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Town Crier tells you, "I hear a new rumor has mysteriously appeared in certain outlying towns. How does a rumor just appear, anyway? You'd think the shopkeeper would notice a piece of paper appearing in his .. err .. inventory."

The initial rumor for the quest can be purchased in Ayan Baqur, Dryreach and in Plateau Village from Avorgild the Shopkeeper.

The Empyrean Temples
There is an old legend about two Empyrean temples -- the Temple of Forgetfulness and the Temple of Enlightenment. It is said that the Temple of Forgetfulness can erase your past mistakes, and that the Temple of Enlightenment can resolve sins of omission. The Temples can't be reached directly, but if you meet the demands of the Temple Guardians, they will let you enter. The Guardians, it is said, live neither in the east nor the west, but far to the north and the south. The legend also says that they like certain ... herbs.

The Temple of Enlightenment (restricted to levels 25+) allows specialize a skill after character creation. It is found far to the south at 84.5S, 0.0. To reach it, take the Land Bridge Villas Portal from Qalaba'r at 74.8S, 17.8E. You'll exit at 87.2S, 3.5E, a short run from the guardian who guards the entrance.

To gain passage to the temple, you must get past the Guardian. Double click on the stone head and you'll be asked for the herb which corresponds to the spell word given. (For a list of which herb matches which word of power, visit the Magic Research page or use the table below.)

Guardian of the Temple of Enlightenment tells you, "I guard the Temple of Enlightenment. The Temple grants the opportunity to repair sins of omission."
Guardian of the Temple of Enlightenment tells you, "Bring me the essence of [spell word] and I will let you pass."
You give Guardian of the Temple of Enlightenment [herb].
Guardian of the Temple of Enlightenment gives you The Temple of Enlightenment.
Guardian of the Temple gives you A Note From Ciandra.
Guardian of the Temple of Enlightenment tells you, "Remember -- once you have chosen your path, follow it with conviction."
Guardian of the Temple of Enlightenment teleports you with Entering the Temple.

	Boquar = Mugwort
	Cruath = Ginsing
	Equin = Mandrake
	Feazh = Damiana
	Helkas = Wormwood
	Jevak = Myrrh
	Kenrak = Amaranth
	Malar = Hyssop
	Ozhur = Frankincense
	Puish = Saffron
	Quavosh = Dragonsblood
	Roiga = Yarrow
	Shurov = Comfrey
	Tugak = Vervain
	Uthoi = Henbane
	Volae = Eyebright
	Yanoi = Bistort
	Zojak = Hawthorne

If you don't have the proper spell component on you, just keep asking the guardian until it cycles around. If you hand the Guardian the wrong herb, you are not penalized and may try again.

You give Guardian of the Temple of Enlightenment Wormwood.
Guardian of the Temple of Enlightenment tells you, "That is not what I asked for! Try again!"

When you hand the Guardian the correct herb, you will be handed a book and be portalled into the Temple.

Map: Temple of Enlightenment
Text: The Temple of Enlightenment
Text: A Note From Ciandra

The entry room is safe. From there, you want to either stay to the left or stay to the right. You'll be jumping down a few levels in order to reach the Inner Sanctum portal. The left-most passage and the right-most passage will allow you to reach these portals. The middle passages will lead to exit portals.

You'll be making a series of small jumps and fighting Golems. The first ledge has two Copper Golems waiting below. After jumping and killing the golems, you'll reach another ledge with two Iron Golems below. The final ledge has two Obsidian Golems. They guard the portal to the Inner Sanctum.

The Inner Sanctum is safe. In each corner, you'll find a row of pillars with Gems of Enlightenment, one for each skill. When you find the gem which corresponds to the skill you'd like to specialize, double click on it to place it in your inventory. Use the gem to specialize your skill (you will be asked to verify if you are sure).

Visit the Skill Sell-Back quest write-up for information on how to un-train or un-specialize skills using Gems of Forgetfulness.

There is a two week timer before you may pick up another gem of either type.

During The Slumbering Giant event Gems of Lowering were added to pillars in the main room to allow redistribution of attribute points. See the Attribute Redistribution quest for more information.

Note:
From the Letter to the Players:

You will not be able to specialize in any of the Tinkering skills.

You will not be able to spend more than 50 credits in specialized skills. These 50 credits include both the credits invested to train and to specialize the skill. This limits players to the same sets of skills that are possible at character creation. We may lift this restriction in the future.

Temple of Enlightenment

Thanks to Flying Elf, Adrian Cosman, MacCleod, and Erian of MT, Archmage Hunter of FF, Aalis de Nofort of TD, Silverbolt of FF, Azzrael of SC, Arthur the Archer of MT.