An Offering of Blood

An Offering of Blood is the 1st quest in the Against the Demon Queen story arcStory arcs  are chains of quests that make up a story line. Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward..
The first three quests can be completed in any order to unlock Against the Demon Queen (quest).
Flagging occurs by collecting dedicated items rather than completing these quests.
An Offering of Blood • Chains of Flame • The Chamber of Raiyum • Against the Demon Queen • Zawabi's Revenge

The ritual pilgrimage to the Vulkoor Spiral is practiced by many drow and scorrow. Its winding tunnels were supposedly formed where Vulkoor rested from the desert heat.

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An Offering of Blood
Heroic level:	11
Epic level:	21
Duration:	Very Long
Heroic XP:	♣3,024Solo/Casual ♦5,300Normal ♥5,559Hard ♠5,820Elite
Epic XP:	♣13,064Solo/Casual ♦22,515Normal ♥23,256Hard ♠23,997Elite
Takes place in:	The Vulkoorim Spiral
Bestowed by:	Calyx Shattermoon
NPC contact:	Calyx Shattermoon
Quest acquired in:	Zawabi's Refuge
Patron:	The Free Agents
Base favor:	8
Purchase:	Demon Sands or VIP
Extreme Challenge:	No
Map to mission entrance

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Overview

Calyx Shattermoon, an outcast drow priestess, told you about the Vulkoorim Spiral, hidden in the southeast of the Demon Sands. This shrine is sacred to the Vulkoorim, a scorrow tribe that believes it was chosen by the god Vulkoor to rule over scorrow and drow alike. By stealing the blood of a sacrificed gnoll, you can strike a blow against the Vulkoorim and their wrathful god. The shrine should also be rich with the gifts of Vulkoor's worshippers...

Returning to Calyx Shattermoon after finishing this quest provides you with the Blessed Blood Offering, one of the three items required to unlock Against the Demon Queen.

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Objectives

• Descend into the ritual chamber
• Steal the Blood Offering to Vulkoor
• Slay the Aspect of Wrath
• Slay the Aspect of the Hunter
• Slay the Aspect of Cunning
• Seek out Calyx in the upper levels
• Give the Blood Offering to Calyx
• (Optional) Kill the High Priest of Vulkoor — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣605 ♦1,060 ♥1,112 ♠1,164 ) Epic( ♣2,613 ♦4,503 ♥4,651 ♠4,799 )
• (Optional) Kill Darkstinger — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣454 ♦795 ♥834 ♠873 ) Epic( ♣1,960 ♦3,377 ♥3,488 ♠3,600 )

What to Expect

• Point of no return
• Spawning/respawning monsters

Known Traps

Trap DCs

• Fire, Lightning

Tips and Misc

Useful buffs:

• Acid resist
• Electricity resist
• Fire resist
• Sonic resist

Stepping into the quest, you are at the top of a long drop. This is a good place to buff up. Head down once everyone is in. You'll be greeted by a bunch of scorpions.

When you are ready for a fight, grab the bowl from the altar. This triggers the Aspect of Wrath, a scorpion. Fight him at the north door. As soon as he dies, the door will open and the race will begin.

This quest has constant respawns behind you at different points, starting with the entry area, making late entries especially challenging if they want to try to follow the main group. Most respawns will run up the spiral trying to catch up to the lead group, targeting anyone they can catch. The best way to deal with this is to move quickly and leave crowd control as you go. The doors to the left contain optionals and sometimes chests; many groups will ignore these doors and go for the speed route, so make the plan before you take off.

The first bridge you reach is trapped with fire, so be careful. You can close bridges behind you, but if you do so you cannot get back through later, if you should need a re-entry. It does block the respawns behind you, though.

When you get to the firewall blocking the door further, kill the Aspect of the Hunter to open the route up. There is a chest in the side passage, if you are feeling up to it. Heading further up the spiral, you will eventually get to another bridge room. There is a pit under the bridges that leads to a safe, submerged tunnel, and another shrine.

After shrining, someone, or everyone, is going to need to climb up the lightning trapped path, or across the ledges around the back of the room, and drop down and lower the second bridge from the other side. To get across the ledges, turn to the right (east) after you have come in the door. Climb the ledges in front of you (to the right of the entrance, i.e. east of the bridge), at South-east corner of the room there's a large rocky structure you can climb up. Keep climbing and turning right, jumping onto small ledges going clockwise, moving back across and above the (south) entrance to the room. The ledges now continue around the left (west) side of the room; once you reach the end of them, jump with feather-fall as far as you can on to the up-ramp rising up from the floor which should take you past the lightning traps, keep going right (east) and drop down behind the raised bridge. Once everyone is across, lift the bridge back up and clear the area.

