The Black Loch

The Black Loch is the 2nd quest in the Sentinels of Stormreach 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 three quests can be completed in any order to unlock The Tide Turns.
Bargain of Blood • The Black Loch • Storm the Beaches • The Tide Turns

The Blood Tide's ruthless attack on the Black Loch struck fear into the local inhabitants.

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The Black Loch
Heroic level:	7
Epic level:	20
Duration:	Medium
Heroic XP:	♣1,279Solo/Casual ♦2,268Normal ♥2,404Hard ♠2,539Elite
Epic XP:	♣6,660Solo/Casual ♦11,486Normal ♥11,873Hard ♠12,259Elite
Takes place in:	The Black Loch
Bestowed by:	Tyn d'Deneith
NPC contact:	Tyn d'Deneith
Quest acquired in:	House Deneith
Patron:	House Deneith
Base favor:	4
Purchase:	Sentinels of Stormreach or VIP
Extreme Challenge:	No

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Overview

After the Blood Tide invaded the Black Loch the local residents hired House Deneith to drive the Blood Tide out.

Tyn d'Deneith is sending you to the Black Loch to deal with the problem, but she warns you that there is something unnatural about the Blood Tide invaders.

Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!

Objectives

Speak with Tyn d'Deneith
Board the ship and slay the necromancer, Dheren Kiettuc
Slay Dheren Kiettuc's four apprentices
Open the door using a Green Key
Open the door using a Red Key
Open the door using a Blue Key
Open the door using a Jeweled Key
(Optional) Slay the Black Loch's Captain (rare) — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣192 ♦340 ♥361 ♠381 ) Epic( ♣999 ♦1,723 ♥1,781 ♠1,839 )
(Optional) Kill the failed zombie experiments - 20 total — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣192 ♦340 ♥361 ♠381 ) Epic( ♣999 ♦1,723 ♥1,781 ♠1,839 )
(Optional) Use the gold key to enter the vault — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣192 ♦340 ♥361 ♠381 ) Epic( ♣999 ♦1,723 ♥1,781 ♠1,839 )

What to Expect

Spawning/respawning monsters
An end boss that likes to spam negative levels. Bring Death Ward.

Known Traps

Trap DCs

Spike trap just past the first shrine; control panel is on the wall to the south, in the center of the trap. The trap *can* be timed to run through, avoiding damage.
A falling rocks trap so weak that most people don't even notice

Tips and Misc

The four keys are each guarded by one of Dheren Kiettuc's apprentices and several zombies
- The Green Key is in the east-most passage
- The Red Key is in the south lobe of the passage north of the spike traps
- The Blue Key is in the western end of the southwest passage
- The Jeweled Key is in the eastern end of the same passage; this time, the apprentice is surrounded by living pirates, not undead ones
With enough jump, it's possible to swim to the walkway by the ship and jump/climb up, bypassing the Blue and Jeweled Doors entirely; however, you still have to (eventually) go through them. It's a good shortcut for those wishing to simply get the Gold Key
Due to the unique nature of the Undead in this quest, they can be manipulated with Intimidate, Bluff, and Diplomacy although it will not trigger sneak attacks.
Despite coming across Failed Experiments earlier in the quest, you don't get the Optional to kill them until you stand on the pedestal in the Zombie Pen, in the northwest corner; the earlier Experiments don't count towards the 20.
The Vault is in the westernmost room; the Gold Key is obtained after the fight with Dheren Kiettuc.
The Black Loch's Captain may appear with the reinforcement guarding the Vault (very rare).

Bug History

This quest used to cause heavy lags and low frame rates even with advanced graphic cards. This was fixed with U39.
The 3rd necromancer doesn't spawn correctly: This was fixed in U39 Patch 1.

Bonus XP

Aggression bonus: 34 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣128 ♦227 ♥240 ♠254 )
Onslaught bonus: 67 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣192 ♦340 ♥361 ♠381 )
Conquest bonus: 100 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣320 ♦567 ♥601 ♠635 )
Mischief bonus: 17 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣102 ♦181 ♥192 ♠203 )
Vandal bonus: 22 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣128 ♦227 ♥240 ♠254 )
Ransack bonus: 27 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣192 ♦340 ♥361 ♠381 )

External Links

U30 Video Solo Walkthrough

Loot

Chests: 5 with keys, 2–6 treasure chests, one epic chest
- One (shaped like a clam) under water beneath the first shrine (may be missing).
- One after killing the failed zombie experiments in the pen room.
- One per difficulty level (one for normal, two for hard, three for elite, four for epic) in the Vault
  - 14 piles of gold can be gathered here as well.
- One possible in the Vault if the rare Zombie Captain appears.
Collectables: 3
- Moss — in the Zombie Pen, in front of the pedestal
- Moss — just past the western shrines, on the eastern side of the tunnel
- Moss — just past the blue door, on the southern side of the tunnel

NPC end rewards

Randomly generated loot, ML correlates with effective quest level.

Monsters

Name ^{( picture )}	CR	Type	Race
Blood Tide Archer (hobgoblin) ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♦22Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard	Goblinoid	Hobgoblin
Blood Tide Pirate ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♦22Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard	Goblinoid	Hobgoblin
Blood Tide Skirmisher ^{( view • edit )}	♦6Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♦20Epic Normal ●♥28Epic Hard	Goblinoid	Hobgoblin
Blood Tide Skulker ^{( view • edit )}	♦6Normal ♠11Elite ●♥28Epic Hard	Reptilian	Kobold
Blood Tide Sorcerer ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♦22Epic Normal ●♠29Epic Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Blood Tide Spiritcaller ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♦22Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard	Orc	Orc
Dheren Kiettuc ^{( view • edit )}	♠14Elite ●♦23Epic Normal ●♥32Epic Hard ●♠49Epic Elite	Humanoid	Human
Failed Experiment ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♠12Elite ●♥30Epic Hard	Undead	Zombie
First Mate ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♠13Elite ●♥31Epic Hard ●♠46Epic Elite	Monstrous Humanoid	Minotaur
Karrnathi Apprentice ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♠12Elite ●♦22Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠45Epic Elite	Humanoid	Human
Zombie Captain ^{( view • edit )}	♠13Elite ●♥30Epic Hard	Undead	Zombie
Zombie Marksman ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♥30Epic Hard	Undead	Zombie
Zombie Mate ^{( view • edit )}	♠13Elite ●♥30Epic Hard	Undead	Zombie
Zombie Pirate ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♥30Epic Hard	Undead	Zombie
Zombie Wizard ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♠12Elite ●♥30Epic Hard	Undead	Zombie