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‘The Brannof Inheritance’ is one of the earliest quests you’re given inBrighter Shores, but it’s unquestionably the toughest of the bunch. While it involves no combat, it will have you running all around Hopeport and its surroundings, solving clues and fulfilling NPC requests that’ll involve some steep profession grinding.
In this guide, we’ll cover every step, from where to find the Swirl and Falcon symbols, to what professions you should focus your leveling time on in order to fulfill the requirements for crafting a Hair Restoration Potion and Bigeye Gurnard Soup. ‘The Brannof Inheritance’ can be an intimidating quest, but it’s well worth your trouble.
How To Start The Brannof Inheritance
To begin ‘The Brannof Inheritance’,locate Hayley Brannof at the Scrapyard.The Scrapyard is withinHopeport, so you won’t need to travel far.
From theTown Square, headsouththree screens to theCentral Waterfront. Next,move two screens west to reach Sea Road. From here,take the northeast exitto reach the Scrapyard.
Speak with Hayley, whogives you a couple of key itemsand sets you on your path.
How To Decipher The Swirl Clue
While we havemultiple objectives, you’re able to tackle them in whichever order you’d like. We’ll start bydeciphering the Swirl Clue, as it’s a straightforward deal.
You will need to obtain aQuill and Inkfor this. We found one inCaptain Jal Degreene’s office, where you start the game.Check the desk- and be sure toequip the item to your toolbelt.
Travel back toSea Road. (If you’re still at the Scrapyard, this won’t exactly be much of a hike.) There’s abuilding here with a swirl symbol that you may interact with. After doing so,open up the Map of Hopeportkey item.
In case you’re as lost here as we first were,key items show up for you when you pull up a quest with them. In this case, that meansclicking on the Quest menu, then ‘The Brannof Inheritance’, then the Map of Hopeport.
With yourQuill and Inkequipped, you will have the option tomark the spot on the map. Do so, and this portion of the quest will be complete.
Lord Brannof’s Falcon Clue
Next, we’llvisit Lord Brannof. He’s - fittingly - found atBrannof’s Chamber. To get there, make your way to theTown Square, go west throughBrannof Boulevard, and go west again to reachBrannof Hall’s Hallway. Enter theroom to the north.
Lord Brannof is understandably a bit suspicious. To vanquish his doubts,return to the Training Grounds, speaking with Sultar Malzek. Inform him that you need his assistance casting a spell. He’ll run off to Lord Brannof, sofollow him back to Brannofas well.
Speak with Sultar again once you’re back with Lord Brannof. He’ll cast the requisite spell,convincing Lord Brannof of your trustworthiness. You’ll gain theFalcon Clue, which requires you to travel to theWasteland.
Starting at theSea Roadthis time, take thenorthwest exit(the one thatdoesn’tlead to the Scrapyard) toOvergrown Pond. Venturewestone tile toRubble Road,northone tile toOvergrown Road, and follow this to thenorthwestto reach your destination.
The Falcon symbol is plainly visibleon one of the ruins a bit southwest from the northern exit. Once again,use the Quill and Ink item on the Map of Hopeport.
James Newtap And The Hair Restoration Potion
This step will require you to have attainedlevel 50 in Alchemistbefore it can be completed. You can getmostof the way through the objective, but you’ll be stopped before you’ve crafted the potion itself.
FindJames NewtapinPipe Alley. To get there, start at theTown Squareagain.Go east two tiles, throughOld Street West and then Old Street East. Here on Old Street East, gonorth, past The Cloakroom, and you’ll find James.
James Newtap needs us to craft aHair Restoration Potion. Take a trip toHopeport Apothecary, anddiscuss the potion with Ebsworth, the shopkeep. He’ll hand you someRed Cheese.
Bring the Red Cheese to theScrapyard, wherea rat will now appear in the area. Rather than interacting directly with the rat,use the Red Cheese on the bathtub, removing the broom and placing the cheese down. The rat will get caught. Interact with the tub again tocatch it.
Head toRubble Roadnext. FromSea Road, gonorth one tile to Overgrown Pond, and then west one tile to Rubble Road. (Hopefully, you’re getting the hang of Hopeport by now!) Defeat aHair Beastto prompt it to drop theHair Beast Hair.
As with other monster drops,this item won’t spawn until you need it, so you won’t have even if you’ve slain a few Hair Beasts already.
Now, well… now you need to be a level 50 Alchemist.Ebsworth will tell you how to make the potion, which you’ll do right here at Hopeport Apothecary, but despite having the key items on hand,you’ll be locked out of crafting until you reach that lofty point.
Oswald Hadley And Bigeye Gurnard Soup
If you thought the previous objective had a steep requirement,this last one requires you to be a level 61 Chef. FindOswald Hadley at the Delectable Dab. If you’re en route from Hopeport Apothecary,it’s due west across from that establishment.
you may chat up Oswald before you’re level 61, but regardless,he requests a Bigeye Gurnard Soup. Check theChefRecipe Bookin the kitchen here. Click onGurnard Soup, and you’ll see the multiple ways to prepare it, including the level 61 Bigeye version.
The Bigeye Gurnard Soup recipe involves two ingredients:a Bigeye and Stock. The Stock can bepurchased from Kevin once you’re a level 16 Chef. He’s locatedoutside the Delectable Dab. As for the Bigeye,a level 56 Fisher can catch one at Pirate Hideout.
When everything’s wrapped up,return to Hayley Brannof to wrap up ‘The Brannof Inheritance’. Enjoy your reward - you most definitely earned it!
