Online:An Unusual Circumstance

Rescue the lamias' children from the savage Wood Elves. Zone: Coldharbour This quest is part of the Zone Story Objective: The Moonless Walk — Rescue the Fighters Guild from the Moonless Walk. Quest Giver: Tzik'nith Location(s): The Moonless Walk Prerequisite Quest: Into the Woods Next Quest: Light from the Darkness Concurrent Quest: The Army of Meridia Reward: Bow of Penumbra High Leveled Gold XP Gain: High

Tzik'nith wants your help against the Shadow Walkers

I decided to ask Tzik'nith for help getting into the tower. Before she shows me the secret, however, she wants me to help her against the Wood Elves.

Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to Tzik'nith.
2. (Optional) Talk to Faraniel.
3. Recover the lamia eggs.
4. Talk to Tzik'nith.
5. Collect the key shards.
6. Talk to Queen Fah'jik at the central camp.
7. Talk to Tzik'nith at the Ruined Passage.
8. Take the Light of Meridia.
9. Talk to King Laloriaran Dynar.

Detailed Walkthrough

Tzik'nith informs you that the Shadow Walkers are holding the Lamia eggs as hostage in their camp and asks you to get them back. For the optional objective, talk to Faraniel before you leave and she will request you not kill any of her brethren. When asked how, she notes that the camps are poorly defended and sneaking in should be easy.

Go to the camp and retrieve the eggs. Be careful of the Shadow Walkers, as even with their lax security they can spot you if you are not trained in stealth. Once all four eggs are collected, Tzik'nith will meet you just outside the camp. She tells you that the Queen's eggs are being kept on the floating rock above the camp where the Shadow Walkers' elders live. In order to get there, a key is needed; the two shards of the key are protected by Shadow Walker Guardians nearby. Asking Tzik'nith for advice on how to get past the guardans without violence will earn a derisive remark; if you have the Persuasion perk, she will note that the method you used before to follow the Shadow Walker (touching a wisp of light) would probably allow you to get past them undetected.

Collect the shards

The Shards of Darkness and Light are guarded by Arengo the Shadow and Balia the Light. Touch the nearby wisp of light to turn the guardians passive or simply kill them, and collect both shards. Meet with Queen Fah'jik at the Lamia camp and speak with her. She is grateful for your help, and promises the Lamias will help your cause once they are safe from the Shadow Walkers. Use the shards to open the portal, and many Lamia will swarm it. Following them, you arrive to see the Lamia have killed all the Shadow Walker elders, standing over their corpses. Queen Fah'jik is unapologetic, claiming that the elders would not have listened to reason and without their leadership, the remaining Shadow Walkers will crumble. She also says that Tzik'nith has been instructed to head to the tower and will help you enter it.

Find Tzik'nith at the base of the tower, near an Ayleid door. She is in high spirits and thanks you for your help. She warns that she doesn't know what is in the tower, but she has heard cries for help from within, and that anything can be dangerous in Coldharbour. She mentions Sergeant Kamu told her about The Hollow City, and that she and some of the other Lamia wish to visit.

Slip into the passage to the Lightless Oubliette. King Laloriaran Dynar calls out for you to free him. To the southwest is a tree with twisted, gnarled roots, and you must interact with once of them to move it out of the way so you may claim the Light of Meridia hidden under the roots. Once you have taken it, head up the stairs to the west and talk to the projection of King Laloriaran Dynar. He says he has been waiting for centuries, but finally someone can rescue him as Meridia foretold. He tried to fulfill a prophecy she made, but he failed and now both the last Ayleid and the Prince of Infinite Energies are relying on you. He is trapped in the Lightless Oubliette, and needs you to free him to take the fight to Molag Bal. With that, you can hand in the quest for your reward.

