Age of Conan at Ten Ton Hammer - Taking MMOG Gamers to the Next Level!

Getting an inheritance is usually a good thing. Oftentimes it means some family member may be pushing up daisies, but it also means you might have just been left a large chunk of cash. However, this bittersweet event takes a dark turn in Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures as you inherit a cursed piece of parchment that will send you on a series of quests to discover what is disturbing the dead across the land. In the process, you can earn yourself some fun little social items.

The event begins with a mysterious letter you receive through the in-game mail system. The letter will tell you of a cursed page you have inherited and implore you not to claim it. The subtle hint here is that you need to use /claim to get the item. Once you receive the ‘Partially Translated Page’ you can click on it to begin the quest event.

The letter reads:

It has come to my attention that your inheritance now includes a page from a rare tome, The Long Night of Lost Souls. The ancient parchment is fragile and, if left unclaimed, will most certainly disintegrate to dust. This is your best course of action.

I fear the warning I am about to pen will only tickle your curiosity further, but I write it anyway: do not /claim this page. It is mortally dangerous. The book is said to bring untold suffering to all who read from it, even a single word opens the reader to contact with the restless dead and eldritch truths best left forgot. Please, do not put yourself at greater risk. Moldy superstitions aside, the scribbling of dark sorcerers are not the best reading on a bright afternoon - let alone this dim-dark time of year.

However, if you ignore this warning and /claim the cursed inheritance, it is in your best interest to dispose of the page immediately. Do not read it. By the gods, do not try to puzzle out the meaning of the crazed 'prophecies'. Obsessions over ancient prophecies have cost me too many friends already.

From Myrina, Librarian of Old Tarantia

Your next stop is the Tarantia Gardens to speak with the Ghostly Scholar. The gardens are located just behind the library in Old Tarantia. You will find the Ghostly Scholar roaming the gardens and partially transparent.

Once you speak with the Ghostly Scholar, you will get more of the story about the event. The scholar was actually working on translating the parchment before his best friend drove a dagger into his ribs. What are friends for eh? To make a long story short, ‘The Long Night’ is a series of ever-growing nights that take place during the harvest season. It is also known as the dim-dark journey of the dead. Due to certain events, the dead are stirring across the land and the veil between the living world and the dead world is beginning to fade in certain areas and you need to find out why and fix it.

In order to solve the problem you will get two riddles which serve as two quests. I am going to spoil them here so if you don’t want to know about them you should probably stop reading now.

There are two kinds of riddles that you will get and each will give you a different quest. The first is a two-part solo quest starting with 'Souls of the Dead'. The second is a group quest called the 'Souls of the Damned' and it takes place in the Oasis of Zaara. In order to get the group quest you will need to speak with the scholar a second time and work through the text. Now we’ll take a quick walkthrough of each.

Souls of the Dead
The 'Souls of the Dead' takes place in the Fields of the Dead. Your first task is head for the entrance of the Haunted Forest. This is south of the entrance. The location is marked on the map below.

Once you reach the bridge the quest will update and you will need to speak with Cerdia not too far from where you get the update. She will give you the item you need to activate the altar and face the spirit within the forest. Head into the forest and click on the altar to spawn the chieftain. The fight isn’t too hard, so you shouldn’t have a lot of trouble bringing this guy down. The altar isn’t too far from the entrance of the forest, so it’s not a long run. Just head south from the bridge and you should run right into it. You may need to fight a few enemies along the way. Just be sure the area is clear before you click the altar.

Once the chieftain is dead the quest will complete and you will need to return to the Ghostly Scholar for your reward and the next part of your quest. You’ll earn a bag with a couple of social items in it. You’ll also be able to pick up the second part of the quest called 'Souls of the Forgotten'.