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The Devils to Pay

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Calliope has asked you to help her reverse an ill-advised deal with Devils: a student loan in exchange for her soul. You head to the office where the Devils have set up a loan office.

Requires access to adventure pack: Vecna Unleashed
The Devils to Pay
Heroic level: 18
Epic level: 34
(considered Legendary)
Duration: Short
Heroic XP:  ♣1,682Solo/Casual ♦2,908Normal ♥3,012Hard ♠3,116Elite
Epic XP:  ♣7,640Solo/Casual ♦13,030Normal ♥13,326Hard ♠13,623Elite
Takes place in: Perpetual Bond Student Loan Office
Bestowed by: Calliope Feldren
NPC contact: Calliope Feldren
Quest acquired in: Morgrave University - Upper Commons
Patron: Morgrave University
Base favor: 5
Purchase: Vecna Unleashed
Extreme Challenge: No
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Overview

You agreed to help a student reverse an ill-advised deal with Devils. Go to the Perpetual Bond Student Loan Office to begin your search for the contract.

Quest bestower and entrance are located in the lower part of Upper Commons called 'Nymph's Court'.


Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!


Objectives

  • Speak to Calliope
  • Find Calliope's Soul Contract
  • Speak to the Load Broker to see why she's stopped the tour
  • Find a way out of the loan office
  • Speak to the Loan Broker to confront her
  • Return to Calliope with the Contract
  • (Optional) Take the devils' magic quill — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣168 ♦291 ♥301 ♠312 ) Legendary( ♣764 ♦1,303 ♥1,333 ♠1,362 )
  • (Optional) Defeat the senior clerk guarding the quill — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣168 ♦291 ♥301 ♠312 ) Legendary( ♣764 ♦1,303 ♥1,333 ♠1,362 )

Known Traps

Trap DCs

  • Fire jets in all halls, 4 Control Panels to disable them
  • When choosing the front door approach, several levers appear in the first hall.

Tips and Misc

  • Welcome to The Devils to Pay! This is a completely serious quest, and in no way a jab at the American higher education system.
  • Calliope has sold her soul – literally – to afford Morgrave's tuition fees, which is apparently perfectly legal under Brelish business laws. You're breaking into the loan office to retrieve her soul contract.
  • You can either choose to go in through the front door pretending to be an auditor (no Bluff check required), or sneak in round the back. This has little effect on quest progress past the first room.
    • The front door route is longer, but probably a little easier – you follow fiendish loan broker Matarkeia through the offices until she gets a Sending from a potential "benefactor" and returns to her office. This route allows you to deactivate the fire traps in the upper corridor with levers.
    • The back door route takes you straight to the lower office, where you are jumped by Bearded Devils. (If taking this route, you'll have to either dodge the traps in the upper corridor or disarm them the traditional way, as the levers disappear.)
  • This puzzle unlocks the lever to the left
    This puzzle unlocks the lever to the left
    Regardless of which route you took, you now need to solve the tile puzzle on the wall to open the door to the archives downstairs. At this point, if you came in through the front door, the Bearded Devils attack, but in smaller waves.
    • The tile puzzle is hard to reach – you may need to jump on a nearby shelf to do the top row.
  • Head into the archives and kill Rilvos for his ledger, then find Calliope's contract and grab it.
    • Bug: The section of the hallway with Rilvos glitches out if you reach it too fast in the progression and him and some of the nearby Bearded Devils became invincible to all but grazing hits and spell damage.needs verification
    • Grabbing the contract activates a secret door on the same wall as the puzzle – behind this is the Orthon Tyrtaeos and the devils' magical quill.
  • Finally, head to the upper office and fight Materkeia. She will periodically become invincible and set a couple of the nearby Bearded Devils on you.
    • It's possible to skip waves of devils by dealing enough damage with one hit.
  • You can now return the soul contract to Calliope. Thanks to an uncharacteristically sloppy bit of wording on Materkeia's part, she now owns her own soul again!

Bonus XP

  • Aggression bonus: 12 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣168 ♦291 ♥301 ♠312 )
  • Onslaught bonus: 23 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣252 ♦436 ♥452 ♠467 )
  • Conquest bonus: 35 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣421 ♦727 ♥753 ♠779 )
  • Tamper bonus: 2 or more traps disarmed +10% Bonus.( ♣168 ♦291 ♥301 ♠312 )
  • Neutralization bonus: 3 or more traps disarmed +20% Bonus.( ♣336 ♦582 ♥602 ♠623 )
  • Ingenious Debilitation bonus: 4 or more traps disarmed +30% Bonus.( ♣505 ♦872 ♥904 ♠935 )
  • Mischief bonus: 34 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣135 ♦233 ♥241 ♠249 )
  • Vandal bonus: 44 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣168 ♦291 ♥301 ♠312 )
  • Ransack bonus: 54 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣252 ♦436 ♥452 ♠467 )

Loot

  • Chests: 2
    • One for killing the guard and taking the quill
    • One end chest
  • Collectables: 2 out of

NPC end rewards

Randomly generated loot, ML correlates with effective quest level.

