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The Final Enemy
The Final Enemy is the 5th quest in the Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh story arcStory arcs are chains of quests that make up a story line. Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward.. |
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These quests can be completed in any order. |
The Haunting of Saltmarsh • Under the Cover of Darkness • Danger at Dunwater • Swim at Your Own Risk • The Final Enemy |
The Sahuagin have captured a Lizardfolk fortress and are in the process of converting it into an advance base for their invasion. You must end their plan before the main Sahuagin army arrives.
Requires access to adventure pack
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The Final Enemy | |
Heroic level: | 3 |
Epic level: | 32 (considered Legendary) |
Duration: | Long |
Heroic XP: | ♣1,406Solo/Casual ♦2,548Normal ♥2,752Hard ♠2,956Elite |
Epic XP: | ♣24,111Solo/Casual ♦41,182Normal ♥42,179Hard ♠43,177Elite |
Takes place in: | Sahuagin Fortress |
Bestowed by: | Gellan Primewater |
NPC contact: | Gellan Primewater |
Quest acquired in: | The Snapping Line Inn |
Patron: | The Gatekeepers |
Base favor: | 4 |
Purchase: | Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh |
Extreme Challenge: | No |
Overview
The real enemy is the Sahuagin! Gellan, a town councilor, is asking you to head to the Sahuagin Fortress and take care of the problem.
Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!
Objectives
- Kill Baroness Seklaz
- Kill High Priestess Thradrah
- Find a way to explore underwater for long periods of time.
- Find the Codex Page
- (Optional) Defeat groups of Sahuagin (10 total) — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣211 ♦382 ♥413 ♠443 ) Legendary( ♣3,617 ♦6,177 ♥6,327 ♠6,477 )
- (Optional) Defeat more groups of Sahuagin (10 total) — Bonus (25%): Heroic( ♣352 ♦637 ♥688 ♠739 ) Legendary( ♣6,028 ♦10,296 ♥10,545 ♠10,794 )
- (Optional) Defeat even more groups of Sahuagin (10 total) — Bonus (35%): Heroic( ♣492 ♦892 ♥963 ♠1,035 ) Legendary( ♣8,439 ♦14,414 ♥14,763 ♠15,112 )
- (Optional) Defeat Chute the Otyugh — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣141 ♦255 ♥275 ♠296 ) Legendary( ♣2,411 ♦4,118 ♥4,218 ♠4,318 )
- (Optional) Find journal pages (7 total) — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣281 ♦510 ♥550 ♠591 ) Legendary( ♣4,822 ♦8,236 ♥8,436 ♠8,635 )
- (Optional) Defeat Baron Kepmak — Bonus (12%): Heroic( ♣169 ♦306 ♥330 ♠355 ) Legendary( ♣2,893 ♦4,942 ♥5,061 ♠5,181 )
- (Optional) Kill Blademaster Makaht — Bonus (12%): Heroic( ♣169 ♦306 ♥330 ♠355 ) Legendary( ♣2,893 ♦4,942 ♥5,061 ♠5,181 )
Known Traps
- Sonic trap at first door (gate/portcullis) right after speaking to Ihrtos
- Electric trap in front of the secret door, south-east room of first level
- Several pressure plates near chests (in sets of five)
Tips and Misc
- This is one of the few quests in the game that features under water combat (specifically, in the third level).
- Oceanus awaits you at the entrance, regardless of whether you freed him in Under the Cover of Darkness. You can assign him one of three tasks:
- Distract some Sahuagin. (Removes two of the patrol groups. Exactly 30 groups are remaining for the related optional)
- Find some hidden treasure
- Distract the High Priestess (calls some Crayfish to attend in the end fight)
- Ihrtos also stands at the entrance but is of no further use.
- Elmo, the exhausted Slave, assigns the optional "Find Journal pages" shortly before his death. (Journal pages that have already been read are automatically added to the optional.)
- Second level
- After arriving on the second level you need to solve a puzzle and use two levers to proceed further.
- If you decide to kill the maid Terx she just dies. There is no reward for taking either action.
- There is a small heap of gold in the back room.
- The breathing device must be used to be able to enter the underwater level.
- Baroness Seklaz, a required kill, is in the room north of the underwater breathing device.
- Third level
- When the two combatants in the arena are attacked all spectators get hostile including a red mini boss.
