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Army of Eternal Night

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Army of Eternal Night is the 1st quest in the Grip of the Hidden Hand story arcIcon tooltip.pngStory arcs  are chains of quests that make up a story line.
Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward.
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These quests can be completed in any order.
Army of Eternal Night • Order in the Court! • Growing Pains • Three Paths to Battle • The Hand and the Eyes


The Eye of Mabar is kept in a chapel located near where the kingdom of Breland borders the Mournlands. Reports indicated that a Mabar manifest zone has recently appeared, suggesting that the powerful artifact has been disturbed.

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Army of Eternal Night
Heroic level: 16
Epic level: 33
(considered Legendary)
Duration: medium
Heroic XP:  ♣2,479Solo/Casual ♦4,300Normal ♥4,468Hard ♠4,636Elite
Epic XP:  ♣14,193Solo/Casual ♦24,225Normal ♥24,795Hard ♠25,365Elite
Takes place in: Brelish Border
Bestowed by: Joslyn D'Sivis
NPC contact: Joslyn D'Sivis
Quest acquired in: Morgrave University - Lower Quad
Patron: Morgrave University
Base favor: 6
Purchase: Grip of the Hidden Hand or VIP
Extreme Challenge: No
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Overview

Go to the Brelish Border to find the Eye of Mabar.


Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!


Objectives

  • Find the Eye of Mabar
  • Talk to Mr. Sattler
  • Find the Chapel of The Sovereign Host
  • Search the Chapel of The Sovereign Host
  • Find the nearby hamlet
  • Search the hamlet
  • Unseal the Armory
  • Unseal the Manor Hall
  • Defeat the Karrnathi Commander
  • Retrieve the Eye of Mabar
  • (Optional) Read all the notes (4) — Bonus (12%): Heroic( ♣297 ♦516 ♥536 ♠556 ) Legendary( ♣1,703 ♦2,907 ♥2,975 ♠3,044 )
  • (Optional) Rescue the enslaved villagers (12) — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣248 ♦430 ♥447 ♠464 ) Legendary( ♣1,419 ♦2,423 ♥2,480 ♠2,537 )
  • (Optional) Defeat Tor'vir the Blind — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣248 ♦430 ♥447 ♠464 ) Legendary( ♣1,419 ♦2,423 ♥2,480 ♠2,537 )

What to Expect

  • Spawning optional at a location you already passed

Known Traps

Trap DCs

  • Bear Traps; 9 total
  • Collapsing floor over a spiked pit
  • A Control Panel with unknown purpose

Tips and Misc

  • To complete this quest, you need to explore the chapel first, then head across to the blockaded hamlet and clear it. This is fairly linear, although once you get to the main square, the stairs down to the prison under the well can be tricky to spot.
  • The enslaved villagers can be found in three places:
    • In a sealed root cellar – head north after the ambush and look for a lever in the east alley.
    • In the stockade prison behind the locked gate – you'll need the key from the root cellar or just pick it.
      • Brother Lortz, one of the captives, will explain a little more about the situation.
    • Under the well (this location is also needed to advance the quest, via a lever inside the cell.)
  • The notes are in four places:
    • In the chapel, on the altar.
    • To the north of the ambush, near the root cellar.
    • On a platform in the main square.
    • On the east wall of the path north from the main square (mind the pit trap.)
  • You can break the quest by killing the ambush too fast
  • Keep going down after visiting the prison under the well and you'll find a chest. It's locked, and guarded by several blade traps that continuously fire on Elite difficulty.
  • Nearly everything in this quest is Undead. Light and positive damage are advised, poison and negative are not. Divine casters should be warned that one boss is a powerful Quell.
  • The Skeletons are not very clever, and will often get caught in their own bear traps. Use this to your advantage.
  • In the final boss room, the skeleton archers can be triggered and pulled out of the room before activating the boss. This is advisable on Reaper difficulties, as it also lets you deal with any Reapers that may spawn without the boss attacking you as well.
  • After visiting the chapel, you'll run into a mysterious elf in a green hat who helpfully tells you about the undead blockading the hamlet. This elf is in fact the Traveler, the sole beneficent member of The Dark Six, who appears to have taken an interest in you – he'll make appearances throughout the rest of the chain.
  • After defeating the blockade (including archers) at the hamlet's entrance a red mist appears around the mausoleum in the graveyard. Walking into the mist summons several ghouls; when these are slain, a red-named Wight appears. Slaying it grants an optional and a chest.

