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Gothic 3 Game Guide
Ishtar
by Andrzej "Rylak" Rylski (guides.gamepressure.com)
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Ishtar  (21/40)

Jackal attack!

 

It’s a part of Zuben’s test (described later). Kafa gives this quest (he takes care of the well outside Ishtar, Giacomo tells you where to find Kafa). This quest appears during the conversation with Kafa: you are suddenly attacked by a group of jackals. Kill them all.

Benefits:

  • Experience points: 1250

 

The valuable bowl

 

It’s another part of Zuben’s test. This time it’s Asam who gives this quest (he guards the main gates to Ishtar). You have to bring him the valuable bowl that belongs to Zarkos now. The only way to do that is to kill Zarkos. You have to kill him anyway, so do it (described later).

Benefits:

  • Experience points: 1000
  • Reputation: Ishtar +10

 

The tribute of the temple

 

It’s another part of Zuben’s test. Zuben itself gives this quest. This time your job is to bring the tribute from mages of Bakaresh: Tizgar, Sigmor and Amul (you met them all in Bakaresh). Tizgar gives you the money without a problem, Sigmor gives you a key to the chest from a cave near Bakaresh (take the money from there), and Amul wants you to do a quest for him. This quest is described with the rest of Bakaresh quests but it may happen that you don’t have to do that.

Benefits:

  • Experience points: 2500
  • Reputation: Ishtar +10
  • Attributes: Ancient knowledge +1

 

Bring 10 magic ore blanks to Sven the smith

 

Sven the smith gives this quest.

 

The Nordmarian needs ten blanks of magic ore. If you don’t have it in your inventory, you don’t have to go to Nordmar. You may find some magic ore in Varant too.

 

Benefits:

  • Experience points: 3000

 

Dostêp do Ishtar

 

Asam the guardian gives this quest.

 

You don’t have to do anything for Asam. Asam lets you enter the city when you get at least 75% Hashishin reputation. To reach this level you must do a lot of quest in a whole Varant (working for Hashishin of course).

 

Benefits:

  • Experience points: 1500

 

Training materials

 

It’s a part of Zuben’s test. Emet the gladiator gives this quest. You have to bring him a package of swampweed from Lago. To get this you have to do a quest for Rasul from Lago. Unfortunately you might have spent your packages so far. If so don’t worry: you can finish Zuben’s test not doing this quest.

Benefits:

  • Experience points: 1000
  • Reputation: Ishtar +5

 

Potions for the slaves

 

It’s the second task from Karmok. You have to give him 20 healing potions (you can do that quest if you want the slaves to start a rebellion in Ishtar).

Benefits:

  • Experience points: 1500
  • Reputation: Nomads +3

 

Master of combat

 

Ugrasal the Zuben’s right hand gives this quest. It’s another part of Zuben’s test.

 

Ugrasal is a tough guy and combat specialist. You pass his test when you become a master of combat. You can do that by learning two sword master skill (Ugrasal can teach you that when you are ready).

 

Benefits:

  • Experience points: 1000
  • Reputation: Ishtar +5

 

Liberate Ishtar

 

This quest appears when you cooperate with the Nomads. Ishtar is another town you have to liberate. Before you start the fight order the slaves to help you (talk to Karmok)

Benefits:

  • Experience points: 7500
  • Reputation: Nomads +5

 

The instigator of the ore theft

 

It’s a last part of the quest connected with the ore theft. The man you look for is Nerusul (Ningal from Mora Sul told you that), and Delazar from Ishtar can tell you something more.

 

Find Nerusul and tell him that you know he is the instigator of the ore theft. The magician tries to bribe you (2000 gold coins), but you don’t have to take the money. Just kill Nerusul and steal his gold.

 

Benefits:

  • Experience points: 500

 

The skins of the rotten beasts

 

It’s a part of Zuben’s test. Musan gives this quest. You have to bring him five rotten beast pelts. Musan tells you where to look for these monsters (go to the edge of the map and find the cave infested with rotten beasts). There is a chance that you already have skins in the inventory.

Benefits:

  • Experience points: 2500
  • Reputation: Ishtar +15
  • Attributes: Hunting skills +1

 

The test of the Hashishin

 

It’s the biggest quest you get in Ishtar. Zuben the leader of the Hashishin gives this quest to check your skills. If you pass it (beating you rivals Surus and Zarkos), you get another mission from Zuben (these are quest enabling you to finish the game according to path of the Hashishin).

