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The Lords of Dust

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The Lords of Dust is the 1st quest in the Web of Chaos 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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The Lords of Dust • Servants of the Overlord • The Spinner of Shadows • Beyond the Rift


The Lords of Dust are demons and demon worshippers who seek to free the fiendish Overlords who ruled Eberron long ago during the Age of Demons.

The Lords of Dust
Heroic level: 16
Epic level: 21
Duration: Long
Heroic XP:  ♣2,940Solo/Casual ♦5,100Normal ♥5,300Hard ♠5,500Elite
Epic XP:  ♣10,089Solo/Casual ♦17,385Normal ♥17,955Hard ♠18,525Elite
Takes place in: Cultist Base
Bestowed by: Dectaran
NPC contact: Inquisitor Lightbringer
Quest acquired in: The Harbor
Patron: The Silver Flame
Base favor: 7
Purchase: Free to Play
Extreme Challenge: No
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Overview

Cultists who follow the Lords of Dust have been found in Stormreach. The Church of the Silver Flame suspects they are behind the mysterious crack in the Harbor wall, and is determined to stop them.

Enter the Cultist Base in the Harbor, and meet with Inquisitor Gnomon. He will determine how to deal with the demon worshippers.


Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!


Objectives

  • Report to Inquisitor Gnomon
  • Slay the Lords of Dust cultists (25 total)
  • Learn the fate of Inquisitor Gnomon
  • Slay Marideth
  • Uncover Gnomon's plans
  • Slay the Sacrificed Cultists (8 total)
  • Slay the Rakshasa, Tahmael
  • Slay Rakshasa Lord Gnomon
  • Slay the Drow Karas
  • (Optional) Put down Bastion (rare spawn) — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣294 ♦510 ♥530 ♠550 ) Epic( ♣1,009 ♦1,739 ♥1,796 ♠1,853 )
  • (Optional) Break or purify the altars (3 total) — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣294 ♦510 ♥530 ♠550 ) Epic( ♣1,009 ♦1,739 ♥1,796 ♠1,853 )
  • (Optional) Slay more Lord of Dusts cultists (10 more, 35 total) — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣294 ♦510 ♥530 ♠550 ) Epic( ♣1,009 ♦1,739 ♥1,796 ♠1,853 )
  • (Optional) Slay the remaining Lord of Dusts cultists (15 more, 50 total) — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣441 ♦765 ♥795 ♠825 ) Epic( ♣1,513 ♦2,608 ♥2,693 ♠2,779 )

Known Traps

Trap DCs

  • Horizontal blades on the stairs past the first shrine; control panel is on the west side at the top of the second set of stairs (past the trap)
  • Fire jet around the corner; control panel is on the inside corner past the trap
  • Vertical blades between the next two sets of stairs; control panel is on the inside corner at the bottom of the second set (past the trap)
  • Spikes around the corner from the second set of shrines; control panels (each controls half the spikes) on either side of the hall past the trap.
  • Sonic trap beyond the next door triggers (and the control panel can't be sensed) until after the rakshasa lord spawns. Control panel location varies, before trap.
  • Sonic trap in the next room, to the north; control panel location varies.

