The Iron Mines: Freeing Achka

The Iron Mines: Freeing Achka is the 1st quest in the Grey Moon Waning story arcStory arcs  are chains of quests that make up a story line. Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward..
The Iron Mines: Freeing Achka • The Iron Mines: Justice for Grust • The Grey Moon's Den: The Trollish Scourge • The Grey Moon's Den: Extermination

The mine is a grim place of shadowed halls and gaping chasms. Somewhere in the darkness, the chieftain's son awaits rescue.

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The Iron Mines: Freeing Achka
Heroic level:	6
Epic level:	None
Duration:	Short
Heroic XP:	♣295Solo/Casual ♦520Normal ♥548Hard ♠576Elite
Epic XP:	N/A
Takes place in:	The Iron Mines
Bestowed by:	Bruku
NPC contact:	Bruku
Quest acquired in:	Sorrowdusk Isle
Patron:	House Deneith
Base favor:	3
Purchase:	Sorrowdusk Isle or VIP
Extreme Challenge:	No

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Overview

Rescue Achka, son of the Grey Moon tribe's true chief, from the iron mine where the ogres now dwell.

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Objectives

• Acquire Key to Achka's Cell
• Rescue Achka from his cell
• (Optional) Slay Powder — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣44 ♦78 ♥82 ♠86 )
• (Optional) Slay Flamefang — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣30 ♦52 ♥55 ♠58 )

Known Traps

Trap DCs

• Force traps across bridge; the control panel is on the far (east) side of the bridge, on the north.

Tips and Misc

• No shrines in this quest.
• The Key to Achka's Cell is held by an Ogre leader behind a door near the entrance (to the west and down the ladder).
• There are 4 force traps on the bridge, which can be easily timed, and ample room between each to pause before continuing.
  • Optional: The winter wolf Powder may appear on the bridge to the jail area.
  • Optional: The hell hound Flamefang may appear in the cell near Achka, with a chest; otherwise, several hell hounds will be there (and no chest).
• Earth elementals will spawn after opening Achka's cell; it's not necessary to kill them before speaking to Achka and completing the quest.
• The eastern area of the map is blocked off; this prevents any bonuses from killing or breaking (the traps bonus may still be possible, however).

Loot

• Chests: 0–1
  • 1 rare optional for killing Flamefang (Hell Hound)
• Collectables: Two
  • Mushroom in the room with the key to Achka's cell
  • Crude altar in Achka's cell

NPC end rewards

None until all four quests are completed

Monsters

Name ( picture )	CR	Type	Race
Black Sun Ogre ( view  • edit )	♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite	Giant	Ogre
Flamefang (The Iron Mines) ( view  • edit )	♦6Normal ♠10Elite	Evil Outsider	Hellhound
Hell Hound ( view  • edit )	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite	Evil Outsider	Hellhound
Large Earth Elemental ( view  • edit )	♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠9Elite	Elemental	Earth Elemental
Ogre Leader ( view  • edit )	♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite	Giant	Ogre
Powder ( view  • edit )	♥9Hard ♠12Elite	Magical Beast	Wolf