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The Iron Mines: Freeing Achka
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The mine is a grim place of shadowed halls and gaping chasms. Somewhere in the darkness, the chieftain's son awaits rescue.
 Requires access to adventure pack: Sorrowdusk Isle
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| The Iron Mines: Freeing Achka | |
| Heroic level: | 6 |
| Epic level: | None |
| Duration: | Short |
| Heroic XP: | ♣295 Solo/Casual Normal Hard Elite |
| Epic XP: | N/A |
| Takes place in: | The Iron Mines |
| NPC contact: | Bruku |
| Quest acquired in: | Sorrowdusk Isle |
| Patron: | House Deneith |
| Base favor: | 3 |
| Free to Play: | No |
| Extreme Challenge: | No |
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Overview
Rescue Achka, son of the Grey Moon tribe's true chief, from the iron mine where the ogres now dwell.
- This is the first of four missions in the Grey Moon Waning story arc.
Spoiler Warning: Information below this point can be considered spoiler material!
Objectives
- Acquire Key to Achka's Cell
- Rescue Achka from his cell
- (Optional) Slay Powder (15% of base XP)
- (Optional) Slay Flamefang (10% of base XP)
What to Expect
- Trap (fixed)
Known Traps
- Force traps across bridge; the control box is on the far (east) side of the bridge, on the north.
Tips and Misc
- The Key to Achka's Cell is held by an Ogre leader behind a door near the entrance (to the west and down the ladder).
- Earth elementals will spawn after opening Achka's cell; it's not necessary to kill them before speaking to Achka and completing the quest.
- The eastern area of the map is blocked off; this prevents any bonuses from killing or breaking (the traps bonus may still be possible, however).
- Powder may appear on the bridge to the jail area.
- Flamefang may appear in a cell near Achka; otherwise, several hellhounds will appear.
- Bonus XP
- None possible on any difficulty.
Loot
- Chests: 0 - 1
- 1 rare optional for killing Flamefang (Hell Hound)
- Collectables: Two
- Mushroom in the room with the key to Achka's cell
- Crude altar in Achka's cell
- NPC rewards: None until all four quests are completed
Monsters
- Black Sun Ogres
- Hell Hounds
- Large Earth Elementals
- Ogre Leader - drops the key to Achka's cell
Named Monsters:
- Flamefang - Optional orange-named hell hound
- Powder - Optional orange-named winter wolf
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