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The Knife's Edge
The Knife's Edge is the 3rd quest in the Fall of the Night Brigade 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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Rats in a Cage • The Wizard's Labyrinth • The Knife's Edge • The Darkness and the Light |
The Night Brigade's Master Thief, Karissa the Knife, has a lair somewhere nearby. It won't be easy to find it.
Requires access to adventure pack
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The Knife's Edge | |
Heroic level: | 4 |
Epic level: | 34 (considered Legendary) |
Duration: | Medium |
Heroic XP: | ♣1,140Solo/Casual ♦2,050Normal ♥2,200Hard ♠2,350Elite |
Epic XP: | ♣10,943Solo/Casual ♦18,667Normal ♥19,095Hard ♠19,522Elite |
Takes place in: | On the Trail of the Master Thief |
Bestowed by: | Neese the Burrower |
NPC contact: | Neese the Burrower |
Quest acquired in: | Wheloon Docks |
Patron: | The Harpers |
Base favor: | 3 |
Purchase: | Fall of the Night Brigade or VIP |
Extreme Challenge: | No |
Overview
Use the Wererats' Entrance to go On the Trail of the Night Brigade inside Wheloon Prison and kill the Night Brigade's Master Thief.
Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!
Objectives
- Slay Karissa the Knife
- Find your way into the sewers.
- Find your way into the Master Thief's Tunnels.
- Find your way into the Master Thief's Hideout.
- Find the Master Thief's treasures.
- (Optional) Read all the notes (find 4) — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣171 ♦308 ♥330 ♠353 ) Legendary( ♣1,641 ♦2,800 ♥2,864 ♠2,928 )
- (Optional) Slay Drainage Room Otyugh — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣171 ♦308 ♥330 ♠353 ) Legendary( ♣1,641 ♦2,800 ♥2,864 ♠2,928 )
- (Optional) Slay Night Brigade Panther — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣171 ♦308 ♥330 ♠353 ) Legendary( ♣1,641 ♦2,800 ♥2,864 ♠2,928 )
Known Traps
- Three falling blade traps before the Drain Room (Control Panel after)
- Moving whirling blade after the Drain Room (Control Panel before)
- Three falling blade traps before the collapsing floor (Control Panel before)
- Collapsible floor (Control Panel before)
- Three falling blade traps on the way to the panther optional (Control Panel after)
- Three sets of 4 whirling blades plus one moving whirling blade after the ballista (not disarmable)
- Field of spike blades before the backdoor to the shrine (Control Panel before)
Tips and Misc
- Karissa the Knife, Master Thief of the Night Brigade, maintains a system of heavily trapped and guarded tunnels under her lair to test prospective recruits for the organisation. With all other entrances to her manor sealed off, you must run this gauntlet in order to get face to face with your next target.
- To reach the tunnels, you must first navigate a short portion of Wheloon's sewer system. Head down into the tunnels and east, then hop over a series of wooden platforms suspended above a whirlpool.
- Optionally, you may also choose to drop down into the whirlpool and swim north to fight the Drainage Room Otyugh. Note that you cannot leave this section until the Otyugh is slain, after which a Dimension Door will take you back to the start of the jumping section.
- A lever on the other side of this room opens a pair of Dimension Doors to skip this jumping section.
- In the next room, a lever behind the door you enter through opens a secret door into the Master Thief's Tunnels. Head north to a section with another set of falling blades. The floor right behind the collapses if not disarmed.
- Be very careful when entering the next section, especially if you're at level on Heroic – heading north here will lead you into the firing line of a Ballista!
- You have a few options for what to do about the Ballista:
- First off, destroying the Brazier in the first room the Ballista shoots at activates a Hiding Spot, marked by a blue rectangle, which allows you to conceal yourself from the Ballista. You can also take a hint from some friendly Wererats in a nearby tunnel hug the left wall to avoid its fire.
- Afterwards, heading north will trigger an optional fight with a red-named Panther – defeating this will open a door to a locked chest and a lever, which will allow you to open a door into the room with the Ballista and kill its operators. (The key for the locked chest is in the room north of the ballista, and must be found by Searching for it.)
- Alternatively, heading west will allow you to enter a rat tunnel which brings you out on the other side of the ballista. You can choose to run south and ignore the ballista entirely or head north then west to ambush its operators. (This also allows you to reach the Panther optional afterwards.)
- Now head south-east into Karissa's hideout. In the room to the north, Karissa is concealed behind a magical barrier. She summons a wave of Night Brigade soldiers to ambush you from a side room, then drops the barrier and attacks you herself.
