Old Foes, Old Ghosts

Old Foes, Old Ghosts

Year

1329 AE

Storyline

Living World Season 3

Chapter

Rising Flames

Location

Caliph's Steps
(Ember Bay)
Skritt Anchorage
(Ember Bay)

Level

80

Preceded by

Machine in the Flame

Followed by

Dragon Vigil

API

437

Click to enlarge The mursaat fortress at Caliph's Steps.

Old Foes, Old Ghosts is the sixth story step of Rising Flames, the second episode of Living World Season 3.

Objectives

Find the final machine.

• Find the mursaat fortress.
• Talk to the ghost of Captain Grumby.
• Find the mursaat helm.
• Find the mursaat armor chest.
• Find the mursaat glove.
• Find the mursaat boot.
• Return to Grumby.
• Ascend the fortress and activate the machine.
• Report back to Rhoban.

Rewards

• Gilded Strongbox
• Dragonite Ore (5)
• Unbound Magic (consumed automatically for 50 Unbound Magic)
• Bag of Loot (5)
• Pamphlet of Wisdom

Walkthrough

Use the  Castaway Circus Waypoint — and head towards the area indicated on your map. You can reach it by swimming along the coast or using the Thermal Tube near the circus.

Head towards up the hill past Explorer Rakk to find the Ghost of Captain Grumby and speak to him. You'll now have to find four pieces of Mursaat Armor:

1. Ancient Armored Glove: Head east from Grumby towards the mastery insight Ember Bay Insight: Caliph's Steps to use the two updrafts, and upon reaching the top of the second one, carefully descend to land on the ledge below with the Ancient Armored Glove. This cannot be done if [Group Event] Defeat the Pyroclastic Jade Construct (80) is active as the updrafts will vanish.
2. Ancient Armored Boot: From the Ancient Armored Glove, glide west past Grumby to reach the Ancient Armored Boot.
3. Ancient Armored Breastplate: From there drop down and use the nearby Thermal Tube to hit a the ledge above the Ancient Armored Breastplate, and from there carefully glide down to reach it.
4. Ancient Armored Helm: Return back to the Thermal Tube, but this time glide east towards the  Caliph's Steps Vista — , and upon getting close to it, head to the ledge on your right. Carefully scale the ledge heading slightly south west the ledge towards the final green star indicator to reach a set of stairs. Drop down to it, and run down them, then drop down to the ledge below to get the Ancient Armored Helm, as well as a Mursaat Token (if not already collected) on the other side of the thin rock from where the helm was lying.

Follow the river of lava back to Grumby, speak to him, and then use the two updrafts again, and land on the ledge near the top of the second updraft. Head to your right to a set of stairs, then at the top, take the stairs on your left, then upon reaching the top of those stairs, head to your right to find more stairs to ascend. At the top of this final set of stairs, at the  Sealed Entrance — , you will find the Entrance to the fortress chamber. Inside is the Dwarven Machine, Scratches on the Ground, and two Destroyer Crablings.

Activate the Dwarven Machine and after the cinematic, leave the way you came in, or simply use the  Scratch Gate Waypoint — to get back to Skritt Anchorage to talk to Rhoban. Speak to him to complete the story step.

Achievements

Old Foes, Old Ghosts	Rising Flames	0
Sneak past mursaat defenses.Journal: Old Foes, Old Ghosts Completed	Completed Old Foes, Old Ghosts	0

• Complete the story step.

NPCs

Allies

Dwarf

• Rhoban

Ghost

• Ghost of Captain Grumby

Foes

Destroyer

• Destroyer Crabling (only hostile without the  Mursaat Armor disguise)

Jade Construct

• Veteran Jade Armor (only hostile without the  Mursaat Armor disguise)
• Veteran Jade Bow (only hostile without the  Mursaat Armor disguise)
• And foes associated with the open world and related events

Objects

• Ancient Armored Boot
• Ancient Armored Breastplate
• Ancient Armored Glove
• Ancient Armored Helm
• Dwarven Machine
• Entrance
• Exit
• Scratches on the Ground

Dialogue

Upon approaching Ghost of Captain Grumby

Ghost of Captain Grumby: Ahoy there, friend! Watch your step up ahead—that fortress is fit with defenses that'll tear you to shreds.

<Character name>: Is...that what happened to you?

Ghost of Captain Grumby: Me? No, not exactly. The name's Grumby. I used to work for the White Mantle as a ferry captain here.

