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The Old Archives
From DDO wiki
 Requires access to adventure pack: The Catacombs
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Descend into the Archives and search for a tome that tells of the mysterious Duality.
| The Old Archives | |
| Heroic level: | 3 |
| Epic level: | None |
| Duration: | Medium |
| Heroic XP: | ♣456 Solo/Casual Normal Hard Elite |
| Epic XP: | N/A |
| Takes place in: | Library Archives, Catacombs |
| NPC contact: | Archbishop Dryden |
| Quest acquired in: | Catacombs |
| Patron: | The Silver Flame |
| Base favor: | 3 |
| Free to Play: | No |
| Extreme Challenge: | No |
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Overview
Enter the library archives and search for a book about "The Duality."
- This is Chapter 1 of Part 3 of the Catacombs story arc.
Spoiler Warning: Information below this point can be considered spoiler material!
Objectives
- Seek aid from Head Librarian Guillaume
- Aquire the fragments of the Book of the Duality from their secret chambers (3 total)
- (Optional) Clear out the infestation in the library - 30 total (10% of base XP)
What to Expect
- Traps (fixed)
- Spawning/respawning monsters
Known Traps
- Blade trap protecting the first fragment of the book. Control box is to the right just before the steps.
- Acid-bomb trap protecting the chest behind the secret door. No way to disable it; one-shot with a delayed activation.
- Blade trap protecting the third fragment of the book. Control box is to the right by the secret door.
Tips and Misc
- The acid trap protecting the chest fires about a second after opening it, giving one plenty of time to open it and then jump back to safety.
- Fragment 2 is behind a secret door in the southwest corner on the upper floor.
- Fragment 3 is behind a secret door in the northwest corner on the upper floor. It is protected by a blade trap.
- Bonus XP
- Aggression bonus: 28 monsters killed
- Onslaught bonus: 37 monsters killed
- Conquest bonus: 45 monsters killed
- Tamper bonus: 1 trap disarmed
- Perception bonus: 2 secret doors discovered
- Mischief bonus: 26 breakables smashed
- Vandal bonus: 34 breakables smashed
- Ransack bonus: 41 breakables smashed
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Loot
- Chests: 1
- 1 trapped behind a secret door in the southern part of the upper floor, west of the shrine
- Collectables: Three
- Bookshelf just south of the first fragment
- Bookshelf just east of the second fragment
- Bookshelf just south of the third fragment
- NPC rewards: None
Monsters
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