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Book of the Ancients

Get the Book of the Ancients and return it to Azore Aldamort at the tower in Ethel Rethor.
Book of the Ancients
Gem of the Serpent
Provided Item:
Gem of the Serpent

Description

<name>, I entrust you with the Gem of the Serpent. Place this gem on the Serpent Statue's hand on Ranazjar Isle, a small island northwest of here. Placing it will summon the one who protects the Book of the Ancients. This book contains the secrets of the naga, secrets that have been kept for centuries. Bring this book to me, and we will learn much about our scaled foes!

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Reward

You can choose one of these rewards:
Silkstream Cuffs
Arcmetal Shoulders
You will also receive: 45

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
  • 3550 experience ( 21 30 at max. level)
  • 150 Reputation with Argent Dawn

Related

Rating: +40 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 08/25/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
a bunch of you people posting are just idiots.&nbsp people come here for help on quests, not to see "i soloed it np with my lvl 36 warlock or shammy or or any other class"&nbsp they are looking for ways other people did it.&nbsp so how bout ya get off your high horses and if you are gonna post that you beat it tell in detail so the next person can see and understand.&nbsp No i have not done this quest yet just wanted to see where i get it from and yes i know how to spell and and when to use caps but honestly i care less about it.&nbsp so for those of you that actually told how you did and notjust it was easy blah blah ty and for the rest of you shut up if you are not going to be helpful.
Rating: +25 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 09/30/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
The location is 28,6 . Its some hot serpent lady statue :)
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By Anonymous on 05/08/2005 (Patch 1.4.2)
3550 experience gained from this at level 36
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By Kassiel on 02/03/2007 (Patch 2.0.6)
28,7 Book of the Ancients
Rating: +12 [-] [+]
By kular on 05/02/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)
try doing this together with https://classicdb.ch/?quest=1456
and https://classicdb.ch/?quest=6161
all end at the same island
Rating: +12 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 09/30/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
I got both the sceptre of light AND that Lord Kharag....or something at at lvl34. I'm a Paladin and these guys were "pretty" easy to solo except for the Naga lord... he was a tough one.

The naga lord who drops the book of the ancients can be found on the biggest island you can find NW o your map. But before you can kill him you need to put the gem in the statue which is at the top Northern portion of the island. After that he pops up and you can start bashing him.

The sceptre of light(prequest) can be found inside the thunder axe fotress compound in the watchtower on your left when you enter the compound.
Rating: +8 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 09/30/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
It is possible to use the statue without using the gem.&nbsp This summons the boss but he won't drop the book.&nbsp Make sure you right-click on the gem and then click on the statue.
Rating: +6 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 01/18/2006 (Patch 1.9.2)
ok first you need to go the

1.the iland wich is 26,6 for ppl without cosmos check the map desolace and youll see its on the edge of the map in the sea, north-west of the guy who gave you the quest. (its not that very small iland)the iland is called ranazjar iland.

