MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP — Slot: Shoulder — ALL/ALL
AC: 8 HP: 50 MANA: 50
STR: 8 STA: 8 INT: 8 WIS: 8 CHA: 8
CR: 8 FR: 8 MR: 8 PR: 8 DR: 2
Light Source
Worn Effect: Mana Preservation
Focus Effect: Improved Healing
The Coldain Prayer Shawl is an eight-stage quest centered on the Coldain dwarves of Thurgadin. Starting with simple errands, the chain escalates through six tradeskills, NPC dialogue chains, open-world mob hunting, and culminates in an escort raid event on Iceclad.
Important: The 7th (Runed) Shawl can be handed in to Chamberlain Krystorf to spawn the Dain. If you join a Dain farm and use your shawl to spawn him, you may be awarded your choice of loot from the Dain. Some melee characters pursue the shawl quest strictly for this purpose, as the Dain's head is used to obtain a Belt of Dwarf Slaying.
Faction: You should be on good terms with the Coldain throughout, but some NPCs require amiable standing. Getting Narandi tags is the fastest way to improve this faction. Guilds often kill Narandi in Live GD, where any player can get a tag. Intervention currently does this Saturdays around/after 2pm CT.
Tradeskill Requirements by Stage:
| Stage | Tradeskill(s) | Highest Trivial |
|---|---|---|
| 1st–2nd | None (NPC turn-ins only) | — |
| 3rd | Baking | 122 |
| 4th | Pottery | 122 |
| 5th | Tailoring | 115 |
| 6th | Tailoring | 208 |
| 7th | Pottery, Fletching, Brewing, Jewelcrafting, Tailoring | Pottery 162, Fletching 168, Brewing 168, JC 162, Tailoring 162 |
| 8th | Blacksmithing, Jewelcrafting | 187 (smithing), 182 (JC) |
Key NPC: Loremaster Borannin in Thurgadin is the primary quest giver for stages 1–4 and returns for stage 7. He hands off to specialized Coldain artisans for later stages.
Reward: Burlap Coldain Prayer Shawl (AC 1, INT +1, WIS +1, CR +1)
Tradeskills: None — NPC turn-in only
Loremaster Borannin is in the Thurgadin library area.
Loremaster Borannin says, 'Those eager to prove their loyalty to the Dain may do so by completing tasks that I have been commissioned to assign. If you wish to begin your service, return to me with four toes of our enemy, the Kromrif.'
Frost Giant Toes drop from Kromrif (frost giants) in Eastern Wastes, Kael Drakkel, and Great Divide. Give all 4 to Loremaster Borannin.
Loremaster Borannin says, 'Well done! You have completed your first task in service of the Dain. Here is the burlap coldain prayer shawl as a token of your effort. Speak with me again if you wish to be assigned another task.'
Faction: Coldain +10, Dain +2, Kromzek -1, Kromrif -5.
Reward: Cloth Coldain Prayer Shawl (AC 2, INT +2, WIS +2, CR +2)
Tradeskills: None — NPC turn-in only (container combine is no-fail)
Loremaster Borannin says, 'Every year the Dain replaces the trophies in his trophy room. The time of replacement is near and I have been asked to provide ten Kromrif heads preserved and ready for mounting. Take this box and fill it with ten Kromrif heads, combine them and return the box to me along with your burlap shawl.'
You receive a Preservationists Box (10-slot container).
Kromrif Heads drop from frost giants. Fill the Preservationists Box with 10 heads and combine to create Preserved Kromrif Heads (no-fail combine, destroys the box).
Give both the Preserved Kromrif Heads and your Burlap Coldain Prayer Shawl to Loremaster Borannin.
Faction: Coldain +10, Dain +2, Kromzek -1, Kromrif -5.
Reward: Woven Coldain Prayer Shawl (AC 3, INT +3, WIS +3, CR +3). Also receive Seal of Thoridain (AC 3, INT +3, WIS +3, CR +3, HP +30 — ear slot).
Tradeskills: Baking 122 (4 recipes with trivials 26, 36, 51, 68, 82, 95, 122)
This is a long chain: you deliver four increasingly complex meals to four different Coldain NPCs, each time returning to Mordin Frostcleaver between deliveries.
Say "chore" to Loremaster Borannin. He gives you Borannin's Seal and tells you to visit Mordin Frostcleaver.
Give Borannin's Seal to Mordin Frostcleaver. He gives you a napkin and instructions to cook a Tundrabear Sandwich.
Cooking the Tundrabear Sandwich:
Tundra Kodiak Meat drops from tundra kodiaks in Eastern Wastes and Great Divide. Jug of Sauces and bread from Thurgadin vendors.