Named Chest Drop

Last Edited Item Type Enhancements ML Bind Quests
Azure Targe
(edit)
Small shield 18 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Devils to Pay, End chest
Study Spectacles
(edit)
Goggles 18 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Devils to Pay, End chest
University Bulwark's Robe
(edit)
Clothing 18 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Devils to Pay, End chest
University Researcher's Cloak
(edit)
Cloak 18 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Devils to Pay, End chest
  • Update 75.7
  • 2 months and 28 days
  • Bladedge
University Mage's Hat
(edit)
Helmet 18 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Devils to Pay, End chest
Legendary Azure Targe
(edit)
Small shield 32 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Devils to Pay, End chest
Legendary University Bulwark's Robe
(edit)
Clothing 32 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Devils to Pay, End chest
Legendary University Researcher's Cloak
(edit)
Cloak 32 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Devils to Pay, End chest
  • Update 75.7
  • 2 months and 28 days
  • Bladedge
Legendary University Mage's Hat
(edit)
Helmet 32 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Devils to Pay, End chest
Legendary Study Spectacles
(edit)
Goggles 32 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Devils to Pay, End chest

Based on The Devils to Pay loot ( t • e • h )

This quest may also drop the following named augments:

 

 

Item Type Enchantments ML Bind Location
Ravil's Book of Recipes Colorless augments 18 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

Ravil's Book of Legendary Recipes Colorless augments 32 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

Guide to Animal Handling Yellow augments
  • +1 Enhancement bonus to Wild Empathy Charges
18 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

Legendary Guide to Animal Handling Yellow augments
  • +3 Enhancement bonus to Wild Empathy Charges
32 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

The Art of Sabotage, Vol. 1 Yellow augments 18 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

The Art of Sabotage, Vol. 3 Yellow augments 32 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

Moment to Moment Yellow augments 18 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

Legendary Moment to Legendary Moment Yellow augments 32 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

The Art of Persuasion, Vol. 1 Yellow augments 18 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

The Art of Persuasion, Vol. 3 Yellow augments 32 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

The Book of Defense: Fortitude Blue augments 18 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

The Legendary Book of Defense: Fortitude Blue augments 32 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

The Book of Defense: Reflexes Blue augments 18 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

The Legendary Book of Defense: Reflexes Blue augments 32 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

The Book of Defense: Willpower Blue augments 18 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

The Legendary Book of Defense: Willpower Blue augments 32 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

How To Cast Fast Blue augments 18 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

How To Cast Faster Blue augments 32 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

Encyclopedia of the Dead, Vol. 1 Red augments
  • Undead Bane 4Undead Bane 4: Those that have died must return, and this weapon is attuned specifically to lay them to rest. This weapon deals an additional 4d10 bane damage vs. Undead.
  • Ghost TouchGhost Touch: An incorporeal creature's 50% chance to avoid damage does not apply to attacks with ghost touch weapons.
18 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

Encyclopedia of the Dead, Vol. 3 Red augments
  • Undead Bane 6Undead Bane 6: Those that have died must return, and this weapon is attuned specifically to lay them to rest. This weapon deals an additional 6d10 bane damage vs. Undead.
  • Ghost TouchGhost Touch: An incorporeal creature's 50% chance to avoid damage does not apply to attacks with ghost touch weapons.
32 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

A History of Draconic Interference Red augments
  • Dragon Bane 4Dragon Bane 4: This weapon is attuned specifically to disrupt those with draconic blood, dealing an additional 4d10 bane damage vs. Dragons.
18 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

A Legendary History of Draconic Interference Red augments
  • Dragon Bane 6Dragon Bane 6: This weapon is attuned specifically to disrupt those with draconic blood, dealing an additional 6d10 bane damage vs. Dragons.
32 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

Bestiary of the Planes Red augments 18 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

Legendary Bestiary of the Planes Red augments 32 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

The Finite Limits of Construction Red augments 18 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

The Infinite Limits of Construction Red augments 32 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire

Item:Esoteric Relic Weapon trades with Steps Obliss Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Vecna Unleashed, any end chest
Item:Legendary Esoteric Relic Weapon trades with Steps Obliss, Esoteric Table upgrades for Defiled items and Fire Over Morgrave loot Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Vecna Unleashed, any end chest

Monsters

Name ( picture ) CR Type Race
Devilish Clerk( view
 • edit )
 ♦18Normal ♥22Hard ♠28Elite ♦34Epic Normal ♥38Epic Hard ♠43Epic Elite Evil Outsider Devil
Matarkeia( view
 • edit )
 ♦21Normal ♥25Hard ♠31Elite ♦37Epic Normal ♥41Epic Hard ♠46Epic Elite Evil Outsider Devil
Rilvos( view
 • edit )
 ♦20Normal ♥24Hard ♠30Elite ♦36Epic Normal ♥40Epic Hard ♠44Epic Elite Evil Outsider Devil
Tyrtaeos( view
 • edit )
 ♦20Normal ♥24Hard ♠30Elite ♦36Epic Normal ♥40Epic Hard ♠44Epic Elite Evil Outsider Devil