The Church and the Cult

Blood of Vol cultists are fascinated by death and by the undead.

The Church and the Cult
Heroic level:	9
Epic level:	None
Duration:	Long
Heroic XP:	♣1,012Solo/Casual ♦1,779Normal ♥1,873Hard ♠1,966Elite
Epic XP:	N/A
Takes place in:	Temple of Vol
Bestowed by:	Inquisitor Lightbringer
NPC contact:	Inquisitor Lightbringer
Quest acquired in:	House Phiarlan
Patron:	The Silver Flame
Base favor:	5
Purchase:	Free to Play
Extreme Challenge:	No

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Overview

It has become evident that the cult known as the Blood of Vol has sought a foothold within the city of Stormreach. The Temple of Vol has managed to lure many with its promises of eternal life granted to those most loyal to Vol. Although the Blood has committed no wrongdoing, the Church of the Silver Flame still wants the Temple investigated.

Go to the Temple of Vol and search for evidence.

The questgiver is located on the central platform in House Phiarlan near the auctioneer.

Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!

Objectives

Speak to Halpur Selfin, the preacher of Vol
Defeat the Temple Guardian
Continue searching the temple
Explore the hidden passageway
Examine the book on the pedestal
Find and consecrate the Altar of Fernia
Find and consecrate the Altar of Risia
Find a way to enter the inner sanctum
Search the inner sanctum
Defeat Adran ir'Karsmore
(Optional) Kill Leinar Moonwillow — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣152 ♦267 ♥281 ♠295 )
(Optional) Banish the Element of Fernia — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣152 ♦267 ♥281 ♠295 )
(Optional) Banish the Element of Risia — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣152 ♦267 ♥281 ♠295 )

What to Expect

A secret door near the start of the quest is (required) to be found and opened to complete the quest: Secret Door DCs

Known Traps

Trap DCs

Spikes just north of the secret door for the first shrine; the control panel is on the northwest pillar just before the hallway
Fire Zone traps (to the west of the Book of Vol)
- Fire jets aimed at the pillar just past the door; control panel is on the north wall before the pillar
- Fire jet at the top of the stairs just beyond; control panel is on the back of the pillar (west side)
- Fire jet just beyond door around the corner; control panel is to the west of the door before you go through
- Fire jet at the top of the stairway beyond the small hallway; control panel is on the south wall of the hallway, near the end
- Fire jet on the pillar at the bottom of the stairs, aimed towards the stairs; control panel is on the south wall at the base of the stairs
Ice Zone traps (to the east of the Book of Vol)
- Cold jet just past gate in the northeast corner of the hallway; control panel is on the east wall
- Cold jet just beyond; control panel is on the south wall
- Spinning Blade just past door; control panel is on the south wall before the door
- Spinning Blades in the north section of Ice Mephit room; control panel is on the inner wall just around the corner
- Spinning Blades in the south section of Ice Mephit room; control panel is on the east wall just past the first sarcophagus
- Ice Jets (aimed upwards); no control panel
Inner Sanctum traps (to the north of the Book of Vol)
- Force traps on the second stairway; control panel is west of the door before you go through
- Sonic traps on the third stairway; control panel is on the west wall just before the stairs

