The Deal and the Demon

Yugoloth mercenaries are found throughout the fiendish planes and other dark corners of the multiverse. They are notorious for serving whichever side suits their purposes - often, the highest bidder.

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The Deal and the Demon
Heroic level:	None
Epic level:	23
Duration:	long
Heroic XP:	N/A
Epic XP:	♣12,590 Solo/Casual  ♦16,150 Normal  ♥16,400 Hard  ♠16,650 Elite
Takes place in:	The Realm of Ruin
NPC contact:	Ymris
Quest acquired in:	Eveningstar
Patron:	Purple Dragon Knights
Base favor:	8
Free to Play:	No
Extreme Challenge:	No
The Deal and the Demon map (legend )

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Overview

Ymris the Yugoloth has proposed a deal: help him and his mercenaries assassinate the Demon Kishnaurac, and he will help you retrieve the Orb that Kishnaurac is guarding for Lolth. If you can retrieve the Orb, it will bring you one step closer to freeing the Thread of the Weave.

Go to the Realm of Ruin inside the Demonweb and meet Ymris there. You may reach the Demonweb via Eveningstar Cavern.

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Objectives

• Talk to Ymris the yugoloth
• Remove the Sign of Binding
• Remove the Sign of Shielding
• Remove the Sign of Vigilance
• (Optional) Let Ymris summon mercenaries (~7.5% of base XP)

Known Traps

• Spell Wards that do substantial fire damage, all can be disabled.

Tips and Misc

• The chest which contains the Spider-spun Caparison has been moved to the end of the quest and linked to allowing Ymris to summon his mercenaries. Previous to U17 it was near the beginning of the quest; the developers deemed this too easy.
• The Signs can either be touched to disable, which triggers a spell ward, or can be inspected closer to allow a check to be made to disable it without any problems. Binding has a UMD check. Shielding has a Str check (31 succeeded on norm). Vigilance has a concentration check (58 succeeded on norm).
• For the optional, the mercs help you kill the orange-named spider but turn on you for the boss fight at the end.
• Can be run solo in under 5 minutes making it a very fast loot and XP run. You can do the quest for loot over and over without returning to Eveningstar as long as you leave the orb alone.

Bonus XP

• Aggression bonus: 24 monsters killed +10% Bonus. No experience numbers available.
• Mischief bonus: 16 breakables smashed +8% Bonus. No experience numbers available.
• Vandal bonus: 24 breakables smashed +10% Bonus. No experience numbers available.

Loot

• Chests: 2
  • 1 end chest for defeating Kishnaurac
  • 1 optional chest for allowing Ymris to summon his mercenaries and defeating them

• NPC rewards: Standard items, Potion of Major Mnemonic.

Named Loot

• Planar Focus of Prowess - Trinket: Random Ability Bonus ( Constitution +8 Constitution +8: This item gives the wearer improved health, granting a +8 enhancement bonus to Constitution., Insightful Constitution +3Insightful Constitution +3: This item gives the wearer improved health, granting a +3 Insight bonus to Constitution., Dexterity +8 Dexterity +8: This item makes the wearer more nimble and dexterous, granting a +8 enhancement bonus to Dexterity., Insightful Dexterity +3Insightful Dexterity +3: This item makes the wearer more nimble and dexterous, granting a +3 Insight bonus to Dexterity., Strength +8 Strength +8: This item gives the wearer the power of Ogre Strength, granting a +8 enhancement bonus to Strength. or Insightful Strength +3Insightful Strength +3: This item increases the physical power of the wearer, granting a +3 Insight bonus to Strength.), Planar Focus: Prowess Set Bonus [ML:22, BtCoE] (Chest Loot: End Chest)
• Spider-spun Caparison - Outfit: Random Ability Bonus ( Dexterity +8 Dexterity +8: This item makes the wearer more nimble and dexterous, granting a +8 enhancement bonus to Dexterity., Insightful Dexterity +3Insightful Dexterity +3: This item makes the wearer more nimble and dexterous, granting a +3 Insight bonus to Dexterity., Wisdom +8 Wisdom +8: This item makes the wearer more in tune with her surroundings, granting a +8 enhancement bonus to Wisdom. or Insightful Wisdom +3Insightful Wisdom +3: This item makes the wearer more in tune with her surroundings granting a +3 Insight bonus to Wisdom.), Armor Bonus +9, Resistance +6, Enhanced Ki +1, Reinforced Fists, Concentration +15, Toughness [ML:22, BtCoE] (Chest Loot: Mercenary Chest)
• Terrorweb Chitin Breastplate - Medium Armor: Armor Bonus +21, Random Ability Bonus ( Constitution +8 Constitution +8: This item gives the wearer improved health, granting a +8 enhancement bonus to Constitution., Insightful Constitution +3Insightful Constitution +3: This item gives the wearer improved health, granting a +3 Insight bonus to Constitution., Strength +8 Strength +8: This item gives the wearer the power of Ogre Strength, granting a +8 enhancement bonus to Strength., Insightful Strength +3Insightful Strength +3: This item increases the physical power of the wearer, granting a +3 Insight bonus to Strength., Wisdom +8 Wisdom +8: This item makes the wearer more in tune with her surroundings, granting a +8 enhancement bonus to Wisdom. or Insightful Wisdom +3Insightful Wisdom +3: This item makes the wearer more in tune with her surroundings granting a +3 Insight bonus to Wisdom.), Toughness, Superior Nimbleness, Resistance +6, Inherent Elemental Resistance 5 [ML:22, BtCoE] (Chest Loot: Mercenary Chest)

Monsters

Monster Information

• Brutal Hezrou
• Demonweb Terrors (up to CR41 on Elite)
• Planewalker Drow
• Yugoloth Mercenaries

Named Monsters:

• Arith'narac - Orange-named spider
• Chosen of Lolth - Orange-named drow
• Graal'zerub - Orange-named hezrou
• Kishnaurac - Red-named glabrezu; end boss