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House of Pain
House of Pain is the 2nd quest in the Masterminds of Sharn Part Two story arc![]() Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward.. |
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After the first quest, the next two quests can be completed in any order to unlock Reach for the Sky. |
No Refunds • House of Pain • Blown Deadline • Reach for the Sky |
You've come to Callestan, one of Sharn's older and poorer districts, to find someone named Evan Greybeard. Evan has information that may harm Vaunt, and has promised to share what he knows.
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House of Pain | |
Heroic level: | 16 |
Epic level: | 32 (considered Legendary) |
Duration: | Long |
Heroic XP: | ♣3,516Solo/Casual ♦6,100Normal ♥6,340Hard ♠6,580Elite |
Epic XP: | ♣16,587Solo/Casual ♦28,329Normal ♥29,013Hard ♠29,696Elite |
Takes place in: | Callestan |
Bestowed by: | Muldan Heartsun |
NPC contact: | Muldan Heartsun |
Quest acquired in: | Sharn - Clifftop Tower District |
Patron: | Sharn City Council |
Base favor: | 7 |
Purchase: | Masterminds of Sharn |
Extreme Challenge: | No |
Overview
An arcane researcher named Evan Greybeard claims to have information that could hurt Vaunt. Evan's apartment is in Castellan <sic>. Take the lift there to make contact with the Dwarf.
Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!
Objectives
- Find Evan Greybeard
- Check if Evan is home
- Explain yourself to the investigators
- Find out where Evan went
- Go to the bar and look for Evan
- Ask patrons about Evan and his date (3 total)
- Find the Woman in Black
- Follow the Woman in Black
- Escape the deadly trap
- Track Thora down and have words with her
- Speak with Thora sternly
- Protect Evan
- Speak with Evan Greybeard
- Speak with Thora again
- (Optional) Speak with nosy neighbors about Evan's whereabouts (3 total) — no XP
- (Optional) Teach these thugs some manners (10 total) — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣352 ♦610 ♥634 ♠658 ) Epic( ♣1,659 ♦2,833 ♥2,901 ♠2,970 )
- (Optional) Take out more street trash (10 more) — Bonus (11%): Heroic( ♣387 ♦671 ♥697 ♠724 ) Epic( ♣1,825 ♦3,116 ♥3,191 ♠3,267 )
- (Optional) Beat up the rest of the scoundrels (10 more) — Bonus (13%): Heroic( ♣457 ♦793 ♥824 ♠855 ) Epic( ♣2,156 ♦3,683 ♥3,772 ♠3,860 )
- (Optional) Finish cleaning up these streets (10 more) — Bonus (17%): Heroic( ♣598 ♦1,037 ♥1,078 ♠1,119 ) Epic( ♣2,820 ♦4,816 ♥4,932 ♠5,048 )
- (Optional) Solve the Riddle of the Shrine — Bonus (25%): Heroic( ♣879 ♦1,525 ♥1,585 ♠1,645 ) Epic( ♣4,147 ♦7,082 ♥7,253 ♠7,424 )
- (Optional) Re-kill the undead vermin — Bonus (11%): Heroic( ♣387 ♦671 ♥697 ♠724 ) Epic( ♣1,825 ♦3,116 ♥3,191 ♠3,267 )
- (Optional) Jump around and touch all of the shrine's blessings (7) — Bonus (5%): Heroic( ♣176 ♦305 ♥317 ♠329 ) Epic( ♣829 ♦1,416 ♥1,451 ♠1,485 )
- (Optional) Steal Rusty's treasure — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣527 ♦915 ♥951 ♠987 ) Epic( ♣2,488 ♦4,249 ♥4,352 ♠4,454 )
- (Optional) Put to rest the spirit of Lord Halas Tarkanan — Bonus (12%): Heroic( ♣422 ♦732 ♥761 ♠790 ) Epic( ♣1,990 ♦3,399 ♥3,482 ♠3,564 )
- (Optional) Put to rest the spirit of Lady of the Plague — Bonus (13%): Heroic( ♣457 ♦793 ♥824 ♠855 ) Epic( ♣2,156 ♦3,683 ♥3,772 ♠3,860 )
- (Optional) Help Ash figure out what these pipes do (3 valves) — Bonus (12%): Heroic( ♣422 ♦732 ♥761 ♠790 ) Epic( ♣1,990 ♦3,399 ♥3,482 ♠3,564 )
Known Traps
- Force and Acid traps; 8 trap Control panels, when you follow the Lady in Black through a secret door to a rusted pipework room
Tips and Misc
- The Quest Journal refers to the location as "Castellan" in the text; however, everything else (location in Quest Journal, character location, quest entrance dialogue) refers to it as "Callestan".
