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Bard 1.0 Epic

Singing Short Sword

Summary

Obtaining the final turn-in for the Bard Epic requires gathering four main items:

• Maestro's Symphony Page 24 Top (20376) Steps 1 - 5
• Maestro's Symphony Page 24 Bottom (20383) Steps 6 - 12
• Maestro's Symphony Page 25 (20377) Steps 13 - 16
• Mystical Lute (20538) Steps 17 - 27

Pre-Farm List:

• Step 13 - Kill Blackwing in Rathe Mountains. Loot Onyx Drake Gut
• Step 14 - Kill Nezekezena or Phurzikon in Burning Woods. Loot Red Wurm Gut
• Step 15 - Kill Eldrig the Old in Skyfire Mountains. Loot Chromodrac Gut
• Step 17 - Kill Quag Maelstrom in Ocean of Tears. Loot Alluring Horn
• Step 20 - Kill Phinigel Autropos in Kedge Keep. Loot Kedge Backbone
• Step 21 - Kill Amygdalan’s in Plane of Fear. Loot Amygdalan Tendril
• Step 22 - Kill Drolvarg Warlord in Karnor’s Castle. Loot Petrified Werewolf Skull.
• Step 24 - Kill Trakanon in Sebilis. Loot Undead Dragongut Strings
• Step 24 - Kill Lady Vox or Gorenaire. Loot White Dragon Scales
• Step 24 - Kill Lord Nagafen, Talendor, or Echo of Nortlav. Loot Red Dragon Scales
• Step 25 - Craft Metal Bits with Blacksmithing

Part 1

Maestro's Symphony Page 24 Top (20376)

Step 1

Start off by going to Konia Swiftfoot in Western Plains of Karana. Say "ready" to receive Torch of Misty (20532).

Step 2

Find Fajio Knejo in Misty Thicket. Give him Torch of Misty (20532) to receive Torch of Ro (20533).

Step 3

Locate Andad Filla in Southern Desert of Ro. Give him Torch of Ro (20533) to receive Torch of Rathe (20534).

Step 4

Find Misty Tekcihta in Lake Rathetear). Give her Torch of Rathe (20534) to receive Proof of Speed (20379).

Step 5

Go back to Konia Swiftfoot in Western Plains of Karana. Give her Proof of Speed (20379) to receive Maestro's Symphony Page 24 Top (20376).

Part 2

Maestro's Symphony Page 24 Bottom (20383)

Step 6

Head to Baenar Swiftsong in Southern Plains of Karana. Say "doll" to receive Solusek Mining Company Invoice (20372).

Step 7

Find Marfen Binkdirple in Solusek's Eye. Give him Solusek Mining Company Invoice (20372) to receive Mechanical Doll (20370). He is on the bottom Level.

Step 8

Find Serra in Estate of Unrest. Give her Mechanical Doll (20370) to to receive Note for Baenar (20371). She is underwater.

Step 9

Go back to Baenar Swiftsong in Southern Plains of Karana. Give him Note for Baenar (20371) to receive Note to Maligar (20368).

Step 10

1. Find Maligar in Western Plains of Karana.
2. He has some KoS mobs near him that you might need to kill.
3. You will want to charm Maligar in Western Plains of Karana because he is KoS.
4. Once charmed, give him Note to Maligar (20368) to spawn Maligars Enraged Doppleganger in Western Plains of Karana.
5. Kill Maligars Enraged Doppleganger in Western Plains of Karana (Level 45).
6. Loot Maligar's Head (20367) dropped.

Step 11

Go back to Baenar Swiftsong in Southern Plains of Karana in South Karana. Give him Maligar's Head (20367) dropped to receive Mahlin's Mystical Bongos (20366).

Step 12

Go back Konia Swiftfoot in Western Plains of Karana. Give her Mahlin's Mystical Bongos (20366) to receive Maestro's Symphony Page 24 Bottom (20383).

Part 3

Maestro's Symphony Page 25 (20377)

Step 13

Kill Blackwing in Rathe Mountains (level 35). Loot Onyx Drake Gut (20529) dropped. Kill trash roamers in red circles. Always drops. Fairly common spawn.