Tips and Misc

Helpful buffs: Fire Resistance, Cold Resistance, Sonic Resistance, especially if there's no one to disable the traps. At harder difficulties, casters enjoy Power Word: Kill and Adran casts Blindness and Destruction, so Deathblock, Death Ward and Blindness Immunity items or Remove Blindness spell or potions are helpful. Adran also likes Dominate Person, which Protection from Evil will protect you from, and Flame Strike.
Breaking the sarcophagi will spawn undead (usually Blackbone skeletons)
Leinar Moonwillow will appear guarding the Book of Vol.
After reading the Book of Vol
, two doors open. The west door leads to the Fire Zone and the Altar of Fernia, while the east door leads to the Ice Zone and the Altar of Risia. It doesn't matter in which order you clear the two areas, but there's another shrine behind a hidden door near the end of the Ice Zone, so you may want to clear that way first.
- The Element of Fernia will appear guarding the Altar of Fernia
- The Element of Risia will appear guarding the Altar of Risia.
The Spinning Blade traps in the Altar of Risia room don't engage until you approach the outer walls; the ice jets fire intermittently and can't be disabled.
When you consecrate the Altar of Risia, the sarcophagi in the room will break, spawning Blackbone Thralls.
Adran is resistant to Electricity (Acid seems to affect him normally), and often saves against Cure spells for half-damage; he's also immune to Turning, although Dispelling may make it easier for melees to hit him.
Partway through the fight, he will disappear, summoning a pack of black wolves to fight for him. After this, he'll disappear and reappear constantly during the fight.
A sufficiently fit adventurer with enough reflexes can lure Adran to the fire traps. The traps will eventually kill him if he stays long enough in the fire line. This strategy can be used if your weapons are not working because of damage reduction or not enough DPS.
- Warning: Entering the room replaces "Search the inner sanctum" with "Defeat Adran ir'Karsmore" objective. Killing him before entering the room will bug the quest.

Bonus XP

Aggression bonus: 49 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣101 ♦178 ♥187 ♠197 )
Onslaught bonus: 64 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣152 ♦267 ♥281 ♠295 )
Conquest bonus: 78 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣253 ♦445 ♥468 ♠492 )
Tamper bonus: 7 or more traps disarmed +10% Bonus.( ♣101 ♦178 ♥187 ♠197 )
Neutralization bonus: 9 or more traps disarmed +20% Bonus.( ♣202 ♦356 ♥375 ♠393 )
Ingenious Debilitation bonus: 11 or more traps disarmed +30% Bonus.( ♣304 ♦534 ♥562 ♠590 )
Perception bonus: 2 or more secret doors discovered +10% Bonus.( ♣101 ♦178 ♥187 ♠197 )
Mischief bonus: 51 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣81 ♦142 ♥150 ♠157 )
Vandal bonus: 67 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣101 ♦178 ♥187 ♠197 )
Ransack bonus: 82 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣152 ♦267 ♥281 ♠295 )

Loot

Chests: 2
- 2 at the end for killing Adran ir'Karsmore (Vampire)
Collectables:
- Bookshelf — on the east wall in the room with the Book of Vol
- Cabinet — on the south wall just before the door to the Ice Mephit room
- Rubble — just past the lever in the Fire Zone (southeast corner of the alcove)
- Adventurer's Pack — in the southwest corner of the Inner Sanctum
NPC rewards: Random +3–4 weapons and armor; choose from 8

Named Chest Drop

Last Edited	Item	Type	Enhancements	ML	Bind	Quests
Update 48.2 2 years, 9 months, and 18 days BugTime	Fragment of the Silver Flame ^(edit)	Trinket	Protection from EvilProtection from Evil: Passive: You gain the benefit of the spell Protection from Evil. 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	7	Bound to Character on EquipBound to Character on Equip: This item is Bound to Character on Equip	The Church and the Cult, End chest
Update 48.2 2 years, 9 months, and 18 days BugTime	Cloak of Shadows ^(edit)	Cloak	Hide +10Hide +10: Passive: +10 Competence bonus to the Hide skill. Move Silently +10Move Silently +10: Passive: +10 Competence bonus to the Move Silently skill. 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	7	Bound to Character on EquipBound to Character on Equip: This item is Bound to Character on Equip	The Church and the Cult, End Chest
Update 48.2 2 years, 9 months, and 18 days BugTime	Bloodplate Armor ^(edit)	Full Plate	+5 Enhancement Bonus+5 Enhancement Bonus: +5 enhancement bonus to Armor Class. DeathblockDeathblock: The wearer of this item is immune to all death spells and magical death effects. Blue Augment Slot: EmptyBlue 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 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	8	Bound to Character on EquipBound to Character on Equip: This item is Bound to Character on Equip	The Church and the Cult, End Chest
Update 50.3 2 years and 20 days ShawnVW	Silver Longbow ^(edit)	Long Bow	+3 Enhancement Bonus+3 Enhancement Bonus: +3 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls. HolyHoly: A holy weapon is imbued with holy power. This power makes the weapon good-aligned. Evil characters wielding this weapon suffer a negative level. The weapon deals an extra 2 to 12 damage against all targets of evil alignment. Red Augment Slot: EmptyRed Augments Named: Category:Red augments DR bypass: Alignment, Material Elemental damage: +1d6 to +9d6 Spell Power (Enhancement bonus): +38 to +153 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	8	Bound to Character on EquipBound to Character on Equip: This item is Bound to Character on Equip	The Church and the Cult, End Chest

