EverQuest II · Sentinel's Fate

The Footsteps
of Dartain

An eight-quest signature trail across Odus - tracking the lost archmage Dartain from Paineel to the Royal Palace of Erudin, and the secret of the Erudite change.

Heroic (much soloable) Level 85–90 Starts: Paineel 8 quests ~55 steps

Before You Begin

A linear signature line, but it threads through several group dungeons - line up help before the gated steps.

Group dungeons gate four of the eight quests. Quests 1, 2, 7 and 8 send you into The Hole: Spirit's Resonance, The Hole (a ring event vs Kluhb), Vasty Deep: The Abandoned Labs, and finally the Library of Erudin + Royal Palace of Erudin. At level 85–90 these want a group; at modern levels they solo. Quests 3–6 are overland and largely soloable.

The Signature Chain

Paineel → The Sundered Frontier → Kerra Isle → The Stonebrunt Highlands → Erudin
01
Paineel → The Hole: Spirit's Resonance

Emergence

Start: Delinah Khahiz in Paineel  1995, -298, 3326  ·  level 86+

Word reaches Paineel that the long-lost archmage Dartain has emerged from the Hole. The hunt for his trail - and the truth of the Erudite change - begins here.

  • Find evidence of Dartain in the Council Chamber in The City of Paineel - a clickable stack of books  1852, -294, 3462.
  • Return to Delinah Khahiz.
  • Speak with the Historiographer Pleni Mas'arc  1850, -298, 3446.
  • Enter The Hole: Spirit's Resonance  1852, -372, 3452 and search Dartain's Fortress for his artifacts:
    • Gather his crystals - in the observatory pit beneath the telescope  557, 121, -49, the fire area in the SW corner  608, 87, -118, and the pool room by the door  594, 128, -339.
    • Or claim a book instead -  536, 132, -235 or in Nortlav the Scalekeeper's room  510, 147, -170.
  • Return to Pleni Mas'arc for your reward.

Reward: coin & status - opens the trail of Dartain.

02
Sundered Frontier · The Hole ring event

Observation

Start: Pleni Mas'arc in The City of Paineel (Hall of the Fell Blade)

  • Speak with Falizar D'Narin at The Eye of Dartain.
  • Collect 10 geode pieces - uncommon updates from boulder dashers or summoned bastions (the bastions update more reliably).
  • Return to Falizar.
  • Claim the resonating heart from Kluhb, the Seal Guard-Champion in The Hole  -525, -300, -589 - clear the mobs at the golden door to trigger the ring event.
  • Return to Falizar.
  • Click the platform  1798, 0, 4308 and speak with a projected erudite, then report back to Falizar.

Ring event. If the Kluhb event is interrupted, there is a 45-minute reset before you can retry - bring a group that can finish it cleanly.

Reward: coin & status.

03
The Sundered Frontier

Discovery

Start: Falizar D'Narin  1827, 5, 4355

  • Speak with Falleh Missar  1307, -45, 3038.
  • Find the mysterious kerran Taliah the Diviner  952, -48, 3069.
  • Speak with Finglias  1018, -51, 3479.
  • Kill Hytkysis, the Forlorn Drake Spirit  432, 148, 2983 (or  252, 173, 3051).
  • Return to Finglias, then back to Taliah.

Reward: coin & status.

04
Kerra Isle · Toxxulia Forest

Awakening

Start: Taliah the Diviner  947, -48, 3069  ·  listed Heroic but fully soloable

  • On Kerra Isle, speak with Ootuko  1280, 47, 2189, Meelia  1264, 44, 2153, then Urix the Speaker  1318, 44, 2124.
  • Free the four kerran ancestor spirits - floating balls around the village; right-click each, then lead it back and report to Urix.
  • Speak with Kulrah  1073, 6, 2268, then find the stones to repair the Hands of Kajak around the island - e.g.  1052, 18, 2079,  1295, 16, 1913,  1446, 24, 1981. Return to Kulrah.
  • Speak with Jakna  1357, 12, 2372, then kill 12 root glimmers in Toxxulia Forest.
  • Return to Jakna, then to Ootuko.

