Kobold Island: Short Cuts - EPIC

( Note: This does NOT mean it requires purchase of anything, you may play with free daily tokens. ) ''The once-busy Dragonshard Extractors on this island have stopped working. The local kobolds keep stealing the Extractors' bright shiny parts.'' {{Challenge
 * name= Kobold Island: Short Cuts - EPIC
 * levelrange = 21-25
 * duration= Fixed
 * xprange= 2100-?
 * loc= Kobold Island
 * zone= House Cannith
 * patron= House Cannith
 * free= Yes
 * difficulty = Average
 * solodifficulty = Difficult
 * 5stardifficulty = Impossible
 * mappic=M_kobold_island_short_cuts.png
 * maplegend=yes

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 * overview=
 * Kobold Island: Short Cuts is one of the challenges added in Update 12.
 * obj=
 * Extract 500 Dragonshards
 * (Optional) Do not kill any Kobolds
 * (Optional) Deplete all portals (8 total)
 * (Optional) Kill 25 Orthon Lieutenants
 * (Optional) Maintain an extraction rate of 20 Shards per second for 2 minutes
 * traps=
 * misc=

Epic

 * The monsters for this Challenge are meant for very experienced players. You must be level 20 or higher to enter this Challenge.
 * Epic Challenges offer alternate rewards that can upgrade Challenge loot into its Epic version.
 * Although the challenge is called "epic" and offers epic-level rewards, that's about where the comparison to other epic quests stop. Challenges do not feature epic difficulty. Examples: No monsters possess Epic Ward, traps do not deal as much damage as other epic quests, there are no repeat timers, shrines reset, re-entry is allowed (within 3 minutes), epic fragments and tokens do not drop, and other non-epic rules are present. They are essentially Normal difficulty, with some tweaks to make them more challenging.
 * The main technical differences are enemies gain deathblock and a lot more hitpoints when compared to the lvl20 version of the same challenge.

Player Notes
Fixed: 10 minutes Monster Information }}
 * There are 8 Portals to deplete, deplete them by jumping through (using) them. Three jumps will deplete a portal; unsure if exiting through counts.
 * The portals take you to various spots around the island; however, the destination is random, and will sometimes bring you back to the same spot,
 * The Orthons do not appear until the quota is met.
 * Two star objectives (Kill 25 Orthons and Maintain an extraction rate of 20 shards per second) are essentially impossible to complete.
 * duration2=
 * Can only be increased by a maximum of one minute via the minute of time watch.
 * chest= One per red named. 6+ available at the start, more spawn later. They show up in one's inventory as chests, which must then be opened. They can be opened after the adventure.
 * ingredientreward=[[Image:Icon_Ingredient_CannithChallenge_EpicOrthonMetalScrap.png]] Epic Orthon Metal Scrap
 * monsters=
 * Tiefling Archers
 * Tiefling Rogues
 * Kobolds
 * Hellhounds
 * Lantern Archon
 * The Large extractors are guarded by either a red-named Horned Devil or Succubus Huntress. They give chests upon their defeat.