Norrath Keeper's Progression

Getting Started

To start work on your Norrath's Keepers progression you need to first raise up to at least indifferent faction. You can kill the Dark Reign guards for +1 faction per kill, but there aren't many, they hit just under 500, have a ton of health for their level (50k), and a 25 minute respawn. You can do any of these tasks (up until Indifferent):

Each task yields +20 faction (Population Control might not, need confirmation).

There are some group missions you can request at apprehensive as well:

Completing any of these, or joining a group doing any other mission results in a Norrath's Keepers Token which to can give to Wayfarers Mercenary Youra for +20 faction until reaching indifferent.

Once you have reached indifferent and level 65 you are ready to move on to Tier 1.

Tier 1

Now that you have indifferent and are at least level 65 you can speak with Chieftain Relae Aderi to begin your progression in earnest. Hail him and say "I will help you" (character flag) and he sends you to Private Nylaen Kel`Ther. Nylaen will give you three untimed solo tasks:

After completing all three speak with Chieftain Relae Aderi again (character flag). He directs you to Keeper Dilar Nelune who will now offer the group mission Children of Gimblax. After finishing the mission see Chieftain Relae Aderi one more time. This time he rewards you with the AA "Gift of the Keepers" which increases all of your stats and stat caps by 10.

To continue to Tier 2 you must reach Amiable faction and be level 67. Continue to do any group missions and turning the tokens in to Tatsujiro the Serene. The following missions become available at Indifferent without any progression requirements:

Tier 2

With Tier 1 complete, Amiable faction, and level 67 speak with Chieftain Relae Aderi and ask "What Work" (character flag). This unlocks the raid mission, Fanning the Flames (Tirranun), but it is not required for progression. Return to Private Nylaen Kel`Ther and you will be given three more untimed solo tasks:

After completing all three speak with Chieftain Relae Aderi again (character flag). He directs you to Keeper Dilar Nelune, who will now offer the group mission Sickness of the Spirit, and Lieutenant Ekiltu Verlor, who will offer you the raid Calling Emoush. After finishing the mission and looting a Glowing Stone Fragment from Emoush see Chieftain Relae Aderi one more time. Hand in the fragment and he rewards you with the AA "Valor of the Keepers" which increases you hp/mana/endurance by 250 as well as your level 69 spell.

To continue to Tier 3 you must reach mid-Amiable faction and be level 68. Continue to do any group missions and turning the tokens in to Tatsujiro the Serene. The following missions become available at Amiable without any progression requirements:

Tier 3

With Tier 2 complete, mid-Amiable faction, and level 68 speak with Chieftain Relae Aderi (character flag). This unlocks the raid missions, Kessdona's Perch and Reflections of Silver , but neither are required for progression. Return to Private Nylaen Kel`Ther and you will be given three more untimed solo tasks:

After completing all three speak with Chieftain Relae Aderi again (character flag). He directs you to Keeper Dilar Nelune, who will now offer the group mission History of the Isle, and Lieutenant Ekiltu Verlor, who will offer you the raids Trial of Perseverance and Volkara's Bite. After finishing the mission and looting a Goblin Warlord's Beads from Trial of Perseverance and Lava Spider Spinners from Volkana see Chieftain Relae Aderi one more time. Hand in both raid drops and he rewards you with the AA "Embrace of the Keepers" which gives you and extra buff slot.

To continue to Tier 4 you must reach Kindly faction. No additional missions are unlocked at mid-amiable.

 

Tier 4

With Tier 3 complete and at Kindly faction return to Chieftain Relae Aderi once more (character flag). He again directs you to Lieutenant Ekiltu Verlor for two more raid missions, Goblin Dojo and Guardian of the Sands. Loot a Meditation Stone from the Dojo and Quintessence of Sand from the Guardian. Handing both of these in to Chieftain Relae Aderi (character flag) and following his dialog unlocks a third raid from Captain Areha Burina, An End to the Storms to face Yar'Lir herself. Loot a Yar`Lir's Fang and give it to Chieftain Relae Aderi to recieve the aa "Power of the Keepers" which increases your crit rate on both spells and melee.

To continue to Tier 5 you must reach Warmly faction. Continue to do any group missions and turning the tokens in to Tatsujiro the Serene. The following missions become available at Kindly and do not require progression:

 

Tier 5

The final chapter. With Warmly faction Chieftain Relae Aderi sends you to Keeper Dilar Nelune for the group mission Origins of the Curse and Lieutenant Ekiltu Verlor for the raid mission The Curse of Ju'rek. After defeating both deliver a Diseased Wing Fragments to Chieftain Relae Aderi. This unlocks the final raid from Captain Areha Burina, In the Shadows to face Vishmitar. Loot a Shadowscale of Vishimtar and hand it to Chieftain Relae Aderi to get your final AA, "Sanctity of the Keepers" which increases your resist caps.

The final group missions which don't require progression open at Warmly:

Raid Summary

Here is a summary of raids required for progression and the number of progression drops you get for each win.

TierRaid NameRaid Size# of Drops
Tier 2Calling Emoush246
Tier 3Trial of Perserverance246
Tier 3Volkara's Bite429
Tier 4Goblin Dojo246
Tier 4Guardian of Sands429
Tier 4An End to the Storms549
Tier 5The Curse of Ju'rek246
Tier 5In the Shadows549