Zarnoth the Vigilant

Name: Zarnoth the Vigilant <Gatekeeper Patron>

Race: Half-Orc

Gender: Male

Bestows Quest(s): Vecna Unleashed

Affiliation(s): The Gatekeepers

Locations:

• The Gatekeepers' Grove, north-west corner
• Kill Ten Rats, Sharn Docks
• Morgrave University, Morgrave University - Upper Commons

Description: Patron representative of The Gatekeepers

Name: Zarnoth the Vigilant <Questgiver>

Race: Half-Orc

Gender: Male

Bestows Quest(s): Vecna Unleashed

Affiliation(s): The Gatekeepers

Location: Morgrave University, Morgrave University - Upper Commons

Description: Gatekeeper questgiver.

Morgrave University

If you are too low to receive the quest

• Zarnoth the Vigilant: We still need to unwrite the Codex's magic. Return to me when the time has come.

If you are eligible to receive the quest:

• Zarnoth the Vigilant: Well, <Name>, I don't know what I expected here. We thought that Morgrave, a renowned institution with state-of-the-art facilities, would have been able to handle the Codex. We were mistaken.
• Zarnoth the Vigilant: But now that we have the Inkwell of Aureon, we can press on. It's time to deal with the Codex once and for all.
  • <Name>: Tell me what I need to do.
    • Zarnoth the Vigilant: Applying the enchanted ink into the Codex will not physically destroy it. Indeed, I fear that the artifact is too powerful for any moral to do away with it completely. Using the Inkwell, however, should unwrite the Codex's more sinister magic and eliminate its sentience so that it can't exert its influence over anyone else.
    • Zarnoth the Vigilant: That is where you come in. You can't be swayed by the Codex, so you should be the one to apply the ink.
    • Zarnoth the Vigilant: The Codex is being stored in a vault deep beneath Morgrave University Library. I'll meet you there.
    • Zarnoth the Vigilant: If this fails ... let's just say we're out of options.
      • <Name>: It's time to end this. (Receive Quest)
      • <Name>: Once we use the Inkwell, what will we do with the Codex?
        • Zarnoth the Vigilant: The Codex is too dangerous to be left in mortal hands. We saw that in the Cranium Rat incident at the harbor, as well as the debacle here with that librarian.
        • Zarnoth the Vigilant: The University certainly cannot keep it. After all I've seen, I now feel we Gatekeepers cannot safeguard it either.
        • Zarnoth the Vigilant: Once this is over, we'll need to put it someplace far, far away. And then I will be taking a much-needed vacation.
          • <Name>: Tell me what I need to do.

Inside Vecna Unleashed

Before pouring the Ink

• Zarnoth the Vigilant: Once again the Codex brings us together, <Name>. Let us pray that this is the last time we must deal with this foul artifact.
• Zarnoth the Vigilant: There is reason to be optimistic. With the Inkwell of Aureon, we can unwrite the Codex's evil sentience, removing the ability for it to corrupt others once and for all.
  • <Name>: Let's end this.

After Vecna arrives

• Zarnoth the Vigilant: The Codex is gone. But that's the least of our worries.
• Zarnoth the Vigilant: We need to get everyone out of this tower before Vecna's followers destroy it!
  • <Name>: Evacuate everyone you can. I'll find this ritual and put a stop to it!

After Quest

• Zarnoth the Vigilant: Things have certainly taken a turn for the worse, now that the Codex has fallen into Vecna's hands.
• Zarnoth the Vigilant: But you say the Traveler has taken an interest? If one of the gods is on our side ... well, that certainly changes the situation.
• Zarnoth the Vigilant: Best of luck, <Name>. I await news of the Traveler's plans.
  • <Name>: Vecna will pay for this.