Shadows of Yalahar Quest/Spoiler

The quest starts with the NPC Telas, you can find him at Stonehome (go up here).

Mission 01: Errand boy
Telas asked you to get research notes with the other researchers. Go to each one of them and ask for it. Just say research notes
 * Milos - Edron's Academy
 * Scutty - Kazordoon
 * Boveas - Mintwallin
 * Dreadeye - Hellgate -4, north of the library
 * Cerdras - Carlin, above druid spells

After you got all the research notes go back to Telas and report your mission.



Mission 02: A vital part
Telas need you to find a Mago Mechanic Core. You will find one in the Factory Quarter (Yalahar). Here:



Go down 3 floors and north through the door, then down the stairs. You will find yourself in this room:



You have to shoot the frost cannons (telescopes) at the green Crystal Columns, (after you have used a frost cannon it will take 5 seconds to recharge), then go to the Core Dispenser (the "last step") and use it. You will recieve a Mago Mechanic Core. Once you have it, go back to Telas and report about your mission.

Mission 03: The right ingredients
You next mission is to get 10 Elemental Crystals for Telas. To get it use a Pick on an Earth Elemental's body. Once you have it, go back to Telas and report your mission.

Mission 04: Gathering golem parts
Telas gave you a Golem Disassembler to get parts of a golem, just use the disassembler on a Worker Golem's body. You need 6 Golem Parts, as soon as you get the it, report your mission to Telas.

Mission 05: Charged to charge
Telas needs three different kinds of charge. To get charged, you need to find a Charging Machine. You can find one on Alchemist Quarter, here:



You need to go many times to get charged as, however if you get a repeated a charge you will get compensated by Telas. You will end this mission after you gave him the 3 charges he ask you.

Mission 06: Out of the blue
Telas now needs a blueprint of a golem to compare with his own plans. Head back to the factory quarter.

Head to the center spawn (the one with war golems) and go down, go to lowest floor and enter south door. When you go down once more there will be many war golems in a room north.

There is a box on the opposite side of the wall which contains your blueprints, you will need a few people to fight off the war golems while you each open the box.

Mission 07: Powering up
The new quest door is west side of alchemist quarter. Second stairs down where the nightmare scions are.

Inside the room, there are several nightmares, destroyers and 2? plaguesmiths. Find a strategy to block or kill them to get to the core which is straight ahead of the door.

Mission 08: Getting things stable
You must go to sunken quarter in Yalahar and get the stabilizer. When you are underwater, you go south and lowest floor. There is a new quest door there.

Mission 09: Researching the ritual
The library is in the CENTER OF YALAHAR, quest door is near mission 10 of Yalahar. Headache pills can be bought in Thais from black market. Read some books in the library and try to write down the formula with the ink and paper in the center there.

Mission 10: The right ingredients
Several sub-missions here (the order you get them is random; iyou have to complete only 3 of them):

1. Go to deeper fibula. The quest door is northern part of DL cave

2. Go to Dark Cathedral, past the teleporter, east side is a new quest door with the item.

3. Go Drefia's Grim Reaper's cave. The coffin with the item should be to the south-east.

4. Go to Shadowthorn, get the bloodkiss flower. The quest door is underground, south, the area with arcanists and ghouls.

5. Go to orc land. The item is north-east corner. In that mountain tower with the wolves, second floor.

6. ?

Mission 01: Errand boy
Player: hi Telas: Hello! Player: mission Telas: My research on the creation of golems has progressed well so far. However, it is good to acknowledge the accomplishments of others in this science. ... Telas: I am in contact with certain gifted individuals who have themselves gained significant insights into this subject. ... Telas: I want you to contact them and ask them for their research notes. They should have the means to send them to me so you don't have to worry about picking up the papers and possibly losing them. ... Telas: From our previous correspondence I'd say all of them are supportive but reaching some of them might prove troublesome. ... Telas: I need the research notes from the technomancer Scutty of Kazordoon, the theoretical mago-scientist Milos of the Edron Academy. ... Telas: The field scientist Boveas, who can be found in Mintwalin, the druid Cerdras of Carlin and Dreadeye, a beholder of the Braindeath Streak, who lives somewhere in the necropolis deep below Ab'Dendriel. Player: bye Telas: Good bye, Player.
 * Telas in Stonehome

There is not a right order to visit Boveas, Cerdras, Dreadeye, Milos and Scutty.

