Housekeeping

Housekeeping is the 5th quest in The Lost Gatekeepers story arcStory arcs are chains of quests that make up a story line. Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward..
These quests can be completed in any order.
The Home of Memory • Heart of the Problem • Rosemary's Ballad • The Sacred Bounty • Housekeeping

You've finally managed to enter this mysterious hut using the objects the Gatekeeper initiates gathered. But things inside the hut seem . . . strange.

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Housekeeping
Heroic level:	3
Epic level:	32 (considered Legendary)
Duration:	Medium
Heroic XP:	♣658Solo/Casual ♦1,188Normal ♥1,278Hard ♠1,369Elite
Epic XP:	♣7,352Solo/Casual ♦12,554Normal ♥12,853Hard ♠13,152Elite
Takes place in:	The Hut from Beyond
Bestowed by:	Millik Dar
NPC contact:	Millik Dar
Quest acquired in:	The Gatekeepers' Grove
Patron:	The Gatekeepers
Base favor:	3
Purchase:	The Lost Gatekeepers or VIP
Extreme Challenge:	No

Overview

Millik Dar suspects that the Hut from Beyond that appeared in Stormreach Harbor is tied to the Gatekeepers initiates' disappearance. Go to the hut to investigate.

The quest entrance is in The Harbor, near the north-east trainers.

Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!

Objectives

Defeat the Hags
Interrupt the Hags' ritual
Find a way out of the soul bag
(Optional) Help all the initiates find solace — Bonus (120%): Heroic( ♣790 ♦1,426 ♥1,534 ♠1,643 ) Legendary( ♣8,822 ♦15,065 ♥15,424 ♠15,782 )
(Optional) Solve five puzzles in Foxpaw's mind — Bonus (34%): Heroic( ♣224 ♦404 ♥435 ♠465 ) Legendary( ♣2,500 ♦4,268 ♥4,370 ♠4,472 )
(Optional) Win the battle of wits — Bonus (4%): Heroic( ♣26 ♦48 ♥51 ♠55 ) Legendary( ♣294 ♦502 ♥514 ♠526 )
(Optional) Take both boons from the mirror puzzle — Bonus (14%): Heroic( ♣92 ♦166 ♥179 ♠192 ) Legendary( ♣1,029 ♦1,758 ♥1,799 ♠1,841 )

Tips and Misc

When you first enter the hut, you don't need to buff or worry about combat until you're good and ready for it. Nothing happens until you actually approach the hags and their circle (as defined by the 4 wooden pillars in the hut). Then they begin a long explanation of the situation – over a minute long. Only once they are done with their speeches do you then fall into the "soul bag" – and you still have all the time you want to buff up while you choose your first combat challenge. The only caveat is that you cannot summon hires once you fall into the soul bag, so do that while the hags are still talking about you (how rude!).

To exit the soul bag, you must help at least one initiate. Each initiate helped will assist you in the final battle. Helping all four initiates awards 120% bonus XP and spawns a second end chest, which can also drop (some?) named loot. There is no bonus for helping more than one but less than all four.

In each case, there is a minor "end fight" with a mini-boss and company. Killing that mini-boss opens a portal back to the initiates, and also spawns a shrine there – although any other monsters still present and active may prevent you from using the shrine.

Thel's mind contains a few waves of Undead (Anger Validation, Gratuitous Violence, Sheer Spite and Short Fuse) followed by a Hezrou, Anger (monster). To unlock this area, you must first defeat Thel in a battle of wits (Diplomacy, Bluff or being Warforged character).

If you initially fail at his test, speak to him again and follow the options about his "anger". This will allow you to enter his mind and proceed normally.
Of the four, Thel Shattertusk's is possibly the fastest, with no casters and a wide, flat combat area against simple undead. However, the mini-boss fight (against a Hezrou & company) might be harder than some others, especially on the highest difficulties

Lily's mind contains some quite nasty offensive casters (Bitter Thought, Haunting Remorse, Miserable Failure and Repressed Memory) followed by the Jarilith Denial. Bring lightning resist.

