Secretion of the Minecrawlers

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Secretion of the Minecrawlers is a quest in Gothic.

How to solve the quest

1. Make your way to the Old Mine in the northwest part of the colony and speak to Ian near the center of the shaft. His ore masher has broken down and won't help you unless you find him a new gear wheel.
2. In one of the side tunnels a little ways above the bottom of the shaft you will find an old masher surrounded by three Minecrawlers. You can safely approach the Minecrawlers if you follow the ledge around the side of the cavern, instead of just climbing down the ladder into their midst. You will find a Gearwheel next to the old masher.
3. Bring the gearwheel to Ian and he will direct you to Asghan, who guards the gate to the minecrawler nest.
4. Speak to Asghan at the bottom of the Mine and give him the password from Ian. However, he will not open the gate unless you find him some back-up.
5. There are three templers in the Mine who will help you if you ask them: Gor Na Kosh, Gor Na Vid (who will require a healing potion before helping you), and Gor Na Bar.
6. Once you've got at least two of the templars to help you, speak to Asghan again once the templars have arrived and he will let you open the gate.
7. Turn the winch to open the gate and a bunch of Minecrawlers will storm out. Once all the Minecrawlers have been destroyed, your allies will return to the entrance to guard it while you continue into the tunnels. You'll may need a torch or a light spell to find your way through. Although, you are free to go in without any light source.
8. At the end of the tunnel you will find the Minecrawler Queen. Kill her, and take the the Minecrawler Eggs in the chamber.
9. Leave the tunnel and report your success to both the templars at the gate and Ian.
10. If you are a member of the Old Camp, one of the guards will tell you that Thorus wants to see you as you leave the Old Mine.
    1. Return to the Old Camp and speak to Thorus. He will offer you a position as one of his guards. If you accept, speak to Stone in the castle to receive a sword and some armor.
    2. If you would rather be a magician, tell Thorus so and then speak to Corristo in the castle who will test you. Answer "yes" and "Innos" to his first two questions and either of the first three answers to his third question to pass. Follow him to the top of the stairs and take the vow to become a Magican of Fire and recieve a Fire Robe.
11. If you are a member of the New Camp, Jarvis will tell you that Lee wants to see you as you enter the New Camp.
    1. Speak to Lee in the northwest corner of the groto and he will make you a Mercenary. He will also give you some armor.
12. Take the Minecrawler Eggs to Cor Kalom in the Swamp Camp and he will let you choose your reward: an Essense of the Spirit potion, 100 ore, an Essence of Life potion, a Light rune, or Stone Crusher.
13. If you are a member of the Swamp Camp, speak to Cor Angar in the training area above Baal Cadar and he will make you a templar. Speak to Gor Na Toth nearby to recieve your armor.

Diary entries

• The Guru Cor Kalom asked me to look for a source of minecrawler secretion in the Old Mine. So far the monsters' mandibles have been used, but I'm to find something different to produce a stronger secretion.
• At the entrance to the Old Mine, I asked a templar for the minecrawlers' nest. He referred me to three other templars - Gor Na Vid, Gor Na Kosh and Gor Na Bar. These names they have in the Brotherhood are driving me crazy.
• Ian, the boss of the mine, will not help me find the nest. I had better get him a new gearwheel for his broken ore masher. He mentioned an abandoned side tunnel where I might find an old masher.
• I brought Ian the gearwheel from the abandoned ore masher. Ian said I should say EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE FINE to Asghan. Apparently, that'll make him open the gate to the dark shafts.
• If I want to find the minecrawlers' nest, I need to talk to Asghan.
• Asghan, the boss of the mine guards, won't open the gate. He wants Ian's permission.
• Although Ian has given me permission, Asghan won't open the gate until I've united some templars as reinforcements in front of the gate.
• When I mentioned the minecrawlers' nest, the templar Gor Na Bar joined my reinforcements at Asghan's gate. I'll find him there.
• I convinced the templar Gor Na Kosh to join the reinforcements at Asghan's gate. He's waiting for me there.
• I had to give a healing potion to Gor Na Vid before he agreed to join the reinforcements at Asghan's gate.
• I managed to unite sufficient templars in front of Asghan's gate. What will be awaiting us in the darkness behind the gate?
• I'm to take the eggs to Cor Kalom, he's waiting for them.
• I've given Cor Kalom three of the minecrawlers' eggs. He was really unfriendly and I had to ask for my meager reward!

Notes

• You can exchange Minecrawler mandibles with Cor Kalom for mana restoring potions: 1-2 mandibles for 1 Essence of Magic Energy; 3-9 mandibles for 2 Extracts of Magic Energy; 10 or more mandibles for 3 Elixirs of Magic Energy. (You can use a chest to separate the items)