Total Chaos

Total Chaos is the 8th quest in The Keep on the Borderlands story arcStory arcs are chains of quests that make up a story line. Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward..
These quests can be completed in any order.
Watch Your Step • The Bugbear Bandits • Violent Delights • Treasure Hunt • Obstructing the Orcs • Caged Beast • The Hobgoblin Horde • Total Chaos

The Cult of Evil Chaos has risen to power in the valley thanks to its skill with magic. By creating Undead and summoning Demons, the cultists have been able to cow the local monsters into following them.

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Total Chaos
Heroic level:	2
Epic level:	22
Duration:	medium
Heroic XP:	♣468Solo/Casual ♦848Normal ♥916Hard ♠983Elite
Epic XP:	♣7,865Solo/Casual ♦13,537Normal ♥13,965Hard ♠14,392Elite
Takes place in:	Temple of Evil Chaos
Bestowed by:	Howarth the Faithkeeper
NPC contact:	Howarth the Faithkeeper
Quest acquired in:	The Keep on the Borderlands
Patron:	The Gatekeepers
Base favor:	3
Purchase:	Keep on the Borderlands or VIP
Extreme Challenge:	No

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Overview

The Cult of Evil Chaos is the main threat to the Keep on the Borderlands; handling them will cause the monsters to leave. Howarth is asking you to confront the cult and destroy them.

Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!

Objectives

Slay most of the cultists (8 total)
Find and confront their leader
Find the missing codex page
(Optional) Explore all the nooks and crannies of the cave network — Bonus (12%): Heroic( ♣56 ♦102 ♥110 ♠118 ) Epic( ♣944 ♦1,624 ♥1,676 ♠1,727 )
(Optional) Put to rest all the undead guardians of this cursed place — Bonus (16.5%): Heroic( ♣77 ♦140 ♥151 ♠162 ) Epic( ♣1,298 ♦2,234 ♥2,304 ♠2,375 )
(Optional) Defeat the terrible torturer — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣47 ♦85 ♥92 ♠98 ) Epic( ♣787 ♦1,354 ♥1,397 ♠1,439 )
(Optional) Dice the gelatinous cube — Bonus (9%): Heroic( ♣42 ♦76 ♥82 ♠88 ) Epic( ♣708 ♦1,218 ♥1,257 ♠1,295 )
(Optional) Put to rest the restless Wight — Bonus (8%): Heroic( ♣37 ♦68 ♥73 ♠79 ) Epic( ♣629 ♦1,083 ♥1,117 ♠1,151 )
(Optional) Find the secret shrine — Bonus (16%): Heroic( ♣75 ♦136 ♥147 ♠157 ) Epic( ♣1,258 ♦2,166 ♥2,234 ♠2,303 )
(Optional) Steal the gem from the hall of ancient warriors — Bonus (7%): Heroic( ♣33 ♦59 ♥64 ♠69 ) Epic( ♣551 ♦948 ♥978 ♠1,007 )
(Optional) Steal the (obviously) cursed tableware — Bonus (6.5%): Heroic( ♣30 ♦55 ♥60 ♠64 ) Epic( ♣511 ♦880 ♥908 ♠935 )
(Optional) Assemble the Kobold Shrine of Evil Chaos — Bonus (7%): Heroic( ♣33 ♦59 ♥64 ♠69 ) Epic( ♣551 ♦948 ♥978 ♠1,007 )
(Optional) Assemble the Orc Shrine of Evil Chaos — Bonus (7%): Heroic( ♣33 ♦59 ♥64 ♠69 ) Epic( ♣551 ♦948 ♥978 ♠1,007 )
(Optional) Assemble the Gnoll Shrine of Evil Chaos — Bonus (7%): Heroic( ♣33 ♦59 ♥64 ♠69 ) Epic( ♣551 ♦948 ♥978 ♠1,007 )
(Optional) Ring the Bell (Summons Onnez the Oblivious) — Bonus (6%): Heroic( ♣28 ♦51 ♥55 ♠59 ) Epic( ♣472 ♦812 ♥838 ♠864 )
(Optional) Defeat the Demon — Bonus (26%): Heroic( ♣122 ♦220 ♥238 ♠256 ) Epic( ♣2,045 ♦3,520 ♥3,631 ♠3,742 )
(Optional) Don't let the leader escape — Bonus (6%): Heroic( ♣28 ♦51 ♥55 ♠59 ) Epic( ♣472 ♦812 ♥838 ♠864 )
(Optional) Have words with the Medusa — Bonus (3%): Heroic( ♣14 ♦25 ♥27 ♠29 ) Epic( ♣236 ♦406 ♥419 ♠432 )
(Optional) Free the pretty problematic prisoner — Bonus (5%): Heroic( ♣23 ♦42 ♥46 ♠49 ) Epic( ♣393 ♦677 ♥698 ♠720 )
(Optional) Defeat pretty pissed prisoner — Bonus (33%): Heroic( ♣154 ♦280 ♥302 ♠324 ) Epic( ♣2,595 ♦4,467 ♥4,608 ♠4,749 )