Capstone's mind is probably the fiddliest, and it's probably only worth doing if you're trying to save all the initiates (although it is the easiest route if you're playing a character who can attack at range.) It has you navigating a kind of maze while fighting a range of monsters (Consistent Disappointment, Crippling Anxiety, Existential Horror, Gnawing Doubt, Oldest Memory, Unspoken Regret.) Killing all monsters on each floor lowers the magic barrier beneath. Don't worry if the second barrier doesn't collapse, the Existential Horrors are invisible to begin. The boss is an Umber Hulk, Depression.

Foxpaw's mind is a little different. You must solve a set four puzzles (with an optional 5th for an XP bonus.) The monsters in this area are Aggressive Hyperbole, Chronic Worry, Hounding Idea and Relentless Obsession.

Tips for the puzzles:

The mirror puzzle is the first one and must be done to reach the others. Activate the lever in the south-west corner and manipulate the mirrors to power the crystal. Every properly turned mirror will spawn a few monsters at the next mirror. One of the mirrors is already oriented to cause a double pull (because it's already aiming at another mirror). Don't stand in the laser, it deals heavy untyped damage; this is made worse as the area is fairly tight.
Tile puzzle (solution on this page).
Five floor buttons, as seen in Tea Party. Run around in a circle, touching each button once. A Chronic Worry will spawn in the centre.
Simon says puzzle with locked runes. Activate the lever beside the runes and repeat the flashing pattern. Three sequences must be replicated; the first has 3 flashes and the last has 5.

When all four puzzles are complete, jump off the edge of the platform to face the Dretch Bargaining. Or finish the fifth puzzle for the optional XP bonus, then jump.

(Optional) Jumping puzzle (goal: have one (1) pip showing on each pillar; solution on this page; easier solution in the solo walk-through video, page bottom). The hardest of the five puzzles. Unnecessary unless you're after the XP optional.

When all four puzzles are complete, jump off the edge of the platform to face the Dretch Bargaining. Or finish the fifth puzzle for the optional XP bonus, then jump.

This mini-boss may be the easiest of the four.

Once you help at least one NPC, a rip appears in the "floor" of the area between the four initiates. Clicking the rip will immediately send you back to the hags, and the end fight will begin immediately. Defeat the hags to conclude the quest.

Tip: Prioritise killing the dark-haired hag, Condescending Cadence, as she will heal the other two.

NOTE: Some players have reported that the rip in the seam can be difficult to be clicked with a mouse. You can select and use the rip with the appropriate keyboard keys to escape the soul bag.

Bonus XP

Discreet bonus: 37+ or fewer monsters killed +5% Bonus.( ♣33 ♦59 ♥64 ♠68 )
Aggression bonus: 33 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣66 ♦119 ♥128 ♠137 )
Onslaught bonus: 67 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣99 ♦178 ♥192 ♠205 )
Conquest bonus: 100 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣165 ♦297 ♥320 ♠342 )

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Loot

Chests: Two
- One end chest with named loot
- Second optional end chest with named loot, if you help all NPCs before ripping the bag.

NPC end rewards

Randomly generated loot, ML correlates with effective quest level.

