Beyond the Barrier: The Devastation of Lyras

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You thought she was gone for good.

You thought that she was finally and truly destroyed.

You were wrong.

Description

A cry of help has come from the far west, further than even Forfedhdar. What was once the wild highlands of the Prydaen is now the wasteland left behind by a long and brutal war. Too few in number to finish the war themselves, the last of the Claw of Tenemlor will rely on you to rid the land of the scourge of undead once and for all, and restore both life and peace to a dead land. From cleansing the land of its corruption, to aiding the Claw in their work, your help is needed. And ultimately, the last remnant of Lyras waits...for you.

Do you have the courage to go Beyond the Barrier?

Aid the Claw of Tenemlor in the last fight against the corruption that Lyras wrought on the far west. Battle the undead, travel to the Sunfell Hub, and put an end to the Remnant of Lyras once and for all! This quest lasts roughly four hours, and has a maximum size of ten people.

EARLY BIRD BONUS! All questers who participate in one of the first thirty (30) quest runs at the introductory price will be able to choose between two very special limited edition items that will never, ever be offered again!

HOLIDAY SPECIAL (2014)! Successfully completing the quest during December 2014 will give participants their choice of one of three limited edition, epic Siegery Figurines!

Limited Edition Prizes

These let you play a game of siegery against another person with a set (easier to work pieces in "good" versus "evil" battles).

a white box of special gifts

• blue gold repair case embossed with the image of the Sunfell Hub

• white trebuchet

• white catapault

• miniature Sunfell Hub

• miniature Claw of Tenemlor Elder figurine wearing a sleeveless mra'sin

• miniature Degehri figurine with golden eyes that sparkle with mischief

• miniature Vipife figurine marred with complex cicatrix along his chest and neck

• miniature Agehrilor figurine wielding a wickedly curved dagger

• miniature Esata figurine holding a small leather scroll

a black box of special gifts

• dark iron repair case embossed with the image of an undead battlefront

• black trebuchet

• black catapault

• miniature undead battlefront

• miniature Lyras figurine dressed in dark purple robes

• miniature Sharlir figurine dressed in bloodstained leathers

• miniature gestalt draugen

• miniature mud-infused monstrosity caked with dried mud

• miniature essence of corruption

Holiday Special (2014) Prizes

• miniature Kertigen figurine draped in dark red robes

• miniature Zachriedek figurine dressed in midnight black robes

• miniature Divyaush figurine dressed in bright festival clothing

Boss Loot

• fetid black and green goo

• gladius with an ornate damite hilt shaped into a crow with wings spread wide

• heavily bloodstained leathers tooled with an elaborate symbol on the chest

• jagged scythe with a twisted glaes-spiked haft

• oddly assembled full battle plate covered with blighted gold symbols

• pitted iron survival knife with a blighted gold handle

Incidental Loot

Armor

• aged chain hauberk lined with bloodstained silk

• bronze skirmisher's shield embossed with the image of a soaring black crow

• butterfly-shaped shield inlaid with vibrant crystals

• blackened battle odaj affixed with pauldrons sculpted to resemble crow heads

• blackened mail greaves embellished with tarnished brass crows

• field plate cobbled together from mismatched pieces

• gold plated greaves embellished with jeweled triquetras

• lozenge-shaped leather shield tooled with the image of Katamba

• piecemeal leather armor discolored with age

• ribbed leucro bone gloves

• tarnished steel half plate etched with a crow

Clothing

• black satin tunic embroidered with orange and red flames

• black suede boots embellished with silver-clawed toecaps

• black suede tunic dangling a row of bear claws and sun-bleached bone shards along the yoke

• bloodstained gold linen tabard embroidered with the shariza of Tenemlor

• crumpled velvet tunic covered with dusty stains

• darkened leather headband marred with numerous bite marks

• deep amber velvet robe sashed with a golden silk braid

• dingy green-grey odaj decorated with a faded pattern of crows

• fine leather breeches in a creamy tan hue

• firestained leather belt with a blackened buckle

• floor length black spidersilk cloak stenciled with falling leaves

• forest green velvet robe embroidered with twining vines

• heavy leather shirt painted with muted tribal markings

• leaf-shaped leather hat accented with a crow's feather

• leather odaj adorned with mangy-looking badger pelts

• pair of green woolen socks stitched with tiny leaves

• pair of jute boots

• pair of snow white leather boots studded with silver

• pair of white fur gloves edged with silver stitching

• short leather hunting skirt beaded with muted black onyx

• soft cougar hide sandals fastened with tiny wooden buckles

• soot-stained odaj with hints of a butterfly motif visible beneath the discoloration

