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Desire in the Dark
Desire in the Dark is the 5th quest in The Mines of Tethyamar story arc![]() Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward.. |
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The first four quests can be completed in any order to unlock Desire in the Dark. |
Third Time's a Charm • Graveyard Shift • Records of the Past • Strike Back • Desire in the Dark |
The mine tunnels of the long-abandoned Eastern Reaches have yet to be reclaimed by the Dwarves.
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Desire in the Dark | |
Heroic level: | 15 |
Epic level: | 31 (considered Legendary) |
Duration: | Medium |
Heroic XP: | ♣3,217Solo/Casual ♦5,591Normal ♥5,820Hard ♠6,048Elite |
Epic XP: | ♣15,429Solo/Casual ♦26,368Normal ♥27,020Hard ♠27,672Elite |
Takes place in: | The Eastern Reaches |
Bestowed by: | Inger Ingersdottir |
NPC contact: | Inger Ingersdottir |
Quest acquired in: | Tethyamar Mining Outpost |
Patron: | The Harpers |
Base favor: | 5 |
Purchase: | The Mines of Tethyamar or VIP |
Extreme Challenge: | No |
Overview
Stoutheart's assistant is panicking because Stoutheart has vanished from the outpost without informing her of his plans.
In the Eastern Reaches, find Hal Stoutheart and ensure his safety.
Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!
Objectives
- Question Stoutheart
- Find the person behind all this
- Find your way to the castle
- Save Silent the Drow at the bridge
- Speak with the Shapeshifter at the Gate Bridge
- Find the next mirror in the hedge maze
- Touch the four key stones
- Defeat Graz'zt
- (Optional) Defend the mysterious mindflayer — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣483 ♦839 ♥873 ♠907 ) Legendary( ♣2,314 ♦3,955 ♥4,053 ♠4,151 )
- (Optional) Destroy all of the guardians (7 kills) — Bonus (25%): Heroic( ♣804 ♦1,398 ♥1,455 ♠1,512 ) Legendary( ♣3,857 ♦6,592 ♥6,755 ♠6,918 )
What to Expect
- Points of no return (several one-way portals as you advance)
- Maze
- End chest can only be accessed by those present at the end fight; make sure all allies are gathered before beginning the end fight!
Tips and Misc
- Looting any piles of gold will give you "Touched By Greed", a debuff with no timer that gives you −10 PRR, stacking 3 times. This debuff also lasts through rest, but not quest completion or death.
- In the first room, several creatures are fighting each other; you can simply ignore them if you desire. Stay right and follow the path up.
- In the second room, looting the initial piles of gold will cause the dwarves to attack you, even if you intimidate them into saying to take what you want.
- In the "outdoor village" encounter, if you carefully question the drow by the gate, you will find his associate, and – after a couple fights – a chest.
- In the maze, be prepared to encounter multiple succubi.
- The garden maze has several free-standing walls within it, so the trick of "following the left/right wall" will not always work.
- As you enter, just follow the outer stone wall to your right.
- There is at least one additional spawn location for the mirror (west side)
- In the fourth area, protections from Acid effects are highly desirable.
- The Promise of Power will give you the debuff "Overconfidence", which lasts for 10 minutes and gives you −10 PRR (stacks with "Touched by Greed), −2 Will Saves, and −5 Reflex Saves.
- You don't have to kill the guardians to use the touch keys.
- The fifth area has several dancing succubi; stepping into the red circle will free them and inflict a short-duration Otto's Irresistible Dance (no save) upon the first character who does so. Most of the succubi can be skirted around. The circles cannot be "jumped" over.
- This area has several "false" mirrors – be careful about running through one into a succubus' circle.
- During the final fight, you'll get a warning about Graz'zt's eyes "burning with obsession"; during this phase of the battle, anybody that meets his eyes (aka looks at him while he's looking at you) will get hit by "Magnificence of Glory". This debuff makes you too afraid to perform any actions, and Immunity from Fear does not protect you.
- It will appear that Graz'zt escapes to a sixth area (a cave with a central chest), but this is only for his final speech – you have defeated him (just not killed him); let the demon have his say, and collect your reward when the quest ends.
