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Return to Cabal for One
Return to Cabal for One is the 3rd quest in the Return to Gianthold story arc![]() Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward.. |
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The first three quests can be completed in any order to unlock Return to Gianthold Tor. |
Return to Madstone Crater • Return to Prison of the Planes • Return to Cabal for One • Return to Gianthold Tor • The Fall of Truth |
An ancient giantish relic is said to lie within the hobgoblin lair. Only the murderous intrigues of the hobgoblin clans lie in the way.
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Return to Cabal for One | |
Heroic level: | None |
Epic level: | 24 |
Duration: | Long |
Heroic XP: | A Cabal for One |
Epic XP: | ♣7,612Solo/Casual ♦13,075Normal ♥13,463Hard ♠13,851Elite |
Takes place in: | Hobgoblin Lair |
Bestowed by: | Ysba Stonespear |
NPC contact: | Ysba Stonespear |
Quest acquired in: | Gianthold |
Patron: | Agents of Argonnessen |
Base favor: | 6 |
Purchase: | Ruins of Gianthold or VIP |
Extreme Challenge: | No |
Overview
Ysba Stonespear says that a group of hostile giants have taken over the Tor. They have been demanding an ancient giantish relic, and will only admit anyone bearing it. Ysba believes this relic can be found in a hobgoblin lair among the Ruins of Gianthold.
Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!
Objectives
- Find the Giantish relic
- Venture into the hobgoblin lair.
- Speak to Gardak Bruntsmash
- Slay the Arzag-Khor conspirators (4 total)
- Reach the throne room
- Slay King Bendix
- (Optional) Slay Olos Nobrac — Bonus (15%): Epic( ♣1,142 ♦1,961 ♥2,019 ♠2,078 )
Known Traps
Tips and Misc
Walkthrough
Good buffs to have:
- Resist cold, fire and acid, True Seeing, and, of course, Greater Heroism. There is also a caster who may cast Flesh to Stone on you, so carrying a couple of Stone to Flesh scrolls is good insurance.
- Loremasters cast Dispel Magic, so don't bother extending.
- There is only 1 shrine – plan accordingly.
Clear out around the corner and speak to the traitor hobgoblin. He will give you two options. One, assist him in taking the place of leader amongst the tribe. Doing so, he will go through and clear out almost all of the traps in the compound, though he will double-cross you in the end. Two, call him out and kick his butt right then and there. If you do this you will have to disable the traps along the way (bonus XP if you have a rogue) and you will get an extra chest at the end.
Make a choice and head further in. You will reach a low wall with a gate, with a passage that goes around. You can jump over the wall to open the gate, but either way you will need to go through the side passage to defeat a required enemy. In this side room is a locked chest behind a secret door that is trapped with spike blades and something exploding. When the chest is opened, a set of spikes blades triggers just outside the door; these cannot be disarmed. There is nothing special about this locked chest or its contents despite it being heavily guarded by several traps.
Clear out the hall and take the right side at the fork to clear out the shrine, another required enemy is here. Then head back to the left. There is a small room to the left (west) you will need to deal with. Then head further in. The gates ahead are blocked, so you will need to go to the northern doors, climb the ladders and clear out both top rooms. That will open the gates, allowing you access to the final hall and throne room.
Defeat the king (he can be tough due to being able to heal very quickly, especially on elite. Burst DPS is important here), and Gardak the Traitor (if you chose that option) and get your chest(s). The king's chest contains at least 1 Restored Elven Relic.
The quest does not end until someone picks up the Giantish Relic (the headstone near the end fight).
Bonus XP
- Aggression bonus: 27 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣−0 ♦−0 ♥−0 ♠−0 )
- Onslaught bonus: 53 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣−0 ♦−0 ♥−0 ♠−0 )
- Conquest bonus: 80 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣−0 ♦−0 ♥−0 ♠−0 )
- Tamper bonus: 7 or more traps disarmed +10% Bonus.( ♣−0 ♦−0 ♥−0 ♠−0 )
- Neutralization bonus: 9 or more traps disarmed +20% Bonus.( ♣−0 ♦−0 ♥−0 ♠−0 )
- Ingenious Debilitation bonus: 11 or more traps disarmed +30% Bonus.( ♣−0 ♦−0 ♥−0 ♠−0 )
- Observance bonus: 1 or more secret door discovered +8% Bonus.( ♣−0 ♦−0 ♥−0 ♠−0 )
- Mischief bonus: 34 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣−0 ♦−0 ♥−0 ♠−0 )
- Vandal bonus: 44 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣−0 ♦−0 ♥−0 ♠−0 )
- Ransack bonus: 54 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣−0 ♦−0 ♥−0 ♠−0 )
External Links
Original walkthrough inspiration: DDO Forums
Loot
- Chests: 3
- 1 trapped and locked almost halfway through the quest.
- 1 at the end for killing Gardak Bruntsmash at the start of the quest.
- 1 at the end for killing King Bendix (Hobgoblin)
- contains at least 1 Restored Elven Relic.
- Collectables: 5
- Rubble — behind first secret door
- Cabinet — in room with second secret door
- Crude Altar — in upper level of north room
- Adventurer's Pack — in alcove just before final room
- Adventurer's Pack — in final room
- Rubble — behind first secret door
NPC end rewards
Randomly generated loot, ML correlates with effective quest level.
Named Chest Drop
Based on [[Category:Return to Cabal for One loot]] ( t • e • h )
Monsters
Name ( picture ) | CR | Type | Race |
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Arzag-Khor Loremaster ( view • edit ) | ●♦25Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠35Epic Elite | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Arzag-Khor Shaman ( view • edit ) | ●♦24Epic Normal ●♥28Epic Hard ●♠34Epic Elite | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Cloven-Jaw Scout ( view • edit ) | ●♦24Epic Normal ●♥28Epic Hard ●♠34Epic Elite | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Cloven-Jaw Veteran ( view • edit ) | ●♦24Epic Normal ●♥28Epic Hard ●♠34Epic Elite | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Cloven-Jaw Warlord ( view • edit ) | ●♦25Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠36Epic Elite | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Gardak Bruntsmash ( view • edit ) | ●♦27Epic Normal ●♥31Epic Hard ●♠38Epic Elite | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Glacier Wolf ( view • edit ) | ●♦23Epic Normal ●♥27Epic Hard ●♠33Epic Elite | Magical Beast | Wolf |
King Bendix ( view • edit ) | ●♦27Epic Normal ●♥31Epic Hard ●♠38Epic Elite | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Kivol ( view • edit ) | ●♦26Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠37Epic Elite | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Maksim ( view • edit ) | ●♦26Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠37Epic Elite | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Mikahi ( view • edit ) | ●♦26Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠37Epic Elite | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Olos Nobrac ( view • edit ) | ●♦26Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠37Epic Elite | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Vokur ( view • edit ) | ●♦26Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠37Epic Elite | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
- Return to Gianthold chain quests
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