2. go to the north side of the iland where there is a statue, its better to kill some mobs first if ya wanna avoid aggro, the click the statue, and kill the beast that appears. then when its dead, loot the book. done
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By Anonymous on 09/30/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
Keep in mind that once someone has summoned Lord Kragaru with the gem at the shrine, the statue disappears and the respawn takes a bit.
So if you can't find it at the North end of the isle behind the temple, just be patient. You shouldn't be waiting more than a couple of minutes.
Rating: +4 [-] [+]
By bekayoh on 02/22/2007 (Patch 2.0.8)
This spawns a level 38 naga that you need to kill. I did this quest along with a lot of other quests in there area and I wasn't really prepared for the level 38 naga. As a 32 pally I was able to solo it but it was a loooooong fight and I had respawns on the normal naga. You may want to kite him to the tiny rock island next to it as soon as you pull him.
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By Anonymous on 04/30/2005 (Patch 1.4.0)
28,6 (CTmod)
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By Anonymous on 09/30/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
the other quest that you have to do before you get this one, the guy is located at the tloc stated above. Really easy to kill, did at 36 np
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By Anonymous on 09/30/2006 (Patch 1.12.1)
WHOA Be very very careful of the 38-40 two atleast giants walking around. One is called a strider and one is called a searcher. Just as i finished off the guard of the statue this guy come walking up not underwater as ive seen him while ive been doing quests here but right on the isle and the very spot i was fighting the guard at by the statue. Thank god i just made it to the ocean when i turned around and saw him. yikes
Rating: +3 [-] [+]
By Skwidspawn on 07/27/2007 (Patch 2.1.3)
Approach the island from the north as there are a lot of mobs crowded together on the south side. Besides the statue is on that side of the island. The mob is a non-elite lvl 38. relatively easy. I solo'd him at lvl 35.
Rating: +2 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 09/30/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
The first time I killed the guy (lvl 38) he just vanished, leaving no corpse. So I waited for the statue to respawn and killed him again, the second time his corpse stayed and I could loot it. Bugged I guess.
Rating: +2 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 09/30/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
same bug for me, when i killed him... he dissapeared, i waited for the statue to respawn and killed him again, then he left the book.
I think its a bug of ver. 1.6
Rating: +2 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 12/12/2005 (Patch 1.8.4)
I Think this was easy XP. 28.9 is the cordinates u need to open the statue (right click on it) then the level 38 mob comes front. He was easy to kill (I'was level 36 Warlock with IMP)
Rating: +2 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 04/01/2006 (Patch 1.10.0)
I'm lvl 37 mage ... The quest was no problem for me, the CORDINATES are 28.8 (cosmos). On the island Renazjar Isle. Kill the mobs and then you see a statue (right - klick on that) and then a level 38 comes and just kill him and loot the book . Soo easy ^^
Rating: +2 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 09/30/2006 (Patch 1.12.1)
Statue is at , 6 on the island. Sea Giant is summoned once you touch it.
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By Anonymous on 09/30/2006 (Patch 1.12.1)
28 : 6 = statue...it's on the back side. you can swim to the back, climb up, and take out the three guys around it. He's lvl 38, but doesn't do a lot of dmg.
Rating: +2 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 12/12/2006 (Patch 2.0.1)
approx location of the statue where you use the gem is 27,6.&nbsp lvl 38 comes out of it and only dropped the book of the ancients nothing else.&nbsp pretty lame quest.&nbsp lvl 35 & 41 hunter both got 3550xp 45 silver, and Arcmetal Shoulders as a reward.
Rating: +2 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 01/18/2007 (Patch 2.0.5)
Lord is lvl 38 non elite. Easy to kill. Solod as a 34 feral druid in cat form. didnt even have to shapeshift to heal, or use a potion. You can go into stealth right after u summon him.
Rating: +2 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 08/05/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
Did the first part of the quest on my 33 Priest. Easy as hell. Saw the second part, figured cant be too hard, but what the hell, why not?

So cleared area of mobs, spawned him, ran back so i didnt get aggro. Tried my initial pull technique (Holy Fire+Mind Blast+Shadow Word:Pain). All resisted. Oh crap. Didnt help much that he was +5 lvls either. My wand, Cookie's Stirring Rod (20-38 Arcane, 1.30 Attack Speed), was getting partially resisted, only hitting for single digits, teens and the occasional full damage. But with Shield up, I was able to wand him down. When shield dropped, i'd wait till Weakened Soul fell, reactivate Shield, pop a Greater Healing Potion, Renew5 or Desperate Prayer, and repeat. Took 4 mins to kill him, but I did it! Woohoo! Gimp only gave 124xp lol. New bracers and 3550xp!

