Sylsfear Quest

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Sylsfear Quest
Level:	??
Type:	Solo
Starts At:	??
Repeat:	??

Quest Overview

A very old quest (possibly introduced in Beta or Release) involving exploring the Mount Alphus Range and surrounding dungeons. The only rewards are a pull from the Laboratory Supply Chest which contains a low amount of low tier loot generated items.

While lockpicking is not required, a lockpicker can skip most of this quest.

Walk Through

[OPTIONAL] Purchase the Alphus Range Directions and Legend of the Undead Defender avialable from various barkeeps. While not specifically related to this quest, they provide clues to several locations you will visit.
Head to the Mount Alphus Range. See that page for route information.
- If you have no lockpicking skill, proceed to step 3.
- If you can pick a resistance: 364 door, proceed to step 6.
- If you can pick a resistance: 583 door, proceed to step 8.
Head to 21.7N 19.4E and enter the Zabool Tower. Work your way to the top and take the exit portal to reach the summit of Mount Zabool. Head to the southern end of the plateau and take the portal to Mount Alphus.
Head to 19.3N, 17.6E and approach Zalphoos the Shopkeeper. Purchase the Zalphoos' Key and optionally the Zalphoos Guidebook for more information on the area.
Head to 19.5N, 17.5E and take the portal to the Base of Mt. Alphus. Enter the nearby portal to Mt. Alphus Valley.
Head to 15.8N, 2.1E and enter the Alfreth Dungeon. It is a medium sized cave. Either path you take will lead you to a locked door (resistance: 364). Open this door with the Zalphoos' Key or pick the lock.
Jump into the pit beyond the locked doors and work your way to the end of the banderling area. Kill the Banderling Captain and take its Worn Key.
Proceed to the Sylsfear Dungeon located at 11N, 14.7E. There are two routes:
- Head to 17.8N 16.0E and enter the Bellig Tower. Work your way to the top, optionally stopping to kill the Belling Tower Revenant and taking its Hammer of Lightning. At the top take the exit portal to the summit of Mount Bellig. Head to the south end of the plateau and take the portal to Mount Gemm, from Gemm head to Mount Dalt, and from Dalt head to Mount Syliph. Enter the Syliph Tower located at 12.3N, 11.5E. Work your way down, stopping at Gemm the Smith if you wish, and exiting at the bottom to the base of Mt. Syliph. Near that drop point is another portal, leading just down the steep hills to Mt. Syliph Plain. Just west of this drop point, you will find the Slysfear Dungeon.
- Simply run outdoors to 11N, 14.7E. The Mount Alphus range provides an obstacle, so one must first run to the southern end of the valley and then to Sylsfear.
Inside Sylsfear you will find two hallways near the drop. Proceed down the left (south) hallway first. At the first turn, go right (west). You will come to a long hallway with many side hallways. Ignore all these and proceed straight (east). You will come to an intersection with a malformed lifestone in front of you and a Dusty Sign warning you not to take the right (east) path. Take this path anyway.
You will come to a locked door (resistance: 249). However, it is locked from the inside, and you can simply open it. Proceed with caution as this next area is filled with shadows and several magical traps. You will reach a final room. Kill the Trusted Tusker and loot its Worn Key. Kill the Revenant Antiquary and loot its Laboratory Key (timer: 13 Days).
Return to the start of the dungeon. If you choose to retrace your steps and you find that the door leading to the shadow area has locked behind you, the Worn Key from the tusker will open it. Alternatively, you may portal recall if you have the ability.
From the entrance, take the right (west) hallway. Just beyond the two golems you will come to a locked door (resistance: 583). Open this door with the Worn Key taken from the Banderling Captain in the Alfreth Dungeon or pick the lock. This leads to the Laboratory area. Proceed with caution: The final area of the laboratory contains fire and lightning elementals, including an Astyrrian and Inferno.
Open the Laboratory Supply Chest (resistance: 2000) with the Laboratory Key. The loot generated contents are your reward for this quest.

CAUTION: when opened, the chest casts Lightning Vulnerability VI on you at 500 spellcraft. If the Astyrrian is still alive, this can lead to the quick demise of an unprepared adventurer.

Maps

Dungeon	Coordinates	Wiki Map	ACmaps
Alfreth Dungeon	15.8N, 2.1E	--	01D6
Bellig Tower	17.8N 16.0E (base), 17.5N, 16.1E (top)	--	01D4
Syliph Tower	12.3N, 11.5E	--	01D5
Sylsfear Dungeon	11N, 14.7E	--	01D7
Zabool Tower	21.7N 19.4E (base), 21.1N, 18.5E (top)	--	01D3

Items

File:A Scribbled Note Icon.png A Scribbled Note Alphus Range Directions Dusty Sign Laboratory Key Laboratory Supply Chest Legend of the Undead Defender Worn Key Zalphoos Guidebook Zalphoos' Key

Images

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Zalphoos the Shopkeeper
Hopeslayer statue in Sylsfear
Revenant Antiquary

Lore & Dialog

As the Trusted Tusker is torn asunder its remains reveal a key it had been entrusted with.

As the Revenant Antiquary is destroyed an antique key falls amongst its pieces.

Notes

According to old entries on AC Explorer, the Sylsfear dungeon existed during beta (in October of 1999) and the Male Tusker dropped its key back then.
According to the CoD AC Database entry on Sylsfear, originally "Undead controlled this facility," and "when the Hopeslayer's forces were loosed upon the land," the Undead inside Sylsfear collaborated with the Shadows, and now "the deepest reaches of it are full of Shadows and Undead." This likely means that originally, the Shadow/Undead area was only populated with Undead, and during some event in the Fourth Sending of Darkness the Shadows were added.
During an unkwown event, the Male Tusker and Revenant in the Shadow section of Sylsfear were replaced with the uniquely named Trusted Tusker and Revenant Antiquary. They were both given death messages hinting that they dropped a key. This style of update (renaming a generic-named key dropper with a unique name and giving them a death message) was seen in the updates to the Glenden Wood Dungeon Quest, Green Mire Grave Quest, and Baron's Amulet of Life Giving Quest when they became part of the Facility Hub Quests in the Reforging the Past event. Given this, it is possible that the Sylsfear quest was planned on being included in the Facility Hub, and was partially updated, but did not make it into the final version of the hub.