EverQuesting: An EverQuest II Heritage Quest guide

Now that you know the tips and tricks for running EverQuest II Heritage Quests in an efficient manner, it’s just a matter of choosing which ones to actually run! Do you want to complete them all in order, or do you just want to pick and choose depending on the reward? Maybe you just want to see if there is one for the zone you are currently in. Regardless of how you want to go about it, you still have to know where the HQs are before you can start them. And the best way to do that is with a snazzy guide! Oh sure, you could just wander Norrath and try to find them all, but with so many quests scattered about the landscape, you are sure to miss a few. Besides, this method doesn’t quite fit in with the whole “efficient” angle. So here’s a list to make acquiring — and working on — the Heritage Quests a smoother endeavor.

Like the previous leveling and dungeon guides, this one won’t be broken down and listed simply by level. Instead, certain quests that share steps will be grouped together in order to increase your efficiency. Trust me, unless you really love Nektropos Castle (and most folks don’t), you’ll want to know all of the HQs that need you to enter so you aren’t going back again and again and again. And again!

Additionally, this guide also won’t offer spoilers or spell out each individual step, both in deference to those who want to figure things out on their own and in the interest of brevity (such that we can have it). Because there is no small number of Heritage Quests, and each one has a slew of steps, we will only list enough information to help direct you where to go/what you need to begin the adventures. However, if you need any pointers or hints, you’ll find a complete breakdown, each HQ is linked to its EQ2i wikia page. And don’t forget to check out any prerequisites before you start!

In the beginning

HQs begin fairly early on, at level 19. But that’s quest level, not character level. The quest level does not mean that is the minimum player level needed to begin it; instead, most can be started a few levels before.

Cove of Decay/Ruins of Varsoon

These could be called the Thundering Steppes HQ. Two need you to enter the Cove of Decay, and three need you to enter Ruins of Varsoon. For Hadden’s Earring you also have to head into Nektropos Castle, so it is included on both lists. Note: Some quests start by examining drops, so the when possible, the mob that drops the item is listed as the starting NPC.

Nektropos Castle

This is the trip few want to do twice. However, unless you have someone in your party who has already completed The Everling Lockets quest to gain access to the basement, you will have to return a second time in order to kill enough dolls to advance the A Missing Mask quest, which is started in the basement and completed within the castle. You will need to plan carefully.

Antonican life

If you are good aligned, you might as well also pick up The Stein of Moggok: It Can Be Rebuilt when sneaking into Freeport to save yourself one trip (you will have to return a few times during the quest).

Deathfist Citadel

Although it doesn’t seem to inspire the dread that Nektropos Castle does, Deathfist Citadel is a pretty long endeavor that you may not want to have to repeat multiple times just to kill Emperor Fyst; there is no quick run to the boss since you can only spawn him by killing all of the mini bosses throughout the dungeon.

Lavastorming

Each of these have kill or gathering components in the zone, so it can definitely save time to complete all of those steps together.

Midlife levels, mid-level life

There is another quest and an extra step tied to The Bone Bladed Claymore that will reward you an electrified bone bladed claymore. You’ll need to finish Berik’s Revenge in Stormhold to obtain that reward.

Chain events

These Heritage Quests are all chained together in a single timeline, so you will need to complete them in order. Note: While The Journey is Half the Fun is a level 50 quest, players can pick it up as early as level 15 in order to run races in the lower zones. However, you’ll need to be at least 30 to complete the route in Feerott.

Kingdom of Sky is the limit

Although Blood of the Brood and A Mark of Awakening are signature quests and not HQs, it would be advantageous to complete them alongside the two HQs as you’ll be traveling to the same instances.

The end of levels

If you thought leveling up to the top would give you a break from Heritage quests, you’d be mistaken. There are plenty to occuppy your time in those last few levels.

Timeline series

At this point, Heritage Quests started taking on the traits of signature quests. In the case of these series, there are some where multiple quests within the series count individually as Heritage Quests. In other cases, only the final quest in the series is an actual HQ.

Crafting!

Believe it or not, there is one single crafting Heritage Quest in EQII. You must be crafting level 90 or higher in order to take this quest.

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