Recover the Dragon Egg is a main quest in Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer. It is part of the Form an alliance quest, and is needed to bring the dragon hunters of Garrote Gorge into the alliance. The party can either complete this quest, or the Find the Dragon Egg quest to get the dragons to join. The party must complete one of the quests; they cannot complete both.
One of Charles Quixote's men stole an egg from Deftclaw Redreaver, leader of the dragons, and Sir Charles sold it to an ogre chieftain named Zog the Jackal. Zog never paid for the egg and killed the messengers that Sir Charles sent asking for payment. When the Hero of Jadame arrived, asking if Sir Charles wanted to join the Alliance of Jadame, Sir Charles asked the hero to retrieve the egg from Zog as a condition of his joining.
Monsters[]
Ogre brawler → Ogre warrior → Ogre warleader
Ogre mage apprentice → Ogre mage → Ogre magi
Soldier of Fortune → Mercenary → Mercenary captain
Walkthrough[]
Charles Quixote can be found in the Dragon Hunters' camp, a fortress in southwestern Garrote Gorge. The egg can be found in the Barbarian fortress in Ravage Roaming.
Enter the fortress and head up the stairs to the four corner guardrooms. The southeastern one has a lever that will open the path to the underground labyrinth beneath the fortress. Head to the southern-most part of the labyrinth and find the secret button that will open the room with the trapped chest containing the egg.
Now, the party can decide whether to bring this egg to Charles Quixote in the Dragon Hunters' camp or to give it to Deftclaw Redreaver in the Dragon cave to complete the Find the Dragon Egg quest and ally with the dragons.
Notes[]
It is recommended to complete the side quests in Garrote Gorge before retrieving the egg, as the side quests from the party not chosen will be unavailable once this quest is complete. Failing to side with the Dragon hunters will also close all the shops in Garrote Gorge.