Visit to Boveas
Player: hi Boveas: Hi! I hope you're not going to kill me! Player: research notes Boveas: Oh, of course I can send him my research notes. I'll drop them into the next mailbox as soon as possible. May the Gods bless the royal Tibian mail system and its fearless and sometimes maimed postmen. Player: bye Boveas: Good bye, Player.
 * Boveas in Mintwallin

Visit to Cerdras
Player: hi Cerdras: Greetings my friend! Player: research notes Cerdras: I see no harm in sending him my notes. I hope it will help him in his efforts. ... Cerdras: Maybe you could persuade him to use the time my research saves him in touch with nature. I am sure this will help him focus his mind on his studies. Player: bye Cerdras: Good bye, Player.
 * Cerdras in Carlin

Visit to Dreadeye
Player: hi Dreadeye: Ah, a visitor to intimidate. Splendid! Player: research notes Dreadeye: Of course! He will receive the knowledge that I choose to share with him - although with his limited intelligence I doubt he will grasp the concepts I send him. ... Dreadeye: Warn him that the consequences, for you both, will be dire if you fail to succeed in your undertaking. Your limited intellect cannot comprehend the importance of this. ... Dreadeye: Even I do not know what this portends. But.. yet .. sometimes .. there is a glimpse. An insight that unsettles me. An emotion long forgotten. Player: bye Dreadeye: Bye. Think twice before you return here.
 * Dreadeye in Hellgate

Visit to Milos
Player: hi Milos: Oh hello. I hardly noticed you. I'm afraid I am a bit distracted at the moment. Player: research notes Milos: Oh, of course I'll send him my notes immediately. Perhaps he'll come back and visit us here sometime. Do pass on my regards to him, won't you? Player: bye Milos: Good bye.
 * Milos in Edron

Visit to Scutty
Player: hi Scutty: Hi there. Player: research notes Scutty: Ok, ok. Considering how much knowledge Telas was willing to share and keeping in mind that he promised to send me the results of his research I'll make an exception. I will send him the information he wants .. even a bit more. ... Scutty: He'd better live up to his promises, a dwarf does not forget or forgive easily. Player: bye Scutty: Yeah, bye
 * Scutty in Kazordoon

Player: hi Telas: Hello! Player: mission Telas: Ah, yes. I have received all the reports I need and have already been able to glance through them. ... Telas: It will take some time to evaluate all those different approaches to the topic. Meanwhile, we can get on with the other tasks to advance our project. ... Telas: when you are ready, just ask me for your next mission.
 * Telas in Stonehome

Mission 02: A vital part
Player: mission Telas: I hate to admit it, but I am still unable to create some of the necessary parts. Unfortunately, modern day technology just doesn't have the complexity to recreate the Yalaharian mago-mechanic cores. ... Telas: However, I do need to find out whether my other components function properly, so for my first attempt, an existing core will have to do. Unfortunately, we can't just go to Yalahar and ask for one. ... Telas: The Yalahari are not known for sharing their knowledge willingly. On the other hand, much of their machinery is not even used these days. ... Telas: Can you search in their factory quarter for some of the cores? But, pay attention now! The cores are not that easy to get ... Telas: According to my research, while the cores are being used, they are incredibly hot so you can't just remove one. Also, the Yalahari have added additional security and maintenance-friendly mechanisms. ... Telas: In each machine that uses cores, they have installed what I would call cooler cannons. ... Telas: The cannons can be used to cool overheated cores or cool down a normal core so it can be removed for maintenance. There are two drawbacks though. ... Telas: First you need to hit the core with the cooler cannon when it reaches the correct temperature. ... Telas: If you shoot too early it will be frozen in place and the system won't be able to remove it. ... Telas: The second drawback is that the cannon uses enormous amounts of energy, so you can only fire it every few seconds and will have to wait until it is fully recharged. ... Telas: If you hit the core while it is red hot it will cool down to room temperature and can be removed from the machine, but the system will replace it with another immediately. You should be able to get the cooled and inactive core from a nearby dispenser. ... Telas: As far as I can tell the core should remain inactive and do nothing funny like spontaneously overheat and fry you or something equally unpleasant. Player: bye Telas: Good bye, Player.