Give the napkin and Tundrabear Sandwich to Guard Leif. He returns a used napkin. Give the used napkin back to Mordin.
Mordin gives you another napkin (for Trita Coldheart) and instructions for Frost Bunny Stew.
Cooking the Frost Bunny Stew:
Snow Bunny Meat drops from snow bunnies in Eastern Wastes.
Give the napkin and Frost Bunny Stew to Trita Coldheart. Return the receipt to Mordin.
Mordin gives you a napkin for Lorekeeper Brita and instructions for Ulthork Meat Pie.
Cooking the Ulthork Meat Pie:
Ulthork Meat drops from ulthorks on Iceclad Ocean and Cobalt Scar.
Give the napkin and Ulthork Meat Pie to Lorekeeper Brita. Return the receipt to Mordin.
Mordin gives you a napkin for Grand Historian Thoridain and instructions for Snow Griffin Souffle.
Cooking the Snow Griffin Souffle:
Snow Griffin Eggs drop from snow griffins in Eastern Wastes and Western Wastes.
Give the napkin and Snow Griffin Souffle to Grand Historian Thoridain. He gives you the Seal of Thoridain (AC 3, INT +3, WIS +3, CR +3, HP +30 — a great ear slot item).
Give your Cloth Coldain Prayer Shawl and the Seal of Thoridain to Loremaster Borannin. The Seal is returned to you along with the Woven Coldain Prayer Shawl.
Faction: Coldain +10, Dain +2, Kromzek -1, Kromrif -5.
Reward: Fur-Lined Coldain Prayer Shawl (AC 4, INT +4, WIS +4, CR +4)
Tradeskills: Pottery 122
Loremaster Borannin explains that Tanik Greskil, a Coldain spy, was sent to Kael Drakkel and hasn't returned. You need to create a Vial of Velium Vapors to revive him.
Visit Frundle Frenkler in Thurgadin. You must be at least amiable faction. Say "velium vapors" to receive a Velium Purifier.
Step 1 — Unfired Velium Vial (Pottery Wheel, trivial 122):
Result: Unfired Velium Vial
Step 2 — Fire in Kiln (no-fail):
Result: Velium Vial
Step 3 — Velium Purifier combine (no-fail, destroys Purifier):
Result: Vial of Velium Vapors
Tanik Greskil spawns via proximity trigger in Eastern Wastes near the Kael zone-in area. Walk near his spawn point to trigger him. Give him the Vial of Velium Vapors.
He gives you Tanik's Note and despawns.
Give your Woven Coldain Prayer Shawl and Tanik's Note to Loremaster Borannin.
Faction: Coldain +20, Dain +5, Kromzek -2, Kromrif -10.
Reward: Silk Coldain Prayer Shawl (AC 5, CHA +5, INT +5, WIS +5, CR +5, FR +5)
Tradeskills: Tailoring 115 (sub-combine at 51)
After receiving the 4th shawl, say "advance my reputation" to Borannin — he directs you to Rexx Frostweaver. Say "prayer shawl" to Rexx.
Rexx Frostweaver says, 'Gather five strands of crystalline silk thread and combine them in a sewing kit to make a crystalline silk fiber. Do this three times. Combine each with a dose of glowing worm bile in this bile soaker. Then combine five of those silk pieces with your fur-lined shawl in a sewing kit.'
You receive a Glowing Bile Soaker.
Sub-combine 1 — Crystalline Silk Fiber (Tailoring, trivial 51):
Result: Crystalline Silk Fiber. You need 15 threads total (3 fibers per soaker combine, 5 soaker combines).
Sub-combine 2 — Glowing Crystalline Silk Piece (Bile Soaker, no-fail):
Result: Glowing Crystalline Silk Piece. Repeat 5 times.
Crystalline Silk Thread drops from crystalline spiders in Crystal Caverns. Glowing Worm Bile drops from glowing shardwurms in Great Divide.
Total materials: 75 Crystalline Silk Threads + 5 Glowing Worm Bile.
Final combine — Silk Coldain Prayer Shawl (Tailoring, trivial 115):
Result: Silk Coldain Prayer Shawl
On failure the silk pieces are destroyed but the shawl is returned.
Give the Silk Coldain Prayer Shawl to Rexx Frostweaver for validation — he returns it. Ask about being "worthy" and he tells you to speak with his wife Betti Frostweaver about the embroidered shawl.
Reward: Embroidered Coldain Prayer Shawl (AC 6, CHA +6, INT +6, STA +6, WIS +6, CR +6, FR +6)
Tradeskills: Tailoring 208 (sub-combine at 148)
Betti Frostweaver says, 'It will be an honor to assist you in fashioning an embroidered shawl. The process is quite involved but I'm confident in your abilities. First you will need to create a spool of sacred coldain thread.'
