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Just Business

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Just Business is the 5th quest in the Masterminds of Sharn Part One story arcStory 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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After the first quest, the next three quests can be completed in any order to unlock Just Business.
A Sharn Welcome • Red Rain • Best Laid Plans • The Same Old Song • Just Business


Casper Tremont is worried that his daughter, Issabet, has gotten in over her head. Meet Casper in Dava Gate - perhaps you can learn what Lucian Vaunt is up to.

Requires access to adventure pack: Masterminds of Sharn
Just Business
Heroic level: 15
Epic level: 32
(considered Legendary)
Duration: Medium
Heroic XP:  ♣3,372Solo/Casual ♦5,860Normal ♥6,100Hard ♠6,340Elite
Epic XP:  ♣16,587Solo/Casual ♦28,329Normal ♥29,013Hard ♠29,696Elite
Takes place in: Dava Gate
Bestowed by: Edwin Tremont
NPC contact: Edwin Tremont
Quest acquired in: Sharn - Clifftop Tower District
Patron: Sharn City Council
Base favor: 5
Purchase: Masterminds of Sharn
Extreme Challenge: No
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Overview

Issabet Tremont is supposed to meet with Lucian Vaunt tonight, and she may be in danger. Casper, her father, wants you to help him keep tabs on Issabet during the meeting. Take the skycoach to Dava Gate and meet Casper there. Tell him you want to take the three-silver tour.

  • This dungeon is guest-narrated by Keith Baker.

Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!


Objectives

  • Make contact with Casper, the sky barge pilot
  • Spy on Vaunt's meeting
  • Gather your party on Casper's sky barge
  • Survive the ambush
  • Get to Issabet
  • Speak to Casper
  • Clear the way for Casper
  • Clear Hapland's Bridge
  • Survive the second Gnoll ambush
  • Clear the bridge of goblin reinforcements
  • Clear the wine shop
  • Clear out the bomb bats and their sources
  • Clear the book shop
  • Clear the market
  • Clear Tully Tower
  • Destroy the gunship
  • Destroy the gunship fleet
  • Defeat Gish
  • Hunt down and defeat Irk
  • (Optional) Keep Casper from getting hurt — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣337 ♦586 ♥610 ♠634 ) Legendary( ♣1,659 ♦2,833 ♥2,901 ♠2,970 )
  • (Optional) Deal with old Scrappy — Bonus (5%): Heroic( ♣169 ♦293 ♥305 ♠317 ) Legendary( ♣829 ♦1,416 ♥1,451 ♠1,485 )

What to Expect

  • Gather party points
  • Soarsled maneuvering
  • Defeat all enemies to continue mechanic
  • Boss fight gimmick

Known Traps

Trap DCs

  • Several one-shot Elemental mine traps scattered around. They can be disabled as long as nobody's set them off yet.
    • One electric at the foot of the stairs past Hapland's Bridge
    • One electric outside both doors to the Wine Shop
    • One electric just inside the Bookstore
    • One fire followed by one electric followed by one cold as you start up the stairs in Tully Tower

Tips and Misc

  • Note: This quest has a "Gather party" point right at the start. Make sure that any party member is aware of this.
  • Step on in, summon any hires, and get on the barge before buffing. There's a long cutscene at the beginning.
  • Soarsleds
    • Gnolls on soarsleds always drop them when they die; however, they frequently get tossed over the edge if you're fighting near it. There are also several sitting around various points.
    • To mount a soarsled, simply 'interact' with it by clicking on it. Maneuvering on one is similar to swimming.
    • Soarsleds last 4 minutes so be sure to keep an eye on your timer. The timer resets if you pick up another sled.
    • It's possible to do the entire quest without touching a soarsled... though getting back up to the path can be difficult.
  • If you fall over the edge, there are generally ladders to get back up to the walkways.
  • Enemy mobs are shown on the map as red dots, while Casper appears as a gold star.
  • The window of the Bookstore can be shattered, and counts as a breakable.
  • There are shrines, a chest, and a note explaining the lack of any City Watchmen inside their station.
  • Gish can be very difficult for melees to deal with. He has a tumbling Dire Charge, uses Whirlwind Attack a great deal, and loves to flip back and forth around the battlefield. If whoever has his aggro puts their own back against a wall, it will at least stop the Dire Charge attack and keep Gish somewhat controlled.
  • For fighting Irk, especially on high skulls, your best bet is to try to lure him to the west of the construction site to avoid summoned mobs. Several times during the fight he'll run away – do not chase him! He's dropping mines.
  • Old Scrappy can be found in a storeroom west of Tully Tower; defeating him will spawn a shrine. There are also several soarsleds in the room.
    • Be careful leaving the room if not on a soarsled. The left hand door leads to a walkway, but the right hand doors open over a long drop!

