The Forgotten Caverns

The Forgotten Caverns
Heroic level:	6
Epic level:	None
Duration:	Medium
Heroic XP:	♣545 Solo/Casual  ♦1,090 Normal  ♥1,156 Hard  ♠1,222 Elite
Epic XP:	N/A
Takes place in:	Forgotten Caverns
NPC contact:	Thurd Steelhand
Quest acquired in:	Ever Full Flagon
Patron:	House Kundarak
Base favor:	4
Free to Play:	Yes
Extreme Challenge:	No
The Forgotten Caverns map (legend )

Overview

Locate the entrance to the Forgotten Caverns.

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Objectives

• Search for an entrance into the caverns
• Explore the forgotten caverns
• Kill all of the trolls: 8 total.
• (Optional) Slay Moldfang (10% of base xp)

What to Expect

• Collapsible floor
• Point of no return

Known Traps

The first room (with the cold mephits) has a cold trap.

Tips and Misc

The quest starts near a big empty room where several Greater Ice Mephits appear. The floor then collapses, revealing hidden caverns adventurers have to explore, killing a Troll tribe and its leader along the way.

At higher difficulty settings Greater Ice Mephits might be challenging unless properly prepared. A Resist Energy:Cold spell or potions giving the effect can be very useful. No need to have a long lasting resistance since there won't be any further Mephits in the quest. Once Mephits have been dispatched reach the treasure chest only using room edges, for most of the floor collapses. It's no big deal if you fall (the party will have to jump in anyway) but you'll miss the chest and won't be able to come back.

Moldfang is not easy to dispatch either. As a troll boss, wounds regenerate, but if you get through him you'll have access to rest shrines. His cavern is partly flooded, be careful not to find yourself inadvertently swimming while fighting him.

The shrines in the troll room require a Strength of 18 to bash down the door.

Bonus XP

• Aggression bonus: 17 monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣55 ♦109 ♥116 ♠122 )
• Onslaught bonus: 22 monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣82 ♦164 ♥173 ♠183 )
• Conquest bonus: 28 monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣136 ♦273 ♥289 ♠306 )
• Mischief bonus: 6 breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣44 ♦87 ♥92 ♠98 )
• Vandal bonus: 8 breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣55 ♦109 ♥116 ♠122 )

Loot

• Chests: 3
  • 1 near the entrance
  • 1 optional for killing Moldfang (Troll, found near the first shrine)
  • 1 at the end

• NPC rewards: random item; choose from 4

Monsters

Monster Information

• Greater Earth Elementals
• Greater Ice Mephits
• Huge Ochre Jelly
• Large Earth Elementals
• Ochre Jelly
• Trolls
• Troll Chieftain - in the final room
• Troll Shamans

Named Monsters:

• Moldfang - Optional orange-named troll