Tips and Misc

  • The quest is very linear, despite the appearance of the map.
  • The quest is also quite easy in normal due to the lack of powerful trash enemies and the concentration of weak Cultist enemies. At higher levels, the bosses will pose much more of a threat.
  • If you stick close to Gnomon upon opening the first door, you can get some free mass buffs from Novice Corin Dryden (with him) who casts Prayer and Death Ward.
  • You may need to explore very short side doors to find the other two Altars, though the third altar is along your journey.
    • The first altar is in the northernmost room.
    • The second altar is in the westernmost room.
    • The third altar is right on the way, where Tahmael appears.
    • Someone with the Religious Lore feat may purify the altars instead of destroy them for an extra chest.
    • Hirelings will not be able to purify the altars, as they cannot navigate the menu you get when 'using' the Altar.
    • Shattering the altars will cause the nearby statues to also shatter, releasing Khyber Jariliths; purifying the altars does not release them.
  • You will need to break some shelves to access levers hidden behind them.
  • In the first room after the second shrine there are a couple of lion statues. When you approach the boundary between the two rooms, a rakshasa lord will appear and the statues will shatter, releasing Khyber Jariliths. Additionally, a sonic trap will start.
  • Bastion may appear in the hallway near the door leading to the second (western) altar.
  • Marideth will appear beyond the sealed door past where you meet up with the dead novice.
  • Tahmael will appear by the third altar.
    • Bug: Do not kill the Rakshasa boss by the altar too fast, before you get the objective to kill him, or the quest will not be able to be completed.
  • Gnomon is one of the few enemies in the game that casts Divine Punishment on players, so watch your HPs. He also likes to spam Blade Barrier and Cometfall.
  • Your final boss, Karas, deals potent Sneak Attack and doublestrike damage, even if you're highly fortified.
  • If you finish out, you'll appear near Dectaran, the quest giver. Take the door at the end and you'll appear on the stairs near the Waterworks, close to Inquisitor Lightbringer, who rewards you. You'll also be standing next to the entrance to the next quest in this chain, Servants of the Overlord.

Bonus XP

  • Aggression bonus: 22 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣294 ♦510 ♥530 ♠550 )
  • Onslaught bonus: 44 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣441 ♦765 ♥795 ♠825 )
  • Conquest bonus: 66 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣735 ♦1,275 ♥1,325 ♠1,375 )
  • Tamper bonus: 4 or more traps disarmed +10% Bonus.( ♣294 ♦510 ♥530 ♠550 )
  • Neutralization bonus: 5 or more traps disarmed +20% Bonus.( ♣588 ♦1,020 ♥1,060 ♠1,100 )
  • Ingenious Debilitation bonus: 6 or more traps disarmed +30% Bonus.( ♣882 ♦1,530 ♥1,590 ♠1,650 )
  • Mischief bonus: 45 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣235 ♦408 ♥424 ♠440 )
  • Vandal bonus: 58 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣294 ♦510 ♥530 ♠550 )
  • Ransack bonus: 72 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣441 ♦765 ♥795 ♠825 )
Notes: Ransack requires smashing every single breakable in the quest. If you are trying to achieve Ransack, make sure you have smashed 45 breakables upon reaching the first shrine.

