Moors of Ykesha (EQ2 Quest Series)  

The Moors of Ykesha is the only new overland zone in the 2008 expansion, The Shadow Odyssey. The quests here start at level 76 and go as high as 85. There is solo and artisan content, as well as Heroic content in the Shadow Odyssey Missions series.

Moors of Ykesha Quest Series Starting Zone Moors of Ykesha Rec. Levels 74 to 80 Contents [hide] Signature Quests Dropship Landing Zone Tradeskill Quests Heritage Quests City Tasks U.J.L. 1.0 Firmroot Moot Survival Accord Faction Quests Survival Accord Daily Supply Tasks Mission Group Firmroot Moot Missions The Ruins of Guk Halls of the Fallen The Lower Corridors Ykesha's Outer Stronghold Tupta Guktan Guard Faction Quests Tupta Missions Grobb Clan Grobb Faction Quests Grobb Missions The Overlook The Shadowed Cleft Tillage Patch eq2 object:Salty Sail Port Brokenskull Rock Tradeskill Tasks Lore & Legend Object-Triggered Collection Quests EverQuest II Wikibase™ Quest Series

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Before you get started, take a moment to familiarize yourself with the general layout of the zone and the locations of the major hubs and other points of interest.

Signature Quests

The Shadow Odyssey

1. Prologue:
• Good: The Shadow Odyssey, Prologue: A Missive from the Queen
• Evil: The Shadow Odyssey, Prologue: The Overlord's Command
2. The Shadow Odyssey, Chapter 1: Come Sail Away
3. The Shadow Odyssey, Chapter 2: The Gods Must Be Crazy
4. The Shadow Odyssey, Chapter 3: Veilbreaker Down
5. The Shadow Odyssey, Chapter 4: History Repeating
6. The Shadow Odyssey, Chapter 5: Breaking the Chains
7. The Shadow Odyssey, Chapter 6: The Guns of Brokenskull

Dropship Landing Zone

• The Airship will return you to The Sinking Sands
• The Moors Druid Ring is at 1757, 448, 974 Copy
• Take the Upper Dropzone Gnomecannon to get from the Dropship Landing Zone to U.J.L. 1.0..
• Wizards' Spire: A Rune Awakening: Moors of Ykesha (25)

Ember Tizzlespring

1. A Cannon to Sail By (76)
2. Missing Crew... and Ship Parts (76)
3. The Signal (76)
4. The Missing Link (77)
5. Boosting the Signal (77)
6. Assistance for Firmroot (78) - travel to Firmroot Moot

Kali Hodpodge

1. Carried Away in the Wind (76)
2. Distributing Tasks (76)
3. A Wrench in the Plans (76)

Wayth Bitsnbobs

1. Hail, Fair Reptiles! (76)
2. Purchasing Metal (76)
3. Rummaging for Salve (76)
4. Gnomish Keepsakes (76) - unlocks quests from Shaman Zaz'i'zaz and Ranger Zim'za'ai southeast of the U.J.L.

Dirby Umbridge

1. Unique Appendages (75)
2. Unique Flyers (76)
3. Unique Opportunity (76)
4. Unique Alloys (76)

Ragheejb Yasir
See Shadow Odyssey Missions

Amelia Bogstrutter

• Bogstrutter's Field Guide to the Moors of Ykesha

Tradeskill Quests

Aymee Quickspoke
These quests will scale to your Adventuring level, but require a minimum crafting level of 50, and serve as your introduction to all the Far Seas liaisons in the zone as well as gaining the initial Far Seas Supply Division faction you need to be able to do the rest of the Shadow Odyssey Tradeskill Missions.

1. Ship Out - Tradeskill Faction
• Fighting Swamp Foot - Firmroot Moot
• Berry Good, Sir - Tupta
• Buckle Down - Grobb
• Midday Perk - The Overlook
• Rest for the Weary - The Shadowed Cleft
• Shards of Luclin - Tillage Patch

Heritage Quests

Shiny Metallic Robe

1. Trail to the Past
2. The Broken Pen
3. A Gnomish Master Plan

City Tasks

Moors of Ykesha City Tasks are available to characters level 76 and up.

• Kelethen: Aino Boabaga
• Qeynos: Sken Elkheart
• Freeport: Versokai
• Neriak: Armyna V'Threx
• Gorowyn: Chalkonli Myli'ki

U.J.L. 1.0

• The Lower Dropzone Gnomecannon at 1401, 406, 694 Copy will take you up to the Dropship Landing Zone.

