AAAA! Help me! Quest: Hook and Crook

[Deenie]

Okay so I had to destroy the Defiant ancient wardstone and use the activate ancient wardstone to make it a Guardian one for Jerome Drift to show up, which activated my PvP status At least it is complete.

[oohaha]

Its qith a guy named rulf or somesuch outside near the wanted quests... you have to talk to him... Now I need to find the deck of playing cards =\

[Aalis]

Here's an updated compilation.

So there has obviously been very much frustration over this quest. I will help to make this easier so others are not spending hours or days working on it. Here is my understanding of how things appear to work. Remember, this is just my interpretation of how this quest functions.

Stipulations:
1. Your faction must have control of the ward stone where the quest is given. If you lose the ward stone or take too long, the items will not appear. If you are having a hard time finding the item described below, check the ward.
2. If you lose control of the ward stone and reset the ward but the items are not there, it may be because the ward is not doing that set of clues for the quest.
3. There are 2 know sets of quest (one appears to be incomplete according to the forum). If you have to activate the ancient ward stone because it deactivated or was destroyed, you may not be on the same set of clues. To resolve this, abandon your quest and pick it up again after you activate it. This will put you on the same clues.
4. It is my understanding that these clues are the same for either faction, Guardian or Defiant.

Clue Location:

Set One (UPDATE):

1. First Clue: right by quest giver. Tells you to look in a well.
2. Artificer's Hammer - Get it from the Artificer
3. Dragonian Pipe - Speak to Master Opal in the market by the mail box
4. Stillstep's extra headband - Get it from Tigram Stillstep at the top of Lantern Hook
5. Bynum's discount armor - Buy it from Bynum in the market, about 3/4 down the list.
6. Mathosian tome of arguments - In the library behind the quartermaster in the main room.
Turn in!

Set Two:

1. First Clue: right by quest giver. Tells you to look in a well.
2. Well = bottom floor of Lantern hook. Leads to you Weaponsmiths bellows.
3. Weaponsmith Bellows = Weaponsmith trainer room inside the main room in LH.
4. Dog Toy = go outside and talk to Rorf near Mister Opal. About 20 meters across from Mister Opal.
5. Playing Cards = 2nd floor, on a table (its tiny and blueish square, very easy to miss)
6. Purple Potion = Apothecary trainer table inside the main room in LH.
Turn in!

Set Three (UPDATE):

1. First Clue: next to quest giver
2. Caravan Crate: near where you get the Wanted quests, on top of a bunch of other crates
3. Helena Brass's Spare Manacles: Talk to Helena Brass inside Lantern Hook
4. Porticulum Gyrogear: Next to the Porticulum
5. Ironhook Counterfeit Coins: Upstairs on a shelf in the small alcove near the Ironhook Dealers and Watchers
6. Leaky Bucket: downstairs inside Lantern Hook


I hope this is accurate and useful information. Hopefully now you are finished and can move on. Please, if there is missing information or you have an experience which contraindicates this guide, please write something discussing what it is you find wrong. Remember, if you cannot find the item, check the ward stone and then the forum. And thanks to all those who contributed to this simple guide which allowed me to pull it together into one spot for easy access.

Aalis

[Banzai5150]

Question about: 6. Leaky Bucket: downstairs inside Lantern Hook


Where downstairs? By the well? By the center pillar on the main floor where there are other buckets? I've been stuck on this last one for a few days and keep going to both of those places to look for them, and haven't had any luck.

[Banzai5150]

Question about: 6. Leaky Bucket: downstairs inside Lantern Hook


Where downstairs? By the well? By the center pillar on the main floor where there are other buckets? I've been stuck on this last one for a few days and keep going to both of those places to look for them, and haven't had any luck.

Answer to my own question. The Leaky Bucket is on the main floor of Lantern Hook around the large pillar with other buckets.

[Killsong]

I did not find the dog toy with Mr. Paws, I got it from talking to Rorf, who's a doglike npc near all the caravan boxes outside the south Lantern Hook entrance (7798,6341)

[solange]

Got if from the guy named "dog" (I think that was his name) outside lantern hook. Not too far from the wanted posters.

Hardest part for me was the deck of cards. Took 3 days before they'd actually spawn on one of the tables by the card players. Very small light blue deck that didn't sparkle at all, just sort of flickered when moused over them.

[Automark]

When you go to the well, what are you actually suppose to look for. Can't find a thing.

[Automark]

Okay I finally found that. Don't know what to do with Artificer though. Don't know what the reward is but dumbest quest yet.

[Ezel]

Amazing news for this quest:
http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/04/2...ess/#more-7430

* Hook and Crook, Grab and Go: You should now be able to continue on a scavenger hunt regardless of whether a new one has started.

I think I'll actually be able to finish this quest without a raid now.

[DarkAzazel]

theres multiple quests, dont believe its got anything to do with alignment. if the wardstone is reactivated and the next quest was assigned you cant find your current quest items.

i'd suggest just tossing the quest out and restarting it if the wardstone needs to be reactivated.

[Kniven]

Stuck here as well, I have searched everywhere and talked to everyone..

Same here

[Evidica]

The Jug of water is in the well under the main room of LH.

[Arrgon]

Grab and Go - Guardian Version
Starting Location: Ancient Wardstone (9851, 6706)
Ending Location: Same
Quest Giver: Jerome Drift

Step 1: Get the item from the sign
Step 2: Get the Artificers Hammer from the shelf near the Artificer Trainer
Step 3: Dragonian Medicine Pipe can be picked up from Mister Opal outside near the lower level exit on the south side.
Step 4: Tigram Stillstep's Extra Headband can be obtained by speaking to Tigram on the upper level of Lantern Hook.
Step 5: Bynum's Discount Armor can be purchased with Tigram's Headband from the Bynum (the armor vendor) in the same area as the PVP vendor and the General Goods Vendors.
Step 6: The final clue is the book Arcane Hand History and it is located in the library, just around the corner from Bynum. If you are standing at Bynum, turn to the left and look away from the vendor area, and it is just to your right.
Step 7: Go back to the Wardstone and turn it in to Jerome Drift.

[Dalle]

Grab and Go - Guardian Version
Starting Location: Ancient Wardstone (9851, 6706)
Ending Location: Same
Quest Giver: Jerome Drift

Step 1: Get the item from the sign
Step 2: Get the Artificers Hammer from the shelf near the Artificer Trainer
Step 3: Dragonian Medicine Pipe can be picked up from Mister Opal outside near the lower level exit on the south side.
Step 4: Tigram Stillstep's Extra Headband can be obtained by speaking to Tigram on the upper level of Lantern Hook.
Step 5: Bynum's Discount Armor can be purchased with Tigram's Headband from the Bynum (the armor vendor) in the same area as the PVP vendor and the General Goods Vendors.
Step 6: The final clue is the book Arcane Hand History and it is located in the library, just around the corner from Bynum. If you are standing at Bynum, turn to the left and look away from the vendor area, and it is just to your right.
Step 7: Go back to the Wardstone and turn it in to Jerome Drift.

I got this as Defiant also.