The Dryad and the Demigod

''You follow Hermia's directions to the valley. Hyrsam has invited you to witness his musical plea to the mysterious Door to Faraway. He promises a performance that will change the Feywild forever.'' {{Quest | name            = The Dryad and the Demigod | adpack          = Fables of the Feywild | level           = | epic            = 32 | duration        = long | raid            = yes | tier            = 4 | solo only       = false | solo            = | normal          = | hard            = | elite           = | xp              = | ecasual         = | enormal         = 41,182 | ehard           = 42,179 | eelite          = 43,177 | epicxp          = | bestower        = Hermia | npc             = Hermia | loc             = Valley of the Door | zone            = Wynwood Hall | patron          = The Summer Court | favor           = 9 | free            = no  | extreme          = false

| overview        = Hermia, Hyrsam's loyal messenger, has been looking for you on his behalf to invite you to some special event. Seek out the Owl by the Valley of the Door to Faraway.

Flagging
This raid does not require flagging.

| objective_1     = Break Hyrsam's control of the gate | objective_2     = Prepare your group then speak with Hawthorn to challenge Hyrsam | objective_3     = Balance the South East Door Stones | objective_4     = Balance the South West Door Stones | objective_5     = Balance the North East Door Stones | objective_6     = Balance the North West Door Stones | objective_7     = Rally to Hawthorn | objective_8     = Defeat the Fomorian King | objective_9     = Protect Hawthorn from Corruption

| optional_1      = Contain the Fire Beetle swarm | opt_percent_1   = | optional_2      = Deal with the Vorpal Chipmunk | opt_percent_2   = | optional_3      = Stop the Giant Bear | opt_percent_3   =

| expect          = | traps           = | misc            =
 * Protection mission (but not escort mission)
 * The raid doesn't lock out until after speaking to Hawthorn and challenging Hyrsam, allowing you to buff and assign teams.
 * There are four groups of stones, in the South East; South West; North West; and North East.

This raid takes place on a large meadow.

Separate your group into two teams:
 * One larger team in the center can defend Hawthorn.
 * Second smaller team runs off to solve 4 puzzles (with some trash).

Defend Hawthorn, kill trash and occasional bosses, solve puzzles, win.

Special mechanic: Hyrsam occasionally plays a fairly lethal song, asking you to move as he plays. Watch out for DM text and arrows above your character's head and move accordingly: Strife left, strife right, run forward, run back. Your character does not actually have to move (you can bump into an obstacle, that's not a problem), and you can also turn around while doing the moves. If you fail to move as commanded, your character takes significant damage.

| insidious       = | devious         = | discreet        = | aggression      = | onslaught       = | conquest        = | tamper          = | neutralization  = | ingenious       = | observance      = | perception      = | vigilant        = | mischief        = | vandal          = | ransack         = | bonus_xp_notes  = | chest           = 1 guaranteed, 1 for doing optionals (both have raid runes, threads, and chance for named loot)

| npcreward       = | unique          = yes | external        = }}