The Master's Tools

"Must see how Od Nua makes adra men. Adra... shells, yes? Animal does not need to kill adra men. Just needs shell. Also needing part from machine. Part like a heart of the machine. Adra and shining metal. Last piece is adra. Not the adra from walls. Is different. Pure. Hard to find. Tcharek is hoping there is some below."

The Master's Tools is a side quest in.

Synopsis
Tcharek, leader of the vithrack expedition to the Endless Paths, has run into a bit of a snag with his research. He desires to bring back the secret of growing and harnessing adra back to his people, but the animats are making that a particularly difficult proposition. The Watcher is asked for assistance.

Walkthrough

 * When you walk into the vithrack nest on level 12 of the Endless Paths of Od Nua, their leader Tcharek talks to you and asks you to find certain adra artifacts for him, which he wants to study to learn the secrets of growing and shaping adra.
 * Make your way to the staircase down to level 13. Kestorik, the leader of Tcharek's scouts, will hold you up on your way there. If you tell him that you're on a mission from Tcharek and aren't rude to him, he'll let you pass peacefully.
 * Once on Level 13 below, find the following three items:


 * Go back up to level 12. If you didn't fight Kestorik earlier, he confronts you once again. He wants to take the artifacts and let Tcharek think he was the one who found them. Avoiding a fight requires Intellect 15, Resolve 16, or Dexterity 18, or you can simply lie that you don't have all the artifacts yet. It is also possible to avoid this fight by proceeding down to level 14 instead, and taking the master staircase up to level 11, from which point you can proceed down to level 12 and reach Tcharek without passing Kestorik. However, it may be preferable to fight him, because then you can get the gems from Tcharek (see below) as well as the loot from Kestorik and his guards, and optionally arrest him and put him in your dungeons.
 * Report back to Tcharek. He rewards you with the unique dagger Drawn in Spring and 2000.
 * If you complain that his scouts attacked you (Aggressive), he gives you a Sapphire in compensation.
 * If you say "That's all I get for helping your colony?", you also get 1x Tâ Ondra Tara, 2x Topaz, 1x Ruby.
 * Krivi will now do business with you. He sells exceptional armor, scrolls, and gems. Also, the grimoire The Leaves of Essence on the table beside him can now be taken with it not being considered stealing.