Submitted by raprot on Wed, 11/10/2004 - 20:53.
Last night Maior headed over to Bastok to walk down to the bottom of Drachenfall Waterfall so that I could finish the water quest and grab my stone tablet. After we headed back into town he loaned me his field gear so that I could head into Palborough mines and grab my 'sharp stone' for the Nanaa Mihgo quest "Rock Rackateer". Mind you, I've been trying to get this stone since I was level 16 and died back then failing to obtain it. Now that I'm 30, Maior and I thought I could solo my way up there to get it. Boy, was I wrong.
After Maior left I took off for the mines. All of the Quadavs were too weak for me so I walked on up to the second floor. Everything was still too weak to me, but took twice as long to kill as the first floor Quads. Finally I got over the bridge and into my mining areas. There was one easy Quadav and one too weak. I took down the easy and polished off the too weak that aggroed. With half of my life gone, I began to heal. Wouldn't you know, and Old Quadav aggroes. So I think, "Crap, I'll just run to the first floor and heal there." So I flee through the tunnels and get to the elevator. I throw my hand on the lever and pull...