Necromancer's Doom

Korthos' ancient catacombs predate the arrival of House Cannith on the island.

Necromancer's Doom
Heroic level:	1
Epic level:	None
Duration:	Short
Heroic XP:	♣192 Solo/Casual  ♦320 Normal  ♥342 Hard  ♠364 Elite
Epic XP:	N/A
Takes place in:	Decrepit Catacombs
NPC contact:	Handsome Wilm, Korthos Village
Quest acquired in:	Korthos Island
Patron:	House Jorasco
Base favor:	2
Free to Play:	Yes
Extreme Challenge:	No
Necromancer's Doom map (legend )

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Overview

Handsome Wilm asked you to find his employer, who was carried off by a group of undead. He followed them outside the village to some Decrepit Catacombs at the base of a river on the south side of Korthos Island, but dared not go in. He promised that the influential of Stormreach would reward you if you save Mistress Drusen d'Jorasco.

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Objectives

• Find Drusen d'Jorasco
• Rescue Drusen d'Jorasco
• Defeat Jacoby Drexelhand

What to Expect

• Spawning/respawning monsters

Known Traps

None

Tips and Misc

Lock DCs

• This adventure is easier than most of this level.
• This mission is a rework of the The Missing Ward quest from the original harbor area.
• Bonus XP
  • Aggression bonus: 23 monsters killed
  • Onslaught bonus: 30 monsters killed
  • Conquest bonus: 36 monsters killed

• After opening the first few doors, you will reach a room with a magic barrier at one end. Go each direction from this main room to reach levers that will disable the barrier. After using both levers, return to the main room, defeat the red named wight (Jacoby Drexelhand), and speak to Drusen d'Jorasco to free her.
• It is advisable to use the shrine before you use the second lever, as the final battle will begin the next time you enter the room after the second lever is tripped.
• The left hallway contains a gate trap. Once a party member has advanced far enough into the room, the gates will shut for a period of time, trapping people inside with zombies. Make sure your party does not get separated.
• The right hallway will spawn skeletons, 2 on Normal, 4 on Hard and Elite. If on Elite then another 2 will spawn as you open the end door.
• After pulling both levers DO NOT enter the main room. Wait a few seconds and Drexelhand will appear. Wait for him to go and then attack the skeleton coming behind him. After that defeat Drexelhand.

Video Walkthrough:

Spyderwolf's Youtube Video Quest Walkthrough Decrepit Catacombs

Loot

• Chests: 1
  • 1 behind a locked door next to Drusen d'Jorasco (Lock DC)

• NPC rewards: Choice of goggles

Reward items

• Blessed Goggles - Goggles: Bless
  

  Bless
  Caster level: 1
  Charges: 1 (1/day)

  
• Goggles of Insight - Goggles: Competence Attack Bonus +1
• Ornate Goggles - Goggles: Search +1Search +1: Provides a +1 competence bonus to the wearer's Search which is an Active Intelligence based skill which allows you to find hidden doors, traps, and objects when activated. Note that (like Spot) there is no die roll involved. If your score is high enough you will always succeed and if it's too low you'll never find something. (1 second cooldown), Disable Device +1Disable Device +1: Provides a +1 competence bonus to the wearer's Disable Device which is an Active Intelligence based skill which can be used to disarm traps in dungeons. Requires that the control box of the trap has been located by a successful Search check. If the Disable Device check succeeds, you disable the trap. If it fails by < 5, you have failed but can try again. If you fail by 5+ the control box explodes (causing some damage to those in an area around the box) and can't be used again (the trap will remain dangerous, of course!). Using this skill consumes one thieves' tool.

Named Loot

• Arcane Gloves - Gloves: Spell Penetration I Spell Penetration I: Your Level 1 and lower spells gain a +2 to the die roll to penetrate the target's Spell Resistance.
• Protective Gloves - Gloves: Shield (spell)
  

  Shield (spell)
  Caster level: 1
  Charges: 1 (1/day)

  
• Runic Gloves - Gloves: Use Magical Device +1Use Magical Device +1: Provides a +1 competence bonus to the wearer's Use Magical Device which is a Passive Charisma based skill which grants you the ability to use magic devices which you could not normally use.

Monsters

Monster Information

• Cave Bat - CR 0.25 (casual, normal), .5 (hard), 2 (elite)
• Dwarf Zombie - CR 0.25 (casual, normal), 1 (hard), 3 (elite)
• Elf Zombie - CR 0.25 (casual, normal), 1 (hard), 3 (elite)
• Ghoul - CR 0.5 (casual, normal), 2 (hard), 4 (elite)
• Skeleton - CR 0.25 (casual, normal), 0.5 (hard), 2 (elite)
• Skeleton Warrior - CR 2 (casual, normal), 4 (hard), 7 (elite)
• Zombie - CR 0.25 (casual, normal), 1 (hard), 3 (elite)

Named Monsters:

• Devourer Warpriest - Orange named human caster in eastern wing- CR 1 (casual, normal), 2 (hard), 4 (elite))
• Jacoby Drexelhand - Red named Wight that appears in central room after pulling both levers - CR 2 (casual, normal), 4 (hard), 7 (elite)
• Rhix Fyl - Orange named Sahuagin in western wing - CR 1 (casual, normal), 3 (hard), 5 (elite)