Bonus XP

  • Aggression bonus: 28 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣248 ♦430 ♥447 ♠464 )
  • Onslaught bonus: 55 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣372 ♦645 ♥670 ♠695 )
  • Conquest bonus: 82 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣620 ♦1,075 ♥1,117 ♠1,159 )
  • Tamper bonus: 6 or more traps disarmed +10% Bonus.( ♣248 ♦430 ♥447 ♠464 )
  • Neutralization bonus: 8 or more traps disarmed +20% Bonus.( ♣496 ♦860 ♥894 ♠927 )
  • Ingenious Debilitation bonus: 9 or more traps disarmed +30% Bonus.( ♣744 ♦1,290 ♥1,340 ♠1,391 )
  • Mischief bonus: 15 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣198 ♦344 ♥357 ♠371 )
  • Vandal bonus: 19 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣248 ♦430 ♥447 ♠464 )
  • Ransack bonus: 24 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣372 ♦645 ♥670 ♠695 )
Notes: Total number of enemies on elite is 109

Loot

  • Chests: 3
    • One at the bottom of the shaft (trapped and locked)
    • One for defeating Tor'vir the Blind
    • One End Chest
  • Collectables: 3

NPC end rewards

Randomly generated loot, ML correlates with effective quest level.

Named Chest Drop

Last Edited Item Type Enhancements ML Bind Quests
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Commander Vishral's Dragonscale
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Medium Armor  16 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Army of Eternal Night, end chest
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Vishral's Signet
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Ring  16 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Army of Eternal Night, end chest
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Goggles of Dusk
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Goggles  16 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Army of Eternal Night, end chest
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Shadow's Curve
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Sickle  16 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Army of Eternal Night, end Chest
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Legendary Vishral's Signet
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Ring  31 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Army of Eternal Night, end chest
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Legendary Goggles of Dusk
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Goggles  31 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Army of Eternal Night, end chest
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Legendary Shadow's Curve
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Sickle  31 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Army of Eternal Night, end chest
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Legendary Commander Vishral's Dragonscale
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Medium Armor  31 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Army of Eternal Night, end chest
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Monsters

Name ( picture ) CR Type Race
Brother Kerian( view
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 ♦19Normal ♥22Hard ♠26Elite ♦36Epic Normal ♥40Epic Hard ♠45Epic Elite Undead Quell
Cemetary Ghoul( view
Cemetary Ghoul.png
 • edit )
 ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ♦33Epic Normal ♥37Epic Hard ♠41Epic Elite Undead Ghoul
Commander Vishral( view
Commander Vishral.png
 • edit )
 ♦19Normal ♥22Hard ♠26Elite ♦36Epic Normal ♥40Epic Hard ♠45Epic Elite Undead Skeleton
Deer( view
Deer.jpg
 • edit )
1.00 Animal Deer
Hidden Hand Grasp( view
Hidden Hand Grasp.png
 • edit )
 ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ♦33Epic Normal ♥37Epic Hard ♠41Epic Elite Humanoid Human
Ravenous Timberwolf( view
Ravenous Timberwolf.png
 • edit )
 ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ♦33Epic Normal ♥37Epic Hard ♠41Epic Elite Animal Wolf
Sharn Hidden Hand Claw( view
Sharn Hidden Hand Claw.png
 • edit )
 ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ♦33Epic Normal ♥37Epic Hard ♠41Epic Elite Humanoid Human
Sharn Hidden Hand Finger( view
Sharn Hidden Hand Finger.png
 • edit )
 ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ♦33Epic Normal ♥37Epic Hard ♠41Epic Elite Humanoid Human
Sharn Hidden Hand Palm( view
Sharn Hidden Hand Palm.png
 • edit )
 ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ♦33Epic Normal ♥37Epic Hard ♠41Epic Elite Humanoid Human
Skeletal Footsoldier( view
Skeletal Footsoldier.png
 • edit )
 ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ♦33Epic Normal ♥37Epic Hard ♠41Epic Elite Undead Skeleton
Skeletal Sharpshooter (Eberron)( view
Skeletal Sharpshooter (AoEN).png
 • edit )
 ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ♦33Epic Normal ♥37Epic Hard ♠41Epic Elite Undead Skeleton
Squirrel( view
Squirrel.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦0.25Normal ♥0.25Hard ♠0.25Elite ♦0.00Epic Normal ♥0.00Epic Hard ♠0.00Epic Elite Animal Squirrel
Tor'vir the Blind( view
Tor'vir the Blind.png
 • edit )
 ♦19Normal ♥22Hard ♠26Elite ♦36Epic Normal ♥40Epic Hard ♠45Epic Elite Undead Wight