Player: hi Telas: Hello! Player: mission Telas: Ah, a mago mechanic core. A true marvel of Yalahari science. One day, my friend, we will be able to build our own. ... Telas: My understanding is growing daily. For now we will incorporate this core into our construction. ... Telas: You have proven yourself to be incredibly helpful. More missions await you.

Mission 03: The right ingredients
Player: mission Telas: A golem's major power source is a mix of elemental forces. ... Telas: Most of the elements need only a low concentration of purity but the earth component, which is the overriding element in a Yalaharian golem, requires a huge amount of very pure concentrate. ... Telas: That is why crystals are often fused into the golem's body. ... Telas: Could you get me some elemental crystals? Use an ordinary pick axe on a slain earth elemental. With some luck you will gain an elemental shard. ... Telas: Ten of them should be enough for me to create an elemental crystal. Player: bye Telas: Good bye, Player.

Player: hi Telas: Hello! Player: mission Telas: So you have brought me all 10 shards for the core! That is one step further towards the construction of our very own golem! Without your help I would never have made it this far. ... Telas: I wish your next mission were less dangerous but sadly it isn't. But more about that when we talk about your next mission.

Mission 04: Gathering golem parts
Player: mission Telas: I always find new things in the Yalaharian metallurgy to amaze me. In order to construct parts that are even remotely similar I had to spend a fortune and wait years for a dwarven smith to finish them. ... Telas: Luckily, there is a much cheaper source for even better material: existing golems. There are quite a few running aimlessly through Yalahar and posing a threat to unwary travellers. ... Telas: So by disabling those golems not only do we further our research but we also do something to clean up the city's golem problem! I'll lend you this golem-disassembler. ... Telas: When you have killed a golem wait a moment until all of his systems shut down. Then use the disassembler on his corpse. ... Telas: But, be careful! If you wait too long the parts will lose their charges and be worthless. ... Telas: Chances are that the disassembler will only produce scrap metal but now and then you'll get a golem part. I need six of them to make any progress in my work. Player: bye Telas: Good bye, Player.

Player: hi Telas: Hello! Player: mission Telas: Ah, with your newest acquisition you have brought me 6 golem parts. With that we are done and can continue with your next mission.

Mission 05: Charged to charge
Player: mission Telas: Well, this one is somewhat hard to explain. The power core of the golem needs some specific charges to make it work. The good news is that I have discovered the perfect carrier for the charge. ... Telas: The bad news is, it's you! Well, let me elaborate: I need three different charges. ... Telas: You can charge yourself by walking though a charge generator. One of these can be found in the alchemists' quarter. ... Telas: Get yourself charged and return to me. I will suck the charge into one of my own inventions and can tell you if you carried one of the three charges we needed. ... Telas: Unfortunately, the machine may charge you in two further ways to the three charges we actually need. The other two charges are of no use to our project. ... Telas: But, on the positive side, each charge that we don't need can be sold to other scientists and I am willing to share some gold with you for your efforts. Player: bye Telas: Good bye, Player.

You get a random charge, it may not be in this order!

Player: hi Telas: Hello! Player: mission

Answer to A-charge: Telas: Excellent. You brought an A-charge. Just what we needed.

Answer to B-charge: Telas: Exemplary! A B-charge! Incredible!

Answer to C-charge: Telas: We have got a major C-charge! Excellent!

Answer to X-charge: Taffy Updated: Telas: Oh, that's an X-charge. Nevermind. Although we don't need it, the academy might use it for their lightning research. Here is your share of the money I'll get from reselling it. That makes 1500 gold.

Answer to Y-charge (you do not need this charge to do the mission): Telas: Though this Y-charge is quite rare we don't need it for our research. However, some independent researchers will be willing to part with a fair amount of coin for it. I'll advance you 1200 gold. I'm sure I'll get that much back from my colleague.