Known Traps

Lock DCs: Heroic and Epic

Tips and Misc

You can recruit many NPCs (many of whom you will recognize from other quests) to help you fight. The NPCs appear in quest ONLY if your party possesses the Charms of Chaos found in Watch Your Step, Obstructing the Orcs and Violent Delights.

For completion (only), hit the room in the north of the first main cave (for cultists and a possibility at the missing codex page), then from there just push west then north, killing cultists, etc. The other areas offer only optional XP, 1 chest, and NPC assistance.
- There's a chance you won't find enough cultists in the western/northern areas. If not, search the main/southern area.
- There is a small chance that the codex page will be located in one of the southern rooms.

South, in the southeast room, are gnolls Uro and Yula, who will join you if you have their charm.

Optional: "Steal the gem from the hall of ancient warriors", which triggers a fight with undead.
Optional: Push further south to "find the secret shrine".

The small central room contains only a fight with casters and a collectable.
The central-eastern area contains:

A shrine behind a Locked door.

Optional: Beyond that, to the north, a room with the Terrible Torturer and 4 keys that are useful later.

Hera, the medusa prisoner, in the southern passage.

Chatting with her gains her alliance, but does not free her.
Optional: The Iron Key, from the Torturer's room (above), frees her to join you. If you have a lock picker in party, the keys in the Torturer room aren't needed for any doors.

In the south-eastern passage, the Kobold Crone (if you have her Charm) appears, and she and her helper kobold will join you.
- Optional: Behind a locked door, a (moderately tough!) gelatinous cube, and a chest.
Yeshelka Frostrager, who will join you if you have her quest's charm, in the eastern passage.
- Optional: A locked room with the "restless wight".

The square room to the west contains a shrine and several piles of gold.

Optional: "Steal the (obviously) cursed tableware", and a not-surprising fight.

Be aware that triggering this fight while the Medusa is with you will teleport any NPCs associated with Charms of Evil Chaos you are carrying to the room; they and Hera will then both immediately attack you, in addition to the other monsters in the room. (This will not occur if you take the treasure before speaking to Hera, and NPCs trapped in the ritual room (see below) will not attack you.)

Go north.

Solving the lit rune puzzle will drop the barrier to the northernmost room; the aim is "light up" all the Runes for this specific puzzle.
The eastern side loop there contains only some (sleeping!) cultists and a collectable.
The far North-eastern side loop is behind two secret doors. If you do not/cannot enter via Search, they will open if you do the Shrine of Chaos optional (see below).
- The codex page is randomly located throughout the cultist rooms, including the end room. It will not be found in the "cavern" area of the quest.

End fight

The boss is behind a secret door in the south-west corner of the large room, past the gnoll/kobold/orc shrines. He will try to escape once sufficiently hurt. You can let him escape. If you recruited the Medusa to help you, she will finish him for you as she waited behind to ambush.

Optional: Go back to the Medusa to "Have words with her", and then fight her. You can see the boss, turned to stone, there, if you didn't kill him yourself.
When the medusa dies, if there are any NPCs still with you, they go insane and attack you.