Step 14

Kill Nezekezena in The Burning Wood or Phurzikon in The Burning Wood. Loot Red Wurm Gut (20528) dropped. Uncommon Drop. Both can spawn at either blue circle on map. PH spawn rates are between 1-2 minutes. They can spawn quite frequently once you find the correct PH. The PH's roam after spawning so you may need to have 2 characters to quickly find the spawn point.

Step 15

Kill Eldrig the Old in Skyfire Mountains. He has two potential spawn points. (+1630, -3900) and (+550, -4090) His PH's can roam, so you'll want a character to stand at each of his spawn points while a Bard uses Song of Highsun to send mobs back to their spawn point. Loot Chromodrac Gut (20527) dropped.

Step 16

Locate Kelkim Menkia in Southern Plains of Karana. Give her Onyx Drake Gut (20529) dropped, Red Wurm Gut (20528) dropped, and Chromodrac Gut (20527) dropped to receive Maestro's Symphony Page 25 (20377).

Part 4

Mystical Lute (20538)

Step 17

Kill Quag Maelstrom in Ocean of Tears on seafury island. Loot Alluring Horn (20530) dropped. PH's are most cyclops on the island.

Step 18

Find Vedico Windwisper in Butcherblock Mountains on the docks in a hut. Give Alluring Horn (20530) dropped to her to receive Note to Forpar Fizfla (20378).

Step 19

Find Forpar Fizfla in Steamfont Mountains inside a windmill. Give him Note to Forpar Fizfla (20378), then say "component" to receive Forpar's Note to Himself (20380).

Step 20

Kill Phinigel Autropos in Kedge Keep. Loot Kedge Backbone (20524) dropped. He is on a 12 hour respawn. Uncommon Drop.

Step 21

Kill Amygdalan's in Plane of Fear. Loot Amygdalan Tendril (5520) dropped.

Step 22

Kill a Drolvarg warlord in Karnor's Castle. Loot Petrified Werewolf Skull (20525) dropped. Uncommon drop. PH's are the drovarg bodyguards. I took a screenshot of just the warlord room because the entire map is a huge mess for screenshot purposes. (+30, -615)

Step 23

Go back to Forpar Fizfla in Steamfont Mountains. Give him Forpar's Note to Himself (20380), Kedge Backbone (20524) dropped, Amygdalan Tendril (5520) dropped, and Petrified Werewolf Skull (20525) dropped to receive Mystical Lute Head (20535).

Step 24

Kill dragons to get the each of the following:

• Undead Dragongut Strings (20526) dropped - Drops off Trakanon in Old Sebilis
• White Dragon Scales (11602) dropped - Drops from Lady Vox in Permafrost Caverns or Gorenaire in Dreadlands
• Red Dragon Scales (11622) dropped - Drops off Lord Lord Nagafen in Nagafen's Lair, Talendor in Skyfire Mountains, Melalafen in Western Wastelands or Echo of Nortlav in The Hole.

Step 25

Craft 1x Metal Bits (16905) – Crafted (Blacksmithing, Trivial 18, Forge)

• 1x Water Flask (13006) dropped merchant – Bought (Borik Darkanvil, Southeast Trader Building, PoK | Loc: -375 +500)
• 2x Small Piece of Ore (10500) dropped merchant – Bought (Borik Darkanvil, Southeast Trader Building, PoK | Loc: -375 +500)

Step 26

Go back to Forpar Fizfla in Steamfont Mountains. Give him White Dragon Scales (11602) dropped, Red Dragon Scales (11622) dropped, and Metal Bits (16905) to receive Mystical Lute Body (20536).

Next, give him the Mystical Lute Head (20535), Mystical Lute Body (20536), and Undead Dragongut Strings (20526) dropped to receive Mystical Lute (20538).

Step 27

You now have all four items needed for your Epic!

Locate Baldric Slezaf in Dreadlands. He is inside a pyramid near the Wizard Portal.

Give Baldric Slezaf: Maestro's Symphony Page 24 Top (20376), Maestro's Symphony Page 24 Bottom (20383), Maestro's Symphony Page 25 (20377), and Mystical Lute (20538) to receive your Singing Short Sword (20542)!!

This guide was copied from eqprogression.com and modified.