Defensive Measures

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EverQuest 2 Quest Information

Journal Category	Maldura ( AA )
Journal Level	100 ( Tier 11 )
Journal Difficulty	Solo
Starting Zone	Maldura: Algorithm For Destruction (Advanced Solo) more
How to Start	Speak with Artificer Hodges ( -174, -2, 144 ) /waypoint -174.17, -1.53, 143.52 .
part of: Terrors of Thalumbra Timeline Preceded by: Underdepths Saga: Zaphardt's Defenders Followed by: none

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Steps Edit

1. Speak to Artificer Hodges . Hodges may be found hiding behind a barrel ( -174, -2, 144 ) /waypoint -174.17, -1.53, 143.53 after killing Old Doclin in the Stone Mercantile District .
2. Collect 5 empty flow-through phylacteries in the Stone Mercantile District near Artificer Hodges. (They look like yellow power cells.)
3. Acquire large Malduran crystal shards in the Alcove of Reason .
   1. Click on the shard container ( -87, 13, 178 ) /waypoint -87.22, 13.27, 177.95 to activate the spidermech defenders .
   2. Kill all of the spidermech defenders to spawn X-O Arachmech .
   3. Kill X-O Arachmech and loot an X-Electro-charged battery . (It's possible that X-O will fall below the terrain on it's death, especially if it's killed in the water, preventing the battery from being looted. If this happens, exit the instance and then re-enter to receive a new battery)
   4. Insert the X-Electro-charged battery into the shard container .
4. Kill Stonerend .
   1. Go downstairs to the Waterworks: Aquifer Pumping Station ( 52, -7, 165 ) /waypoint 51.92, -6.84, 164.59 .
   2. Immobilize Stonerend by killing any three of the four Dark Gears summoners . These necromancers start out non-aggro. Do not cast anything on the named, singular focus is your friend.
   3. Stay clear of the named, wait for a white circle to appear, then run to it and click to place a crystal shard there. Run out, and allow Stonerend to crush the crystals. He will take 20% damage each time, the 5th time you do that the remaining Dark Gear Summoner will attack you, kill him and Stonerend will fall apart.
5. Fill the phylacteries.
   • Collect the shattered crystals by clicking on the crushed crystal shards .
   • Collect the blood from a dead Dark Gears summoner by clicking on it.
6. Go back upstairs and destroy Black Bolt's force shield.
   1. Place the 5 phylacteries at marked places along the the bottom of the shield.
   2. Once all 5 are placed, the quest is finished and you can kill the 3 undead mobs:
      • Undying Technician
      • Undying Mechanic
      • Undying Apprentice

Rewards Edit

• At least 1p 35g 35,200 status
• Completing this quest gives +1000 faction with Shields of Maldura
• Completing this quest gives +1000 faction with Citizens of Maldura