Bonus XP

  • Aggression bonus: 34 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣337 ♦586 ♥610 ♠634 )
  • Onslaught bonus: 67 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣506 ♦879 ♥915 ♠951 )
  • Conquest bonus: 100 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣843 ♦1,465 ♥1,525 ♠1,585 )
  • Tamper bonus: 4 or more traps disarmed +10% Bonus.( ♣337 ♦586 ♥610 ♠634 )
  • Neutralization bonus: 6 or more traps disarmed +20% Bonus.( ♣674 ♦1,172 ♥1,220 ♠1,268 )
  • Ingenious Debilitation bonus: 7 or more traps disarmed +30% Bonus.( ♣1,012 ♦1,758 ♥1,830 ♠1,902 )
  • Mischief bonus: 36 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣270 ♦469 ♥488 ♠507 )
  • Vandal bonus: 47 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣337 ♦586 ♥610 ♠634 )
  • Ransack bonus: 57 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣506 ♦879 ♥915 ♠951 )
Notes: Given 'disable' values are the quest's base numbers. Unfortunately they are screwed by Irk dropping mines.

External Links

Loot

  • Chests: 3
    • One inside the City Watch station (doors are locked, but the chest is not)
    • One chest after defeating Gish
    • One end chest after defeating Irk (contains named items)
  • Collectables: 9
    • Rubble — below Hapland's Bridge, to the southeastTome: History of the HousesHouse-Sealed LetterBruised Spore PodSour DarkcapExecutioner BeetleFragrant DrowshoodFlowering Spore PodHeadsman BeetleIntact Spore PodDuskbrood TrumpeterFlowering HellscapRomantic SonnetScholarly NotesSilver Flame HymnalTome: Lost Songs of CyreRunic ParchmentTome: Codes of the AurumAmulet of the Lost EmpireSmall Planar CrystalPlanar SpoorAmulet of the SixAmulet of the ArchbishopPlanar TalismanElemental IngotLightning-Split SoarwoodCeramic BowlLodestoneSinged SoarwoodGlass PhialCharred SoarwoodMoonstoneCrystal DecanterStellar OrbBlessed CandleRuddy FungusChipped Bone TalismanSanguine MothBloodfeast FungusTome: Alchemist's ChapbookAcademic TreatiseTear of VulkoorIvory Scorpion IconSilver BowlRitual AthameCryptic MessageSwaying Mushroom ClusterSwaying Mushroom Spore PodPolished OreVial of Heavy WaterRitual CandleOrnate CharmShimmering Spore PodAdventuring OratorioToken of the SpiderVial of Dragon's Blood InkHairy Trumpet MushroomArchaic LogbookPouch of Bone FragmentsCrypt MothAncient TextFlint KnifeBrass Censer
    • Fungus — high above Hapland's Bridge, to the southwestCrypt MothHairy Trumpet MushroomShimmering Spore PodSwaying Mushroom ClusterRuddy FungusSanguine MothBloodfeast FungusSwaying Mushroom Spore PodBruised Spore PodSour DarkcapExecutioner BeetleFragrant DrowshoodFlowering Spore PodHeadsman BeetleIntact Spore PodDuskbrood TrumpeterFlowering Hellscap
    • Adventurer's Pack — on a walkway halfway between the Wine Shop and the Bookstore; cannot be easily reached on footTome: History of the HousesHouse-Sealed LetterBruised Spore PodSour DarkcapExecutioner BeetleFragrant DrowshoodFlowering Spore PodHeadsman BeetleIntact Spore PodDuskbrood TrumpeterFlowering HellscapRomantic SonnetScholarly NotesSilver Flame HymnalTome: Lost Songs of CyreRunic ParchmentTome: Codes of the AurumAmulet of the Lost EmpireSmall Planar CrystalPlanar SpoorAmulet of the SixAmulet of the ArchbishopPlanar TalismanElemental IngotLightning-Split SoarwoodCeramic BowlLodestoneSinged SoarwoodGlass PhialCharred SoarwoodMoonstoneCrystal DecanterStellar OrbBlessed CandleRuddy FungusChipped Bone TalismanSanguine MothBloodfeast FungusTome: Alchemist's ChapbookAcademic TreatiseTear of VulkoorIvory Scorpion IconSilver BowlRitual AthameCryptic MessageSwaying Mushroom ClusterSwaying Mushroom Spore PodPolished OreVial of Heavy WaterRitual CandleOrnate CharmShimmering Spore PodAdventuring OratorioToken of the SpiderVial of Dragon's Blood InkHairy Trumpet MushroomArchaic LogbookPouch of Bone FragmentsCrypt MothAncient TextFlint KnifeBrass Censer
    • Bookshelf — in the BookstoreAdventuring OratorioArchaic LogbookAncient TextTome: History of the HousesHouse-Sealed LetterCryptic MessageTome: Alchemist's ChapbookAcademic TreatiseScholarly NotesRomantic SonnetSilver Flame HymnalTome: Lost Songs of CyreRunic ParchmentTome: Codes of the Aurum