Optional: Assembling the Shrines of Evil Chaos

Optional: After the battle and everything else, if you brought the gnoll, kobold, and orc Charm of Evil Chaos from previous quests, you can do this optional. Slot the crests into the shrines, then, you can ring a bell to the east (target rope and press 'e'; E the default key for interact with the selected target). This summons a flesh render. Defeating him awards a chest, a "lockbox" to the west.
Additionally, during the fight, the secret doors to the area behind the bell open and mobs from them pour into the area (if you did not clear them before). This also gives you access to that area to "Explore all the nooks and crannies of the cave network" and releases the undead in that area, if you had not before.
Placing the crests in the shrines teleports Yula, Yeshelka and the Kobold Crone, if they are still alive, into Hold Monster-like restraints around the room. They will no longer be able to fight with you. You can complete this optional even if you stole the cursed tableware earlier and were forced to fight them.

Bonus XP

Aggression bonus: 63–64 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣47 ♦85 ♥92 ♠98 )
Onslaught bonus: 64 < x < 89 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣70 ♦127 ♥137 ♠147 )
Observance bonus: 2 or more secret doors discovered +8% Bonus.( ♣37 ♦68 ♥73 ♠79 )
Perception bonus: 3 or more secret doors discovered +10% Bonus.( ♣47 ♦85 ♥92 ♠98 )
Vigilant Sight bonus: 4 or more secret doors discovered +15% Bonus.( ♣70 ♦127 ♥137 ♠147 )
Mischief bonus: 22–23 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣37 ♦68 ♥73 ♠79 )
Vandal bonus: 29 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣47 ♦85 ♥92 ♠98 )
Ransack bonus: 36 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣70 ♦127 ♥137 ♠147 )

Notes: In order to achieve Vigilant Sight and Ransack, you may need to hold off on picking up the Codex Page until after killing the High Priest, in order to break the pews and search out the door in his quarters.

Loot

Chests: 2–3

1 optional, behind a locked door and a guardian gelatinous cube
1 optional after completing 'Defeat the Demon' (will require all three Charms of Evil Chaos, from earlier quests in the chain, to unlock)
1 end chest

Collectables: 7

Rubble in the south-west otherwise empty cavern
Fungus in the room with the Gelatinous Cube
Reagents Cabinet in the mid-east room with cultists
Scroll Rack in the mid-west room with cultists
Fungus near the puzzle
Fungus near the secret door to the High Priest
Alchemy Table in the room of the High Priest

NPC rewards:

Named Chest Drop

Last Edited	Item	Type	Enhancements	ML	Bind	Quests
Update 44.0.1 4 years, 5 months, and 2 days Sion	Bulwark Helm ^(edit)	Helm	Protection +1Protection +1: Passive: +1 Deflection bonus to Armor Class. False Life +4 False Life +4: +4 Enhancement bonus to hit points. Yellow Augment Slot: EmptyYellow Augments Named: Category:Yellow augments Deathblock Elemental Resistance: +5 to +45 Immunity: Fear, Blindness Movement: Feather Falling, Striding: +10% to +30%, Swiftness +5% to +15%, Underwater Action Proof Against Disease, Poison: +2 to +10 Spell Focus, Greater Spell Focus (Enhancement bonus) Spell points (Enhancement bonus): +19 to +294 Damage: +1 to +11 Spell penetration: +1 to +9 Colorless Augments Named: Category:Colorless augments Ability (Enhancement bonus): +1 to +14 Ability (Exceptional bonus): +1 Ability (Insight bonus): +5 Skills, except UMD (Competence bonus): +5 to +20	1	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Total Chaos, End chest.
Update 44.1 4 years, 4 months, and 19 days PsychoBlonde	Ring of Magical Attunement ^(edit)	Ring	Use Magic Device +1Use Magic Device +1: Passive: +1 Competence bonus to the Use Magic Device skill. Yellow Augment Slot: EmptyYellow Augments Named: Category:Yellow augments Deathblock Elemental Resistance: +5 to +45 Immunity: Fear, Blindness Movement: Feather Falling, Striding: +10% to +30%, Swiftness +5% to +15%, Underwater Action Proof Against Disease, Poison: +2 to +10 Spell Focus, Greater Spell Focus (Enhancement bonus) Spell points (Enhancement bonus): +19 to +294 Damage: +1 to +11 Spell penetration: +1 to +9 Colorless Augments Named: Category:Colorless augments Ability (Enhancement bonus): +1 to +14 Ability (Exceptional bonus): +1 Ability (Insight bonus): +5 Skills, except UMD (Competence bonus): +5 to +20	1	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Total Chaos, End Chest
Update 48.5.1 3 years and 10 days Bonulino	Hardy Boots ^(edit)	Boots	Constitution +1 Constitution +1: This item gives the wearer improved health, granting a +1 enhancement bonus to Constitution. Green Augment Slot: EmptyGreen Augments Named: Category:Green augments Blue Augments Named: Category:Blue augments AC: Natural Armor Bonus (+1 to +14) or Protection (Deflection bonus) (+1 to +11) ASF reduction: -5% to -15% Fortification: +25% to +100% Good Luck: +1 or +2 Hit points: +4 to +54 Max Dex Bonus (Armor): +1 or +2 Defense (PRR and MRR): +3 to +36 Saves (Resistance bonus): +1 to +11 Dodge: +1% to +14% Tactics DCs (Stunning, Sunder, Trip): +2 to +16 Accuracy: +2 to +22 Positive/Negative/Repair Healing Amplification: +3 to +57 Yellow Augments Named: Category:Yellow augments Deathblock Elemental Resistance: +5 to +45 Immunity: Fear, Blindness Movement: Feather Falling, Striding: +10% to +30%, Swiftness +5% to +15%, Underwater Action Proof Against Disease, Poison: +2 to +10 Spell Focus, Greater Spell Focus (Enhancement bonus) Spell points (Enhancement bonus): +19 to +294 Damage: +1 to +11 Spell penetration: +1 to +9 Colorless Augments Named: Category:Colorless augments Ability (Enhancement bonus): +1 to +14 Ability (Exceptional bonus): +1 Ability (Insight bonus): +5 Skills, except UMD (Competence bonus): +5 to +20	1	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Total Chaos, End chest
Update 44.0.1 4 years, 5 months, and 7 days Technical 13	Darksphere ^(edit)	Orb	Spellcasting Implement +21Spellcasting Implement +21: Passive: +21 Implement bonus to Universal Spell Power. +6 Orb Bonus+6 Orb Bonus: While this orb is equipped and you are actively blocking, you gain a +6 orb bonus to all saving throws, as well as Acid, Cold, Fire, Electric, and Sonic resistances. Void Lore +17%Void Lore +17: Passive: Your Negative Energy and Poison spells gain a 17% Equipment bonus to their chance to critical hit. Nullification +115Nullification +115: Passive: +115 Equipment bonus to Negative (Necrotic) and Poison Spell Power. Insightful Nullification +57Insightful Nullification +57: Passive: +57 Insightful bonus to Negative (Necrotic) and Poison Spell Power. Quality Magical Sheltering +6Quality Magical Sheltering +6: +6 Quality bonus to Magical Resistance Rating Purple Augment Slot: EmptyPurple Augments Named: Category:Purple augments Red Augments Named: Category:Red augments DR bypass: Alignment, Material Elemental damage: +1d6 to +9d6 Spell Power (Enhancement bonus): +38 to +153 Blue Augments Named: Category:Blue augments AC: Natural Armor Bonus (+1 to +14) or Protection (Deflection bonus) (+1 to +11) ASF reduction: -5% to -15% Fortification: +25% to +100% Good Luck: +1 or +2 Hit points: +4 to +54 Max Dex Bonus (Armor): +1 or +2 Defense (PRR and MRR): +3 to +36 Saves (Resistance bonus): +1 to +11 Dodge: +1% to +14% Tactics DCs (Stunning, Sunder, Trip): +2 to +16 Accuracy: +2 to +22 Positive/Negative/Repair Healing Amplification: +3 to +57 Colorless Augments Named: Category:Colorless augments Ability (Enhancement bonus): +1 to +14 Ability (Exceptional bonus): +1 Ability (Insight bonus): +5 Skills, except UMD (Competence bonus): +5 to +20	21	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Total Chaos, End chest
