Riddle of the Vault

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Claymore Timeline [edit] Tenebrous Tangle 1. On Her Majesty's / Overlord's Service 2. Burglars Afoot Sanctum of the Scaleborn 3. Coin Operation: The Sanctum of the Scaleborn 4. Vanishing Rewards 5. Soul Survivor 6. The Keys to Trust 7. An Uneasy Alliance 8. A Scalding Hot Encounter 9. Trading Information 10. Riddle of the Vault 11. Return to Murrar Shar / Tayil Barren Sky 12. Expedition to the Barren Sky 13. Egg Hunt in the Nest Palace of the Awakened 14. Scaled Salutations 15. The Quill of the Flock 16. The Visage of Aeristok 17. The Maidens' Reception a. An Appetite for Palace Knights b. An Appetite for Blacktalon Coadjutants c. An Appetite for Blacktalon Partisans d. An Appetite for Blacktalon Initiates 18. A Star to Unlock 19. Six O'Flock High 20. An Audience with Aaryonar Ascent of the Awakened 21. The Riddle of Razorwing Bonemire 22. The Bowels of Bonemire The Upper Halls of Fate 23. Feeding the Flames a. Obscuring Knowledge b. Reclaiming the Totems c. Beyond Death's Door The Halls of Fate 24. The Final Report Tenebrous Tangle 25. A Final Froglok Word

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EverQuest 2 Quest Information

Journal Category	Sanctum of the Scaleborn  (AA)
Journal Level	67 (Tier 7)
Difficulty	Heroic
Starting Zone	Sanctum of the Scaleborn more (Kingdom of Sky)
Starting the Quest	Examine the Vault in the Lair of Scale which is reached by climbing the wall at the back of The Gorgs' Pit at ( 11, 121, 320 ) /waypoint 11, 121, 320
Preceded by: Trading Information Navigation Bar Claymore Timeline Followed by: Claymore: Return to City Representative

What does this information mean?

