well i've searched all L2 related sites and guides that talk about how to do the quest "path of a scavenger" and i've spent a close to 7+ hours on this quest and have been unsucessful :confused:
therefore, please, i request you that have successfully completed the quest quickly for any tips. i've tried and retried to do exactly what the sites say but not sure what it is that i'm doing wrong. that 'toma' dude just does not want to show up.
Toma has three locations and is always at one of them. Just takes some patience. First spot I always check is in the abandoned coal mines, this is the only spot you will have to fight any mobs to get to him. Well as long as your careful anyhow with the other 2 spots. Take the GK to the northern shore port spot for his other 2 locations. By far the easiest place to sit and wait for Toma is the northern entrance of the Mithril mines. No aggro mobs near this spot and an easy run from the port in area. The other spot is to the west of the port in area, soon as you start seeing spiders head north and you will find a small island with a gentle slop you can swim out to. Thats the island he appears on. Toma will be in one of those three spots.
You can also shout and see if anyone else is looking for him... that will save some time also.
Thankfully I have 2 accounts and sat one char at one of the locations, so all I had to do was go to one of the other 2 (assuming he wasn't there already).
The GK destination used to be called the "North Coast" but it may be called the 'Eastern Mining Region' now. Use this to get to two of Toma's locations; his island, and the North entrance to the Mithril Mines.
To his island: port in, and go north til you hit a road (very close) head west along road and over first river on a bridge. Keep going west until you reach a second river, with a ford. You want to follow that river north until you see a small island just to the west of the river's mouth. Swim out to it and climb to the top. Toma waits on the flat area at the top.
The N Entrance: Port in and go.. hmm... easiest is to go north to road again, but turn right (east), and go short distance to crossroad, turn right, then at next crossroad turn left. At third crossroad, turn left again. This is the road to the Mithril Mines. Keep going until you see the entrance. Toma waits just outside the Mines.
The third place is inside the Abandoned Coal Mines (ACM) I think you can GK there now (on C5 anyway) but if not just run there. At entrance, go through the first room, and down slope to second room. You could cross this room to get to the slope up to the third room, but there are aggros in both of these rooms now. I recommend taking a different route. Hug the wall on the right of the second room until you see a long upslope to the right (not the one that just leads to a place still inside the second room.) Go up the long ramp and you will be looking at a room that also has aggros. You want to go straight across this to the exit opposite where you arrive. Go slow, and kill any aggros that attack. (drag them back to the slope to prevent social add-ons) When you are in the opposite hallway, go forward until you reach a staircase. Turn left and go down the stair case. You will be circling around the room at the bottom of the staircase. That is Toma's room. He is now sitting among some aggros tho, so be careful approaching him.
Toma stays 30 mins (some say 20 mins) at each location (unless someone 'talks' to him, then he stays longer.) The way I recommend is to buy four Scrolls of Escape and go to the ACM site (as it takes the longest to get to.) If he is not there, SoE and GK to check the Island. If not there, SoE and GK to check the Mithril Mine. (You could run, but SoE is faster) If he is not there, he just teleported while you were doing the checking. SoE and GK to the Island again. If not there he IS in the ACM. SoE and GK to the ACM and get to him as fast as you can. You should have enough time.