In the next room is the last fight. Take out the support scorrows before dropping the Aspect of Cunning. This caster has super-stoneskin, but it will drop eventually. When he falls, ignore all the scorpions that appear, head further in and into the next cave, talk to the drow and complete the quest.

Now head back to Calyx in the Refuge to get your blood bowl and an end reward.

Bonus XP

• Aggression bonus: 34 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣302 ♦530 ♥556 ♠582 )
• Onslaught bonus: 67 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣454 ♦795 ♥834 ♠873 )
• Conquest bonus: 100 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣756 ♦1,325 ♥1,390 ♠1,455 )
• Mischief bonus: 18 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣242 ♦424 ♥445 ♠466 )
• Vandal bonus: 24 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣302 ♦530 ♥556 ♠582 )
• Ransack bonus: 29 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣454 ♦795 ♥834 ♠873 )

Notes: Because of the high respawn rate it's difficult to determine the basic kill bonus limits. But it's safe to assume that conquest is granted by just killing anything in the path.

Loot

• Chests: 4 + one Epic chest
  • 1 Near entrance behind locked door
  • 1 For optional Darksting (Spawns after second aspect behind opened door in the same room)
  • 2 After the second Aspect behind side doors
  • 1 End chest on Epic
• Collectables: 10
  • Crude Altar — in the south alcove of the starting room
  • Mushroom — behind the first locked door (with chest)
  • Mushroom — behind the second locked door (with shrines), north wall
  • Mushroom — behind the second locked door (with shrines), south wall
  • Mushroom — behind the third locked door, west wall
  • Mushroom — behind the third locked door, east wall
  • Mushroom — in the side path with the second shrines
  • Mushroom — in the side path with the second shrines
  • Adventurer's Pack — in the side path with the second shrines
  • Adventurer's Pack — in the side path with the second shrines

NPC end rewards

Randomly generated loot, ML correlates with effective quest level.

