...The game isn't very
clear about, The Orb of Clarity..
.. You get the quest very early on, but you can't finish it until later in the game.
You
can go straight off and talk to Harespia. (..
..Don't pay to have your fortune told. It may add a little color to the game, but she dosen't tell you anything usefull )....You ask her about the 'Orb of Clarity'. She says, 'Bring me the Serpent Wand and I'll give you the Orb'.
....
What she dosen't tell you is, that the 'wand' is in the Sepent Temple, ( in Ishad N'ha ) and you have to finish the crypt, before you can get past the oracle of Ishad N'ha. ( you need the mavin signet ring )
....
She also dosen't tell you that,
you need the wand to get the 'mask of Death'.
...(the short version)...
Make sure you have the 'Mask' before you trade the 'Wand' for the 'Orb'..