• supple leather odaj adorned with golden scales at the shoulders

• tattered Pr'mra'sin of sheer golden silk blotched with reddish-brown stains

• tattered Pr'ysin held by a tarnished silver brooch with an empty setting

• wrinkled linen shirt with tattered sleeves

• dark purple greatcloak edged with ornate golden braiding

Containers

• beaded arm pouch made from woven rawhide

• black leather backpack embossed with the image of an inkhorne

• creamy suede thigh pouch dangling blackened bone shards

• dark oilcloth pack with reinforced straps

• dark steel case acid etched with a seven-pointed star

• steel key

• fine leather belt hooked with a small scabbard

• leather tail pouch painted with red and purple dye

• mottled leather war belt fastened by a jagged bit of stone

• polished flamewood case overlayed with golden filigree

• golden filigreed key

• rabbit fur gem pouch stained in deep violet hues

• small leather wrist pouch tied with a braided drawstring

• thick leather thigh pouch patterned with tiny ebonwood beads

• thick rawhide arm pouch with claw marks down the front

• violet leather thigh quiver branded with a starburst pattern

Crafting Related

• black marble mortar speckled with tiny silver veins

• black marble pestle speckled with tiny silver veins

• barrel of grain alcohol

• box of hilts

• box for leather strips

• box of long poles

• box of short poles

• box of wool yarn

• bundle of hafts

• bundle of long cords

• bundle of short cords

• heat-stained steel tongs with leather-wrapped handles

• heavy forging hammer wrapped around the handle in wyvern hide

• roll of large backing padding

• roll of small backing padding

• roll of large cloth padding

• roll of small cloth padding

• small wooden case designed to hold flasks of oil

Jewelry

• badger claw carved from bearclaw emerald

• carved flamewood band with a wide-grained pattern of gold and red hues

• diamond and platinum locket embossed with a small triquetra symbol

• dented blue gold Pr'raaho centered with an iladza

• detailed wooden amulet carved to resemble a single oak leaf

• fine silver chains linked together with butterfly-shaped clips

• florid obsidian wristcuff set with a magnificent azure-hued opal

• goldenoak iladza inset with vibrant sunstar jasper

• hardened leather tailband embossed with stylized claw marks

• heavy necklace of blackened iron set with howlite wolf heads

• opal butterfly set with Enelne's eyes

• ornate shariza pendant crafted from solid blue gold

• pair of double earrings attached to with long interwoven chains

• platinum eyebrow ring studded with a single uncut amethyst

• platinum medallion strung on a slender chain

• polished ebonwood armband inlaid with ivory fangs

• polished silver torque studded with marquise sapphire

• rough rawhide cord dangling a stained bone ring

• rough steel amulet crafted in the shape of a triquetra

• sharpened maple stick

• silver hair net beaded with tiny obsidian jewels

• simple ebonwood haircomb

• smooth white ironwood faiyka inlaid with wild horse jasper

• somber black mourning armband depicting the plight of the Prydaen

• spiraling platinum tailband beaded with moss-green malachite

• stylized blue gold shariza suspending delicate kadepa chains

• stylized midnight onyx crow with wings splayed

• tarnished steel ring

• thin leather necklace strung with multiple raven feathers

• triple-stranded electrum hip-chain dangling ruby-tipped claws

• white gold anklet dangling ruby droplets

• tarnished steel hip-chain hung with coin-shaped discs

Magical

• battered ceremonial shield decorated with Enelne's eyes

• brilliant sunstone amulet centered with a blue gold disc

• granite ring shaped like a twisted claw-tipped hand

• heavy silver wristcuff

• polished gaethzen crow

• polished gaethzen panther

• soft leather choker set at the throat with twin Enelne's eyes

Other

• aged Prydaen bloodwyne

