Jacob's Axe

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From the Friend and Foe event.

Town Crier tells you, "There's a young man named Jacob who resides in Arwic. I hear he needs help retrieving an item from his corpse. I swear, it's a wonder these newcomers aren't all running around naked and weaponless."

Town Crier tells you, "There is a small gang of skeletons out by Arwic who have established a new outpost. I wonder what sort of assault they might be planning. Wait, do skeletons plan anything? Do they have brains? And how do they move?"
Town Crier tells you, "This certainly is a strange world."
Town Crier sighs.

Ah, the good ole days of corpse recovery missions! Speak to Jacob Durstan in Arwic. He asks for help recovering an axe that became embedded in the skull of a skeleton in a nearby fort.

NPC: Jacob Durstan - 33.6N 56.8E (Arwic)

Jacob Durstan tells you, "Hail, friend"
Jacob Durstan tells you, "You look like a hunter on the prowl. If you are in search of adventure, I bid you listen to my tale."
Jacob Durstan tells you, "There is a fort east of here that has been overrun with skeletons. Nasty suckers, those skeletons, and I ought to know. I was contracted by an emissary of the Queen to clear the skeletons out of the fort, and was doing pretty well, too, until I was set upon by a Bone Knight! I slammed my axe into his head, which should have been the end of him. But the axe stuck! So now the foul beast is running around with my axe embedded in his skull!"
Jacob Durstan tells you, "I tried to get it back, but with no weapon, the skels made short work of me. And so here I am at the lifestone again. If you could spare a moment to retrieve my axe, I would be most indebted to you. You can find the fort at 32.5N 66.1E."
Jacob Durstan tells you, "Good luck to you!"

The Skeleton Fort (32.5N, 66.1E) is a short run from Arwic. If you're feeling lazy, you can pop through the Cape Feirgard Cottages settlement portal at 32.8N, 59.4E and save yourself a few clicks. Inside the Fort you'll be fighting Skeleton Lords (level 35), Skeleton Wraiths (level 44) and one Hard-Headed Skeleton, a level 61 Skeleton with the Axe embedded in its skull. Kill it and retrieve Jacob's Axe.

Timer: 7 days

Return to Jacob in Arwic. Give him the axe, and he'll give you 30,000 xp and an Axe Head Helm as a reward!

You give Jacob Durstan Jacob's Axe.
Jacob Durstan tells you, "You found it! Wonderful! My patron went to great pains to find this axe for me. She was most distressed when she'd heard I lost it."
Jacob Durstan tells you, "You deserve a reward for your troubles. Please accept this helm. It's much tougher than it looks. I promise!"
You've earned 30,000 experience.
Jacob Durstan gives you Axe Head Helm.