This quest starts off in the Plane of Growth and is given by Guardian of Takish. You don't have to talk to him until you get the items he requests.  In other words, to save time, first get the items he requests and then go to Wakening Lands and talk to him.  Also, this a deity based sword.  You must be a worshiper of Tunare to receive the sword.

Go to Plane of Growth and find Guardian of Takish (loc needed).

Guardian of Takish says 'Well met Thorena. It is indeed a wondrous day to be serving the lady Tunare. If you know of any templars or knights send them to me.

You say, 'I am a knight'

Guardian of Takish says 'Fortune smile upon me this day. It seems that the great corrupter and the Prince of Hate have spreading the seeds of corruption within this continent. Will you assist us to stop them?

You say, ‘I will assist you'

Guardian of Takish says 'Seek out the corrupter of life in the plane of hate and slay him. He has been reported performing dark rituals upon various wildlife within the Wakening Lands during the late hours of night. Return to me any evidence that you may find.

Go to the Plane of Hate and on the second floor towards the back of the zone is the Corrupter of Life. He’s a level 60 mob but if you can kill normal mobs on the second floor he’s not too much tougher and will fall quickly. His spawn time is roughly every three days and he is always up after a server reset. He is in the form of a floating Spectre and has flurry attacks.  Loot the Skull of the Corrupter of Life.

You’re looking for three mobs in this zone. They usually are all around the same loc, +54 +24. If they are all together, use harmony to pull them.  These mobs seem to be fairly common spawns and are usually up unless someone has killed them recently.  They drop the pieces you need every time.

The first mob is a corrupted panther.  It is level 55 and can triple hit for 200.  After being tash'd most magic spells will stick.  You will need a full group of 55+ to kill him.  The panther is a warrior.  Loot the Corrupted Panther Skin off of it.  The second mob, a Corrupted faun is around level 57.  It doesn't have high magic resist to start with so after being tash'd, it can be chain-stunned and killed easily.  If it is not stunned then you will need many clerics to heal the damage it does.  The faun is a rogue.  Loot the corrupted faun skin.  The last mob is the hardest out of the three.  It is called the corrupted unicorn and is level 60.  She is a shadowknight and has a pet.  She harm touches for 1000 damage +, so having pets to take this damage, or damage absorbent shields are very useful.  She will also cast blindness, so don't freak out when it seems like your computer is screwed up.  She double attacks for 350 and has extremely high magic resist that even tash doesn't help much.  Once it is dead, loot the corrupted unicorn skin.  All of these creatures are able to be pulled, but watch out, because all of them summon.

Take these items to Guardian of Takish and hand them in all at once. You will receive the Natures Defender.

Effect: 150 pt DD stun magic based.