Reward: coin & status.

05
The Stonebrunt Highlands · Moonfield Hamlet

Experimentation

Start: Ootuko on Kerra Isle  158, 411, 1241  ·  Solo

  • Go to Moonfield Hamlet in the Stonebrunt Highlands and see Feraa Yaldeh  158, 411, 1241.
  • Collect 10 ritual stones from Slobberjaw kobolds (uncommon updates), then return to Feraa.
  • See the kobold Eglak near the Intercontinental Temporal Station  -431, 374, 1346.
  • Use the Enchanted Slobberjaw Eye to reveal spirits - click them to spawn slobberjaw entities and kill 6. Return to Eglak.
  • Fly back to Moonfield Hamlet and talk to Feraa; activate the Eye, go to  250, 368, 1032, speak to a displaced erudite spirit, then return to Feraa.

Reward: coin & status.

06
The Stonebrunt Highlands · Quel'ule

Enlightenment

Start: Feraa Yaldeh in Moonfield Hamlet  158, 411, 1241  ·  Solo

  • Find Sanuit Al'radyr in Quel'ule  -435, 389, 831.
  • Go to Erud's Point  75, 450, 185 and use the Eye of Quellious from Sanuit, then return to Sanuit.
  • See Hulgin Khizar  -112, 366, 717.
  • Search for ritual tablets around Quel'ule - red broken books near rocks and trees; they are not group updates and respawn slowly.
  • Return to Hulgin.

Reward: coin & status.

07
Stonebrunt → Vasty Deep: The Abandoned Labs

Preparation

Start: Hulgin Khizar in Quel'ule  -112, 366, 717

  • Speak to Beziz Monommin in Deepwater Pavilion  -163, 181, -405.
  • Enter the Abandoned Kejek Village via the cave  -580, 467, 346 and collect the Resin - e.g.  -1042, 534, 580 or  -929, 518, 570.
  • Descend into the Nexus in Quel'ule  -257, 326, 601 and right-click the Resin to charge it. Return to Beziz.
  • See Kallana Esshar in Deepwater Pavilion  -110, 188, -438.
  • Go to Vasty Deep: The Abandoned Labs and click the console in the Librarium  -97, -60, -351 (a cleared instance works). Return to Kallana.

Reward: coin & status.

08
Erudin · Library & Royal PalaceFinale

Ascension

Start: Kallana Esshar in Deepwater Pavilion  -110, 188, -438

The trail ends in Erudin itself - where Dartain, and the truth of who he has become, wait behind a false wall in the Royal Palace.

  • Speak to Amaht Darmhaziz at the Mausoleum of Scholars  454, 244, -38.
  • Go to the Library of Erudin and collect 8 pages from around the tables (20+ possible spots) - e.g.  -248, -2, 17,  37, 0, -120,  95, 37, -77. Return to Amaht.
  • Find the chest near the Mausoleum  271, 253, 104; slay 3 Gruengach silencers (90 Heroic bruisers) that spawn. Return to Amaht.
  • Go to the Royal Palace of Erudin  175, 224, -49 and search for Dartain - speak with Dartain / Al'Kabor on the 3rd-floor center room behind the false wall.
  • Kill the final named, El'Arad, Lord Primarch of Erudin, then speak with Dartain / Al'Kabor again.
  • Travel to Kelethin and speak with Eva Corunno'thes  46, 93, 79 to close the tale.

Reward: coin, status, and your choice of one signet - Al'Kabor's Signet of Alacrity, Al'Kabor's Signet of Efficacy, Dartain's Signet of Execution, or Dartain's Signet of Resolve.

Up next: Sentinel's Fate's second signature line, Seeking Lucan, runs alongside this one. For more Odus loot, chase the expansion's five Heritage Quests and the Mark of Manaar daily missions out of the Sundered Frontier and Stonebrunt Highlands.