Loot

  • Chests: 5
    • One rare for slaying Bastion
    • One for slaying Marideth
    • One for slaying the Rakshasa, Tahmael
    • One possible if you purify (not smash) all the altars (at Tahmael).
    • One end chest at quest completion
  • Collectables: 13
    • Fungus — in a corner of the room behind the first door after Gnomon splits offGlowmoss SporesScarlet CryptmossSlime MoldBlister BeetleSwaying Mushroom ClusterZygomycota FungusRuddy FungusSanguine MothBloodfeast FungusSwaying Mushroom Spore PodGlowmoss ClumpBruised Spore PodSour DarkcapExecutioner BeetleFragrant DrowshoodFlowering Spore PodHeadsman BeetleIntact Spore PodDuskbrood TrumpeterFlowering Hellscap
    • Fungus — in a corner past the next doorGlowmoss SporesScarlet CryptmossSlime MoldBlister BeetleSwaying Mushroom ClusterZygomycota FungusRuddy FungusSanguine MothBloodfeast FungusSwaying Mushroom Spore PodGlowmoss ClumpBruised Spore PodSour DarkcapExecutioner BeetleFragrant DrowshoodFlowering Spore PodHeadsman BeetleIntact Spore PodDuskbrood TrumpeterFlowering Hellscap
    • Bookshelf — in the north room (before the first altar)Warehouse LedgerEncoded CommuniqueTome: History of the HousesHouse-Sealed LetterCryptic MessageTome: Alchemist's ChapbookAcademic TreatiseScholarly NotesRomantic SonnetSilver Flame HymnalTome: Lost Songs of CyreRunic ParchmentTome: Codes of the Aurum
    • Adventurer's Pack — on a table in the same roomTome: History of the HousesHouse-Sealed LetterBruised Spore PodSour DarkcapExecutioner BeetleFragrant DrowshoodFlowering Spore PodHeadsman BeetleIntact Spore PodDuskbrood TrumpeterFlowering HellscapRomantic SonnetScholarly NotesSilver Flame HymnalTome: Lost Songs of CyreRunic ParchmentTome: Codes of the AurumAmulet of the Lost EmpireSmall Planar CrystalPlanar SpoorAmulet of the SixAmulet of the ArchbishopPlanar TalismanElemental IngotLightning-Split SoarwoodCeramic BowlLodestoneSinged SoarwoodGlass PhialCharred SoarwoodMoonstoneCrystal DecanterStellar OrbBlessed CandleRuddy FungusChipped Bone TalismanSanguine MothBloodfeast FungusTome: Alchemist's ChapbookAcademic TreatiseTear of VulkoorIvory Scorpion IconSilver BowlRitual AthameCryptic MessageSwaying Mushroom ClusterSwaying Mushroom Spore PodPolished OreVial of Heavy WaterRitual CandleZygomycota FungusStone FetishWarehouse LedgerEncoded CommuniqueMystical FormulaSlime MoldGlowmoss SporesBlister BeetleScarlet CryptmossGlowmoss ClumpOceanic SphereMortar and PestleFractured FemurPrismatic DustSmoldering Ember
    • Fungus — in a corner past the next doorGlowmoss SporesScarlet CryptmossSlime MoldBlister BeetleSwaying Mushroom ClusterZygomycota FungusRuddy FungusSanguine MothBloodfeast FungusSwaying Mushroom Spore PodGlowmoss ClumpBruised Spore PodSour DarkcapExecutioner BeetleFragrant DrowshoodFlowering Spore PodHeadsman BeetleIntact Spore PodDuskbrood TrumpeterFlowering Hellscap
    • Adventurer's Pack — in the room before the second altarTome: History of the HousesHouse-Sealed LetterBruised Spore PodSour DarkcapExecutioner BeetleFragrant DrowshoodFlowering Spore PodHeadsman BeetleIntact Spore PodDuskbrood TrumpeterFlowering HellscapRomantic SonnetScholarly NotesSilver Flame HymnalTome: Lost Songs of CyreRunic ParchmentTome: Codes of the AurumAmulet of the Lost EmpireSmall Planar CrystalPlanar SpoorAmulet of the SixAmulet of the ArchbishopPlanar TalismanElemental IngotLightning-Split SoarwoodCeramic BowlLodestoneSinged SoarwoodGlass PhialCharred SoarwoodMoonstoneCrystal DecanterStellar OrbBlessed CandleRuddy FungusChipped Bone TalismanSanguine MothBloodfeast FungusTome: Alchemist's ChapbookAcademic TreatiseTear of VulkoorIvory Scorpion IconSilver BowlRitual AthameCryptic MessageSwaying Mushroom ClusterSwaying Mushroom Spore PodPolished OreVial of Heavy WaterRitual CandleZygomycota FungusStone FetishWarehouse LedgerEncoded CommuniqueMystical FormulaSlime MoldGlowmoss SporesBlister BeetleScarlet CryptmossGlowmoss ClumpOceanic SphereMortar and PestleFractured FemurPrismatic DustSmoldering Ember