- There are four notes:
- One right outside the Master Thief's Tunnels
- One by the first shrine in the Tunnels
- One on the bar in Karissa's hideout
- One in the final room with Karissa
Bonus XP
- Aggression bonus: 17 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣114 ♦205 ♥220 ♠235 )
- Onslaught bonus: 33 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣171 ♦308 ♥330 ♠353 )
- Conquest bonus: 50 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣285 ♦513 ♥550 ♠588 )
- Tamper bonus: 3 or more traps disarmed +10% Bonus.( ♣114 ♦205 ♥220 ♠235 )
- Neutralization bonus: 4 or more traps disarmed +20% Bonus.( ♣228 ♦410 ♥440 ♠470 )
- Ingenious Debilitation bonus: 5 or more traps disarmed +30% Bonus.( ♣342 ♦615 ♥660 ♠705 )
- Mischief bonus: 28 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣91 ♦164 ♥176 ♠188 )
- Vandal bonus: 36 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣114 ♦205 ♥220 ♠235 )
- Ransack bonus: 44 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣171 ♦308 ♥330 ♠353 )
Loot
- Chests: 4
- optional for killing the Otyugh
- one locked behind the Panther
- one locked in the rat tunnels
- end chest together with 2 Piles of Gold
- Collectables: 3 out of
- Rubble — in the room at the end of the first rat tunnel
- Scroll Rack — near the shrine in the Hideout
- Alchemy Table — near the end chest
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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Tunneler's Toolkit (edit) | Belt |
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4 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | The Knife's Edge, end chest |
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Packrat's Rat Pack (edit) | Cloak |
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4 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | The Knife's Edge, end chest |
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Echoes of Night (edit) | Rune Arm |
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4 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | The Knife's Edge, end chest |
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Karissa's Goggles (edit) | Goggles |
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4 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | The Knife's Edge, end chest |
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Poniard of Pain (edit) | Dagger |
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4 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | The Knife's Edge, end chest (rare) |
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Legendary Packrat's Rat Pack (edit) | Cloak |
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33 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | The Knife's Edge, end chest |
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Legendary Echoes of Night (edit) | Rune Arm |
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33 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | The Knife's Edge, end chest |
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Legendary Tunneler's Toolkit (edit) | Belt |
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33 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | The Knife's Edge, end chest |
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Legendary Karissa's Goggles (edit) | Goggles |
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33 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | The Knife's Edge, end chest |
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Legendary Poniard of Pain (edit) | Dagger |
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33 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | The Knife's Edge, end chest (rare) |
This quest may also drop the following Lunar and Solar Gems:
Item | Type | Enchantments | ML | Bind | Location |
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Lunar Gem of Weapon Damage (Heroic) | Moon augments |
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1 | UnboundUnbound: This item is Unbound, and may take permanent damage. | Secrets of the Red Wizards, end chest, and The Knife's Edge, end chest |
Lunar Gem of Weapon Damage (Legendary) | Moon augments |
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30 | UnboundUnbound: This item is Unbound, and may take permanent damage. | Secrets of the Red Wizards, end chest, and The Knife's Edge, end chest |
Solar Gem of Doubleshot (Heroic) | Sun augments |
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1 | UnboundUnbound: This item is Unbound, and may take permanent damage. | Portal to Below, end chest, and The Knife's Edge, end chest |
Solar Gem of Doubleshot (Legendary) | Sun augments |
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30 | UnboundUnbound: This item is Unbound, and may take permanent damage. | Portal to Below, end chest, and The Knife's Edge, end chest |
Solar Gem of Sneak Attack Damage (Heroic) | Sun augments |
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1 | UnboundUnbound: This item is Unbound, and may take permanent damage. | Death Hosts This Banquet, end chest, and The Knife's Edge, end chest |
Solar Gem of Sneak Attack Damage (Legendary) | Sun augments |
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30 | UnboundUnbound: This item is Unbound, and may take permanent damage. | Death Hosts This Banquet, end chest, and The Knife's Edge, end chest |
Lunar Gem of Dexterity (Heroic) | Moon augments |
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1 | UnboundUnbound: This item is Unbound, and may take permanent damage. | Voices of the Dead, end chest, and The Knife's Edge, end chest |
Lunar Gem of Dexterity (Legendary) | Moon augments |
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30 | UnboundUnbound: This item is Unbound, and may take permanent damage. | Voices of the Dead, end chest, and The Knife's Edge, end chest |
Monsters
Name ( picture ) | CR | Type | Race |
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Drainage Room Otyugh ( view • edit ) | ♦6Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♦38Epic Normal ●♥42Epic Hard ●♠48Epic Elite | Aberration | Otyugh |
Karissa the Knife ( view • edit ) | ♦6Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♦38Epic Normal ●♥42Epic Hard ●♠48Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Night Brigade Archer ( view • edit ) | ♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Night Brigade Fighter ( view • edit ) | ♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Night Brigade Panther ( view • edit ) | ♦6Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♦38Epic Normal ●♥42Epic Hard ●♠48Epic Elite | Animal | Panther |
Night Brigade Rogue ( view • edit ) | ♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Night Brigade Wizard ( view • edit ) | ♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦37Epic Normal ●♥41Epic Hard ●♠46Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
- Fall of the Night Brigade chain quests
- Epic quests
- Medium quests
- On the Trail of the Master Thief quests
- Wheloon Docks quests
- The Harpers patron quests
- Pay to Play quests
- Quests by name
- Quests with maps
- Level 34 quests
- Compendium:Level 4 (34 epic) quests
- Level 4 quests
- Quests with 3 base favor reward
- Fall of the Night Brigade quests
- Quests with collectables/3