Walkthrough
Since Crushbone is often the first stop on a new player's journey, one might assume that Archin's quest yields a reward which could easily be overlooked and not worth the effort. However, this is far from the truth as you will see.
Quest mob:
Archin Hammerhand is a Dwarf located by the slaver caves on the way to the campfire with the orc champions and orc stompers. His specific loc is -1, 546.
Quest text:
You say, 'Hail, Archin Hammerhead'
Archin Hammerhead says, 'Blast em! Blast those darn orcs! They crawling all over the place! Like darn roaches they are. I will never manage to mine my ore this way.'
You say,'What are you trying to mine?'
Archin Hammerhead says, 'Ah! You see I have learned that there is a magical and rare ore to be found here. Its called orcanite, but almost no one knows about it. I am trying to develop a new alloy, and this ore is imperative to my work. Hey ... you look like a sturdy type, want to help me get some ore?'
You say,'Sure! What can I do?'
Archin Hammerhead says, 'Perfect! Go find me at least good 10 chunks of ore. I think I saw the earth elementals collecting it earlier. I will wait here for you.'
You have been assigned the task 'Gather 10 Orcanite Ore'.
--You have looted a Orcanite Ore.--
*** After completing this task ***
You say, 'Hail, Archin Hammerhead'
Archin Hammerhead says, 'Perfect! I will start working right away! ... No wait ... Something is wrong! I do not sense any magic in this ore!'
Archin Hammerhead pauses and strokes his beard for a moment.
Archin Hammerhead says, 'Oh, I totally forgot that the ore has be enchanted first! Those dang orc oracles know the secret and it is your duty now to obtain this knowledge from them. Do what you must.'
You have been assigned the task ' Secrets of Orcanite Enchantment'.
Suggested level:
15
The task:
Archin asks you to help him out by collecting some supplies and then he'll share the profits with you. Your first task is to find 10 Orcanite Ore which drop from an elemental.
Once you've collected these, head back to Archin to receive your second task.
He now asks you to retrieve only 1 Secrets of Orcanite Enchantment which drop from orc oracles.
When you have this, return to Archin for your reward.
The reward:
You will receive a Spiked Orcanite Targe initially, but you can turn this in for an Orcanite-Powered Orb and vice versa.