Bonus XP
- Aggression bonus: 33 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣141 ♦255 ♥275 ♠296 )
- Onslaught bonus: 67 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣211 ♦382 ♥413 ♠443 )
- Conquest bonus: 100 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣352 ♦637 ♥688 ♠739 )
- Tamper bonus: 9 or more traps disarmed +10% Bonus.( ♣141 ♦255 ♥275 ♠296 )
- Neutralization bonus: 12 or more traps disarmed +20% Bonus.( ♣281 ♦510 ♥550 ♠591 )
- Ingenious Debilitation bonus: 14 or more traps disarmed +30% Bonus.( ♣422 ♦764 ♥826 ♠887 )
- Mischief bonus: 69 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣112 ♦204 ♥220 ♠236 )
- Vandal bonus: 90 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣141 ♦255 ♥275 ♠296 )
- Ransack bonus: 111 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣211 ♦382 ♥413 ♠443 )
Loot
- Chests: 10
- Chest for killing Chute the Otyugh
- Item Lockbox, south-east room of first level
- Item Lockbox, trapped, north-east in the temple, second level
- Item Lockbox, trapped, locked, west in the temple, second level
- Chest for killing Baroness Seklaz
- Chest for killing Baron Kepmak
- Item Lockbox, north-west room, underwater level
- Chest in the treasury, underwater level
- Item Lockbox, in the arena after killing Blademaster Makaht
- End chest
- Collectables: 12 out of
- Adventurer's Pack — top level, small room north-west
- Reagents Cabinet — top level, north-west storage room
- Cabinet — top level, north-east storage room
- Adventurer's Pack — top level, small room north-east
- Rubble — top level, western north–south passage
- Reagents Cabinet — top level, northern east-west connection
- Adventurer's Pack — top level, northern east-west connection
- Cabinet — top level, northern east-west connection
- Crude Altar — top level, middle east-west connection
- Rubble — top level, in the room with slave Elmo
- Rubble — top level, southern east-west passage
- Adventurer's Pack — middle level, between both hatcheries
- Crude Altar — middle level, between both hatcheries
- Fungus — middle level, eastern hatchery
- Reagents Cabinet — middle level, near south-west lever
- Adventurer's Pack — middle level, near north-west lever
- Adventurer's Pack — middle level, south-east room with journal
- Crude Altar — middle level, temple west side middle room
- Crude Altar — middle level, temple west side south room
- Crude Altar — middle level, temple east side middle room
- Crude Altar — middle level, temple east side south room
- Adventurer's Pack — middle level, north-west small room
- Adventurer's Pack — middle level, north-east small room
- Crude Altar — middle level, in the room with maid Terx
- Rubble — bottom level, in the cell with Oceanus
- Rubble — bottom level, north-west room
- Adventurer's Pack — bottom level, north-east room
- Adventurer's Pack — bottom level, south-west room
- Adventurer's Pack — bottom level, south-west room
- Adventurer's Pack — bottom level, south-east room
- Adventurer's Pack — bottom level, south-east room
NPC end rewards
Randomly generated loot, ML correlates with effective quest level.
Named Chest Drop
Last Edited | Item | Type | Enhancements | ML | Bind | Quests |
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Bullywug Priestess' Staff (edit) | Quarterstaff |
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3 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | The Final Enemy, End Chest |
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Skullduggery Cap (edit) | Helm |
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3 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | The Final Enemy, end chest |
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Ship-Mage's Attire (edit) | Clothing |
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3 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | The Final Enemy, end chest |
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Ethereal Ring (edit) | Ring |
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3 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | The Final Enemy, end chest |
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Legendary Skullduggery Cap (edit) | Helmet |
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30 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | The Final Enemy, end chest, or Legendary version of Epic Skullduggery Cap |
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Legendary Bullywug Priestess' Staff (edit) | Quarterstaff |
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30 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | The Final Enemy, end chest, or Legendary version of Epic Bullywug Priestess' Staff |
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Legendary Ethereal Ring (edit) | Ring |
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30 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | The Final Enemy, end chest, or Legendary version of Epic Ethereal Ring |
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Legendary Ship-Mage's Attire (edit) | Clothing |
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30 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | The Final Enemy, end chest, or Legendary version of Epic Ship-Mage's Attire |
Monsters
Name ( picture ) | CR | Type | Race |
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Baron Kepmak ( view • edit ) | ♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite | Monstrous Humanoid | Sahuagin |
Baroness Seklaz ( view • edit ) | ♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite | Monstrous Humanoid | Sahuagin |
Blademaster Makaht ( view • edit ) | ♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite | Monstrous Humanoid | Sahuagin |
Chute ( view • edit ) | ♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite | Aberration | Otyugh |
High Priestess Thadrah ( view • edit ) | ♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite | Monstrous Humanoid | Sahuagin |
Invader Arcanist ( view • edit ) | ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Monstrous Humanoid | Sahuagin |
Invader Champion ( view • edit ) | ♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite | Monstrous Humanoid | Sahuagin |
Invader Cleric ( view • edit ) | ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Monstrous Humanoid | Sahuagin |
Invader Skirmisher ( view • edit ) | ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Monstrous Humanoid | Sahuagin |
Invader Warrior ( view • edit ) | ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Monstrous Humanoid | Sahuagin |
Saltmarsh Crayfish ( view • edit ) | ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Vermin | Crayfish |
Saltmarsh Water Elemental ( view • edit ) | ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Elemental | Water Elemental |
Trained Sea Lion ( view • edit ) | ♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite | Magical Beast | Sea Lion |
Watcher Construct (Animated Object) ( view • edit ) | ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Construct | Animated Object |
Water Weird ( view • edit ) | ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Elemental | Water Weird |
Wellspring ( view • edit ) | ♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite | Elemental | Water Weird |
- Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh chain quests
- Epic quests
- Long quests
- Sahuagin Fortress quests
- The Snapping Line Inn quests
- The Gatekeepers patron quests
- Pay to Play quests
- Quests by name
- Quests with maps
- Quests with more than one map
- Level 32 quests
- Compendium:Level 3 (32 epic) quests
- Level 3 quests
- Quests with 4 base favor reward
- Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh quests
- Quests with collectables/12
- Quests with underwater combat