Sword of Lost Light & Superior Shield

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One of the first quests in the Dereth, the Sword of Lost Light used to be one of the most coveted items in all the land. Not only does this famous sword of legend have desirable magical properties, but it also looks fabulously cool! The quest was updated during Into the Darkness and the sword is now more powerful than ever!

To acquire the sword you must first follow a series of rumors to find 7 keys. These keys open the doors in the Sword's final resting place, a dangerous Hall in the dreaded Direlands. The Halls of Lost Light were so named by Alatar Locke, a famous Dereth explorer who happened upon this sad, forgotten place and first discovered the sword. The first 6 keys can be found in newbie dungeons. The 7th is found in the more challenging Carved Cave. Finally, the sword itself is carried by an undead, deep with the Halls of Lost Light.

As Alatar Locke traveled the lands, he told wondrous tales of his adventures and discoveries. Iquba was one such person who heard tell of this fabled sword, of a distant cave, and a dungeon full of locked doors. As tales told in taverns often do, the rumors of this sword spread throughout the land. Notes scattered throughout Dereth, both on the ground and for sale by shopkeepers and barkeeps, will guide you to the keys.

The Rumors

Use the links below to read the various rumors for this quest. The location for each rumor is also included. A good place to begin is the Rithwic Peddler at 9.9N, 58.5E. A note spawns near him on the ground. If you wait for the note to respawn, you can pick up an entire handful of rumors to get you on your way. Notes also spawn inside a Sho Tower near Yanshi at 8.7S, 46.5E and next to an Empty Lifestone Bracket in Samsur at 2.7S, 20.4E. You can also purchase Directions to the Rithwic Crypt from the barkeep which leads you straight to the menhir ring surrounding the dungeon entrance.

You can also speak to Iquba in Qalab'ar to get you started. (See also the Tibri's Spear quest).

Iquba al-Julmud the Barkeeper tells you, "Welcome! What's your pleasure today? How about a fried egg? Or maybe directions to a mysterious sword?"

A Note From Iquba
A Note From Tibri
Rumor
Rumor
A Torn Note
An Odd Note
Crumpled Note
An Old Note
An Old Note
Dungeon Manor Directions
Shoushi Grotto Directions
Rithwic Crypt Directions
Yanshi Tunnels Directions
Holtburg Dungeon Directions

The first 6 dungeons are all on the newbie portal ring.

Map: Portal Map

Rithwic Crypt - 14.0N, 59.1E
Key: Worn Odd Key
Map: Rithwic Crypt
Level Restriction: none

The Worn Odd Key is found on a Desert Rat in the Rithwic Crypt. Inside the dungeon you'll find Mire Wasps, Hunter Shreths, and Desert Rats. The rat is in the lower level. To reach it, you can go either right or left from the entrance. If you go right, look for the 3rd door on your left and take it down to the lower level.At the bottom of the ramp, make a left. Make another left into the room with the rat. From Rithwic, take the portal to Shoushi at 11.0N, 59.3E.

Note: The portal to the Crypt is in a Stone Menhir ring. When you take the surface portal out of the dungeon, you'll be standing in the center of the ring. Energy from the circle can restore your mana!

You feel a great swell of power rise from the ground beneath you, restoring 2 points of your mana.

Shoushi Grotto - 34.5S, 72.8E
Key: Worn Old Key
Map: Shoushi Grotto
Level Restriction: none

This key can be obtained from a Drudge Slave (L14) in the Throne Room of the Shoushi Grotto. You'll also encounter Drudge Slaves L12 & L14, Hunter Shreth and Swamp Rats. From the entrance go straight through the door and down the ramp into the large room. Take the west passage to the left and hug the left wall until you find the ramp down. At the bottom of the ramp, go left again through the door to the big open room. Take the passage at the south end and continue until you hit wall. Turn left heading west passing all the side corridors until you hit the ramps up. The throne room is at the top of the ramp. The key spawns on a Drudge Slave (L14). (The Slave doesn't spawn as rapidly as the other drudges so you may have to wait through a few spawns to get your key. From Shoushi, take the portal to Yanshi at 35.0S, 74.4E.

Yanshi Tunnels - 12.2S, 45.5E
Key: Worn Plain Key
Map: Yanshi Tunnels
Level Restriction: none

The Worn Plain Key is found on a Drudge Slave (L14) in the Yanshi Tunnels. This dungeon is simple to navigate. You'll encounter Drudge Slaves both L12 and L14. Hug the left all the way from the entrance to a room with two tables (the 2nd large room with furniture). If you have lockpick, you can go right from the entrance and pick open the door (resistance 122) directly into the room with the key drudge. This dungeon also contains a chest with one of Jhong Mi's Writings. (See the Yanshi Starter Quests.) From Yanshi, take the portal to Yaraq at 12.1S, 46.3E.

Yaraq Tunnels - 24.7S, 1.4W
Key: Worn Strange Key
Map: Yaraq Tunnels
Level Restriction: none

The Worn Strange Key is found on a Drudge Slave (L14)in the Yaraq Tunnels. This dungeon is a little more complex than some of the other key dungeons. You'll encounter Drudge Slaves L12 & L14 and Desert Rats. From the entrance go straight through the door and follow the corridor around bypassing any side routes until you reach another door. On the other side is a large open room. Take the door on the south wall and go through the small rooms to the ramp on the west wall.

