Partycrashers

House Phiarlan bears the Dragonmark of Shadow, giving them unrivaled control over the power of illusion.

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{{Quest The Maleficent Cabal is secretly planning to strike a social party hosted by House Phiarlan. Cyan has asked you to infiltrate the party and add her to the guest list, so that she can counter them from the inside.
 * name      = Partycrashers
 * adpack=Phiarlan Carnival
 * level     = 5
 * duration  = Long
 * solo = 1620
 * normal = 2900
 * hard = 3100
 * elite = 3300
 * ecasual = 8860
 * enormal = 15284
 * ehard = 15801
 * eelite = 16318
 * loc       = Phiarlan Chapterhouse
 * npc       = Cyan
 * zone      = House Phiarlan
 * patron    = House Phiarlan
 * favor     = 4
 * free      = no
 * mappic    = M partycrashers.png
 * maplegend = yes
 * loadingpic = Questloading Partycrashers.jpg
 * epic      = 20
 * overview  =

She recommends taking the Phiarlan Chapterhouse's Illusionarium entrance. The Chapterhouse is located in the House Phiarlan Enclave. | objective_1  = Go through the Illusionarium to reach the Ball Room | objective_2  = Go through the Chapterhouse chambers to reach the Ball Room | objective_3  = Find the Guest List and add your names | objective_4  = Speak to Cyan in the Grand Gala for further instructions | objective_5  = Search for Cabal plots against the Gala and report back to Cyan | objective_6  = Gather to protect the Viceroy | objective_7  = Defeat the Cabal's assassins

| optional_1   = Slay the Tieflings hidden in the private rooms | opt_percent_1 = 20 | optional_2   = Lure the Tiefling in servant guise out of the Ballroom and slay her | opt_percent_2 = 10 | optional_3   = Lure the Tiefling disguised as a guest out of the Ballroom and slay him | opt_percent_3 = 10 | optional_4   = Free the brainwashed guards without killing them | opt_percent_4 = 10 | optional_5   = Talk your way past the guards | opt_percent_5 = 10

| optional_6   = Switch out the crystal for the Viceroy's illusionary sculpture | opt_percent_6 = 10 | optional_7   = Inform Salva d'Phiarlan in the Ball Room that the sculpture has been switched. | opt_percent_7 = 0 | optional_8   = Investigate Hitchstone's claims that the stagehand is trying to kill him | opt_percent_8 = 30 | optional_9   = Retrieve the Urn from the Viceregal office | opt_percent_9 = 20 | optional_10  = Inform Drake Aramon in the Ball Room of how the Urn was treated | opt_percent_10 = 0 | optional_11  = Defeat Inkrakos (only available after end fight) | opt_percent_11 = 50 The Illusionarium: The Chapterhouse
 * expect =
 * Traps (fixed, some undisarmable)
 * Collapsible floor
 * Multiple quest entrances (2)
 * Puzzle (optional: puzzle wheel)
 * Spawning/respawning monsters
 * Runes (optional: 6 that require CHA, CON, DEX, INT, STR and WIS checks; Heroic Elite needs a 26 in each)
 * Gather your party before venturing forth mechanic
 * traps= Trap DCs
 * Multiple instances of Illusionary-spike traps (these do Force damage)
 * All Illusionary spikes use WILL saves - Evasion does not apply!
 * Spike trap in Illusionarium hallway before the third biome; control panel is on the left-hand wall
 * Air trap in third Illusionarium hallway; control panel is on the arch's central support
 * Spike traps in third Illusionarium hallway. No control panel; they're disabled by destroying the correct Mark of Shadow.
 * Spike traps in the south corridor of the Chapterhouse. No control panel.
 * Spinning blade trap under theater; control panel is to the north, next to the lever.
 * misc=
 * Useful buffs: acid resist (against Melf's Acid Arrow), resist sonic (against Sonic Blast), resist cold (against Cold Breath), Shield/Nightshield (against Magic Missile), True Seeing.
 * Only one party member needs to make it through the Illusionarium and then the Chapterhouse to the ballroom. Once the names have changed on the guest list there, anyone can enter the ballroom directly from the lobby.
 * There are several places where a high Jump can avoid fights; Jump ~19, ~25, & ~40 (see below).
 * In the Illusionarium, when you kill the Marks of Shadow, any illusionary creatures still associated with that Mark will die and will be added to your kill count.
 * If you quickly walk into the third hallway, True Seeing (with Video Post Effects on) will show you the correct Mark of Shadow to destroy once the original starts multiplying. The true Mark of Shadow will remain yellow, while the false marks will appear purple.
 * If you use a ranged attack on the original mark in the third hallway before entering the trap activation zone, all the marks will be yellow, but just destroying the mark nearest to the entrance will suffice.
 * The Illusionary Fire Giant in the last biome will be healed by the surrounding Marks; however, it's possible to kill him without dealing with the Marks (and their associated guardians). A field will go up between the final corridor and the biome; you can freely pass through it, but weapons, magic, and Illusions cannot. You can use this to your advantage against the giant, running forward, getting in a few whacks, and then back to safety while he swings.
 * Going counter-clockwise around the final biome from the entrance, the Marks will be guarded by (effects happen upon hit and climbing on pedestal):
 * Illusionary Chain (Movement and attack speed reduced; cannot tumble); Will Save to resist:
 * Normal - 18:Failure; 20:Success
 * Hard - 20
 * Illusionary Winter Wolves
 * Illusionary Spikes
 * Illusionary Lions
 * Don't feel obliged to hit the shrine in the Illusionarium before you move to the Chapterhouse - you can return if need be.
 * Activating all 6 runes in the Chapterhouse disables the hallway intrusion trap temporarily. That would be the two spawns in the next room (archway and near the statue) and the spike trap. It does not disable the guards in the Chapterhouse. The higher the difficulty, the higher the stat checks for the runes.
 * Optional: The path to the right will lead to the optional only available after the end fight - see below.


