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Guild Wars 2 – Assist the Iron Legion Soldiers fighting Ghosts
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By Douglas Shepard (Editor in Chief, RarityGuide.com)
Published on 10/22/2012
 
A series of articles covering Guild Wars 2. This part covers the quest, "Assist the Iron Legion Soldiers fighting Ghosts". It gives the details of the quest and explains the best ways to complete the various tasks laid out for this quest.

Guild Wars 2 – Assist the Iron Legion Soldiers fighting Ghosts

“Help soldiers cull ghosts, light torches, and revive fallen allies.”

Head to the North from the Nolan Waypoint. You will find the area of the quest very close by. Continue on to find Zalvax Brokenclaw. He is the main contact for this renown quest:
Zalvax Brokenclaw: I hate to complain, but this killing ghosts from sunrise to sundown, then sundown to sunrise is getting old. Twenty-hour hours a day, we torch and scorch.”
Hero A) “What's 'torch and scorch?'”
Zakvax A) “It's how we kill ghosts. We light torches to draw the chatty shadows into the open where we can see them. Then, it's, slice, dice, and ice … bye-bye banshees.”
Hero: “Good plan. I'll go light some torches.”

Hero B) “What's going on here?”
Zakvax B) “I hate to complain, but killing ghosts from sunrise to sundown, then sundown to sunrise is getting old. Twenty-hour hours a day, we torch and scorch
Hero A) “What's torch and scorch again?”
Hero: “Keep up the good work.”

Hero C) “What do you know about these ruins?”
Zakvax C) “It was originally a military outpost. During the war, the Flame Legion – murderous villans – started attacking settlements. Many Ascalonian citizens fled to Oldgate, but in vain.”
Hero: “What happened?”
Zakvax: “The Flame Legion hit the outpost like a hurricane. They didn't just kill inhabitants, they busted down the walls and tore the place apart. I guess the ghosts here don't realize we're not Flame Legion.”
Hero: “No wonder they're angry.”

This is going to be fairly simple over all. Start will just making a circle of the area. This will help you find a lot of what you are looking for. First, the downed Iron Legion Soldiers need to be found. Once in a while these downed allies show up on the map but not for this quest. You need to look around for the icon for those that have had to eat dirt.

Next up would be the torches and the ghosts. The torches are easy to miss at night, being a dark color. Once light, the torches will draw any nearby ghosts to that location. So, if an ambush gets your fight started right, set it before lighting them. The ghosts spawn fairly regularly so do not worry too much about the quantity of them. Just find them and kill them. A great place to go is head for the Oldgate Ruins to the Northwest of the starting point of this renown quest.

When the renown quest is complete you will get the letter, “My Heartleft Thanks” with 98 copper attached:
“Greetings to you,

“Exemplary effort 'hero's name.' You've got a real knack for fighting ghosts. My soldiers have started a friendly competition to keep up with you.

“But you have set the bar pretty high – Zalvax Brokenclaw”

Return to Zalvax Brokenclaw when you have finished the fighting because he is now selling the following Karma Items:
Blood Legion Shield: 140 Karma
Shield, Weapon Strength: 164 – 185, Defense: 9, +9 Toughness, Lvl. 15

Blood Legion Shield of Force: 280
Shield, Weapon Strength: 178 – 201, Defense: 10, +10 Toughness, Minor Sigil of Force (+1% Damage), Lvl. 15