    • Bookshelf — in the BookstoreAdventuring OratorioArchaic LogbookAncient TextTome: History of the HousesHouse-Sealed LetterCryptic MessageTome: Alchemist's ChapbookAcademic TreatiseScholarly NotesRomantic SonnetSilver Flame HymnalTome: Lost Songs of CyreRunic ParchmentTome: Codes of the Aurum
    • Bookshelf — in the BookstoreAdventuring OratorioArchaic LogbookAncient TextTome: History of the HousesHouse-Sealed LetterCryptic MessageTome: Alchemist's ChapbookAcademic TreatiseScholarly NotesRomantic SonnetSilver Flame HymnalTome: Lost Songs of CyreRunic ParchmentTome: Codes of the Aurum
    • Rubble — in the mucky water west of the BookstoreTome: History of the HousesHouse-Sealed LetterBruised Spore PodSour DarkcapExecutioner BeetleFragrant DrowshoodFlowering Spore PodHeadsman BeetleIntact Spore PodDuskbrood TrumpeterFlowering HellscapRomantic SonnetScholarly NotesSilver Flame HymnalTome: Lost Songs of CyreRunic ParchmentTome: Codes of the AurumAmulet of the Lost EmpireSmall Planar CrystalPlanar SpoorAmulet of the SixAmulet of the ArchbishopPlanar TalismanElemental IngotLightning-Split SoarwoodCeramic BowlLodestoneSinged SoarwoodGlass PhialCharred SoarwoodMoonstoneCrystal DecanterStellar OrbBlessed CandleRuddy FungusChipped Bone TalismanSanguine MothBloodfeast FungusTome: Alchemist's ChapbookAcademic TreatiseTear of VulkoorIvory Scorpion IconSilver BowlRitual AthameCryptic MessageSwaying Mushroom ClusterSwaying Mushroom Spore PodPolished OreVial of Heavy WaterRitual CandleOrnate CharmShimmering Spore PodAdventuring OratorioToken of the SpiderVial of Dragon's Blood InkHairy Trumpet MushroomArchaic LogbookPouch of Bone FragmentsCrypt MothAncient TextFlint KnifeBrass Censer
    • Rubble — below Tully Tower, to the westTome: History of the HousesHouse-Sealed LetterBruised Spore PodSour DarkcapExecutioner BeetleFragrant DrowshoodFlowering Spore PodHeadsman BeetleIntact Spore PodDuskbrood TrumpeterFlowering HellscapRomantic SonnetScholarly NotesSilver Flame HymnalTome: Lost Songs of CyreRunic ParchmentTome: Codes of the AurumAmulet of the Lost EmpireSmall Planar CrystalPlanar SpoorAmulet of the SixAmulet of the ArchbishopPlanar TalismanElemental IngotLightning-Split SoarwoodCeramic BowlLodestoneSinged SoarwoodGlass PhialCharred SoarwoodMoonstoneCrystal DecanterStellar OrbBlessed CandleRuddy FungusChipped Bone TalismanSanguine MothBloodfeast FungusTome: Alchemist's ChapbookAcademic TreatiseTear of VulkoorIvory Scorpion IconSilver BowlRitual AthameCryptic MessageSwaying Mushroom ClusterSwaying Mushroom Spore PodPolished OreVial of Heavy WaterRitual CandleOrnate CharmShimmering Spore PodAdventuring OratorioToken of the SpiderVial of Dragon's Blood InkHairy Trumpet MushroomArchaic LogbookPouch of Bone FragmentsCrypt MothAncient TextFlint KnifeBrass Censer
    • Rubble — west of the City Watch station (actually off the map and far below)Tome: History of the HousesHouse-Sealed LetterBruised Spore PodSour DarkcapExecutioner BeetleFragrant DrowshoodFlowering Spore PodHeadsman BeetleIntact Spore PodDuskbrood TrumpeterFlowering HellscapRomantic SonnetScholarly NotesSilver Flame HymnalTome: Lost Songs of CyreRunic ParchmentTome: Codes of the AurumAmulet of the Lost EmpireSmall Planar CrystalPlanar SpoorAmulet of the SixAmulet of the ArchbishopPlanar TalismanElemental IngotLightning-Split SoarwoodCeramic BowlLodestoneSinged SoarwoodGlass PhialCharred SoarwoodMoonstoneCrystal DecanterStellar OrbBlessed CandleRuddy FungusChipped Bone TalismanSanguine MothBloodfeast FungusTome: Alchemist's ChapbookAcademic TreatiseTear of VulkoorIvory Scorpion IconSilver BowlRitual AthameCryptic MessageSwaying Mushroom ClusterSwaying Mushroom Spore PodPolished OreVial of Heavy WaterRitual CandleOrnate CharmShimmering Spore PodAdventuring OratorioToken of the SpiderVial of Dragon's Blood InkHairy Trumpet MushroomArchaic LogbookPouch of Bone FragmentsCrypt MothAncient TextFlint KnifeBrass Censer

