Changes: The Handcrafted Music Box (Quest)

Locate the Amber scarab in The Shimmering Citadel.
It may be located in one of the following locations in the caves under the citadel:
- ( -40, 80, 55 ) Copy/waypoint -40, 80, 55: Under a purple tent after the short drop down from the zone-in in to The Shimmering Citadel
- ( -30, 79, 6 ) Copy/waypoint -30, 79, 6: Northwest of the tent near a group of 3 Kaentrik
- ( 128, 91, -117 ) Copy/waypoint 128, 91, -117: In the undead naga area underneath the Citadel
Or it may be located in the rooms on the courtyard level, outside the main citadel building:
- ( -276, 146, -49 ) Copy/waypoint -276, 146, -49: In the room with Kedar the Curator
- ( 138, 143, -19 ) Copy/waypoint 138, 143, -19: In the water of the fountain in the courtyard
Locate the Golden scarab inside The Poets Palace in one of the first floor rooms of the palace:
- on the north side near the entrance wall.
- ( -47, 146, -87 ) Copy/waypoint -47, 146, -87: in the second room with books near pillows and a wall mirror.
- ( -75, 145, -77 ) Copy/waypoint -75, 145, -77: in the third room with books.
- ( -109, 146, -91 ) Copy/waypoint -109.04, 145.75, -90.72: in the third room near pillows and a stack of books.
- ( -73, 146, -29 ) Copy/waypoint -73, 146, -29: in the fourth room, west side
- ( 26, 145, -113 ) Copy/waypoint 26, 145, -113: first room
Locate the Azure scarab inside The Poets Palace in one of the third floor rooms of the palace:
This scarab is the same color as the blue tiles in the floor. It is very hard to see if it is on one of those tiles. Do not confuse it with a blue scarab which does not give an update.
- In room with Nhjela the Mad Poet
- In one of the scarab ring event rooms,
- ( 76, 227, -112 ) Copy/waypoint 76, 227, -112 In The very end room through all the doors.
- ( -2, 227, -87 ) Copy/waypoint -2, 227, -87
- ( 41, 227, 5 ) Copy/waypoint 41, 227, 5
- ( 77, 227, -10 ) Copy/waypoint 77, 227, -10 or ( 77, 227, -8 ) Copy/waypoint 77, 227, -8
Locate the Fire opal scarab inside The Poets Palace in one of the fourth floor rooms of the palace:
- ( -75, 300, -15 ) Copy/waypoint -75, 300, -15: in the room with the Keeper of Silence
- in the room with a Creature of Beauty, behind creature near the wall
- ( -46, 314, 17 ) Copy/waypoint -46, 314, 17: in the Djinn Master room
- ( -107, 295, -45 ) Copy/waypoint -107, 295, -45: in middle room
When you have all four scarabs, examine the music box. You are given an option to put in the scarabs in a certain order. In the past, the order decided which of the five rewards you would get. As of 2019, the musicbox received is random.

**Scarab Sequence by Music Box**
Musicbox	Start with	Next Sequence	Final Sequence	Key
Brusco's Boastful Musicbox	Amber Scarab	Gold, Azure, Fire	Amber, Gold Azure, Fire	A
Kazumi's Preserved Musicbox	Golden Scarab	Amber Gold, Azure, Fire	none	E
Kelkarn's Haunting Musicbox	Azure Scarab	Fire, Amber, Gold, Azure	Azure, Gold, Amber, Fire	C and D
Rizlona's Fiery Musicbox	Golden Scarab	Azure, Fire, Azure	Amber, Gold Azure, Fire	F
Selo's Rhythmic Musicbox	Fire Opal Scarab	Fire, Amber, Gold, Azure	Amber, Gold, Azure, Fire	G
Xobcisum Gnicudni Ytinasni S'narris	Amber Scarab	Azure, Fire, Amber, Gold	Amber Gold, Azure, Fire	B

Rewards

One of the following:
- Brusco's Boastful Musicbox
- Kazumi's Preserved Musicbox
- Kelkarn's Haunting Musicbox
- Rizlona's Fiery Musicbox
- Selo's Rhythmic Musicbox
- Xobcisum Gnicudni Ytinasni S'narris (Sirran's Insanity Inducing Musicbox)

Notes

There are no longer any prerequisites for entering The Poets Palace.
Although the journal lists this quest as solo, The Poets Palace is a heroic instance.

