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Fear Factory

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Fear Factory is the 3rd quest in the Harbinger of Madness 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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The first three quests can be completed in any order to unlock In The Flesh.
Missing • Sinister Storage • Fear Factory • In The Flesh

Reporters for the Stormreach Chronicle believe that Morley Blode, proprietor of this shop, is the one responsible for creating the Taken.

Harbinger of Madness adpack icon.jpg
DDO Point icon.png Requires access to adventure pack: Harbinger of Madness
Fear Factory
Heroic level: 15
Epic level: None
Duration: Medium
Heroic XP:  ♣2,524Solo/Casual ♦4,386Normal ♥4,565Hard ♠4,744Elite
Epic XP: N/A
Takes place in: Blode's Curio Shop
Bestowed by: Felicity Mallow
NPC contact: Felicity Mallow
Quest acquired in: The Harbor
Patron: The Free Agents
Base favor: 5
Purchase: Harbinger of Madness or VIP
Extreme Challenge: No
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Overview

Felicity Mallow, a reporter for the Stormreach Chronicle, has a tip on where the Taken creatures come from. According to her sources, a man named Morley Blode is connected with creating the Taken.

Enter Blode's Curio Shop. in the Harbor and try to learn how the Taken are made.

The quest is located due south of Felicity Mallow, down the same alley that leads to the Bonebite Hideout


Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!


Objectives

  • Confront Morley Blode
  • Fight off Morley's followers (6 total)
  • Open the storeroom and deal with Morely Blode
  • Hunt down Morley Blode
  • Destroy the Xorian cocoons (10 total)
  • Find Morley's other lab and destroy the Xorian cocoons within (10 total)
  • Activate the two controls to lower the drawbridges.
  • Spy on Morley's conversation
  • Fight off the deranged followers (6 total)
  • Survive the Taken swarm (6 total)
  • Destroy Neihoden
  • (Optional) Put the undead adventurers to rest (4 total) — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣252 ♦439 ♥457 ♠474 )
  • (Optional) Destroy any other Xorian cocoons found (10 total) — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣252 ♦439 ♥457 ♠474 )

What to Expect

  • Point of no return
  • Spawning/respawning monsters
  • Randomly placed quest items (mandatory: 20 Cocoons and optional: 10 Cocoons)

Known Traps

Trap DCs

  • Spike trap on the sides of a door frame in the first north–south passage; control panel location apparently varies. Easily timed.

Tips and Misc

  • Recommended buffs at all times:
    • Acid Resistance
    • Blur or Displacement
    • Greater Heroism
    • Death Ward
  • Most of this quest involves mass numbers of Taken and Crazed/Deranged Followers being thrown at you in melee fights with few surprises.
  • Freedom of Movement does NOT block the Sticky effect.
  • To lower both bridge halves pull two levers: One is on a pillar to the west. The other is on the bottom level beneath the grating in the southeast. Access to that level is underwater next to the west pillar.
  • The "Destroy Xorian cocoons" optional may not be completable.
  • The long drop after the first shrine isn't a point of no return; you can turn a valve to lower a ladder so you can climb back up.
  • The second drop (by the third shrine) IS a point of no return; additionally, despite looking like water at the bottom, it's shallow – use Feather Falling.
  • Neihoden periodically activates some kind of breath ability after taking enough damage. He cannot be targeted while using it. It sometimes causes an AoE knockdown.
  • The undead optional requires Knock or picking the lock to complete, and can be found in the east wing past the first dropdown.
    • Trivia: The undead adventurers optional is a reference to the 1980s D&D Cartoon, which starred a Cavalier, Ranger, Magician, Acrobat, Barbarian, and Thief. The (deceased) Acrobat can be found elsewhere
      , while the Thief... well, the acrobat got backstabbed by someone.

Bonus XP

  • Aggression bonus: 32 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣252 ♦439 ♥457 ♠474 )
  • Onslaught bonus: 63 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣379 ♦658 ♥685 ♠712 )
  • Conquest bonus: 94 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣631 ♦1,097 ♥1,141 ♠1,186 )
  • Mischief bonus: 39 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣202 ♦351 ♥365 ♠380 )
  • Vandal bonus: 51 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣252 ♦439 ♥457 ♠474 )
Notes: Rusted pipes don't count as breakables; Xoriat Cocoons, however, do.

