Stolen Power

Stolen Power is the 2nd quest in the Illithid Invasion story arcStory arcs are chains of quests that make up a story line. Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward..
These quests can be completed in any order.
Pilgrims' Peril • Stolen Power • Horde of the Illithid Controller • Astral Ambush

You've learned of disturbances in a House Cannith installation in Sharn - disturbances, that make you believe the station has been infiltrated by a Mind Flayer Controller.

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: Illithid Invasion

Stolen Power
Heroic level:	None
Epic level:	34 (considered Legendary)
Duration:	medium
Heroic XP:	N/A
Epic XP:	♣19,562Solo/Casual ♦33,373Normal ♥34,143Hard ♠34,912Elite
Takes place in:	Genesis Dynamo Station
Bestowed by:	Carronade
NPC contact:	Carronade
Quest acquired in:	Sharn - Clifftop Tower District
Patron:	The Twelve
Base favor:	9
Purchase:	Free to Play
Extreme Challenge:	Yes

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Overview

The Genesis Dynamo Station in Sharn has been infiltrated by an Illithid Controller. Go there and free the House Cannith employees who have been enthralled by the Mind Flayer.

Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!

Objectives

Enter the Cannith Power Facility
Progress deeper into the power facility
Destroy the Reinforced Power Relay Crystal
Arrive at the Genesis Dynamo Chamber
Defeat the Illithid Controller
(Optional) Defeat the Warforged Titan in the Shielding room — Bonus (16%): Epic( ♣3,130 ♦5,340 ♥5,463 ♠5,586 )

Known Traps

Electric beams on the first ladder
Electric beams and exploding panels in the relay room
Instant death acid pools in the first and last rooms (these are not on the map, since that would end in two big green blobs)
Floating orbs (Reality Distortion) in the first, last and optional rooms, applying lightning and force damage.

Tips and Misc

The Warforged Carronade suspects an Illithid has seized control of the Genesis Dynamo Station to convert it into an Illithid fortress. Luckily, Carronade is immune to the creature's psionic control, and escaped to raise the alarm.
You start this quest by entering a room full of gantries over a large pit of acid, patrolled by purple orbs called Reality Distortions which cause force and lightning damage. The room is also full of Cannith security. To progress, you must slay the Cannith forces, unlock the barrier over the first ladder at a nearby Control Panel (activating a room full of constructs in the process), and hop across a set of pillars to pull a lever on the bottom floor. Afterwards, climb up the ladder to the top floor and pull a second lever to deactivate the nearby laser grid.
- Cannith humans in this quest have an effect called Spell Damage Shield, which acts as a form of refreshing Protection from Elements, making spell DPS difficult, but not impossible.
- Avoid falling in the acid at all costs. It will deal several thousand points of force damage per tick, which is effectively instant death, especially as there's no ladder out.
Around the next corner, a secret door leads to an optional Warforged Titan. This is a fairly easy fight so long as you keep the Titan at arm's length – it is programmed to prefer its force blaster, which hurts rather less than its blender arm.
- Once the Titan is dead, head back into the previous room – there's a section where you can hop across a pair of horizontal pipes to reach a locked chest containing augments and cards for the Deck of Many Curses. (This wasn't accessible before, as it was blocked by a blue barrier that deactivated when you hit the console that turned the Warforged Titan on.)
Next, you must deactivate a magical barrier by breaking the Reinforced Power Relay. As you damage this crystal, machinery in the room begins overloading, resulting in electric beams and exploding panels all around the room. This does not deactivate when the crystal breaks, so be very careful when ascending the ramp out of the room.
- Three Release Valves along the ramp can be turned to deactivate nearby traps for about 30 seconds. On higher difficulties it is worth sending a character with high Reflex saves (and ideally Evasion) to pull these.
- The lever in the next hallway deactivates all traps at once.
Finally, you emerge into the boss chamber, and the reason this quest is classed as Extreme Challenge – a boss fight on a tiny platform submerged in insta-kill acid, with waves of Reality Distortions crossing the platform in all four directions. Mind-controlled facility director Annelise d'Cannith will mobilise waves of Cannith constructs, concluding in a second Experimental Cannith Titan – beware its knockback attack, unless you fancy an acid bath! (Unlike most Warforged Titans, the Experimental Titan's hammer attack will always knock you away from the titan, not in a random direction, so it is possible to avoid being insta-killed with careful positioning. A high Balance will neutralise the knockback entirely.)
- The waves of Reality Distortions always have gaps to avoid the damage. It's also possible to jump over a wave with a high Jump (35 or so.)
When the titan is dropped to 50% health, the illithid Sarxazax teleports down to the platform to oppose you. Unless you have some reason to target the Titan (kill bonuses or Monster Manual farming), it is advisable to drop all DPS on it and focus on the Illithid – once this is slain, the Titan deactivates and the quest is completed.