 * The illusionary spike trap after the sculpture and the large runed intrusion trap (before the large room with the model illusions) can be mostly or all avoided. You can travel along by hugging the edge of the room to avoid most damage and find safe spots to heal. Jumping from pillar base to pillar base will avoid all damage.
 * You can avoid most of the Chapterhouse guards by jumping up to the upper balcony in the Theater, and traveling from there to the east end of the Display Hall where you can then jump down and exit to the Chapterhouse/Ballroom. Approx. 18 Jump required to get up to the upper tier. Jump from the side rail.  The last set of guards, just before the jump down to the door to the final ballroom, will appear causing the exit to be blocked until their death (like it would have been if you had gone through the lower level). Your summoned creatures will spawn the guards.
 * This key can be ignored if your party can Open Lock or Knock that upstairs door.
 * If you do need to return to the Chapterhouse for the Private rooms key or for the optional after the end fight, you can Jump up from display to display at the east end of the Display Hall/museum until you get to the top in order to avoid spawning guards. Approx 25 Jump required.


 * You can sneak around Illusionary Guards in the main hall of the Chapterhouse to avoid activating them.
 * Once you have added Cyan's name to the guestlist, she will appear in the Lobby and begin to walk, very slowly, from there to near the bar and portal where you entered. Speak to her once she arrives there. Completing each of the 5 first optionals prevents those targets from joining the end fight. Completing *all* of the first 5 optionals avoids the end fight completely (consists of nothing but dialogue).
 * See Partycrashers/Skill DC
 * Disguised Tieflings Migris and Malior d'Phiarlan can be discovered among the guests by Spot (you might need a high Spot, 31 seems to be not working), True Seeing, Wisdom (26 Elite), or being a Paladin, however a decent Bluff or Intimidate skill will be needed to lure them to the Library. Migris' DCs are lower than Malior. Hirelings can make the Wisdom check to notice the Tieflings, for example Wyoh can sense Malior on Epic Reaper difficulty.
 * You can use Diplomacy on the 'Brainwashed Guards' before luring Tiefling Malior d'Phiarlan into the library and they will leave, completing the optional. If you can't lure Migris/Malior into the library to kill him, bluffing the guards (whose check is lower) will keep them out of the final fight. However, they will still die, preventing you from completing the optional.
 * Killing Tiefling Malior d'Phiarlan in the Library without killing any servants completes the 'Free the brainwashed guards without killing them' optional.
 * Salvia d'Phiarlan's optional only requires you to go through the first set of Illusionary Guards from the large Mark of Shadow on the wall. 40 Jump can circumvent the mark; takes several jumps to do. Go to the Chapterhouse, locate and click on the Illusion Crystal, a free-standing wooden cuboid control box like structure near a huge illusionary statue to actually "switch" the illusion.
 * You can complete the upstairs room optional without going back to the Chapterhouse for the Jeweled Private Room Key (found in the Viceregal office) if you have Open Lock/Knock for the Private Rooms. Bluff skills are required to 'Talk your way past the guard'. If you just bull your way past him, he'll call *all* the tieflings in the Private Rooms to fight.
 * In addition to bulling your way past him, the Tiefling guard will also call (any remaining) tieflings out of the rooms if you get to close to him as he waits for you in the bathroom. You should easily be able to go to the next door, and even fight in the hallway without alerting him, as long as you don't go much closer than the last door.


