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Souls in Shadow

Quest Information
Expansion:	Rise of the Zilart
Starting NPC/Zone:	Novalmauge - Bostaunieux Oubliette (G-8)
Description:	Lift the curse on the scythe Novalmauge has given you and gain a new weapon technique.
Fame Level:	San d'Oria Fame Level: Unknown
Quest Requirements:	Scythe skill 250+, Level 71
Item Requirements:	None
Level Restriction:	None	Repeatable?	No
Quest Series
Previous Quest:	None
Next Quest:	None
Rewards
Title Granted:	None
Reward:	Spiral Hell weapon skill

Walkthrough

Speaking with Novalmauge will grant you the key item Weapons Training Guide as well as the Scythe of Trials. You will need to break the latent on the Scythe of Trials before completing the rest of the quest.

You must accumulate 300 points by using the Scythe of Trials to do Weapon Skills and skillchains on monsters that are at least Easy Prey.
A stand-alone Weapon Skill and opening a Skillchain are worth one point. Closing a level 1 Skillchain is worth two points. Closing a level 2 Skillchain is worth three points.
You will know when the latent is broken if its bonus stats disappear when you unequip and reequip the Scythe of Trials. You can also check to see if the elemental resistances have disappeared from your stats.

Trade the Scythe of Trials back to Novalmauge. This will give you the key item Map to the Annals of Truth. You will be instructed to travel to the Den of Rancor.

Take Silent Oil and Prism Powder with you and head to the Temple of Uggalepih. Make sure that you either have a Paintbrush of Souls or someone in your party has one.

Once inside the Temple, head to the first intersection and go south. At the next T-intersection, head north to another T-intersection and go north again. This will zone you into Yhoator Jungle; you will then need to head west and south directly back into the Temple of Uggalepih.

This time, when you enter the Temple, you will head to the first intersection and go west. Go through the Wooden Gate and continue south until you reach a T-intersection; head east here. Defeat the Temple Guardian that protects the Granite Door and head east into the large circular room. Take the hallway in the northeastern part of this room at (J-9). Use the Paintbrush of Souls to open the Granite Door at (I-7) and head into the Den of Rancor.

Inside the Den, head south and turn immediately to the east when the room opens up. Take the north tunnel and go east at the intersection. Head down this tunnel until it opens up into a large room. Go south through this room to (I-13); this is where the ??? is to spawn the NM.