Loot

  • Chests: 3
    • 1 optional behind a locked door for killing the undead adventurers (found in the eastern corridor past the first drop-down)
    • 1 optional for destroying all the cocoons (found just past the second cocoon wing)
    • 1 at the end for killing Neihoden (Taken)
  • Collectables: 7
    • Mold — in the water below the first drawbridge leverIcon tooltip.pngSweet WhitecapSwaying Mushroom ClusterDeadly FeverblanchPale CreeperRuddy FungusSanguine MothBloodfeast FungusSwaying Mushroom Spore PodBruised Spore PodSour DarkcapExecutioner BeetleFragrant DrowshoodFlowering Spore PodHeadsman BeetleIntact Spore PodDuskbrood TrumpeterFlowering Hellscap
    • Mold — behind a gate after the first drop-downIcon tooltip.pngSweet WhitecapSwaying Mushroom ClusterDeadly FeverblanchPale CreeperRuddy FungusSanguine MothBloodfeast FungusSwaying Mushroom Spore PodBruised Spore PodSour DarkcapExecutioner BeetleFragrant DrowshoodFlowering Spore PodHeadsman BeetleIntact Spore PodDuskbrood TrumpeterFlowering Hellscap
    • Mold — down the western corridor, near the deceased acrobatIcon tooltip.pngSweet WhitecapSwaying Mushroom ClusterDeadly FeverblanchPale CreeperRuddy FungusSanguine MothBloodfeast FungusSwaying Mushroom Spore PodBruised Spore PodSour DarkcapExecutioner BeetleFragrant DrowshoodFlowering Spore PodHeadsman BeetleIntact Spore PodDuskbrood TrumpeterFlowering Hellscap
    • Mold — on the wall down the eastern corridor, near the locked valveIcon tooltip.pngSweet WhitecapSwaying Mushroom ClusterDeadly FeverblanchPale CreeperRuddy FungusSanguine MothBloodfeast FungusSwaying Mushroom Spore PodBruised Spore PodSour DarkcapExecutioner BeetleFragrant DrowshoodFlowering Spore PodHeadsman BeetleIntact Spore PodDuskbrood TrumpeterFlowering Hellscap
    • Mold — before the second water areaIcon tooltip.pngSweet WhitecapSwaying Mushroom ClusterDeadly FeverblanchPale CreeperRuddy FungusSanguine MothBloodfeast FungusSwaying Mushroom Spore PodBruised Spore PodSour DarkcapExecutioner BeetleFragrant DrowshoodFlowering Spore PodHeadsman BeetleIntact Spore PodDuskbrood TrumpeterFlowering Hellscap
    • Mold — just before the second set of shrines, behind some rusted pipesIcon tooltip.pngSweet WhitecapSwaying Mushroom ClusterDeadly FeverblanchPale CreeperRuddy FungusSanguine MothBloodfeast FungusSwaying Mushroom Spore PodBruised Spore PodSour DarkcapExecutioner BeetleFragrant DrowshoodFlowering Spore PodHeadsman BeetleIntact Spore PodDuskbrood TrumpeterFlowering Hellscap
    • Mold — at the bottom of the water past the second set of shrinesIcon tooltip.pngSweet WhitecapSwaying Mushroom ClusterDeadly FeverblanchPale CreeperRuddy FungusSanguine MothBloodfeast FungusSwaying Mushroom Spore PodBruised Spore PodSour DarkcapExecutioner BeetleFragrant DrowshoodFlowering Spore PodHeadsman BeetleIntact Spore PodDuskbrood TrumpeterFlowering Hellscap

NPC end rewards

Randomly generated loot, ML correlates with effective quest level.

Named Chest Drop

Last Edited Item Type Enhancements ML Bind Quests
  • Update 48.4.3
  • 3 years, 7 months, and 17 days
  • BugTime
Infused Chaosrobe
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Robe  14 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Fear Factory, End chest
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Monsters

Name ( picture ) CR Type Race
Arcane Ooze( view
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 ♦15Normal Ooze Arcane Ooze
Clan Tunnelworm Thrower( view
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 ♦15Normal ♥18Hard ♠21Elite Reptilian Kobold
Clan Tunnelworm Warrior( view
Clan Tunnelworm Warrior.png
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 ♦15Normal ♠21Elite Reptilian Kobold
Clan Tunnelworm Witch Doctor( view
Clan Tunnelworm Witch Doctor.png
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 ♦15Normal ♠21Elite Reptilian Kobold
Crazed Follower( view
Crazed Follower.png
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 ♠18Elite Humanoid Human
Deranged Follower( view
Deranged Follower.jpg
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 ♦13Normal ♠18Elite Humanoid Human
Greater Thaarak Hound( view
Greater Thaarak Hound.png
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 ♦15Normal ♥18Hard ♠21Elite Evil Outsider Hellhound
Mind Flayer Mage( view
Mind Flayer Mage.png
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 ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite Aberration Mind Flayer
Neihoden( view
Neihoden.png
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 ♦18Normal ♥21Hard ♠26Elite Aberration Taken
Taken( view
Taken.jpg
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 ♦13Normal ♥15Hard ♠18Elite Aberration Taken
Undead Barbarian( view
Undead Barbarian.jpg
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 ♦15Normal ♠21Elite Undead Zombie
Undead Cavalier( view
Undead Cavalier.jpg
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 ♦15Normal ♠21Elite Undead Zombie
Undead Magician( view
Undead Magician.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦15Normal ♠21Elite Undead Zombie
Undead Ranger( view
Undead Ranger.jpg
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 ♦15Normal ♠25Elite Undead Zombie
The Stormreach Chronicle of Sar 2 - This is the same edition, as found in the quest Missing