 * Puzzle Wheel - Thaddeus Hitchstone gives you Stage Notes (Inventory Item) when you agree to investigate the stage. It lists the order of the scenes and matching backdrops. Refer to the Stage Notes article for details and solutions. Note that the dial is at the BOTTOM of the wheel.
 * The shrines in the upstairs Private Rooms are... toilet paper rolls in the two bathroom stalls.


 * The key to the optional Contraband Vault (see below) is always in the chest with the final fight.

Optional After End Boss Fight 
 * Either before or after the end fight, find the dwarf Drake Aramon (Master Artificer) at the Lobby end of the main ballroom, and get the Gold Office Key, and also get the Contraband Vault Key from the main end chest (no optionals needed). Get back to the start of the chapter house section, either backtracking through the chapterhouse (see "Jumping" advice, above), or using the side door from the entrance lobby (or Dimension Door, and then retrace the Illusionarium path again. From the start of the chapterhouse section, take the right just before the security runes to get to the office.
 * Once you use the Contraband Vault key on the corner door, touching the statue starts the fight. The two chests in the vault are significantly higher level than the quest, dropping level 12 loot on Heroic Elite, and level 27 loot on Epic Hard (So, eligible for +4 tomes).
 * Inkrakos is a much higher CR than the rest of the quest: 11 on Normal, 13 on Hard (decreased from 15, possibly after update 8), 17 on Elite, 24 on Epic Normal, 33 on Epic Hard. The loot in the two chests is also higher level. Inkrakos is an evil outsider; resistant to pierce, acid and cold; immune to fire.(Note: you will need to have picked up the Viceregal Office key from Drake Aramon and the Contraband Vault Key from the end chest)'''

Epic Strategy

 * This quest is generally considered a friendly entry-level challenge for newcomers to epic questing.
 * You can run back and forth between the Display Hall and the Theatre to trigger guards for farming scrolls.
 * If you're solo don't lure the Servant and Guest to the Library at the same time, becomes a very tough fight.
 * As with most Epic quests, the traps become quite lethal on Hard and Elite.
 * Marks of Shadow have a reflex save (Lax Coding?)

Ball Room
The Ball Room is full of NPCs, some you might know, some you might not. Here is a list of who is on the party and is not involved in any optional or mandatory objective, in alphabetical order:
 * Barrow d'Kundarak
 * Brunaccio Patroclus
 * Caulk
 * Channa d'Cannith
 * Delera Omaren IV
 * Iridor d'Phiarlan
 * Lord Gerald Goodblade
 * Graden Wylkes
 * Orphne
 * Varen Lassite

