got it.
was talking to the wrong NPC all along. lol.
no light bulb notification, so i was asking the wrong npc.
whew, at least it was not the bug some time ago...
thx!!
i finally finished the whole thing. was fun. thx everybody for helping.
was doing it on my mule. got 10 levels and the totem set.
got a bunch of event stuff too like 20+ beauty coupons and valentine's day stuff.
oh yes. after about halfway through (getting the 6th key), the quest works.
thx!
it is just strange the quest was available even when it was not ready. bug...