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Quid Pro Quo

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Quid Pro Quo is the 4th quest in the Fables of the Feywild Part Two: Hyrsam and the Needle story arcIcon tooltip.pngStory 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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These quests can be completed in any order.
The Icemount Curse • The Thornwright • Needle in a Fey Stack • Quid Pro Quo • Immortality Lessons


You've returned to Bitterspine Palace to call in the favor that the Prince of Frost owes you. With his help, you'll be able to confront Hyrsam.

Fables of the Feywild adpack icon.jpg
DDO Point icon.png Requires access to adventure pack: Fables of the Feywild
Quid Pro Quo
Heroic level: 6
Epic level: 32
(considered Legendary)
Duration: medium
Heroic XP:  ♣1,471Solo/Casual ♦2,620Normal ♥2,788Hard ♠2,956Elite
Epic XP:  ♣12,825Solo/Casual ♦21,902Normal ♥22,429Hard ♠22,956Elite
Takes place in: Bitterspine Palace
Bestowed by: Madoc Silverlight
NPC contact: Madoc Silverlight
Quest acquired in: Wynwood Hall
Patron: The Summer Court
Base favor: 4
Purchase: Fables of the Feywild
Extreme Challenge: No
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Overview

Madoc Silverlight says to get inside Hyrsam's stronghold you'll need the help of the Prince of Frost. Go to Bitterspine Palace and ask the arctic Archfey to return the favor you did him earlier. You did get rid of that Hag, after all.


Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!


Objectives

  • Speak with the Prince of Frost to call in your favor.
  • Deal with the Griffons inside the amphitheater.
  • Recover the stolen Wine Chalice.
  • Liberate the village taken hostage by Fomorians.
  • Return to the Prince of Frost
  • (Optional) Tend to the Griffon Matriarch's wounds. — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣147 ♦262 ♥279 ♠296 ) Epic( ♣1,283 ♦2,190 ♥2,243 ♠2,296 )
  • (Optional) Defeat the hunters chasing the Griffons. (13 total) — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣147 ♦262 ♥279 ♠296 ) Epic( ♣1,283 ♦2,190 ♥2,243 ♠2,296 )
  • (Optional) Find and take the treasure hidden in the bandit caves. — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣147 ♦262 ♥279 ♠296 ) Epic( ♣1,283 ♦2,190 ♥2,243 ♠2,296 )
  • (Optional) Inform the Sommelier about the Ice Wine. — Bonus (2%): Heroic( ♣29 ♦52 ♥56 ♠59 ) Epic( ♣257 ♦438 ♥449 ♠459 )
  • (Optional) Rescue the villagers (10 total) — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣147 ♦262 ♥279 ♠296 ) Epic( ♣1,283 ♦2,190 ♥2,243 ♠2,296 )
  • (Optional) Rescue more villagers (10 total) — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣147 ♦262 ♥279 ♠296 ) Epic( ♣1,283 ♦2,190 ♥2,243 ♠2,296 )

Tips and Misc

  • This quest can be done with minimal combat, with some skill & luck (although you do have to kill the Fomorians and their minions in the village).
Amphitheater (north portal)
  • In order to get rid of the griffons, you have to tend the Matriarch Griffon's wounds, found at the east end of this area. This can be done using the Heal, Spot, or Spellcraft (DC: Elite ≤ ♠29Elite) checks.
  • Optional (+10% XP): After you heal her, a group of goblin and bugbear hunters will burst in from the northwest. Kill them all (you cannot target the griffons at this point).
  • Alternatively, you can just attack the Matriarch and then kill all the other griffons. If you go this route, there won't be any hunters (or optional XP).
Village (center portal)
  • The first group of villagers can be rescued with Use Magic Device (DC: ♠29Elite ♦60Epic Normal ♠68Epic Elite) checks. Unlike Underdark Slaves, failing a skill check won't kill villagers and you can try many times.
  • Optional (+10% XP): The second group, inside a pair of stockades, just need to be spoken to.
  • You can use Bluff, Intimidate, or Diplomacy (DC: Elite ≤ ♠29Elite) to try to convince Lurts to turn on his brother; if you free the first group of villagers before talking to him, he can distract the others long enough to pick off the minions.
    • Failure will result in him attacking you.
Bandit Caves (south portal)
  • In order to recover the chalice, you will need to find two runes in the caves. Activating both runes will open a passage in the central "pillar" of the map. This leads to the boss and her pet giant crab "Bubbles". Kill both, grab the wine chalice on the desk and return to the hall of the Prince of Frost.
    • The Near-sighted Sentries will only see if you get close.
    • There's no need to sneak in the small rooms at all, and the pair of werewolves are fairly easy to avoid without stealth. Just look around and use the terrain to hide from them as they walk by on their patrols. No need to even sneak.
    • If you fail to avoid them, they'll set up a howl which will wake up all the bandits, including the leader who will put up a barrier by the exit and a dimensional anchor. Killing Zannyx Folkeren (found by the barrier) will cause the barrier to drop, but not the dimensional anchor.
  • Optional (+10% XP): The hidden treasure in the bandit caves can be found using two poorly written journals, also found in the caves. Use [/say <LeftWord> <RightWord>] to say the two words in the room indicated by the Dusty Journal (one of the corner rooms; use Q (the default key for selecting interactables) to find the Fancy Ice Wines and try the adjacent walls in both rooms if you're not sure which is correct.) This will grant an extra Chest. Phrases are mixed together from the following lists:
    • First (Left) word:
      • Valuable
      • Verbose
      • Vigilant
      • Violent
    • Second (Right) word:
      • Efficiency
      • Embrace
      • Enchantment
      • Enjoyment
  • Optional (+2% XP + chest): Find the secret room, and /say the secret words to open it. When you get back to the throne room, speak to the Sommelier (first?) to get your extra XP.
  • The Runes can be targeted through the doors, but the journals cannot.