Notes

• In ancient Greek mythology Lamia was a woman or female monster that captured human babies. Here the lamia babies are the victims.
• Lamias in the woods remain hostile towards you even after agreeing to help them.
• The lamia eggs won't exist in the camp before starting the quest.
• The Shards of Darkness and Light won't exist in the camp before starting the quest or reaching the related objective.
• While Queen Fah'jik claims her and her lamias will do the rest once the portal is opened, the objective description states that you will have their help as you gather the eggs yourself. In reality, once the portal is opened, it transpires as the queen says. The lamias rush in, kill everyone and you simply have to speak with the queen afterward.
• To complete the optional objective and avoid killing any Wood Elves:
  • Sneak into the camps where the lamia eggs are held. There is a risk of being spotted when you collect the eggs, so be ready to either escape or go invisible.
  • Touch a wisp of light before going after the key shards; this will make the guardians passive towards you. This will not affect the other Shadow Walkers nearby however.
    • This option is oddly unavailable during the objective to get the lamia eggs in the camp.

Bugs

• The four dead council members on the platform killed by the lamias don't match the appearance of when they are seen alive during the opposing quest The Shadow's Embrace. Also, here there are three male council members and one female member while in the other quest, there are two of each. ^?
• King Laloriaran Dynar's dialogue when first entering the Lightless Oubliette has no audio to match the subtitles. ^?

Quest Stages

An Unusual Circumstance
Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
	Before Tzik'nith will tell me the secret to entering the tower, she wants me to recover the stolen lamia eggs from the Wood Elves. Objective: Collect the Stolen Lamia Eggs: 0/4 Optional Step: Talk to Faraniel Before Leaving (If you spoke with Faraniel, the following optional objective will appear.) Optional Step: Avoid Killing Wood Elves
	I rescued the stolen lamia eggs from the Wood Elf camp. Now I should find Tzik'nith and return the eggs to her. Objective: Talk to Tzik'nith Near the Wood Elf Camp Optional Step: Avoid Killing Wood Elves
	Tzik'nith wants me to acquire the two shards that make up the key to the portal. With it, we can access the portal to the council of elders' floating platform, where they hold the lamia queen's eggs. Objective: Collect the Shard of Darkness Objective: Collect the Shard of Light Optional Step: Avoid Killing Wood Elves
	I acquired the two shards and they joined to become a single key. Now I need to make my way to the camp at the center of the forest and meet with the lamias. Objective: Meet the Lamias at the Central Camp
	Queen Fah'jik wants me to use the shard key to open the portal to the council platform. She claims I'll have the help of the lamias when I go to recover her eggs from the Wood Elf elders. Objective: Use the Shards to Open the Council Portal
	I stepped through the portal. It looks like the lamias have already dealt with the Wood Elves' council of elders. I should speak to the lamia queen and find out what happened. Objective: Talk to Queen Fah'jik Objective Hint: Enter the Portal
	The lamia queen sent Tzik'nith ahead to open a passage to the tower. I should go northwest and meet up with her. Objective: Talk to Tzik'nith
	Tzik'nith assures me that the ruined passage leads to the mysterious tower. I should enter the passage and see if I can find the source of the cries for help. Objective: Enter the Ruined Passage
	A projection of King Laloriaran Dynar greeted me as I emerged from the ruined passage. He wants me to collect the Light of Meridia, which he claims can be used to set him free. Objective: Collect Light of Meridia
Finishes quest	I collected the Light of Meridia. Now I should speak to the projection of the Ayleid King and see what I should do next. Objective: Talk to the Projection of King Laloriaran Dynar

Notes

* Any text displayed in angle brackets (e.g., <Alias=LocationHold>) is dynamically set by the game and will be filled in with the appropriate word(s) when seen in game.

• Not all Journal Entries may appear in your journal; which entries appear and which entries do not depends on the manner in which the quest is done.
• Stages are not always in order of progress. This is usually the case with quests that have multiple possible outcomes or quests where certain tasks may be done in any order. Some stages may therefore repeat objectives seen in other stages.

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