• badly tarnished belt knife with a notched hilt

• carved marble statuette of a dancing Prydaen woman

• carved oakwood cane with a knobby handle

• chipped statuette of a young Prydaen woman

• deep purple osage pipe wrapped with a golden dragon

• deep purple phofe flower

• desiccated berries

• elaborate four-sectioned ceremonial sonajero crafted from elmod

• elegant black silk fan decorated with tiny jeweled constellations

• flaming glogg

• fierce-eyed Rakash priestess wielding a mace

• fine oakwood brush carved with a spiral pattern

• hammered iron wrist knife flecked with spots of dried blood

• hard red berries

• heavy fur blanket stitched together from the hides of several animals

• honey-lemon tea

• large Enelne's eye

• obsidian skinning knife with a leather-wrapped handle

• sinuous ebony pipe carved to resemble a flying wyvern

• polished river stones of varying hues

• ragged Lyras finger puppet

• sharpened troll tooth scrimshawed with a repeating nomlas motif

• small leather ball painted with a faded butterfly

• wyndwood ocarina painted with whimsical butterflies

Weapons

• barbed predator's spear with a deep purple osage haft

• darkened steel axe deeply etched with twin sunburst patterns

• finely honed iron dart fletched with trimmed crow feathers

• gleaming steel war sword with a badger's head pommel

• massive war hammer crafted from ironwood and steel

• quarterstaff capped with a blackened iron crow

• thin steel dagger with a leather-wrapped hilt

• weighted iron mace with a balanced hexagonal haft

• wickedly curved briquet crafted to resemble a giant claw

• viciously serrated charovras

End Treasure

On the Woolen Rug

• aurora opal - forehead gem with visions about Rakash and Prydaen cultures and their homeland

• blighted gold ankle cuff - temporary mana healer

• blighted gold bracelet studded with large flame opals - passive mana healer

• crystalline dragon tear (2) - forehead gem with visions about the Seven Star Empire

• elaborate weapon harness strung with Enelne's eye amulets

• ilglaiks skefne tipped with a gleaming green stone sharpened to a razor edge

• electrum badge featuring a raised seven-pointed star - discipline booster

• grey pygmy owl charm displaying swirling charoite eyes - whisper charm

• kadepa ingot - 40 volume

• leaf-shaped sky blue svelae - forehead gem with visions about flowers

• lithe icesteel cutlass with an elaborate basket hilt - light enchantment

• rectangular black leather case embossed with a seven-pointed star - contains 4 treasure maps

• silversteel triskele brooch - 4x hider

• tattered cornhusk doll wrapped in a scrap of marblesilk - temporary spirit healer

• weathered leather coin purse with beaded ties - 35 coin arm worn moneybelt

On the Wooden Table

• box crafted from deeply-oiled diamondwood

• several strands of black diamonds interspersed with blighted gold discs

• set of senci bangles dangling platinum charms

• silvery drop post earrings suspending twin Enelne's eyes

• cracked jade urn with tarnished silver filigree - 50 charge mob catcher

• cracked leather storage book emblazoned with a blue gold shariza

• deed for a senci boulder - Removed in April 2015

• doeskin and hickory bellows with bright brass fittings - masterful tool

• icesteel pin wrought in the shape of a seven-pointed star - 4x hider

• jagged-edged hand claws decorated with blighted gold veins

• large gaethzen sphere suspended from a thick platinum chain - wearable gaezthen

• oiled leather storage book emblazoned with a great blackened moonsilver crow

• slender spatha with a blue gold shariza set into the hilt - conjure enchantment

• sturdy hickory distaff carved with an intricate knotwork design - masterful tool

• twisted kertig quarterstaff with a blackened wiirwood head - Casts HOT once a day

• wide mallet displaying a blackened moonsilver inlay of a crow - conjure enchantment

