The Iron Mines: Justice for Grust

The Iron Mines: Justice for Grust is the 2nd quest in the Grey Moon Waning story arcStory arcs are chains of quests that make up a story line. Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward..
The Iron Mines: Freeing Achka • The Iron Mines: Justice for Grust • The Grey Moon's Den: The Trollish Scourge • The Grey Moon's Den: Extermination

Lord Grust's treachery will not go unpunished. Go forth and meet the traitor in battle.

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The Iron Mines: Justice for Grust
Heroic level:	6
Epic level:	None
Duration:	Medium
Heroic XP:	♣496Solo/Casual ♦880Normal ♥932Hard ♠984Elite
Epic XP:	N/A
Takes place in:	The Iron Mines
Bestowed by:	Bruku
NPC contact:	Bruku
Quest acquired in:	Sorrowdusk Isle
Patron:	House Deneith
Base favor:	4
Purchase:	Sorrowdusk Isle or VIP
Extreme Challenge:	No

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Overview

Return to the iron mine and put an end to Lord Grust's rule.

Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!

Objectives

Acquire Key to Grust's Lair
Slay Grust the Usurper
Slay Lord Grust's trollish allies (2 total)
(Optional) Slay Corrosion — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣50 ♦88 ♥93 ♠98 )
(Optional) Slay Chef Grank — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣74 ♦132 ♥140 ♠148 )
(Optional) Slay Champion Preinyl — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣74 ♦132 ♥140 ♠148 )

Known Traps

Trap DCs

Force traps across bridge; the control panel is on the far (east) side of the bridge, on the north.

Tips and Misc

As previously, no shrines.
The two cells are locked again, unpickable and with no key; however, the door to the east is now open.
- Trivia: The "kalashtar" mentioned as you head down this tunnel are a race of psionics in Eberron, descended from a group of human monks who allowed themselves to be possessed by good-aligned Quori.
After the open door, the northern hallway leads to a pit with rust monsters and a chest.
- Optional: Corrosion may appear in the rust monster pit; if so, the other rust monsters won't be there – however, they'll spawn if you open the chest afterward.
The Key to Grust's Lair is held by an ogre shaman at the top of the two ladders, right in front of the door.
- Optional: Chef Grank may appear in the first (unlocked) room to the south after acquiring the key.
The trollish allies are in the last two rooms before Grust's room; the doors are locked at first, but will unlock when you cross the threshold into his room, even if sneaking.
- Optional: Champion Preinyl, and his chest, spawns in the southern locked room at the end when you fight Grust. He can count for one of the two trolls which you need to slay. For him to appear, you must allow the door to close after the Deathblood Troll inside leaves the room and then re-enter the room yourself – a troll opening the door from outside (if you ran inside before the door closed) does not cause this.

Bonus XP

Devious bonus: 4 or fewer monsters killed +7% Bonus.( ♣35 ♦62 ♥65 ♠69 )
Aggression bonus: 21 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣50 ♦88 ♥93 ♠98 )
Onslaught bonus: 27 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣74 ♦132 ♥140 ♠148 )
Conquest bonus: 33 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣124 ♦220 ♥233 ♠246 )
Mischief bonus: 36 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣40 ♦70 ♥75 ♠79 )
Vandal bonus: 47 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣50 ♦88 ♥93 ♠98 )
Ransack bonus: 58 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣74 ♦132 ♥140 ♠148 )

Notes: To get Ransack, you need to start the final battle with Grust and run around destroying almost every single breakable in the two rooms where the trolls spawn before you kill the last monster. There are a total of 61 breakables available in the quest.

Loot

Chests: 3–4
- 1 in the rust monster pit
- 1 rare optional for killing Chef Grank (Black Sun Ogre, found in the first room to the south after acquiring the key)
- 1 optional for killing Champion Preinyl (Deathblood Troll, found in the second room to the south after acquiring the key), (see above)
- 1 at the end for killing Grust the Usurper
Collectables: Four
- Mushroom in the room where the Key to Achka's Cell was found in the previous quest (not accessible)
- Rubble in the rust monster pit
- Cabinet in the first room to the north behind Grust's door
- Cabinet in the second room to the south (with one of the trolls)
NPC rewards: None until all four quests are completed

Monsters

Name ^{( picture )}	CR	Type	Race
Black Sun Ogre ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite	Giant	Ogre
Champion Preinyl ^{( view • edit )}	♠12Elite	Giant	Troll
Chef Grank ^{( view • edit )}	♠12Elite	Giant	Ogre
Corrosion (monster) ^{( view • edit )}	♠11Elite	Aberration	Rust Monster
Deathblood Troll ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite	Giant	Troll
Grust the Usurper ^{( view • edit )}	♠13Elite	Giant	Ogre
Large Earth Elemental ^{( view • edit )}	♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠9Elite	Elemental	Earth Elemental
Ogre Shaman ^{( view • edit )}	♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite	Giant	Ogre
Rust Monster ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠7Elite	Aberration	Rust Monster