Ebon Vanguard Allies

Ebon Vanguard Allies
Section	Primary Kryta Quests
Storyline	Beyond: War in Kryta
Required campaigns	Prophecies and Eye of the North
Given by	Murro in Talmark Wilderness (War in Kryta) (Kryta)
Part of	The War in Kryta
Type	Primary quest

Overview quest for the Ebon Vanguard arc.

Objectives

• Complete the quest "A Good Deed."
• Speak with Gwen in the Hall of Monuments.
• Assist Keiran with his ill fated plan to win Gwen's affection.
• Return to the Hall of Monuments.
• Witness the pact between the Shining Blade and the Ebon Vanguard in the Ice Cliff Chasms.
• Finish enlisting the aid of the Asura. (Asuran Allies)
• See Princess Salma for your reward.

Walkthrough

1. Complete A Good Deed given by Thackeray, just outside EotN outpost.
   • This requires completion of the The Missing Vanguard.
   • This is essentially the same quest as Wintersday Cheer; players that completed that quest during Wintersday 2009 or 2010 can speak to Gwen immediately.
2. Enter the Hall of Monuments and listen to the dialogue between Gwen and Thackeray.
3. Return to Thackeray, who will ask you to collect four types of items (see below).
4. Return to the HoM to listen to an additional dialogue between Thackeray and Gwen.
5. Exit the EotN outpost to listen to a dialogue between Evennia and The Vanguard leaders.
6. Return to Lion's Arch Keep and speak to Salma.

Picnic items

Primary item	Source	Substitutes (easier to find)
Set of Votive Candles	In exchange for 3 Honeycombs Necromancer Munne (Sardelac Sanitarium)	None
Birthday Cupcake	Drops during Anniversary Celebrations	Any 3 of the following (repeats are allowed): Chocolate Bunny, Crème Brûlée, Pumpkin Cookie, Red Bean Cake or Slice of Pumpkin Pie
Drake Kabob	In exchange for 1 Chunk of Drake Flesh Chef Lonbahn (Kamadan)	Any 3 of the following (repeats are allowed): Bowl of Skalefin Soup, Chunk of Drake Flesh, Herring, Pahnai Salad or Truffle
Hard Apple Cider	Drops during Special Treats Weekend in November	Any 3 of the following (repeats are allowed): Rice Wine, Vabbian Wine, Dwarven Ale, Eggnog, Hunters Ale or Shamrock Ale

• Note: All four items can quickly be obtained from the April Fools quest "Annihilator 2: Searing Day".

Dialogue

Initial dialogue

Murro (Lion's Arch)

"Gain the Ebon Vanguard's aid against the White Mantle."

 Accept: "Yes, the Ebon Vanguard would be a powerful ally."

 Decline: "The Ebon Vanguard are busy with a war of their own."

 Ask: "Ascalon has long been wary of Kryta. With the help of the Ebon Vanguard, perhaps we can not only defeat the White Mantle, but also quell the distrust between our two nations."

Intermediate dialogue

• Birthday Picnic for Gwen
• The Rejection
• Evennia Recruits the Ebon Vanguard
• Captain Langmar Arrives in Lion's Arch

Reward dialogue

Princess Salma

"Ascalon has long been wary of Kryta. With the help of the Ebon Vanguard, perhaps we can not only defeat the White Mantle, but also quell the distrust between our two nations."

Notes

• Some of the quest details are vague and the quest log does not keep track of your progress in assisting Keiran with winning Gwen's affection.

Bug.Sometimes after listening to a dialogue in the Hall of Monuments, only the party leader's quest log is updated for the Ebon Vanguard Allies quest. Party members might see the main quest log updated, but they might still have to return individually to the HoM and the Ice Cliff Chasms to listen to the dialogue again.

Trivia

• This quest was added on November 18, 2010. Before the November 19, 2010 update, this quest was automatically placed in your quest log after witnessing Search for Allies if The War in Kryta was active.