Betrayal Timeline

Betrayal is your way of changing your character's alignment. In doing so, you can choose a new city of the opposite alignment to call home. Depending on the type of server you play on, you may no longer be forced to change your character class in the process, but the option is still available. Also, you will no longer lose your abilities if you do not change classes. In fact if you betray multiple times switching back and forth between classes, your abilities will be saved. You will lose your hotkey setup even if you don't switch classes; it may be wise to  before betraying and then use   afterwards to restore them.

Betrayal is a three-step process:
 * 1) First you will disavow yourself from your current city, and become neutral and Exiled.  See How to Betray Your City.
 * 2) After being exiled, you will undertake the tedious process of earning faction for the city of your choice.  See How To End Your Exile.
 * 3) Finally, having gained the favor of your new city, you can do a short set of quests to become a citizen.  See Earning Your Citizenship.

The home cities and their alignments are as follows:

A few notes about betrayal:
 * It is easy to switch citizenship between cities of the same alignment. Do not betray if this is your goal.  Go to the Citizenship Timeline instead.
 * Maj'dul doesn't require betrayal. See how to become a resident.
 * You can betray your city at any time after level 10, although it is definitely easier after level 20.
 * There is no limit to how many times you can betray cities and switch alignments.

=The Cost of Betrayal=

Once you complete the betrayal quests for your current city, you will be transported to the Exile underground village of, which is the meager home of all exiles. Your Call of... ability will have been replaced with Call of Haven.

You can remain an exile indefinitely. However, if you wish to gain citizenship with another aligned city, then you have a lot of work to do. Before you can attempt the citizenship quests of the city in which you wish to live, you need to gain faction with that city. To do this, see the How To End Your Exile section below.

You also receive the unchangeable suffix title The Exiled, until you obtain citizenship again.

Changing Subclass
When you change alignment, you may also have your subclass changed. For example, if you were a Shadowknight in Freeport, you will become a Paladin when you join Qeynos. You are still a Crusader, but you have gone from an evil crusader to a good crusader.

Good and Evil Classes
Of the 24 classes, 4 classes are distinctly good or evil. On PVE servers, betraying will force you to change subclass to match your destination city's alignment. See the chart below for subclass alignment changes. However, on PvP servers, you are not forced to change subclass when you betray to city of a different alignment. So on PVP servers, an evil class character can be based in a Good-alignment city and vice-versa. (This rule was put into effect on PVP servers with Update 48.) NOTE: UPDATE 57 moved more classes to neutral status for PvE servers. See below.

Neutral Classes
The only classes that are not forced to change subclass when betraying on PVE servers are the neutral classes. Neutral classes are offered the choice to change subclass or stay the same.

Spells Reset to Apprentice
When you are about to undertake the final quest to leave your starting city, you will be given a warning that your combat arts and spells will reset to Apprentice level. However, they are not actually reset until you finish the final step to join your new city. (Note: As of GU58, you no longer have your spells reset to apprentice unless you change class, and if you decide to change back to your previous class you get all of your previous spells reset to what they were before the initial class change.)

Spells above apprentice are preserved after betraying in the following situations:
 * Betraying to a different class:
 * Shared spells will retain upgrades
 * All new spells will start as apprentice
 * Betraying back to original class:
 * Shared spells will retain upgrades
 * Any spells that were upgraded before betrayal will remain
 * Betraying to the same class:
 * No spell upgrades will be lost

Alternate Advancement
With Destiny of Velious all AA trees will reset when betraying.

What About My House?
If you had a house in your old city, then it remains there while you're in Exile. When you gain citizenship and buy a new house in your new city, all of your furniture will automatically move to your new house in a moving crate.

If you really want to use your house while Exiled, then you have limited options. There isn't any housing in Haven, but you could move your house to Maj'Dul if you have gained enough faction there. Alternatively you could sneak back into your former city or, if you are in a guild and your guild has one, use the guild hall amenity, Portal To Member Housing.