- You won't be attacked until you try leave the apartment building, at which point Forgewraiths appear. Buff up while talking to Talleon.
- Expect certain casters in this quest to cast lots and lots of Fear, so having Fear Immunity is recommended.
- Evan is not at home
- Go up the staircase to Evan's apartment. It's open. He's not at home.
- Talk to the investigators.
- Walk down the stairs, talk to the neighbors.
- Defeat the Forgewraiths at the bottom of the stairs.
- Bar
- Go east past the tower. Jump down on the path at the 3 o'clock position. Continue east to the bar.
- Talk to Bartender,† the Gossip, the Drunkard and the Waitress (in any order) to learn about the Woman in Black.
- † Bug: If you don't talk to the Bartender, the Objectives will update, sending you out of the tavern, but the Woman in Black will not spawn!
- Leave the bar, buff up if you still haven't done so, and drop down.
- Bottom floor
- The Bottom floor is full of enemies. Killing them counts towards the optionals.
- These enemies activate when you get near them.
- A new group spawns when talking to the beggar.
- Casters will be spamming Fear effects that last half a minute if you don't have immunity.
- Mysterious assassins spawn in the Northwest area, just north of the puzzle. You don't have to kill them, and they don't count towards the optional.
- The Lady in Black spawns in one of five known locations. Find and talk with her.
- Discussion about what causes the lady to spawn: DDO Forums.
- She will open a secret door nearby. This will then appear on the map for all party members.
- Optional riddle (bottom floor)
- In the west is an optional puzzle. Light up all Pressure Plates to solve this specific puzzle.
- Solving the puzzle activates the "touch all of the blessings" optional.
- You'll find the orbs scattered around within the "bottom floor" area. Buffs include: Double Speed, Invincibility, Invisibility, Hate Magnet, High Jump and Quad Damage.
- This also starts a dialogue between two ghosts. At the end the "Re-kill the undead vermin" optional activates.
- Finally, completing both optionals activate the appearance of two red enemies in the sewer area.
- Down the drain
- As you enter the secret door, you find yourself in a small room filled with pipes.
- Talking to the Lady in Black activates a set of quite deadly traps.
- Take your time and search for and disarm the 8 Control Panels.
- The objective "Escape the deadly trap" only appears after talking to the Lady.
- Beginning to break pipes will NOT make you automatically skip the dialogue with the Lady and have her spring the trap on you unless you break the single pipe that opens the grate underneath her.
- If you don't have someone that can disable the traps, you can break the pipes to open the hatches in the floor. The pipes won't necessarily highlight by spamming the Q (the default key for selecting interactables), so it's best to try and find them manually by mousing over them.
- You can break the pipes in any order without triggering the traps except for the last one. There are two pipes that touch the floor – the rest run along the ceiling. Break all the ceiling pipes, then the pipe touching the floor on the right (when you are facing them), and then the last pipe touching the floor on the left. That will open the grate and you can drop down before the traps start firing.
- The left hand path is safer. The right hand path has spikes, but ends at another optional with a rust monster and a chest.
- If you go right for the optional, hug the left side when you fall to land on solid ground for the chest.
- The sewers
- You land in the sewers. There's a pair of shrines and a friendly half-orc contemplating how to open a door.
- Optional: Talk to Ash d'Tharaskh before turning the second of the three valves for a little bonus XP. You'll need to turn all three valves anyway to progress.
- Kill the undead rats and the rust monster (if anyone spawned it and then didn't land on the chest platform). Turn the valves to open the door. Be sure to talk to Ash before pulling the second valve with a crystal if you want the optional XP.
- Continue past the door; more sewage sliding (no spears this time).
- End fight
- Talk to Thora to start the ambush.
- Kill several waves of enemies, including two red-named bosses, and protect Evan Greybeard. (Evan and Thora cannot actually die, so don't worry about healing them.)
- Talk with Even Greybeard and then Thora to conclude the adventure.
