Raksha, the Shadow Colossus (quest)

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Raksha, the Shadow Colossus
Release date	7 December 2020 (Update)
Members	Yes
Voice Over	No
Official series	The Elder God Wars #6
Quest series	Elder Gods
Age	Sixth Age
Timeline	World Guardian
Start area	Anachronia
Combat	None
Advanced data
Quest ID	467
Quest create ID	304
Official difficulty	Novice
Recommended	No
Links	Quests
Infobox • Talk page

Raksha, the Shadow Colossus is a quest that unlocks access to Orthen Oubliette, where Raksha, the Shadow Colossus may be fought.

Overview

Start point	Talk to Laniakea on Anachronia. Show on map	2020#6
Member requirement	Members only
Official length	Short
Requirements	Quests: Raksha, the Shadow Colossus None
Items required	Items from the tool belt are not listed unless they do not work or are not automatically added. None
Recommended	Slayer Cape or Slayer master cape (to teleport to Laniakea) Some food (if you have less than 1000 Life Points)
Enemies to defeat	None

Walkthrough

Start the quest by talking to Slayer Master Laniakea in the south-east ruins of Anachronia and asking about the doorway at the top of the ruins.

Go west, up the stairs, and siphon the shadow anima pools five times, until you reach 100%. You will take 200 life points of damage each time, and you cannot siphon the same pool consecutively.

Once you've reached 100%, unlock the door down the stairs, next to the the pools. Laniakea will follow you into the dungeon but she will exit it due to the toxicity of shadow anima.

Talk to Zaros east of the oubliette's entrance until a cutscene plays, which you can skip. You will have a bit more dialogue with Zaros and another short cutscene will play where Zaros teleports a shadow anima container away, disturbing Raksha. Some dialogue with The Keeper will follow and the quest will be complete.

Rewards

• Access to Raksha, the Shadow Colossus boss encounter.
  

Music unlocked

• Apex Predator
• Orthen Oubliette

Achievements

• Raksha, the Shadow Colossus ( 0) – Complete this quest.

Required for completing

Raksha, the Shadow Colossus (quest) is directly required for the following quests/miniquests:

• Azzanadra's Quest

It is therefore an indirect requirement for the following quests and miniquests:

• Aftermath
• Battle of the Monolith
• City of Senntisten
• Extinction
• Eye of Het I
• Eye of Het II
• Twilight of the Gods

Gallery

Cutscene

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  The Anachronia Swamp Fortress where Laniakea and Raksha, the Shadow Colossus are located.

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  The entrance to Raksha, the Shadow Colossus, surrounded by pools of shadow anima.

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  Zaros speaks to Varanus, The Keeper.

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  Raksha concept art.

Transcript

This article on a quest has an associated dialogue page. Click here for a transcript of possible conversations and other messaging encountered throughout the quest. Click here for a transcript of the quest's journal entry.

Credits

Raksha, the Shadow Colossus (quest)
Developers
Developer	Mod Ryan
Writing	Mod Jack
Art & Graphics
Characters	Mod Deadly, Mod Sparky
Concept	Mod Neil
Cutscene art	Mod BakingaZ
Audio
Composition	Mod Surma
Voice Acting	David Rintoul (Zaros), Nick Ellsworth (The Keeper)
Databox • Talk page

Update history

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• patch 13 February 2023 (Update):
  • Raksha, the Shadow Colossus has been converted from a miniquest to a short quest with a quest journal. It does not award quest points or Treasure Hunter keys.
  • Completion of the Raksha, the Shadow Colossus quest is now required to start Azzanadra's Quest.

• update 7 December 2020 (Update):
  • Added to game.