Song and Stone

Overview
Summary
 * 1) Patrol the area and protect the Stone Singers from the raiding Luxon forces. 5 Stone Singers must survive. You have 8 out of 8 remaining.

Obtained From
 * Count zu Heltzer in House zu Heltzer

Reward
 * 3,000 XP
 * 1,000 Kurzick Faction
 * 350 Gold
 * Equipment Requisition

Dialogue
 * "I cannot tell you how happy I am that the plague is under control, but it has come at a price...the Luxons are growing even more bellicose. It's high time we healed the living stone and rebuilt the cathedral, but their raids are keeping all of my usual forces occupied. You look like a fair hand in a fight. I need someone to protect the Stone Singers while they complete the ritual songs that will heal the cathedral stone. The Luxons are sure to make it difficult, so you must be wary. Help us complete the rebuilding process, and the gods will surely smile upon you. And it that's not enough compensation, House zu Heltzer will make it worth your while."

Walkthrough
As of June 2, 2006, this quest is impossible to complete. As soon as a single stone singer dies, you will fail the quest!

Note it's generally agreed by most that this quest is 'bugged' because if you follow the quest markers properly, it's almost impossible to succeed in finishing it. In order to finish this quest much easier you should follow the map which is uploaded to the right, visiting the blue starbursts in the order given (starting out in Altrumm Ruins). The points in the map are the same points given in the game’s quest markers, but when you visit them in this order it makes the quest exponentially easier. You want to run through the map as quickly as possible (though you should have time stop and kill mobs on the way) because a Stone Singer may be killed by a new mob after you’ve already passed them. If you follow the map quickly the final Stone Singer (at point 8) may still be killed before you can save her, luckily you’re allowed to let 3 of them die so you’ll still finish the quest.

FAQ/Problems

 * Q: I went to the starburst on the map, my quest updated, but there are no Stone Singers or Luxons around!


 * A: This is normal and is why this quest is considered ‘bugged’. If you wait around for a very long time a Stone Singer and some Luxons will spawn at the location, but if you follow this method for every point the quest can take upwards of 4 hours.


 * Q: I saw some Luxons at the quest marker but they disappeared when I got to them!


 * A: This is another version of why this quest is bugged, see previous response.


 * Q: I got within range of seeing the Stone Singer but she got surrounded by Luxons before I could even get within range to heal her!


 * A: This happens if you visit the Stone Singers “out of order” (note that the games quest points are not the correct order). If you follow the map to the left this shouldn’t happen except for the Stone Singer at point 8, which is ok because the quest will still finish if up to 3 Stone Singers die.