Named Chest Drop

Item	Type	Enhancements	ML	Bind	Quests
Bone Figurine ^(edit)	Trinket	Strength +2 Strength +2: This item gives the wearer the power of Ogre Strength, granting a +2 Enhancement bonus to Strength. Evil Absorption +11% Evil Absorption +11%: Passive: 11% Enhancement Bonus to Evil Absorption. (Absorption reduces damage from an element by a percentage, after resistance have been taken into account.) Blue Augment Slot Blue Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to defensive stats, healing amplifications and Tactics DCs. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless.	3	Bound to Account on Acquire	Housekeeping, End chest
Stone-forged Gauntlet ^(edit)	Gloves	Acid Lore +7%Acid Lore +7: Passive: Your Acid spells gain a 7% Equipment bonus to their chance to critical hit. Corrosion +47Corrosion +47: Passive: +47 Equipment bonus to Acid Spell Power. Blue Augment Slot Blue Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to defensive stats, healing amplifications and Tactics DCs. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless.	3	Bound to Account on Acquire	Housekeeping, End chest
Legendary Bone Figurine ^(edit)	Trinket	Quality Strength +3Quality Strength +3: This item gives the wearer the power of Ogre Strength, granting a +3 Quality bonus to Strength. Doublestrike 15% Doublestrike 15%: Passive: 15% Enhancement bonus to Doublestrike. (Doublestrike is a chance to score an additional hit with a melee attack.) Insightful Seeker +6Insightful Seeker +6: Provides a +6 Insight bonus to confirm critical hits, and a +6 Insight bonus to critical hit damage (before multipliers are applied). Evil Absorption +22% Evil Absorption +22%: Passive: 22% Enhancement Bonus to Evil Absorption. (Absorption reduces damage from an element by a percentage, after resistance have been taken into account.) Blue Augment Slot Blue Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to defensive stats, healing amplifications and Tactics DCs. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless.	29	Bound to Account on Acquire	Housekeeping, End chest
Legendary Book of Spirits ^(edit)	Trinket	Ghostly Ghostly: Equipping this item causes you to become partially incorporeal. Your melee attacks do not roll a miss chance for Incorporeal targets. Enemy attacks have a 10% chance to miss you due to incorporeality. You receive a +5 enhancement bonus to your Hide and Move Silently skills. Diversion +20% Diversion +20%: +20% Enhancement bonus to decreased threat generated from melee damage. True SeeingTrue Seeing: Passive: You gain the benefit of the spell True Seeing. Protection from Evil +6Protection from Evil +6: You have a +6 Deflection bonus to AC, and a +6 Resistance bonus to Saves vs Evil Monsters. Green Augment Slot Blue Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to defensive stats, healing amplifications and Tactics DCs. Green Augments: All Green augments are named augments. Yellow Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to offensive stats, condition resistances and immunities, elemental resistances and DC spellcasting stats. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless.	29	Bound to Account on Acquire	Housekeeping, End chest
Legendary Stone-forged Gauntlet ^(edit)	Gloves	Conjuration Focus +5 Conjuration Focus +5: +5 Equipment bonus to the DC of Conjuration spells. Acid Lore +21%Acid Lore +21: Passive: Your Acid spells gain a 21% Equipment bonus to their chance to critical hit. Corrosion +142Corrosion +142: Passive: +142 Equipment bonus to Acid Spell Power. Insightful Corrosion +71Insightful Corrosion +71: Passive: +71 Insightful bonus to Acid Spell Power. Blue Augment Slot Blue Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to defensive stats, healing amplifications and Tactics DCs. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless.	29	Bound to Account on Acquire	Housekeeping, End chest
Spectre Striker ^(edit)	Dart	+3 Enhancement Bonus+3 Enhancement Bonus: +3 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls. DeceptionDeception: This weapon is hard to focus upon and thus provides a +3 enhancement bonus to Bluff checks. In addition, Deception weapons have a small chance to envelop the target in darkness, making them vulnerable to sneak attacks for a short time. Ghost TouchGhost Touch: An incorporeal creature's 50% chance to avoid damage does not apply to attacks with ghost touch weapons. ReturningReturning: This missile will return to you. Red Augment Slot Red Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to spell power, and grant elemental damage on hit and DR bypass to weapons. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless.	3	Bound to Account on Acquire	Housekeeping, Either End chest
Book of Spirits ^(edit)	Trinket	EtherealEthereal: Equipping this item causes your hands and weapons to become partially incorporeal. Your melee attacks do not roll a miss chance for Incorporeal targets. Green Augment Slot Blue Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to defensive stats, healing amplifications and Tactics DCs. Green Augments: All Green augments are named augments. Yellow Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to offensive stats, condition resistances and immunities, elemental resistances and DC spellcasting stats. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless.	3	Bound to Account on Acquire	Housekeeping, End chest
Legendary Spectre Striker ^(edit)	Dart	+15 Enhancement Bonus+15 Enhancement Bonus: +15 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls. Improved DeceptionImproved Deception: This item makes your weapons hard to focus upon and thus provides a +5 enhancement bonus to Bluff checks. In addition, while using this item your weapons have a chance to envelop the target in darkness, making them vulnerable to sneak attacks for a short time. Bleeding 6Bleeding 6: This weapon is wickedly curved, with spines and hooks meant to cause damage to those with flesh. This weapon does 6d8 bleeding damage to those that are vulnerable to it. Piercing 6Piercing 6: The edges of this weapon have serrated edges, dealing an additional 6d6 piercing damage on each hit. Ghost TouchGhost Touch: An incorporeal creature's 50% chance to avoid damage does not apply to attacks with ghost touch weapons. ReturningReturning: This missile will return to you. Red Augment Slot Red Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to spell power, and grant elemental damage on hit and DR bypass to weapons. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless.	29	Bound to Account on Acquire	Housekeeping, Either End chest
Legendary Silver Blade of the Flame ^(edit)	Long Sword	+15 Enhancement Bonus+15 Enhancement Bonus: +15 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls. Favored WeaponFavored Weapon: This weapon has a divine attunement and gains bonuses as if it were a Favored Weapon regardless of your Deity. Coruscating 6Coruscating 6: This effect causes the edges of this weapon to coruscate, dealing 6d6 Light damage on each hit. Evil Outsider Bane 6Evil Outsider Bane 6: This weapon is attuned specifically to hunt monsters that bring ill intent from other planes, dealing an additional 6d10 bane damage vs. Evil Outsiders. SilverSilver: A complex process involving metallurgy and alchemy can bond silver to a weapon made of steel so that it bypasses the damage reduction of creatures such as devils and vampires. Silver weapons have 2 points lower hardness then equivalent steel weapons, and as such aren't quite as durable. , Alchemical Red Augment Slot Red Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to spell power, and grant elemental damage on hit and DR bypass to weapons. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless.	29	Bound to Account	Housekeeping, End chest
Silver Blade of the Flame ^(edit)	Long Sword	+3 Enhancement Bonus+3 Enhancement Bonus: +3 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls. Favored WeaponFavored Weapon: This weapon has a divine attunement and gains bonuses as if it were a Favored Weapon regardless of your Deity. SilverSilver: A complex process involving metallurgy and alchemy can bond silver to a weapon made of steel so that it bypasses the damage reduction of creatures such as devils and vampires. Silver weapons have 2 points lower hardness then equivalent steel weapons, and as such aren't quite as durable. Red Augment Slot Red Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to spell power, and grant elemental damage on hit and DR bypass to weapons. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless.	3	Bound to Account	Housekeeping, End chest