Answer to a charge that you already returned to Telas: Telas: Hm, that is another A/B/C-charge. Though it won't advance our project it will bring us a good price from other researchers. I will give you 900 gold for that charge.

After returning A-, B- AND C-charges: Player: mission Telas: We are finished with collecting charges! Now we can proceed and your next mission awaits you!

Mission 06: Out of the blue
Player: mission Telas: I need a blueprint of a golem to compare with my own plans. I need to figure out where problems might arise. Please search the factory quarter for some blueprints that I can use. Player: bye Telas: Good bye, Player.

Player: hi Telas: Hello! Player: mission Telas: Yes, you've got them! That will aid my understanding of the construction of a golem. But there is still a lot to do and new missions waiting.

Mission 07: Powering up
Player: mission Telas: In order to understand a Yalaharian power core I have to disassemble one. I think there are still some old and burnt out power cores to be found in the alchemists' quarter of Yalahar. Please get me one, the state of the core is not that important. Player: bye Telas: Good bye, Player.

Player: hi Telas: Hello! Player: mission Telas: Phenomenal! That's precisely what we need. A bit tattered and rusty but it will do perfectly. While I am busy with this, you can get on with some other missions.

Mission 08: Getting things stable
Player: mission Telas: I hope to save myself the effort of reinventing a stabilizer small enough to fit into the golem. I will have to get an original Yalahari stabilizer or be forced to create a four legged golem, which clearly won't do. ... Telas: Therefore, I need you to search the sunken quarter for a stabilizer. Player: bye Telas: Good bye, Player.

Player: hi Telas: Hello! Player: mission Telas: Phenomenal! You must have good eyesight to have spotted this little fellow. However, don't mind my mumbling. New missions await you.

Mission 09: Researching the ritual
Player: mission Telas: While visiting Yalahar I discovered one of their libraries in the magicians' quarter. I solved the logic puzzle that prevented unwanted intruders and began to study their rituals. ... Telas: I was THAT close to reconstructing the ritual when one of the Yalahari, Azerus, discovered me and had me thrown out of the city. I think all those guardian golems know me now and I can't show my face there any more ... Telas: You, on the other hand, can! I will tell you how to open the puzzle lock so you can enter the library. ... Telas: I fear that the Yalahari may have posted some Golems there as guards so you'll have to fight them to use the library undisturbed. Your mission is to reconstruct the ancient golem ritual from their books. ... Telas: There are hints scattered throughout the books in the library. Be warned! Yalahari literature is not easy reading! You might get a headache, which will make you forget what you just read. ... Telas: The chances of recreating the ritual are greater the more you read. On the other hand the more books you read the more likely it is that you'll get a headache and forget everything you have learned. ... Telas: If you get a headache you will have to wait a minute or two for it to wear off before you can continue. There are rumors about headache pills on the black market, but I have no idea where to find one. ... Telas: When you feel ready to recreate the ritual use the scribe's desk in the center of the room. You'll know when you have been successful. Player: bye Telas: Good bye, Player.

Player: hi Telas: Hello! Player: mission Telas: Impressive! To be honest, I feared a bit for your sanity, but you made it! And you are still healthy and sane! Well, at least I hope so. I fully understand if you want to take a few days off before you continue with your next mission.

Mission 10: The right ingredients
Player: mission Telas: Yalahari rituals are quite complicated and need certain reagents that are not readily available nowadays. I think I can come up with some substitutes for most of them though. ... Telas: Specifically, three items need to be replaced. Are you ready for your first mission?

In this mission you have to collect 3 random items, it's missing transcripts of some of the possible items.

First Assignment
Player: yes Telas: I am convinced that the tooth from a long dead rotworm queen will make an apt replacement for one of the more exotic ingredients in the Yalahari ritual. The books in the Edron academy suggest that the most likely place to find one might be deeper Fibula. Player: bye Telas: Good bye, Player.

Player: hi Telas: Hello! Player: mission Telas: My, this rotworm tooth looks old. But the older the better. It will certainly be sufficient for our ritual.

