Alternate Everquest

I also found the cryptic page on the scarab monument, and another cryptic page to the north near the unkempt druid ring. But my quest journal did not update when I picked up either of the cryptic pages. I tried combining a piece of parchment + both cryptic pages + Fragment of Rathe in my "Spell Research Kit" just to see if it would work like the HighKeep teleportation quest. Unfortunately it just lets me know I cannot combine these items together.

I assumed it was a bug and reported it. The reply I got said that everything I described is working as intended, and that the quest journal gives a hint about the location of the cryptic pages. So those Rathe Mountain "cryptic pages" are a total mystery to me at this point. I have no idea if they do anything at all.

My quest journal eludes that the zone I need to find the cryptic pages in is "Upper Guk". I have been wandering and checking Upper Guk for some time for ground spawns as well as killing named mobs and PHs with no luck on even a single page. I should maybe start killing trash mobs in the off chance its a random drop off them. There is also a chance of some secret areas in Upper Guk that I am unaware of. I have been to the skeletal monk, behind the false wall below the Scyer, and behind the false wall behind the Shin Lord. I have also been checking inside the pots (with and without fire) as those seem like a sneaky place to hide a ground spawn.

A fresh pair of eyes would probably be more successful. Until then I will continue searching!