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Trials of the Triceratops
Trials of the Triceratops is the 4th quest in the Isle of Adventure story arc![]() Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward.. |
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These quests can be completed in any order. |
Wild Thing • The Stone Crypt Chronicle • All Hail the King • Trials of the Triceratops |
Several members of a dinosaur hunting party have gone missing, and you're are being asked to track them down. They were last seen near a cavern complex, a place where Maurauders have also been seen.
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Trials of the Triceratops | |
Heroic level: | 7 |
Epic level: | 33 (considered Legendary) |
Duration: | Medium |
Heroic XP: | ♣1,788Solo/Casual ♦3,172Normal ♥3,364Hard ♠3,556Elite |
Epic XP: | ♣14,193Solo/Casual ♦24,225Normal ♥24,795Hard ♠25,365Elite |
Takes place in: | Maurauder Cavern |
Bestowed by: | Kaya of Mantru |
NPC contact: | Kaya of Mantru |
Quest acquired in: | Village of Tanaroa |
Patron: | The Gatekeepers |
Base favor: | 4 |
Purchase: | The Isle of Dread |
Extreme Challenge: | No |
Overview
Go to the Maurauder Cavern to track down the kidnapped hunting party.
Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!
Objectives
- Speak to Marika
- Investigate the scream
- Free the captured hunting party
- Free the other captives
- Confront the Druid
- Escape the arena
- Defeat Khikoa, the Cruel Druid
- Check the Triceratops' condition
- (Optional) Explore the passageway — no XP
- (Optional) Confront the Guards — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣268 ♦476 ♥505 ♠533 ) Legendary( ♣2,129 ♦3,634 ♥3,719 ♠3,805 )
- (Optional) Confront the collaborator — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣268 ♦476 ♥505 ♠533 ) Legendary( ♣2,129 ♦3,634 ♥3,719 ♠3,805 )
What to Expect
Collapsing floor
Known Traps
An oily sliding ramp
Tips and Misc
- This quest's critical path is entirely linear. There will be one direction you can go at any one time; everywhere else will be blocked by locked doors.
- The optionals are all behind the same secret door above the first ladder (Secret door DCs.)
- The Collaborator is behind a second secret door above the hole.
- The Guards are at the bottom of the hole, guarding a treasure chest.
- The "Explore the passageway optional" is automatically awarded for reaching the bottom of the hole.
- After freeing the second lot of captives, you are confronted by the evil druid Khikoa, who drops you into a slide leading to an arena with the Triceratops Crimsonfoot in. You must fight the dinosaur and then the Druid.
- This dropdown is a point of no return without Dimension Door, so make sure to do the optional if you want to. If you get into Khikoa's fight by accident, you can avoid the dropdown by pulling the last enemy in the room into the corridor outside.
- If you hug the left wall and jump at the end of the slide, you may land on a ledge on the arena wall, from which only Khikoa can attack you. This is an excellent vantage point for a ranged character.
- Once the battle is done, "talk" to Crimsonfoot, who will smash down the wooden gate and allow you to leave the quest.
Bonus XP
- Aggression bonus: 21 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣179 ♦317 ♥336 ♠356 )
- Onslaught bonus: 42 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣268 ♦476 ♥505 ♠533 )
- Conquest bonus: 63 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣447 ♦793 ♥841 ♠889 )
- Observance bonus: 1 or more secret door discovered +8% Bonus.( ♣143 ♦254 ♥269 ♠284 )
- Mischief bonus: 35 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣143 ♦254 ♥269 ♠284 )
- Vandal bonus: 46 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣179 ♦317 ♥336 ♠356 )
- Ransack bonus: 56 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣268 ♦476 ♥505 ♠533 )
Loot
- Chests: 3
- one for defeating the Collaborator (monster)
- one for defeating the Guards
- End chest
- Collectables: 7
- Crude Altar — near the first lever
- Fungus — in the first cell
- Adventurer's Pack — in the passageway near ladder
- Crude Altar — at the bottom of passageway ladder
- Adventurer's Pack — with passageway shrine
- Rubble — in the hidden room with the Collaborator
- Fungus — at bottom of second ladder
- Crude Altar — near the first lever
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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Blue Raptor Feather (edit) | Trinket |
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7 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
Trials of the Triceratops, end chest |
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Legendary Blue Raptor Feather (edit) | Trinket |
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31 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
Trials of the Triceratops, end chest |
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Legendary Ol' Ironsides (edit) | Rune Arm |
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31 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
Trials of the Triceratops, end chest |
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Legendary Robe of the Locus (edit) | Clothing |
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31 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
Trials of the Triceratops, end chest |
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Legendary Twinchopper (edit) | Great Axe |
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31 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
Trials of the Triceratops, end chest |
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Ol' Ironsides (edit) | Rune Arm |
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7 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
Trials of the Triceratops, End chest |
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Robe of the Locus (edit) | Clothing |
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7 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
Trials of the Triceratops, end chest |
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Twinchopper (edit) | Great Axe |
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7 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
Trials of the Triceratops, end chest |
Based on [[Category:Trials of the Triceratops loot]] ( t • e • h )
This quest may also drop the following named augments:
- Heroic:
- Legendary:
- Legendary Arrowbound Topaz
- Legendary Brightbane Emerald
- Legendary Coalescent Ruby
- Legendary Demonheart Emerald
- Legendary Silvertongue Sapphire
- Legendary Swordcrossed Topaz
- Legendary Undying Sapphire
- Legendary Wraithborn Emerald
- Topaz of Abjuration Power
- Topaz of Conjured Power
- Topaz of Enchanted Power
- Topaz of Evocation Power
- Topaz of Illusory Power
- Topaz of Necromantic Power
- Topaz of Transmuted Power
Monsters
Name ( picture ) | CR | Type | Race |
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Collaborator (monster) ( view • edit ) | ♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite ●♦37Epic Normal ●♥41Epic Hard ●♠46Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Crimsonfoot ( view • edit ) | ♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite ●♦37Epic Normal ●♥41Epic Hard ●♠46Epic Elite | Animal | Dinosaur |
Dread Celiophysis ( view • edit ) | ♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite | Animal | Dinosaur |
Dread Styracosaurus ( view • edit ) | ♦9Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite ●♦36Epic Normal ●♥40Epic Hard ●♠45Epic Elite | Animal | Dinosaur |
Dread Velociraptor ( view • edit ) | ♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite | Animal | Dinosaur |
Guardsman ( view • edit ) | ♦9Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite ●♦36Epic Normal ●♥40Epic Hard ●♠45Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Khikoa ( view • edit ) | ♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite ●♦37Epic Normal ●♥41Epic Hard ●♠46Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Marauder Necromancer ( view • edit ) | ♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Marauder Shaman ( view • edit ) | ♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Marauder Skirmisher ( view • edit ) | ♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Marauder Warrior ( view • edit ) | ♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Restless Ancestor ( view • edit ) | ♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Undead | Wight |
Walking Ancestor ( view • edit ) | ♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Undead | Zombie |
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