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Based on Housekeeping loot ^{( t • e • h )}

Monsters

Name ^{( picture )}	CR	Type	Race
Aggressive Hyperbole ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard ●♠41Epic Elite	Giant	Ogre
Anger (monster) ^{( view • edit )}	♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite	Evil Outsider	Demon
Anger Validation ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite	Undead	Zombie
Angsty Agnes ^{( view • edit )}	♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite	Humanoid	Hag
Bargaining ^{( view • edit )}	♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite	Evil Outsider	Demon
Bitter Thought ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite	Magical Beast	Spider
Brutal Beatrice ^{( view • edit )}	♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite	Humanoid	Hag
Chronic Worry ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite	Evil Outsider	Demon
Condescending Cadence ^{( view • edit )}	♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite	Evil Outsider	Hag
Consistent Disappointment ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite	Reptilian	Troglodyte
Crippling Anxiety ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard ●♠41Epic Elite	Elemental	Earth Elemental
Denial ^{( view • edit )}	♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite	Evil Outsider	Demon
Depression ^{( view • edit )}	♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite	Aberration	Umber Hulk
Existential Horror ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite	Undead	Shadow
Gnawing Doubt ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite	Magical Beast	Hellhound
Gratuitous Violence ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite	Undead	Spectre
Haunting Remorse ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite	Undead	Wraith
Hounding Idea ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite	Gnoll	Gnoll
Miserable Failure ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard ●♠41Epic Elite	Monstrous Humanoid	Gargoyle
Oldest Memory ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard ●♠41Epic Elite	Elemental	Earth Elemental
Relentless Obsession ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite	Vermin	Scorpion
Repressed Memory ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite	Aberration	Will o' Wisp
Sheer Spite ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard ●♠41Epic Elite	Undead	Skeleton
Short Fuse ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite	Undead	Wight
Unspoken Regret (Fire Elemental) ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite	Elemental	Fire Elemental

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