Quest:A Hero's Burden

A Hero's Burden
Start	Moodle
End	Artruis's Phylactery
Level	77
Type	Group 3
World quest	Nofalse
Category	Sholazar Basinfalse
Experience	32100 XP (this quest may give money at max level)
Rewards	[Choker of Binding], [Blood-Infused Pendant], [Artruis's Focus Stone], or [Spiked Collar of Servitude] 19 50
Previous	The Mosswalker Savior Lifeblood of the Mosswalker Shrine
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“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.” — Moodle (TCG)

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 162 Disenchants into: [Small Dream Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Abyss Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Neck +19 Intellect Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 26. Equip: Increases spell power by 34. Equip: Restores 10 mana per 5 sec. Sell Price: 4 38 36 Blood-Infused Pendant Item Level 162 Disenchants into: [Small Dream Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Abyss Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Neck +24 Strength +51 Stamina Equip: Increases defense rating by 26. Equip: Increases your dodge rating by 10. Sell Price: 4 38 36 Artruis's Focus Stone Item Level 162 Disenchants into: [Small Dream Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Abyss Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Neck +20 Stamina +27 Intellect Equip: Improves haste rating by 26. Equip: Increases spell power by 40. Sell Price: 4 38 36 Spiked Collar of Servitude Item Level 162 Disenchants into: [Small Dream Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Abyss Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Neck +28 Stamina Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 29. Equip: Increases attack power by 52. Equip: Increases armor penetration rating by 26. Sell Price: 4 38 36

You will also receive: 19 50

Details

Artruis is a level 77 elite lich, found inside a cave at

^{[72.2, 57.4]}

east of The Lifeblood Pillar. He is very powerful, but a prot warrior or a frost mage (possibly other classes) can solo his encounter. Mid-fight you might be assisted by players off-group and even from oposite faction, since they are there to kill the lich as well.

Killing Artruis comes in three phases.

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. Killing one of the NPCs allows you to align with the other faction after the fight, so choose wisely which one you want to become aligned with.

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.

Artruis cannot be stunned nor silenced nor interrupted. Frostbolt is reflectable.

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.  [76] The Part-time Hunter (optional)
2.  [77] Playing Along
3. Complete both to continue:
   •  [77] The Ape Hunter's Slave
   •  [77] Tormenting the Softknuckles
4. Complete both to continue:
   •  [77] The Wasp Hunter's Apprentice
   •  [77] The Sapphire Queen
5.  [77] Flown the Coop!
6. Complete both to continue:
   •  [77] The Underground Menace
   •  [77] Mischief in the Making
7.  [77] A Rough Ride
8. Complete both to continue:
   •  [77] Lightning Definitely Strikes Twice
   •  [77] The Mist Isn't Listening
9.  [77] Hoofing It
10.  [77] Just Following Orders
11.  [77] Fortunate Misunderstandings
12. Complete both to continue:
    •  [77] Make the Bad Snake Go Away
    •  [77] Gods like Shiny Things
13.  [77] Making Peace
14.  [77] Back So Soon?
15. Complete both to continue:
    •  [77] The Lost Mistwhisper Treasure
    •  [77] Forced Hand
16.  [77] Home Time!
17.  [77] The Angry Gorloc
18. Complete both to continue:
    •  [77] The Mosswalker Savior
    •  [77] Lifeblood of the Mosswalker Shrine
19.  [77G3] A Hero's Burden
20. Choose then ONE of these quests to become aligned with any of the factions:
    •  [77] Frenzyheart Champion
      •  [77] Return of the Lich Hunter
    •  [77] Hand of the Oracles
      •  [77] Return of the Friendly Dryskin

Bug

• Appears to be bugged circa Patch 3.0.8 as all 3 mobs can get shielded and basically immune to attack.
• Sometimes he despawns mid-fight without explanation. The two little NPC's despawn as well and you have to wait for him to respawn so you can try again.

Notes

• Make sure you don't kill Artruis too quickly. If needed, strip yourself of your gear and kill hand-to-hand. The idea is to make the battle last long enough to initiate help from one of the frozen individuals of either tribe, Oracle or Frenzyheart.

External links

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