Credits

EQ2i credits this article at EQ2 ZAM for the sequences to use the scarabs in.

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+{{dab|The Handcrafted Music Box}}
 {{QuestInformation|
  timeline = Shimmering Citadel|
  jcat     = Shimmering Citadel|
  level    = 58|
- diff     = Heroic|
+ diff     = Solo|
  szone    = The Shimmering Citadel |
  patch    = Desert of Flames |
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  altname  = The Handcrafted Music Box|
 }}
-==Prerequisites==
-To complete this quest, you must have completed the entrance quests for {{Quest|The Caretaker (Quest)|The Caretaker}} before you can enter {{Instance|The Poets Palace}}.
 == Steps ==
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 #*{{Loc|-46|314|17}}: in the Djinn Master room
 #*{{Loc|-107|295|-45}}: in middle room
-#When you have all four scarabs, examine the music box. You are given an option to put in the scarabs in a certain order. The order decides which of the five rewards you will get.
+#When you have all four scarabs, examine the music box. You are given an option to put in the scarabs in a certain order. In the past, the order decided which of the five rewards you would get. As of 2019, the musicbox received is random.
 ::{| border="1" cellspacing="0"
 |+'''Scarab Sequence by Music Box'''
+!Musicbox!!Start with!!Next Sequence!!Final Sequence!!Key
-|}
-== '''''<u>MOST</u>''''' '''OF THESE COMBINATIONS ARE INCORRECT, THANKS TROLLS. Only boxes beginning with UPDATED are known as of November, 2015.''' ==
-::{| border="1" cellspacing="0"
-!Musicbox!!There's no "Start with" Scarab!!Next Sequence!!Final Sequence!!Key
 |-
 ![[Brusco's Boastful Musicbox]]
-|'''UPDATED'''||Azure, Fire, Amber, Gold||None||E
+|Amber Scarab||Gold, Azure, Fire||Amber, Gold Azure, Fire||A
 |-
 ![[Kazumi's Preserved Musicbox]]
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>||Gold, Azure, Fire||Amber, Gold Azure, Fire||A
+|Golden Scarab||Amber Gold, Azure, Fire||none||E
 |-
-![[Kelkarn's Haunting Musicbox|'''Kelkarn's Haunting Musicbox''']]
+![[Kelkarn's Haunting Musicbox]]
-|'''UPDATED'''||Amber Gold, Azure, Fire||None||C and D
+|Azure Scarab||Fire, Amber, Gold, Azure||Azure, Gold, Amber, Fire||C and D
 |-
 ![[Rizlona's Fiery Musicbox]]
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>||Azure, Fire, Azure||Amber, Gold Azure, Fire||F
+|Golden Scarab||Azure, Fire, Azure||Amber, Gold Azure, Fire||F
 |-
 ![[Selo's Rhythmic Musicbox]]
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>||Fire, Amber, Gold, Azure||Amber, Gold, Azure, Fire||G
+|Fire Opal Scarab||Fire, Amber, Gold, Azure||Amber, Gold, Azure, Fire||G
 |-
 ![[Xobcisum Gnicudni Ytinasni S'narris]]
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>||||Amber Gold, Azure, Fire||B
+|Amber Scarab||Azure, Fire, Amber, Gold||Amber Gold, Azure, Fire||B
 |}
-If you DO NOT see UPDATED in the "no Start with Scarab" column, the result is UNKNOWN at this time.  Please TLErs actually update this, it's been wrong for quite a while apparently.
 == Rewards ==
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 **{{Equip|Selo's Rhythmic Musicbox||}}
 **{{Equip|Xobcisum Gnicudni Ytinasni S'narris||}} (Sirran's Insanity Inducing Musicbox)
+==Notes==
+*There are no longer any prerequisites for entering {{Instance|The Poets Palace}}.
+*Although the journal lists this quest as solo, The Poets Palace is a heroic instance.
 ==Credits==