The Deal and the Demon

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Yugoloth mercenaries are found throughout the fiendish planes and other dark corners of the multiverse. They are notorious for serving whichever side suits their purposes - often, the highest bidder.

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The Deal and the Demon
Heroic level:	None
Epic level:	23
Duration:	long
Heroic XP:	N/A
Epic XP:	♣9,006Solo/Casual ♦15,484Normal ♥15,959Hard ♠16,434Elite
Takes place in:	The Realm of Ruin
Bestowed by:	Ymris
NPC contact:	Ymris
Quest acquired in:	Eveningstar
Patron:	Purple Dragon Knights
Base favor:	8
Free to Play:	No
Extreme Challenge:	No

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Overview

The Deal and the Demon is part of the story arc, The Queen of the Demonweb. You must have completed the City of Portals story arc in order to access the quest.

Ymris the Yugoloth has proposed a deal: help him and his mercenaries assassinate the demon Kishnaurac, and he will help you retrieve the Orb that Kishnaurac is guarding for Lolth. If you can retrieve the Orb, it will bring you one step closer to freeing the Thread of the Weave.

Go to the Realm of Ruin inside the Demonweb and meet Ymris there. You can reach the Demonweb via Eveningstar Cavern.

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Objectives

* Talk to Ymris the yugoloth

• Remove the Sign of Binding
• Remove the Sign of Shielding
• Remove the Sign of Vigilance
• Disable the Orb
• (Optional) Let Ymris summon mercenaries +7.5% Bonus.( ♣675 ♦1,161 ♥1,197 ♠1,233 )

Known Traps

Trap DCs

• Spell Wards that do substantial fire damage, all can be disabled.

Tips and Misc

• The chest which contains the Spider-spun Caparison has been moved to the end of the quest and linked to allowing Ymris to summon his mercenaries. Previous to U17 it was near the beginning of the quest; the developers deemed this too easy.
• Graal'zerub can teleport off of the edge and fall. If this happens he may end up back towards the beginning of the quest. You will have to backtrack to kill him and complete the quest. This can be done after defeating Kishnarac.
• The Signs can either be touched to disable, which triggers a spell ward, or can be inspected closer to allow a check to be made to disable it without any problems. Binding (Touch and disable it.) has a UMD check. Shielding (Knock and shatter.) has a Strength check. Vigilance (Sweep it away.) has a Concentration check; if failed it summons a Hezrou.

NOTE: If you want the tamper xp (trapping disable bonus), you will need to intentionally fail the first 2 Signs to generate the spell wards to disable.

• For the optional, the mercenaries help you kill Arith'narac, but turn on you for the boss fight at the end. Note, as of April 2020 the mercenaries do nothing to help you at all. They are inactive for the spider fight, but still betray you at the end.
• Can be run solo in under 5 minutes making it a very fast loot and XP run. You can do the quest for loot over and over without returning to Eveningstar as long as you leave the orb alone.

Bonus XP

• Aggression bonus: 24 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus. No experience numbers available.
• Tamper bonus: 2 or more traps disarmed +10% Bonus. No experience numbers available.
• Mischief bonus: 16 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus. No experience numbers available.
• Vandal bonus: 21 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus. No experience numbers available.
• Ransack bonus: 25 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus. No experience numbers available.

Loot

• Chests: 2
  • 1 end chest for defeating Kishnaurac
  • 1 optional chest for allowing Ymris to summon his mercenaries and defeating them

• NPC rewards: Standard items, Potion of Major Mnemonic.

