The other day I completed the quest to get Dancing Earrings, which give -1 AC. w00t! The following is a short guide and screenshots of the process.
First off, don't let people tell you that you need 1000
Fragment of Soul Stone and a
Head of Chaos and all that
exaggerated crap. That quantity of frags and the head is for the charm that allows you to advance to the next (2nd) floor in the Temple of Shadows. From what I've heard, that area is a world of hurt. We're talking Compton during a power outtage. Not sure if anyone on
LoA has even made it there yet...although I think it's possible as long as one can purchase all of those items.
What you need is
KARMA. What is karma? Hell if I know! But I DO know that you need to hunt Priests of Chaos in
the Temple of Shadows (ToS) in order to acquire enough of it. I would estimate that I hunted
ToS for about 10-15% experience (lvl 53) solo. Make note of that: solo. I've heard that karma does not split if partied. The other estimates I've heard are that it equates to something like 4,000-6,000 monsters in
ToS. The amount of karma per monster probably depends on the type: walking/flying/horse, in that increasing order.
Once you gain enough karma, you speak to the Agent of
Varlok in the far top/right corner of the 1st Floor Temple of Shadows. He will speak to you like so:
If you do not have enough karma he'll just say something rude. ;)
If you pay the Agent of
Varlok 10 Fragments of Soul Stone he will transport you to the area where you will be rewarded with the earrings. It looks like this:
Speaking to the Lesser Demon, Varlok's Secretary (All that paperwork being a demon!), on the bottom/right will reward you with what he calls an "amulet":
Accept this offer (Take Amulet) and say "w00000000tels!!!":
And now you've got an extra -1 AC!
Lastly, I'm not sure what the easiest way out of Sanctuary of Evil is, but I don't think you can use an escape scroll. Granted, I don't think I really
tried to escape. I ran around until I saw something I could start swinging my sword at.
There was an Incarnation of
Varlok waiting across a bridge and around a corner. I decided to start chopping at him with my sword. I did and was doing just fine until a Succubus of
Varlok joined in the fun. I was whooped and left as a bloodied corpse.
For my own dignity, I did not take a screenshot of this last scene, but I do have one of myself trying to bust-a-cap into a
Varlok. :)
Happy Questing!
-Tachyon
Labels: Chaos, Earrings, Karma, Lineage, Quest, Tachyon, Temple of Shadows
