Hold for Reinforcements

Hold for Reinforcements is the 3rd quest in The Eastern Excavation, the 2nd chain in the Ruins of Threnal story arcStory arcs  are chains of quests that make up a story line. Completing all the quests in a story arc often yields a nice reward..
The Western Excavation	In Need of Supplies • The Rescue • Secure the Area
The Eastern Excavation	The Library of Threnal • Escort the Expedition • Hold for Reinforcements
The Abandoned Excavation	The Missing Expedition • Entering the Gate Chamber • The Gate Chamber

Now is the time for valor in the face of overwhelming evil. You must protect Coyle until Deneith's reinforcements can secure the Library of Threnal.

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Hold for Reinforcements
Heroic level:	10
Epic level:	None
Duration:	Short
Heroic XP:	♣1,140Solo/Casual ♦2,000Normal ♥2,100Hard ♠2,200Elite
Epic XP:	N/A
Takes place in:	The Library of Threnal
Bestowed by:	Sal Danek
NPC contact:	Sal Danek
Quest acquired in:	Ruins of Threnal
Patron:	House Phiarlan
Base favor:	3
Purchase:	Ruins of Threnal or VIP
Extreme Challenge:	No

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Overview

Coyle has sent an urgent request for help. The fire reaver Basthuul is rallying his minions in a last-ditch attempt to overrun the library and slaughter House Deneith's exploratory team. You must defend Coyle until his magical beacon is fully activated.

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Objectives

• Defend the library for 15 minutes
• Slay Basthuul
• (Optional) Keep attackers from giving Coyle an incapacitating injury — Bonus (48%): Heroic( ♣547 ♦960 ♥1,008 ♠1,056 )

What to Expect

• Timed quest (15 minutes)
• Protect an NPC (optional)
• Spawning/respawning monsters

Tips and Misc

Note: As of Update 23, the quest no longer fails if Coyle is incapacitated (as he no longer dies). However, it is +50% XP if you can prevent this.

• The 15 minute timer starts as soon as the first person enters the quest and it doesn't take long before mobs start spawning, so try and enter together. Buff Coyle Lovell as soon as you get in with the buffs listed below and more. He thinks he's a bit of a hero and he tries to "help" in the fight, which gets him a lot of aggro.
• Useful buffs:
  • Resists: Acid, Cold, Fire
• Useful buffs for Coyle:
  • Heroism/Greater Heroism
  • Aid/Mass Aid (extra temporary HP is always good!)
  • Rage (for more HP)
  • Bear's Endurance
  • Blur/Displacement
  • Stoneskin
  • Death Ward (stops Tharaak Hounds' dance of death, Renders' inflict wounds)
• If you're running this at level, a full balanced group is recommended. A caster with heightened web can be very useful on this quest to ensure all non-fire monsters are quickly controlled before they can harm Coyle. Cloudkill helps a lot to draw aggro to the party as well, and given its long duration, can be maintained throughout the quest with careful spell point usage.
• Otto's Sphere of Dancing is another useful crowd control spell if you're running this above level.
• You can hit Coyle Lovell on the head using Bluff to stop him running into his death; it's useful to put an AoE Crowd Control spell such as Otto's Sphere of Dancing or Web on top of him when he's down. He'll wake up when damaged, however, so keep a close eye on him.
• If you're just after completion for end rewards, it is easily soloable on casual with a cleric (or hireling) to spam blade barriers around the poor knocked out Coyle.
• If you just wish to pike and wait it out, using Invisibility (or good Hide) and tucking yourself in behind the Rest Shrine is generally safe (unless Coyle or someone else pulls a mob near there).
  • Note that this approach is less likely to work on higher difficulties, as various Champions and Reapers may spawn that have True Seeing.

Bonus XP

• Aggression bonus: 72 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣114 ♦200 ♥210 ♠220 )

Loot

• Chests: One End chest, may contain the unique loot listed below
• NPC rewards: Random item

Named Chest Drop

Last Edited	Item	Type	Enhancements	ML	Bind	Quests
Update 48.2 2 years, 5 months, and 13 days BugTime	Cinder's Dance  (edit)	Ring	Dodge +4% Dodge +4%: +4% Enhancement bonus to Dodge. Tumble +11Tumble +11: Passive: +11 Competence bonus to the Tumble skill. Fire Guard IFire Guard I: When Hit in Melee: Deals 1 to 4 Fire damage to your attacker.	7	UnboundUnbound: This item is Unbound, and may take permanent damage.	Hold for Reinforcements, End Chest
Update 48.4.3 2 years, 2 months, and 10 days BugTime	Rahl's Wrath  (edit)	Kama	+4 Enhancement Bonus+4 Enhancement Bonus: +4 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls. Absolute LawAbsolute Law: This weapon is infused with the ultimate power of Law. It does an additional 2 to 12 damage to non-lawful targets and can only be wielded by Lawful-aligned characters. Greater Cold ResistanceGreater Cold Resistance: This property absorbs the first 30 points of cold damage per attack that the wearer would normally take. Red Augment Slot: EmptyRed Augments Named: Category:Red augments DR bypass: Alignment, Material Elemental damage: +1d6 to +9d6 Spell Power (Enhancement bonus): +38 to +153 Colorless Augments Named: Category:Colorless augments Ability (Enhancement bonus): +1 to +14 Ability (Exceptional bonus): +1 Ability (Insight bonus): +5 Skills, except UMD (Competence bonus): +5 to +20	8	Bound to Character on EquipBound to Character on Equip: This item is Bound to Character on Equip	Hold for Reinforcements, End chest

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Monsters

Name ( picture )	CR	Type	Race
Basthuul ( view  • edit )	♦17Normal ♥19Hard ♠21Elite	Evil Outsider	Demon
Brown Spider Prince ( view  • edit )	♦5Normal ♥8Hard ♠10Elite	Vermin	Spider
Fire Reaver ( view  • edit )	♦12/14Normal ♥16Hard ♠19Elite ●♦15Epic Normal	Evil Outsider	Demon
Flesh Render ( view  • edit )	♦12/14Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite	Evil Outsider	Demon
Glass Spider Queen ( view  • edit )	♦8Normal ♥10Hard ♠14Elite	Vermin	Spider
Granite Gargoyle ( view  • edit )	♦8Normal ♥10Hard ♠13Elite ●♦22Epic Normal ●♠45Epic Elite	Monstrous Humanoid	Gargoyle
Granite Gargoyle ( view  • edit )	♦16Normal ♠21Elite ●♦30Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard	Monstrous Humanoid	Gargoyle
Huge Rust Monster ( view  • edit )	♦8Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite	Aberration	Rust Monster
Ice Flenser ( view  • edit )	♦14Normal ♥16Hard ♠19Elite	Evil Outsider	Demon
Ice Flenser ( view  • edit )	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠7Elite	Evil Outsider	Demon
Iron Golem ( view  • edit )	♦13Normal ♥15Hard ♠18Elite ●♥30Epic Hard	Construct	Golem
Mephit of Fernia ( view  • edit )	♦9Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite	Fire Outsider	Mephit
Mephit of Lamannia ( view  • edit )	♦9Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite ●♦22Epic Normal ●♠46Epic Elite	Air Outsider	Mephit
Mephit of Risia ( view  • edit )	♦9Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite	Air Outsider	Mephit
Thaarak Hound ( view  • edit )	♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite ●♦21Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite	Evil Outsider	Hellhound