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[[File:npc_master_xydoz.png|frame|Master Xydoz]]
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! ''' Start Zone: '''
| [[Cabilis|West Cabilis]]
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! ''' Quest Giver: '''
| Master Xydoz and others
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! ''' Minimum Level: '''
| 4+
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! ''' Classes: '''
| [[Necromancer]]
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! ''' Related Zones: '''
| Various
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! ''' Related NPCs: '''
| Various
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== Rewards ==

<ul><li>  {{:Apprentice Skullcap - 1st Rank}} (#1)
</li><li> {{:Apprentice Skullcap - 2nd Rank}} (#2)
</li><li> {{:Apprentice Skullcap - 3rd Rank}} (#3)
</li><li> {{:Dark Binder Skullcap}} (#4)
</li><li> {{:Occultist Skullcap}} (#5)
</li><li> {{:Revenant Skullcap}} (#6)
</li><li> {{:Sorcerer Skullcap}} (#7)
</li><li> {{:Necromancer Skullcap}} (#8)
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== Necromancer 1st Rank ==

Ask [[Master Xydoz]] in the Tower of Death about the Apprentice Skullcap. He wants you to prove yourself by bringing him four [[Sarnak Hatchling Brain]] and he will reward you with [[Apprentice Skullcap - 1st Rank]].  [[A Sarnak Hatchling]] is found in the [[Lake of Ill Omen]] near the entrance to West Cabilis.  The hatchlings also drop [[Torn Tapestry]], and [[Ripped Tapestry]], save these for the second skullcap.

== Necromancer 2nd Rank ==

Talk to [[Master Xydoz]] again and ask him about the Second Rank Skullcap.  He tells you he wants a faded tapestry.  You need to acquire two pieces of the now-destroyed tapestry and repair them. The pieces are [[Torn Tapestry]] and [[Ripped Tapestry]], which you find off of [[A Sarnak Hatchling]] in the [[Lake of Ill Omen]]. Tailor the two pieces together (the result is a [[Mended Tapestry]], not a faded one, and EQTraders lists the trivial for this at 23) and hand them in along with your [[Apprentice Skullcap - 1st Rank]] for your [[Apprentice Skullcap - 2nd Rank]].(Hint: [[Klok Sargin]] in Lake of Ill Omen usually has both components for sale).

== Necromancer 3rd Rank ==

Talk to [[Master Rixiz]] and ask about the Third Rank Skullcap.  He tells you he wants the brain of a Sarnak Crypt Raider and hands you a glass canopic.  In this you must place the brain of a Sarnak Crypt Raider and embalming fluid.  This quest is going to take a little [[Smithing]] and [[Brewing]] to complete.

To create the embalming fluid (Brewing trivial 21) you need:

* 2x [[Bog Juice]] (Crafted, Brewing trivial 21)
* 1x [[Bone Granite Powder]] (Crafted , Smithing trivial 21)
* 1x [[Rubbing Alcohol]] (Bought)

You're also going to need to do the [[Granite Pebbles]] quest to get the granite pebbles for the Bone Granite Powder.

Acquiring the [[Sarnak Raider Brain]] is a little more straightforward.  Head to the [[Lake of Ill Omen]] and head to the "Explorer Tower" (#7 on the map).  Kill everything around the tower area and the [[Sarnak Crypt Raider]] will eventually spawn.  Place both of these items in the canopic and hit combine. Head back to Master Rixiz and turn in the combined canopic (no longer a container) and your [[Apprentice Skullcap - 2nd Rank]] for your new [[Apprentice Skullcap - 3rd Rank]].

== Necromancer 4th Rank ==

Talk to [[Master Kyvix]] next.  He tells you he needs some new components.  These are a creeper cabbage, a heartsting telson with venom, brutling choppers and a scalebone femur.  He then hands you a Brood Sack and sends you on your way.

