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The Lost Artifact

The Lost Artifact is a quest.

Details

Property	Description
Giver	Knightly Orders
Membership	Member
Requirements	Guild rank or character level 8+
Summary	A dying seeker's notes point to a lost artifact; search a dungeon, with a lich to face.

Objectives

Use the location names in your quest journal. Follow map markers when they are available.

Step	Objective	Optional
1	Destroy the lich raising an army of undead in the quest dungeon	No
2	Return to your quest giver in the named town	No
3	Follow the dead seeker's clue to the quest dungeon	Yes
4	Lay the wizard's great grandfather to rest in the quest dungeon, with the lock of hair on you	No
5	Take the artifact from the quest guild hall in the named town	No

Choices

Decision	Choice
The wizard will lead you to a lost artifact the Mages Guild hid away, in return for a favor.	Do the wizard's favor
The wizard will lead you to a lost artifact the Mages Guild hid away, in return for a favor.	Refuse the wizard

Outcomes

Added gear requires a successful quest payment and a qualifying outcome. Quest mail alone does not count as payment.

Outcome	Gold multiplier	Gear choice
The lich is dust, and the artifact the Mages Guild hid is yours.	Scripted reward	No added gear
The lich is dust. You turned the wizard's bargain down and left the Mages Guild's secret alone.	100%	Yes
The lich is dust, and the region is saved.	100%	Yes
The order gave its charge to another knight.	No added payment	No

Outcome	Change type	Target	Change
The lich is dust, and the artifact the Mages Guild hid is yours.	Faction reputation	The Mages Guild	-3

With Questlines enabled, these outcomes control the added rewards. Gold multipliers apply only to gold the quest actually pays. A gear choice offers a weapon, armour and jewellery; keep one. See Quest rewards and loot for rarity, payment and online reward rules.

Possible quest foes

Foe	Group size
Ancient Lich	1
Lich	1
Wraith	1
Battlemage	1

These are the script’s possible foe groups, including conditional encounters. They are not all guaranteed to appear together; repeated attacks and ordinary dungeon enemies can add more. Follow a foe’s reference for its combat rules before choosing weapons.

Artifact loot

Artifact	Acquisition
Warlock's Ring	Quest-specific artifact route; see objectives and choices
Necromancer's Amulet	Quest-specific artifact route; see objectives and choices
Chrysamere	Quest-specific artifact route; see objectives and choices
Staff of Magnus	Quest-specific artifact route; see objectives and choices

These are quest-script items, separate from ordinary enemy or chest drops. When the quest selects an artifact route, the listed artifacts are alternatives rather than a reward bundle.

See Quest reference for offer requirements across quests.

Online, a failed outcome does not apply its faction-reputation penalties. Legal-standing changes and choices made during the quest are separate.

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