A Gift for Althea quest has changed? - Guild Wars Forums

Evil Hypnotist · Jan 30, 2006, 11:57 PM // 23:57

I recently made my first presearing character for quite a while. I have done presearing plenty of times and like making sure I get all the available xp from doing all the quests. I had already picked up the Beautiful Feather and Beautiful Pearl for "The Gift for Althea" quest but I left the pendant til I was levelled up enough to do Bandit Raid without dying, I normally pick up the pendant after doing this quest to save time.

However, the chest containing the pendant in the mountain pass has disappeared. I thought it might be a spawning bug and went back to the Abbey and came back out again. There was a 'Hidden Stash' (which spawned in 2 seperate locations in the pass) but no chest.

Has anyone else encountered this? Has the chest been moved to another location? Is it a bug?

I tried search, but no-one seems to have posted about this problem, can anyone help?

Thanks

Swampgirl Inez · Jan 31, 2006, 12:10 AM // 00:10

Do you have the 'bandit raiders'(?) or 'ascalon strongbox' quests in your queue? I've had this problem before, but once I finished the quests in the area, the chest spawned.

darkMishkin · Jan 31, 2006, 12:12 AM // 00:12

Remember you can give any one of the items directly to Althea, bypassing Osiric, and she will accept the first one you find. No pendant? No problem.

Loviatar · Jan 31, 2006, 12:13 AM // 00:13

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Originally Posted by Swampgirl Inez

Do you have the 'bandit raiders'(?) or 'ascalon strongbox' quests in your queue? I've had this problem before, but once I finished the quests in the area, the chest spawned.

i just checked and the chest along with a hidden stash are both in the pass as usual

chris_nin00 · Jan 31, 2006, 12:16 AM // 00:16

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Originally Posted by darkMishkin

Remember you can give any one of the items directly to Althea, bypassing Osiric, and she will accept the first one you find. No pendant? No problem.

I wish they had shortcuts like these in almost every quest. Different ways to do stuff.

Evil Hypnotist · Jan 31, 2006, 01:08 AM // 01:08

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Originally Posted by Swampgirl Inez

Do you have the 'bandit raiders'(?) or 'ascalon strongbox' quests in your queue? I've had this problem before, but once I finished the quests in the area, the chest spawned.

Hehe they are one and the same, yeah I had just finished 'Bandit Raid' when it wasn't there. I took the strongbox to Devona and then respawned and it still wasn't there

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Originally Posted by darkMishkin

Remember you can give any one of the items directly to Althea, bypassing Osiric, and she will accept the first one you find. No pendant? No problem.

Good point thanks, at least I can complete the quest. The chest disappearing is weird though, as with most weird things I'll chalk it up to the Xunlai Agents, they're hooked into everything...definately the Illuminati of Tyria

Fungus Amongus · Jan 31, 2006, 01:11 AM // 01:11

Make sure you have activated the quest. You need to stand near Osric for a few seconds while he has his conversation with the guard. After the conversation the quest marker will appear over his head.

darkMishkin · Jan 31, 2006, 01:51 AM // 01:51

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Originally Posted by chris_nin00

I wish they had shortcuts like these in almost every quest. Different ways to do stuff.

One other quest I look forward to with my new characters is the quest you pick up just outside LA, the 'escorting Devona + friends' quest. WHat I do is pick them up, tell them I'm leading them to the Ascalon settlement, but instead just lead them round the whole of that area, doing all my other quests first. You don't get much/any combat XP, but the quests go by so. Damn. Quickly. It speeds Kryta up no end.

Devona: "Hey, this isn't the way to the Ascalon Settlement".

Mishkin: "Er... Shortcut".

Mhenlo: "His heart is pure. I believe in him".

*Cynn adjusts her thong*

*Aiden pretends not to look*

Jetdoc · Jan 31, 2006, 02:38 AM // 02:38

I did the same last night darkMishkin - the nice thing is that they don't steal drops from you either. Of course, that means that you need to target creatures they aren't targeting so that you can get credit for the kill.

Murder In China · Jan 31, 2006, 05:08 AM // 05:08

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Originally Posted by darkMishkin

One other quest I look forward to with my new characters is the quest you pick up just outside LA, the 'escorting Devona + friends' quest. WHat I do is pick them up, tell them I'm leading them to the Ascalon settlement, but instead just lead them round the whole of that area, doing all my other quests first. You don't get much/any combat XP, but the quests go by so. Damn. Quickly. It speeds Kryta up no end.

Devona: "Hey, this isn't the way to the Ascalon Settlement".

Mishkin: "Er... Shortcut".

Mhenlo: "His heart is pure. I believe in him".

*Cynn adjusts her thong*

*Aiden pretends not to look*

LOL! Nice one.

Evil Hypnotist · Jan 31, 2006, 03:15 PM // 15:15

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Originally Posted by Fungus Amongus

Make sure you have activated the quest. You need to stand near Osric for a few seconds while he has his conversation with the guard. After the conversation the quest marker will appear over his head.

The simplest explanation is usually the right one, but yes I had done that, Thanks anyway

Jan 30, 2006, 11:57 PM // 23:57	#1
Evil Hypnotist Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: I Dragon I [PAIN]	A Gift for Althea quest has changed? I recently made my first presearing character for quite a while. I have done presearing plenty of times and like making sure I get all the available xp from doing all the quests. I had already picked up the Beautiful Feather and Beautiful Pearl for "The Gift for Althea" quest but I left the pendant til I was levelled up enough to do Bandit Raid without dying, I normally pick up the pendant after doing this quest to save time. However, the chest containing the pendant in the mountain pass has disappeared. I thought it might be a spawning bug and went back to the Abbey and came back out again. There was a 'Hidden Stash' (which spawned in 2 seperate locations in the pass) but no chest. Has anyone else encountered this? Has the chest been moved to another location? Is it a bug? I tried search, but no-one seems to have posted about this problem, can anyone help? Thanks

Jan 31, 2006, 12:10 AM // 00:10	#2
Swampgirl Inez "I love reading trash!" Join Date: May 2005 Location: Home Again	Do you have the 'bandit raiders'(?) or 'ascalon strongbox' quests in your queue? I've had this problem before, but once I finished the quests in the area, the chest spawned.

Jan 31, 2006, 12:12 AM // 00:12	#3
darkMishkin Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: UK Guild: Servants of Fortuna [SoF] Profession: Mo/	Remember you can give any one of the items directly to Althea, bypassing Osiric, and she will accept the first one you find. No pendant? No problem.

Jan 31, 2006, 01:11 AM // 01:11	#7
Fungus Amongus Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare] \| [Rare] Alliance	Make sure you have activated the quest. You need to stand near Osric for a few seconds while he has his conversation with the guard. After the conversation the quest marker will appear over his head.

Jan 31, 2006, 02:38 AM // 02:38	#9
Jetdoc Hell's Protector Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: The Eyes of Texas [BEVO] Profession: D/A	I did the same last night darkMishkin - the nice thing is that they don't steal drops from you either. Of course, that means that you need to target creatures they aren't targeting so that you can get credit for the kill.