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The Deadly Package: The Stronghold Key
The Deadly Package: The Stronghold Key is the 5th quest in the Assault on Splinterskull story arcStory arcs are chains of quests that make up a story line. Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward.. |
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First Strike • The Hobgoblins' Captives • Yarkuch's War-plans • Whisperdoom's Spawn • The Deadly Package: The Stronghold Key • The Deadly Package: Agent of the Darguul • Doom of the Witch-doctor: The Way to Zulkash • Doom of the Witch-doctor: Zulkash, Herald of Woe • The Last Move: The Way to Yarkuch • The Last Move: Yarkuch's Last Stand |
A poisoned cup delivers death both vile and swift. Press onward to your clandestine meeting with the hobgoblin assassin, Lhor-Tragu.
Requires access to adventure pack
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The Deadly Package: The Stronghold Key | |
Heroic level: | 5 |
Epic level: | None |
Duration: | Medium |
Heroic XP: | ♣767Solo/Casual ♦1,369Normal ♥1,460Hard ♠1,550Elite |
Epic XP: | N/A |
Takes place in: | Outer Splinterskull Fortress |
Bestowed by: | Chief Ungurz |
NPC contact: | Chief Ungurz |
Quest acquired in: | Tangleroot Gorge |
Patron: | House Phiarlan |
Base favor: | 3 |
Purchase: | Tangleroot Gorge or VIP |
Extreme Challenge: | No |
Overview
Bring the poison ingredients to the assassin Lhor-Tragu, deep within Splinterskull.
- Make your way through the Outer Stronghold once more, but this time to open the way into the Inner Stronghold!
Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!
Objectives
- Acquire Stronghold Key
- Use the key to find the way to the Splinterskull's inner stronghhold
- (Optional) Slay 5 (Hobgoblin Avengers) — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣77 ♦137 ♥146 ♠155 )
What to Expect
- Spawning/respawning monsters
- Ability check (optional; 16 Strength required to open a door)
- Locked doors (optional)
- Contains the entrance to another quest (to The Deadly Package: Agent of the Darguul)
Known Traps
- Spike trap in the western storeroom, in the corner beyond the door; control panel is on the western wall
- Electrical trap in the small room off the throne room; control panel is just inside the door on the north wall
- Blade trap (on both walls) down the corridor past the second shrine; control panel is on the north wall
- Spinning blade trap further down the corridor; control panel is on the south wall immediately after the blade trap
Tips and Misc
- This is the map that never ends; it just goes on and on my friends... This time, you get to play with Hobgoblin Avengers, who are larger, orange-named hobgoblins.
- The Hobgoblin Avengers are found in a direct line from the start of the quest to the end: between the guard rooms, the hallway leading to the throne room, the throne room, the hallway leading to the cave loop, and right in front of the exit.
- The key can be found in the northeastern spider cave, in a chest guarded by hobgoblins.
- XP is rewarded after using the key on the gate to the inner stronghold. You MUST proceed to the next quest, Agent of the Darguul, without recalling to Chief Ungurz; if you leave before completing it, you will have to go through this quest once more.
- That actually makes this quest good for farming collectables; as soon as you finish it, you can recall out and start again.
- There is no longer any remnant of the prisoner who died of scorpion poison 3 quests ago. Not even a ghost. You may loot his chest in peace.
- You don't receive Favor until after completing the next quest.
Bonus XP
- Insidious Cunning bonus: ≤1 or fewer monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣77 ♦137 ♥146 ♠155 )
- Devious bonus: 8 or fewer monsters killed +7% Bonus.( ♣54 ♦96 ♥102 ♠109 )
- Aggression bonus: 17 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣77 ♦137 ♥146 ♠155 )
- Onslaught bonus: 34 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣115 ♦205 ♥219 ♠233 )
- Conquest bonus: 51 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣192 ♦342 ♥365 ♠388 )
- Tamper bonus: 2 or more traps disarmed +10% Bonus.( ♣77 ♦137 ♥146 ♠155 )
- Neutralization bonus: 3 or more traps disarmed +20% Bonus.( ♣153 ♦274 ♥292 ♠310 )
- Ingenious Debilitation bonus: 4 or more traps disarmed +30% Bonus.( ♣230 ♦411 ♥438 ♠465 )
- Mischief bonus: 52 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣61 ♦110 ♥117 ♠124 )
- Vandal bonus: 68 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣77 ♦137 ♥146 ♠155 )
- Ransack bonus: 84 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣115 ♦205 ♥219 ♠233 )
External Links
- Lost Quest Guide
- Spyderwolf's Youtube Video Quest Walkthrough
- Video Walkthrough
- U30 Video Solo Walkthrough
Loot
- Chests: 3 (same ones in all Outer Fortress quests)
- One in the room past the scorpion pit in the eastern cell block (requires 16 STR)
- One behind the locked door in the central chamber
- One on the lookout ledge down the inner corridor past the second shrine
- Collectables: 10
- Mushroom — down the South-west tunnel
- Mushroom — down the South-west tunnel
- Adventurer's Pack — down the South-east tunnel
- Bookshelf — in the alcove as you first enter the stronghold proper
- Adventurer's Pack — in the spider pit in the western cell block
- Cabinet — in the central chamber
- Mushroom — just before the second shrine
- Mushroom — on the lookout ledge
- Mushroom — down the North-west tunnel around the loop
- Mushroom — down the South tunnel around the loop
NPC end rewards
No reward when turning in the quest.
Monsters
Name ( picture ) | CR | Type | Race |
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Black Widow ( view • edit ) | ♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite | Vermin | Spider |
Brown Spider Prince ( view • edit ) | ♦5Normal ♥8Hard ♠10Elite | Vermin | Spider |
Brown Spider ( view • edit ) | ♦1Normal ♥3Hard ♠6Elite | Vermin | Spider |
Darkfang Spider ( view • edit ) | ♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite | Vermin | Spider |
Gray Ooze ( view • edit ) | ♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite | Ooze | Gray Ooze |
Hobgoblin Avenger ( view • edit ) | ♦6Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Hobgoblin Cleric ( view • edit ) | ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Hobgoblin Infiltrator ( view • edit ) | ♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Hobgoblin Patrol Leader ( view • edit ) | ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Hobgoblin Slayer ( view • edit ) | ♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Night Scorpion ( view • edit ) | ♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠10Elite | Vermin | Scorpion |
Worg ( view • edit ) | ♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite | Magical Beast | Wolf |
- Assault on Splinterskull chain quests
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