Bonus XP
- Devious bonus: 16 or fewer monsters killed +7% Bonus.( ♣225 ♦391 ♥407 ♠423 )
- Discreet bonus: 17–21? or fewer monsters killed +5% Bonus.( ♣161 ♦280 ♥291 ♠302 )
- Aggression bonus: 26 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣322 ♦559 ♥582 ♠605 )
- Onslaught bonus: 52 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣483 ♦839 ♥873 ♠907 )
- Conquest bonus: 78 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣804 ♦1,398 ♥1,455 ♠1,512 )
Loot
- Chests: 2
- 1 for defending or killing the mindflayer
- 1 end chest
- Collectables: 4
- Fungus — in the hedge maze, east
- Fungus — in the hedge maze, west
- Fungus — in the fourth area, in the south-west corner
- Adventurer's Pack — next to the end chest
- Fungus — in the hedge maze, east
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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Graz'zt's Habiliment (edit) | Leather Armor |
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15 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
Desire in the Dark, End chest |
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Deep Demise (edit) | Dagger |
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15 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
Desire in the Dark, End chest |
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Wave of Sorrow (edit) | Great Sword |
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15 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
Desire in the Dark, End chest |
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Dwarven Brawler's Wraps (edit) | Handwrap |
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15 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
Desire in the Dark, End chest |
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Wave of Despair (edit) | Bastard Sword |
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15 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
Desire in the Dark, End chest |
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Legendary Wave of Despair (edit) | Bastard Sword |
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28 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
Desire in the Dark, End chest |
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Legendary Deep Demise (edit) | Dagger |
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28 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
Desire in the Dark, End chest |
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Legendary Wave of Sorrow (edit) | Great Sword |
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28 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
Desire in the Dark, End chest |
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Legendary Dwarven Brawler's Wraps (edit) | Handwrap |
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28 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
Desire in the Dark, End chest |
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Legendary Graz'zt's Habiliment (edit) | Light Armor |
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28 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
Desire in the Dark, End chest |
Based on [[Category:Desire in the Dark loot]] ( t • e • h )
Monsters
Name ( picture ) | CR | Type | Race |
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Corrosive Rust Monster ( view • edit ) | ♦16Normal ♥18Hard ♠21Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Aberration | Rust Monster |
Dretch ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦31Epic Normal ●♥35Epic Hard ●♠39Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Demon |
Drider Warrior ( view • edit ) | ♦17Normal ♥20Hard ♠24Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard ●♠41Epic Elite | Aberration | Drider |
Drow Warpriestess ( view • edit ) | ♦17Normal ♥20Hard ♠24Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard ●♠41Epic Elite | Elf | Drow Elf |
Dwarven Miner ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦31Epic Normal ●♥35Epic Hard ●♠55Epic Elite | Dwarf | Dwarf |
Fiendish Wormling ( view • edit ) | ♦18Normal ♥20Hard ♠23Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite | Magical Beast | Purple Worm |
Graz'zt ( view • edit ) | ♦17Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Demon |
Outpost Guard ( view • edit ) | ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Elf | Drow Elf |
Promise of Riches ( view • edit ) | ♦17Normal ♥19Hard ♠22Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard ●♠41Epic Elite | Aberration | Mimic |
Silent ( view • edit ) | ♦18Normal ♥20Hard ♠23Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite | Elf | Drow Elf |
Succubus ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦31Epic Normal ●♥35Epic Hard ●♠39Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Devil |
Vision of Wealth ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦31Epic Normal ●♥35Epic Hard ●♠39Epic Elite | Construct | Animated Object |
Zoraxzil ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦31Epic Normal ●♥35Epic Hard ●♠39Epic Elite | Aberration | Mind Flayer |
- The Mines of Tethyamar chain quests
- Epic quests
- Medium quests
- The Eastern Reaches quests
- Tethyamar Mining Outpost quests
- The Harpers patron quests
- Pay to Play quests
- Quests by name
- Quests with maps
- Level 31 quests
- Compendium:Level 15 (31 epic) quests
- Level 15 quests
- Quests with 5 base favor reward
- The Mines of Tethyamar quests
- Quests with no traps
- Quests with collectables/4