Named Chest Drop

Last Edited	Item	Type	Enhancements	ML	Bind	Quests
Update 35.1 4 years, 8 months, and 9 days Kobold sneak	Planar Focus of Prowess  (edit)	Trinket	One of the following ability bonuses: Constitution +8 Constitution +8: This item gives the wearer improved health, granting a +8 enhancement bonus to Constitution. Insightful Constitution +3Insightful Constitution +3: This item gives the wearer improved health, granting a +3 insight bonus to Constitution. Dexterity +8 Dexterity +8: This item makes the wearer more nimble and dexterous, granting a +8 enhancement bonus to Dexterity. Insightful Dexterity +3Insightful Dexterity +3: This item makes the wearer more nimble and dexterous, granting a +3 insight bonus to Dexterity. Strength +8 Strength +8: This item gives the wearer the power of Ogre Strength, granting a +8 enhancement bonus to Strength. Insightful Strength +3Insightful Strength +3: This item gives the wearer the power of Ogre Strength, granting a +3 insight bonus to Strength. Planar Focus: Prowess	22	Bound to Character on EquipBound to Character on Equip: This item is Bound to Character on Equip or Bound to Character on AcquireBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire	The Deal and the Demon, End Chest ; Menace of the Underdark: The Queen of the Demonweb, Quest chain end reward
Update 45.2 1 year, 9 months, and 10 days Kobold sneak	Spider-spun Caparison  (edit)	Outfit	One of the following ability bonuses: Dexterity +8 Dexterity +8: This item makes the wearer more nimble and dexterous, granting a +8 enhancement bonus to Dexterity. Insightful Dexterity +3Insightful Dexterity +3: This item makes the wearer more nimble and dexterous, granting a +3 insight bonus to Dexterity. Wisdom +8 Wisdom +8: This item makes the wearer more in tune with her surroundings, granting a +8 enhancement bonus to Wisdom. Insightful Wisdom +3Insightful Wisdom +3: This item makes the wearer more in tune with her surroundings, granting a +3 insight bonus to Wisdom. Armor Bonus +9Armor Bonus +9: This item surrounds the wearer with an invisible but tangible field of force, granting +9 armor bonus to AC, just as though he were wearing armor. Resistance +6 Resistance +6: Passive: +6 Resistance bonus to Fortitude, Reflex, and Will Saving Throws. Enhanced Ki +1Enhanced Ki +1: Increases the rate at which the user gains ki with each successful attack. Reinforced FistsReinforced Fists: This item surrounds your fists with kinetic energy. Your unarmed damage is boosted by one half die. Concentration +15Concentration +15: Passive: +15 Competence bonus to the Concentration skill. Vitality +20Vitality +20: Passive: +20 Vitality bonus to Hit Points. Upgrade: 375 Purple Dragon Knights Favor and 15 Commendation: Villagers of Eveningstar adds Way of the Sun SoulWay of the Sun Soul: When all three item from the set are equipped and you are in a centered state, you will gain +2 artifact bonus to To-Hit and Damage rolls. In addition, when you roll a natural 20 on an attack roll that is confirmed as a critical hit, you will gain temporary benefit based on the elemental stance you are in, if any.	22	Bound to Character on EquipBound to Character on Equip: This item is Bound to Character on Equip	The Deal and the Demon, Mercenary Chest
Update 48.4.3 8 months and 15 days BugTime	Terrorweb Chitin Breastplate  (edit)	Breastplate	+6 Enhancement Bonus+6 Enhancement Bonus: +6 enhancement bonus to Armor Class. One of the following ability bonuses: Strength +8 Strength +8: This item gives the wearer the power of Ogre Strength, granting a +8 enhancement bonus to Strength. Insightful Strength +3Insightful Strength +3: This item gives the wearer the power of Ogre Strength, granting a +3 insight bonus to Strength. Constitution +8 Constitution +8: This item gives the wearer improved health, granting a +8 enhancement bonus to Constitution. Insightful Constitution +3Insightful Constitution +3: This item gives the wearer improved health, granting a +3 insight bonus to Constitution. Wisdom +8 Wisdom +8: This item makes the wearer more in tune with her surroundings, granting a +8 enhancement bonus to Wisdom. Insightful Wisdom +3Insightful Wisdom +3: This item makes the wearer more in tune with her surroundings, granting a +3 insight bonus to Wisdom. Vitality +20Vitality +20: Passive: +20 Vitality bonus to Hit Points. Superior NimblenessSuperior Nimbleness: This suit of armor looks much less restrictive than others of its type. A suit of armor that has this property has a maximum Dexterity bonus 4 higher than normal, and its armor check penalty is reduced by 4. Resistance +6 Resistance +6: Passive: +6 Resistance bonus to Fortitude, Reflex, and Will Saving Throws. Inherent Elemental Resistance - 5Inherent Elemental Resistance - 5: This item provides a +5 Competence bonus to your Acid, Cold, Fire, and Electrical resistances. Upgrades: 375 Purple Dragon Knight Favor and 15 Commendation: Clerics of Amaunator adds Amaunator's BlessingAmaunator's Blessing: When all three items from the set are equipped, you will gain a 10% Enhancement discount to the Spell Point cost of all your spells. 375 Purple Dragon Knight Favor and 15 Commendation: Purple Dragon Knights adds Knight's LoyaltyKnight's Loyalty: When all three items from the set are equipped, you will gain a +3 artifact bonus to your To-Hit and Damage rolls, and a +3 Insight bonus to Natural Armor.	22	Bound to Character on EquipBound to Character on Equip: This item is Bound to Character on Equip	The Deal and the Demon, Hidden Chest

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Monsters

Name ( picture • New Monster )	CR	Type	Race
Arith'narac ( view  • edit )	●♦25Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite	Magical Beast	Spider
Chosen of Lolth ( view  • edit )	●♠46Epic Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Demonweb Terror ( view  • edit )	♦17Normal ♥20Hard ●24Epic ●♥25Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite	Magical Beast	Spider
Graal'zerub ( view  • edit )	●♦26Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠46Epic Elite	Evil Outsider	Demon
Kishnaurac ( view  • edit )	●♦27Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠47Epic Elite	Evil Outsider	Demon
Planewalker Drow ( view  • edit )	●♦25Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Yugoloth Mercenary ( view  • edit )	●♦24Epic Normal ●♠43Epic Elite	Evil Outsider	Yugoloth

DC for Signs

Skill	Quest Difficulty	Skill Total	Suspected DC range
Sign of Binding (Use Magical Device roll)	Normal	10:Fail; 50:Success	11-50
	Hard	42:Fail; 47:Success	42-47
	Elite	55:Success	42-?
Sign of Shielding (Strength check)	Normal	24:Success	?-24
	Hard	24:Success	?-24
	Elite	24:Success	?-24
Sign of Vigilance (Concentration roll)	Normal	43:Fail; 46:Success	44-46
	Hard	49:Fail; 52:Success	50-52
	Elite	56:Success	50-56
Convince Ymris to not call his mercenaries (Intimidate roll)	Normal	43:Fail	44-56
	Hard	49:Fail; 50:Success	50
	Elite	68:Success	43-68