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The Iron Mines: Freeing Achka
The mine is a grim place of shadowed halls and gaping chasms. Somewhere in the darkness, the chieftain's son awaits rescue.
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The Iron Mines: Freeing Achka | |
Heroic level: | 6 |
Epic level: | None |
Duration: | Short |
Heroic XP: | ♣295Solo/Casual ♦520Normal ♥548Hard ♠576Elite |
Epic XP: | N/A |
Takes place in: | The Iron Mines |
Bestowed by: | Bruku |
NPC contact: | Bruku |
Quest acquired in: | Sorrowdusk Isle |
Patron: | House Deneith |
Base favor: | 3 |
Free to Play: | No |
Extreme Challenge: | No |
Overview
Rescue Achka, son of the Grey Moon tribe's true chief, from the iron mine where the ogres now dwell.
The Iron Mines: Freeing Achka is the 1st quest in the Grey Moon Waning story arc![]() Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward.. |
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The Iron Mines: Freeing Achka • The Iron Mines: Justice for Grust • The Grey Moon's Den: The Trollish Scourge • The Grey Moon's Den: Extermination |
Spoiler Warning: Information below this point can be considered spoiler material!
Objectives
- Acquire Key to Achka's Cell
- Rescue Achka from his cell
- (Optional) Slay Powder — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣44 ♦78 ♥82 ♠86 )
- (Optional) Slay Flamefang — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣30 ♦52 ♥55 ♠58 )
What to Expect
- Trap (fixed)
Known Traps
- Force traps across bridge; the control box is on the far (east) side of the bridge, on the north.
Tips and Misc
- No shrines in this quest.
- The Key to Achka's Cell is held by an Ogre leader behind a door near the entrance (to the west and down the ladder).
- There are 4 force traps on the bridge, which can be easily timed, and ample room between each to pause before continuing.
- Earth elementals will spawn after opening Achka's cell; it's not necessary to kill them before speaking to Achka and completing the quest.
- The eastern area of the map is blocked off; this prevents any bonuses from killing or breaking (the traps bonus may still be possible, however).
Bonus XP
Loot
- Chests: 0 - 1
- 1 rare optional for killing Flamefang (Hell Hound)
- Collectables: Two
- Mushroom in the room with the key to Achka's cell
- Crude altar in Achka's cell
- NPC rewards: None until all four quests are completed
Monsters
Name(picture) | CR | Type | Race |
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Black Sun Ogre (view) | ♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite | Giant | Ogre |
Flamefang (The Iron Mines) (view) | ♦6Normal ♠10Elite | Evil Outsider | Hellhound |
Hell Hound (view) | ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite | Evil Outsider | Hellhound |
Large Earth Elemental (view) | ♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠9Elite | Elemental | Earth Elemental |
Ogre Leader (view) | ♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite | Giant | Ogre |
Powder (view) | ♥9Hard ♠12Elite | Magical Beast | Wolf |
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