Arachnophobia

Spiders and other predatory vermin are a natural part of Xen'drik's ecology. But try telling that to Berne Jorn!

Arachnophobia
Heroic level:	2
Epic level:	None
Duration:	Short
Heroic XP:	♣173Solo/Casual
Epic XP:	N/A
Takes place in:	Jorn Family Crypt
Bestowed by:	Berne Jorn
NPC contact:	Berne Jorn
Quest acquired in:	The Harbor
Patron:	The Coin Lords
Base favor:	2 (solo only)
Purchase:	Free to Play
Extreme Challenge:	No

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Overview

The heavy rains of the past weeks forced a spider swarm to seek shelter in the Jorn Family Crypt. Poor Berne is deathly afraid of spiders and is too scared to enter the tomb. It's been days since he could pay his respects and he fears reprisals from his ancestors. Enter the Jorn Family Crypt in the Stormreach Harbor and clean it out!

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Objectives

Clear the Eastern Wing (10 spiders total)
Clear the Northern Wing (10 spiders total)
Clear the Southern Wing (10 spiders total)
Slay Brown Spider Queen
(Failure) Break fewer than 10 sarcophagi

What to Expect

Spawning/respawning monsters
Quest failure (if more than 9 sarcophagi are destroyed)

Tips and Misc

Make sure to stand clear of the sarcophagi when fighting the spiders. You can break them accidentally, as can the spiders.
Be very careful when using two-handed weapons.
There are two switches that need to be activated, in the northwest and southwest corners of the map. Each lever will spawn the final five spiders for its respective wing.
Each wing has 10 spiders, plus the spider queen, thus requiring and guaranteeing the conquest bonus
Even if you don't break a single sarcophagus, Berne's dialogue suggests that you have, as you're covered in dust and there's cleaning up to do.
After you finish the quest, you can run around destroying all the sarcophagi if you wish; you'll get a quest failure notice after the tenth, but it will still count as completed.

Bonus XP

Aggression bonus: 16 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣17 ♦-0 ♥-0 ♠-0 )
Onslaught bonus: 21 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣26 ♦-0 ♥-0 ♠-0 )
Conquest bonus: 25 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣43 ♦-0 ♥-0 ♠-0 )

Loot

Chests: None
Collectables: Three
- Mushroom going into the Southern Wing
- Mushroom in the northwest corner of the northwest room
- Adventurer's Pack in the room with the spider queen
NPC rewards: Random item

Monsters

Name ^{( picture )}	CR	Type	Race
Brown Spider Queen ^{( view • edit )}	♣3Solo/Casual	Vermin	Spider
Small Brown Spider ^{( view • edit )}	♣2Solo/Casual	Vermin	Spider

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