    • Adventurer's Pack — in the room before the second altarTome: History of the HousesHouse-Sealed LetterBruised Spore PodSour DarkcapExecutioner BeetleFragrant DrowshoodFlowering Spore PodHeadsman BeetleIntact Spore PodDuskbrood TrumpeterFlowering HellscapRomantic SonnetScholarly NotesSilver Flame HymnalTome: Lost Songs of CyreRunic ParchmentTome: Codes of the AurumAmulet of the Lost EmpireSmall Planar CrystalPlanar SpoorAmulet of the SixAmulet of the ArchbishopPlanar TalismanElemental IngotLightning-Split SoarwoodCeramic BowlLodestoneSinged SoarwoodGlass PhialCharred SoarwoodMoonstoneCrystal DecanterStellar OrbBlessed CandleRuddy FungusChipped Bone TalismanSanguine MothBloodfeast FungusTome: Alchemist's ChapbookAcademic TreatiseTear of VulkoorIvory Scorpion IconSilver BowlRitual AthameCryptic MessageSwaying Mushroom ClusterSwaying Mushroom Spore PodPolished OreVial of Heavy WaterRitual CandleZygomycota FungusStone FetishWarehouse LedgerEncoded CommuniqueMystical FormulaSlime MoldGlowmoss SporesBlister BeetleScarlet CryptmossGlowmoss ClumpOceanic SphereMortar and PestleFractured FemurPrismatic DustSmoldering Ember
    • Moss — in the corner of the room south of the dead noviceGlowmoss SporesScarlet CryptmossSlime MoldBlister BeetleSwaying Mushroom ClusterZygomycota FungusRuddy FungusSanguine MothBloodfeast FungusSwaying Mushroom Spore PodGlowmoss ClumpBruised Spore PodSour DarkcapExecutioner BeetleFragrant DrowshoodFlowering Spore PodHeadsman BeetleIntact Spore PodDuskbrood TrumpeterFlowering Hellscap
    • Mold — past the fire jet trap on the stairsGlowmoss SporesScarlet CryptmossSlime MoldBlister BeetleSwaying Mushroom ClusterZygomycota FungusRuddy FungusSanguine MothBloodfeast FungusSwaying Mushroom Spore PodGlowmoss ClumpBruised Spore PodSour DarkcapExecutioner BeetleFragrant DrowshoodFlowering Spore PodHeadsman BeetleIntact Spore PodDuskbrood TrumpeterFlowering Hellscap
    • Fungus — in the room just past the transition into the 2nd sectionGlowmoss SporesScarlet CryptmossSlime MoldBlister BeetleSwaying Mushroom ClusterZygomycota FungusRuddy FungusSanguine MothBloodfeast FungusSwaying Mushroom Spore PodGlowmoss ClumpBruised Spore PodSour DarkcapExecutioner BeetleFragrant DrowshoodFlowering Spore PodHeadsman BeetleIntact Spore PodDuskbrood TrumpeterFlowering Hellscap
    • Fungus — before the door to Tahmael's roomGlowmoss SporesScarlet CryptmossSlime MoldBlister BeetleSwaying Mushroom ClusterZygomycota FungusRuddy FungusSanguine MothBloodfeast FungusSwaying Mushroom Spore PodGlowmoss ClumpBruised Spore PodSour DarkcapExecutioner BeetleFragrant DrowshoodFlowering Spore PodHeadsman BeetleIntact Spore PodDuskbrood TrumpeterFlowering Hellscap
    • Moss — just to the east of the second rest shrineGlowmoss SporesScarlet CryptmossSlime MoldBlister BeetleSwaying Mushroom ClusterZygomycota FungusRuddy FungusSanguine MothBloodfeast FungusSwaying Mushroom Spore PodGlowmoss ClumpBruised Spore PodSour DarkcapExecutioner BeetleFragrant DrowshoodFlowering Spore PodHeadsman BeetleIntact Spore PodDuskbrood TrumpeterFlowering Hellscap
    • Fungus — just before the ritual roomGlowmoss SporesScarlet CryptmossSlime MoldBlister BeetleSwaying Mushroom ClusterZygomycota FungusRuddy FungusSanguine MothBloodfeast FungusSwaying Mushroom Spore PodGlowmoss ClumpBruised Spore PodSour DarkcapExecutioner BeetleFragrant DrowshoodFlowering Spore PodHeadsman BeetleIntact Spore PodDuskbrood TrumpeterFlowering Hellscap