* [[Creeper Cabbage]] is dropped by [[Man eating creeper]] in the [[Swamp of No Hope]].  Most people seem to agree that the best place to hunt these are near the "Outcast Iksar Camp" (#3 on the map).  This is a food item so make sure you have plenty of food so you don't accidentally eat it.
* "Heartsting Venom" (called a [[Scorpion Telson]]) is dropped by [[A Heartsting Scorpion]] in the [[Field of Bone]].  The one you want has the one shot of Poison Bolt.
* "Intact Brutling Choppers" (called [[Intact Brutling Choppers]]) drop from [[A Skulking Brutling]] in [[Warsliks Woods]].  Again, most people seem to agree that the best place to hunt these are around the "Bandit Lake" (#10 on the map). Another good place is along the edges of the valley south-west of the Giant's fort, runtlings are the ph.
* "Scalebone Femur" (called a [[Cracked Femur]]) is dropped by [[Greater Scalebone]] in the [[Lake of Ill Omen]].  A good place to hunt these is in the same area you hunted the [[Sarnak Crypt Raider]].

Combine all 4 of these in your Brood Sack and head back to Master Kyvix and hand in the combined result with your [[Apprentice Skullcap - 3rd Rank]] for your [[Dark Binder Skullcap]].  Note: the xp reward was about 2 blues at level 20.

== Necromancer 5th Rank ==

After you complete the fourth rank quest, Master Kyvix says something about the "true mission".  At this point he gives you a Spectacle and sends you to see someone named Ryx.

Ryx is in the Overthere at the Dark Elf Outpost. Bind yourself outside the Outpost if you feel you are in danger of dying during the hand-ins! (It's less annoying to run back to Cabilis than it is to do a corpserun back to Overthere. Ryx is disguised as [[a skeleton worker]] on top of the westernmost boat in dry dock being built and cons indifferent. Use Invisibility from Undead, then get up to him (levitate from the hillside into the boat suggested; other tricks to get up there are ducking under the boat, standing, jumping - might get you inside, and doing it inside again might get up on deck).  Place yourself north-west of him to be as far away from the Skeletons who are on the ground. He doesn't reply anything to hails.Giving him the spectacle first (invis vs Undead might drop here!) and he will say:

''"I live to study and quench my thirst. I live to bash the faces of the Pariah and entangle myself in the ivy of evergreen. I live. I want to remember."''

This translates into the following four items:

* A [[Forsaken Pariah Mask]] from an Iksar Pariah ([[Lake of Ill Omen]], [[Warsliks Woods]], [[Swamp of No Hope]])
* An [[Evergreen Ivy Ringband]] from the Forest Giant Evergreens ([[Warsliks Woods]])
* a [[Spectacle]] (received from Master Kyvix)
* and a Bottle of [[Green Death Rum]] (bought in [[Cabilis|East Cabilis]])

Give him the remaining 3 items.

Once he has all these four items he gives you a metal key.  Give the Metal Key to [[Tin Banker Assistant]] at the Overthere outpost. You have to wait till (Evening, Nighttime) the General who is in the bank leaves to check up on his troops.  You have to be at least level 20** to finish this part.  Giving the key to the banker will get you a tome, 6 gold, 6 silver and 6 copper.  Give the tome together with your 4th level "Dark Binder Skullcap" to Master Kyvix to receive the [[Occultist Skullcap]], 5 gold pieces and 3 blues of experience @ level 20.

- ** Was able to complete turn in to Tin Banker Assistant @ lvl 16 on BLUE @ 12-21-14. **

== Necromancer 6th Rank ==

''High amiable faction with [[Brood of Kotiz]] is required to complete this portion of the quest.''

Master Kyvix now wants you to track down an item called the Kor Sha Candlestick, which is in 2 pieces.  He sends you to speak with [[Keeper Rott]] (one of the necro spell merchants).  The magic words are 'I am the chosen occultist'.  Keeper Rott tells you he doesn't have the pieces but tells you where to find them...on Sarnak Revenants in the [[Lake of Ill Omen]].

''At this time [[Keeper Rott]] will also offer a side quest called [[Keeper Rott's Pages]]. The reward for this quest is [[Intensify Death]], an otherwise research only spell.  The magic words are 'additional mission'.'' 

*Although Keeper Rott tells you that both pieces of the Candlestick can be found on Sarnak Revenants, this quest has been reverted to it's original form and the Revenants will only drop the first piece.

Head to the Sarnak Fort and kill revenants until you get the first piece, Stem of Candlestick (identifies as: Stem of a Kor Sha Candlestick).  The revenants also drop a note which makes reference to the candlestick, and indicates where to look for the other half.  Once you've obtained that piece, it's time to head over to [[Firiona Vie]].