Bonus XP

Aggression bonus: 33 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣-0 ♦-0 ♥-0 ♠-0 )
Onslaught bonus: 67 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣-0 ♦-0 ♥-0 ♠-0 )
Mischief bonus: 30 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣-0 ♦-0 ♥-0 ♠-0 )
Vandal bonus: 39 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣-0 ♦-0 ♥-0 ♠-0 )
Ransack bonus: 48 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣-0 ♦-0 ♥-0 ♠-0 )

Loot

Chests: 2
One locked chest in the acid room (contains augments and cards (majority is Uncanny))
One end chest
Collectables:
- Bookshelf — Just after the laser grid
- Mushroom — In the hallway behind the secret door
NPC rewards: standard

Named Chest Drop

Last Edited	Item	Type	Enhancements	ML	Bind	Quests
Update 63 5 months and 21 days PurpleSerpent	Legendary Pearl of Telepathic Seeking ^(edit)	Trinket	Quality Dexterity +3Quality Dexterity +3: This item makes the wearer more nimble and dexterous, granting a +3 quality bonus to Dexterity. Quality Deception +2Quality Deception +2: +2 Quality bonus to hit and +3 to damage for any hit that would qualify as a sneak attack. Quality Seeker +3Quality Seeker +3: Provides a +3 Quality bonus to confirm critical hits, and a +3 Quality bonus to critical hit damage (before multipliers are applied). Sight Beyond SightSight Beyond Sight: You can see through all veils, piercing magical and mundane defenses alike. +5% Enhancement bonus to Dodge bypass. Green Augment Slot: EmptyGreen Augments Named: Category:Green augments Blue Augments Named: Category:Blue augments AC: Natural Armor Bonus (+1 to +14) or Protection (Deflection bonus) (+1 to +11) ASF reduction: -5% to -15% Fortification: +25% to +100% Good Luck: +1 or +2 Hit points: +4 to +54 Max Dex Bonus (Armor): +1 or +2 Defense (PRR and MRR): +3 to +36 Saves (Resistance bonus): +1 to +11 Dodge: +1% to +14% Tactics DCs (Stunning, Sunder, Trip): +2 to +16 Accuracy: +2 to +22 Positive/Negative/Repair Healing Amplification: +3 to +57 Yellow Augments Named: Category:Yellow augments Deathblock Elemental Resistance: +5 to +45 Immunity: Fear, Blindness Movement: Feather Falling, Striding: +10% to +30%, Swiftness +5% to +15%, Underwater Action Proof Against Disease, Poison: +2 to +10 Spell Focus, Greater Spell Focus (Enhancement bonus) Spell points (Enhancement bonus): +19 to +294 Damage: +1 to +11 Spell penetration: +1 to +9 Colorless Augments Named: Category:Colorless augments Ability (Enhancement bonus): +1 to +14 Ability (Exceptional bonus): +1 Ability (Insight bonus): +5 Skills, except UMD (Competence bonus): +5 to +20 Colorless Augment Slot: EmptyColorless Augments Named: Category:Colorless augments Ability (Enhancement bonus): +1 to +14 Ability (Exceptional bonus): +1 Ability (Insight bonus): +5 Skills, except UMD (Competence bonus): +5 to +20	32	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Stolen Power, end chest
Update 63 5 months and 20 days PurpleSerpent	Legendary Ring of the Unlocked Mind ^(edit)	Ring	Quality Intelligence +3Quality Intelligence +3: This item focuses the power of the wearer's mind, granting a +3 quality bonus to Intelligence. Quality Impulse +37Quality Impulse +37: Passive: +37 Quality bonus to Force, Untyped, Slashing, Piercing, and Bludgeoning Spell Power. Exceptional Universal Spell Lore +5%Exceptional Universal Spell Lore: 5% Exceptional bonus to Universal Spell Lore. Enchantment Save +11 Enchantment Save +11: +11 Resistance bonus to your saves versus enchantments Green Augment Slot: EmptyGreen Augments Named: Category:Green augments Blue Augments Named: Category:Blue augments AC: Natural Armor Bonus (+1 to +14) or Protection (Deflection bonus) (+1 to +11) ASF reduction: -5% to -15% Fortification: +25% to +100% Good Luck: +1 or +2 Hit points: +4 to +54 Max Dex Bonus (Armor): +1 or +2 Defense (PRR and MRR): +3 to +36 Saves (Resistance bonus): +1 to +11 Dodge: +1% to +14% Tactics DCs (Stunning, Sunder, Trip): +2 to +16 Accuracy: +2 to +22 Positive/Negative/Repair Healing Amplification: +3 to +57 Yellow Augments Named: Category:Yellow augments Deathblock Elemental Resistance: +5 to +45 Immunity: Fear, Blindness Movement: Feather Falling, Striding: +10% to +30%, Swiftness +5% to +15%, Underwater Action Proof Against Disease, Poison: +2 to +10 Spell Focus, Greater Spell Focus (Enhancement bonus) Spell points (Enhancement bonus): +19 to +294 Damage: +1 to +11 Spell penetration: +1 to +9 Colorless Augments Named: Category:Colorless augments Ability (Enhancement bonus): +1 to +14 Ability (Exceptional bonus): +1 Ability (Insight bonus): +5 Skills, except UMD (Competence bonus): +5 to +20 Colorless Augment Slot: EmptyColorless Augments Named: Category:Colorless augments Ability (Enhancement bonus): +1 to +14 Ability (Exceptional bonus): +1 Ability (Insight bonus): +5 Skills, except UMD (Competence bonus): +5 to +20	32	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Stolen Power, end chest
Update 63 5 months and 18 days PurpleSerpent	Legendary Illithid Hunter's Signet ^(edit)	Ring	Quality Constitution +3Quality Constitution +3: This item gives the wearer improved health, granting a +3 quality bonus to Constitution. Force Absorption +16% Force Absorption +16%: Passive: 16% Enhancement Bonus to Force Absorption. (Absorption reduces damage from an element by a percentage, after resistance have been taken into account.) Lifesealed +36Lifesealed +36: You are immune to magical effects that cause instant death. In addition, you have a +36 enhancement bonus to Negative Energy Absorption. Will Save +12 Will Save +12: This item gives a +12 Resistance bonus to your Will saves. Green Augment Slot: EmptyGreen Augments Named: Category:Green augments Blue Augments Named: Category:Blue augments AC: Natural Armor Bonus (+1 to +14) or Protection (Deflection bonus) (+1 to +11) ASF reduction: -5% to -15% Fortification: +25% to +100% Good Luck: +1 or +2 Hit points: +4 to +54 Max Dex Bonus (Armor): +1 or +2 Defense (PRR and MRR): +3 to +36 Saves (Resistance bonus): +1 to +11 Dodge: +1% to +14% Tactics DCs (Stunning, Sunder, Trip): +2 to +16 Accuracy: +2 to +22 Positive/Negative/Repair Healing Amplification: +3 to +57 Yellow Augments Named: Category:Yellow augments Deathblock Elemental Resistance: +5 to +45 Immunity: Fear, Blindness Movement: Feather Falling, Striding: +10% to +30%, Swiftness +5% to +15%, Underwater Action Proof Against Disease, Poison: +2 to +10 Spell Focus, Greater Spell Focus (Enhancement bonus) Spell points (Enhancement bonus): +19 to +294 Damage: +1 to +11 Spell penetration: +1 to +9 Colorless Augments Named: Category:Colorless augments Ability (Enhancement bonus): +1 to +14 Ability (Exceptional bonus): +1 Ability (Insight bonus): +5 Skills, except UMD (Competence bonus): +5 to +20 Colorless Augment Slot: EmptyColorless Augments Named: Category:Colorless augments Ability (Enhancement bonus): +1 to +14 Ability (Exceptional bonus): +1 Ability (Insight bonus): +5 Skills, except UMD (Competence bonus): +5 to +20	32	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Stolen Power, end chest

