Tempest's Spine

''The mountains of Tempest's Spine are home to a storm giant, Sor'jek the Summoner. He does not take kindly to unexpected guests.'' {{Quest | epicxp = Legendary Tempest's Spine
 * name       = Tempest's Spine
 * level      = 10
 * duration   = Very Long
 * raid       = yes
 * normal     = 6484
 * hard       = 6819
 * elite      = 7155
 * loc        = Tempest's Spine
 * npc        = Chamberlain Cyrese Embree
 * zone       = House Jorasco
 * patron     = House Jorasco
 * favor      = 6
 * mappic     = M tempest's spine.png
 * maplegend  = yes
 * free       = yes
 * loadingpic = L Tempest's Spine.jpg
 * overview   = Tempest's Spine is a Raid. Unlike other raids in DDO, there is no raid timer, so you may re-run the quest at any time. This is the second lowest-level raid by level. The Chronoscope is the lowest, at level 6. However, Tempest's Spine is also Free to Play.

Flagging
| flagging = No flagging is required for this raid and this raid has no timer mechanic. | objective_1  = Defeat the storm giant summoner, Sor'jek Incanni | optional_1   = Obtain access to the rune in the Lair of Fire and Ice | opt_percent_1 = 10 | optional_2   = Obtain access to the rune hidden in a flooded tunnel | opt_percent_2 = 10 | optional_3   = Obtain access to the rune in the Bridge of the Inevitable | opt_percent_3 = 10 | optional_4   = Kill Ranger A'tchkar | opt_percent_4 = 10 | optional_5   = Kill Sorcerer Vyikkus | opt_percent_5 = 10 | optional_6   = Kill Zerisenz | opt_percent_6 = 10 | optional_7   = Kill Wizard Llyndarus | opt_percent_7 = 10 | optional_8   = Purge the Mountaintop of foes | opt_percent_8 = 20 | discreet        = 66 | aggression      = circa 119 | conquest        = 268 on elite | mischief        = 49 | vandal          = 60 | ransack         = 77 | chest           = Ten minimum, thirteen possible | npcreward       = Random item | unique          = yes | external        = * }}
 * No flagging is required for this raid.
 * expect     =
 * Traps (fixed)
 * Puzzle (mandatory: tile puzzle)
 * Spawning/respawning monsters
 * Rune (mandatory: requires an INT check of )
 * Levers (mandatory: require a STR check of )
 * Locked doors (can be knocked/picked or can be skipped by going outside. There is an exterior entrance at roughly 2 o'clock on the mountain that leads inside behind the locked door.)
 * Monsters that have to be killed almost simultaneously (mandatory: 2, a Fire Reaver and an Ice Flenser)
 * traps      = Trap DCs
 * Spinning Blades
 * Fire
 * Spikes (Rune that opens the dark barrier after defeating A'tchkar)
 * Acid (Bridge to Inevitable)
 * Poison (Bridge to the Inevitable)
 * misc       = * Tempest's Spine is often the first raid for new players. An experienced guide using voice chat is almost essential to a successful PUG raid party. If you are new to this raid, do be sure to speak up, and follow the leader's instruction.
 * The raid is filled with fire-damaging enemies. Resist fire damage spells/items are a must.
 * Several enemies will use poison.
 * Several enemies (anticipate to meet two beholders throughout the caves) can cast Destruction or other death spells. Deathblock items may help. Death Ward may be insufficient due to numerous dispel magic enemies (Beholder, Drow Death Prophet)
 * Giant Soothsayers can cast Destruction. Even if resisted, it will do over 250+ damage on hard mode and higher.
 * Drow Death Prophets can cast Slay and Dispel.
 * There is a very long dive in the quest. An underwater action item will be helpful. Most common strategy to solve this swim 'maze' is to keep the wall to your right.
 * Lair of Fire and Ice:
 * Some regard this part even harder than the final encounter. The Ice Flenser and the Fire Reaver at the ends of the two tunnels need to be slain almost simultaneously (within 30 seconds of each other).
 * A common strategy is everyone staying inside the main chamber, while someone pulls or lures the Ice Flenser down first. Once the Flenser approaches, mages will drop Wall of Fire spells to kill the Flenser, then the party hurries down the other tunnel to kill the Fire Reaver.
 * In a group with sufficient ranged or casting DPS, splitting into two teams makes for a very fast encounter. Wait at the first intersection until groups are formed, and discuss who is in which group. Both teams simultaneously begin running to their respective, waiting at the enterances to each lair. Have one member of each party continue running into the Lair to spawn either the Ice Flenser or Fire Reaver, at which DPS begins. If run cleanly, this can be done in 40 seconds, including running to the Lairs, killing the Ice Flenser and Fire Reaver, and meeting back at the intersection for the portal.
 * Obtain goes in left most vase to stop his regen
 * Underwater passage:
 * Obtain
 * Pass to Inevitable:
 * Obtain goes in right most vase to stop fire immunity
 * On the final boss:
 * Clerics that cast Freedom of Movement, Resist Electricity, Resist Sonic, and Death Ward are very helpful.
 * Remove Feather Falling gear before the final encounter. This will have you fall down faster if you get blown away by Sor'jek, and improve your chance of landing back onto the summit or the high mountainside instead of drifting away from the mountain to strange corners of the map where retrieval is difficult.
 * When you enter the boss room, you must talk to Talf Halfspear to start the puzzle.
 * Much like the final boss in Stormcleave Outpost, Sor'jek is a purple-named monster who is virtually impossible to fight or kill without solving the puzzle (which powers off his weather control ability) and using the runes you should have collected along the way. Runes control various of his abilities such as fast regeneration (full heal at half health, leftmost vase),, and fire immunity. He can always be damaged by sonic damage and some weapon procs such as Pure Good.
 * (At least in Elite) Sor'jek Incanni will eventually perform a full health refill. Cut him down as quickly as possible if you see he has regained his weather control ability.
 * At the end of the raid, a dimension door appears next to the entrance of the raid taking players to the top of the mountain for the end chests.
 * Refer to Videos for useful guides on navigating throughout this quest.
 * Two in "Fire and Ice."
 * One to the left through the door right after the fire elemental trap.
 * One just before underwater swim for killing Clay Golem.
 * One for killing a Clay Golem in a pocket to the right of the underwater swim.
 * One to the left side of the first Beholder encounter for killing the Clay Golem.
 * One near the shrine for killing the first Beholder.
 * One near resurrection shrine for killing the Inevitable.
 * Two after slaying Sor'jek Incanni for completion of the quest.
 * Three possible orange-named bosses that can spawn a chest each.