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 | adpack      = Shadowfell Conspiracy | level       = 16 | epic        = 26 | duration    = long | solo        = 3057 | normal      = 5303 | hard        = 5511 | elite       = 5719 | ecasual     = 13113 | enormal     = 22490 | ehard       = 23124 | eelite      = 23759 | loc         = Netherese Recruiting Center | bestower    = Iden Krell | 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 (sic) 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. | objective_1    = Stop the Netherese recruitment effort | objective_2    = Speak with the Netherese recruiter | objective_3    = Obtain the tower key from Darobard | objective_4    = Kill the Shade General Marthir | optional_1     = Lower the gate to the Shade's tower | opt_percent_1  = 7.5 | optional_2     = Defeat Rantha the Gatekeeper | opt_percent_2  = 10 | optional_3     = Destroy Shar altars - 3 total | opt_percent_3  = 21.5 | optional_4     = Defeat Casko the Mimic | opt_percent_4  = 16 | traps          = Heroic Trap DCs, Epic Trap DCs | misc           = | aggression      = 111 | onslaught       = 145 | conquest        = 178 | tamper          = 8 | observance      = 1 | mischief        = 53 | vandal          = 69 | ransack         = 85 | bonus_xp_notes  = | chest      = 4 | collectable = 4
 * This is the fourth 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.
 * Trapsmiths may lay poison traps at the start.
 * Telekinetic Spell Ward at northeast corner of the bottom map
 * Evil Spell Wards on the way to the upper floor, along the easternmost corridor (northern approach to the stairs)
 * Fire Spell Wards on the way to the upper floor, along the easternmost corridor (southern approach to the stairs)
 * Trap in front of the chest behind the locked door; turns into Inanimate Objects but can still be disarmed.
 * The obelisks near some doors are breakable.
 * There are a pair of secret doors.
 * One leading to the southwest black spot on the ground floor, on the southwest wall (locked chest behind it)
 * One in the large eastern room (with the altar), on the west wall (lever behind it). The lever causes the pillars surrounding the nearby Alter of Shar to sprout jumping blocks by which you can get to the second level without having to drop the bridge (optional).
 * You may be able to use the Braziers to help drive away the Shadows. Or they might stop them from spawning. Or they may do nothing at all.
 * The eastern shrine is actually on the top floor. Beware all the Shadar-kai crouching near it...
 * Darobad is near the southern shrine.
 * Shar Altar locations:
 * One in the large room to the east, on the ground floor.
 * One near the northern shrine, on the ground floor.
 * One on the upper floor, in the central corridor.
 * Casko will appear in the northwest corner, behind a locked door (Lock DC)
 * Rantha will appear near the northern shrine, although her chest is to the east and south (with the gate lever)
 * Trapsmiths may render counts for traps bonus to be different, or even impossible to attain
 * One, locked, behind a secret door in the south (the southwest black spot on the map, along the southwest wall)
 * Rantha's Chest is in the northeast, by the Gate Lever, although Rantha herself is located just north of the recruiter
 * One in the northwest corner, for defeating Casko
 * One at the end
 * Cabinet in the room with the secret door for the chest
 * Cabinet in Darobard's chamber
 * Cabinet in the room north of the recruitment chamber
 * Adventurer's Pack on the west side of the central tower before you go to the upper floor

Named Reward
Heroic:

| npcreward = Always contains the following named Bracers, along with three random items | unique    = yes }}