Mine Pin: 175
Accessory: +6 Power, Lvl. 15

Mine Pin: 350
Accessory: +7 Power, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Heavy Boots: 140
Heavy Armor, Defense: 26, +4 Toughness, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Breastplate: 210
Heavy Armor, Defense: 52, +11 Condition Damage, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Gauntlets: 126 Karma
Heavy Armor, Defense: 26, +4 Precision, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Heavy Helm: 126 Karma
Heavy Armor, Defense: 18, +5 Power, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Heavy Leggins: 196
Heavy Armor, Defense: 35, +7 Condition Damage, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Pauldrons: 154
Heavy Armor, Defense: 18, +4 Precision, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Cloth Shoes: 140
Light Armor, Defense: 20, +4 Power, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Garb: 210
Light Armor, Defense: 45, +11 Healing Power, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Gloves: 126
Light Armor, Defense: 20, +4 Healing Power, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Cloth Helm: 175
Light Armor, Defense: 11, +5 Condition Damage, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Cloth Leggings: 196 Karma
Light Armor, Defense: 28, +7 Toughness, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Mantle: 154
Light Armor, Defense: 11, +4 Healing Power, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Leather Boots: 140
Medium Armor, Defense: 23, +4 Condition Damage, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Leather Coat: 210
Medium Armor, Defense: 49, +11 Precision, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Leather Gloves: 126
Medium Armor, Defense: 23, +4 Precision, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Leather Mask: 175
Medium Armor, Defense: 14, +5 Condition Damage, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Leather Leggings: 196 Karma
Medium Armor, Defense: 32, +7 Toughness, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Shoulderpads: 154 Karma
Medium Armor, Defense: 14, +4 Toughness, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Heavy Boots of the Citadel: 280 Karma
Heavy Armor, Defense: 29, +4 Toughness, Minor Rune of the Citadel: 1) +10 Power, 2) 10% Fury Duration, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Breastplate of the Citadel: 420 Karma
Heavy Armor, Defense: 57, +12 Condition Damage, Minor Rune of the Citadel: 1) +10 Power, 2) 10% Fury Duration, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Gauntlets of the Citadel: 252 Karma
Heavy Armor, Defense: 29, +4 Precision, Minor Rune of the Citadel: 1) +10 Power, 2) 10% Fury Duration, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Heavy Helm of the Citadel: 350 Karma
Heavy Armor, Defense: 19, +5 Power, Minor Rune of the Citadel: 1) +10 Power, 2) 10% Fury Duration, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Heavy Leggins of the Citadel: 392 Karma
Heavy Armor, Defense: 38, +8 Condition Damage, Minor Rune of the Citadel: 1) +10 Power, 2) 10% Fury Duration, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Pauldrons of the Citadel: 308 Karma
Heavy Armor, Defense: 19, +4 Precision, Minor Rune of the Citadel: 1) +10 Power, 2) 10% Fury Duration, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Cloth Shoes of the Citadel: 280 Karma
Light Armor, Defense: 21, +4 Power, Minor Rune of the Citadel: 1) +10 Power, 2) 10% Fury Duration, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Garb of the Citadel: 420 Karma
Light Armor, Defense: 50, +12 Healing Power, Minor Rune of the Citadel: 1) +10 Power, 2) 10% Fury Duration, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Gloves of the Citadel: 252 Karma
Light Armor, Defense: 21, +4 Healing Power, Minor Rune of the Citadel: 1) +10 Power, 2) 10% Fury Duration, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Cloth Helm of the Citadel: 350 Karma
Light Armor, Defense: 12, +5 Condition Damage, Minor Rune of the Citadel: 1) +10 Power, 2) 10% Fury Duration, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Cloth Leggings of the Citadel: 392 Karma
Light Armor, Defense: 31, +8 Toughness, Minor Rune of the Citadel: 1) +10 Power, 2) 10% Fury Duration, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Mantle of the Citadel: 308 Karma
Light Armor, Defense: 12, +4 Healing Power, Minor Rune of the Citadel: 1) +10 Power, 2) 10% Fury Duration, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Leather Boots of the Citadel: 280 Karma
Medium Armor, Defense: 25, +4 Condition Damage, Minor Rune of the Citadel: 1) +10 Power, 2) 10% Fury Duration, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Leather Coat of the Citadel: 420 Karma
Medium Armor, Defense: 54, +12 Precision, Minor Rune of the Citadel: 1) +10 Power, 2) 10% Fury Duration, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Leather Gloves of the Citadel: 252 Karma
Medium Armor, Defense: 25, +4 Precision, Minor Rune of the Citadel: 1) +10 Power, 2) 10% Fury Duration, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Leather Mask of the Citadel: 350 Karma
Medium Armor, Defense: 16, +5 Condition Damage, Minor Rune of the Citadel: 1) +10 Power, 2) 10% Fury Duration, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Leather Leggings of the Citadel: 392 Karma
Medium Armor, Defense: 35, +8 Toughness, Minor Rune of the Citadel: 1) +10 Power, 2) 10% Fury Duration, Lvl. 15

Oldgate Shoulderpads of the Citadel: 154 Karma
Medium Armor, Defense: 16, +4 Toughness, Minor Rune of the Citadel: 1) +10 Power, 2) 10% Fury Duration, Lvl. 15

Crude Salvage Kit: 28 Karma