Stage 1 Minimum Level: 1506 Location:Mephitic Marsh (Gas Bog) (9, 6) Required Item: None Required Kills: None

The Mephitic Marsh is a place of the dead. you see plenty of strange undead, pox ridden Turtle-like beings. They have all attacked though they are slow and shambling, thus easy to avoid. You happen upon another of the strange creatures but it seems to be moving (marginally) faster. It turns to you and you're surprised to see it is alive and apparently in good health. The Malogre looks at you strangely. 'You are not here to kill me?' You say no and ask what is going on in the Swamp. The Malogre sighs and says 'My people are dying because of the changes to the swamp. Many have escaped but many more have succumbed to what ever evil has twisted our home. It attacks the very element of nature. We were defenseless against it and reacted too slowly. I hope to put my undead kin out of their misery but I do not believe we can save the swamp.' You frown. A sickening of the swamp? The Fens were slowly corrupting. Something must be causing this sickness. You tell the Malogre this and offer to help. He shrugs. 'At best we should wipe out my undead fellows. Return to me once you've killed all the Gas Malogres you can find.'

Stage 2 Minimum Level: 1506 Location:Mephitic Marsh (Gas Bog) (9, 6) Required Item: None Required Kills: 45 x Gas Malogre	You return to the Malogre. It blinks slowly at you. 'Have you managed to kill the Undead remnants of my kin?' The Malogre blinks slowly and says 'Thank you. There are other, more grievously corrupted members of the region ahead. Please meet me at the Mire.'

Stage 3 Minimum Level: 1507 Location:Mephitic Marsh (Mire) (7, 3) Required Item: None Required Kills: 1 x Poxed Malogre

You trudge through the mire, looking for the Malogre. You hear a sound in the distance. It sounds like the slowest fight the world has seen. You head in that direction as fast as you can and see the Malogre fighting off one of it's pox covered kin. You cut down the attacker and ask if the Malogre is okay. He blinks and says 'I am fine Warrior, thank you. There are more to destroy here I'm afraid. I'll wait here for you.'

Stage 4 Minimum Level: 1507 Location:Mephitic Marsh (Mire) (7, 3) Required Item: None Required Kills: 37 x Poxed Malogre	You return to the waiting Malogre. He looks up slowly. 'Have you destroyed the Poxed Undead Malogres?' 'Peace? We as a race like peace. Taking our time and enjoying the slow life. Perhaps this is why we did not react fast enough to this misfortune. In any event, the worse of the undead are before us. Please meet me in the Foetid Bog after killing all the Sickened Malogre that roam there.'

Stage 5 Minimum Level: 1508 Location:Mephitic Marsh (Foetid Bog) (10, 2) Required Item: None Required Kills: 74 x Sickened Malogre

You find the Malogre waiting for you in the Bog. 'Have you killed the Sickened Malogres? The Malogre bows his head. 'I am glad their suffering is ended.' It looks up. 'Funny it ends where it started.' You glance at the creature and ask how this did start. 'We had been going about our lives as usual. A dark robed stranger had passed through the area some time before. We believe he dropped an unusual item that some of our Hatchlings had found in the depths of the bog. We brought it here in case he returned. We didn't think it was the cause. Not until it was too late. We dared not touch it again and those not infected escaped. If you are interested in it, it is to the south. I shall stay here and wait for the end.' At this, you notice little pox sores have started appearing on the Malogre. You thank him and tell him you shall look into the cause. You tell him not to give up hope, that you shall try to heal the area. It blinks slowly. 'Hope left these lands a long time ago. But I thank you for your concern.' With that, it sits down and closes it's eye. You take your leave. Better look for the source of this evil. With that in mind, you scribble down a list of what you have found that pertains to this malady. You receive 'Checklist of Deathly Samples'.

Stage 6 Minimum Level: 1508 Location:Mephitic Marsh (Foetid Bog) (9, 15) Required Item: None Required Kills: None

You have moved to the platform in the bog that the Malogre told you about. You find the item it mentions abandoned in the middle of the cleared platform. You cautiously step forward to look at the strange object and before getting too close recognize an unsettlingly familiar magically energy coming from it. It is Necromantic, of that you are sure. You carefully take it and decide to put it with the samples. You can't do anything about it here and now but you shall not give up! You have received 'Necromantic Vessel' & 14,317,105 XP.