Crystal Caverns: Fragment of Fear
Overview
- 1 - A Crystal Lurker and A Dracnid Retainer (roams hall)
- 3 - A Focus Gem
- 4 - A Gem Collector
- 5 - A Hollow Crystal
- 6 - A Life Leech
- 7 - A Ry`Gorr Enforcer
- 8 - A Ry`Gorr Herbalist
- 9 - A Ry`Gorr Inspector
- 10 - A Stalag Purifier
- 11 - A Terror Carver
- 12 - Fear Tainted Tentacle
- 13 - Foreman Rixact
- 14 - Foreman Smason
- 15 - Kreztik (roams underwater)
- 16 - Overseer Grydon (roams floor)
- 17 - Pit Boss Torgud
- 18 - Prospector Wersan
- 19 - Queen Dracnia
- A - Baffod the Wayward
- B - Bronigan
- C - Graght the Little
- D - Kodik
- E - Nanokik
- F - Veldmir Velweaver
- G - Ysylfar
Crystal Caverns is a tier 1 zone accessed from the fort in the center of Eastern Wastes. The tunnels wrap around a central pit and are crawling with Ry'Gorr orcs. At the bottom of the pit a tunnel leads to the Coldain city of Froststone where most of the quest NPCs are located. On the other side of the city are paths containing tentacle terrors, spiders, geonids, and a few drachnids. There is an additional zoneout at the end of the geonid area, but it is exit only.
Rare Mobs
- A Crystal Lurker
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PH is "a crystal webmaster" and casts Frigid Blast,
a PBAE that starts at 17k and ramps up the further away you are and
Spun Shadows, a blind and slow push.
Drops - Crystal Visor, Rugged Silk Band, Hardened Lurker Visage, Crystal Lurker Silk Band - A Dracnid Retainer
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PH is "a crystal webspinner" and casts Drachnid Bite a 42k dd.
Also puts a random player into a cocoon which mezzes them, the cocoon can be broken to free the player.
Drops - Distorted Emblem, Fear-Infused Drachnid Heart, Burdensome Pall, Crystalized Fear Web - A Focus Gem
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PH is "a geonid" and casts two 39k dd, one with fear one with stun. Rotates between 3 states:
- Diamond - increase to speed, a melee DS, and adds a spell reflect.
- Ruby - Gains the 39k dd with fear
- Sapphire - Gains a small heal over time and can cast the 39k dd with stun
Drops - Jeweled Locket, Chipped Amethyst, Nimble Gem Pendant, Stalwart Fear Amethyst - A Gem Collector
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PH is "a geonid". Every 25 seconds will put a random gem in a player's inventory and will cast a spell based
on which they have.
- Diamond - 40k dd
- Dreadstone - 1 tick fear
- Ruby - 11k mana drain
Drops - Cracked Gnaga Mask, Frostdweller's Shawl, Gemmed Bauta Mask, Steppewalker's Shoulder Pads - A Hollow Crystal
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PH is "a hollow terror" and randomly will change shape into one of the players and take on some of their abilities
(better mitigation if a tank, more melee damage if attacker, a DD if a caster, and a heal if a priest).
Drops - Crystal-Studded Cummerbund, Jeweled Plate Belt, Vitalizing Stone - A Life Leech
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PH is "an icy leech" and casts a 3k dot and 1k mana dot. If mana goes under 40% you get turned into a skeleton, snared,
slowed, and spell slowed for a minute.
Drops - Life Leech Tentacle, Stone Band of the Stalag Form, Crystallized Slug - A Ry`Gorr Enforcer
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PH is "a Ry`Gorr guard". Casts Resolve of the Ry`Gorr, a
self buff that gives it a 9k defensive proc (if dispelled, the caster gets hit with a slow and spell slow). Also casts
Lights Out on random people, a 39k dd, blind, and fd.
Drops - Supportive Leather Strap, Enforcer's Leather Belt, Arctic Blade of Enforcing - A Ry`Gorr Herbalist
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PH is "a Ry`Gorr shaman" and casts Resolve of the Ry`Gorr, a
self buff that gives it a 9k defensive proc (if dispelled, the caster gets hit with a slow and spell slow). Also
heals itself with Cleansing Elixir, a 60k hot, and
Stifling Spores, a 23k dd that triggers an AE after 6 seconds
which deals more damage the closer you are to the player that had the spores.
Drops - Shivering Witch's Cloak, Algid Conjurer's Mantle, Apothecary's Satchel - A Ry`Gorr Inspector
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PH is "a Ry`Gorr scout" and casts Resolve of the Ry`Gorr, a
self buff that gives it a 9k defensive proc (if dispelled, the caster gets hit with a slow and spell slow). Also
will occasionally summon all players and AE a 27k dot with snare. Move away and the debuff will fade.
Drops - Dexterous Shoulderguards, Spaulders of the Agile Mind, Frosted Topaz - A Stalag Purifier
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PH is "a pure terror" and casts Pure Terror,
a 25k dot, endurance drain, slow, and stun.
