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Someone else may have already posted this change, however, I could not find it. The cultural quest information under the recipe search/quest search is outdated. The first part remains the same, but will repost that here too.
Step 1: Ancestral:
You say, 'Hail, Sieeva Koan'
Sieeva Koan says 'Hello, ____. Returning home from conquests abroad, I hope. It fills me with pride to see there are still Iksar willing to venture out into Norrath and crusade for our empire once again. Too many of us have holed up in this city, dreaming of the [glory] days of the Iksar empire.'
You say, 'glory'
Sieeva Koan says 'From what I have heard things were much different then, our military more refined, our craftsmanship more detailed. I have been studying the writings in the ruins of old Cabilis. They are helping me piece together the [techniques] of our ancestors.'
You say, 'techniques'
Sieeva Koan says 'From what I have learned, our craftsmanship has regressed over the years. In fact, I've uncovered some armor patterns and symbol patterns within the ruins that put our current designs to shame. Would you be interested in learning the [cultural armor patterns] and [cultural symbol patterns]? They will take time to master, but if you are patient, they will serve you well.'
You say, 'cultural armor patterns'
Sieeva Koan says 'Excellent. To make you a pattern book I will need a patch of bloodgill scales for the cover, a scroll for the pages, a bloodstone ring for the clasp, and a cat's eye agate to grind down and make a salve which will protect and preserve the finished product. I have heard these items can be found in the Swamp of No Hope and the Lake of Ill Omen. Bring them to me and the pattern book shall be yours.'
Quest Details: Collect and hand in Bloodstone Ring, Bloodgill Scales, Cat's Eye Agate, and A Scroll.
Tips: Bloodstone rings drop from random low level mobs throughout Norrath, including random goblins. Bloodgill scales drops from bloodgills in the Lake of Ill Omen, near the zone to Veksar (underwater in the lake). Cat's Eye Agate drop from low level mobs around Norrath or can be bought from jewelcraft vendors. A scroll drops off sarnak adherents in Lake of Ill Omen but is both no trade and temporary, so it must be taken to the Sieeva after looting and before camping.
Sieeva Koan says 'Excellent work, _____. Here is your pattern book. May you use this to restore glory to our kind!'
Receive: Ancestral Iksar Armor
Step 2 (changed version):
target Sieeva Koan /say cultural symbol patterns
Artisan Sieeva Koan says 'You're interested in the cultural symbol patterns I see. Though there is a certain consistency to them, there is also a level of on the spot inspiration needed when making the symbols. I will give you a book that you can use as a basis for the symbol patterns if you can prove your ability to seek inspiration. Take as many of the tasks I offer you as you wish too. During these tasks you will make impressions of certain things that you find in the impression book I will give you. This magical book can make impressions of objects with depth to them or just of the pattern on the surface of an object. What do you say; would you like to run a few short tasks for me?
(Quest Journal selection box pops up and gives you choice of quests available. Here you choose to do Blessed Impressions (or whatever level quest you are doing, I believe the above text is the same) and after accepting the quest, you open your quest journal and highligh Blessed Impressions task.)
With Blessed Impressions task highlighted, it will tell you the following information:
In the Objective Instructions section:
Kill 20 Adult elephants
Make impressions of elephant's tusk rings.
Kill 10 Ton warriors
Make Impressions of the Froglok Ton Warrior's head patterns.
???
The lower section of the quest journal states: To find the patterns that will inspire you, you will need to kill adult elephants in South Karana, and froglok Ton warriors in Upper Guk. The patterns you need are in the rings of the tusks of the elephants and in the pattern of spots on the heads of the froglok Ton warriors.
**Note** The impressions are done randomly automatically. All you need to do is kill the mobs until each stage of the task is completed. Once all the stages are completed, you return the Impressions Book that Artisan Sieeva Koan gave you and you will recieve Blessed Book of Iksar Culture (Blessed symbols pattern book).
