The Keeper of Strength  

Trial of Strength event, Stillmoon Temple:

This event takes place in the static Stillmoon Temple zone.

In an upstairs room (take the first left after the staircase), you will find a chest. Loot from it four scrolls.

Scroll of the Ox
Scroll of the Boar
Scroll of the Dragon
Scroll of the Tiger


Take these scrolls to the Keeper of Strength, on the upper level, the room furthest east and to the north. Hail him, follow his text, then hand him the four scrolls.

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[Thu Jan 19 02:38:05 2006] The Keeper of Strength sniffs the air. 'I smell weakness. You may think you are strong to have ventured this far, but we shall see. It is my duty to give the Trial of Strength. Should you find the four scrolls of strength, return them to me and the trial will begin. We will then see how the 'heroes' fare.
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The Keeper of Strength despawns when he gets the four scrolls; I don't know what his respawn time is. Handing him the scrolls spawns "a Spirit Keeper" in an upstairs room. Head to him and hail him.

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[Thu Jan 19 02:47:21 2006] a Spirit Keeper says 'You have found the four scrolls of strength and wish to begin the Trial of Strength? So be it. Long ago, a council of five warriors protected this temple from those that would harm it. However, one day they were bested in battle and were destroyed. This monument behind me is all that remains to remind the temple inhabitants of their deeds. However, the spirits of the fallen warriors long to do battle again. If you believe you are [worthy], I will raise them from the dead so that you may begin the Trial of Strength.'
[Thu Jan 19 02:47:42 2006] You say, 'worthy'
[Thu Jan 19 02:47:42 2006] a Spirit Keeper says 'Rise, warriors of the past! Experience the glory of combat once more!'
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This spawns five An Ancient Protector right on top of the person doing the hail. They are undead, immune to root/snare, immune to mez, immune to stun, and partially slowable. Max hit is around 1K, maybe 900. They flurry a LOT -- like every second or third hit is a flurry. The five mobs are all level 70 and they look like normal skeletons.

We were only expecting one mob, and we ended up wiping. I don't know where the event goes from here.

Where is he/how do you find him? I looked everywhere, could only find the Knowledge guy, done that trial twice now for ****** 100hp loot.

The mobs in this trial hit for 600ish and proc FD on your entire group. Con even to level 70 and flurry nearly every attack round. Mobs do not stay in room if you die and run around killing others in the zone till they despawn. All are undead skeletons and tended to all go for one member at a time.

Failed on first attempt and seems to have a repop timer on the trialmaster but not the scrolls (they were up again with normal repops in the room we found them in).