Beyond the Rift

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The Lords of Dust • Servants of the Overlord • The Spinner of Shadows • Beyond the Rift

What lies inside the strange Rift that is tearing away at Eberron? You are determined to find out.

Beyond the Rift
Heroic level:	16
Epic level:	21
Duration:	Long
Heroic XP:	♣3,957Solo/Casual ♦6,866Normal ♥7,137Hard ♠7,408Elite
Epic XP:	♣13,593Solo/Casual ♦23,427Normal ♥24,198Hard ♠24,969Elite
Takes place in:	The Rift Between Worlds
Bestowed by:	Tavnar Kronnak
NPC contact:	Elminster
Quest acquired in:	The Spinner's Prison
Patron:	The Silver Flame
Base favor:	7
Free to Play:	Yes
Extreme Challenge:	No

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Overview

The Gatekeeper Tavnar Kronnak has asked you to investigate the Rift that has appeared inside the Spinner's Prison. Go inside the Rift Between Worlds and report back on what you find.

Completing this quest enables travel to Eveningstar in the Forgotten Realms.

Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!

Objectives

Follow Elminster
Find a way to Eveningstar
Leave the Demonweb
Defeat the draegloth
Reach the surface
Conquer the Drow outpost
Defeat the Drow
Free the captives
Speak to Ana Brabener
(Optional) Defeat Ozebaw the Unwholesome — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣594 ♦1,030 ♥1,071 ♠1,111 ) Epic( ♣2,039 ♦3,514 ♥3,630 ♠3,745 )
(Optional) Defeat the Demonweb Terror — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣594 ♦1,030 ♥1,071 ♠1,111 ) Epic( ♣2,039 ♦3,514 ♥3,630 ♠3,745 )

Known Traps

Trap DCs

Poison Spell Wards
Fire Spell Wards

Tips and Misc

Despite its appearance, this quest is fairly linear.

There are a few scripted cutscenes at the start of the quest (and also later), so move a few steps forward to trigger it and buff while waiting for Elminster. The first monster you'll meet won't be a problem for very long, but it can damage you anyway if you get too close.

In the Demonweb, if you aren't sure which way to go, follow any torches, or anything that is lit or glows, or is an archway (natural or man-made). If you fall, you are teleported closer to the quest entrance.

Ozebaw may (not guaranteed) appear in one of three spots (marked as chests) on the Demonweb map:

on the third (southwest) island.
on the fourth (west of start) island.
on an island (south of second shrine), which require jumping off.

After clearing the Underdark area, there is a scripted cutscene in which the Spinner of Shadows merges with Lolth. After this, the party drops down from an elevated platform, activating the miniboss Giismekhan. Since the Draegloth has no ranged attacks, players with a high Jump may be able to get back atop the plateau and range him from above. Note, however, that the Dretches he summons can make ranged attacks and should be eliminated first.

Once this section is completed, you arrive in the Underdark. As with all Underdark quests, light levels are low (not quite to Rainbow in the Dark standards, but it will still be difficult to make out distant enemies); take a minute to adjust to this if you're running the quest for the first time, as this will be the first experience of Underdark light levels most players get. Malchor's Undersun Goggles will function here and are a great help on subsequent runs.

The Demonweb Terror (Mother-of-Thousands) may (not guaranteed) appear in one of three spots within the Underdark (second map) area:

The room east of the first shrine.
The room north of the first shrine, to the northwest.
In the second section of the Underdark, in the room to the far east.

The quest will end as soon as you speak to Ana, one of the prisoners in the cell within the Eveningstar Cavern.

Talk to Elminster at the Eveningstar main square to receive your reward.

Unlike the first three quests of the Web of Chaos chain, this adventure ends in the Forgotten Realms. No chests in Epic difficulties will give Epic chests or Epic Crafting ingredients.

If you cannot re-enter this quest, you have probably forgotten to pick up the end reward from Elminster on your previous run.

