The Claw of Vulkoor

{{Quest {{XP bonus|n2=9|k1=88|s1=1|b2=36|b3=44|solo=1,590|normal=2,860|hard=2,950|elite=3,164}}
 * name=The Claw of Vulkoor
 * level=9
 * duration= very long
 * xp={{xpcolors|solo=1,590|normal=2,860|hard=2,950|elite=3,164}}
 * loc=Claw Canyon
 * npc=Croaker
 * zone=The Red Fens
 * patron=House Kundarak
 * favor=4
 * epic=yes
 * mappic=M_claw_of_vulkoor.png
 * maplegend=yes
 * overview=Escort cursed Drow tribal warriors to the artifact called Claw of Vulkoor. Wind through the cavernous hillside outside of the Red Fens, battling giants and scorpions.
 * obj=
 * Speak with priestess Ionna
 * Help the Drow find the Claw of Vulkoor
 * Defeat the warlock, Sobrien
 * Speak with cursed Ionna
 * Retrieve Ionna's staff
 * Gather the cursed scorpions
 * Break the curse on the Drow
 * Stick Ionna's staff into the octagon
 * Don't leave Ionna's staff behind
 * Climb to the top of the Claw of Vulkoor
 * Break the curse on the Drow
 * (Optional) Defeat the Chieftain Uggorn (rare) (10% of base XP)
 * (Optional) Pass unnoticed by scorpion guardians (15% of base XP)
 * (Optional) Pass unnoticed by roaming scorpions (20% of base XP)
 * (Optional) Pacify all the scorpion guardians (7 guardians) (10% of base XP, +2% for each one, = 24% XP total)
 * (Optional) Do not rob the giant's tomb (30% of base XP)
 * (Optional) Face the wrath of Prince Gornard (8% of base XP)
 * expect=
 * Traps (fixed, some appear only on certain difficulties)
 * Overlapping floors
 * Spawning/respawning monsters
 * traps=Fire
 * misc=
 * One of the few quests where you can significantly more XP by being stealthy. (About 89% optional xp, and 7% bonus xp for a completely stealthy approach versus 8% optional xp, and 25% bonus xp for killing and smashing everything in your path.)
 * Informally: Stealthy Repossession with scorpions.
 * It was possible to sneak past most/all of the enemies on Normal, with 0 Armor Class Penalty armor, 0 ranks in move/hide, and a meager +1 DEX mod. Memorize the paths of the wandering scorpions, and either stay out of their way or get to one side and hold still before they get close.  For the nesting scorpions, stay as far away as possible.  In either case, they seem less inclined to react to a failed Listen check than a failed Spot (invisibility is useful) check, so if you have to get close, stay behind them.  If you think you've failed and are about to be attacked, get as far away from the Guardians (or break line of sight) before you are forced out of Sneak mode.  You can kill lots of monsters and still succeed (20 monsters is low  enough for the 5% Discreet award), but you can lose out on XP for several optionals, may lose out on an optional chests (this chest will spawn next to the last pressure plate and can be easily overseen).
 * If you can sneak up on the Fire Giant in the down-sloping tunnel before he can reach the lever, the fire traps will not go off.
 * Directly at the first door with a lever are 2 secret doors. One leads into an tunnel where an optional Fire Giant 'Chieftain Uggorn' may spawn infront of the Mirror Door. At the end of this tunnel is a third secret door. The fourth secret door is in the chamber of Prince Gornard. You must be able to open the secret door in Prince Gornard's chamber in order to finish the quest.
 * Avoid the fire trapped passage by taking the first secret door on the left, opening the hatch and dropping into the Mirror room where there is a shrine. The end of this passage comes out next to the end of the fire trapped passage, bypassing it.  You will have to fight a few extra giants in this passage but it's much easier than running the fire traps in the other passage.
 * If you decide to loot the chests in the burial chamber, the skeleton of Prince Gornard will spawn. He is a giant skeleton who likes throwing blade barriers. On hard mode also several Scorpions will arrive as soon as he is defeated. If you open the secret door in Prince Gornard's chamber before defeating him, the last guardian will rush in after the fight and you will not be able to do the pacify guardian optional for him. Please note that upon quest completion, this 'area' gets deactivated if skipped.
 * You can actually use Ionna's staff as a weapon during the quest, but it will drop from your inventory upon completion.
 * Wilderness area note: Upon finishing the mission, one or more Blessed Drow Scorpion Warriors will spawn in the Red Fens Wilderness Area. While they do not leave their location, they assist the party in combat if enemy mobs are drawn close enough.
 * chest=Zero to a possible maximum of 5 (Very difficult to get all, as you need to both be lucky enough to get the rare, stealthy enough, and strong enough to kill the skeleton)
 * 2 chests and several gold piles for stealing from and slaying Prince Gornard
 * 1 optional chest for passing unnoticed by roaming scorpions
 * 1 optional chest for pacifying all scorpion guardians
 * 1 chest for slaying the rare spawn Chieftain Uggorn, spawns out of mirror by first shrine (non-epic only)
 * 1 additional Epic chest with Epic Dungeon Token Fragments on Epic difficulty only


 * npcreward=Selection of 4 Random items with total enchantment bonus of +1 to +5, from a Helm of Inner Focus (Concentration +3) to a Clever Ring of Doom (+2 Int, Doom 3/day), BtA, less minimum level than usual - max ml:5.

Unique Rewards
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 * unique=yes
 * monsters=Scorpions, Drow, Giants