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Records of the Past
Records of the Past is the 3rd quest in The Mines of Tethyamar 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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The first four quests can be completed in any order to unlock Desire in the Dark. |
Third Time's a Charm • Graveyard Shift • Records of the Past • Strike Back • Desire in the Dark |
The settlement of Ironvale Deep was abandoned long ago. Now the dwarves hope its ancient libraries can unlock the secrets of the Jewels of Ardor.
Requires access to adventure pack
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Records of the Past | |
Heroic level: | 15 |
Epic level: | 31 (considered Legendary) |
Duration: | medium |
Heroic XP: | ♣2,893Solo/Casual ♦5,028Normal ♥5,233Hard ♠5,438Elite |
Epic XP: | ♣13,864Solo/Casual ♦23,693Normal ♥24,278Hard ♠24,863Elite |
Takes place in: | The Ruins of Ironvale Deep |
Bestowed by: | Freygar Plumbline |
NPC contact: | Freygar Plumbline |
Quest acquired in: | Tethyamar Mining Outpost |
Patron: | The Harpers |
Base favor: | 5 |
Purchase: | The Mines of Tethyamar or VIP |
Extreme Challenge: | No |
Overview
Freygar Plumbline believes an artifact called the Master Manifest is located deep within one of Tethyamar's abandoned libraries. Go to Ironvale Deep and find the manifest for the Surveyor.
Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!
Objectives
- Find the abandoned Dwarf settlement
- Find the Master Manifest
- Open the Lower District Door
- Explore the Lower District
- Defeat Kir'tan Melarn
- (Optional) Collect the Mining Records — Bonus (35%): Heroic( ♣1,013 ♦1,760 ♥1,832 ♠1,903 ) Legendary( ♣4,852 ♦8,293 ♥8,497 ♠8,702 )
- (Optional) Defeat Thorgar Shield-Splitter — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣434 ♦754 ♥785 ♠816 ) Legendary( ♣2,080 ♦3,554 ♥3,642 ♠3,729 )
- (Optional) Defeat the Decaying Battlerager — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣289 ♦503 ♥523 ♠544 ) Legendary( ♣1,386 ♦2,369 ♥2,428 ♠2,486 )
- (Optional) Defeat the Umber Hulk Dwarf-stalker — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣289 ♦503 ♥523 ♠544 ) Legendary( ♣1,386 ♦2,369 ♥2,428 ♠2,486 )
What to Expect
- Tile and Relay puzzles
Known Traps
Heroic: Trap DCs
Epic: Trap DCs
- Blades by a large door in the courtyard (disabled by opening the door)
- Blades surrounding chest behind secret door (one trap control panel disables most of the traps in the room, few blades near chest remain active)
- Lightning trap on tile puzzle (disabled by deactivating the red tile)
Tips and Misc
- This is a fairly short quest – if you don't worry about optional objectives. You can avoid many fights if you stick to the main path – for example, don't poke your nose into pools of water/lava.
- A stealthy character can complete the quest by killing only two monsters: the summoned bebilith and Kir'tan Melarn, 2 total kills.
- Main quest
- Fight your way through the first courtyard (letters C, D E on the map), continuing due north toward the second courtyard (in the area of letters A and B on the map). Follow the tunnel, pressing north until you hit some stairs, and go up.
- Turn on the light using a lever below the crystal on your right. Do not walk into the beam of light.
- Rotate the mirror (on your left) to reflect the light back south.
- Return to the first courtyard and go to the east area near the ladder. The gate's closed and has spike traps in front of it, but there's a ladder leading up next to it (just don't get too close to the gate).
- Ignore the puzzle for now, and work your way back west to rotate the mirrors to activate the tile puzzle. You will see the light "connect" to the next mirror that you need to turn.
- Solve tile puzzle to open gate east. (This also deactivates the trap.)
- Avoid the two red tiles on either side; this will electrify the puzzle.
- Fight your way east through an underdark tunnel with shrines, killing drow and driders, until you reach more buildings, "the Lower District".
- Defeat the summoned bebelith and Kir'tan Melarn. The quest ends when you pick up the manifest.
- You can kill many of the drow minions scattered in the drow city area before triggering the end fight; stick to the edges of the room and avoid going near the central fountain.
- North-west wing (Mayoral estate)
- This optional area houses the optional skeleton Thorgar, some optional mining records, trapped locked chest behind a secret door, and shrines.
- You can access this area using the second light-beam
- West wing (Forge + Crypt)
- This optional area has shrines at the beginning, then more mining records; crypt hides the Decaying Battlerager optional.
- Bug: Be cautious of going into the Decaying Battlerager's crypt without Dimension Door; at times, the door doesn't open back up to let you out. (Alternatively, save it for after the end fight, unless going for the kills bonus.)
- You can access this area using the mirrors.
- It's easy to trigger a yellow/orange dungeon alert at some points but can be avoided by progressing carefully. It is easy to get stuck among all the enemies in this room due to the harried effect they give you.
- Courtyard
- Courtyard hides the umber hulk optional, again activated using the mirrors.
Bonus XP
- Devious bonus: 2+ or fewer monsters killed +7% Bonus.( ♣203 ♦352 ♥366 ♠381 )
- Discreet bonus: 31 or fewer monsters killed +5% Bonus.( ♣145 ♦251 ♥262 ♠272 )
- Aggression bonus: 34 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣289 ♦503 ♥523 ♠544 )
- Onslaught bonus: 67 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣434 ♦754 ♥785 ♠816 )
- Conquest bonus: 100 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣723 ♦1,257 ♥1,308 ♠1,360 )
- Mischief bonus: 16 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣231 ♦402 ♥419 ♠435 )
- Vandal bonus: 21 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣289 ♦503 ♥523 ♠544 )
- Ransack bonus: 26 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣434 ♦754 ♥785 ♠816 )
Loot
- Chests: 5
- 1 behind secret door in Mayoral Estate (locked)
- 1 for killing Thorgar Shield-Splitter
- 1 for killing Decaying Battlerager
- 1 for killing Umber Hulk Dwarf-stalker
- 1 end chest
- Collectables: 4
NPC end rewards
Randomly generated loot, ML correlates with effective quest level.
