Tempest's Spine

''The mountains of Tempest's Spine are home to a storm giant, Sor'jek the Summoner. He does not take kindly to unexpected guests.'' {{Quest
 * name       = Tempest's Spine
 * level      = 10
 * duration   = Very Long
 * raid       = yes
 * normal     = 6484
 * hard       = 6819
 * elite      = 7155
 * legendaryxp = Legendary Tempest's Spine
 * loc        = Tempest's Spine
 * npc        = Chamberlain Cyrese Embree
 * zone       = House Jorasco
 * patron     = House Jorasco
 * favor      = 6
 * mappic     = M tempest's spine.png
 * maplegend  = yes
 * free       = yes
 * loadingpic = L Tempest's Spine.jpg
 * overview   = Tempest's Spine is a Raid. Unlike other raids in DDO, there is no raid timer, so you may re-run the quest at any time. This is the second lowest-level raid by level. The Chronoscope is the lowest, at level 6. However, Tempest's Spine is also Free to Play.

Flagging

 * No flagging is required for this raid.
 * obj       =
 * Defeat the storm giant summoner, Sor'jek Incanni
 * (Optional) Obtain access to the rune in the Lair of Fire and Ice (10% base XP)
 * (Optional) Gain access to the rune hidden in a flooded tunnel (10% base XP)
 * (Optional) Obtain access to the rune in the Bridge of the Inevitable (10% base XP)
 * (Optional) Kill Ranger A'tchkar (10% base XP)
 * (Optional) Kill Sorcerer Vyikkus (10% base XP)
 * (Optional) Kill Zerisenz (10% base XP)
 * (Optional) Kill Wizard Llyndarus (10% base XP)
 * (Optional) Purge the Mountaintop of foes (20% base XP)
 * expect     =
 * Traps (fixed)
 * Puzzle (mandatory: tile puzzle)
 * Spawning/respawning monsters
 * Rune (mandatory: requires an INT check of )
 * Levers (mandatory: require a STR check of )
 * Locked doors (can be knocked/picked or can be skipped by taking another route and going outside)
 * Monsters that have to be killed almost simultaneously (mandatory: 2, a Fire Reaver and an Ice Flenser)
 * traps      = Trap DCs

Fire, Spinning Spike, Poison, Acid
 * misc       = * Tempest's Spine is often the first raid for new players. An experienced guide using voice chat is almost essential to a successful PUG raid party. If you are new to this raid, do be sure to speak up, and follow the leader's instruction.
 * The raid is filled with fire-damaging enemies. Resist fire damage spells/items are a must.
 * Several enemies will use poison.
 * Several enemies (anticipate to meet two beholders throughout the caves) can cast Destruction or other death spells. Deathblock items may help. Death Ward may be insufficient due to numerous dispel magic enemies (Beholder, Drow Death Prophet)
 * Giant Soothsayers can cast Destruction. Even if resisted, it will do over 250+ damage on hard mode and higher.
 * Drow Death Prophets can cast Slay and Dispel.
 * There is a very long dive in the quest. An underwater action item will be helpful. Most common strategy to solve this swim 'maze' is to keep the wall to your right.
 * Lair of Fire and Ice:
 * Some regard this part even harder than the final encounter. The Ice Flenser and the Fire Reaver at the ends of the two tunnels need to be slain almost simultaneously (within 30 seconds of each other).
 * A common strategy is everyone staying inside the main chamber, while someone pulls or lures the Ice Flenser down first. Once the Flenser approaches, mages will drop Wall of Fire spells to kill the Flenser, then the party hurries down the other tunnel to kill the Fire Reaver.
 * Obtain Olipar Rune
 * Underwater passage:
 * Obtain Nular Rune
 * Pass to Inevitable:
 * Obtain Talen Rune
 * On the final boss:
 * Clerics that cast Freedom of Movement, Resist Electricity, Resist Sonic, and Death Ward are very helpful.
 * Remove Featherfalling gear before the final encounter. This will have you fall down faster if you get blown away by Sor'jek, and improve your chance of landing back onto the summit or the high mountainside instead of drifting away from the mountain to strange corners of the map where retrieval is difficult.
 * When you enter the boss room, you must talk to Talf Halfspear to start the puzzle.
 * Much like the final boss in Stormcleave Outpost, Sor'jek is a purple-named monster who is virtually impossible to fight or kill without solving the puzzle (which powers off his weather control ability) and using the runes you should have collected along the way. Runes control various of his abilities such as fast regeneration (full heal at half health, leftmost vase),, and fire immunity. He can always be damaged by sonic damage and some weapon procs such as Pure Good.
 * (At least in Elite) Sor'jek Incanni will eventually perform a full health refill. Cut him down as quickly as possible if you see he has regained his weather control ability.
 * Refer to videos on YouTube (spoilers) for useful guides on navigating throughout this quest.

Named Monsters: }}
 * chest      = Ten minimum, thirteen possible
 * Two in "Fire and Ice."
 * One to the left through the door right after the fire elemental trap.
 * One just before underwater swim for killing Clay Golem.
 * One for killing a Clay Golem in a pocket to the right of the underwater swim.
 * One to the left side of the first Beholder encounter for killing the Clay Golem.
 * One near the shrine for killing the first Beholder.
 * One near resurrection shrine for killing the Inevitable.
 * Two after slaying Sor'jek Incanni for completion of the quest.
 * Three possible orange-named bosses that can spawn a chest each.
 * npcreward   = Random item
 * unique      = yes
 * monsters    = Monster Information
 * Beholders
 * Blackbone Marksmen
 * Clay Golems
 * Drow Assassins
 * Drow Barbarian Shamans
 * Drow Blackguards
 * Drow Captains
 * Drow Death Priests
 * Drow Fighter/Wizards
 * Drow Necromancers
 * Drow Paladins
 * Drow Prophets
 * Drow Scorpions
 * Drow Scorpion Clerics
 * Drow Scorpion Wizards
 * Enraged Rust Monsters
 * Fire Giants
 * Fire Giant Champions
 * Fire Giant Slayers
 * Fire Reavers
 * Flesh Renders
 * Greater Fire Elemental
 * Greater Fire Mephits
 * Greater Ice Mephits
 * Hill Giant Soothsayers
 * Huge Rust Monsters
 * Ice Flensers
 * Inevitable
 * Iron Golems
 * Large Rust Monster
 * Mephits of Fernia
 * Mephits of Risia
 * Thaarak Hounds
 * A'tchkar - Optional orange-named drow; always spawns
 * Fire Reaver - Orange-named fire reaver - "Fire"; required kill
 * Ice Flenser - Orange-named ice flenser - "Ice"; required kill
 * Llyndarus - Optional orange-named drow rare
 * Sor'jek Incanni - Purple-named storm giant; raid boss
 * Vyikkus - Optional orange-named drow rare
 * Zerisenz - Optional orange-named drow rare