Now your best and safest route for this part of the quest is to enter [[Swamp of No Hope]], use invis and head to the South-East corner of the map to where the zoneline is to Firiona Vie. Once you zone over you'll be in the North East corner of [[Firiona Vie]], roughly at location +4000, -2200. Head south and you'll see an open field with mainly Drolvargs and Frogloks moving about, this is the general area you want to be at. To your east you'll see a hill with a small Giant fort and to your west the zone just continues onward with more Drolvargs and Frogloks (with the occasional Drachnid) keep in mind to Con everything you see, as some Drolvargs can see right through your invis.

*You'll be looking for a mob named [[a halfling swashbuckler]], he's about level 25 and doesn't put up too much of a fight. Most sites agree that he can be found close to your area, roughly at +2200, -1700, so you'll want to check around there first.

*Also, if you see [[Red Eye Jack]] and you're confident you can kill him, do so, as he drops a Gem needed for your next Skullcap Quest.

When you've finally killed the swashbuckler his loot table will have nearly a set of Black Leather Armor that's no drop, and pretty much useless(won't sell to vendor), as well as two weapons. You'll want to loot the Stein (identifies as: crafted in West Cabilis - GRYPE) found on the corpse. Once you've gotten that stein, head back to East [[Cabilis]] and go to #2 on the map, just directly south-west of the Shaman/Shadow Knight guild. One the top floor of that building you'll find an iksar named [[Grype]], who only spawns at night.  Grype responds to the question "what candlestick?" and will tell you about the swashbuckler when asked.  Give him the stein and in exchange he'll give you: Foot of Candlestick (identifies as: Foot of a Kor Sha Candlestick).

Take the pieces to Master Kyvix and hand them in along with your current Skullcap to receive your [[Revenant Skullcap]].

== Necromancer 7th Rank ==

You need to be Kindly to [[Brood of Kotiz]] in order to be able to receive the Unfinished Scepter from Harbringer Glosk. Being in Skeletal form boost this faction.

Time to talk to Harbinger Glosk.  Hail him and say "I am the new revenant."  He wants your help finishing a scepter for the Emperor.  He hands you an Unfinished Scepter and tells you to find 4 gems and combine the gems and the scepter in the Forge of Dalnir.

First the gems.  The gems you want are:

* [[Eye of RokGus]] (dropped from [[a burynai slave]] in [[Mines of Nurga]])
* [[Gem of Yet to Come]] (dropped from a sarnak gem oracle in [[Lake of Ill Omen]])
* [[Jewel of Ganak]] (dropped from [[Red Eye Jack]] in [[Firiona Vie]])
* [[Shiny Emerald]] (dropped from greater charbones in [[Emerald Jungle]]).

After you have the gems, the next step is to find the Forge of Dalnir (aka the "Always Works" forge).  The forge is located on the third level of [[Dalnir]] (#10 on the map).  In order to be able to use the forge, you need the Forge Hammer of Dalnir.  The hammer drops off of an undead blacksmith, also located on the third level of Dalnir (#9 on the map).  The hammer is '''''NO RENT''''' so make sure you have the gems before you start camping the blacksmith.  Combine the scepter, gems and hammer in the forge to receive the Scepter of Emperor Vekin.  Return this to Harbinger Glosk and receive your shiny new [[Sorcerer Skullcap]].

== Necromancer 8th Rank ==

'''Can this stage of the quest be completed on p99 in Kunark Era?'''

The final Skullcap in the questline.  Go talk with an Iksar hermit (located in a cave just before you zone into the LoIO from West Cabilis).  He tells you he is looking for a great sorcerer and hands you a flaxen hilt with some slots in it.  He then tells you what to put into those slots.

The items you need are:  

* [[Flaxen Lock of Hair]] (drops from [[Chief RokGus]] in Droga)
* [[A Yellow Whip]] (drops from [[a wulfware lonewolf]] in the Dreadlands near the FV zoneline),
* [[Large Tassel Bookmark]] (reward from [[The Tome Raider]] quest in [[Kaesora]]).

Combine these items to receive a new Flaxen Hilt and return to the Iksar hermit.  Hand him the hilt and he will give you a Barbed Scale whip.  Give him the whip and your skullcap and receive your [[Necromancer Skullcap]].

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