 * Note: It is possible to keep a house in an opposite aligned city.  Betraying does not make your house inaccessible, as you still own it until you decide to purchase a new one in a new city.  You will not be able to set a recall point nearby and leaving the house via your front door can be dangerous depending on level and ability to invis/stealth! However, with guild hall amenities such as the Portal to Member Housing and the new globalized travel network getting to and from is very doable, especially at higher levels.  This is especially easy in New Halas or Gorowyn where the guards are not aggro.


 * Note: Prestige housing (e.g. Everfrost Summer Home) will not transfer to your new city. It's a good idea to grab a house portal object and save in your bank, so that you can place this in a house in your new city. Items in the prestige house will not transfer to newly purchased houses. If you want to relocate these you'll need to use the old fashioned way of collecting items to your backpacks. Placing your saved portal in your new house, even a cheap inn room will at least allow you to port between it and the prestige house.

=How to Betray Your City=

In each of the aligned cities of Norrath, disaffected individuals can be found. These traitors will, with a little encouragement, involve you in their little domestic terrorist agendas. This will eventually bring you into conflict with the local authorities, resulting in your expulsion from the city. Note that you must speak with the ambassador in your city about a change of citizenship BEFORE you can obtain these quests.


 * In Qeynos, speak with located in The Coldwind Crier in Qeynos Harbor. He then sends you to speak with  in Qeynos Harbor at  in the hidden room with the Black Market broker (jump in canal and swim to location, entrance is just under the water).
 * In Freeport, speak with in The Freeport Register building in East Freeport
 * In Kelethin, speak with at
 * In Neriak, City of Hate, speak with in
 * In Gorowyn, speak with Ambassador Zelzekla and tell him you were thinking about moving elsewhere. Turn in the quest given to an NPC on the docks of TD and you will be placed in Exile and sent to Haven.
 * In New Halas, speak with at  in the main part of New Halas town.

Betraying Qeynos
 in Qeynos Harbor at in the Guild Registrar house.
 * 1) Trade Secrets - You must be at least level 10.''
 * 2) The Concordium's Delivery
 * 3) Unlocking the Plans
 * 4) Destroy the Qeynosian Shield Generators


 * Penalty: You lose the Call of Qeynos ability
 * Reward: You gain access to Haven and the Call of Haven ability
 * See How To End Your Exile if you wish to gain citizenship to a new city.

Betraying Freeport
 in East Freeport at


 * 1) Dissatisfied with Freeport -You must be at least level 10.
 * 2) Listening in for Qeynos
 * 3) Timing the Night Shift
 * 4) Resetting the Militia
 * 5) Destroy the Weapons Cache


 * Penalty: You lose the Call of the Overlord ability
 * Reward: You gain access to Haven and the Call of Haven ability
 * See How To End Your Exile if you wish to gain citizenship to a new city.

Betraying Kelethin
Once you've done all these, you will be exiled and sent to Haven.

Speak with  in Kelethin at. He will send you to speak with  who will give you the following quests:
 * 1) Saelir's Plan: Necessary Components
 * 2) Saelir's Plan: Stealing the Declarations
 * 3) Saelir's Plan: The Sul Spheres
 * 4) Following Through


 * Penalty: You lose the Call of Kelethin ability
 * Reward: You gain access to Haven and the Call of Haven ability
 * See How To End Your Exile if you wish to gain citizenship to a new city.

Betraying Neriak
 - save him from the 2 thugs (Scales) in an alley beside the residence Inn in.  in
 * 1) - (Scales)
 * 1) (Scales)
 * 2) (Scales)
 * 3) (Scales)


 * Penalty: You lose the Call of Neriak ability
 * Reward: You gain access to Haven and the Call of Haven ability
 * See How To End Your Exile if you wish to gain citizenship to a new city.

Betraying Gorowyn
Citizens of Gorowyn don't actually need to do a quest line to exile. Instead they offer a simple quest to see 'a disreputable boatman' at the docks and he will whisk you away to Haven upon completion.

Talk to Ambassador Zelzekla in Timorous Deep at (2662, 66, 1170)

Betraying New Halas
Speak with Ambassador Brynhilde Maersdottr at 90.06, 154.47, -163.68 You will be given the Exiled from New Halas quest, which is much like the Grorwyn betrayal where you get sent to see a boatman at the New Halas docks who will spirit you away to Haven on completion.