 

To win the test you have to complete tasks given by: Zuben, Emet, Kasim, Ugrasal, Makas, Musan and Asam (all of them are described in this solution).

 

Benefits:

  • Experience points: 5000

 

The wells outside the city

 

Makas gives this quest as a part of Zuben’s test.

 

Makas tells you to go outside the city, find wells, and do quests given by Kafu and Giacomo.

 

Benefits:

  • Experience points: 1000
  • Reputation: Ishtar +10

 

Three pack leaders

 

Giacomo gives this task as apart of Makas’s quest.

 

 

Giacomo has a problem with jackals terrorizing the area. You have to kill three leaders of jackal packs. Two of them can be found around Ishtar (running in the area), ant he third is hidden in the cave near Ishtar.

Benefits:

  • Experience points: 1500
  • Reputation: Ishtar +10

 

Arm the slaves

Karmok gives this quest. He is a slave that can help you to start the rebellion in Ishtar.

 

You have to bring him three bundles of weapons.

 

Benefits:

  • Experience points: 1500
  • Reputation: Nomads +3

 

Arena fight

 

It’s a duel in the arena and a part of Zuben’s test. Kasim is the chief of the arena in Ishtar.

 

 

Makas is your first opponent. The rules are the same as ever.

Benefits:

  • Experience points: 1000
  • Reputation: Ishtar +5
  • Attributes: Strength +1

 

Arena fight

 

It’s a third duel in the arena. Emet is your opponent.

 

Emet is a champion so to face him; you must defeat other gladiators first.

 

Benefits:

  • Experience points: 1500
  • Reputation: Ishtar +15
  • Attributes: Strength +1

 

Arena fight

 

It’s the second arena duel. Musan is your opponent.

 

You can face Musan after defeating Makas.

 

Benefits:

  • Experience points: 1000
  • Reputation: Ishtar +10
  • Attributes: Strength +1

 

The fight with Surus

 

Nerusul can persuade you to kill Surus, (if you don’t kill Nerusul first because of the ore theft). It’s good to kill Surus because he is your rival in Zuben’s test.

Benefits:

  • Experience points: 250
  • Reputation: Ishtar +5
  • Attributes: Strength +1

 

More jackals

 

Kafa gives this quest when you destroy the firs group of jackals. After w while the second group comes, near Giacomo. Follow Kafa and kill the jackals.

Benefits:

  • Experience points: 1250
  • Attributes: Strength +1

 

Zarkos

 

Asam the guardian gives this quest (as a part of Zuben’s test).

 

Asam orders you killing Zarkos. You can do that while getting the precious bowl. And by the way you kill your rival in Zuben’s test.

 

Benefits:

  • Experience points: 1500
  • Reputation: Ishtar +5

 

Ore thieves

 

This is the end of quest connected wit ore theft. When you find all kill all thieves you may go to Campa from Ben Erai to get your reward.

Benefits:

  • Experience points: 3000

 

Customs in Varant

 

Surus can give you this quest, (if you don’t make him angry first). If you get this quest just go to talk to Ugrasal.

Benefits:

  • Experience points: 1000
Ishtar  (21/40)
comments and responses

There are multiple caves to the west of Ishtar, so you obviously did not search the entire range. The one with the rotten beasts has a small canyon leading into it and there a few of these beasts (lions) outside the cave entrance wih the rest inside. There is a mixture of rotten beasts and normal lions there. I can't give you better directions except to start from the one guy's tent (Kafa) and walk along the range to the south and west until you find the canyon opening. When fighting them since there are many, you will need to try to attract only a few at a time (one pref).
Mongo1
19/09/2009 10:32
Mongo, please help me one more time. I just can`t find those DAMN ROTTEN BEAST. Something is wrong, Mussan tells me that the cave is west of Ishtar, but to the west the single cave i found (near the edge of the map, like you said up) it is one full of sand lurkers. When I found Zarkos, he tells me that the rotten beasts`s cave is a little bit far north from his location, but to the north there are only mountains. And next to the mountains behind the city walls of Ishtar I wasn`t abble to find nothing. Please give me some precise directions. NORTH from Ishtar? WEST? Or explained me detailed, or give me an yahoo messenger ID, whatever you want. I just can`t get enough reputation to finish the Test of the Hashishin. I`ve got only 70, so PLEASE HELP ME, MAN!
Maq_A
19/09/2009 06:26
It is near the mountains directly behind Ishtar, some are outside a cave and the rest are inside the cave. Note there are mutiple caves in that range keep searching you should find it. But as best I remember it is directly behind the city walls of Ishtar, opposite the side where the entrance is.
Mongo1
10/09/2009 21:28
Please someone tell me where EXACTLY cand i find those DAMN ROTTEN BEAST! I searched the entire region of ishtar and mora sul and all the areas, but i was unable to find that shitfull cave. Please tell me DETAILED where cand i find those beast, because i need the skins to get enough reputation in Ishtar. Besides that, an alternative solution to get those skins would be okay. Like where i could i find another skins, or how can i insert those skins in inventory. But not to insert ALL items, only those. And one more thing, how cand I insert a rotten beast? it doesn`t work with "insert rotten_beast"
Maq_A
10/09/2009 15:08
i see. yup managed to kill Surus. phew finally after more than 30 tries. hehehe thanx Mongo1 and yeah the test of hashishin quest is still there.guess it's d bug of d game particularly this time of playing. hopefully next time i play over i wont have such problems. thanx again.
cieljigoku
24/11/2008 19:52
I told you it might take a few tries, but you can not get Nerusul to do it. Only you can get it done, try late at night. watch the comings and goings of guards, you have to time it just right so you don't get noticed and you have to be quick. I didn't say it was easy, it isn't. The hostile hashishin outside are raiders (outlaws), thus are always hostile. That shouldn't be a surprise.
Mongo1
21/11/2008 20:41
oh one more thing. why do i find some killers (hashishin killers) outside of Ishtar? Is that because i killed Zarkos and Nerusul? will that influence my faction with d hashishin? After that i teleported to other cities in Varant n they're all still remain peaceful. i'm confuse. thanks
cieljigoku
21/11/2008 17:18
how do i kill Surus? it's so difficult to kill him cos some of the hashishin become hostile after i hit him or Surus hit me. Nerusul was done for. I did try many times killing Surus but none is working. How do i persuade Nerusul to kill Surus? That way the hashishin wont get hostile or something? Thanx a bunch Mongo1
cieljigoku
21/11/2008 16:51
Not sure why you are getting incompletes, there must be some quests you have not complated, but as for Surus and Nerusul, you have to kill them. When you do, save first, as soon as they are dead, put away your weapon and make sure no one else is hostile, if they are, reload and try again. It may take a few tries to get each one done without enraging the onlookers.
Mongo1
20/11/2008 20:58
hey all, the same thing happen again in Ishtar. my previous unsolved quest in bakaresh. i've done all the tasks given by people even Zuben himself for 'The test of hashishin'. Ugrasal gave me approval and Zuben already asks me to find the adanos artifact. but the quest is still there. the only thing i havent done is killing Surus my rival. Zarkos is done for. Do i have to get Nerusul to kill Surus? But if i do that then the quest of ore theft will be cancelled. Is there anybody that can suggest me something? I dont like to have a quest hanging without finishing it. Thanx a bunch
cieljigoku
20/11/2008 11:50
BTW, if you read the guide for each town, it will tell you which quests give you faction reputation and how much, you can then formulate a plan to get the required 75, It's how I did it.
Mongo1
11/09/2008 21:54
I don't have the time or energy to list them all, but suffice it to say you need to do most all of the quests in each of the Varant towns, you get a little bit from doing some tasks/quests for the Hashishin in Myrtanna. I will tell you that you will have to kill a few of the water mages to get to 75, don't need to kill them all, but completing that quest for Gonzalez is the fastest way to 75. Make sure you complete their (water mages) quests before you off them. Some don't have any. Some only have one, some have one you better not do.
Mongo1
11/09/2008 21:32
I'm desperate! Please give me alist with all the Quests that give you reputation with the Hashishin! I want to chose Innos's path, but I want to learn Master Dual Weld and Master Thief!
CapnJackSparrow
11/09/2008 14:53
Don't follow Kafa, just head out of the camp in an outward spiral and the Jackals should appear.
Mongo1
10/04/2008 01:09
BTW... I was wondering if one of you guys could help me out with something. I seem to have encountered an unfortunate bug on the quest "Jackal Attack"... I run over to the fence behind Kafa, and he just starts swinging at nothing... circling around and like, shadow boxing... really aggravating cuz on top of this, the Jackals are no where to be found so I can't do it on my own either... any ideas?
Johny Tambourines
10/04/2008 00:20

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