Named Chest Drop

Last Edited	Item	Type	Enhancements	ML	Bind	Quests
Update 50.0.1 2 years, 10 months, and 29 days PsychoBlonde	Vulkoorim Fighting Leathers  (edit)	Leather	+5 Enhancement Bonus+5 Enhancement Bonus: +5 enhancement bonus to Armor Class. Fire Resistance +21Fire Resistance +21: Passive: +21 Enhancement bonus to your Fire Resistance. Accuracy +9 Accuracy +9: Passive: +9 Competence bonus to attack rolls Deception +4 Deception +4: +4 Enhancement bonus to hit and +6 to damage for any hit that would qualify as a sneak attack. Hide +12Hide +12: Passive: +12 Competence bonus to the Hide skill. Blue Augment SlotBlue Augments Named: Category:Blue augments AC: Natural Armor Bonus (+1 to +14) or Protection (Deflection bonus) (+1 to +11) ASF reduction: -5% to -15% Fortification: +25% to +100% Good Luck: +1 or +2 Hit points: +4 to +54 Max Dex Bonus (Armor): +1 or +2 Defense (PRR and MRR): +3 to +36 Saves (Resistance bonus): +1 to +11 Dodge: +1% to +14% Tactics DCs (Stunning, Sunder, Trip): +2 to +16 Accuracy: +2 to +22 Positive/Negative/Repair Healing Amplification: +3 to +57 Colorless Augments Named: Category:Colorless augments Ability (Enhancement bonus): +1 to +14 Ability (Exceptional bonus): +1 Ability (Insight bonus): +5 Skills, except UMD (Competence bonus): +5 to +20 Vulkoor's ChosenVulkoor's Chosen: 2 Pieces Equipped: +10 Artifact bonus to Poison Resistance +1 Artifact bonus to Sneak Attack Dice +1 Artifact bonus to Saving Throws +1 Artifact bonus to Dexterity and Constitution	10	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	An Offering of Blood, any chest after 2nd Aspect
Update 50.0.1 2 years, 10 months, and 29 days PsychoBlonde	Ward of Undeath  (edit)	Large shield	+5 Enhancement Bonus+5 Enhancement Bonus: +5 enhancement bonus to Armor Class. ImpactImpact: Passive: The base critical threat range of this weapon is doubled. This does not stack with Improved Critical feat. Vorpal Strikes by this weapon also bypass all Fortification. Flaming Blast 3Flaming Blast 3: This weapon burns with deadly magical fire, dealing 3d6 Fire damage on a successful hit, and an additional 3d6 Fire damage on a critical hit. Undead Bane 3Undead Bane 3: Those that have died must return, and this weapon is attuned specifically to lay them to rest. This weapon deals an additional 3d10 bane damage vs. Undead. Undead GuardUndead Guard: This armor burns those Undead that attack the wearer, causing 3d8 Good damage on a successful melee attack. Flametouched IronFlametouched Iron: Flametouched Iron grants +1 saves versus Evil Outsiders. Red Augment SlotRed Augments Named: Category:Red augments DR bypass: Alignment, Material Elemental damage: +1d6 to +9d6 Spell Power (Enhancement bonus): +38 to +153 Colorless Augments Named: Category:Colorless augments Ability (Enhancement bonus): +1 to +14 Ability (Exceptional bonus): +1 Ability (Insight bonus): +5 Skills, except UMD (Competence bonus): +5 to +20 Oasis of MoralityOasis of Morality: 2 Pieces Equipped: +2% Artifact bonus to Positive Spellcrit Chance +10 Artifact bonus to Positive Spellpower +5% Artifact bonus to Fortification Bypass	10	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	An Offering of Blood, chest in any of the three rooms after the 2nd Aspect.
Update 61.0.1 10 months and 18 days BugTime	Ancient Vulkoorim Dagger  (edit)	Dagger	+5 Enhancement Bonus+5 Enhancement Bonus: +5 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls. Poison Blast 3Poison Blast 3: This weapon drips with vile poison, dealing 3d6 Poison damage on a successful hit, and an additional 3d6 Poison damage on a critical hit. Giant SlayerGiant Slayer: This weapon has a small chance to force a target Giant to make a Difficulty Check 25 Fortitude save or die instantly. Giant Bane 3Giant Bane 3: This weapon is attuned specifically to hunt a larger foe, dealing an additional 3d10 bane damage vs. Giants. Wounding 2Wounding 2: This weapon saps the health from your enemies, dealing 2 Constitution damage on each hit. AdamantineAdamantine: Adamantine weapons may bypass the damage reduction of certain items and creatures. Purple Augment SlotPurple Augments Named: Category:Purple augments Red Augments Named: Category:Red augments DR bypass: Alignment, Material Elemental damage: +1d6 to +9d6 Spell Power (Enhancement bonus): +38 to +153 Blue Augments Named: Category:Blue augments AC: Natural Armor Bonus (+1 to +14) or Protection (Deflection bonus) (+1 to +11) ASF reduction: -5% to -15% Fortification: +25% to +100% Good Luck: +1 or +2 Hit points: +4 to +54 Max Dex Bonus (Armor): +1 or +2 Defense (PRR and MRR): +3 to +36 Saves (Resistance bonus): +1 to +11 Dodge: +1% to +14% Tactics DCs (Stunning, Sunder, Trip): +2 to +16 Accuracy: +2 to +22 Positive/Negative/Repair Healing Amplification: +3 to +57 Colorless Augments Named: Category:Colorless augments Ability (Enhancement bonus): +1 to +14 Ability (Exceptional bonus): +1 Ability (Insight bonus): +5 Skills, except UMD (Competence bonus): +5 to +20 Red Augment SlotRed Augments Named: Category:Red augments DR bypass: Alignment, Material Elemental damage: +1d6 to +9d6 Spell Power (Enhancement bonus): +38 to +153 Colorless Augments Named: Category:Colorless augments Ability (Enhancement bonus): +1 to +14 Ability (Exceptional bonus): +1 Ability (Insight bonus): +5 Skills, except UMD (Competence bonus): +5 to +20 Vulkoor's ChosenVulkoor's Chosen: 2 Pieces Equipped: +10 Artifact bonus to Poison Resistance +1 Artifact bonus to Sneak Attack Dice +1 Artifact bonus to Saving Throws +1 Artifact bonus to Dexterity and Constitution	10	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	An Offering of Blood, any chest after 2nd Aspect
Update 50.0.1 2 years, 10 months, and 29 days PsychoBlonde	Spectral Gloves  (edit)	Gloves	EtherealEthereal: Equipping this item causes your hands and weapons to become partially incorporeal. Your melee attacks do not roll a miss chance for Incorporeal targets. Dexterity +6 Dexterity +6: This item makes the wearer more nimble and dexterous, granting a +6 enhancement bonus to Dexterity. Accuracy +9 Accuracy +9: Passive: +9 Competence bonus to attack rolls Deception +4 Deception +4: +4 Enhancement bonus to hit and +6 to damage for any hit that would qualify as a sneak attack. Vulkoor's ChosenVulkoor's Chosen: 2 Pieces Equipped: +10 Artifact bonus to Poison Resistance +1 Artifact bonus to Sneak Attack Dice +1 Artifact bonus to Saving Throws +1 Artifact bonus to Dexterity and Constitution	11	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	An Offering of Blood, in any of the three rooms after the 2nd Aspect

