Artisan Epic Timeline

               ===Tradeskill-focused===
:Before you travel to work on the faction needed:
*Stuff you bags with [[Tier|tier 8]] common materials and fuels for your sublcass. 
:*See the Tradeskill Supplies section below for '''important''' details. 
*Gaining another 40k and 50k faction (putting you at +20,000 and +30,000 faction respectively) will give you access to special recipes, so those who wish to buy all of the recipes as well will want to bring enough supplies for a marathon crafting session.

:Once you have all of the above in order:
Go to [[Kylong Plains]] and take the [[Sokokar]] to the [[Fens of Nathsar]].
Travel up the mountain and enter the Bathezid's Watch fortress (west of the zone-in entrance). Once inside the fortress, turn right and go all the way to the end of the hallway to the crafting room. You will find two NPCs who offer you two ways to improve your faction ''without'' combat.   
===='''Unlimited, Repeatable Writs'''====
These writs are all given by [[Supply Sergeant Anuhadux]] at {{Loc|1,175|203|1,430}} and all grant '''+750 faction''' with Bathezid's per writ.  
*You will be crafting items for your trade's ''subclass''. This means you will use tradsekill stations for each subclass, materials for each, and fuels for each. See the Tradeskill Supplies section below for details. 
*If you plan to do only these writs, it will take 27 of them to reach the requirement to begin the Artisan Epic quests.
:The quests are all similar but can be chosen based on the following minimum tradeskill levels:
*Apprentice - level 72 (minimum tradeskill)
*Journeyman - level 74 (minimum tradeskill)
*Senior - level 76 (minimum tradeskill)
*Master - level 78 (minimum tradeskill)
:Once you get the writ, click on the clipboard behind Supply Sergeant Anuhadux. 
*Open your inventory and scribe the recipe book by double clicking on it. You must scribe ''every'' time you start a new writ.
*These are untimed writs, so no need to rush.
*Each can be repeated as often as you like all day/night, without pause if you choose to do so.

===='''Daily Missions'''====
See [[Assistant Volwon Zhi'dok]] at {{Loc|1,185|204|1,427}} for the daily quest. Each grants '''+2,000 faction''' per mission.

Technically, these are also unlimited, but can only be completed once per day.
*These are more like courier-style errands and the tasks that will vary by the day you get them.
:*For example, you may be tasked with fishing for [[King prawn|king prawn]], a common tradeskill material used by provisioners. 
*The dailies were added in 2009 to ease the mind-numbingly slow faction grind in the Kunark zones and to ease up on the heavy use of [[Harvesting Timeline|gathered materials]] from this [[Tier|tier]].
*If you choose to do ''only'' these dailies to gain faction, it will take 19 days to reach the required faction amount. Most low-adventure level players do a mix of the dailies and writs.

Note: these will show up in your Journal (press J while in-game) under the heading of Missions.

===='''Tradeskill Supplies'''====
While many quests have a hard-number list of which materials you can bring, this is not really effective with the faction-gain lead-in for epic, because you can bring a mix of supplies based on your trade's subclass and you can mitigate the number of repeatable crafting writs you do by picking up the daily writs that require zero crafting supplies.

Why bring materials for your entire subclass? While it ''might'' sound easier for a woodworker to bring 1,000 redwood and similar supplies only, that's an awful lot of one supply. It is likely you would use up the supplies you normally keep on hand for ''actual'' crafted items. If you plan to compelete any and every writ given, you will be making items from all of the subclasses associated with your tradeskill. You don't need to bring materials for every single tradeskill though, only those for the subclass you belong to listed below.

The best general advice a veteran tradeskiller will give: bring as many stacks of gathered materials as you can for your subclass; all subclasses need a enormous supply of roots, bring 2x as many roots.

Should you run out of gathered materials while in Fens working on writs, you can delete and get a new quest for which you still have supplies. [[Free-To-Play|All Access members]] can access the [[Broker]] by clicking on the EQ2 button in the bottom left of the screen and choosing Broker from the menu.  

'''Often overlooked:''' You CANNOT buy fuel from the fuel merchant there until you have -20,000 (Apprehensive) faction, so its a must to bring T8 fuels of your subclass too. 

*'''Outiftters''' (Armorer, Weaponsmith, Tailor)
:*{{Item|lichenclover root||}}, {{Item|bristled pelt||}}, {{Item|redwood lumber||}}, {{Item|ferrite cluster||}}, {{Item|rough kunzite||}} 
:*Fuel: {{Item|smoldering filament||}} and {{Item|smoldering coal||}}
*'''Craftsman''' (Carpenter, Woodworker, Provisioner)
:*{{Item|lichenclover root||}}, {{Item|raw succulent petal||}}, {{Item|raw cranberry||}}, {{Item|Torsis tea leaf||}}, {{Item|king prawn||}}, {{Item|Cabilis cocoa bean||}}, {{Item|redwood lumber||}}, {{Item|deklium cluster||}}, {{Item|ferrite cluster||}}, {{Item|bristled pelt||}} 
:*Fuel: {{Item|Aerated mineral water}}, {{Item|Dough}}, {{Item|smoldering kindling||}}, {{Item|smoldering sandpaper||}} {{Item|Torsis tea leaf||}}
*'''Scholar''' (Alchemist, Jeweler, Sage)
:*{{Item|lichenclover root||}}, {{Item|Mineral salt loam||}}, {{Item|Rough kunzite||}}, {{Item|Deklium cluster||}}, {{Item|redwood lumber||}}, {{Item|deklium cluster||}} 
:*Fuel: {{Item|Smoldering candle||}}, {{Item|smoldering coal||}}, {{Item|smoldering incense||}}

:'''Supplies for the Core Quests'''
The supplies above are those needed to get the minimum faction to start the core quests in the epic. 
*In order to complete the the ''final'' quest you will also need a variety or rare materials, imbuing materials, and fuel. 
*See the [[The Proof of the Pudding]] page for a materials list if you plan to gather those in advance of the final step.