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More info?)
On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:10:07 +0000, Mark wrote:
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> <harekrishna@bombay.com> wrote in message
> news:4249ba39$1_5@alt.athenanews.com...
>> I'm a beginner.
>
> Don't sweat it, we were all new at one point.
>
>> I now have mephistos soulstone, what do I do with it, did I miss
>> something?
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> You will use it in Act 4. The third area in A4 is The River of Flame. There
> you will find the Hellforge guarded by Hephasto the Armorer (aka Heyfatso).
> Once you kill Hephasto he will drop the Hellforge Hammer. Equip the hammer
> and place Mephisto's Soulstone on the Hellforge, then smash the stone with
> the hammer. You will be rewarded with several higher level gems and a rune.
In fact, it isn't necessary to be carrying the soulstone at the Forge.
It is sufficient to just have it back in the stash. And Cain gives
another one each time you approach him, unless one is already in your
stash. So that's why I say that its de facto purpose is to get Cain to
behave.