ok... if you stay on the main floor and use the cantation you're going to get Pwned. Deal with the first one alone.

Go to the basement and use the cantation which will only summon one. once you've done this, kill the sucker, use your chest of containment coffers and finally click on the filled containment coffer.

Go to the main floor and you should be able to handle the two remaining.

I went to the basement, and just 1 summoned, which was easy to kill and contain. Then I went to the main floor and summoned and 3 showed up, promptly kicking my butt. I rezzed and came back, went to the basement and summoned 1 again - no problem, got it. Then I went up on the top floor and tried summoning. Three showed up again! So, I ran and at least didn't die. Then I got the brilliant idea to log out and log back in. Went to the basement and just 1 summoned.

So, I think you can go to the basement, get 1, log out and back in, and go to the basement and get 1 again. Much easier to handle as a mage than having 3 on you at once.

The Chest of Containment Coffers and Cantation of Manifestation are on the table behind Jennea. Make sure to pick them up before heading off the the Blue Recluse.

found out how to do this with single rift spawns every time....

use the cantantion in the basement, kill the spawn and trap him

go to the kitchen and stand in the fireplace use the cantantion again kill the spawn and trap him.

and finally go into the main room, and go under the stairs, use the cantantion again then kill the spawn and trap him,

very easy as a 16 mage

This reminds me so much of Ghostbusters. After you stun them you throw down the trap to dispose of them. A job well done!!

This comment may seem redundant, but I just wanted to clear up and verify the information from previous comments. I just followed these steps today (Aug 26, 2007). When I read all of the comments here, I got a little confused. Hopefully this will help. If not, feel free to rate it down.

Basically, as soon as you take the quest, grab one of the lunchbox-looking things (Chest of Containment Coffers) and one of the scrolls (Cantation of Manifestation) from the table next to Jennea Cannon.

Head to the Blue Recluse (approximately at 38,84). If you're entering the Mage Quarter from the Trade District and you take the southern path inside the quarter after the tunnel, it should be the first building on your left. But, you'll probably be heading there from the Mage's Tower, so as soon as you get outside, jump off the right side and you should see the building.

Then, follow the advice of adders666 (six posts above this one). I followed his instructions and it worked perfectly. To reiterate, summon the first one in the basement, then go up the stairs and summon from within the fireplace, then go into the main room and go under one of the staircases to summon. For each summon, once you've stunned the creature, use the Chest of Containment Coffers. This will throw a coffer onto the ground and the creature will become trapped in it. Pick up the coffer once it's filled. Do this for each creature. Once you have three of them, head back to Jennea.

If you are having trouble, follow the instructions given by jiyongle, 2 comments above this one... but in addition:

Once inside the Blue Recluse, do the following to make things a little easier (I did this solo on a level 15 mage with the few quest greens I had received).

1. Go to the very bottom basement level
2. Move to the wall farthest from the stairs so anything you aggro from above won't make it to the stairs
3. Use your scroll
4. Kill the rift with a combination of your favorite damage spell and Frost Nova
5. Use the coffer on the stunned rift
6. Pick up the filled coffer
7. Now, rather than heading back upstairs, use your scroll again right there
8. Rinse and repeat until you have your other two
9. Hang out for 2-3 minutes after your last rift, and the upstairs will despawn so you can exit safely.
   I found this quicker than moving around the place.

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