Update 44.1 4 years, 4 months, and 2 days Codewolf2	Resonant Cloth ^(edit)	Cloak	Insightful Resonance +57Insightful Resonance +57: Passive: +57 Insight bonus to Sonic Spell Power. Insightful Devotion +57Insightful Devotion +57: Passive: +57 Insight bonus to Positive (Healing) Spell Power. Quality Resistance +1Quality Resistance +1: Passive: +1 Quality bonus to Fortitude, Reflex, and Will Saving Throws. Insightful Dodge +4%Insightful Dodge +4%: +4% Insightful bonus to Dodge. Yellow Augment Slot: EmptyYellow Augments Named: Category:Yellow augments Deathblock Elemental Resistance: +5 to +45 Immunity: Fear, Blindness Movement: Feather Falling, Striding: +10% to +30%, Swiftness +5% to +15%, Underwater Action Proof Against Disease, Poison: +2 to +10 Spell Focus, Greater Spell Focus (Enhancement bonus) Spell points (Enhancement bonus): +19 to +294 Damage: +1 to +11 Spell penetration: +1 to +9 Colorless Augments Named: Category:Colorless augments Ability (Enhancement bonus): +1 to +14 Ability (Exceptional bonus): +1 Ability (Insight bonus): +5 Skills, except UMD (Competence bonus): +5 to +20	21	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Total Chaos, End Chest
Update 48.4.3 3 years, 1 month, and 10 days BugTime	Fiendblood Bracers ^(edit)	Bracers	Improved Deception Improved Deception: This item makes your weapons hard to focus upon and thus provides a +5 enhancement bonus to Bluff checks. In addition, while using this item your weapons have a chance to envelop the target in darkness, making them vulnerable to sneak attacks for a short time. Deception +8 Deception +8: +8 Enhancement bonus to hit and +12 to damage for any hit that would qualify as a sneak attack. MarksmanshipMarksmanship: This item is enchanted to enhance your skill with ranged weapons. When using ranged weapons you gain +2 to your attack rolls and +1 to your damage. Shrieking BoltShrieking Bolt: This item resonates with sonic energy. On ranged attacks, on an attack roll of 20 which is confirmed as a critical hit it will punish the target with a blast of sound (10 to 60 sonic damage). A successful Fortitude save (DC 22) reduces this damage by half. Yellow Augment Slot: EmptyYellow Augments Named: Category:Yellow augments Deathblock Elemental Resistance: +5 to +45 Immunity: Fear, Blindness Movement: Feather Falling, Striding: +10% to +30%, Swiftness +5% to +15%, Underwater Action Proof Against Disease, Poison: +2 to +10 Spell Focus, Greater Spell Focus (Enhancement bonus) Spell points (Enhancement bonus): +19 to +294 Damage: +1 to +11 Spell penetration: +1 to +9 Colorless Augments Named: Category:Colorless augments Ability (Enhancement bonus): +1 to +14 Ability (Exceptional bonus): +1 Ability (Insight bonus): +5 Skills, except UMD (Competence bonus): +5 to +20	21	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Total Chaos, End chest
Update 51.0.1 2 years, 5 months, and 18 days Cru121	Whispering Ring ^(edit)	Ring	Assassinate +11 Assassinate +11: +11 Enhancement bonus to the DC of character's Assassinate attempts. Insightful Deception +4Insightful Deception +4: +4 Insight bonus to hit and +6 to damage for any hit that would qualify as a sneak attack. Quality Accuracy +3Quality Accuracy +3: Passive: +3 Quality bonus to attack rolls Quality Deadly +2Quality Deadly +2: +2 Quality bonus to weapon damage. Yellow Augment Slot: EmptyYellow Augments Named: Category:Yellow augments Deathblock Elemental Resistance: +5 to +45 Immunity: Fear, Blindness Movement: Feather Falling, Striding: +10% to +30%, Swiftness +5% to +15%, Underwater Action Proof Against Disease, Poison: +2 to +10 Spell Focus, Greater Spell Focus (Enhancement bonus) Spell points (Enhancement bonus): +19 to +294 Damage: +1 to +11 Spell penetration: +1 to +9 Colorless Augments Named: Category:Colorless augments Ability (Enhancement bonus): +1 to +14 Ability (Exceptional bonus): +1 Ability (Insight bonus): +5 Skills, except UMD (Competence bonus): +5 to +20	21	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Total Chaos, End chest
Update 56.0.1 1 year, 7 months, and 21 days Elfshire	Belt of Crystalline Vanity ^(edit)	Belt	Insightful Charisma +4Insightful Charisma +4: This item makes the wearer have more flair, granting a +4 insight bonus to Charisma. Quality Charisma +2Quality Charisma +2: This item makes the wearer have more flair, granting a +2 quality bonus to Charisma. Physical Sheltering +25 Physical Sheltering +25: +25 Enhancement bonus to Physical Resistance Rating False Life +38 False Life +38: +38 Enhancement bonus to hit points. Yellow Augment Slot: EmptyYellow Augments Named: Category:Yellow augments Deathblock Elemental Resistance: +5 to +45 Immunity: Fear, Blindness Movement: Feather Falling, Striding: +10% to +30%, Swiftness +5% to +15%, Underwater Action Proof Against Disease, Poison: +2 to +10 Spell Focus, Greater Spell Focus (Enhancement bonus) Spell points (Enhancement bonus): +19 to +294 Damage: +1 to +11 Spell penetration: +1 to +9 Colorless Augments Named: Category:Colorless augments Ability (Enhancement bonus): +1 to +14 Ability (Exceptional bonus): +1 Ability (Insight bonus): +5 Skills, except UMD (Competence bonus): +5 to +20	21	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Total Chaos, End Chest

