Vecna Denied

''You travel to the Astral Plane, where Vecna is conducting a ritual channeling the power of both the Planar Eyes and the Codex of the Infinite Planes. If he succeeds, Eberron will fall under the Whispered One's power.'' {{Quest | name            = Vecna Denied | adpack          = Vecna Unleashed | level           = 18 | epic            = 34 | duration        = medium | raid            = false | solo only       = false | solo            = 4677 | normal          = 8092 | hard            = 8388 | elite           = 8684 | ecasual         = 21429 | enormal         = 36559 | ehard           = 37403 | eelite          = 38247 | npc             = Vigilance | bestower        = Vigilance | loc             = The Traveler's Astral Fortress | zone            = Morgrave University - Upper Commons | patron          = Morgrave University | favor           = 7 | free            = no  | extreme          = false | mappic          = M Vecna Denied.png | maplegend       = yes | mappic note     = The Astral Planes | othermap        = yes | mappic2         = M Vecna Denied 2.png | map 2 alt       = Inside the Traveler's Fortress | thirdmap        = | mappic3         = | map 3 alt       = | loadingpic      = L Vecna Denied.jpg | overview        = Take the portal to the Traveler's Astral Fortress and confront Vecna.

| objective_1     = Talk to the Traveler at the fortress entrance | objective_2     = Reconfigure Vecna's ritual by activating the Traveler's Levers (4 total) | objective_3     = Follow the path you have chosen | objective_4     = Use the power within you | objective_5     = Endure the battle | objective_6     = Sacrifice to achieve your goal | objective_7     = Check on the status of Vecna's ritual | objective_8     = Defeat the Hidden Hand and its T-Rex minion. | optional_1      = Read all of Vecna's messages (4 total) | opt_percent_1   = 12 | optional_2      = Slay Belanatharis the Dragon | opt_percent_2   = 35

| expect          = | traps           =
 * 7 pressure plates behind a secret door in front of a chest
 * Spears in the rooms between the trials
 * Bear Traps, Preassure Plates, Blades in the Path of Snares
 * Acid and fire jets in the Path of Snares; Control Panels near the final lever

| misc            =

Outside
The lever in the Mindflayer's room drops the barrier of the dragon cave.

Don't mind that you're reading Mindflayer Memos instead of Vecna's Messages.

You have to kill ALL Hidden Hand cultists before The Traveler speaks with you.

south west
The portal gives "Traveler's Insurance": protects you from some matter of harm involving the Demon Harrow Horn. You have to choose between
 * Prerequisite: Completion of The Evil We Know; this status is "used up" on acquiring the buff.
 * Path of Struggle - Battles at each lever
 * Path of Snares - Lots of traps; mandatory for Ingenious bonus

south east
The portal gives "Vol's Soul Ward": protects your soul against the Soul Crush attack of the demon Harrow Horn Using a lever reduces your life power (HP). Use the Refreshing Fountain to regain your HP.
 * Prerequisite: Completion of Enemy of My Enemy; this status is "used up" on acquiring the buff.

north west
The portal gives "The Law of Shavarath": protects you from the Chaos Bolts of Harrow Horn, Vecna's corrupt unicorn. Just kill Slaads until the portal disappears.
 * Prerequisite: Completion of Law and Order; this status is "used up" on acquiring the buff.

north east
The portal gives "Guard of Blades": guards your life from the Dancing sword of dooms death strike. There are four offerings available to use instead of yourself: If you offer yourself, you die.
 * Prerequisite: Completion of The Bark and the Blade; this status is "used up" on acquiring the buff.
 * Frog: ordinary, not accepted
 * Soul Bag: Kobold soul, not accepted
 * Dream Bag: a dream of glory, not accepted
 * Another Dream Bag: a dream of an ordinary day, accepted

| insidious       = | devious         = | discreet        = | aggression      = 34 | onslaught       = 67 | conquest        = 100 | tamper          = | neutralization  = | ingenious       = | mischief        = 29-32 | vandal          = 38-45 | ransack         = 46 | bonus_xp_notes  = Limits for ransack and ingenious may vary slightly. Ingenious also depends on difficulty.

| chest           = 3
 * One for killing Belanatharis
 * One behind a secret door in the south east trial
 * End chest

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