Second Assignment
Player: mission Telas: Are you up to your second assignment? Player: yes Telas: One of the components is a shadow orb. So far, I have had no luck acquiring one. I even tried one of my more dubious contacts but he refused, saying that he would only mess with the guys in the dark cathedral if he had a death wish'. ... Telas: I think if you find this dark cathedral you might find a shadow orb. Player: bye Telas: Good bye, Player.

Player: hi Telas: Hello! Player: mission Telas: Ah, a perfect shadow orb! This is exactly what we need.

Third Assignment
Player: mission Telas: Ready for your third assignment? Player: yes Telas: Some of the elves of Shadowthorn cultivate a plant known as bloodkiss. I need one sample for the ritual. Player: bye Telas: Good bye, Player.

Player: hi Telas: Hello! Player: mission Telas: What a beautiful flower. A shame that we have to destroy it in the ritual. Player: mission Telas: Finally! You have brought all the ingredients we need! We can talk about your next mission whenever you like.

Mission 11: Take a shower
Player: mission Telas: I am disheartened. All my efforts to get this golem to function have been in vain! There is still something missing. Were I not a scientist I'd say it was the soul. ... Telas: I can't get the brain patterns working and without that a golem is just a useless shell. ... Telas: At the moment I would settle for some existing brain patterns but the golems that are still around seem to lack the sophisticated brain patterns needed to meld with my creation. There is one final hope though. ... Telas: While I was doing my research in Yalahar I stumbled upon reports about a remote scientific outpost of the Yalahari. There they were experimenting with something they called MI, short for magical intelligence. ... Telas: That should create some far more intelligent golems. I desperately need one of those golem's heads. The base has to be somewhere beneath the isle, nowadays is known as Fenrock. ... Telas: Unfortunately, I believe that you have to be a Yalahari or a Yalaharian servant to enter the complex. ... Telas: However, on the bright side, in the course of doing these missions you have been charged with Yalahari energy, read their mind twisting books and have come into contact with much of their technology. ... Telas: Additionally, there are electric showers that were often used by Yalaharian scientists. I have found out that one of the few electric showers that are still working is somewhere in the factory quarter. ... Telas: First, you will have to use it on yourself, then report back to me. I will use an ancient Yalahari device on you to amplify all the Yalahari characteristics you have acquired. ... Telas: Our only slim hope is that this might fool the system enough to allow you to enter the complex. Player: bye Telas: Good bye, Player.

Player: hi Telas: Hello! Player: mission Telas: Ah, yes. My instruments tell me you have taken the shower! Are you ready to receive the amplifying charge?

Mission 12: Headless
Player: yes Telas: It's done! I really hope that will be enough to enter the complex. It is probably somewhere in the underground of Fenrock. I have no idea what you might find there but look for a golem's head and bring it to me. Player: bye Telas: Good bye, Player.

Player: hi Telas: Hello! Player: mission Telas: The head! You've got it! Incredible! Now we have everything we need! Give me a Tibian day to prepare everything for the activation process, then meet me here again. Player: bye Telas: Good bye, Player.

(wait 1 hour)

Player: hi Telas: Hello! Player: mission Telas: We have made it, my friend! We have everything we need to reconstruct a Yalaharian golem! This is a great day for science. ... Telas: Without your help none of this would have been possible. We will both take our place in history soon. Meet me downstairs in my laboratory. ... Telas: The honour of activating the golem shall belong to you, my friend. Player: bye Telas: Good bye, Player.

Mission 13: Fruits of success
(Missing transcripts)

After completing Mission 13
Player: hi Telas: Hello! Player: mission Telas: Admittedly, I am at a bit of loss as to specifying exactly what it is that we have created here. It is a functional golem and it is working. ... Telas: On the other hand, it seems odd and a bit self-preoccupied. It's almost as if it had some kind of sentience. ... Telas: It's even more of a marvel than I had hoped for! Absolutely fascinating! I will run a series of tests and .. and .. there is so much to be done. ... Telas: It seems my work has only just begun! Player: bye Telas: Good bye, Player.