The Sound of Silence: Part 2

The Sound of Silence: Part 2 is a Quest in Villagers & Heroes.

'' Magnus has asked me to find and destroy the evil and hypnotic anthem. ''

Prerequisite
 * The Sound of Silence: Part 1

NPC
 * Magnus F3 in Knockroe Village

Objectives
 * Locate Wren and find out where the original hypnotic anthem is kept.
 * Obtain the Original Manuscript of The Evil Anthem from Count Norick. He should be in the Hall of Magic in the Mezzanine.
 * Obtain the Thought-Smasher. It should be in the Hall of Swords in the Mezzanine.

Rewards
 * 40 silver
 * 108k XP
 * Rare Wizard Armor  (different depending on the played class)

Walkthrough
 * Enter Pyrron Upper Keep and run to the SW corner of the map. Right behind the bounty: Stonelord Wuock is Wren C7 and talk to her.
 * She'll tell you where to find both the Original Manuscript of The Evil Anthem and the Thought-Smasher.
 * She also gives you a quest: Forced Rotation.
 * For the Original Manuscript of The Evil Anthem: kill Count Norick B7, in the SW wing of Pyrron Mezzanine.
 * For the Thought-Smasher: run to the SE wing in Pyrron Mezzanine G7. There is a pile of 'Loose Rubble', open it and get the hammer.
 * Return to Magnus with the 2 relics and the news from Wren. He'll reward you for it.
 * Talk to him some more and you'll get the next quest: The Sound of Silence: Part 3.

Video Walkthrough (All credits go to Famar)

Dialogue
Picking up quest Magnus: "Congratulations! Phase one is now complete! But now it's time to crush the Ministers' evil tune from existence, once and for all. We must locate the original song and remove the curse from it, ."

You: "Where can I find it?"

Magnus: "Unfortunately, we don't know where it is kept. We have a map, but it was drawn by a blind Brindle, and thus is indecipherable. The Brindle's name is Wren, and she's being held in a locked cell somewhere in the castle. If you could liberate Wren, then maybe she can tell you how to crush the evil song."

You: "I can do that. Any thoughts on where I could find Wren?"

Magnus: "They usually keep prisoners in the upper keep. You should check there."

Talking to Wren

Wren: "You don't smell like a minister. They stink of rot. Who are you?"

You "I'm a friend in your BRA. I'm here to rescue you, and to destroy the cursed national anthem of the Ministers."

Wren: ", I'm of greater use to the Alliance right where I am, for I overhear things said by the gargoyles, things that will help us in our fight."

You "Suit yourself. What about the map you drew for Magnus? Can you tell me what it says?"

Wren: "Of course, it tells you how to destroy the evil anthem."

You "And how would I go about doing that?"

Wren: "Well, first you will need to get the original copy of the anthem. The ministers usually entrust Count Norick to keep watch over it."

You "That sounds easy enough, I have seen him before in the Mezzanine."

Wren: "That, my friend, is the easy part. You then must destroy it. It can only be destroyed by using a weapon forged with the same metal that was used to create the pen that wrote the vile thing."

You "Okay, so I find this weapon..."

Wren: "This weapon, my friend, is a hammer, and its name is Thought-Smasher. It is a powerful weapon indeed. I stole it from Amiens, and was thus thrown in this cell." You "Where is Thought-Smasher now?"

Wren: "I hid it before my imprisonment, burying it in a pile of rubble in the Mezzanine. Its in the far room of the Hall of Swords, near the portal to the Ramparts."

You "So I'll collect the hammer, and the original copy of the anthem, then smash the anthem?"

Wren: "Almost, to use the hammer properly requires Brindle magic, bring both the hammer and the anthem to Magnus, he'll know what to do."

You "Ok I can do all of that."

Wren: "One more thing?"

You "Sure."

Wren: "If the guards in these halls get killed, then they get replaced, which means an influx of new gargoyles, and new bits of information I can glean..."

You "Right. How many, and which kinds?"

Wren: "All of the kinds, and about 7 each should do it. And because you are so willing, if you do this for me I'll give you my own personal key to the Pyrron Chapel as well."

Returning to Magnus

Magnus: "Have you crushed the evil tune from existence once and for all, ?"

You "I sure have!"

Magnus: "Excellent. Then only one thing now remains."

[Continued on The Sound of Silence: Part 3]

You "What might that be?"