Loose Scale/Shestar's Scaled Coif

[starhawk63]

I looted a loose scale from a young scaled wolf in E Cabilis, and it said it could be used in tradeskills so I looked for it here. It's not in the database, so here's the info I have:

Loose Scale
This item can be used in tradeskills.
WT: 1.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL
(Graphic is same as Habanero Peppers.)

The item is used to forge a coif as part of a quest.
Shestar's Scaled Coif quest http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=219
Shestar's Scaled Coif http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=1419

I have not yet done the quest, since I just got the first scale, and Alla's doesn't have the data on the other part of the recipe for the finished coif, but this is a start. ) I'll add more if I'm able to complete the quest.

Grahshahpah
Iksar Monk lvl 7
Tholuxe Paells
Feeble Baker (skill 15)
(Latest incarnation os Ricshaw Shay`achern)

[starhawk63]

Ok, I got more info. Here's the quest dialog with Trooper Shestar, up to the initial turn-in (5gp and 3 loose scales):

You say, 'Hail, Trooper Shestar'
Trooper Shestar says 'My father was a great blacksmith. He taught me how to make great items such as the [Shestar scaled coif]. Alas, smithing was not my rebirth, but rather the life of a warrior.'
You say, 'What is the Shestar Scaled Coif?'
Trooper Shestar says 'The Shestar scaled coif was a light coif my father would fashion out of loose scales from the scaled wolves. I have some scales on me and if you bring me three loose scales I will have enough to create the coif for you, but I require you to also pay a fee of five gold.'
(Give him 5gp and 3 loose scales)
Trooper Shestar says 'I asked for three loose wolf scales and my fee of five gold.'
Trooper Shestar says 'I asked for three loose wolf scales and my fee of five gold.'
Trooper Shestar says 'I asked for three loose wolf scales and my fee of five gold.'
Trooper Shestar quickly inserts the scales into a half finished coif and hands you the coif. 'I am afraid that is not enough and I cannot possibly complete the task while on duty. You must go and find an additional three scaled wolf scales and take them, along with the unfinished coif, to the nearest forge and complete the smithing yourself. I hope you are a blacksmith.'

Reward:
Shestar's Unfinished Coif
LORE ITEM NO DROP
This item can be used in tradeskills.
WT: 0.5 Size: SMALL
Class: WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD DRU MNK BRD ROG SHM BST BER
Race: ALL

Gives no AC or any other benefit, and it can't actually be equipped, since it gives no slot for equipping. I tried to put it on my head anyway, but it wouldn't let me.

The forge in E Cablilis at -384, -40 brought up the recipe when I searched for "coif", trivial is 23. I had a skill of 1 at smithing when I did this combine. I failed, so it's not a no-fail combine. I got the unfinished coif back.

We'll see what it takes to get one of these made. Guess I'll spend a little more time killing the young scaled wolves in E Cab....

--Grahshahpah

[starhawk63]

Okay, I succeeded on my 4th or 5th try (smithing skill was up to 3 by then), and here was the result:

Shestar's Scaled Coif
LORE ITEM
Slot: HEAD
AC: 4
WT: 0.8 Size: SMALL
Class: WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD DRU MNK BRD ROG SHM BST BER
Race: ALL
Slot 1, Type 7: empty

It has no graphic when you where it -- you look bare-headed.

It takes 5-15 minutes to find and kill enough young scaled wolves to get 3 loose scales. Probably takes longer at lvl 1 (I'm lvl 7) but lvl 1 would also get experience for it. For those of us too "young" to go to Abysmal Sea and learn tradeskills yet, this gives a rather cheap way to start your smithing career. Presumably you can collect scales and try to make this over and over until you succeed, hopefully skilling up a little (as I did), then spend another 5gp and 3 scales to get another unfinished one from Shestar and do it some more, up to 23.

I hope you find this infomation useful.

--Grahshahpah
Iksar Monk lvl 7
Tholuxe Paells
(latest incarnation of Richsaw Shay`achern)

[Verdandi]

At long last: item, recipe, and quest writeup added.