The Painbringer

Difficulty:  Minimum to survive, 150+ to solo
Level Restriction:  85+
Timer:  30 Days for the Staff and Key, none on SIK turn-in
Can be Solo'd?  Yes
Rewards:  Staff of the Painbringer, 3 Million XP, SIK turn-in prizes

The Tuskers of Aphus Lassel have managed to enslave the Isparians who were unfortunate enough to appear there.  Some Isparians  have even formed a cult devoted to worshipping one particular Tusker, the Painbringer.  Dispose of him and help free an Isparian captive to earn your reward.  Furthermore, this is THE place to get rid of all those extra SIKs you've been collecting.

Step 1:  Preparation.   Before you begin, gather up your SIKs and don't forget an Intricate Carving Tool.  You will also want good AL armor as the Tuskers inside the dungeon are quite strong.  Gather your group at the drop of Aphus Lassel and buff up.  You'll want all protects and physical banes.  Fire weapons will work well.

Step 2:  Tusker Assault.  When you are buffed, run to 3.9S, 84.2E.  The drop is safe, but don't move once you land or you will attract a lot of unwanted attention.  When everyone is in the dungeon, head down the east ramp and carefully kill everything.  The base of the ramp is a T intersection - head north.  Take your first right and then look for a ramp leading down to your left.  Head down the ramp and then start heading south.  You will come to a T intersection with paths leading east and west - both go to the same place, so pick your favorite.  Continue south and you will reach the Painbringer's room.  Fight in the hallway and wear down the Painbringer and his friends.  Check the Painbringer's corpse for his head and then kill enough Painbringers so that everyone has one.  While you are waiting on respawns, check the Isparians' and Tuskers' corpses - occasionally you will find a Rusted Brass Key.  Everyone will want one.  These drop throughout the whole dungeon, so don't feel obligated to stay in the Painbringer's room longer than you have to.  Once everyone has their head, run to the south wall of the Painbringer's room and look for a false wall in the middle.  Run down the long ramp behind the fake wall and you will come to a pair of doors.  Fight through them and you will reach the last room.  Kill the monsters and then look for Jonas (a NPC) at the very end in a small alcove.  This guy will accept your Rusted Brass Key and as many SIKs as you want to give him. 

Step 3:  Rewards.  The Rusted Key is worth 3 million XP.  Each SIK gives you a chance of winning better rewards, including XP (25k, 50k, or 100k), Master Robes, Nanners, SSKs, Sing Keys, VoD keys, Pyreal Peas, Nanner Island portal gems, or a stack of 10 high stakes gambling tokens.  The last time I turned in SIKs, I took about 300 with me and earned 10 million XP, about 20 MMD notes after selling the robes and peas, a good number of keys, and a Golden Gromnie.  That sure beats the dozen SIK keyrings I had sitting on a mule!  When you are done turning in your keys, head back to Oolutanga's Refuge and find Brighteyes the Tailor.  Give him the head and he will give you the Staff of the Painbringer.