So far I have turned in caps to two of the skeles(one of the skeles in the tunnel and the Abandoned Heretic pet) and have only recieved gems. The gems you get appear to be random. So far I have gotten Hematite, Malachite, Turqoise, and an Emerald(yes emeralds are worth alot, I sold it for nearly 12pp, the rest were only worth some silvers and a gold). I wonder if there is some sort of quest this might be a part of since when you give them the cap they say you should be running this operation instead of that (can't remember the name) guy.
Questioning the skeles hasn't gotten me anywhere.
Mining Caps
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Useless Cloth Caps are uncommo drops by kobold scouts. Take these caps to the skeleton miners at the entrance to Paineel, or to the abandoned heretic pets. Both will give experience and a random item.
The abandoned heretic pet will reward you with a gem he has recently mined. There are 4 of them inside a hut in the northeast corner of the zone. Hand abandoned heretic pet the Useless Cloth Cap. Abandoned heretic pet says, 'Good work. You should be running this operation instead of that Talrigar fellow. Have a small reward. A little bit of the gems I found while tunneling through this rock.' Your faction standing with Newbie Monster has been adjusted by 5. You gain experience! Receive a random gem among: Hematite, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise ... You say, 'Hail, a skeleton' a skeleton says 'Grab a pick. Give us a hand!' a skeleton says 'Aye... You cut out the middleman... I shall reward you... hmm... I have not found anything, how about... How about something off meself?' Hand a skeleton the Useless Cloth Cap. A skeleton says, 'Aye... You cut out the middleman... I shall reward you... hmm... I have not found anything, how about... Your faction standing with Skeleton has been adjusted by 5. You gain experience! Receive a random reward among: Bone Chips, Bone Shield, Fractured Femur, Malachite, Zombie Skin ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anonymous
Forgot to mention, I got that message from the Abandoned pet too.
Anonymous
Excellent quest! At level 2 I complete it once and get the bone shield. I also made a good deal of money off of gems. Can't go wrong with this one at low levels, just stay near to the zone so you can escape if you get jumped by a gang of them. :)
Anonymous
How many caps do you need to turn in to get the shield or the knife? I've been turning in caps and have gotten nothing but gems so far.
Anonymous
You are turning in caps to the wrong skeleton. Turn it in to the skeleton on the left as you are coming from Tox.
Anonymous
Hey, you complain about the reward but before I knew abou this quest I just destroyed the caps. I know alot of people that in fact do camp the kobolds because te thought of heading to Qeynos like all the dumb guides is appalling. It takes guile to adventure in Tox forest any newbies can catch a boat to Qeynos. This quest jsut gives a little extra to these people.
Anonymous
From what I hear the shield is a rare drop off of a skeletal monk in Lavastorm.
Anonymous
I got the sheild from this quest. 8ac and looks like a ribcage :)
Anonymous
Only the inventory icon does. I just got the shield (after about 40 caps) and was very disappointed when I equipped it. Looks like a kite shield on your avatar. :(
Anonymous
Oh, by the way, what I meant by camping kobolds is that kobold scouts drop the Useless Cloth Caps as their a fairly rare drop (about 1 in 10). Not sure if other kobolds do.
Anonymous
Don't try getting it. I've had my Erudite SK turn in literally dozens of caps and all he ever got was the dagger (Fractured Femur), zombie skin, and bone chips. Really a horrible quest unless you happen to be camping kobolds or the abandoned heretic pet that spawns next to a tree just west of the Paineel entrance (the one that checks up regularly on the mining skeletons). I've heard of someone getting Emeralds (worth arond 10pp) from the quest, but all I've ever gotten was a Lapiz Lazuli. I wouldn't recommend doing this quest.
Not doing this quest is the surest way never to get the shield or any item in fact.
Anonymous
I agree , it dosnt take much to kill that weak Kabold scout , and I f he drops the cap and you get the sheild you will be like "Right on I am glad I killed that Dawg" :)
Anonymous
oh and to clear up the Emerald deal , i have aquired sevral from the pet
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