Mining Caps

Classic Era (added 1999-2000)

abandoned heretic pet says 'Speed up the digging my pets!!'

Start Zone:	Toxxulia Forest
Quest Giver:	a skeleton (miner)
Minimum Level:	2+
Classes:	All
Related Zones:	Toxxulia Forest
Related NPCs:	a kobold scout

Rewards

• Bone Shield

  Bone Shield

  

  MAGIC ITEM
  Slot: SECONDARY
  AC: 8
  SV DISEASE: +1
  WT: 9.5 Size: LARGE
  Class: WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD DRU BRD ROG SHM
  Race: ALL except DWF TRL OGR HFL GNM
  
• Fractured Femur

  Fractured Femur

  

  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO TRADE
  Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
  Skill: Piercing Atk Delay: 25
  DMG: 4
  WT: 0.5 Size: SMALL
  Class: WAR RNG SHD BRD ROG NEC WIZ MAG ENC
  Race: ALL
  
• Bone Chips

  Bone Chips

  

  WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL
  Class: ALL
  Race: ALL
  
• Zombie Skin

  Zombie Skin

  

  QUEST ITEM
  WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL
  Class: ALL
  Race: ALL
  
• Experience (about half a blue at level 5),
  Carnelian

  Carnelian

  

  WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
  Class: ALL
  Race: ALL
  
  ,
  Amber

  Amber

  

  WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
  Class: ALL
  Race: ALL
  
  ,
  Jade

  Jade

  

  WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
  Class: ALL
  Race: ALL
  
  ,
  Hematite

  Hematite

  

  WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
  Class: ALL
  Race: ALL
  
  ,
  Jasper

  Jasper

  

  WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
  Class: ALL
  Race: ALL
  
  ,
  Lapis Lazuli

  Lapis Lazuli

  

  WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
  Class: ALL
  Race: ALL
  
  ,
  Emerald

  Emerald

  

  QUEST ITEM
  WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
  Class: ALL
  Race: ALL
  
  , possibly other gems

Walkthrough

"Skeletal miners" are at the zoneline of Paineel in southern Toxxulia. Observe their back-and-forth dialogues:

abandoned heretic pet says 'Blast you skeletons! Why I ever ressurected you, I don't know!!'

abandoned heretic pet says 'Speed up the digging my pets!!'

a skeleton (miner) says 'We are not your pets!!'

a skeleton says 'We will speed up when you return our mining caps. There are falling rocks all over this place!! We could get killed!!'

Useless Cloth Cap can sometimes be looted from a kobold scout. Take a Cap to the two skeleton miners (or the abandoned heretic pet) at the entrance to Paineel.

Talrigar Eklorin

Talrigar wanders the Paineel side of the river in Toxxulia. When he is near a skeleton (miner) you may sometimes observe the following dialogue:

Talrigar Eklorin says 'How many times must I remind you,.. YOU ARE ALREADY DEAD!! I shall find a young apprentice to [seek out the mining caps].'

When hailed the following dialogue becomes available You say, 'Hail, Talrigar Eklorin'

Talrigar Eklorin says, 'This is no place for adventures of any sort. You had best leave before your bones join in on my private task. Heed my words, unless of course you are a [practitioner of the black arts]'

You say, 'I am a practitioner of the black arts'

Talrigar Eklorin says, 'So you are a fellow necromancer? You have chosen the most powerful circle of magic. You are wise. I seek to employ a young necromancer to [seek out two mining caps]'

You say, 'I will seek out two mining caps'

Talrigar Eklorin says, 'Somewhere within this forest are two Mining Caps. They are nothing more than cloth caps which I used to fake my summoned pet's working within the cave nearby. They were stolen by a couple of kobold scouts. Return these caps to me and I shall reward thee. Maybe even with knowledge of Necromancy.'

Upon turning in TWO Useless Cloth Cap:

Talrigar Eklorin says, 'Good work. I can now silence the continual whining of my skeletons. Here young apprentice, your reward. Ask for nothing more.'

You gain experience!!

NOTE: Unlike the abandoned heretic pet and the skeletal miners, choosing to turn in caps with Talrigar gives the following faction hits: Heretics improves, while High Council of Erudin, Craftkeepers, Crimson Hands, and Gatecallers each decrease.

~~Be cautious if you are a good-aligned character as these factions may be difficult to repair.~~

You receive a low-level item (possibly low level Necromancer Spell?)

Abandoned heretic pet

The abandoned heretic's pet wanders a path from the wall to the "porch" at Paineel.

abandoned heretic pet glowers at you dubiously -- You could probably win this fight.

Upon turning in Useless Cap:

abandoned heretic pet says, 'Good work, you should be running this operation instead of that Talrigar fellow. Have a small reward. A little bit of the gems I found while tunneling through this rock.'

You gain experience!!

You receive a low-level gem (Amber, etc)

Lefthand Busy skeleton

a skeleton glares at you threateningly -- You could probably win this fight.

• NOTE: a skeleton will attack if hailed or if too close
• NOTE: couldn't do turn in at Threateningly, had to sneak to succeed

You say, 'Hail, a skeleton'

a skeleton says, 'Can't you see we're busy here?!!'

a skeleton regards you indifferently -- You could probably win this fight.

Upon turning in Useless Cap:

a skeleton says, 'Good work, you should be running this operation instead of that Talrigar fellow. Have a small reward. A little bit of the gems I found while tunneling through this rock.'

You gain experience!!

You receive a low-level gem (Onyx, etc)

Righthand skeleton

a skeleton glares at you threateningly -- You could probably win this fight.

• NOTE: a skeleton will attack if hailed or if too close
• NOTE: couldn't do turn in at Threateningly, had to sneak to succeed

You say, 'Hail, a skeleton'

a skeleton says, 'Grab a pick. Give us a hand!!'

a skeleton regards you indifferently -- You could probably win this fight.

Upon turning in Useless Cap:

a skeleton says, 'Aye.. You cut out the middleman.. I shall reward you.. hmm.. I have not found anything, how about.. <CRACK!! SNAP!! RIPP!!> How about something off meself?'

You gain experience!!

You receive an undead item (Bone Chips, Zombie Skin, etc)

Note: This quest does not affect any faction unless you give caps to Talrigar, and can be completed at dubious faction. Good-aligned Erudites CAN successfully turn in to the heretic pet, who wanders outside of the tunnel.

Gave 10% experience at level 3.