NPC end rewards

Randomly generated loot, ML correlates with effective quest level.

Named Chest Drop

Last Edited Item Type Enhancements ML Bind Quests
Celestial Topaz Ring
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Ring 15 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Just Business, End Chest
Ironheart
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Docent 15 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Just Business, End Chest
Mastermaker's Fingers
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Gloves 15 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Just Business, End Chest
Platinum Knuckles
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Handwrap 15 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Just Business, End Chest
Standard Issue Faceplate
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Helm 15 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Just Business, End chest
Twisted Willow
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Long Bow 15 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Just Business, End chest
Legendary Celestial Topaz Ring
(edit)
Ring 29 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Just Business, end chest
Legendary Ironheart
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Docent 29 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Just Business, End Chest
Legendary Mastermaker's Fingers
(edit)
Gloves 29 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Just Business, End Chest
Legendary Platinum Knuckles
(edit)
Handwrap 29 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Just Business, End Chest
Legendary Standard Issue Faceplate
(edit)
Helm 29 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Just Business, End chest
Legendary Twisted Willow
(edit)
Long Bow 29 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Just Business, End chest
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Based on Just Business loot ( t • e • h )

Monsters

Name ( picture ) CR Type Race
Bomb Bat( view
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 ♦18Normal ♥20Hard ♠23Elite ♦35Epic Normal ♥39Epic Hard ♠44Epic Elite Vermin Bat
Daask Archer( view
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 ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ♦32Epic Normal ♥36Epic Hard ♠40Epic Elite Goblinoid Goblin
Daask Gnoll( view
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 ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ♦32Epic Normal ♥36Epic Hard ♠40Epic Elite Gnoll Gnoll
Daask Mage (Goblin)( view
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 ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ♦32Epic Normal ♥36Epic Hard ♠40Epic Elite Goblinoid Goblin
Daask Rogue( view
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 ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ♦32Epic Normal ♥36Epic Hard ♠40Epic Elite Goblinoid Goblin
Daask Trapper( view
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 ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ♦32Epic Normal ♥36Epic Hard ♠40Epic Elite Goblinoid Goblin
Gish Helion( view
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 ♦18Normal ♥20Hard ♠23Elite ♦35Epic Normal ♥39Epic Hard ♠44Epic Elite Gnoll Gnoll
Gnoll Archer( view
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 ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ♦32Epic Normal ♥36Epic Hard ♠40Epic Elite Gnoll Gnoll
Goblin Rabble( view
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 ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ♦32Epic Normal ♥36Epic Hard ♠40Epic Elite Goblinoid Goblin
Goblin Small Boss( view
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 ♦16Normal ♥18Hard ♠21Elite ♦33Epic Normal ♥37Epic Hard ♠41Epic Elite Goblinoid Goblin
Irk( view
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 ♦18Normal ♥20Hard ♠23Elite ♦35Epic Normal ♥39Epic Hard ♠44Epic Elite Goblinoid Goblin
Magefire Cannon( view
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 ♦17Normal ♥19Hard ♠22Elite ♦34Epic Normal ♥38Epic Hard ♠43Epic Elite Construct Animated Object
Scrappy( view
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 ♦17Normal ♥19Hard ♠22Elite ♦34Epic Normal ♥38Epic Hard ♠43Epic Elite Construct Iron Defender
Thug (Ogre)( view
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 ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ♦32Epic Normal ♥36Epic Hard ♠40Epic Elite Giant Ogre
Yeegoth Shaman Mercenary( view
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 ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ♦32Epic Normal ♥36Epic Hard ♠40Epic Elite Gnoll Gnoll