Phoenix to Ash?

[Retrograde]

Went wandering around in djb one disc-morning, and the phoenix statue was gone. The pedestal remained, and there was ash upon it. Later in the day it had repopped and was back on its pedestal.


Does it simply do this every morning when the sun hits it, or is this a quest?

[bingles]

It happens at the same time every day.

I've tried everything I can think of with the statue and the clock around it, but haven't been able to find a quest.

Maybe you'll have better luck.

[nemo]

No quest. Just a source for ash, which as I understand was in short supply before vampires started turning into it.