=How To End Your Exile= This section applies to people who have betrayed their city and become an Exile.

After You've Betrayed...
So you betrayed your city, got kicked out and sent to Haven. You may choose to remain as an exile, and unwelcome in ANY of the aligned cities, or you can choose a city and work to gain faction until they will accept your application for Citizenship. You can even go back to the city you betrayed - but you'll have to earn just as much faction regardless!

Earning Acceptance with Qeynos
You must raise your faction with the City of Qeynos to the point (10,000:Amiable) where the city guards will not kill you on sight. Do this by performing the quests in the Qeynos Faction Timeline.


 * See: Qeynos Faction Timeline

Once your faction with the Qeynos is at +10,000 (amiable) or higher, Gil McMartin will offer you a new quest to go talk to Vishra outside the Concordium Tower in South Qeynos. At this point, the Qeynos guards are no longer hostile to you though you are not a citizen yet.

 outside the Concordium Tower in South Qeynos
 * 1) Becoming a Citizen of Qeynos
 * 2) The Fulfillment of Dreams
 * 3) Quieting Discontent
 * 4) Freeport to Qeynos - Acceptance

Earning Acceptance with Freeport
You must raise your faction with the City of Freeport to the point (10,000:Amiable) where the city guards will not kill you on sight. Do this by performing the quests in the Freeport Faction Timeline.


 * See: Freeport Faction Timeline

Once your faction reaches 10,000 or higher, Gol M'Tun will offer you a new quest to go talk to Matthias Siegemaker ( -82,-7,-183 ) in the Temple of War in North Freeport. At this point, the Freeport guards are no longer hostile to you though you are not a citizen yet.

Matthias Siegemaker in the in North Freeport

Earning Acceptance with Kelethin
Once you have completed the Betrayal quests and have been sent to Haven, go to Greater Faydark and speak to Gibrien Marsden near the Kelethin stables. You will do Gibrien's quests numerous times to build up faction. Once you have enough faction, you'll receive the Citizenship quest.

 on at
 * 1) (20)
 * 2) * (10) - Fae language quest
 * 3) Repeatable community service quests for City of Kelethin faction
 * 4) * (20)
 * 5) * (20) ---> doing this quest is the quickest method, if a bit tedious. What you're looking for is the 'Fathead Fingerlings' or 'freshwater salmon fingerlings' .  Keep deleting your quest till you get the one that has you dropping these off. The pond you need to release the fathead fingerlings in is right near the Kelethin horse station, called Opal Pond. The Salmon are released in the Tunare's Sapling Pond near the river outflow. These can both be done most quickly by taking the quest, immediately walking over to the travel pad and selecting 'Old Kelethin Acorn Lift'. On arrival walk either left along the edge of the platform (salmon), or right up the branch (fathead), till you are above the water needed and then drop off the platform to safely land in the water. TheOpal pond will instantly update the quest, but in Tunare's Sapling Pond you will need to swim round to the left side of the river exit till the quest updates. Then simply get out and run back to the Old Kelethin lift, and use the transport pad to return the quest at the Near Residential Aerie..

Once you raise your faction with Kelethin to the point (10,000:Amiable), you can do the final quest:
 * 1) * (20)
 * 2) * (20)
 * 3) * (20)
 * 1) (20)

Earning Acceptance with Neriak, City of Hate
Once you have completed the Betrayal quests and have been sent to Haven, go to Darklight Wood and talk to at  or  at  to start the Neriak, City of Hate citizenship quests. Phaerdriira gives you several quests one after another, and Drizas will give you a choice between six repeatable faction quests that can only be taken one at a time. The requirements for these repeatable quests are random for each repetition. These quests all scale to match your current level. The mobs for the quests that Phaerdriira offers also scale to your level, but the mobs for the repeatable quests that Drizas offers do not scale.

