# A Tragic Beginning

**Quest No Raw**: 131910
**Chronicle (questGroupNo)**: 838
**Entry (questId)**: 2
**Event quest**: yes

## Giver Label

_Black Spirit_

## Objective

Gathering the Small Traces

I barely made it past the patrolling soldiers and arrived at the point I assumed to be the epicenter of the explosion. Judging by the size of the crater, I could calculate the exact force of the explosion.

A sudden feeling of despair overtook me, but I quickly brushed it off, and gathered my thoughts to see if I could find a clue to help unravel this mystery.


How much time had passed? I'm not sure, but I eventually had looked over every nook and cranny and found nothing. Just when I was about to give up and retreat, I spotted something sparkling from a spot not too far off.


Simultaneously, I heard the footsteps of the soldiers draw closer. With no time to think, I instinctively ran towards the shining object.

The very moment my hand was about to wrap around the mysterious Black Stone, I felt the cold steel of a blade press up against my neck.

_Hand over Oil of Corruption x1,000 to Alustin;_

## Summary

Good job! We did it!
Hehe. Did you by any chance find its ring?

## Other Errands in This Chronicle

4 further errands share this chronicle:

- Entry #1 — [Following Their Footsteps](/legacy-quest/66374.md)
- Entry #3 — [Memories Lost](/legacy-quest/197446.md)
- Entry #4 — [Faintly Heard](/legacy-quest/262982.md)
- Entry #5 — [Death's Shadow](/legacy-quest/328518.md)