Brood of Flame

Brood of Flame is the 2nd quest in The Fire Caves 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 Stones Run Red • Brood of Flame

Mak-Murag's curse opened rifts in the fabric of reality, summoning elemental creatures from the Plane of Fire. Defeat these creatures and save Three Barrel Cove from this extra-dimensional onslaught.

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: Three-Barrel Cove

Brood of Flame
Heroic level:	5
Epic level:	None
Duration:	Medium
Heroic XP:	♣1,230Solo/Casual ♦2,200Normal ♥2,350Hard ♠2,500Elite
Epic XP:	N/A
Takes place in:	The Fire Caves
Bestowed by:	Idas
NPC contact:	Idas
Quest acquired in:	Three-Barrel Cove
Patron:	The Free Agents
Base favor:	3
Free to Play:	No
Extreme Challenge:	No

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Overview

Return to the Fire Caves and destroy the mephits and elementals that infest them. The road to the caves entrance winds through orc territory, but perhaps there is a safer path around the orcs.

Spoiler Warning: Information below this point can be considered spoiler material!

Objectives

Destroy the elementals Mak-Murug summoned (3 total)
(Optional) Destroy 20 Fire Mephits — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣123 ♦220 ♥235 ♠250 )

Tips and Misc

You must complete The Stones Run Red before Idas will give you this quest.
The good news is that it's now too hot for any ogres or oozes. The bad news is that if you don't have cold-damage weapons and fire resists, you will be very sad. It's worth investing in a cold-damage weapon for this, and even more worth investing in a fire-resist item.
The first fire elemental is by the north lever in the first lava room; the second elemental is just before where the second altar was; and the third spawns when you approach where the third altar was.
Again, the first set of shrines is unlocked, while the second set is locked. (Lock DCs)
And again, the only things in the far southern lobe, up all the ledges, are the exit rope and the mushroom.

Bonus XP

Aggression bonus: 20 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣123 ♦220 ♥235 ♠250 )
Onslaught bonus: 26 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣185 ♦330 ♥353 ♠375 )
Conquest bonus: 32 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣308 ♦550 ♥588 ♠625 )

Loot

Chests: 3
- One in the room to the west, on the lower level of the lava room
- One behind the second altar
- One where Mac-Murug was in the previous quest
Collectables: Nine
- Crude Altar near the first elemental
- Mushroom in the room to the west, on the lower level of the first lava room
- Adventurer's Pack along the northern walkway on the lower level of the first lava room
- Mushroom near the second elemental
- Adventurer's Pack on a ledge to the north, on the high road
- Mushroom on a ledge to the west, on the high road
- Cabinet near where Mac-Murug was in the previous quest
- Mushroom on a ledge above where Mac-Murug was in the previous quest; you need to continue past his alcove and keep climbing up.
- Adventurer's Pack north of the third elemental, near the lava flow
NPC rewards: Random item

Monsters

Name ^{( picture • New Monster )}	CR	Type	Race
Fire Mephit ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite OR Summoned by another mephit: ♦3Normal ♥3Hard ♠3Elite	Fire Outsider	Mephit
Greater Fire Mephit ^{( view • edit )}	♦6Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♦22Epic Normal ●♥27Epic Hard OR Summoned by another mephit: ♠6Elite	Fire Outsider	Mephit
Hell Hound ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite	Evil Outsider	Hellhound
Large Fire Elemental ^{( view • edit )}	♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠9Elite	Elemental	Fire Elemental

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