Strange Frequencies

"**Strange Frequencies**" was a Side Quest in *Wizard101*, given by Halston Balestrom in Ravenwood. It was the first of several "Prequests" to Celestia before the expansion arrived to live servers in November 2010. The Quest has since been retired from the game, and it is no longer playable as a result. The Quest required to access "Strange Frequencies" was "The Final Countdown," the final Mainline Quest of Dragonspyre. Strange Frequencies is followed by "The Word in the Stone."

## Characters

*In order of appearance:*

* Halston Balestrom (ProfHalstonBalestrom\_QST) — Jim Canning
* Blad Raveneye (BladRaveneye\_QST) — *Unknown*
* Narrator (Narrator\_NAR) — Dell Aldrich

## Dialogue

(*Talking to Halston Balestrom in the School of Storm*)

 **Halston Balestrom:** You've impressed me with your achievements, and I suspect that you're the only one who can help me in this matter.
 **Halston Balestrom:** I have recently built a device called the Resonating Omni Audio-Graph, a sophisticated array allowing me to listen to storm energy patterns throughout the Spiral.
 **Halston Balestrom:** I no sooner switched it on when it began to convey a garbled message. I could barely make it out over the static.
 **Halston Balestrom:** If the device were in a better location, the reception would be much clearer. That is where you come in...
 **Halston Balestrom:** Can you activate my Resonating Omni Audio-Graph near Blad Raveneye's mill on Triton Avenue? That's the best location for a signal.
 **Halston Balestrom:** I've sent it along already, and Blad has it set up for you. We only need a talented Wizard like yourself to activate it and see what comes through!
 **Halston Balestrom:** He can tell you where to activate it. When you've scanned for the signal, please return here and let me know what you heard.
(*Talking to Blad Raveneye in Triton Avenue*)

 **Blad Raveneye:** I was wondering when some fool Wizard would show up, ready to turn on that infernal contraption of Halston's.
 **Blad Raveneye:** It's right over there... and if it explodes when you switch it on, try to keep the blast from tearing up the grass!
 **Blad Raveneye:** Come talk to me when you're done.
(*After using Resonating Omni Audio-Graph*)

 **Resonating Omni Audio-Graph (Narrator):** *Once it's switched on, the device crackles with static, and then speaks with a strange language you've never heard before.*
(*An image is displayed showing a message in a strange language*)

 **Resonating Omni Audio-Graph (Narrator):** *As it speaks, a set of characters appear on the screen of the Resonating Omni Audio-Graph. They are equally strange.*
 **Blad Raveneye:** Looks like it worked. Sounds like trouble, though. Now get that thing off my lawn!
(*Speaking with Halston Balestrom again*)

 **Halston Balestrom:** Oh my... a strange language? Hmm... we'll need to decode that!
## Trivia

* An alternate, unused version of "Strange Frequencies" appears in the files as **WizQst33A11**. Instead of simply having the Wizard turn on the Resonating Omni Audio-Graph next to the Storm Mill on Triton Avenue, this version of the Quest has the Wizard acquiring a Galvatronic Resonator Crystal from Blad Raveneye to power the Audio-Graph after the previous Crystal burned out before Halston Balestrom could make out its message.