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Any of the four cards forming the Deck of Many Curses (primarily Forbidden Cards)

This quest may also drop the following augments:

Monsters

Name ^{( picture )}	CR	Type	Race
Cannith Head Security Officer ^{( view • edit )}	●♦36Epic Normal ●♥40Epic Hard ●♠46Epic Elite	Humanoid	Human
Cannith Support Artificer ^{( view • edit )}	●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite	Humanoid	Human
Cannith Technician ^{( view • edit )}	●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite	Humanoid	Human
Enhanced Cannith Iron Golem ^{( view • edit )}	●♦36Epic Normal ●♥40Epic Hard ●♠45Epic Elite	Construct	Golem
Enhanced Cannith Magefire Cannon ^{( view • edit )}	●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite	Construct	Animated Object
Experimental Cannith Titan ^{( view • edit )}	●♦37Epic Normal ●♥41Epic Hard ●♠46Epic Elite	Construct	Warforged Titan
Impairment Drone ^{( view • edit )}	●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite	Construct	Animated Object
Improved Cannith Iron Defender ^{( view • edit )}	●♦36Epic Normal ●♥40Epic Hard ●♠45Epic Elite	Construct	Iron Defender
Reinforced Power Relay ^{( view • edit )}	●♦37Epic Normal ●♥41Epic Hard ●♠46Epic Elite	Construct	Inanimate Object
Sarxazax ^{( view • edit )}	●♦37Epic Normal ●♥41Epic Hard ●♠46Epic Elite	Aberration	Mind Flayer