Crafting an Icon of the Altar

## Summary

This is the eighth quest line for Gates of Discord progression. The purpose of this guide is to walkthrough the quest in detail. If you want a no frills guide then see this post on the forums.

During this questline you will be collecting three artifacts and using them to create the *Icon of the Altar*. The artifacts are obtained in raid instances, so in order to get the instance created you can have a friend or box account join your raid. Once you get the instance you can drop them from the raid.

## Guide

This questline is made up of four individual quests, listed below. **Note: you must be in a raid to get the instances. Once the instance has been created you can drop the raid.**

### Sanctuary of the Righteous

To start the quest go to Kod'taz and hail Tublik Narwethar (`#zone kodtaz 1292 -2013 -348`).

#### Talk to Tublik

*You say, 'Hail, Tublik Narwethar'*

`Tublik Narwethar says, 'I wasn't expecting you back so soon, <player>, but I'm glad you're here. I've been analyzing the glyphs on the last three artifacts you recovered and, the way I read them, it seems the trusik priests used the [four temples] around the Altar of Destruction to gain access to a temple to face some kind of final rite passage.'`
`Tublik Narwethar says, 'Wish to request another raid? Tell me [mystery]. If you want to see what you've completed at any time, just ask me for a [progress update]!'`
*You say, 'four temples'*

`Tublik Narwethar says, 'As you've already uncovered, the Sanctuary of Divine Destruction was used to uncover the purpose for the other three. I believe the Muramites destroyed that temple because it holds the key to the remaining three temples and the artifacts that they hold. Now that we know what's ahead, we can continue forth and unravel this [mystery].'`
*You say, 'mystery'*

`Tublik Narwethar says, 'It's clear to me that you must proceed into each of the three remaining temples and recover the three artifacts that are in them. It's up to you how you want to proceed, but you will have to enter the [Sanctuary of the Righteous], the [Sanctuary of the Glorified], or the [Sanctuary of the Transcendent]. Each one of these holds an artifact that I believe will be used to gain entrance to whatever lies beyond the Altar of Destruction. Which will you choose?'`
*You say, 'Sanctuary of the Righteous'*

`Tublik Narwethar says, 'Instance added.'`
`Tublik Narwethar says, 'The glyphs you recovered show an Artifact of Righteousness that is guarded by a sentinel that is ages old. You will find the Sanctuary of the Righteous to the south of the Altar of Destruction. You must gather a raiding party several times larger than your normal party's size and be prepared for anything. Find an entrance to the inner chambers of the Sanctuary of the Righteous and recover the artifact. May you be gifted with the luck of the brotherhood. I fear you may need it.'`
#### Obtain Decaying Spirit Shawl

Head to Ikkinz, Chambers of Transcendence (`#zone kodtaz 1650 -672 -434`) and enter the instance.

Once inside work your way to, and kill, the Custodian of Righteousness.

Next, move onto the Guardian of Righteousness. He is perma-rooted but will summon you after a while. Adds will join the fight but if you kill him they will disappear.

Finally, kill the Crumbling Monolith. He will drop the *Decaying Spirit Shaw*. Loot it.

#### Obtain Artifact of Righteousness

Prepare for combat. Click the block behind the Crumbling Monolith that you just killed. Follow the hallway to Give the shawl to Spirit of Tunik Tamuik.

*You say, 'Hail, Spirit of Tunik Tamuik'*

`Spirit of Tunik Tamuik can't see you nor does he know your name. He blinks as he regards you as a trusik.`
`Spirit of Tunik Tamuik says, 'You have made it through the trials of this sanctuary. The Guardian of Righteousness was my creation and will be forevermore. It is a ward against those who are not worthy and a test to those trusik priests who believe they can become the highest among priests -- the Vrex. You are most talented to have made it this far. Now, though, it is time for me to rest. I left something with my creations that you should have with you, correct? Hand it to me now.'`
Give the shawl to Spirit of Tunik Tamuik.

`Spirit of Tunik Tamuik says, 'Ah, my shawl.'`
He will attack you. After you kill him open the pile of bones and loot *Artifact of Righteousness*. *Note: there are 4 piles of bone. They all contain the artifact.*

#### Finish

Head back to Tublik Narwethar (`#zone kodtaz 1292 -2013 -348`). Give him the *Artifact of Righteousness*. He will return it.

`Tublik Narwethar says, 'You've done it! You've recovered the first of the three artifacts! You must keep this with you, as you'll need it once you've recovered all three artifacts. You only need two more -- one from [Sanctuary of the Glorified], and one from the [Sanctuary of the Transcendent]. Which do you think you'd like to do next?'`
`Finished! - You've recovered the Artifact of Righteousness!`
### Sanctuary of the Glorified

To start the quest go to Kod'taz and hail Tublik Narwethar (`#zone kodtaz 1292 -2013 -348`).