New End Treasure

On the wooden bench

• silverwillow picnic basket

• carved ke'nag triquetra - Forehead Gem

• sturdy alchemist's tote crafted from reinforced wyvern leather

• fine wire sieve crafted from thin strands of animite

• large bowl smoothly carved from flawless senci

• highly polished pestle smoothly carved from flawless senci

• highly polished mortar smoothly carved from flawless senci

• highly polished mixing stick smoothly carved from flawless senci

• engineer's satchel crafted from reinforced wyvern hide

• fine icesteel bone saw with a sturdy ebonwood grip

• finely serrated rasp crafted from engraved icesteel

• fine rifflers crafted from engraved icesteel

• well-made pliers crafted from engraved icesteel

• icesteel chisels with the handles wrapped in wyvern leather

• forger's tool bag crafted from treated wyvern hide

• wyvern leather bellows with handles of engraved icesteel

• polished stirring rod crafted from engraved icesteel

• polished tongs crafted from engraved icesteel

• polished forging hammer crafted from engraved icesteel

• heavy miner's sack crafted of wyvern hide

• tyrium shovel with a long ebonwood handle

• heavy tyrium pickaxe with a long ebonwood handle

• large hunting pack crafted from wyvern hide - Oversized Container

• tailor's duffel crafted from fine ialalhe

• thin sewing needles crafted from animite

• thin knitting needles crafted from animite

• razor sharp scissors crafted from animite

• finely honed awl crafted from animite

• trio of obsidian crows set with Enelne's eyes - Floaters

Map

Spoilers

Intro

The world shifts into darkness, and for a long moment you can see and hear nothing. At all. Then you feel, rather than see, a wave of corrupt magic echoing from the distant West. The magic pulls your vision steadily Westward, until you clearly see the Great Barrier, roiling and seething with the curse placed upon it. Your eyes are drawn to a very visible tear within the Barrier, allowing a glimpse of the blighted lands beyond.

A lone Prydaen girl wages war against the countless undead that have managed to escape through the lingering rift in the enormous wall of magic.

As quickly as it started, everything begins to return to normal again. As the vision fades, you hear a soft voice say, "Please, Easterner. Help us."

A slight pain twinges in your forehead, and you hear a voice hiss softly in your head, sounding dim and distant. "You are not welcome here." The hiss is accompanied by a flash of a female Prydaen, her mane in wild tangles mussed with dry leaves and her clothes all in thin rags. But most unsettling of all are her glowing yellow eyes, which burn with an intense hatred reserved by the dead for the living.

As she hisses, you get the feeling that whatever inhabits the unfortunate corpse is distinctly *not* Prydaen. The vision begins to fade away again, along with the mild headache.

Some unknown force interrupts your normal sight, and you soon feel your consciousness being pulled inexorably Westward. Your sight flies toward the corrupted Barrier, then through the tear in it, flies low over a dead, devastated forest.

After a long moment, your sight zeroes in on what appears to have once been a Prydaen hub. Most of the buildings are broken or ruined, but the overall structure of it still lingers.

Your vision centers on a Prydaen woman with light grey fur. She locks eyes with you for a long moment, then smiles slightly and nods as if in thanks. Your vision fades away again, although a reassuring feeling comes over you.

You hear a soft voice in your head that sounds like an elderly Prydaen woman. She quietly whispers, "I am the Claw Matron, and I thank you for volunteering to aid us. I will open a gate for you in 5 roisaen."

You hear a soft matronly voice in your mind. "Greetings, Easterner. I know where you are, and I will have a gate prepared for you in 3 roisaen."

You hear the soft matronly voice in your head once again. "Greetings again, Easterner. I am casting the spell now to bring you to the far West, which should take effect very shortly. I look forward to meeting you."

A shimmering silvery gate snaps open in front of you, and you recall that you've agreed to aid the Claw of Tenemlor in a struggle to the far West. With a bit of trepidation, you step through the gate. Magic unlike any you've ever seen in the East quickly surrounds you, and you find yourself walking to a distant point through a tunnel of pure light. Old whispers and echoes surround you, and soon you find yourself at a second gate, identical to the first. Stepping through it, you find yourself...

NPCs of Note

• Agehrilor of the Claw of Tenemlor
• Claw Matron Esata
• Claw of Tenemlor Elder
• Claw Veteran Degehri
• Claw Veteran Vipife
• Sharlir
• Lyras

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