Bonus XP

  • Devious bonus: 8–10 or fewer monsters killed +7% Bonus.( ♣103 ♦183 ♥195 ♠207 )
  • Aggression bonus: 51 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣147 ♦262 ♥279 ♠296 )
  • Onslaught bonus: 67 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣221 ♦393 ♥418 ♠443 )
  • Mischief bonus: 64 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣118 ♦210 ♥223 ♠236 )
  • Vandal bonus: 85 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣147 ♦262 ♥279 ♠296 )
  • Ransack bonus: 103 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣221 ♦393 ♥418 ♠443 )

Loot

  • Chests: Two
    • One for informing the sommelier about the wine (optional [/say] area), can contain named loot
    • One endchest; may contain named loot
  • Collectables: Four
    • 1 in the Amphitheater, 2 in the Rebel Caverns, 1 in the Captive Village
    • out of Fungus, Adventurer's Pack, Rubble, Scroll Rack, Crude Altar
  • NPC rewards: Standard

Named Chest Drop

Last Edited Item Type Enhancements ML Bind Quests
  • Update 48.1.1
  • 3 years, 4 months, and 23 days
  • Sion
Snowscale
Snowscale.png
(edit)
Medium Armor  5 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Quid Pro Quo, End chest
  • Update 48.3.2
  • 3 years, 2 months, and 6 days
  • LrdSlvrhnd
Ring of Winter's Chill
Ring of Winter's Chill.png
(edit)
Ring  5 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Quid Pro Quo, End chest
  • Update 48.4.3
  • 3 years, 1 month, and 5 days
  • BugTime
Direbear Belt
Direbear Belt.png
(edit)
Belt  5 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Quid Pro Quo, End Chest
Bulwark of Snow
Bulwark of Snow.png
(edit)
Tower shield  5 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Quid Pro Quo, End chest
  • Update 50.0.1
  • 2 years, 8 months, and 16 days
  • Slaet
Legendary Ring of Winter's Chill
Legendary Ring of Winter's Chill.png
(edit)
Ring  29 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Quid Pro Quo, End Chest
Legendary Direbear Belt
Legendary Direbear Belt.png
(edit)
Belt  29 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Quid Pro Quo, End chest
Legendary Bulwark of Snow
Legendary Bulwark of Snow.png
(edit)
Tower shield  29 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Quid Pro Quo, End chest
  • Update 63.1
  • 5 months and 16 days
  • Omunam10
Legendary Snowscale
Legendary Snowscale.png
(edit)
Medium Armor  29 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Quid Pro Quo, End chest
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Monsters

Name ( picture ) CR Type Race
Barbaric Brute( view
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 ♦6Normal Goblinoid Bugbear
Bubbles( view
Bubbles.png
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 ♦6Normal Vermin Crab
Feydark Ogre( view
Feydark Ogre.png
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 ♦5Normal Giant Ogre
Feydark Troll Shaman( view
Feydark Troll Shaman.png
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 ♦5Normal Giant Troll
Feyfeather Griffon( view
Feyfeather Griffon.png
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 ♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ♦32Epic Normal ♥36Epic Hard ♠57Epic Elite Magical Beast Griffon
Feyfeather Matriarch( view
Feyfeather Matriarch.png
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 ♦7Normal ♥39Epic Hard ♠63Epic Elite Magical Beast Griffon
Feyfeather Patriarch( view
Feyfeather Patriarch.png
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 ♦6Normal ♥38Epic Hard ♠61Epic Elite Magical Beast Griffon
Goblin Hooligan( view
Goblin Hooligan.png
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 ♦5Normal Goblinoid Goblin
Kruuh Glimmerfist( view
Kruuh Glimmerfist.png
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 ♦7Normal ♠63Epic Elite Giant Giant
Lurts Glimmerfist( view
Lurts Glimmerfist.png
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 ♦7Normal ♥40Epic Hard ♠64Epic Elite Giant Giant
Near-sighted Sentry( view
Near-sighted Sentry.png
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 ♦6Normal Monstrous Humanoid Werewolf
Rebellious Eladrin( view
Rebellious Eladrin.png
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 ♦5Normal Elf Elf
Satyr Ruffian( view
Satyr Ruffian.png
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 ♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ♦32Epic Normal ♥36Epic Hard ♠57Epic Elite Fey Satyr
Skallu Jaggedblade( view
Skallu Jaggedblade.png
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 ♥38Epic Hard ♠61Epic Elite Fey Redcap
Zannyx Folkeren( view
Zannyx Folkeren.png
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 ♦7Normal ♠63Epic Elite Gnome Gnome

External Links

Aldbar's Solo Walkthrough & Guide