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Monsters

Name ^{( picture )}	CR	Type	Race
Ax Cultist ^{( view • edit )}	♦2Normal ♥3Hard ♠5Elite ●♠39Epic Elite	Undead	Zombie
Busybody Bonehead ^{( view • edit )}	♦2Normal	Undead	Skeleton
Cultist Acolyte ^{( view • edit )}	♦2Normal ♥3Hard ♠5Elite ●♠39Epic Elite	Humanoid	Human
Cultist Adept ^{( view • edit )}	♦2Normal	Humanoid	Human
Cultist Dretch ^{( view • edit )}	♦2Normal	Evil Outsider	Demon
Cultist Wight ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal	Undead	Wight
Elderly Kobold Crone ^{( view • edit )}	♣1.00Solo/Casual ♦1.00Normal ♥3Hard ♠5Elite ●♣21Epic Casual ●♦21Epic Normal ●♥25Epic Hard ●♠37Epic Elite	Reptilian	Kobold
High Priest ^{( view • edit )}	♦4Normal ♥5Hard ♠6Elite	Humanoid	Human
Infirm Kobold Veteran ^{( view • edit )}	♣0.50Solo/Casual ♦0.50Normal ●♦21Epic Normal ●♠37Epic Elite	Reptilian	Kobold
Onnez the Oblivious ^{( view • edit )}	●♠45Epic Elite	Evil Outsider	Demon
Oro ^{( view • edit )}	♦1Normal ●♠37Epic Elite	Gnoll	Gnoll
Queen Hera ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal	Monstrous Humanoid	Medusa
Terrance ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal	Orc	Half-Orc
Toxic Gelatinous Cube ^{( view • edit )}	♦2Normal	Ooze	Gelatinous Cube
Yeshelka Frostrager ^{( view • edit )}	♦1Normal ●♠37Epic Elite	Orc	Orc
Yula Bloodgleam ^{( view • edit )}	●♠37Epic Elite	Gnoll	Gnoll