External links Named Monsters: }}
 * Video Walkthrough Part 1
 * Video Walkthrough Part 2
 * aggression      = 95
 * onslaught       = 124
 * conquest        = 152
 * tamper          = 2
 * neutralization  = 3
 * observance      = 2
 * perception      = 3
 * mischief        = 49
 * vandal          = 64
 * ransack         = 78
 * chest=
 * 1 at the end of the Illusionarium
 * 1 optional for luring the Tiefling in servant guise out of the Ballroom and into the Library and killing her (found in the Library, requires a Spot or a Wisdom check or True Seeing or being a Paladin and then it requires another Bluff or an Intimidate check)
 * 1 optional for luring the Tiefling disguised as a guest out of the Ballroom and into the Library and killing him (found in the Library, requires a Spot or a Wisdom check or True Seeing or being a Paladin and then it requires another Bluff or an Intimidate check)
 * 1 locked in the Library (can also be opened by key, the Iron Key is in the Library behind a secret door)
 * 1 optional for killing Deuce Darly (Elf, found under the stage in the Theatre after solving the Theatre Wheel Puzzle)
 * 1 optional for returning Natt Gann's Urn to Drake Aramon
 * 1 optional for returning the Illusionary Crystal to Salva d'Phiarlan
 * optional for killing the Tieflings in the Private Rooms and the guard (who is a moderately tougher Tiefling in disguise).
 * at the end
 * 2 optional for killing Inkrakos (Red Abishai, found in the Contraband Vault, the key to the Vault can be obtained only after quest completion)
 * collectable=34
 * Various Spore Pods and Mushrooms
 * Flowering Plants (Same as Tangleroot Gorge and Ren Fens collectables)
 * Lightning-Split Soarwood can drop in the Private Rooms upstairs.
 * In the Illusionarium (9 total)
 * Flowering Plant in the second corridor, on the left
 * Mushroom in the corner of the second corridor
 * Two mushrooms in the third biome, beneath the ramps
 * Mushroom in the third corridor, on the right
 * Flowering Plant in the third corridor, on the left
 * Flowering Plant in fourth corridor, in the planted display
 * Alchemy Table in fourth corridor, behind souvenir display
 * Flowering Plant in fifth corridor, in the planted display
 * In the Chapterhouse (9 total)
 * Bookshelf in northwest corridor, in southwest corner
 * Bookshelf near the runes
 * Cabinet near the runes
 * Cabinet in central-southern room
 * Cabinet in Viceregal Office
 * Alchemy Table in Viceregal Office
 * Adventurer's Pack in Viceregal Office
 * Rubble beneath the stage
 * Cabinet in the upper level of the Display Hall, on the west end
 * In the Ballroom (16 total)
 * Six Flowering Plants on the upper level around the main room
 * Two Flowering Plants in the hallway of the Private Rooms
 * Cabinet in first room on the right in the Private Rooms
 * Adventurer's Pack in first room on right in the Private Rooms
 * Bookshelf in second room on the right in the Private Rooms
 * Cabinet in third room on the right in the Private Rooms
 * Adventurer's Pack in third room on the right in the Private Rooms
 * Alchemy Table in first room on the left in the Private Rooms
 * Bookshelf in first room on the left in the Private Rooms
 * Bookshelf in the Side Hall
 * npcreward= Standard items, 8 choices
 * unique=yes
 * monsters= Monster Information
 * Illusionary Giant - red-named on epic
 * Illusionary Guards - Illusionary Elves - some will be melee, some will be casters.
 * Illusionary Guides - Illusionary Elves
 * Illusionary Lions
 * Illusionary Scorpion - orange-named on epic
 * Illusionary Sprites
 * Illusionary Wolves (have the appearance of winter wolves, but are neither resistant to cold nor vulnerable to fire)
 * Malefic Firebreathers
 * Malefic Illusionists - tiefling casters
 * Malefic Knife Throwers - tieflings
 * Malefic Seers - Tiefling casters
 * Malefic Strongmen - tieflings
 * Mark of Shadow - Floating runes. No defense or attack (though they do have DR 1/Adamantine)
 * Phiarlan Retainer
 * Phiarlan Retainer
 * Bolal  - Optional red-named tiefling
 * Dariel  - Orange-named tiefling wizard (Malior d'Phiarlan); you only have to fight him if you fail to deal with all the other Tieflings
 * Deuce Darly  - Optional red-named elf
 * Illusionary Guide - Orange-named elf
 * Inkrakos - Optional red-named Red abishai
 * Lokael - Optional red-named tiefling, fought only if Bolal, Dariel and Migris are not dealt with before meeting the Viceroy
 * Migris  - Optional orange-named tiefling cleric (Phiarlan retainer)