> > Hollowshade? What do people hunt in hollowshade for smithing?
> > Do you mean Dawnshroud Peaks? I know if hoppers are up and someone wants
> the
> > gorangas up they kill the age old hopper...
> > luv,
> > -Su
> So I take it you never heard of the smithing quest out of Shar Vahl.

There

> is a smithing quest there that you can use to get to 250 for little money,
> just need to do a lot of farming. There are two mobs there that drop the
> items needed for smithing. The owlbears and sonic wolves drop different
> substances that are used together with metal rings to make humming
> orbs...these triv around 180 making it easy to get smithing up for just

the

> cost of making the rings...no water needed. The only problem is these
> substances drop the most often when the mobs control the islands in the
> south of the Hollowshade zone. That being the case most people trigger

the

> war to get the owlbears or sonic wolves to overrun the grimling there and
> make the islands their home. once you reach 180 or so in smithing you can
> start making Shadowscream armor. Forgot what piece it was, but one part
> trivs at 208, another around 225, and the boots triv at 250+. For just

the

> cost of the mold, the cost of making the humming orbs, and the swirling
> shadows...you can get your smithing to GM. Is that not reason enough to
> camp the mobs in Hollowshade?
>

Wow! Cool, I didn't know that. I'll have to look into that. :-)
What are the specific substances that drop that are needed for smithing?
Know any good places for tailoring? I got mine to 167.
Thanks for the info!
luv,
-Su