• You must be able to speak Draconic to complete this quest

[edit] Steps

1. To start the quest you need to click on the rug at top of the steps on the upper platform
2. Look for clues on the NW SW NE SE. These are the four closest columns around the vault. Look around the columns and find the clues on one side of each column. The clue is on the celtic knot part of the pillar on the side facing outwards.
3. Once you get all the clues, then you are to find 4 keys:
   • Hunt for the Copper Key ( 46, 89, 250 ) /waypoint 46, 89, 250 - Kill the furywing drakota on the pedestal to get the key
   • Hunt for the Silver Key ( -29, 89, 248 ) /waypoint -29, 89, 248 - Kill the furywing drakota on the pedestal to get the key
   • Hunt for the Black Key ( -59, 89, 279 ) /waypoint -59, 89, 279 - Kill the furywing drakota on the pedestal to get the key
   • Hunt for the Gold Key ( 25, 89, 255 ) /waypoint 25, 89, 255 - Kill Koturah (level 68^^^) the Furywing Drakota on the black pedestal to get the key.
     • The furywing drakota placeholder will NOT give the update for this paticular quest.
4. Once you get all four keys head back up to the vault and try and open it. You are unable to turn the lock, but there is something written on the vault:
   • "When the staves of the yore scales meet the vortex of scaleborn, When the four arms are raised, Only then shall the maw of fortune release itself."
   • Note: dragon language required. See language quest To Speak as a Dragon to obtain this language.
5. Search Sanctum of the Scaleborn for Dragon Staves. Like collectibles, they have a set amount of charges and then they despawn. If this happens, wait about 5 minutes and they will respawn. They are spread throughout the entire Sanctum:
   1. Ready Room ( 196, 158, -57 ) /waypoint 196, 158, -57 
   2. The Oratorium ( -12, 136, 90 ) /waypoint -12, 136, 90 
   3. The Oratorium ( 31, 136, 90 ) /waypoint 31, 136, 90 
   4. Scaleborn Barracks ( 199, 136, 41 ) /waypoint 199, 136, 41 
   5. Chamber of Animation ( -176, 136, 56 ) /waypoint -176, 136, 56 
   6. Chamber of the Diviners ( -251, 84, 244 ) /waypoint -251, 84, 244 
   7. Fountain of the Awakening ( -57, 78, 180 ) /waypoint -57, 78, 180 
   8. The Hall of Rites ( 8, 55, -46 ) /waypoint 8, 55, -46 
   9. Pool of Spirits ( 157, 41, 144 ) /waypoint 157, 41, 144 
   10. Pool of Spirits ( 149, 41, 143 ) /waypoint 149, 41, 143 
   11. The Gorg Pit ( -14, 58, 303 ) /waypoint -14, 58, 303 
   12. The Gorg Pit ( 36, 58, 302 ) /waypoint 36, 58, 302 
   13. Upper Ledge of the Gorg Pit ( -13, 74, 290 ) /waypoint -13, 74, 290 
   14. Upper Ledge of the Gorg Pit ( 29, 74, 290 ) /waypoint 29, 74, 290 
   15. Upper Ledge of the Gorg Pit ( 12, 74, 290 ) /waypoint 12, 74, 290 
6. According to the riddler of the dragon stave, the Darlslayers must be placed in the Scaleborn Vortexes to be closer to unlocking the Scaleborn Vault.
   1. Mouth of the Sanctum ( -16, 158, -67 ) /waypoint -16, 158, -67 
   2. Mouth of the Sanctum ( 38, 158, -67 ) /waypoint 38, 158, -67 
   3. Chamber of Animation ( -148, 134, 54 ) /waypoint -148, 134, 54 
   4. Chamber of Animation ( -148, 134, 54 ) /waypoint -148, 134, 54 
   5. Chamber of Animation ( -148, 134, 54 ) /waypoint -148, 134, 54 
   6. Chamber of Animation ( -148, 134, 54 ) /waypoint -148, 134, 54 
   7. Hall of Rites ( -19, 65, -2 ) /waypoint -19, 65, -2 
   8. Hall of Rites ( 29, 65, 13 ) /waypoint 29, 65, 13 
   9. Room of Recovery ( -145, 41, -157 ) /waypoint -145, 41, -157 
   10. The Audience Chamber ( -54, 86, 339 ) /waypoint -54, 86, 339
   11. The Audience Chamber ( -37, 86, 295 ) /waypoint -37, 86, 295
   12. The Audience Chamber ( -10, 86, 255 ) /waypoint -10, 86, 255
   13. The Audience Chamber ( 43, 86, 267 ) /waypoint 43, 86, 267
   14. The Audience Chamber ( 50, 86, 382 ) /waypoint 50, 86, 382
   15. The Audience Chamber ( 33, 86, 377 ) /waypoint 33, 86, 377
7. Now you must find the four arms to raise near the titanic dragon pedestal.
   1. Go down to the Gorg Pit. There are three climbable walls in the Gorg Pit with red blocks in the walls. Four blocks need to be pressed within a time limit, and there are four timed tasks which happen one after the next. Once you are done with these four timers the arms drop.
   2. There is a column in the middle of the Gorg Pit. Click on the column to start the first timer for three (3) minutes. Once the timer starts, you need to climb up the walls and click on the red blocks associated with the Arm you are trying to pull. When you complete the first set, the timer for the second set begins, and so on.
   3. If you have trouble seeing the red blocks (Balanced or lower settings have trouble), change your Options, "Model Display" to increase the " Level of Detail Bias". Red blocks show up but only some have the words "Loose Block" on them. Click these for updates. You can click from quite a distance. They are in the same spots each time.
      1. First set (White): 1 east, 1 west, 2 south (this is the hardest one)
      2. Second set (Black): 4 south
      3. Third set (Red): 4 east
      4. Fourth set (Blue): 4 West
8. Try the vault again to finish the quest and get your reward.

[edit] Reward

• Experience
• Note from the Palace
• a crystal of command
• Your choice of:
  • Red Tunic of Xhorroz
  • Soaked Guard of Xhorroz
  • Red Hauberk of Xhorroz
  • Blood-Drenched Breastplate of Xhorroz

[edit] Credits

Thanks to Ethen Shadoerider of Befallen for publicizing details about the quest.