge instance. Each recipe requires 2 Brick of iron ore, but the crafter receives 1 back for each successful combine. If you have these pieces made through the commissioning system, be sure to uncheck the Crafter receives side products checkbox.