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The Singing Vein

A seam deep in the rock has started to hum. Greg wants it investigated and stabilised before the mountain starts coming down in rhythm.

Quest overview

Game data

Start

Talk to Greg in Cave (7, 18).

Greg trades ore around (7, 18) in the Cave.

Quest ID: the_singing_vein · Difficulty: Intermediate

Requirements

Mining 20
Completed The Vein Beneath the Mountain

Rewards

2 Quest Points
900 coins
700 Mining XP
250 Smithing XP
Miner's Necklace

Dangers

No required fights.

A follow-up to The Vein Beneath the Mountain: five conversations and one material hand-in. The reward is a Miner's Necklace, 700 Mining XP, 250 Smithing XP and 900 coins. Requirements: The Vein Beneath the Mountain and Mining 20.

Quest preparation

Game data

Items you need to hand in or show during the quest, and the quickest known ways to get them. Items given to you by NPCs during the quest are not listed.

3×

Deep Strikes (consumed) Gather: Deep Strikes Rock (Mining 14).

2×

Gold Ore (consumed) Buy from Greg for 80 coins; Gather: Gold Rock (Mining 1); Drop: Grave Wight (1/16) and 5 more.

1×

Iron Bar (consumed) Buy from Thomas for 150 coins; Make it: Smelting (Smithing 5); Drop: Ossuary Knight (1/12) and 1 more.

5×

Mithril Ore (consumed) Buy from Greg for 140 coins; Gather: Mithril Rock (Mining 1); Drop: Dark Dwarf (49/2000) and 1 more.

1×

Water Vial (consumed) Buy from Patricia for 14 coins (+1 more shops); Make it: Alchemy (Alchemy 1).

Greg takes all of these at the end:

5 Mithril Ore
3 Deep Strikes: only from Deep Strikes rocks in the Deep Cave (Mining 14). The Deep Strikes left over from the previous quest are perfect.
2 Gold Ore
1 Iron Bar
1 Water Vial

Keep one backpack slot free for the necklace.

Walkthrough

Guide

Overview Hints Full walkthrough

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0 of 7 steps checked

Step 1 Start with Greg
Hint The humming comes from the Cave.
Step 2 Eric heard it first
Hint The miner by the entrance.
Step 3 Thomas explains it
Hint The smith in the village.
Step 4 Ed on the metal
Hint The furnace room.
Step 5 Anna's mineral wash
Hint The wizard in the south-west of the Overworld.
Step 6 Bring Greg the kit
Hint Mithril, Deep Strikes, gold, an iron bar and a water vial.
Step 7 Stabilise the seam
Hint One more word with Greg.

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