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What Sleeps Below
A villager had haunting dreams of a spirit calling for help from a warehouse in Crabber's Cove. He went to investigate and saw robed figures drag a pair of captives inside. Terrified, he wants you to look into it.
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What Sleeps Below | |
Heroic level: | 3 |
Epic level: | 32 (considered Legendary) |
Duration: | Medium |
Heroic XP: | ♣508Solo/Casual ♦916Normal ♥983Hard ♠1,052Elite |
Epic XP: | ♣8,036Solo/Casual ♦13,722Normal ♥14,050Hard ♠14,378Elite |
Takes place in: | Crabbers' Cove |
Bestowed by: | Bostwick Guern |
NPC contact: | Bostwick Guern |
Quest acquired in: | Saltmarsh |
Patron: | The Gatekeepers |
Base favor: | 3 |
Purchase: | Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh |
Extreme Challenge: | No |
Overview
Bostwick has seen an apparition around the warehouse. While he was attempting to see it better, he saw that some scoundrels took captives into the warehouse. Are those things related, maybe you should check it out.
Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!
Objectives
- Discover the source of the apparition
- Locate the first captive (Davi Moren)
- Speak to the first captive
- Gain access to the basement
- Gain access to the underground caverns
- Locate the second captive (Luce Stargazer)
- Speak to the second captive
- Gain access to the Scarlet Brotherhood complex
- Enter the Scarlet Brotherhood Complex
- Locate the source of the chanting
- Defeat the Summoned Devil
- Defeat Melith, the Brotherhood Elder
- Speak to the apparition
- (Optional) Read all the notes (5) — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣76 ♦137 ♥147 ♠158 ) Legendary( ♣1,205 ♦2,058 ♥2,108 ♠2,157 )
- (Optional) Decipher the book — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣76 ♦137 ♥147 ♠158 ) Legendary( ♣1,205 ♦2,058 ♥2,108 ♠2,157 )
- (Optional) Defeat Wrecks the Guard Worg — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣51 ♦92 ♥98 ♠105 ) Legendary( ♣804 ♦1,372 ♥1,405 ♠1,438 )
- (Optional) Defeat Zelnath the Red-handed — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣51 ♦92 ♥98 ♠105 ) Legendary( ♣804 ♦1,372 ♥1,405 ♠1,438 )
- (Optional) Defeat Saltspinner — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣51 ♦92 ♥98 ♠105 ) Legendary( ♣804 ♦1,372 ♥1,405 ♠1,438 )
Known Traps
- 4 Pressure plates around the Locked chest
Tips and Misc
Optionals
- Decipher the book
- Lawful Good alignment needed to read the Ancient Tome at the end of the quest.
- The Ancient Tome reads: This book explains that the creature within this gate can only be released by someone who is pure of heart and kind of spirit. This creature is most foul and a heavy cost was paid to trap this creature here.
- Zelnath the Red-handed, Wrecks and Saltspinner are mutually exclusive – exactly one spawns each run.
- Zelnath is in the armoury in the final area.
- Saltspinner is in the little cavern to the north of the four-way junction.
- Wrecks is near the stairs down in the room to the right when you enter the big room with the two boats hanging on the wall.
Bonus XP
- Aggression bonus: 23 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣51 ♦92 ♥98 ♠105 )
- Onslaught bonus: 45 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣76 ♦137 ♥147 ♠158 )
- Conquest bonus: 68 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣127 ♦229 ♥246 ♠263 )
- Tamper bonus: 2 or more traps disarmed +10% Bonus.( ♣51 ♦92 ♥98 ♠105 )
- Neutralization bonus: 3 or more traps disarmed +20% Bonus.( ♣102 ♦183 ♥197 ♠210 )
- Ingenious Debilitation bonus: 4 or more traps disarmed +30% Bonus.( ♣152 ♦275 ♥295 ♠316 )
- Mischief bonus: 18 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣41 ♦73 ♥79 ♠84 )
- Vandal bonus: 23 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣51 ♦92 ♥98 ♠105 )
- Ransack bonus: 28 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣76 ♦137 ♥147 ♠158 )
Loot
- Chests: 3
- One after killing Wrecks, Zelnath or Saltspinner (whichever spawns)
- One in the secret room in the northern building (locked)
- One End Chest
- Collectables: 5 out of
- Reagents Cabinet — first room east balcony
- Rubble — second room east balcony
- Alchemy Table — west room, south wall
- Rubble — Basement, first room east
- Crude Altar — Basement, first room west
- Adventurer's Pack — Basement, north room (Wrecks' room)
- Fungus — underground caverns, north pocket
- Rubble — Scarlet Brotherhood complex, room where you get in
- Adventurer's Pack — Scarlet Brotherhood complex, next room north
- Rubble — Scarlet Brotherhood complex, most north east room
- Fungus — Scarlet Brotherhood complex, near the hidden lever
- Reagents Cabinet — near second shrine
- Alchemy Table — in the south-west (Zelnath's) room
- Adventurer's Pack — Near north-west lever; not mapped
- Reagents Cabinet — first room east balcony
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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Cinderfingers (edit) | Gloves |
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3 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
What Sleeps Below, end chest |
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Saltiron Bracer (edit) | Bracers |
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3 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
What Sleeps Below, end chest |
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Smash 'n Grabber (edit) | Small shield |
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3 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
What Sleeps Below, end chest |
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Legendary Cinderfingers (edit) | Gloves |
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30 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
What Sleeps Below, end chest, or Legendary version of Epic Cinderfingers |
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Legendary Saltiron Bracer (edit) | Bracers |
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30 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
What Sleeps Below, end chest, or Legendary version of Epic Saltiron Bracer |
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Legendary Smash 'n Grabber (edit) | Small shield |
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30 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
What Sleeps Below, end chest, or Legendary version of Epic Smash 'n Grabber |
Based on [[Category:What Sleeps Below loot]] ( t • e • h )
Monsters
Name ( picture ) | CR | Type | Race |
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Hell Hound Sentinel ( view • edit ) | ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Hellhound |
Melith ( view • edit ) | ♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Saltmarsh Rat ( view • edit ) | ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Animal | Rat |
Saltspinner ( view • edit ) | ♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥44Epic Hard ●♠39Epic Elite | Vermin | Spider |
Scarlet Brotherhood Apprentice ( view • edit ) | ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Scarlet Brotherhood Channeler ( view • edit ) | ♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Scarlet Brotherhood Crusher ( view • edit ) | ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Scarlet Brotherhood Skirmisher ( view • edit ) | ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Scarlet Brotherhood Warrior ( view • edit ) | ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Smuggler Deck Boss ( view • edit ) | ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Smuggler Deck Hand ( view • edit ) | ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Smuggler Lookout ( view • edit ) | ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Smuggler Sneak ( view • edit ) | ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Summoned Creature ( view • edit ) | ♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥44Epic Hard ●♠39Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Devil |
Wrecks ( view • edit ) | ♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥44Epic Hard ●♠39Epic Elite | Magical Beast | Wolf |
Zelnath the Red-handed ( view • edit ) | ♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥44Epic Hard ●♠39Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
- Epic quests
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- Saltmarsh quests
- The Gatekeepers patron quests
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- Quests with maps
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