You receive an Embroidered Shawl Pattern. Say "sacred coldain thread" for the thread recipe.
You need:
Combine in a sewing kit:
Result: Spool of Sacred Coldain Thread
Combine in a sewing kit:
Result: Embroidered Coldain Prayer Shawl
Trivial 208 is high. On failure the thread and pattern are destroyed, but the shawl is returned. Bring extra components.
Give the Embroidered Coldain Prayer Shawl to Betti Frostweaver. She returns the shawl and gives you a Runed Prayer Shawl Pattern. She tells you to show the embroidered shawl to Gilthan Brittleblade.
Reward: Runed Coldain Prayer Shawl (AC 7, CHA +7, INT +7, STA +7, WIS +7, CR +7, FR +7, PR +7, DR +2, Worn: Mana Preservation)
This is the hardest crafting stage. It spans five tradeskills and requires showing intermediate products to NPCs between phases.
Give the Embroidered Coldain Prayer Shawl to Gilthan Brittleblade. He returns it and explains how to create the Blank Rune via pottery.
Gilthan Brittleblade says, 'So, you've been chosen to attempt the rune, eh? I must say, I'm skeptical that an outlander can accomplish this task. But, far be it from me to stand in the way of the Dain's wishes.'
Step 1 — Enchanted Velium Powder (Mortar and Pestle, no-fail):
Result: Enchanted Velium Powder. Runed Sea Shell drops from named mobs in Cobalt Scar and Siren's Grotto.
Step 2 — Unfired Rune (Pottery Wheel, trivial 162):
Result: Unfired Rune
Step 3 — Blank Rune (Kiln, no-fail):
Result: Blank Rune
Give the Blank Rune to Trademaster Kroven. He returns the rune and gives you a Prayer Text. He also gives you a Fish Oil Extractor if you say "cutlassfish oil".
He explains how to craft a Burin (fletching), brew Sacred Velium Ink, and etch the rune.
Combine in a fletching kit:
Result: Burin (reusable engraving tool)
Combine in a fletching kit:
Result: Etched Rune + Burin returned
Sub-combine 1 — Liquid Velium (Brewing, trivial 135):
Result: Liquid Velium
Sub-combine 2 — Cutlassfish Oil (Fish Oil Extractor, no-fail, destroys Extractor):
Result: Cutlassfish Oil. Fish from Iceclad Ocean.
Sub-combine 3 — Sacred Velium Ink (Brewing, trivial 168):
Result: Sacred Velium Ink
Royal Kromrif Blood drops from Klaggan Iceshard, Vorken Iceshard, and Kromzek sorcerers in Kael Drakkel.
Give the Velium Etched Rune to Talem Tucter. He returns the rune and gives you a Rune Casing Pattern with jewelcrafting instructions.
Sub-combine 1 — Rune Casing (Jewelcrafting, trivial 152):
Result: Rune Casing
Sub-combine 2 — Encased Velium Etched Rune (Jewelcrafting, trivial 162):
Result: Encased Velium Etched Rune
Combine in a sewing kit:
Result: Runed Coldain Prayer Shawl
On failure the rune and pattern are destroyed, but the shawl is returned.
Give the Runed Coldain Prayer Shawl to Loremaster Borannin.
Loremaster Borannin says, 'Incredible! Never before has an outlander been skilled and determined enough to craft our sacred rune. Show me the shawl once more and I'll help you seek audience with the Dain.'
He returns the shawl and tells you to show it to Chamberlain Krystorf in the Icewell Keep.
Reward: Blessed Coldain Prayer Shawl (AC 8, all stats +8, HP/MANA +50, all resists, Mana Preservation, Improved Healing focus, light source)
This final stage requires crafting a full suit of Royal Velium armor, then escorting a Coldain general across Iceclad while fighting off waves of frost giant attackers.
Note — Dain Farming: This first step spawns the Dain, who is a raid target. If you join a Dain farm and use your Runed Shawl to spawn him, you may be awarded your choice of loot. Some melee characters complete the shawl quest purely for this — the Dain's head can be turned in for a Belt of Dwarf Slaying. You do not need to continue to the 8th shawl if this is your goal.
Give your Runed Coldain Prayer Shawl to Chamberlain Krystorf in the Icewell Keep (Thurgadin B). He spawns Dain Frostreaver IV and returns your shawl (now marked as approved by the Dain). You also receive an Empty Coldain Issue Kit if you don't have one.
Give your Runed Shawl to the Dain. He returns it and gives you Royal Coldain Orders. Take these orders to Loremaster Solstrin in the Hall of Ancestors.