#### Talk to Tublik

*You say, 'Hail, Tublik Narwethar'*

`Tublik Narwethar says, 'I wasn't expecting you back so soon, <player>, but I'm glad you're here. I've been analyzing the glyphs on the last three artifacts you recovered and, the way I read them, it seems the trusik priests used the [four temples] around the Altar of Destruction to gain access to a temple to face some kind of final rite passage.'`
`Tublik Narwethar says, 'Wish to request another raid? Tell me [mystery]. If you want to see what you've completed at any time, just ask me for a [progress update]!'`
*You say, 'four temples'*

`Tublik Narwethar says, 'As you've already uncovered, the Sanctuary of Divine Destruction was used to uncover the purpose for the other three. I believe the Muramites destroyed that temple because it holds the key to the remaining three temples and the artifacts that they hold. Now that we know what's ahead, we can continue forth and unravel this [mystery].'`
*You say, 'mystery'*

`Tublik Narwethar says, 'It's clear to me that you must proceed into each of the three remaining temples and recover the three artifacts that are in them. It's up to you how you want to proceed, but you will have to enter the [Sanctuary of the Righteous], the [Sanctuary of the Glorified], or the [Sanctuary of the Transcendent]. Each one of these holds an artifact that I believe will be used to gain entrance to whatever lies beyond the Altar of Destruction. Which will you choose?'`
*You say, 'Sanctuary of the Glorified'*

`Tublik Narwethar says, 'Instance added.'`
`Tublik Narwethar says, 'The glyphs you recovered show an Artifact of Glorification that is guarded by a sentinel that is ages old. You will find the Sanctuary of the Glorification to the south of the Altar of Destruction. You must gather a raiding party several times larger than your normal party's size and be prepared for anything. Find an entrance to the inner chambers of the Sanctuary of the Glorified and recover the artifact. May you be gifted with the luck of the brotherhood. I fear you may need it.'`
#### Obtain Artifact of Glorification

Head to Ikkinz, Chambers of Transcendence (`#zone kodtaz 2642 724 -397`) and enter the instance.

Once inside, work your way to Guardian of Glorification. Give the Guardian of Glorification 10,000pp. Two Guardians will spawn. When they get to a certain amount of health they will split into two. Kill all of the guardians and a pile of ones will spawn.

Open the pile of bones and loot the *Artifact of Glorification*.

#### Finish

Head back to Tublik Narwethar (`#zone kodtaz 1292 -2013 -348`). Give him the *Artifact of Glorification*. He will return it.

`Tublik Narwethar says, 'You've done it! You've recovered the second of the three artifacts! You must keep this with you, as you'll need it once you've recovered all three artifacts. You only need one more from [Sanctuary of the Transcendent]. Are you ready to progress forward with the final artifact?'`
`Finished! - You've recovered the Artifact of Glorification!`
### Sanctuary of the Transcendent

To start the quest go to Kod'taz and hail Tublik Narwethar (`#zone kodtaz 1292 -2013 -348`).

#### Talk to Tublik

*You say, 'Hail, Tublik Narwethar'*

`Tublik Narwethar says, 'I wasn't expecting you back so soon, <player>, but I'm glad you're here. I've been analyzing the glyphs on the last three artifacts you recovered and, the way I read them, it seems the trusik priests used the [four temples] around the Altar of Destruction to gain access to a temple to face some kind of final rite passage.'`
`Tublik Narwethar says, 'Wish to request another raid? Tell me [mystery]. If you want to see what you've completed at any time, just ask me for a [progress update]!'`
*You say, 'four temples'*

`Tublik Narwethar says, 'As you've already uncovered, the Sanctuary of Divine Destruction was used to uncover the purpose for the other three. I believe the Muramites destroyed that temple because it holds the key to the remaining three temples and the artifacts that they hold. Now that we know what's ahead, we can continue forth and unravel this [mystery].'`
*You say, 'mystery'*

`Tublik Narwethar says, 'It's clear to me that you must proceed into each of the three remaining temples and recover the three artifacts that are in them. It's up to you how you want to proceed, but you will have to enter the [Sanctuary of the Righteous], the [Sanctuary of the Glorified], or the [Sanctuary of the Transcendent]. Each one of these holds an artifact that I believe will be used to gain entrance to whatever lies beyond the Altar of Destruction. Which will you choose?'`
*You say, 'Sanctuary of the Transcendent'*

`Tublik Narwethar says, 'Instance added.'`
`Tublik Narwethar says, 'The glyphs you recovered show an Artifact of Transcendence that is guarded by a sentinel that is ages old. You will find the Sanctuary of the Transcendent to the south of the Altar of Destruction. You must gather a raiding party several times larger than your normal party's size and be prepared for anything. Find an entrance to the inner chambers of the Sanctuary of the Transcendent and recover the artifact. May you be gifted with the luck of the brotherhood. I fear you may need it.'`
#### Kill Guardian of Transcendence

Head to Ikkinz, Chambers of Transcendence (`#zone kodtaz 1576 1711 -397`) and enter the instance.

