Nobody Expects It

Category	The City of Freeport
Level	100 (Scales)
Sharable	No
Difficulty	Solo

Related Zone:
The City Of Freeport
Related Items:
Questioner's Gem Cultist Robes

Rewards:
Min Coin: 22g, 11s, 70c Max Coin: 25g, 12s, 77c an Ornate Single Freeport Bed

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Name	Type	Low Level	High Level	Expansion
The City Of Freeport	City	0	0

Name	Level	Type	Relation
Questioner's Gem	0	Bauble	Required
Cultist Robes	0	Armor	Required

The cultists in Longshadow Alley have proven very uncooperative. I need to find someone who can help me convince them to talk... by any means necessary!

Stage 1

I still need to gain audience with the cult leaders in Longshadow Alley. Thesla has sent me to the leader of the Academy of Arcane Sciences for help in dealing with the unruly cult.

Start:	Speak to Foci Tamara
Complete:	I've spoken to Foci Tamara.

Start:	Deliver note to Rusty Cogsprocket near Longshadow Alley
Complete:	I've delivered Tamara's note.

Tamara provided me with an illusion and sent me to a gnome in her employ who has tasked me with heisting an interrogation device.

Stage 2

Rusty Cogsprocket has charged me with delivering a Questioner's gem. First I need to procure some cultist robes to help disguise myself.

Start:	Kill a Questioner for his robe
Complete:

I've killed a cultist and taken his robes. Should I lose them I can always acquire more.

Stage 3

Using my illusion and wearing the robes I've procured, I should speak to a Questioner and join up as a new recruit.

Start:	Speak to a Questioner
Complete:

I've infiltrated the cultist ranks and acquired a Questioner's gem.

Stage 4

Now that I am a "member" of the Questioners' squad, I should observe the interrogation of some Thexians.

Start:	Observe the interrogation of a Thexian
Complete:	I've observed the basic use of the gem.

Start:	Observe the interrogation of a Thexian
Complete:	I have a pretty good idea of how to use the gem.

Start:	Test the gem on a dark elf
Complete:

I've learned how to use the Questioner's gem, and picked up some potentially useful information.

Stage 5

I should return to Rusty Cogsprocket and deliver the inquisitorial gem to him.

Start:	Return to Rusty Cogsprocket
Complete:

I've delivered the gem to Rusty.

I procured an inquisitorial gem from Longshadow Alley and returned it to Rusty Cogsprocket. Rusty has completed his interrogation device, but I may no longer need it to investigate the cultists, as it seems a much more prominent player may be involved in this plot.

Game Update #62

December 6, 2011

Speak to Thesla Blackthorne at -74, -8, -120 outside the Temple of War in North Freeport to begin this quest.

Speak to Foci Tamara Paust in the lower level of the Academy of Arcane Science at 19, -34, -148 .
Foci Tamara gives you an Illusory Arasai Effigy, which cannot be used until you are back in Daeneth Cloister.
Go and meet Rusty Cogsprocket just outside the entrance to Longshadow Alley at -96, -35, -359 .
Zone back into Longshadow Alley: Daeneth Cloister.
The Nerian gate sentries you spoke to before will attack as soon as you approach (even if you've already used the illusion). Pull them back a few steps to avoid too much extra aggro.
Two questioners path near the gate sentries; if one of them has not aggroed already, kill one and loot the Cultist Robes from it.
Use the illusion (if you haven't yet) and equip the Cultist Robes in a normal or appearance chest slot. You should see a narrative message of "You look like a cultist!".
Go speak to any Questioner. They will hand you a Questioner's Gem.
Now go and observe the interrogation method. A good spot is around 1, 0.19, -30 . Watch the entire exchange and your quest will update at the end.
Observe another questioning. A good spot is around 22, 0.49, 4 . Again, watch the entire exchange.
Find a Dark Elf to test the gem on. One can be found around -19, 0, -1 . Use the gem 3-4 times on the Dark Elf for this step to update.
Head back to Rusty outside Longshadow Alley to complete the quest.

ZAM would like to thank *Ceebia, Shadow of Fear on Antonya Bayle* for some of the information in this article.

ZAM would like to thank Ceebia, Shadow of Fear on Antonya Bayle for some of the information in this article.

Rewards

an Ornate Single Freeport Bed

Fear, Surprise, and Fanatical Devotion

The City of Freeport
Quest Series
Core Story

A Dismal Discovery

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OOC	The name of this quest, "Nobody Expects It", is a nod to the Monty Python's Flying Circus episode titled "The Spanish Inquisition". This quest name references one of the most-quoted phrases from this episode, in which Cardinal Ximinez said: "NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition!"

Other Resources:	EQ2i	Human-Readable Link: http://eq2.zam.com/wiki/EQ2_Quest:Nobody_Expects_It

Categories: EQ2 OOC Notes | GU62 | EverQuest II | EQ2 Quests

This page last modified 2012-01-11 10:05:54.

Name	Level	Type	Relation	Requirements
an Ornate Single Freeport Bed	0	House Item	Reward	None