Bonus XP
- Aggression bonus: 103 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣-0 ♦610 ♥634 ♠658 )
- Tamper bonus: 4 or more traps disarmed +10% Bonus.( ♣-0 ♦610 ♥634 ♠658 )
- Neutralization bonus: 6 or more traps disarmed +20% Bonus.( ♣-0 ♦1,220 ♥1,268 ♠1,316 )
- Ingenious Debilitation bonus: 7 or more traps disarmed +30% Bonus.( ♣-0 ♦1,830 ♥1,902 ♠1,974 )
Loot
- Chests: 4
- one for optional Lord Halas Tarkanan <Echo of Old Sharn>
- one for optional Lady of the Plague <Echo of Old Sharn>
- one for optional Rusty
- one end chest
- Collectables: 5
- Adventurer's Pack and Rubble in the north in the Slums (taking them triggers an ambush)
- Adventurer's Pack in an alcove to the south in the sewer
- Rubble in an alcove a bit to the east of that in the sewer
- Adventurer's Pack near the north-west valve to open the door
- NPC rewards: standard
Named Chest Drop
Last Edited | Item | Type | Enhancements | ML | Bind | Quests |
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Moonslice (edit) | Dagger |
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15 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
House of Pain, End Chest |
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Family Recruit Sigil (edit) | Necklace |
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15 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
House of Pain, End chest |
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Plasma Core (edit) | Docent |
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15 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
House of Pain, End Chest |
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Conduit of the Soul (edit) | Necklace |
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15 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
House of Pain, End Chest |
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Celestial Amethyst Ring (edit) | Ring |
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15 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
House of Pain, End chest |
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Hallowed Trail (edit) | Cloak |
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15 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
House of Pain, End Chest |
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Legendary Conduit of the Soul (edit) | Necklace |
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29 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
House of Pain, End Chest |
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Legendary Family Recruit Sigil (edit) | Necklace |
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29 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
House of Pain, End chest |
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Legendary Moonslice (edit) | Dagger |
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29 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
House of Pain, End Chest |
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Legendary Plasma Core (edit) | Docent |
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29 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
House of Pain, End Chest |
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Legendary Celestial Amethyst Ring (edit) | Ring |
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29 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
House of Pain, End chest |
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Legendary Hallowed Trail (edit) | Cloak |
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29 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
House of Pain, End Chest |
Monsters
Name ( picture ) | CR | Type | Race |
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Ash d'Tharashk ( view • edit ) | ♥22Hard ♠26Elite ●♦35Epic Normal | Orc | Half-Orc |
Captain Talleon Haliar Tonan ( view • edit ) | ♥22Hard ♠26Elite ●♦35Epic Normal | Gnome | Gnome |
Charlatan (monster) ( view • edit ) | ♦17Normal ♥20Hard ♠22Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠59Epic Elite | Humanoid | Dwarf |
Cutthroat ( view • edit ) | ♦16Normal ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠57Epic Elite | Humanoid | Dwarf |
Daask Archer ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠57Epic Elite | Goblinoid | Goblin |
Daask Shaman (goblin) ( view • edit ) | ●♦32Epic Normal ●♠57Epic Elite | Goblinoid | Goblin |
Displeased Diseased Deceased ( view • edit ) | ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ●♦32Epic Normal | Undead | Rat |
Forge Wisp Wraith ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠57Epic Elite | Undead | Wraith |
Forgewraith ( view • edit ) | ♦16Normal ♥18Hard ♠21Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♠59Epic Elite | Undead | Wraith |
Gang Member ( view • edit ) | ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠21Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠57Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Goblin Rabble ( view • edit ) | ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♠57Epic Elite | Goblinoid | Goblin |
Hired Goon ( view • edit ) | ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♠57Epic Elite | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Lady of the Plague ( view • edit ) | ♥22Hard ♠26Elite | Undead | Wraith |
Lord Halas Tarkanan ( view • edit ) | ♥22Hard ♠26Elite | Undead | Spectre |
Mercenary Warcaster ( view • edit ) | ♥20Hard ♠24Elite ●♦33Epic Normal | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Mongrel Bloodhound ( view • edit ) | ♥20Hard ♠24Elite ●♦33Epic Normal | Evil Outsider | Hellhound |
Mugger (orc) ( view • edit ) | ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠57Epic Elite | Humanoid | Orc |
Mysterious Assassin ( view • edit ) | ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♠57Epic Elite | Humanoid | Elf |
Rustful Stalker ( view • edit ) | ♥19Hard ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠57Epic Elite | Aberration | Rust Monster |
Warforged Spellcrafter ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite | Living Construct | Warforged |
Warforged Worker ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ●♦32Epic Normal | Living Construct | Warforged |
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- Long quests
- Callestan quests
- Sharn - Clifftop Tower District quests
- Sharn City Council patron quests
- Pay to Play quests
- Game bugs
- Pages sourced by DDO forums
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- Compendium:Level 16 (32 epic) quests
- Level 32 quests
- Level 16 quests
- Quests with 7 base favor reward
- Quests with maps
- Links to YouTube
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