Nesbit

1. Sow the Seed of Destiny (77)
2. A Stinky Suit (77)
3. Cultural Differences (77)
4. A Nuknok Delicacy (77)
5. An Unwelcome Task (77)
6. End Processing (76)

Mildred

• All Systems... Down - grants mender privileges

Linguobot Language quests. These quests may be done concurrently

• The Mysteries of Ykeshan
• Sufficient Samples of Thullosian
• The Mysteries of Tik-Tok

The following quests become available after you complete Gnomish Keepsakes.

Shaman Zaz'i'zaz

1. Taking Inventory (76)
2. Scrapping for Scrap Metal (76)
3. Fangs for the Assistance (76)
4. Retrieving the Artifact (78 Heroic)

Ranger Zim'za'ai

1. Soko-Flee (76)
2. Knock the Nuknok (76)
3. Putting A Spin On The Matter (76)
4. Rust Buckets (76)
5. Cod, That Was Horrible (76)

Firmroot Moot

Mug

• Fighting Swamp Foot (76) - subquest of Ship Out

1. Firmroot Moot Meet (70) - Mug will not show a feather for this quest.
2. Survival Concerns (70)

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• Tonal Reciprocance (79)

Survival Accord Faction Quests

The Following quests will all give +1200 faction with the Survival Accord.

Lucius Vandermarr

• Ruined within the Ruins (79)
• An Unusual Congregation (78)
• Void-Touched Venom (78)
• Void-Touched Vocation (78)
• A Sharing of Intelligence (78)

Hop Wrenchwit

• An Essential Repair
• An Essential Repair, I Swear
• An Essential Repair, For Real This Time

Shaman Skullcleave

• A Dirty Job (79)
• The Adventures of Bonk (79)
• Greenmist, or not Greenmist (79)
• Unlock Their Secrets (79)

Fip Marrsquire

1. Suspiciously Sokokar-ish (79)
2. To Be Tagged, or Not to be Tagged (79)
3. Soko-What? (79)
1. Prove Ye Be a Swabber! (79)
2. Complete 4 sub-quests:
• Swabber the Deck - Beltza Gizzardslurper (79)
• Swabber the Deck - Yurip Honorbound (79)
• Swabber the Deck - Delivery to Gunthak's Shanty (79)
• Swabber the Deck - Stock the Loft (79)
4. A Higher Purpose (79)
1. Complete 4 sub-quests:
• Officer Training - Chieftain Irtzit Bloodweaver (80)
• Officer Training - Deliver to Brokenskull Rock (80)
• Officer Training - Sir Vipwi Marrswatch (80)
• Officer Training - Deep Sea Diving (80)

Captain Lip Marrsquire

1. Where Has the Gip Gone? (79)
2. Who Dun It? (79)
• Evidence? Broken Axe Head (79)
• Evidence? Odd Plant Residue (79)
• Evidence? Torn Piece of Clothing (79)
3. Bringing War to the Warlord (79)
4. Mummy and Poppy Marrsquire (79)

Survival Accord Daily Supply Tasks Mission Group

See Survival Accord Faction Missions

Firmroot Moot Missions

See Shadow Odyssey Missions for quests in:

• Upper Guk
• Lower Guk
• Guk Stronghold

The Ruins of Guk

The following quests are all Heroic and, while obtained in Firmroot Moot, take place in the various instances of The Ruins of Guk. Because of this, most of them are also listed in The Ruins of Guk Quest Series.

Halls of the Fallen

Gurlig Valorheart

1. Heroes Honored (80 Heroic)
2. Legacy of the Curse (80 Heroic)
3. The Stone of Legend (80 Heroic)

Muktop Quickpage

• Pressing Your Luck in Upper Guk (80 Heroic)

Glipta Proudhunt

• For The Glory of Marr (80 Heroic)

Gopton Braveheart

• 'Til Only Ash Remains (80 Heroic)

The Lower Corridors

Historian Gluppin

• Lost Long Ago (80 Heroic)

Ykesha's Outer Stronghold

Bulvariz

• Poisoning the Poisoned (80 Heroic)

Freluup

• Brothers in Chains (80 Heroic)

Tupta

Guktan Guard Faction Quests

Urp Brightblade

1. Endear Oneself to Tupta (78)

• Berry Good, Sir - subquest of Ship Out

1. Termite Troubles, Part I
2. Termite Troubles, Part II
3. Termite Troubles, Part III
4. Termite Troubles, Part IV

Tiptup Strongheart - each of the following quests will improve your standing with Guktan Guard by 2000.