Once down the ramp you'll have to go through a series of small rooms to reach the ramp down to the next lower level. Just keep following the passage and you won't get lost. If you have lockpick, you can skip this section and pick the lock immediately at the bottom of the first ramp (resistance 40). The ramp down will be to your left.

You'll now be at a "T". Turn right through the grated door, then right again through another grated door. At the end of this passage is a 5 way intersection. Take the passage 2nd on your left and follow the corridor to the Drudge Slave. From Yaraq, take the portal to Samsur at 23.0S, 0.2W.

Samsur's Dungeon Manor - 1.9S, 19.8E
Key: Worn Rusty Key
Map: Dungeon Manor
Level Restriction: none

This key is found on a Drudge Slave (L14) in Samsur's Dungeon Manor. You'll encounter Drudge Slaves L12 & L14 and Desert Rats. From the entrance take the first right. At the split go left then follow the passage straight ahead until you reach the ramp going down. From here, just hug the left wall until you reach the final room. Kill the Drudges and retrieve the key off a Slave. This dungeon is also inhabited by Grawalda the Peddler who sells Stamina Elixirs, Peerless Heals, and Peerless Lockpicks. From Samsur, take the portal to Holtburg at 1.6S, 18.4E.

Holtburg Dungeon - 43.6N, 33.0E
Key: Worn Small Key
Map: Holtburg Dungeon
Level Restriction: none

The Worn Small Key is found on a Swamp Rat in the Holtburg Dungeon. The creatures inside this dungeon may be a little more challenging that the other key dungeons. You'll encounter Drudge Slaves L12 and L14, a Sandy and a Spikey Armoredillo, a Jade Gromnie and Swamp Rats. From the entrance hug the left wall until you reach the large library room. Go down the short ramp on the east wall and make your first right. The Worn Small Key is on one of the Swamp Rats behind the door.

Carved Cave - 7.4N, 0.6E
Key: A Silvery Mysterious Key
Map: Carved Cave
Level Restriction: none

The final key, A Mysterious Silvery Key, is found in the Carved Cave near Al-Jalima (to reach Al-Jalima, you can take the portal from Arwic at 33.6N, 57.1E). Inside you'll be fighting Silver Rats; Wild and Brutish Monouga; a few Skeleton Lords and Wraiths; Ash Gromnies; and Shadows and Shadow Children in the final room.

To make your way down, you'll first need to find two keys. From the entrance take the east passage down and go straight into the large open area. A door to your left opens into a room full of Silver Rats. You'll find the Carved Key inside a chest.

Head back to the entrance room and take the west passage this time. Use the key on the locked door. Make a right and at the ledge, jump down to the level below and turn right heading north. The chest holding the Small Carved Key is in a small room to the right.

Note: if you go back to the area you jumped down into and jump one more level down into the Ash Gromnie area, you can pick up 250 Enchanted Fire Arrows from a chest in the corner (just a souvenir, no quest use).

From the 2nd key room go south and take the ramp on the east wall back to the entry room. To reach the final Shadow room, you'll again take the west passage down. Use your first key on the locked door and take the ramp up. Follow the passage until you reach the ledge. Jump down to the next level and take the ramp up to the west. At the top of the ramp use the 2nd key to open the door and you'll find yourself on another ledge near the exit portal. Do a shift jump across (hold the shift key down while you jump) to jump across the landing kitty corner from you, then follow the corridor down into the final Shadow Room. A Silvery Mysterious Key is in the chest. The final room contains three portals, one to the Mid Direlands (exiting at 88.3S, 64.5W next to the Aerlinthe D Note lifestone), one to Qalab'ar, and another directly to the Halls of Lost Light.

Halls of the Lost Light - 76.5s, 74.9W
Map: Halls of Lost Light
Level Restriction: none

Inside the Halls of Lost Light you'll be fighting various undead: Zombies, Liches, a Lich Lord, a Granite Golem, and the Guardian of the Lost Light, a level 61 Undead. A Letter from Alatar Locke is lying on the ground at the entrance.

Text: Letter from Alatar Locke

The dungeon is easy to navigate. From the entrance take either passage and just keep to the left the whole way through, or keep to the right. You'll go through a series of doors that must be opened with the keys you are carrying. After opening 2 doors, you'll jump down a level and repeat the process. Just try each key on the door as you come to them. Don't worry! You won't lose your keys by trying them on the wrong door. Each key has three uses, so if you die while inside the Halls, you will still have a chance to recover your corpse.

The Guardian is behind the only wooden door in the lowest level. Use A Silvery Mysterious Key to open the final door. It's accompanied by a few Liches, a Lich Lord and a Granite Golem. The Guardian of the Lost Light carries the Sword of Lost Light and the Superior Shied. Remember that the Sword of Lost Light cannot be given away, so make sure the right person loots the corpse of the Guardian! (Both the sword and shield may be given.)

The Sword of Lost Light can be upgraded by using Fire Infusions on it. Adding the Blood of the Hopeslayer will convert the sword in the Sword of Lost Hope. The Superior Shield may be dyed. There is a 7 day timer on this quest.

Shoushi Grotto
Yanshi Tunnels
Yaraq Tunnels
Dungeon Manor
Holtburg Dungeon
Rithwic Crypt
Carved Cave
Halls of Lost Light