Legendary Tempest's Spine

The mountains of Tempest's Spine are home to a storm giant, Sor'jek the Summoner. He does not take kindly to unexpected guests.

Legendary Tempest's Spine
Heroic level:	None
Epic level:	32 (considered Legendary)
Tier 2 end game raidTier 2 end game raid: ML:27 raid loot. Drops +7 ability tomes.
Duration:	very long
Heroic XP:	See Tempest's Spine
Epic XP:	♦43,285Normal ♥44,334Hard ♠45,383Elite
Takes place in:	Tempest's Spine
Bestowed by:	Dagobard Kell
NPC contact:	Dagobard Kell
Quest acquired in:	House Jorasco
Patron:	House Jorasco
Base favor:	11
Free to Play:	Yes
Extreme Challenge:	No

Overview

Sor'jek Incanni is seeking to create an army of Giants and other creatures, promising to return the Giants to the glory days of the Stormreaver. Travel to Tempest's Spine and stop the Storm Giant's plans.

Note: unlike the heroic version, this one has 3 days raid lockout timer. No flagging is required.

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Objectives

• Defeat the storm giant summoner, Sor'jek Incanni
• (Optional) Purge the Mountaintop of foes (30 total) — Bonus (20%): Epic( ♦8,657 ♥8,867 ♠9,077 )
• (Optional) Obtain access to the rune in the Lair of Fire and Ice — Bonus (10%): Epic( ♦4,329 ♥4,433 ♠4,538 )
• (Optional) Obtain access to the rune hidden in The Flooded Tunnel — Bonus (10%): Epic( ♦4,329 ♥4,433 ♠4,538 )
• (Optional) Obtain access to the rune in the Bridge to the Inevitable — Bonus (10%): Epic( ♦4,329 ♥4,433 ♠4,538 )
• (Optional) Kill Ranger A'tchkar — Bonus (10%): Epic( ♦4,329 ♥4,433 ♠4,538 )
• (Optional) Kill Wizard Llyndarus — Bonus (10%): Epic( ♦4,329 ♥4,433 ♠4,538 )
• (Optional) Kill Sorcerer Vyikkus — Bonus (10%): Epic( ♦4,329 ♥4,433 ♠4,538 )
• (Optional) Kill Zerisenz — Bonus (10%): Epic( ♦4,329 ♥4,433 ♠4,538 )

What to Expect

• Traps (fixed)
• Puzzle (mandatory: tile puzzle)
• Spawning/respawning monsters
• Rune (mandatory: requires an INT check of  ♦35Normal ♥41Hard ♠-50Elite)
• Levers (mandatory: require a STR check of  ♦45Normal ♥60Hard ♠75Elite)
  • Item checklist: Enhancement, Exceptional, Insight, Quality, Psionic +6 (Warforged Titan Cookie/Gloves of Titan's Grip), Alchemical +4 (Tenser's Transformation), Profane up to +4 (Litany/Epic Litany/set items/Abishai Cookies), Yugo Pot +2, Madstone Boots (untyped) +2, Store pot +2
  • Buff checklist: Morale bonus +2/+5 (Rage/Primal Scream), Competence +2 (Bard Inspire Excellence)
• Locked doors (can be knocked/picked or can be skipped by taking another route and going outside)
• Monsters that have to be killed almost simultaneously (mandatory: 2, a Fire Reaver and an Ice Flenser)

Known Traps

Trap DCs

• Spinning Blades
• Fire
• Spikes (Rune that opens the dark barrier after defeating A'tchkar)
• Acid (Bridge to Inevitable)
• Poison (Bridge to the Inevitable)

Bonus XP

• Aggression bonus: 168 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus. No experience numbers available.

Loot

• Chests: Nine minimum, thirteen possible
  • Two in the lair of Fire and Ice.
  • One just before underwater swim for killing Clay Golem.
  • One for killing a Clay Golem in a pocket to the right of the underwater swim.
  • One to the left side of the first Beholder encounter for killing the Clay Golem.
  • One near the shrine for killing the first Beholder.
  • One near resurrection shrine for killing the Inevitable.
  • Two after slaying Sor'jek Incanni for completion of the quest. (Only one chest drops Tempest Runes and raid loot)
  • Four possible red-named bosses that can spawn a chest each.
• Tempest Rune drop rates -  ♦25-75Normal ♥50-100Hard ♠-100-200Elite

• NPC rewards: Standard, no 20th list mechanic

Named Chest Drop

Legendary Tempest's Spine loot

Monsters

Name(picture)	CR	Type	Race
Sor'jek Incanni (view)	♦16Normal ♥18Hard ♠20Elite ●♥45Epic Hard ●♠66Epic Elite	Giant	Giant
A'tchkar (view)	♦11Normal ♠16Elite ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠61Epic Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Llyndarus (view)	♠16Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Vyikkus (view)	♦11Normal ●♥38Epic Hard	Elf	Drow Elf
Zerisenz (view)	♦11Normal ♠16Elite ●♥38Epic Hard	Elf	Drow Elf
Beholder (view)	♦14Normal ♥16Hard ♠19Elite ●♦20Epic Normal ●♠66Epic Elite	Aberration	Beholder
Blackbone Marksman (view)	♦8Normal ♥10Hard ♠13Elite	Undead	Skeleton
Clay Golem (view)	♦10Normal ♥13Hard ♠16Elite	Construct	Golem
Drow Assassin (view)	♦10Normal	Elf	Drow Elf
Drow Barbarian Shaman (view)	♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Drow Blackguard (view)	♦13Normal ♠18Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Drow Captain (view)	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Drow Death Priest (view)	♦14Normal ♠19Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Drow Fighter/Wizard (view)	♦10Normal ♠15Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Drow Necromancer (Eberron) (view)	♦12Normal ♠17Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Drow Paladin (view)	♦13Normal	Elf	Drow Elf
Drow Prophet (view)	♦12Normal ♠17Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Drow Scorpion Cleric (view)	♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite	Aberration	Drow Scorpion
Drow Scorpion Wizard (view)	♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite	Aberration	Drow Scorpion
Drow Scorpion (view)	♦10Normal	Aberration	Drow Scorpion
Enraged Rust Monster (view)	♦5Normal ♠9Elite	Aberration	Rust Monster
Fire Giant Slayer (view)	♦16Normal ♠22Elite	Giant	Giant
Greater Fire Elemental (view)	♦9Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite	Elemental	Fire Elemental
Greater Ice Mephit (view)	♦6Normal ♠11Elite OR Summoned by another mephit: ♠6Elite	Air Outsider	Mephit
Hill Giant Soothsayer (view)	♦16Normal	Giant	Giant
Huge Rust Monster (view)	♦8Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite	Aberration	Rust Monster
Ice Flenser (view)	♦14Normal ♠19Elite	Evil Outsider	Demon
Inevitable (view)	♦15Normal ♠22Elite ●♥38Epic Hard	Construct	Golem
Iron Golem (view)	♦13Normal ♥15Hard ♠18Elite	Construct	Golem
Large Rust Monster (view)	♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠11Elite	Aberration	Rust Monster
Mephit of Fernia (view)	♦9Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite	Fire Outsider	Mephit
Mephit of Risia (view)	♦9Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite	Air Outsider	Mephit
Thaarak Hound (view)	♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite ●♦21Epic Normal ●♠44Epic Elite	Evil Outsider	Hellhound

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