Secret Buried in the Swamp

The person we sent to investigate the ancient monument is missing. Can you help us find him?

The Swamp of Screams is very dangerous. This is too difficult a mission for you.

(This quest may only be undertaken by a character level 66 or above.)

Rangers reported that Krorin went missing somewhere in the Swamp of Screams. Look for him there. If he is dead, find his diary. It might hold a clue about the ancient monument hidden there.

The swamp is a dangerous place, but I'm sure you can handle it. Good luck!

Rangers reported that Krorin went missing somewhere in the Swamp of Screams. Look for him there. If he is dead, find his diary. It might hold a clue about the ancient monument hidden here.

The swamp is a dangerous place, but I'm sure you can handle it. Good luck!

He was a good guild member, he will be missed. Captain Peace thinks this could be why the Golden Ram are here. Would you complete his research so his death is not in vain?

• "I'll help."

Krorin's diary tells of four ancient monuments scattered in the swamp.

Priests of the Elmoreden Empire used them for astronomical observation.

He must have found the first monument! I'll mark it on your Map. Deciphering the ancient hieroglyphs on it will lead you to the next one.

It would look very bad if you went missing too, so be careful. Watch for the stakatos!

According to Krorin's journal, there should be four monuments left behind by the people of the ancient empire. They must be scattered around the swamp...

I've heard that the monuments were used as datum points for making astronomical observations. It seems that Krorin had located the first monument, so you'll want to follow the route marked in his journal. Beyond that, Krorin writes that there are strange characters drawn on the monuments which you must decypher in order to learn the location of the next monument. Those ancient people and their puzzles! Good luck!

You've returned! Did you find the monuments?

• "I found all four."

Very good! With help like yours, we'd be done with this swamp in no time. So they are related to astronomy. Krorin would be proud of you.

Please take this as a small token of my thanks, I'd have something better for you if I weren't stuck in this swamp!

An ancient monument made in the same style as the monument that was discovered first. You found hieroglyphic characters and diagrams inscribed on the surface after cleaning off the mud.

• Analyze the diagrams.

It seems to be a Map to the second monument, somewhere in the Swamp of Screams.

The lines' intersection may be the location of the third monument. After comparing it to the Map, you've discovered its approximate location.

The carvings on the monument have disclosed the location of the third monument.

Another ancient monument in the same style as the first. After cleaning it off, you discover hieroglyphs and diagrams inscribed on it.

• Examine the markings closely.

Much cleaner and better preserved than the previous monuments. It's covered in strange hieroglyphs and diagrams.

• Examine the markings closely.

The fourth monument seems to be in the most dangerous part of the Swamp of Screams.

Further analysis is futile. Only the discovery of the fourth monument remains.

An ancient stone monument. Scrape away the mud and you'll find mysterious hieroglyphs and diagrams.

• Examine the markings closely.

All signs seem to reveal that the diagrams carved on the monument are a Map to the second monument, located somewhere in the Marshland.

The diagrams are a Map to the second monument, somewhere in the swamp.

Like the previous monuments, an ancient Map is inscribed on the fourth monument. After cleaning it off, you recognize the markings.

• Examine the markings closely.

The Map seems to indicate that the monuments in this area were built to track the moon. The four monuments indicate the positions of the moon on the fall and spring equinoxes, and the summer and the winter solstices. There are no more forgotten monuments in this area.

Further analysis is futile.

The corpse of male Dwarf, presumedly that of Researcher Krorin. Apparently he lost his life after being poisoned by a highly toxic substance he was exposed to in the swampland.

• Examine the corpse.

When you open the backpack that is still on the corpse, you find a waterproof lambskin-covered book. Various memos are written in it, and on one page you find a sloppily drawn Map that seems to be of the Swamp of Screams. Could this be the log mentioned by Mercenary Supplier Abercrombie?

There's nothing else.