Online:Blood and the Sacred Words

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Protect the sacred words of Malacath from the Vosh Rakh. Zone: Wrothgar Objective: Fharun Stronghold — Thwart the plans of the Vosh Rakh at Fharun Stronghold. Quest Giver: Archivist Murboga Location(s): Fharun Stronghold, Sanctuary of Malacath, Orsinium Reward: Malacath's Final Word Average Leveled Gold XP Gain: Very High XP ID: 5340

Fharun Stronghold's Sanctuary of Malacath

The Vosh Rakh attacked Fharun Stronghold, killing people in Trinimac's name. A dying archivist claimed they sought a secret sanctuary and the sacred words of Malacath that are hidden within.

Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to Archivist Murboga at the entrance to Fharun Stronghold.
2. Gather blood from the archivists.
3. Find Malacath's Shrine in the keep.
4. Read the Path of the Faithful for clues on how to proceed.
5. Find the sanctuary.
6. Bring the scroll to Orsinium for safekeeping.

Detailed Walkthrough

Dying Archivist

Approaching Fharun Stronghold, you'll find a dying archivist who claims the Vosh Rakh have attacked the stronghold, killing people in Trinimac's name. The archivist claims the murderers seek a secret sanctuary and the sacred words of Malacath hidden within. You'll need to gather blood from 4 archivists that were killed by the Vosh Rakh, starting with hers, to gain access to the sanctuary where the sacred words are stored.

The three remaining archivists are to the north end of the stronghold. Akur's body is in the Feast Hall, Mergorz's is at the Clan House, and Boldarkh's is at the Longhouse. The order you find them in is unimportant. There will be numerous enemies to avoid or to dispatch, at your discretion. In whichever building you find the last body, you will be visited by a member of the Agra Crun, who will give you a book that contains riddle-like guidance to get you through the pathway that leads to the sacred words.  

A Protected Pathway

Follow the lights

At the shrine, "only a gift of life's most precious liquid" will open the path. Place the archivists' blood in the offering bowls. The door to the path is Malacath's Head on the altar.

In the Prayer Rooms, "those who refuse to follow Malacath's light will forever walk in darkness." There will be a table with a candle next to each door (to the left of the door). Go through the door next to the only lit candle in each room. Repeat this correctly four times and you will proceed to the next area. Otherwise, you'll keep returning to this starting room over and over.

In the Hall of Faith, "trust that Malacath will catch you." Take a moment to appreciate the magnificent tapestry, then jump in the well.

The Word is Given

You have reached the Sanctuary of Words. Now you face a terrible task: to obtain the scroll containing the sacred words, you must kill the Keeper. After doing so, Azrath will congratulate you, and will direct you to bring the scroll to Kroma, in Orsinium. Exit the sanctuary (after fishing the three Foul Fishing Holes at the feet of the great statue of Malacath, if you wish) and head to the orc capital. Kroma can be found in Bludrath's House, near Scarp Keep. She will accept the scroll and grant you a reward to close the quest.

Bugs

• Exiting the sanctuary of Malacath without retrieving the sacred words will require you to make the entire way back as the exit door is one-way only. ^?

Quest Stages

Blood and the Sacred Words
Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
	The dying archivist asked me to gather blood from all of the archivists that were killed by the Vosh Rakh, starting with her own. According to her, I'll need the blood to gain access to the sanctuary where the sacred words are stored. Objective: Gather Blood from the Archivists: 0/4
	A hooded Orc has appeared claiming to offer aid with my task. I should talk to him and see what he wants. Objective: Talk to the Azrath
	I gathered the blood of the fallen archivists and the Hooded Orc provided me with a book that should help me find the path to the sanctuary where the sacred words are stored. He said the path begins in Malacath's shrine in Fharun Keep. Objective: Find Malacath's Shrine in the Keep
	I reached the shrine. According to the book, "The shrine in Fharun Keep hides the path to the sanctuary. Only a gift of life's most precious fluid, freely given by the holy curators, will reveal the way." I need to figure out what this means. Objective: Open the Way to the Sanctuary
	Offering the blood of the archivists appears to have activated some ancient mechanism. I need to find the passage that leads to the hidden sanctuary. Objective: Search for Malacath's Hidden Sanctuary Objective Hint: Read the Path of the Faithful for Clues Objective Hint: Read Book Again for Clues
	I'm inside the hidden sanctuary beneath Fharun Stronghold. I should figure out how to retrieve the sacred words of Malacath as the dying archivist requested. Objective: Retrieve the Sacred Words
	After I retrieved the scroll containing the sacred words of Malacath, Azrath appeared again. I should talk to him. Objective: Talk to Azrath
Finishes quest	Azrath asked me to deliver the scroll containing the sacred words of Malacath to someone named Kroma. I should find her in a house marked with Malacath's light in Orsinium's residential district. Objective: Deliver the Scroll

Notes

* Any text displayed in angle brackets (e.g., <Alias=LocationHold>) is dynamically set by the game and will be filled in with the appropriate word(s) when seen in game.

• Not all Journal Entries may appear in your journal; which entries appear and which entries do not depends on the manner in which the quest is done.
• Stages are not always in order of progress. This is usually the case with quests that have multiple possible outcomes or quests where certain tasks may be done in any order. Some stages may therefore repeat objectives seen in other stages.