Secrets of a Used Skull  

This quest is initiated by examining the skull that you receive at the end of the Down to the Last Peacock quest. After this you must visit Antiquitor Kantus Mor'Tael in Maj'Dul ( -240, +135, +3 Copy ). He will ask you to collect some wards in the Sinking Sands.

The wards are random spawns but they spawn in particular areas of the zone. Known locations include:

• Ward of Dissolution: In the Broog/giant area
• -1028,-99,-1173 Copy
• -1099,-99,-1006 Copy
• -1022, -99, -839 Copy
• -1136, -103, -831 Copy
• Ward of Oblivion: Near the lizardmen
• -334,-103,-574 Copy
• -439,-75,-551 Copy
• -349,-100,-898 Copy
• -321,-91,-896 Copy
• -411,-87,-560 Copy
• -322,-95,-888 Copy
• -221,-92,-742 Copy
• -338, -118, -654 Copy
• Ward of Ruin:
• -394,-67,-385 Copy
• -599,-89,-359 Copy
• -487,-80,-469 Copy
• -487,-70,-490 Copy
• -534, -107, -249 Copy
• Ward of Ethernere: By the Eye of Anuk or near Meathooks
• -952,-111,-1169 Copy
• -1043,-115,-1248 Copy
• -836,-135,-1062 Copy
• -1031,-133,-1299 Copy
• -907,-140,-1162 Copy
• Ward of Necrosis: Near the gnolls
• -510,-113,-1096 Copy
• -451,-95,-1012 Copy
• -370,-157,-1328 Copy
• 486,-135,-1229 Copy
• -319, -107, -943 Copy
• -448, -130, -1066 Copy
• -158, -125, -1078 Copy
• -334,-161,-1356 Copy
• Ward of Demise: By the chimney and tarantulas rune
• -1176,-114,-706 Copy
• -1189, -122, -564 Copy
• -1024, -114, -576 Copy
• -1104, -216, -682 Copy
• -1090, -96, -748 Copy
• -754, -73, -726 Copy
• -927, -102, -749 Copy

They look like Y shapes symbols jutting out of the ground. After obtaining each of them return to the Antiquator. He will send you out to examine the Deathknell Pyre in the Sinking Sands ( -603, -130, -1143 Copy ). This is the rock with all of the unliving skeletons near it!

Once you examine the pyre you will need to kill 5 level 50+ skeletons within 3 minutes. This is very challenging without a group. There are Dry Bone Skeletons who are solo nearby, but you will be hard pressed to find 5 of them up at once. The best option is to kill the Unliving Skeletons who spawn near the Pyre, but they are heroic, so bring help.

After killing them you must examine the Pyre again. This will spawn The Ghost of Hadal. Speak to him and collect your reward. This opens up the A Final Note quest.