The Sacred Helm (STK optional)

Quest Giver: Greezix the kobold, inside STK part 2
Level: 3 Party
Patron: The Coin Lords (4/8/12)
Length: Long
Entry Point: Through Greezix
Prereqs: Must be in STK part 2
Recommended Party: standard
Base Experience: 1,144
Quest Info:
--Creatures: Hobgoblins, Wolves, Minotaurs, Ogres, violet slime, gray ooze --Traps: Spike/Blade, Dart




WALKTHROUGH:

Many times this quest is just bypassed, and most pick up group members will opt against this quest. In this author's opinion, this quest is worth the time. Led by someone familiar with the quest, this quest goes fairly quickly, gives decent experience and good favor.



The quest is to retrieve the Helm of Shaagh. You must work your way through the hobgoblin tunnels, through a system of locked doors and a few traps, to get down to a shrine where the helm is kept.

The Quest is fairly linear, so even if you haven't done it often, or never at all, it is not difficult to follow. Start off to the left to go get the key to the door to the right. There is a spike trap in the hall which is disarmed by hitting a lever behind a secret door on the north wall. Beware darts in the back of the head as you pull the lever, though. Two hobgoblin witch doctors guard a chest with the key. Grab the key and head back.

The key opens the door to the east, which is a hallway that circles up and around to the ledges above. There are two guarded levers up top here. Pull them and drop back down, then head down the ramp through the now open door.

At the bottom of the hall is a pair of ogres guarding the door and the shrine. The shrine is accessible but the door is shut tight, needing another signal gem lever. Head east to find it. Around the corner is a pair of secret doors, hiding controls to the blade trap that is set just ahead. Deal with them and continue. The hall leads to a small room with a pack of worgs, their minotaur guard and a bunch of hobgoblins. Deal with them, and proceed to climb up the second longest ladder ever. Clear out this top hall and pull the lever that opens the door back where the ogres were.

Head up the sewers until you reach the next open area. You can clear the top area of casters and archers if you want, or just head down the ramp. The levers across both bridges are necessary to open a door down below you. Once you cross a bridge you will set off spike and dart traps, so be prepared for them. Pull the levers and drop down. Dispatch the slimes, and use the shrine to the south if you would like. When ready, continue south to the final fight.

Defeat the Red-Named hobgoblin cleric, Granduul and his minions. This will cause the chest containing the helm to appear and complete the quest. You get to keep the Unique: Shaagh's Helm.

You have to options for leaving this quest to consider. The first is to recall out, this will place you back outside the sewer entrance of STK in the steam tunnels, where you can begin part 2 again from the beginning. Second option is to run further to the north and go out there. This will also enter part 2 of STK, but this entry point is at Greezix. It is a bit of a shortcut, but will cut off you ability to get conquest and some of the other optionals of part 2. Either way, if you completed The Helm in less than 5 minutes, you should let part 2 of STK reset before entering, or you will take a re-entry penalty.

Unique named loot, the cloven-jaw bow.

End Reward: none

Incoming Guide Links REG QUESTS The Seal of Shan-To-Kor (STK)

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