Bonus XP

Aggression bonus: 132–135 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣396 ♦687 ♥714 ♠741 )
Onslaught bonus: 171 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣594 ♦1,030 ♥1,071 ♠1,111 )
Conquest bonus: >217 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣989 ♦1,717 ♥1,784 ♠1,852 )
Tamper bonus: 5 or more traps disarmed +10% Bonus.( ♣396 ♦687 ♥714 ♠741 )
Neutralization bonus: 7 or more traps disarmed +20% Bonus.( ♣791 ♦1,373 ♥1,427 ♠1,482 )
Ingenious Debilitation bonus: 8 or more traps disarmed +30% Bonus.( ♣1,187 ♦2,060 ♥2,141 ♠2,222 )
Mischief bonus: 31 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣317 ♦549 ♥571 ♠593 )
Vandal bonus: 41 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣396 ♦687 ♥714 ♠741 )
Ransack bonus: 50 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣594 ♦1,030 ♥1,071 ♠1,111 )

Loot

Chests: 5
- 1 for slaying Dretch Ozebaw (optional)
- 1 for slaying Draegloth Giismekhan
- 1 for slaying Spider Mother-of-Thousands (optional)
- 1 for slaying Drow Wizard Tsabyrr
- 1 end chest
Collectables: 4 (none on map)
- Bones on the forth island of the Web
- Bones in the south-east corner of the Underdark
- Adventurer's Pack south of the first shrines in the Underdark
- Adventurer's Pack at the start of the second Underdark part
NPC rewards:

Monsters

Name ^{( picture )}	CR	Type	Race
Animated Armor ^{( view • edit )}	♥19Hard ♠23Elite	Construct	Animated Object
Astral Harrower ^{( view • edit )}	♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ●♦21Epic Normal ●♥25Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite	Vermin	Spider
Bebilith ^{( view • edit )}	♥31Hard ●♦28Epic Normal ●♥31Epic Hard ●♠48Epic Elite	Evil Outsider	Demon
Deathjump Spider ^{( view • edit )}	♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ●♦21Epic Normal ●♥26Epic Hard ●♠25Epic Elite	Vermin	Spider
Demonweb Terror ^{( view • edit )}	♦17Normal ♥20Hard ●♦23Epic Normal ●♥25Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite	Magical Beast	Spider
Dretch ^{( view • edit )}	♥16Hard ♠19Elite	Evil Outsider	Demon
Drow Archer ^{( view • edit )}	♥19Hard ♠23Elite ●♦22Epic Normal ●♥26Epic Hard ●♠26Epic Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Drow Warrior ^{( view • edit )}	♥19Hard ♠25Elite ●♦22Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠25Epic Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Earth Elemental ^{( view • edit )}	♥19Hard ♠23Elite	Elemental	Earth Elemental
Giismekhan ^{( view • edit )}	♦18Normal ♥21Hard ♠25Elite ●♦23Epic Normal ●♥27Epic Hard ●♠53Epic Elite	Evil Outsider	Demon
Master Wizard Tsabyrr ^{( view • edit )}	♦18Normal ♥21Hard ♠25Elite ●♦23Epic Normal ●♥27Epic Hard ●♠53Epic Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Mother-of-Thousands ^{( view • edit )}	♦19Normal ♥22Hard ♠26Elite ●♦24Epic Normal ●♥28Epic Hard	Magical Beast	Spider
Ozebaw the Unwholesome ^{( view • edit )}	♦19Normal ♥22Hard ♠26Elite ●♦24Epic Normal	Evil Outsider	Demon
Swarmhorde Spider ^{( view • edit )}	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite ●♦14Epic Normal ●♥16Epic Hard ●♠25Epic Elite	Vermin	Spider
Websnare Spider ^{( view • edit )}	♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite	Vermin	Spider
Ydrae Avithoul ^{( view • edit )}	♦19Normal ♥22Hard ♠26Elite ●♦24Epic Normal ●♥28Epic Hard ●♠56Epic Elite	Elf	Drow Elf