The Root of the Problem

The Root of the Problem
Required	Yes
Start	Talk to Helena in Forest Encampment
Objective	Poison the tree, Lorrata
Completion	You have reached the The Vaal Ruins
Key Item	Maligaro's SpikeMaligaro's SpikeMaligaro loved his tools, and took great pains to keep them excruciatingly sharp. Baleful GemBaleful GemThe withering glare of corruption, made corporeal and pellucid in crystal.

Walkthrough

The tree roots blocking entrance to the Vaal Ruins

The Ancient Seal within the Vaal Ruins

This quest given to you by Helena in Forest Encampment requires you to travel to poison the tree, Lorrata, in the The Wetlands with Maligaro's SpikeMaligaro's SpikeMaligaro loved his tools, and took great
pains to keep them excruciatingly sharp. and Baleful GemBaleful GemThe withering glare of corruption, made
corporeal and pellucid in crystal..

Helena: Piety would’ve concurred with Eramir’s theory about that north-western ruin. The Vaal were a powerful civilization predating even the Eternal Empire and Piety very much wanted to see what toys the Vaal might have left for her to play with behind those stone doors. Yet we couldn’t budge them, not with that giant of a tree holding them fast in her roots.

You now carry a cure to that problem, or rather, a useful illness. Use the Spike to inject the Baleful Gem’s calibirc extantia into the roots. One day soon, Piety will find her way into that ruin. You need to get there first.

Maligaro's SpikeMaligaro's SpikeMaligaro loved his tools, and took great
pains to keep them excruciatingly sharp. is dropped by The Weaver in The Weaver's Chambers.

Baleful GemBaleful GemThe withering glare of corruption, made
corporeal and pellucid in crystal. is acquired in the Chamber of Sins Level 2.

This quest is completed once you make it to The Vaal Ruins.

Quest rewards

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