NPC end rewards

Randomly generated loot, ML correlates with effective quest level.

Named Chest Drop

Last Edited Item Type Enhancements ML Bind Quests
Cruel Nobility
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Scimitar
  • +5 Enhancement Bonus+5 Enhancement Bonus: +5 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls.
  • Axiomatic Burst 4Axiomatic Burst 4: This weapon is an implement of law, dealing 4d6 Law damage on a successful hit to Chaotic enemies, and 9d6 Law damage on a critical hit to Chaotic enemies. This effect makes the weapon lawfully aligned.
    Chaotic characters wielding this weapon will suffer one negative level.
  • Evil Blast 4Evil Blast 4: This weapon is a sinister implement of evil deeds, dealing 4d6 Evil damage on a successful hit, and an additional 4d6 Evil damage on a critical hit. This effect makes the weapon evil aligned.
    Good characters wielding this weapon will suffer one negative level.
  • Bleeding 4Bleeding 4: This weapon is wickedly curved, with spines and hooks meant to cause damage to those with flesh. This weapon does 4d8 bleeding damage to those that are vulnerable to it.
  • DisintegrationDisintegration: This weapon has a dark, insidious power deep within. Occasionally, this power lashes out violently at enemies and attempts to disintegrate them.
16 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Lords of Dust, Tahmael's chest
Envenomed Blade
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Short Sword 16 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Lords of Dust, End chest
Golden Guile
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Necklace 16 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Lords of Dust, Marideth's chest
Rakshasa Hide
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Hide 16 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Lords of Dust, Tahmael's chest
Templar's Bulwark
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Tower shield 16 Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Lords of Dust, Extra chest for purifying all altars
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Based on The Lords of Dust loot ( t • e • h )

Monsters

Name ( picture ) CR Type Race
Attack Dog( view
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 ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ♦21Epic Normal ♥25Epic Hard ♠30Epic Elite Animal Dog
Bastion (monster)( view
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 ♦18Normal ♥21Hard ♠25Elite ♦23Epic Normal ♥27Epic Hard ♠33Epic Elite Animal Dog
Cultist( view
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 ♦13/14/16Normal ♥15/16/16Hard ♠18/19/23Elite ♦21Epic Normal ♥25Epic Hard ♠30Epic Elite Humanoid Human
Death Knight( view
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 ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ♦21Epic Normal ♥25Epic Hard ♠30Epic Elite Undead Human
Gnomon( view
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 ♦18Normal ♥21Hard ♠25Elite ♦23Epic Normal ♥27Epic Hard ♠33Epic Elite Evil Outsider Rakshasa
Karas( view
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 ♦19Normal ♥22Hard ♠26Elite ♦24Epic Normal ♥28Epic Hard ♠34Epic Elite Elf Drow Elf
Khyber Jarilith( view
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 ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ♦21Epic Normal ♥25Epic Hard ♠30Epic Elite Evil Outsider Demon
Marideth( view
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 ♦18Normal ♥21Hard ♠25Elite ♦21Epic Normal ♥25Epic Hard ♠30Epic Elite Humanoid Human
Rakshasa Lord( view
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 ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ♦21Epic Normal ♥25Epic Hard ♠30Epic Elite Evil Outsider Rakshasa
Sacrificed Cultist( view
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 ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ♦21Epic Normal ♥25Epic Hard ♠30Epic Elite Undead Skeleton
Tahmael( view
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 ♦18Normal ♥21Hard ♠25Elite ♦23Epic Normal ♥27Epic Hard ♠33Epic Elite Evil Outsider Rakshasa