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The Book Of Talfyn

Level 21 · Adventuring · Misthaven Crossing · Thestra

Search the Library of Hilsbury Mansion for torn pages from "The Book of Talfyn" and return to Darrius Elkentrophe.

Objectives

Search the Library of Hilsbury Mansion for torn pages from, "The Book of Talfyn," and return to Darrius Elkentrophe. - Torn Pages 1: Book of Talfyn (0/1) - Torn Pages 2: Book of Talfyn (0/1) - Torn Pages 3: Book of Talfyn (0/1)

Description

"Ah yes, a book on the master himself! Lord Talfyn has quite a noble history. It was sole the efforts of Lord Talfyn that held the undead at bay for so long during the war for Old Targonor. The master's efforts were so appreciated by the King and his people that Talfyn was granted all the land of Misthaven to rule over." "The book of Talfyn details all of his heroic deeds during the war." Darrius laughs, "Unfortunately, it doesn't talk much about his activities afterwards. Nevertheless, I must have it!"

What they say

On offering it

Darrius Elkentrophe — the quest's giver; the write-up does not name a speaker
Ah yes, a book on the master himself! Lord Talfyn has quite a noble history. It was sole the efforts of Lord Talfyn that held the undead at bay for so long during the war for Old Targonor. The master's efforts were so appreciated by the King and his people that Talfyn was granted all the land of Misthaven to rule over. The book of Talfyn details all of his heroic deeds during the war. Unfortunately, it doesn't talk much about his activities afterwards. Nevertheless, I must have it!

Recorded by quest description (speaker inferred from the quest giver).

Notes

Books are groundspawns in the library. Each book has a chance to drop a page from Talfyn, Vallidar'Arth or Gazzriel. Talfyn is typically the hardest to finish. See also:

Another account

A second source described this quest differently. Both are kept here; neither is a correction of the other.

Objectives as recorded by fandom

Torn Pages 1: Book of Talfyn Torn Pages 2: Book of Talfyn Torn Pages 3: Book of Talfyn Search the Library of Hilsbury Mansion for torn pages from, "The Book of Talfyn, " and return to Darrius Elkentrophe.

Objectives as recorded by photographed in game, Flickr screenshot

Torn Pages 1: Book of Talfyn (1) Torn Pages 2: Book of Talfyn (1) Torn Pages 3: Book of Talfyn (1)

Details

Starts with
Darrius Elkentrophe
Starts in
Misthaven Crossing
Location
69047, -60856, 47565
Series
Hilsbury Mansion
Hand in to
Darrius Elkentrophe
Previous
Hilsbury Mansion

Rewards

  • Blessed Diamond Ring Blessed Diamond Ring Soulbound Jewelry +9 Energy Regeneration +30 Hit Points +30 Energy Required Level: 18 Adventuring Item Level: 28 Required Class: Bard, Paladin, Cleric, Druid, Psionicist, Monk, Ranger, Dread Knight, Rogue, Shaman, Sorcerer, Disciple, Warrior, Blood Mage, Necromancer
  • Enchanted Diamond Ring Enchanted Diamond Ring Soulbound JewelryRight Finger 40 Armor Class +9 Constitution +3 Intelligence +25 Hit Points +100 Energy Required Level: 18 Adventuring Item Level: 28 Required Class: Bard, Paladin, Cleric, Druid, Psionicist, Monk, Ranger, Dread Knight, Rogue, Shaman, Sorcerer, Disciple, Warrior, Blood Mage, Necromancer

Source

https://www.vgoemulator.net/archive/MMODB%20Vanguard/vg.mmodb.com/quests/the-book-of-talfyn-1056.html

Screenshots & maps

Blessed Diamond Ring
Blessed Diamond Ring item
Enchanted Diamond Ring
Enchanted Diamond Ring item

Images hosted here rather than hotlinked, so they survive their source going offline.

Write-up

Written for DungeonGuru. This is their work, reproduced here because the site it was written for is gone.

levels 25 Hilsbury Manor

Quest Scope
Group
Level to Obtain
21
Related Dungeon
Hilsbury Manor
Spoiler section
The Book of Talfyn Spoilers
Start
Darrius Elkentrophe
Finish
Darrius Elkentrophe
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General Information

Quest Name: The Book of Talfyn
Quest Scope: Group
Quest Level: 25
Level to Obtain: 21
Related Dungeon: Hilsbury Manor
Spoiler section: The Book of Talfyn Spoilers

Start: Darrius Elkentrophe
Location: Hilsbury Manor
Chunk: Misthaven Crossing

Finish: Darrius Elkentrophe
Location: Hilsbury Manor
Chunk: Misthaven Crossing

Quest Chain

Precursor(s)

None.

Follow Up(s)

None. Repeatable Quest.

Quest Required Items

1 xQuest ItemInventory[Clvl 1][Ilvl 1]Torn pages 1: The Book of Talfyn
1 xQuest ItemInventory[Clvl 1][Ilvl 1]Torn pages 2: The Book of Talfyn
1 xQuest ItemInventory[Clvl 1][Ilvl 1]Torn pages 3: The Book of Talfyn

Quest Rewards

Choose one of the following:

1 xJewelryFinger[Clvl 18][Ilvl 28]Blessed Diamond Ring
1 xJewelryFinger[Clvl 18][Ilvl 28]Enchanted Diamond Ring

28,131 XP

Quest Steps

Step 1 - Get Quest

Get this quest from Darrius Elkentrophe in Hilsbury Manor. See the spoilers page for specifics on how to find him.

Step 2 - Collect Book Pages

Each book quest requires three pages. Book pages drop from books that spawn on the floor of the library, not to be confused with the animated books that will do their best to kill you once you get in here.

Each time you pick up a book, a

[23]Demented Visage

will spawn. They have a pretty good loot table, which is nice.

The pages do seem to have a rarity associated with them, which correlates to the rarity of loot they reward. This means Pages of Val are most common, followed by Gas, followed by Tal.

Step 3 - Return to Darrius

Return to Darrius to claim your reward

Quest Notes

The books will usually drop one of the nine pages that are needed for the three book quests but occasionally may produce a random drop instead. Each book takes about five minutes to respawn meaning that in order to complete the three book quests for each party member you will need to spend a good long time camped in the library handling the residents as they respawn. Fortunately the mobs in the library are very well itemized and there is plenty of interesting gear that can drop while you're here. The pages are tradeable to make it slightly easier for each party member to get a complete set.

Known Issues

None.

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