The Lost Elder
An Act 2 side quest with no prerequisite, offered by Greven at the Rover Camp in the Arkovian Foothills. Find the dying Elder Mathias in the ruins west of Staunton Mine, take the Bone Talisman back, then choose whether to return it or lie and keep it.
Mathias is not in Old Arkovia. He is in the northernmost part of the old ruins west of the Rover Camp, beyond Staunton Mine, within the Arkovian Foothills. Finding him before accepting the quest does not advance it. The final dialogue choice changes the reward.
- 1Accept Greven's search request
- ▸From the Arkovian Foothills Rift, travel southwest to the Rover Camp on the road and speak with Greven.
- ▸He asks you to find Elder Mathias, who fled into the ruins with the Rovers' talisman during a bandit raid and has been missing for several days.
- ▸There is no prerequisite, but discovering Mathias before accepting the quest does not advance the event.
- 2Reach the ruins west of Staunton Mine
- ▸Travel northwest from the Rover Camp, pass Staunton Mine, and enter the old ruins to the west.
- ▸The destination is an outdoor ruin in the Arkovian Foothills, not inside a cave or in Old Arkovia.
- ▸Continue to the northernmost part of the ruins and look for Elder Mathias lying on the ground.
- 3Receive the talisman from Elder Mathias
- ▸Speak with the dying Elder Mathias and hear his final request to return the relic to his people.
- ▸After the conversation, receive the Bone Talisman quest item.
- ▸Confirm that the objective updates to reporting back to Greven.
- 4Choose your reward when reporting to Greven
- ▸Return to the Rover Camp and tell Greven about Mathias's fate.
- ▸Return the talisman for 2,500/12,000/31,000 XP, 3,000/5,000/12,000 Iron, and +500 Rovers reputation on Normal/Elite/Ultimate.
- ▸Lie and keep it for the same XP, 500/2,500/8,000 Iron, and the Bone/Ivory/Sacred Talisman relic on Normal/Elite/Ultimate respectively.
If you have not accepted the quest, speak with Greven at the Rover Camp southwest of the Arkovian Foothills Rift. If searching, go northwest from camp, pass Staunton Mine, enter the outdoor ruins to the west, and find Mathias at their northernmost end.