Hes 100% melee, uses Pummel and Cleave, hits for like max of 105. A joke. Just make sure if you cant kill him fast, pull him away from his spawn spot, theres mobs around that can spawn Healing Wards, and its a pain in the ass to have to watch him heal up lol
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 09/30/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
which part of the area can u find the guy who gives the quest?
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By Anonymous on 01/18/2006 (Patch 1.9.2)
Easily soloed...all the above comments are right
on the loc and stuff...
Except the one that said he killed with his lvl 24 shaman,probably meant lvl 34 shaman -_-
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 01/18/2006 (Patch 1.9.2)
Slowly but surely I'm beginning to get what everyone's always on about re: shammies being overpowered, at least on lower lvl and/or vs mobs. Always been used to doing quests 2 or so lvl above me, but this one really drove it home. The guy is around the backside of biggest island NE of where you get the quest. Shows on the map - hard to miss, really.
Soloed it with my lvl 33, yes, 33, shammy. Can't say it was easy, though. Got killed first time cause one of those myrmidon suckers respawned while I was at it and 'ganked' me from behind. Second time around: layed out my totems (stoneskin, healing stream/ fireballshooterthingy) before the summoning, just kept healing and earthshocking and voila - one fried snake. That was that - 5 lvl above me... Me gusto shammy mucho :)))))
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 02/23/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
hehe, I got the pleasure of meeting deepstrider searcher the first time I tried to solo this :P (lvl 40 elite) a big mofo that walks on the bottom of the ocean with a BIG hammer... when you're a 36 warrior you won't live to tell the tale :P hehe
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 02/23/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
10 and 15 AD rep for each quest at level 60
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By Anonymous on 04/01/2006 (Patch 1.10.0)
I just did this quest with a 35 NE druid and it was way too easy. I just took out the naga by the statue and summoned the big one. When he appeared, I attacked using cat form (no prowling) and he didn't fight back once....just stood there and let me beat him up. He dropped the book and that was it....one of the easiest quests I've done.
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 06/01/2005 (Patch 1.4.2)
Managed to get the book, but the body disappeared the first 2 times, so couldn't loot. The 3rd time it worked.
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 01/09/2007 (Patch 2.0.3)
accidentlysolo'd as a 34 lock.....

too funny. my partner went off line as we were ding 3 quests in the area... and i kept exploring and grinding.... killing nagas. i had heard that the 38 naga could be a bit of a pain for casters... so i was waiting for my warrior to come back...

then a NE rogue opened the statue.... and the mob attacked ME. so i killed it. easy. (i'm undead, btw....), with an assist from the elf....

so i saluted and waved and such.... waited, and when the rogue tried again, helped her. too funny.

funnier was when i was checking out the mobs (i'm cautious, and always plot out my pulls and retreats....) and that frikkin elite 40 giant snuck up out of the ocean and pulped me.... god bless soulstones.
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By Anonymous on 03/06/2005 (Patch 1.2.0)
Had to do this twice, corpse poofed on first try as soon as it was killed. Swim and approach from the north to avoid if you want to get this done quickly. Also recommend moving back from statue when you trigger it and kill mob away from statue. First time i killed it it was right on statue and that maybe that was the problem with first attempt...
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By Anonymous on 03/05/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
Level 38 Undead Rogue
Of course, it's because I read up on the quest here first, but this quest has to be the easiest quest I've seen so far. The trip there was infinately more difficult as it was time consuming.

Pulling the local mobs off the statue first is certainly the key, when I had a safe mob-free radius around the statue, I gemmed it, backed off, and stealthed. Distracted Kragaru, cheapshotted him, then backstabbed him. Health more than half gone, A couple sinister strikes and eviscerate finished him. I lost like 250 health. I thought it would be tougher, so I potioned and scrolled (stamina). What a waste. lol.
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By Anonymous on 05/28/2006 (Patch 1.10.2)
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By Anonymous on 01/19/2007 (Patch 2.0.5)
soloed with 33 pala
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By Anonymous on 01/07/2005 (Patch 1.2.0)
The statue can be found on the largern island out to the north. It is not the smaller island closer to shore with the pillars. You can see the island on the top left corner of your map.

The mob is surrounded by lvl 33+ mobs in the area you are looking for and some high level mobs on the other side.

Towards the back of the island there is a statue of a lady. Right click top place the gem. The ground will tremble a bit and you will be greeted by a lvl 38 mob. Kill the mob to get the book.
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By Anonymous on 08/08/2005 (Patch 1.6.1)
where do you pick up this quest?
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By Anonymous on 11/15/2005 (Patch 1.8.3)
what happens if you have destroyed the gem because when you got the quest you figured it was too hard and you would just get it later, but when you accept the quest it doesn't give you the gem anymore?

really hope I can still do this...
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By Anonymous on 11/11/2006 (Patch 1.12.2)
Easy, just swim around, kill 2 sorceress and put the gem in, the lvl 38 boss isn't elite, and doesn't hit that hard!
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By Anonymous on 01/24/2006 (Patch 1.9.2)
Can't say it was any hard, just did it, im a 32 Hunter with a 32 spider pet. Just placed a goblin mine before i "freed" him and boom 3/4 life gone ^^