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Monsters

Name ^{( picture )}	CR	Type	Race
Acolyte of Vol (Elf) ^{( view • edit )}	♦6Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite	Elf	Elf
Acolyte of Vol (Human) ^{( view • edit )}	♦6Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite	Humanoid	Human
Adran ir'Karsmore ^{( view • edit )}	♦11Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite	Undead	Vampire
Apprentice of Vol (Elf) ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite	Elf	Elf
Apprentice of Vol (Human) ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite	Humanoid	Human
Arcane Blackbone ^{( view • edit )}	♦9Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite	Undead	Skeleton
Black Wolf ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite	Animal	Wolf
Blackbone Knight ^{( view • edit )}	♦8Normal ♥10Hard ♠13Elite	Undead	Skeleton
Blackbone Marksman ^{( view • edit )}	♦8Normal ♥10Hard ♠13Elite	Undead	Skeleton
Blackbone Thrall ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite	Undead	Skeleton
Dread Zombie ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♦27Epic Normal	Undead	Zombie
Element of Fernia ^{( view • edit )}	♦11Normal ♥13Hard ♠16Elite	Fire Outsider	Mephit
Element of Risia ^{( view • edit )}	♦11Normal ♥13Hard ♠16Elite	Air Outsider	Mephit
Fire Mephit Warrior ^{( view • edit )}	♥14Hard ♠14Elite ●♠34Epic Elite	Fire Outsider	Mephit
Fire Mephit ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite OR Summoned by another mephit: ♦3Normal ♥3Hard ♠3Elite	Fire Outsider	Mephit
Glacier Wolf ^{( view • edit )}	♦9Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite ●♥27Epic Hard	Magical Beast	Wolf
Greater Fire Mephit ^{( view • edit )}	♦6Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♦22Epic Normal ●♥27Epic Hard OR Summoned by another mephit: ♠6Elite	Fire Outsider	Mephit
Greater Ice Mephit ^{( view • edit )}	♦6Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite OR Summoned by another mephit: ♠6Elite	Air Outsider	Mephit
Ice Mephit Warrior ^{( view • edit )}	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite ●♠34Epic Elite	Air Outsider	Mephit
Ice Mephit ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite OR Summoned by another mephit: ♦3Normal ♥3Hard ♠3Elite	Air Outsider	Mephit
Initiate of Vol ^{( view • edit )}	♦8Normal ♥10Hard ♠13Elite	Humanoid	Human
Leinar Moonwillow ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite	Elf	Elf
Mephit of Fernia ^{( view • edit )}	♦9Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite	Fire Outsider	Mephit
Mephit of Risia ^{( view • edit )}	♦9Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite	Air Outsider	Mephit
Necromancer of Vol (elf) ^{( view • edit )}	♦8Normal ♥10Hard ♠13Elite	Elf	Elf
Necromancer of Vol (human) ^{( view • edit )}	♦8Normal ♥10Hard ♠13Elite	Humanoid	Human
Priest of Vol (Elf) ^{( view • edit )}	♦9Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite	Elf	Elf
Priest of Vol (Human) ^{( view • edit )}	♦9Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite	Humanoid	Human
Spectre ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite	Undead	Spectre
Temple Guardian ^{( view • edit )}	♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite	Undead	Skeleton
Vol Cultist (Elf) ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite	Humanoid	Elf
Vol Cultist (Human) ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite	Humanoid	Human
Wight Myrmidon ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♥9Hard ●♦28Epic Normal ●♥32Epic Hard	Undead	Wight
Wraith ^{( view • edit )}	♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●33Epic ●♦27Epic Normal	Undead	Wraith

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