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A Cabal for One
A Cabal for One is the 3rd quest in The Ruins of Gianthold story arc![]() Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward.. |
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The first three quests can be completed in any order to unlock Gianthold Tor. |
Madstone Crater • The Prison of the Planes • A Cabal for One • Gianthold Tor • The Reaver's Fate |
An ancient giantish relic is said to lie within the hobgoblin lair. Only the murderous intrigues of the hobgoblin clans lie in the way.
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A Cabal for One | |
Heroic level: | 14 |
Epic level: | None |
Duration: | Long |
Heroic XP: | ♣1,855Solo/Casual ♦3,228Normal ♥3,364Hard ♠3,500Elite |
Epic XP: | Return to Cabal for One |
Takes place in: | Hobgoblin Lair |
Bestowed by: | Jorgundal ar'Grund |
NPC contact: | Jorgundal ar'Grund |
Quest acquired in: | Gianthold |
Patron: | Agents of Argonnessen |
Base favor: | 6 |
Purchase: | Ruins of Gianthold or VIP |
Extreme Challenge: | No |
Overview
The giants are not likely to let a <Race> into Gianthold Tor. However, Jorgundal ar'Grund wants a giantish relic to give as tribute to the Stormreaver. He has heard of one in a Hobgoblin Lair nearly. Bring it to him, and he has promised to get you in.
Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!
Objectives
- Find the Giantish relic
- Venture into the hobgoblin lair.
- Speak to Gardak Bruntsmash
- Slay the Arzag-Khor conspirators (4 total)
- Reach the throne room
- Slay King Bendix
- (Optional) Slay Olos Nobrac — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣278 ♦484 ♥505 ♠525 )
Known Traps
Trap and Lock DCs
Spot and Search DCs
The trap DC for the locked chest has been reduced to close above standard. It's hidden behind a secret door.
Tips and Misc
Walkthrough (thanks in large part to DDO Forums)
Good buffs to have:
- Normal: resist cold and fire, True Seeing, and, of course, Greater Heroism. There is also a caster who may cast Flesh to Stone on you, so carrying a couple of Stone to Flesh scrolls is good insurance.
- Hard: resist cold, fire, sonic.
- Elite: resist acid, cold, fire, sonic. Loremasters dispel, so don't bother extending.
- There is only 1 shrine – plan accordingly.
Clear out around the corner and speak to the traitor hobgoblin. He will give you two options. One, assist him in taking the place of leader amongst the tribe. Doing so, he will go through and clear out almost all of the traps in the compound, though he will double-cross you in the end. Two, call him out and kick his butt right then and there. If you do this you will have to disable the traps along the way (bonus XP if you have a rogue) and you will get an extra chest at the end.
Make a choice and head further in. You will reach a low wall with a gate, with a passage that goes around. You can jump over the wall to open the gate, but either way you will need to go through the side passage to defeat a required enemy. In this side room is a (locked) chest behind a secret door that is trapped with spike blades and something exploding. When the chest is opened, a set of spikes blades triggers just outside the door; these cannot be disarmed. There is nothing special about this locked chest or its contents despite it being heavily guarded by several traps.
Clear out the hall and take the right side at the fork to clear out the shrine, another required enemy is here. Then head back to the left. There is a small room to the left (west) you will need to deal with. Then head further in. The gates ahead are blocked, so you will need to go to the northern doors, climb the ladders and clear out both top rooms. That will open the gates, allowing you access to the final hall and throne room.
Defeat the king (he can be tough due to being able to heal very quickly, especially on elite. Burst DPS is important here), and Gardak the Traitor (if you chose that option) and get your chest(s). The king's chest will have 1 Ancient Elven Relic.
The quest does not end until someone picks up the Giantish Relic (the headstone near the end fight).
Bonus XP
- Aggression bonus: 33 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣186 ♦323 ♥336 ♠350 )
- Onslaught bonus: 67 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣278 ♦484 ♥505 ♠525 )
- Conquest bonus: 100 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣464 ♦807 ♥841 ♠875 )
- Tamper bonus: 7 or more traps disarmed +10% Bonus.( ♣186 ♦323 ♥336 ♠350 )
- Neutralization bonus: 10 or more traps disarmed +20% Bonus.( ♣371 ♦646 ♥673 ♠700 )
- Ingenious Debilitation bonus: 12 or more traps disarmed +30% Bonus.( ♣557 ♦968 ♥1,009 ♠1,050 )
- Observance bonus: 1 or more secret door discovered +8% Bonus.( ♣148 ♦258 ♥269 ♠280 )
- Mischief bonus: 34 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣148 ♦258 ♥269 ♠280 )
- Vandal bonus: 44 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣186 ♦323 ♥336 ♠350 )
- Ransack bonus: 54 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣278 ♦484 ♥505 ♠525 )
Loot
- Chests: 3
- 1 trapped and locked almost halfway through the quest.
- 1 at the end for killing Gardak Bruntsmash at the start of the quest.
- 1 at the end for killing King Bendix (Hobgoblin)
- it has 1 Ancient Elven Relic.
- Collectables: 5
- Rubble behind first secret door
- Cabinet in room with second secret door
- Crude Altar in upper level of north room
- Adventurer's Pack in alcove just before final room
- Adventurer's Pack in final room
NPC end rewards
Randomly generated loot, ML correlates with effective quest level.
Named Chest Drop
Monsters
Name ( picture ) | CR | Type | Race |
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Arzag-Khor Loremaster ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Arzag-Khor Shaman ( view • edit ) | ♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite ●♦24Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Cloven-Jaw Scout ( view • edit ) | ♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite ●♦24Epic Normal ●♥28Epic Hard ●♠58Epic Elite | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Cloven-Jaw Veteran ( view • edit ) | ♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite ●♥28Epic Hard | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Cloven-Jaw Warlord ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♥29Epic Hard | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Gardak Bruntsmash ( view • edit ) | ♥19Hard ♠22Elite ●♦27Epic Normal ●♥31Epic Hard ●♠60Epic Elite | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Glacier Wolf ( view • edit ) | ♦9Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite ●♥27Epic Hard | Magical Beast | Wolf |
King Bendix ( view • edit ) | ♥18Hard ♠22Elite ●♦28Epic Normal ●♥31Epic Hard | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Kivol ( view • edit ) | ♥18Hard ♠21Elite ●♦27Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Maksim ( view • edit ) | ♥18Hard ♠21Elite ●♦27Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠58Epic Elite | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Mikahi ( view • edit ) | ♥18Hard ♠21Elite ●♦27Epic Normal ●♥31Epic Hard | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Olos Nobrac ( view • edit ) | ♥18Hard ♠21Elite ●♦27Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Vokur ( view • edit ) | ♥18Hard ♠21Elite ●♦27Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
- The Ruins of Gianthold chain quests
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- Hobgoblin Lair quests
- Gianthold quests
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- Pay to Play quests
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- Level 14 quests
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