The Golden Bird is a quest in Act 3. This quest is not mandatory, but the +20 hit points is permanent and very much desired.
| Given: | Given by finding a Jade Figurine. |
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| Triggered By: | Finding the Jade Figurine |
| Location: | Anywhere in the act |
| Tips: | Look for a Unique Monster |
| Description: | Alkor asks who has not dreamt of immortality. One man is rumored to have done more than merely dream. Find the Golden Bird of Ku Y’leh and you might find the secret to everlasting life. |
| Rewards: | A permanent +20 hit points potion from Alkor |
As soon as you leave town, you’ll come across Diablo in the form of the “Lonely Wanderer.” You can’t attack him at this point, but he’ll vanish soon. He leaves behind a pack of Flesh Beasts, that you should be able to quickly kill. As you continue through the wilderness, you’ll eventually come up against a Unique or Champion monster. When you take one of these down, they will drop the Jade Figurine. Take this back to town and give it to Meschif. He’ll give you a Golden Bird, which you can take to Alkor. He’ll give you an elixir called the Potion of Life. This gives you a permanent 20 extra HP, so drink it now.
If you are creating a game just to find the Statue, it’s not a bad idea to go right to Travincal or Durance Two. In either place you’ll find boss monsters very quickly, in the form of High Council members.
If you are in a multi-player game, someone else who doesn’t even need the quest might kill a boss before you do and have the Jade Figurine drop. If you see this and you’ve done the quest already, you should announce that it’s dropped and pop a portal for anyone in A3 who needs it.
Only one will drop in each game, so even if it drops for someone else who can’t pick it up since they’ve done the quest already, you won’t ever see one (unless you find it on the ground where they got it). And as with most quests, if you join a game created by someone who has already done it, you won’t be able to do it yourself.