Drops - Imbued Mud, Meditative Runed Sash, Sturdy Stalag Shard, Chained Stalag Runes of Salik - A Terror Carver
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PH is "an icy terror" and casts Entangled,
which will move the named onto the target and root and stun the player.
Drops - Enlightening Chaos Band, Band of Focused Terror, Terror's Juju - Fear Tainted Tentacle
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PH is "a tentacle tormentor" and casts Fright,
a short duration fear. Additionally casts a 14k AE whenever cast on.
Drops - Corrupted Feeler, Tainted Tentacle Flail, Crushing Aegis of Dawn - Foreman Rixact
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PH is "a Ry`Gorr excavator" and casts Resolve of the Ry`Gorr, a
self buff that gives it a 9k defensive proc (if dispelled, the caster gets hit with a slow and spell slow). Also
will cast Cave In, a 45k AE centered on a player .
Drops - Rixact's Corrupted Soul, Foul Soul of the Foreman, Rixact's Gear of Crushing - Foreman Smason
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PH is "a Ry`Gorr prospector" and casts Resolve of the Ry`Gorr, a
self buff that gives it a 9k defensive proc (if dispelled, the caster gets hit with a slow and spell slow). Also
will cast Deadly Gas, a 33k dot and snare with 75 poison counters.
Drops - Foreman's Spiked Bracer, Smason's Heart, Smason's Bite - Kreztik
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PH is "a velium crawler" and casts Lure, a
12 second pull on a player and Shock Wave, a 22k AE
centered on a player.
Drops - Kreztik's Presage, Kreztik's Precognition, Kreztik's Blistering Judgment - Overseer Grydon
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PH is "a Ry`Gorr overseer" and casts Resolve of the Ry`Gorr, a
self buff that gives it a 9k defensive proc (if dispelled, the caster gets hit with a slow and spell slow). Also
will summon any mobs around it to assist.
Drops - Grydon's Shackle, Overseer's Bindings, Grydon's Blazing Sceptre - Pit Boss Torgud
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PH is "a lazy orc" and casts Resolve of the Ry`Gorr, a
self buff that gives it a 9k defensive proc (if dispelled, the caster gets hit with a slow and spell slow). Also
will cast Forced Labor, a 6 second charm.
Drops - Pit Boss' Reach, Stone Hand of Torgud, Velium Knuckles of the Pit - Prospector Wersan
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PH is "a Ry`Gorr digger" and casts Resolve of the Ry`Gorr, a
self buff that gives it a 9k defensive proc (if dispelled, the caster gets hit with a slow and spell slow). Also
will cast Stone Shield, a 50k rune.
Drops - The Prospector's Loot, Wersan's Treasure, Ry'Gorr Ceremonial Dagger - Queen Dracnia
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PH is "a regal crawler" and casts Potent Velium Poison,
a 20k dd, 27k dot, and stun with 50 poison counters. Additionally spawns 2 adds at 70%, 40%, and 10%.
Drops - Squishy Spider Eye, Shadow Web Shawl, Dracnia's Focus, Queen's Silk Pall
Tasks
Mercenary Tasks
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Velium Mining Made Simple - Graght the Little - slow
- Kill Miners and/or Diggers until you get 8 updates, then hail Graght.
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A More Efficient Operation - Nanokik - stingy
- Kill Watchmen and/or Overseers until you get the update, then hail Nanokik.
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A Step in the Wrong Direction - Baffod the Wayward - out
- Kill any 6 orcs near Baffod then hail him.
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Rations for the Irrational - Fridjorn - omen
- Kill any spiders until you get 6 updates, but any drachnids killed will reduce you updatest by one. Hail Fridjorn when done.
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Cleaving Geonids - Kodik - hearts
- Kill any 7 geonids then hail Kodik.
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A Tentacular Nuisance - Ysylfar - *hail*
- Kill any 7 tentacle terros then hail Ysylfar.
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Subdued Subjects - Veldmir Velweaver - living sample
- Hail Derron Coldmist then kill icy leeches and crystal spiders to get the random updates. Return to Derron to get Tranquilizer Darts. Suspend any real pets andd use a dart on a Ry'gorr Watchmen and it will become your pet, without zoning or invising return to Veldmir with the orc. Repeat the process with a spinechiller spider. After doiing both hail Veldmir to complete the task. The charms can occasionally fail, so be prepared to fight.
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The Big One (g) - Bronigan - deal
- This is a group task.
- Loot a Strong Spinechiller Silk from spinechiller spiders, a Tentacle Terror Barb from tentacle terrors, and Velium Crawler Flesh from velium crawlers. Give all 3 to Bronigan then hail, shortle after A Monstrous Velium Crawler spawns and attacks. It has a 35k dd with flux PBAE. Hail Bronigan once it is dead.
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I Wanna Be a Ry'Gorr (g) - Galurg (EW) - assistance
- This is a group task.