Ghost of Captain Grumby: Then they started sacrificing people for that Bloodstone...and it wasn't long before I found myself on the altar.

Ghost of Captain Grumby: I've stuck around to warn any wayward travelers about the dangers ahead. So consider yourself warned.

<Character name>: The warning's appreciated, but I have to get inside that fortress. There's a machine inside I need to activate.

<Character name>: If I fail, these islands are doomed. How can I get past the defenses?

Ghost of Captain Grumby: The defenses only allow mursaat to enter. Anybody who doesn't look the part is cut down where they stand.

<Character name>: Could I disguise myself as a mursaat to fool the defenses?

Ghost of Captain Grumby: What? That'll never work! ...Wait, could that work? ...That might actually work.

Ghost of Captain Grumby: There's some mursaat armor nearby... It's very well defended, but if you can get it, it'd make a serviceable disguise.

<Character name>: Only one way to find out.

Ghost of Captain Grumby: Worst-case scenario, the scourge of the mursaat claims another innocent. But at least I'll have some company.

Upon returning to Ghost of Captain Grumby while wearing the mursaat armor

Ghost of Captain Grumby: Well, I'll be—you sure look the part! Those defenses shouldn't trouble you now.

Ghost of Captain Grumby: Good luck in your search. But if you fail and the volcano erupts, at least it'll take this terrible place with it.

After activating the last machine

<Character name>: That's the last of the dwarven machines. I should return to Rhoban.

Upon talking to Rhoban

Rhoban: The isles are downright peaceful. Guess you found all of the contraptions, eh?

Rhoban: Of course, it won't be long until the torrent builds up again. Perhaps by then I'll have these skritt whipped into shape...

Rhoban: Hey, you still with me, friend? You've got this faraway look in your eyes—

After the vision

Rhoban: Hey! Where'd you float off to just now? You all right?

<Character name>: I just had a vision. A pretty ominous one.

Rhoban: A vision? You sure it's not just the heat playing tricks on you?

<Character name>: This was no hallucination. I have to get back to Tarir as soon as possible.

Rhoban: Guess I'll have to take your word for it. Well, thank you for the help, friend! The Fire Islands owe you a great debt.

My story

“ During my search for the final dwarven machine, I discovered the ruins of a mursaat fortress. It was fascinating to see this piece of history, but even better was when I activated the final machine. For the moment, the volcano is calming, and I bought us all some time. — My story

Notes

• Collecting all the armor parts gives the  Mursaat Armor effect.

Bugs:

• If a player with the  Mursaat Armor effect is standing in the lava pool when the Defeat the Pyroclastic Jade Construct event begins, they can be stuck inside a rock platform. The player will be unable to waypoint as they will be marked in combat by the lava, but not killed by it.
• Sometimes upon entering the mursaat fortress chamber you will not be able to activate the Dwarven Machine. You will either have to waypoint out and re-enter the chamber or relog for you to activate the device.

Anomaly:

The cinematic shown after activating the fourth and final machine seems to be tied to the time of day with two possible versions of the video.

Lore discrepancy:

During Igneous Breach Rhoban states that the dwarves have been recently maintaining the machines, however the fourth machine encountered during Old Foes, Old Ghosts is sealed behind a door that only mursaat and those disguised as them are allowed to pass through.

References

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Living World Season 3 storyline

Out of the Shadows	Eir's Memorial in Hoelbrak → Research in Rata Novus → Blood and Stone → Reaper of Magic → A Shadow's Deeds → Confessor's Stronghold
Rising Flames	Taimi's Game → Destroying Destroyers → Igneous Breach → Trip to the Circus → Machine in the Flame → Old Foes, Old Ghosts → Dragon Vigil
A Crack in the Ice	Precocious Aurene → Journey to Bitterfrost Frontier → Frozen in Ice → Elixir Recipe → Elixir Cookin' → The Bitter Cold → Frozen Out
The Head of the Snake	A Meeting of Ministers → Eyes on Lake Doric → Sabotage Fort Evennia → Breaking the Siege → Regrouping with the Queen → Confessor's End
Flashpoint	Taimi's Pet Project → Arrival and Survival → In Pursuit of a God → Elder Druid Protection → Heart of the Volcano
One Path Ends	"Where's Balthazar?" → Shining Blade Secrets → On Orrian Shores → The Flow of Magic → The Last Chance
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