Stand Your Ground

Stand Your Ground is the 1st quest in The Sharn Syndicate story arcStory arcs are chains of quests that make up a story line. Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward..
The first five quests can be completed in any order to unlock Come Out and Slay.
Stand Your Ground • Dirty Laundry • The Stormreaver Fresco • The Bookbinder Rescue • Repossession • Come Out and Slay

The Sharn Syndicate's life blood is the money they extort from innocent business owners in Stormreach.

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: The Sharn Syndicate

Stand Your Ground
Heroic level:	4
Epic level:	None
Duration:	short
Heroic XP:	♣444Solo/Casual ♦793Normal ♥846Hard ♠900Elite
Epic XP:	N/A
Takes place in:	The Dragontail Saloon
Bestowed by:	Maxwell Statler
NPC contact:	Maxwell Statler
Quest acquired in:	The Marketplace
Patron:	The Coin Lords
Base favor:	2
Free to Play:	No
Extreme Challenge:	No

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Overview

When you heard Maxwell's drunken lament of how the Sharn Syndicate is coming to take his beloved saloon away, you offered to help him and his brother fight them.

The Dragontail Saloon is in the Marketplace, right next to Maxwell.

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Objectives

(Failure) Protect Maxwell
(Optional) Protect Rance — Bonus (50%): Heroic( ♣222 ♦397 ♥423 ♠450 )

What to Expect

Quest failure (if Maxwell dies)
Spawning/respawning monsters
Protect NPCs (mandatory: 1 and optional: 1)

Tips and Misc

The attackers come in several waves of ranged and melee attackers spawning either near the door or on the upper floor near the southwest corner.
After defeating the underlings (around 38), Slab and a couple of attack dogs spawn on the upper floor, near the center.
Maxwell stays on a perch on the upper floor and ranges; Rance runs around and melees. Keeping an eye on them (especially Maxwell) will let you know where the enemies are. You can cast beneficial spells upon them.

Bonus XP

Aggression bonus: 23 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣44 ♦79 ♥85 ♠90 )
Onslaught bonus: 30 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣67 ♦119 ♥127 ♠135 )
Conquest bonus: 37 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣111 ♦198 ♥212 ♠225 )
Mischief bonus: 13 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣36 ♦63 ♥68 ♠72 )
Vandal bonus: 17 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣44 ♦79 ♥85 ♠90 )
Ransack bonus: 21 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣67 ♦119 ♥127 ♠135 )

Loot

Chests: 1 possible
- One may appear next to Maxwell at the end of the quest, if Rance survives.
Collectables: None
NPC rewards: Special: Choose from four level 5 equivalent cloaks, gloves, necklaces, or rings. Bound to Account on Acquire, no minimum level.

Monsters

Name ^{( picture • New Monster )}	CR	Type	Race
Attack Dog ^{( view • edit )}	♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite ●♥30Epic Hard	Animal	Dog
Slab the Crusher ^{( view • edit )}	♠11Elite	Humanoid	Human
Syndicate Archer ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite	Elf	Elf
Syndicate Muscle ^{( view • edit )}	♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite	Humanoid	Human
Syndicate Prowler ^{( view • edit )}	♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite	Halfling	Halfling
Syndicate Swiftblade ^{( view • edit )}	♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite	Humanoid	Human

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