THE ELVEN RITUAL

The Elven Ritual is a side quest encountered in the elven tombs of the Brecilian Ruins in the Brecilian Forest. The ritual must be completed in order to enter the Elven Burial Chamber, as part of The Mage's Treasure hunt.

Automatically triggered when an old earthen tablet is found in a sarcophagus.

Walkthrough

Upon reaching the first large room with a circular mosaic on the floor (Brecilian Forest Lower Ruins Map, L2) where the ghostly elven boy is looking for his mother and after dealing with subsequent wave of skeletons, go south to a side room (Brecilian Forest Lower Ruins Map, L3) and retrieve A Carved Elven Tablet (and, a Fancy Scroll) inside a sarcophagus. This quest will be initiated along with a codex entry update.

Continue eastward and turn left (northward) to reach the ritual hall (Brecilian Forest Lower Ruins Map, L4), where a fountain (or pool) in the middle, an altar to the side, and a locked Metal Door ahead are located. The burial chamber beyond can only be accessed by performing an ancient elven ritual

Note: If you find the fountain/altar but do not have the Tablet in your inventory, go to your right (westward) as you leave this room and then go to the next left (in the mosaic room). Unless you get the Tablet, you are unable to complete the quest.

Perform the ritual as described by the Tablet in this hall:

  1. Examine the fountain to start its dialog.

  2. Take the empty earthen jug from the fountain

  3. Fill the earthen jug with water.

  4. Leave the pool alone.

  5. Place the filled earthen jug on top of the nearby altar.

  6. Kneel before the altar and pray.

  7. Examine the earthen jug on the altar.

  8. Take a single sip from the water in the earthen jug.

  9. Take the earthen jug.

  10. Leave the altar alone.

  11. Dump the remaining water from the earthen jug into the fountain.

If the Warden makes a mistake in the sequence, two shades will attack the party. However, the jug will not break, and the Warden can try again. When the ritual is completed successfully, the jug will break and the Metal Door will open, allowing entrance into the burial chamber.

Note: Attempting the ritual sequence correctly without obtaining the Tablet first results in the shades spawning during the kneeling step, since you are not really performing the correct prayer without it.

Rewards

  • 500 XP