To kill the Guardian of Transcendence you must fight him multiple times. See the map above for each encounter location.

The first time you face him he will despawn at around 90% HP. The second time he will despawn at around 75% HP. The third time he will despawn at around 50% HP. The fourth time you meet him you will be able to kill him properly.

When you get to him the fourth time he will be in a room full of mobs. Kill them first before engaging.

#### Obtain Artifact of Transcendence

After the Guardian of Transcendence dies, four Vrex Xalkak's Sentinel's will spawn. Kill all four of them.

Once they are dead you need to make your way back to the room where you met the Guardian of Transcendence the 3rd time (see map below). In that room you will see Vrex Xalkak`s Marauder. Once you attack it, it will disappear and teleport back to the room you just came from (where the final version of the Guardian of Transcendence was). In that room you can kill it proper.

After killing Vrex Xalkak`s Marauder, Vrex Xalkak Nixki will spawn back in the same spot that Vrex Xalkak's Marauder did. Nixki will look like a trusik, not a golem. Kill it.

 **Insert pic of Vrex Xalkak Nixki**

After Nixki dies, head back once again to the room you came from. There will be 4 files of bones. Open any of them and loot *Artifact of Transcendence*.

#### Finish

Head back to Tublik Narwethar (`#zone kodtaz 1292 -2013 -348`). Give him the *Artifact of Transcendence*. He will return it.

`Tublik Narwethar says, 'You've done it! You've recovered all three of the artifacts! You must keep this with you, because you'll need it now. Somewhere deep down I knew you would be able to get them all. I've been studying the markings from the artifacts and I've come to the conclusion that they must be combined to form a key to enter the [Altar of Destruction].'`
`Finished! - You've recovered the Artifact of Transcendence!`
*You say, 'Altar of Destruction'*

`Tublik Narwethar says, 'The Altar of Destruction is far more remarkable than any other temple built in this region. I have been catching up on the history of those three artifacts and now you must harness the power that the geomantic priests once held. That power will combine the three pieces you collected into one final [Icon of the Altar].'`
*You say, 'Icon of the Altar'*

`Tublik Narwethar says, 'From what we've seen of the glyphs in the area, we believe the trusik would use their geomantic powers to meld the three pieces together and form the icon. Since we don't have that luxury, we're going to have to do it another way. I've devised a [plan] that should replicate what they were trying to do, but it will require more effort on your part.'`
*You say, 'plan'*

`Tublik Narwethar says, 'The first thing you're going to need is something to meld the three pieces together. I believe that using some inanimate ore from the stone guardians that protect the temples will be perfect for this job. The next thing you'll need is to make an inferno scepter to heat up the ore. You'll have to make the scepter yourself, which can be done by combining a flarestone, flaring coals, an inferno scepter mold and a blazing torch in a forge. Hmm, I believe you'll have to head back to the camp to find some of those things, In any case, there's one [final step] that you need to take before you're done.'`
*You say, 'final step'*

`Tublik Narwethar says, 'Each inferno scepter you make can be used to smelt one block of inanimate ore. Do this three times and you'll get three vials of smelted molten ore. Combine the three vials and the three artifacts in a forge to fuse the three pieces together and hopefully create the Icon of the Altar. When you've finally accomplished all this, show me the icon so I can identify whether this method is one that works or not. Good luck, <player>.'`
`Finished! - You've been instructed what needs to be done to make the Icon of the Altar!`
### Icon of the Altar

Now that your have the three artifacts you will be able to create the *Icon of the Altar*.

#### Collect Inanimate Ore

You'll need to collect three Inanimate Ore from golems. There are a lot of golems around the central temple (`#zone kodtaz 1468 990 -428`).

#### Craft Icon of the Altar

If you have not trained your Blacksmithing skill to max then you should go do that now. Go to Guild Lobby and train Blacksmithing for 5,000pp at Tradeskill Master (`#zone guildlobby -228 548 1`).

Next, you will need to buy the components to make three *Inferno Scepter's*. The components can be found on Joran Mullven in Abysmal Sea (`#zone abysmal 214 581 87`). You will need around 8,000pp. Purchase the following items:

* 3x Blazing Torch
* 3x Flarestone
* 3x Flaring Coals
* 3x Inferno Scepter Mold

Once you have all components, make three *Inferno Scepter* (trivial @ 304) in a forge (`#zone guildlobby -172 561 1`).

Next, make three *Vial of Smelted Molten Ore* (trivial @ 0) in the forge.

Finally, make an *Icon of the Altar* (trivial @ 0) in the forge.

#### Finish

Head back to Tublik Narwethar (`#zone kodtaz 1292 -2013 -348`). Give him the *Icon of the Altar*. He will return it.

`Tublik Narwethar scans the icon before returning it to you. 'You've done well. <player>. Up until now I hadn't noticed the final glyph that is created when the three pieces are combined. I must inspect this further, but return to me shortly and I should have an answer as to the glyph's meaning.'`
`Finished! - You've constructed your Icon of the Altar!`