Named Chest Drop
Last Edited | Item | Type | Enhancements | ML | Bind | Quests |
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Slate-Scale Capelet (edit) | Cloak |
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15 | Bind to Account on Aquire | Records of the Past, End chest |
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Shadow's Embrace (edit) | Belt |
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15 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Records of the Past, End Chest |
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Drowhunter (edit) | Dwarven War Axe |
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15 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Records of the Past, End Chest |
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Heavy Boltslinger (edit) | Repeating Heavy Crossbow |
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15 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Records of the Past, End chest |
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Amulet of the Makers (edit) | Necklace |
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15 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Records of the Past, end chest |
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Outpost Sniper's Belt (edit) | Belt |
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15 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Records of the Past, End Chest |
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Legendary Shadow's Embrace (edit) | Belt |
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28 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Records of the Past, End Chest |
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Legendary Slate-Scale Capelet (edit) | Cloak |
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28 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Records of the Past, End chest |
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Legendary Drowhunter (edit) | Dwarven War Axe |
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28 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Records of the Past, End Chest |
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Legendary Heavy Boltslinger (edit) | Repeating Heavy Crossbow |
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28 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Records of the Past, End chest |
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Legendary Amulet of the Makers (edit) | Necklace |
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28 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Records of the Past, end chest |
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Legendary Outpost Sniper's Belt (edit) | Belt |
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28 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Records of the Past, End Chest |
Monsters
Name ( picture ) | CR | Type | Race |
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Ancient Tomb Guardian ( view • edit ) | ♦16Normal ♥18Hard ♠21Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Construct | Helmed Horror |
Ancient Wheep ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦31Epic Normal ●♥35Epic Hard ●♠39Epic Elite | Undead | Wheep |
Corrosive Rust Monster ( view • edit ) | ♦16Normal ♥18Hard ♠21Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Aberration | Rust Monster |
Damaged Mining Golem ( view • edit ) | ♦17Normal ♥19Hard ♠22Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard ●♠41Epic Elite | Construct | Golem |
Decaying Battlerager ( view • edit ) | ♦17Normal ♥19Hard ♠22Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard ●♠41Epic Elite | Undead | Skeleton |
Decaying Miner ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦31Epic Normal ●♥35Epic Hard ●♠39Epic Elite | Undead | Skeleton |
Deep Crawler ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦31Epic Normal ●♥35Epic Hard ●♠39Epic Elite | Vermin | Spider |
Dretch ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦31Epic Normal ●♥35Epic Hard ●♠39Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Demon |
Drider Warrior ( view • edit ) | ♦17Normal ♥20Hard ♠24Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard ●♠41Epic Elite | Aberration | Drider |
Drow Ritualist ( view • edit ) | ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Elf | Drow Elf |
Drow Warpriestess ( view • edit ) | ♦17Normal ♥20Hard ♠24Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard ●♠41Epic Elite | Elf | Drow Elf |
Kir'tan Melarn ( view • edit ) | ♦18Normal ♥20Hard ♠23Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite | Elf | Drow Elf |
Large Black Pudding Fragment ( view • edit ) | ♦13Normal ♥13Hard ♠13Elite ●♦29Epic Normal ●♥33Epic Hard ●♠36Epic Elite | Ooze | Black Pudding |
Large Black Pudding ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦31Epic Normal ●♥35Epic Hard ●♠39Epic Elite | Ooze | Black Pudding |
Lost Miner ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦31Epic Normal ●♥35Epic Hard ●♠39Epic Elite | Undead | Zombie |
Outpost Archer ( view • edit ) | ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Elf | Drow Elf |
Outpost Guard ( view • edit ) | ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Elf | Drow Elf |
Putrid Gray Ooze ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦31Epic Normal ●♥35Epic Hard ●♠39Epic Elite | Ooze | Gray Ooze |
Ravenous Umber Hulk ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦31Epic Normal ●♥35Epic Hard ●♠39Epic Elite | Aberration | Umber Hulk |
Summoned Bebilith ( view • edit ) | ♦18Normal ♥20Hard ♠23Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Demon |
Thorgar Shield-Splitter ( view • edit ) | ♦18Normal ♥20Hard ♠23Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite | Undead | Skeleton |
Umber Hulk Dwarf-Stalker ( view • edit ) | ♦17Normal ♥19Hard ♠22Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard ●♠41Epic Elite | Aberration | Umber Hulk |
Unbound Forge Elemental ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦31Epic Normal ●♥35Epic Hard ●♠39Epic Elite | Elemental | Fire Elemental |
Unbound Irrigation Elemental ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦31Epic Normal ●♥35Epic Hard ●♠39Epic Elite | Elemental | Water Elemental |
Unbound Mining Elemental ( view • edit ) | ♦16Normal ♥18Hard ♠21Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Elemental | Earth Elemental |
- The Mines of Tethyamar chain quests
- Epic quests
- Medium quests
- The Ruins of Ironvale Deep quests
- Tethyamar Mining Outpost quests
- The Harpers patron quests
- Pay to Play quests
- Game bugs
- Quests by name
- Quests with maps
- Level 31 quests
- Compendium:Level 15 (31 epic) quests
- Level 15 quests
- Quests with 5 base favor reward
- The Mines of Tethyamar quests
- Quests with collectables/4