Army of Shadow

''The Netherese snap to attention as a dark form emerges from the shadows. This must be the Shade who commands the Netherese recruitment campaign.'' {{Quest
 * name= Army of Shadow
 * level= 16
 * epic= 26
 * duration= long
 * xp={{xpcolors|solo=2406|normal=4173|hard=4336|elite=4499}}
 * epicxp={{xpcolors|solo=13075|normal=16704|hard=16948|elite=17192}}
 * loc= Netherese Recruiting Center
 * npc= Iden Krell
 * zone= Wheloon Docks
 * patron= Purple Dragon Knights
 * favor= 7
 * free= no
 * extreme=
 * mappic= Army of Shadow - Map.jpg
 * maplegend= Yes


 * loadingpic=Questloading_ArmyOfShadow.jpg
 * overview=The Netherese are now openly recruiting prisoner inside Wheloon to join their army. If this is allowed to continue, Netheril will have a military force poised to strike at the heart of Cormyr.

Go to the Netherese Recruiting Center in Wheloon Prison and kill Marthir, the Shade general in charge of the recruiting effort. Locked door was opened on Heroic Elite with a 44. {{XP bonus|n1=|n2=|n3=|k1=|k2=|k3=|t1=|t2=|t3=|s1=|s2=|s3=|b1=|b2=|b3=}}
 * This is the third quest in the Shadow Over Wheloon story arc, although you can complete the first four quests in any order to flag for the final one.
 * obj=
 * Speak with the Netherese recruiter
 * Stop the Netherese recruitment effort
 * Obtain the tower key from Darobard
 * (Optional) Lower the gate to the Shade's Tower (7.5% of Base XP)
 * (Optional) Defeat Rantha the Gatekeeper (10% of Base XP)
 * (Optional) Destroy Shar Altars (21.5% of Base XP)
 * (Optional) Defeat Casko the Mimic (16% of Base XP)
 * traps= Trap DCs
 * Telekinetic Spell Ward at northeast corner of the bottom map
 * Evil Spell Ward on the way to the upper floor
 * misc=
 * chest=


 * npcreward= Always contain following 3 named Bracers

Named Reward
Heroic:

Named monsters }}
 * unique= yes
 * monsters=
 * Animated Object
 * Shar Altars (3 total)
 * Darobard - Human Keymaster, required kill
 * Marthir - Red-named Shade, Final boss
 * Nightcrawler - Red-named Nightcrawler
 * Rantha - Orange-named Human, awards a chest