A Hero's Burden

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{{questbox | name = A Hero's Burden | faction = Neutral | level = 77 | levelreq = | type = Group | category = Sholazar Basin | start = Moodle | end = Artruis's Phylactery | experience = | rewards = Choose:
[Choker of Binding]
[Blood-Infused Pendant]
[Artruis's Focus Stone]
[Spiked Collar of Servitude] | money = 19 50 | reputation = | previous = The Mosswalker Savior
[[Lifeblood of the Mosswalker Shrine |Lifeblood of the Mosswalker Shrine ]]

Objectives

Kill Artruis the Heartless.

While securing the aid of friends is highly recommended, Moodle will not be able to accompany you on this task.

• Artruis the Heartless slain
• Suggested Players [3]

Description

Perhaps the crystals will ward off the undead gradually, but there is one more thing that must be done.

We need to find the leader of these undead and kill him to ensure there's no one to push the wretches back upon us. If my suspicions are correct, he will be somewhere inside the fallen pillar... the Sundered Shard.

The corpses being dragged there would suggest as much anyway.

I'll place the shards and bring the news to Soo-say... you will need to find other help in the meantime.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Choker of Binding Item Level 34Disenchants into:  [Small Glowing Shard]: 1 Binds when picked up Neck +2 Intellect +3 Stamina +3 Critical Strike +3 Versatility Sell Price: 4 38 36 Blood-Infused Pendant Item Level 34Disenchants into:  [Small Glowing Shard]: 1 Binds when picked up Neck +2 Strength +3 Stamina +3 Dodge Sell Price: 4 38 36 Artruis' Focus Stone Item Level 34Disenchants into:  [Small Glowing Shard]: 1 Binds when picked up Neck +2 Intellect +3 Stamina +3 Haste Sell Price: 4 38 36 Spiked Collar of Servitude Item Level 34Disenchants into:  [Small Glowing Shard]: 1 Binds when picked up Neck +2 Agility or Strength +3 Stamina +3 Critical Strike +3 Haste Sell Price: 4 38 36

You will also receive: 19 50

Details

Killing Artruis comes in three phases. He can be stunned and silenced.

Phase one:

• Artruis will stand at the back of the cave with a wolvar, Zepik the Gorloc Hunter, and a gorloc, Jaloot on either side. When starting the encounter he will occasionally cast frost bolt, frost nova and ice lance to try and kill you, and also engage in melee.

Phase two:

• Artruis protects himself in ice and frees Zepik and Jaloot, turning them against you. This phase is easy and shouldn't be very hard.

Phase three:

• Starts when either the gorloc or wolvar is down. The one who is still alive will aid you in killing Artruis, and will do so for the rest of the battle.

Completion

<Inside Artruis's Phylactery you see what seems like an endless void... and you think you hear screaming in the distance from somewhere inside.>

<As you're about to leave, you see an object floating in the void, just barely in reach.>

Quest progression

1.  [20-30] The Part-time Hunter (optional)
2.  [20-30] Playing Along
3. Complete both to continue:
   •  [20-30] The Ape Hunter's Slave
   •  [20-30] Tormenting the Softknuckles
4. Complete both to continue:
   •  [20-30] The Wasp Hunter's Apprentice
   •  [20-30] The Sapphire Queen
5.  [20-30] Flown the Coop!
6. Complete both to continue:
   •  [20-30] The Underground Menace
   •  [20-30] Mischief in the Making
7.  [20-30] A Rough Ride
8. Complete both to continue:
   •  [20-30] Lightning Definitely Strikes Twice
   •  [20-30] The Mist Isn't Listening
9.  [20-30] Hoofing It
10.  [20-30] Just Following Orders
11.  [20-30] Fortunate Misunderstandings
12. Complete both to continue:
    •  [20-30] Make the Bad Snake Go Away
    •  [20-30] Gods like Shiny Things
13.  [20-30] Making Peace
14.  [20-30] Back So Soon?
15. Complete both to continue:
    •  [20-30] The Lost Mistwhisper Treasure
    •  [20-30] Forced Hand
16.  [20-30] Home Time!
17.  [20-30] The Angry Gorloc
18. Complete both to continue:
    •  [20-30] The Mosswalker Savior
    •  [20-30] Lifeblood of the Mosswalker Shrine
19. A Hero's Burden (Lich fight)
20. During the fight with the Lich, you'll have to choose which npc (either the Oracle or the Frenzyheart) you'll have to kill. The one you don't kill is the faction you'll join. Then ONE of these quests to become aligned with any of the factions:
    •  [20-30 Daily] Frenzyheart Champion (Frenzyheart)
      •  [20-30] Return of the Lich Hunter
    •  [20-30 Daily] Hand of the Oracles (Oracles)
      •  [20-30] Return of the Friendly Dryskin

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