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Monsters

Name ( picture )	CR	Type	Race
Aspect of Cunning ( view  • edit )	♦14Normal ♠19Elite ●♦23Epic Normal ●♥32Epic Hard ●♠48Epic Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Aspect of Wrath ( view  • edit )	♦14Normal ♠19Elite ●♦23Epic Normal ●♥32Epic Hard ●♠49Epic Elite	Vermin	Scorpion
Aspect of the Hunter ( view  • edit )	♦14Normal ♠19Elite ●♦23Epic Normal ●♥32Epic Hard ●♠49Epic Elite	Aberration	Drow Scorpion
Darkstinger ( view  • edit )	♠17Elite ●♦23Epic Normal ●♥32Epic Hard ●♠48Epic Elite	Aberration	Drow Scorpion
Desert Scorpion ( view  • edit )	♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠8Elite ●♦16Epic Normal ●♥22Epic Hard ●♠33Epic Elite	Vermin	Scorpion
Drow Fanatic ( view  • edit )	♦10Normal ♠15Elite ●♦21Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Drow Missionary ( view  • edit )	♦10Normal ●♦21Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Drow Scholar ( view  • edit )	♦10Normal ♠15Elite ●♦21Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Drow Seeker ( view  • edit )	♦7Normal ●♦18Epic Normal ●♠38Epic Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Drow Stalker ( view  • edit )	♦10Normal ♠15Elite ●♦21Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Drow Zealot ( view  • edit )	♦10Normal ♠15Elite ●♦21Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
High Priest of Vulkoor ( view  • edit )	♠18Elite ●♥32Epic Hard	Aberration	Drow Scorpion
Menechtarun Cleaver ( view  • edit )	♦8Normal ●♦20Epic Normal ●♥27Epic Hard ●♠41Epic Elite	Vermin	Scorpion
Menechtarun Crusher ( view  • edit )	♦11Normal ●♦23Epic Normal ●♥32Epic Hard ●♠48Epic Elite	Vermin	Scorpion
Scorrow Pilgrim ( view  • edit )	♦8Normal ●♦18Epic Normal ●♥25Epic Hard ●♠38Epic Elite	Aberration	Drow Scorpion
Scorrow Raider ( view  • edit )	♦10Normal ●♦21Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite	Aberration	Drow Scorpion
Scorrow Seeker ( view  • edit )	♦8Normal ♠15Elite ●♦20Epic Normal ●♥28Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite	Aberration	Drow Scorpion
Spawn of Vulkoor ( view  • edit )	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite ●♦22Epic Normal ●♥31Epic Hard ●♠46Epic Elite	Evil Outsider	Scorpion
Vulkoor Rattler ( view  • edit )	●♦23Epic Normal ●♥32Epic Hard ●♠48Epic Elite	Construct	Golem
Vulkoorim Adept ( view  • edit )	♦9Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite ●♦21Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite	Aberration	Drow Scorpion
Vulkoorim Dervish ( view  • edit )	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite ●♦23Epic Normal ●♥32Epic Hard ●♠48Epic Elite	Aberration	Drow Scorpion
Vulkoorim Priest ( view  • edit )	♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠13Elite ●♦21Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite	Aberration	Drow Scorpion
Vulkoorim Prophet ( view  • edit )	♦13Normal ♥15Hard ♠18Elite ●♦22Epic Normal ●♥31Epic Hard ●♠46Epic Elite	Aberration	Drow Scorpion
Vulkoorim Savant ( view  • edit )	♦13Normal ●♦22Epic Normal ●♥31Epic Hard ●♠46Epic Elite	Aberration	Drow Scorpion
Vulkoorim Scholar ( view  • edit )	●♦21Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite	Aberration	Drow Scorpion