# [Boss] The Old Guardian

**Quest No Raw**: 283352
**Quest Group (questGroupNo)**: 21208
**Entry (questId)**: 4

## Objective

I found a contraption that protects the ruins. Disable the contraption and take the core that controlled it.

_Interact with the Dark Portal and defeat the summoned Guard Tower;_

## Requirements & Objectives

Known requirements and objectives for this quest.

### Encounters

- **Defeat** — [Ruins Guard Tower](/npc/23514.md)


## Rewards

Rewards this quest can give. Choice rewards are marked separately.

### Item Rewards

- **Quest Reward** — [Black Stone](/item/16001.md)


### Other Rewards


- **Quest Reward** — [Martha Kiyen](/npc/43441.md) — Amity +20


## Summary

This looks older than I thought.
I didn't think this contraption would function properly, as it's very old. 
The craftsmanship never ceases to amaze me.
We should be able to find out more about the entire ruins, now that we have the core. 
Thank you.

## Contacts
- **Giver** — [Martha Kiyen](/npc/43441.md) — _Archaeologist_
- **Turn-in** — [Martha Kiyen](/npc/43441.md) — _Archaeologist_

## Related Quests

Nearby quests from the same group, prerequisite quests, quest chains, challenge links, and branch choices.

### Earlier Steps

- [Find Resources for Research](/quest/217816.md)


### Quest Group Entries

Other entries in the same quest group, shown in in-game order. Check each quest page for its own requirements.

- Entry #1 — [Bizarre Statue](/quest/86744.md) — A large piece of rock at the Bree Tree Ancient Ruins resembles the Black Spirit. Go find the ruins exploration...
- Entry #2 — [The Quirky Archaeologist](/quest/152280.md) — The person who spoke to us appeared to be a laborer from the exploration team. Go where the laborer told you t...
- Entry #3 — [Find Resources for Research](/quest/217816.md) — Martha Kiyen asks you collect data on anything that moves as she needs more information about the ruins.
- **Current:** Entry #4 — [[Boss] The Old Guardian](/quest/283352.md) — I found a contraption that protects the ruins. Disable the contraption and take the core that controlled it.
- Entry #5 — [The Origin of the Powerful Energy](/quest/348888.md) — The results of Martha Kiyen's investigation of the contraptions all over the place shows that all of them are ...
- Entry #6 — [[Awakening] Bree Tree Ruins](/quest/414424.md) — The guards warned you that anyone who enters the cave loses their sanity. Journey to the innermost part of the...
- Entry #7 — [A Noisy Farm](/quest/479960.md) — The Black Spirit mentioned a noisy farm nearby and seemed to show an interest in it. Head to the Northern Whea...
- Entry #8 — [[Repeat] Drunk on Black Energy](/quest/545496.md) — The Black Spirit urged you stay here because it was attracted to the energy that was seeping out of the area. ...