1. Homage on Ancestral Grounds (79)
2. You may now perform a task for each of the 4 ghosts:
• The Spirit Sees All (79) - from Tiki
• Fallen But Not Forgotten (79) - from Wik
• The Old Sting of Betrayal (79) - from Zul
• Not Really Deep or Murky, Actually (79) - from Mog
3. Return to Tiptup Strongheart for a "thank you", and a final gift.

Merza Valorarm - each of the following quests will improve your standing with Guktan Guard by 2000.

1. A Curious Sort of Patient (79)
2. No Guts, No Healing (79)
3. Clinical Trials for Trees (79)
4. Deliver the Guts (79)

Tupta Missions

See Tupta Faction Missions

Grobb

Clan Grobb Faction Quests

Nurtza Skullcrusher - at the entrance to Grobb. This quest will give you +10,000 faction with Clan Grobb; enough to let anyone into the city to get the rest of the quests.

1. Making an Ally of Grobb (78)

Grunty - each of the following quests will increase your faction with Clan Grobb by 2000.

1. Over the Hills and Far Away (79)
2. Ramble On (79)
3. Communication Breakdown (79)
4. Bring It On Home (79)

Groluk <Gator Wrangler> - each of the following quests will increase your faction with Clan Grobb by 2000.

1. Gator Snacks (79)
2. Bleach the Leech (79)
3. The Egg Harvest (79)
4. The Walking Billboard (79)
5. Gator Infestation (79)
6. Sharp of Tooth, Long of Tail (79)

Zubzub

• Zubzub's Munchies, Part I
• Zubzub's Munchies, Part II
• Zubzub's Munchies, Part III
• Zubzub's Munchies, Part IV

Grobb Missions

See Grobb Faction Missions

The Overlook

Alden Strongaxe

1. Midday Perk (76)

The Shadowed Cleft

Lieutenant Fella

1. No Bites for New Recruits (79)
2. Poor Unfortunate Sifters (79)
3. A Fishy Population Balance (79)

Grandpa Krill

1. Getting Inked (79)
2. Grandpa Hates Sharks! (79)
3. The Allure of Fishing Lures (79 Heroic)

Vip Gloryshield

1. Frying Small Fish (80)
2. Strike the Strikers (80) - from Swaggerin' Grakk at Salty Sail Port
3. Agents All About (80) - Nezzin Ribraker at Gunthak's Shanty
4. A Rat's a Rat's a Rat (80)

General Rattamus Munsk

1. Grains for Gluttons (79) - Wear the disguise you got from A Rat's a Rat's a Rat
2. Shaking up the Place (79)
3. Undoing the Damage
4. The Roaches Come In...

Klip Marrsquire

1. Fruit of the Sea (80)
2. Spice It Up (80)
3. Fish and Eggs? (80)
4. Something in the Water (82)

Butcher Sog

1. The Wing's the Thing (80)
2. Ocean Delicacies (80)
3. An Exotic Ykeshan Specialty (80)
4. Secret Spices (80)

Chipp the Thinker
Prerequisite: A Fishy Population Balance

1. Frozen Out of Time (83)

Tillage Patch

Vroomba

1. Culling the Corruption (80)
2. Starve them Out (80)
3. The Case of the Missing Fungus (80)
4. Give it a Rest (80)

Russho

1. Vile Strider No More (79)
2. Corpses Galore (79)

Humphsh

1. Vile Crystals (79)

Salty Sail Port

Captain Azhub

• Tracking the Croc (80) - Note: This quest will hurt your faction with the Guktan Guard.

• A Pirate's Tale (80) - Started by buying a book of the same name from Salty Jotz (with enough Clan Brokenskull faction).

Brokenskull Rock

Tradeskill Tasks

• Hophip Valorfeet at Firmroot Moot - tasks for the Survival Accord
• Varick Stoutheart at Tupta - tasks for the Guktan Guard.
• Broosha Gatormarrow at Grobb - tasks for the Clan Grobb.

Lore & Legend

• Lore and Legend: Boarfiend

Object-Triggered

• Vengeance for the Fallen - examine a skeleton on the smaller ruddyshell tortoise island at -2256,-1064,725 Copy to start

Collection Quests

• Gnomish Devices (80) - near U.J.L. 1.0
• Anemone Arms (80)
• Brokenskull Pirate Peglegs (80)
• Brokenskull Pirate Sashes (80)
• Thullosian Tribal Idols (80) - around Firmroot Moot
• Tuptan Cookware (80) - around Firmroot Moot