Phaerdriira Z'Zea'Val  - Quest Chain
 * 1) Neriak Bounty: House V'Kenate slave
 * 2) Neriak Bounty: House K'Frerahel slave
 * 3) Neriak Bounty: Antdrin R'Viniath
 * 4) Neriak Bounty: Phyriara N'Rhirae
 * 5) Neriak Bounty: Kazek
 * 6) Neriak Bounty: Denter Lepidus
 * 7) Neriak Bounty: Jabbuk T'Ziate
 * 8) Neriak Bounty: Faerz'un'arr N'Viurden
 * 9) Neriak Bounty: Quargos De'Vazin
 * 10) Neriak Bounty: Elghinyrress Do'Texith

Drizas N'Ryt  - Repeatable Quests
 * Exile to Neriak - Reclaiming Items of Old Neriak
 * Exile to Neriak - Spell of the Crawling Skin
 * Exile to Neriak - Traps and Stones May Break My Bones
 * Exile to Neriak - Sun Dazzled Vamps
 * Exile to Neriak - Poison the Water Hole
 * Exile to Neriak - Not My Vermin's Keeper

Once you raise your faction with Neriak, City of Hate to the point (10,000:Amiable), either Phaerdriira Z'Zea'Val or Drizas N'Ryt will offer you a new quest Becoming a Citizen of Neriak.

Note: The mob for Neriak Bounty: House K'Frerahel slave and the rocks for the first part of Exile to Neriak - Sun Dazzled Vamps are near each other. The mob for Neriak Bounty: Antdrin R'Viniath and the vampires for the second part of Exile to Neriak - Sun Dazzled Vamps are also near each other.

Note: All quests, including the first time you do each of the repetitive ones, give AA. All the mobs that Phaerdriira sends you to kill also give AA. Note also that none of the two quest givers gives any more their quests and you no longer can turn the quests in once you reached amiable reputation (+10000), so if you want to make sure you end the chain or whatever, you may want to calculate your turn-ins so that you don't reach amiable before.

Earning Acceptance with Gorowyn
You cannot earn faction with Gorowyn while you are exiled. To become a citizen of Gorowyn, you must first become a citizen of Freeport or Neriak. Note that it is much easier to earn faction with Neriak than with Freeport. For this reason, good characters who seek to become Gorowyn citizens are advised to take the following steps:
 * 1) Betray and become an Exile
 * 2) Earn faction with Neriak
 * 3) Switch your citizenship to Freeport
 * 4) Switch your citizenship to Gorowyn

Earning Acceptance with New Halas
Much like Gorowyn, you cannot earn faction directly with New Halas. Therefore, to become a citizen of New Halas, you must first become a citizen of Qeynos or Kelethin. Evil characters seeking New Halas citizenship should complete the following steps:
 * 1) Betray and become an Exile
 * 2) Earn faction with Qeynos or Kelethin
 * 3) Switch your citizenship to New Halas

Earning Acceptance with Maj'Dul
You cannot be a citizen of Maj'Dul, but you can live there, if you like. If you're Exiled, then this is your only option to buy a new house. Maj'Dul has all of the city services that are lacking in Haven, and is closer to the travel hubs.

Once you earn access to one of the three Courts in Maj'Dul, you can buy a Maj'Dul Residency License which is required to purchase a house. Completing Becoming a Resident of Ro will earn you an extra ability, Call of Ro. You do not have to live there to get Call of Ro, but it is a good idea to have it if you intend to live there.


 * 1) Do the quests in one of the Faction Quests series of the Sinking Sands Timeline to gain faction with one of the 3 Courts.
 * 2) Continue with Faction Quests in the Maj'Dul Timeline until you have sufficient faction to gain entrance to a Court.
 * 3) Complete your residency by completing the following steps:
 * 4) *The quest will earn you the Call of Ro ability.
 * 5) *Purchase a Maj'Dul Residency License in your Court if you wish to buy a house in Maj'Dul.

Epic Weapon Change
The new class's epic weapon quests are available if you choose to do them, although if you have already completed Epic Repercussions, you will not receive the mythical version of the weapon or the server-wide message. Doing the other quest is not required, however, as you can buy the new weapon from the merchant in Nektulos Forest.
 * 1) Evil characters can purchase the epic weapon from in  at
 * 2) Good characters can purchase the epic weapon from in