Forge each piece at a smithing forge. All combines use:
| Piece | Trivial | Sheets |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Velium Helmet | 178 | 2 |
| Royal Velium Field Plate | 187 | 3 |
| Royal Velium Vambraces | 178 | 2 |
| Royal Velium Bracer x2 | 178 | 1 each |
| Royal Velium Gauntlets | 186 | 2 |
| Royal Velium Greaves | 187 | 3 |
| Royal Velium Boots | 176 | 1 |
Each piece is imbued by combining the base armor + a faceted gem + Etching Tools in a jeweller's kit. Etching Tools are returned on success and failure. The gem is lost on failure.
Total gems needed: 3x Faceted Emerald, 2x Faceted Diamond, 3x Faceted Sapphire. Bring extras in case of failure.
Place all 8 imbued armor pieces (2x bracers) into the Empty Coldain Issue Kit and combine. This is a no-fail combine.
Result: Coldain Standard Issue Kit
Give the Coldain Standard Issue Kit to Dain Frostreaver IV. He returns an Approved Issue Kit and Expedition Orders. Travel to Iceclad Ocean and find General Bragmur.
This is a raid event. Bring a group or raid force capable of handling multiple waves of 50+ level frost giants. The escort is started through a two-step hand-in:
Step 1: Give the Approved Issue Kit to General Bragmur on Iceclad Ocean. He emotes putting on the Royal Velium armor, returns the kit to you (you need it for the Avatar turn-in later), then despawns and a second version of himself spawns in his place.
Step 2: Give the Expedition Orders to the second General Bragmur. He says:
The final orders, follow me closely! I pray that the Kromrif have not learned of our plans to allign with the gnomes.
The walking escort version spawns and begins marching across the zone. You must keep the General alive through all encounters.
Escort Speed Trick: Escort NPCs walk painfully slowly between waypoints. You can speed this up by aggroing the escort NPC — once in combat, they will run after you at full speed. Lead them to the next waypoint, then have someone memblur them. Once blurred, the NPC registers the waypoint and triggers any encounter scripts. Repeat this for each waypoint to dramatically cut down the escort time.
Bard note: This technique requires a class with a direct memory blur spell (Enchanter, etc.). Bards cannot do this solo because our only blur is through mez, and the escort NPCs in this event are unmezzable.
Escort Route — Encounters by Stop:
| Stop | Location (approx) | What Happens |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8982, -3419 | Start — General Bragmur's spawn point |
| 2 | 8797, -3487 | COMBAT — A Kromrif scout shouts "The tracking wolves have found the Coldain!" — 1 Kromrif dire wolf + 3 Kromrif tracking wolves |
| 3 | 7546, -3559 | Travel |
| 4 | 7247, -2217 | COMBAT — 4 frost giant skirmishers |
| 5 | 5944, -1099 | COMBAT — Commander Kvarid + 3 frost giant skirmishers |
| 6 | 4636, 153 | Travel |
| 7 | 4551, 269 | Travel |
| 8 | 4239, 660 | Travel |
| 9 | 4131, 790 | Travel |
| 10 | 4029, 882 | Travel |
| 11 | 3862, 1037 | Travel |
| 12 | 3729, 1191 | Travel |
| 13 | 2212, 1500 | COMBAT — 5 Kromrif tracking wolves |
| 14 | 2600, 2365 | Travel |
| 15 | 2613, 3696 | COMBAT — Commander Vjorik + 4 frost giant skirmishers |
| 16 | 2592, 3939 | Travel |
| 17 | 2516, 4124 | Travel |
| 18 | 2479, 4174 | Travel |
| 19 | 2531, 4304 | General Bragmur speaks to the gnome pirates — no combat |
| 20 | 2250, 4693 | Travel (brief pause) |
| 21 | 2189, 4726 | Travel |
| 22 | 2124, 4767 | Travel |
| 23 | 1889, 4733 | Captain Nalot moves to meet the General — no combat |
| 24 | 1336, 4591 | Dialogue between General Bragmur and Captain Nalot about trading Velium for the Icebreaker — no combat |
| 25 | 1336, 4591 | Avatar of Below spawns — final turn-in location (despawns after 30 minutes) |
After the General reaches his destination, the Avatar of Below (an avatar of Brell Serilis) spawns at the final stop. He despawns after 30 minutes, so act quickly. Say "runed coldain prayer shawl" to him, then give him both your Runed Coldain Prayer Shawl and the Approved Issue Kit (which General Bragmur returned to you during the first hand-in).
The Avatar of Below blesses the shawl with the power of Brell Serilis.
You receive the Blessed Coldain Prayer Shawl.
Warning: This turn-in cannot be multiquested. You must be the person who did the entire escort event.