Paladin 1.5 Epic
Pre-Quest Guide
This quest will make you eligible to start the Paladin 1.5 Epic quest if you have not completed the 1.0 Epic.
Step 1
Head to Plane of Valor and locate Baltron Werters.
Say “willing to help him rebuild couragebringer” to receive 
Baltron’s Solvent.
Step 2
Head to South Ro and locate Gilfal. Give him Baltron’s Solvent. He will hand it back and you’ll also receive 
Gilfal’s Scabbard (6-slot container).
Step 3
Kill 3 bosses and loot 3 items. You can do them in any order.
1) PoStorms – Neffiken, Lord of Kelek’Vor – 
Broken Sword Piece
2) PoTorment – Kaniz Painbringer – 
Broken Sword Piece
3) PoHate – Maestro of Rancor – Broken Sword Piece
PoStorms – Neffiken, Lord of Kelek’Vor
Head to PoStorms with 1-2 groups and locate Neffiken, Lord of Kelek’Vor. He is inside the Northeast Forest Fort.
**Note: While on your way to PoStorms you can pick up the ground spawn 
Rune of Xor in PoTranquility. See Step 4.**
He will be untargetable at first. To spawn him kill all of the giants in and around the fort. There are 6 north of the fort you’ll need to kill as well. Once all are dead, he becomes targetable.
Kill him and loot Broken Sword Piece
Hits 1300+
Spawns tree adds during the fight
Rampages
Approx. 350K HP
Procs Mana Bolt (Single Target, 1500 Mana Drain, Unresistabe)
PoTorment – Kaniz Painbringer
Head to PoTorment and locate Kaniz Painbringer. This is takes less than 1 group. Easy Fight. 70K HP. Has an AE Slow -150 Disease resist check.
Kill it and loot Broken Sword Piece.
PoHate – Maestro of Rancor
Head to PoHate with a couple groups. Kill Maestro of Rancor and loot Broken Sword Piece. You can spawn him in an instance if needed.
Hits 800+
Approx. 420K HP
Spawns a few adds
Step 4
Obtain 4x Ground Spawn Runes from around Norrath:
| Zone | Item | MAP |
| Plane of Tranquility | Rune of Xor |
MAP |
| Castle of Mistmoore |
Rune of Yirno |
MAP |
| Scarlet Desert | Rune of Zota |
MAP |
| The Gulf of Gunthak | Rune Wilun |
MAP |
Step 5
1) Go to Everfrost and Locate Rombus. He is in the LDoN camp.
2) Follow his dialogue:
3) Give him the 4x Runes you got in Step 4. Give him a quick moment to cast a spell and Broken Sword Piece will appear on your cursor. He will despawn.
Step 6
Combine the following into your into your Gilfal’s Scabbard (6-slot container) to create 
Fractured Couragebringer.
4x Broken Sword Piece Baltron’s Solvent
Step 7
Go back to South Ro and locate Gilfal. Give him Fractured Couragebringer. He will hand it back (the one he hands back has different Item Lore).
Step 8
Go back to PoValor and locate Baltron Werters. Give him Fractured Couragebringer.
The giant Frog Avatar of Rathalzor will spawn! You’ll receive Couragebringer on your cursor after a moment.
1.5 Epic Pre-Quest Complete!