This is being posted to show the difference between what is now active in the game (above) and what used to be used but still shows on the cultural armor quest search found here (I cannot link the URL because I do not have adequate number of posts /sigh so just copy and paste it into your browsers):
eqtraders.com/articles/article_page.php?article=q202&menustr=120030000000
Blessed Impressions is the new version of Journeyman's Book Task: Task of Sieeva
Step 1: Ancestral:
You say, 'Hail, Sieeva Koan'
Sieeva Koan says 'Hello, ____. Returning home from conquests abroad, I hope. It fills me with pride to see there are still Iksar willing to venture out into Norrath and crusade for our empire once again. Too many of us have holed up in this city, dreaming of the [glory] days of the Iksar empire.'
You say, 'glory'
Sieeva Koan says 'From what I have heard things were much different then, our military more refined, our craftsmanship more detailed. I have been studying the writings in the ruins of old Cabilis. They are helping me piece together the [techniques] of our ancestors.'
You say, 'techniques'
Sieeva Koan says 'From what I have learned, our craftsmanship has regressed over the years. In fact, I've uncovered some armor patterns and symbol patterns within the ruins that put our current designs to shame. Would you be interested in learning the [cultural armor patterns] and [cultural symbol patterns]? They will take time to master, but if you are patient, they will serve you well.'
You say, 'cultural armor patterns'
Sieeva Koan says 'Excellent. To make you a pattern book I will need a patch of bloodgill scales for the cover, a scroll for the pages, a bloodstone ring for the clasp, and a cat's eye agate to grind down and make a salve which will protect and preserve the finished product. I have heard these items can be found in the Swamp of No Hope and the Lake of Ill Omen. Bring them to me and the pattern book shall be yours.'
Quest Details: Collect and hand in Bloodstone Ring, Bloodgill Scales, Cat's Eye Agate, and A Scroll.
Tips: Bloodstone rings drop from random low level mobs throughout Norrath, including random goblins. Bloodgill scales drops from bloodgills in the Lake of Ill Omen, near the zone to Veksar (underwater in the lake). Cat's Eye Agate drop from low level mobs around Norrath or can be bought from jewelcraft vendors. A scroll drops off sarnak adherents in Lake of Ill Omen but is both no trade and temporary, so it must be taken to the Sieeva after looting and before camping.
Sieeva Koan says 'Excellent work, _____. Here is your pattern book. May you use this to restore glory to our kind!'
Receive: Ancestral Iksar Armor
Step 2 (changed version):
target Sieeva Koan /say cultural symbol patterns
Artisan Sieeva Koan says 'You're interested in the cultural symbol patterns I see. Though there is a certain consistency to them, there is also a level of on the spot inspiration needed when making the symbols. I will give you a book that you can use as a basis for the symbol patterns if you can prove your ability to seek inspiration. Take as many of the tasks I offer you as you wish too. During these tasks you will make impressions of certain things that you find in the impression book I will give you. This magical book can make impressions of objects with depth to them or just of the pattern on the surface of an object. What do you say; would you like to run a few short tasks for me?
(Quest Journal selection box pops up and gives you choice of quests available. Here you choose to do Blessed Impressions (or whatever level quest you are doing, I believe the above text is the same) and after accepting the quest, you open your quest journal and highligh Blessed Impressions task.)
With Blessed Impressions task highlighted, it will tell you the following information:
In the Objective Instructions section:
Kill 20 Adult elephants
Make impressions of elephant's tusk rings.
Kill 10 Ton warriors
Make Impressions of the Froglok Ton Warrior's head patterns.
???
The lower section of the quest journal states: To find the patterns that will inspire you, you will need to kill adult elephants in South Karana, and froglok Ton warriors in Upper Guk. The patterns you need are in the rings of the tusks of the elephants and in the pattern of spots on the heads of the froglok Ton warriors.
**Note** The impressions are done randomly automatically. All you need to do is kill the mobs until each stage of the task is completed. Once all the stages are completed, you return the Impressions Book that Artisan Sieeva Koan gave you and you will recieve Blessed Book of Iksar Culture (Blessed symbols pattern book).
This is being posted to show the difference between what is now active in the game (above) and what used to be used but still shows on the cultural armor quest search found here (I cannot link the URL because I do not have adequate number of posts /sigh so just copy and paste it into your browsers):
eqtraders.com/articles/article_page.php?article=q202&menustr=120030000000
Blessed Impressions is the new version of Journeyman's Book Task: Task of Sieeva
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