Orichalcum Survey

Walkthrough
Mine for Orichalcum Ore at Mining Points throughout the area. Take the ore to the NPC at the starting point to finish.
 * Enter and talk to the NPC to receive a Pickaxe (Temporary).
 * Normal Pickaxes don't work.


 * Find and touch a mining point. One of the following will happen:
 * 1) You receive a temporary Orichalcum Ore, in which case the mission is complete.
 * 2) The pickaxe breaks, in which case return to the NPC for a new one.
 * 3) A worm spawns. The worm will detect through sneak. Kill the worm and continue mining.  Worms only have 1300-1500 HP.
 * 4) "You are unable to mine anything."
 * 5) You mine a pebble or Zinc Ore.
 * Keep mining the same spot until it disappears or you get the Ore.
 * The mining points move like normal mining points.
 * Upon finding the temporary Orichalcum Ore, you must bring the ore back to the NPC at the start. Beware, the roaming Qiqirn will become aggressive to all party members, detecting by sight, once the ore has been found. You can easily use Invisible to avoid agro, as long as a Qiqirn was not facing you when someone found the ore.
 * If a Qiqirn does see you, do not try to kill it unless that is your only option. They seem able to attack up to five times in a row, and do so with surprising regularity.
 * Find the Rune of Release and Ancient Lockbox at (H-8) to complete and leave the mission.