- Zone into Crystal Caverns and locate Orogol, hail them, then hail Galurg again in Eastern Wastes. Back into Crystal Caverns and kill orcs until you get a snow turnip then back to Eastern Wastes. Near Galurg is an empty snow bunny trap, give it the turnip and it respawns as a full snow bunny trap. Attack it quickly and loot a captured snow bunny. Back to Crystal Caverns, give the bunny to Orogol, back to Eastern Wastes, and hail Galurg to complete the task.
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Stalking the Shadows (g) - Falmonius (in PoK) - *hail*
- This requires This Can't Be Good in Eastern Wastes and is a group task.
- When you get this task you are given 6 runes. Head into Crystal Caverns and locate 6 shades:
- Each one ports around an area, beat it down to 30% then right click the corresponding gem to get a darkened version. Give all 6 darkened gems to Falmonius and hail to complete the task.
Partisan Tasks
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An Abundance of Orcs - Captain Dunstan Coldheart - willing
- Investigate the mining site at the base of the open pit
- Investigate the mining site near the crystal ravine
- Investigate the mining site at the top of the open pit
- Defeat a Ry`Gorr miner
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Loot a Chipped Feymetal Mining Pick
- You first need 3 location updates. The first is at the bottom of the pit (430, 480, -399), the second is in a tunnel about half way up (360, 630, -399), and the third at the top (390, 490, -170).
- After getting the 3rd update a miner spawns and attacks. Kill it (or any other in the zone, and loot Chipped Feymetal Mining Pick.
- Return to Captain Dunstan Coldheart
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Take the pick to Dirk Coldsmith
- Head back to Dunstan and then give the pick to Dirk Coldsmith.
- Kill geonids and recover a smooth stone
- Kill Ry`Gorr orcs and recover a chunk of velium
- Kill crystal spiders and recover crystal fibers
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Speak to Dirk Coldsmith
- Kill the specified mobs until you get a random update for each, no physical items to loot, then return to Dirk. You get a Repaired Feymetal Mining Pick.
- Use the repaired pickaxe to mine crystal deposits around the caverns
- Take the samples to Elsa Icegem
- Speak to Elsa Icegem
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Defend Froststone from the Ry`Gorr invaders
- Locate a crystal cluster, target one, and right click the pick and you get a Cavern Crystal Sample. Repeat twice more to get 3 clusters and hand them in to Elsa Icegem. Hail Elsa and 2 Ry`Gorr invaders spawn and attack, nothing special, kill them both.
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Speak to Captain Dunstan Coldheart
- Hail Dunstan to complete the task.
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Ry`Gorr Reconnaissance - Captain Dunstan Coldheart - emissary
- Requires An Abundance of Orcs.
- Find and speak to a Ry`Gorr messenger
- Kill the Ry`Gorr messenger
- Loot a Folded Note
- Take the note to Captain Dunstan Coldheart
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Speak to Captain Dunstan Coldheart
- At the top of the zone locate a Ry`Gorr messenger, hail it and say "truce". The messenger will attack, kill it and loot a Folded Note. Bring the note back to Dunstan and hail him.
- Head to the rendezvous location mentioned in the note
- Speak to Emissary Kordim
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Defeat Emissary Kordim
- Zone back to Eastern Wastes and go to (-3400, 1010, 148) just northwest of the fort. Hail Emissary Kordim and it attacks along with 2 giants. Kill them all.
- Inform Captain Dunstan Coldheart of the frost giant ambush
- Question dwarves within Froststone until the traitor is revealed
- Tell Captain Dunstan Coldheart what you have learned
- Head to Danela's living quarters where you can then apprehend her
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Defeat the henchmen
- Zone back into Crystal Caverns and speak with Dunstan. Then go to Nadalia Coldmist, hail and follow the dialog.
- Once you get the update return to Dunstan and then to Danela's chambers (-175, 340, -383) just southwest of Nadalia. After getting the location update 2 henchmen spawn and attack. They hit up to 13k each, kill them both.
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Report your findings to Captain Dunstan Coldheart
- Hail Dunstan to complete the task.
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Finding the Fear - Captain Dunstan Coldheart - engineer
- Requires An Abundance of Orcs and Ry`Gorr Reconnaissance.
- Speak to Engineer Colle
- Collect Flaweless Terrorite from tentacle terrors
- Collect Velium Sheet Metal from Ry`Gorr orcs
- Collect a Spinechiller Fang from a spinechiller spider
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Return to Engineer Colle
- Locate Engineer Colle, hail him and then kill the specified mobs until you get a random update for each, no physical items to loot. After getting all 3 return to Colle and get a Dreadstone Compass.
- Kill fear-tainted creatures to power the Dreadstone Compass
- Use the Dreadstone Compass to locate where the fear shard is being kept
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Defeat a crystal glare lord
- Kill terrors and spiders until you get an update that the compass is charged. Once it is charged right click the compass to create a path, when you reach the end a glare lord spawns, nothing special.
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Report back to Captain Dunstan Coldheart
- Hail Dunstan to complete the task.
Missions
- Into the Caverns of Fear - Captain Dunstan Coldheart - join - ready
- Danela's Stand - Captain Dunstan Coldheart - group - prepared