Desert Caravan

This flagstones of the Broken Highway provide the safest route through the Menechtarun. Even so, caravan masters must keep alert for raiders.

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: Demon Sands

Desert Caravan
Heroic level:	11
Epic level:	None
Duration:	Medium
Heroic XP:	♣1,701Solo/Casual ♦2,980Normal ♥3,123Hard ♠3,268Elite
Epic XP:	N/A
Takes place in:	The Broken Highway
Bestowed by:	Iosynne d'Phiarlan
NPC contact:	Iosynne d'Phiarlan
Quest acquired in:	House Phiarlan
Patron:	House Phiarlan
Base favor:	5
Purchase:	Demon Sands, individual purchase, or VIP
Extreme Challenge:	No

Overview

Iosynne d'Phiarlan hired you to guard a supply caravan bound for a region of the Menechtarun Desert known as the Demon Sands by those daring enough to risk its wastes.

These supplies are desperately needed by the scholars and adventurers at Zawabi's Refuge, the only oasis safe from the scorrow, outsiders and gnolls who plague the Demon Sands. Iosynne promises you a fine reward from the Caravan's stores if you survive the journey.

When you are ready for the journey, climb aboard the Broken Highway caravan waiting at the House Phiarlan Enclave.

Note: This quest can also be acquired and accessed from Zawabi's Refuge near the banker.

Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!

Objectives

Defend the caravan from the ambush
Speak to Iosynne d'Phiarlan
(Failure) At least 2 caravans must survive (of 6)
(Optional) Defend the caravan for 2 minutes: — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣255 ♦447 ♥468 ♠490 )
(Optional) Defend the caravan for 4 minutes: — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣255 ♦447 ♥468 ♠490 )
(Optional) Defend the caravan for 6 minutes: — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣255 ♦447 ♥468 ♠490 )
(Optional) Defend the caravan for 8 minutes: — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣255 ♦447 ♥468 ♠490 )
(Optional) Slay Atharis (Drow Elf) — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣340 ♦596 ♥625 ♠654 )
(Optional) Slay Thornpaw (Hyena) — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣340 ♦596 ♥625 ♠654 )
(Optional) Slay Sandstalker (Scorpion) — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣340 ♦596 ♥625 ♠654 )
(Optional) Slay Doomstalker (Scorpion) — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣340 ♦596 ♥625 ♠654 )
(Optional) Slay Dunestalker (Scorpion) — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣340 ♦596 ♥625 ♠654 )
(Optional) Slay Ga'khat (Scorrow) — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣340 ♦596 ♥625 ♠654 )
(Optional) Slay Kharik (Scorrow) — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣340 ♦596 ♥625 ♠654 )
(Optional) Slay Qualar (Scorrow) — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣340 ♦596 ♥625 ♠654 )
(Optional) Slay Sekkekh (Scorrow) — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣340 ♦596 ♥625 ♠654 )
(Optional) Slay Yurtik (Scorrow) — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣340 ♦596 ♥625 ♠654 )

What to Expect

Quest starts immediately on entry
Timed quest (10 minutes)
Spawning/respawning monsters
Protect quest items (mandatory: 6 caravans)
Quest failure (if more than 4 out of 6 caravans are destroyed)

Tips and Misc

Two shrines are nearby. The attack is fairly constant and requires crowd control spells and mass damage spells such as blade barrier and firewall. Charm can also be useful to turn some of the mob against itself.
Speaking to Iosynne after the DM announces the ambush is over will send you back to Zawabi's Refuge if you select the top option. Select the bottom option ("Close Window") to end the quest and not exit, so you can still loot the end chests before exiting.
All of the optional named are rare except one: Atharis. Atharis will always spawn if you anger her: Do so by killing some of the drow up top. She will not come down, so you will need some ranged attack to slay her, and a good one as she self heals fairly fast. She will spawn even after quest completion.
Aside from Atharis, you will generally only encounter 3–5 optional named per run. They offer great XP, so be sure to slay them all.

Bonus XP

Aggression bonus: 9 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣170 ♦298 ♥312 ♠327 )
Onslaught bonus: 17 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣255 ♦447 ♥468 ♠490 )
Conquest bonus: 26 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣425 ♦745 ♥781 ♠817 )

Loot

Chests: 3, at end of time.

Be sure to open these before talking to Iosynne to finish quest.

NPC end rewards

Randomly generated loot, ML correlates with effective quest level.

Monsters

Name ^{( picture )}	CR	Type	Race
Atharis ^{( view • edit )}	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Doomstalker ^{( view • edit )}	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite	Vermin	Scorpion
Drow Fanatic ^{( view • edit )}	♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Drow Missionary ^{( view • edit )}	♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Dunestalker ^{( view • edit )}	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite	Vermin	Scorpion
Ga'khat ^{( view • edit )}	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite	Aberration	Drow Scorpion
Kharik ^{( view • edit )}	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite	Aberration	Drow Scorpion
Menechtarun Cleaver ^{( view • edit )}	♦8Normal ♥10Hard ♠12Elite	Vermin	Scorpion
Menechtarun Crusher ^{( view • edit )}	♦11Normal ♥13Hard ♠15Elite	Vermin	Scorpion
Menechtarun Hyena ^{( view • edit )}	♦6Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite	Animal	Hyena
Menechtarun Packmaster ^{( view • edit )}	♦9Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite	Animal	Hyena
Qualar ^{( view • edit )}	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite	Aberration	Drow Scorpion
Sandstalker ^{( view • edit )}	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite	Vermin	Scorpion
Scorrow Pilgrim ^{( view • edit )}	♦8Normal ♥10Hard ♠13Elite	Aberration	Drow Scorpion
Scorrow Raider ^{( view • edit )}	♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite	Aberration	Drow Scorpion
Sekkekh ^{( view • edit )}	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite	Aberration	Drow Scorpion
Thornpaw ^{( view • edit )}	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite	Animal	Hyena
Vulkoorim Priest ^{( view • edit )}	♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠13Elite	Aberration	Drow Scorpion
Vulkoorim Prophet ^{( view • edit )}	♦13Normal ♥15Hard ♠18Elite	Aberration	Drow Scorpion
Yurtik ^{( view • edit )}	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite	Aberration	Drow Scorpion