Maraud the Mines

The Firebrand gnolls are the favored warriors of Lailat, the demon queen.

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Maraud the Mines
Heroic level:	11
Epic level:	None
Duration:	Long
Heroic XP:	♣1,808Solo/Casual ♦3,166Normal ♥3,320Hard ♠3,473Elite
Epic XP:	N/A
Takes place in:	Firebrand Mines
Bestowed by:	(Wilderness area walk-up)
NPC contact:	Wayfinder Skavyr
Quest acquired in:	Sands of Menechtarun
Patron:	The Free Agents
Base favor:	6
Purchase:	Demon Sands or VIP
Extreme Challenge:	No

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Overview

While exploring the Menechtarun, you locate a mining operation run by the Firebrand gnoll tribe. Besides precious gemstones, the demon-tainted gnolls are mining iron ore for the Demon Queen. These valuable commodities would be much better off in other hands...

This is a walk-up quest and the reward NPC is located in Zawabi's Refuge - northwest of the bank.

Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!

Objectives

Explore the Firebrand Mines
Steal 4 black iron ingots from the gnolls
Steal 2 jacinth from the gnolls
Steal 2 blood rubies from the gnolls
Steal 2 fire opals from the gnolls
(Optional) Kill General Muurajha — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣362 ♦633 ♥664 ♠695 )
(Optional) Kill Commander Neahengh — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣271 ♦475 ♥498 ♠521 )

What to Expect

Quest item collection (mandatory: 10 gems)
Semi-randomly placed quest items (mandatory: 10 gems)

Tips and Misc

Map to mission entrance

Fire resistance is useful.
Break the storage bins in hopes of finding the required gems and ingots. Each type of gem (and the ingots) are grouped in a different area. Additional ingots (in lots of 5) and gems can be sold for a few hundred platinum after the quest.
- Iron ingots are in the western area
- Rubies are in the eastern area
- Opals are in the small southeast area
- Jacinths are in the southern area.
These uncut gems do not fit in any gem bag, so do take up inventory space (but can be safely discarded without threatening quest success). After the quest, you can turn in any uncut gems to Behn the Prospector, who gives you normal sellable gems (worth a few hundred platinum each). You can also sell the iron ingots, in lots of 5, for 300 Platinum per 5 ingots.

Bonus XP

Aggression bonus: 50 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣181 ♦317 ♥332 ♠347 )
Onslaught bonus: 65 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣271 ♦475 ♥498 ♠521 )
Mischief bonus: 12 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣145 ♦253 ♥266 ♠278 )
Vandal bonus: 16 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣181 ♦317 ♥332 ♠347 )
Ransack bonus: 20 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣271 ♦475 ♥498 ♠521 )

Loot

Chests: 2

1 with either the black iron ore ingots, uncut blood rubies, or uncut fire opals
1 with optional.

Collectables: 3
- Adventurer's Pack on the path to Jacinths area
- Adventurer's Pack within the Jacinths area
- Adventurer's Pack on the north path to Iron ingots area
NPC rewards: Random item

Monsters

Name ^{( picture )}	CR	Type	Race
Commander Neahengh ^{( view • edit )}	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite	Gnoll	Gnoll
Elder Earth Elemental ^{( view • edit )}	♦13Normal ♥15Hard ♠18Elite ●♥28Epic Hard	Elemental	Earth Elemental
Elder Fire Elemental ^{( view • edit )}	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite ●♥31Epic Hard	Elemental	Fire Elemental
Firebrand Gnoll ^{( view • edit )}	♦8Normal ♥10Hard ♠13Elite ●♥27Epic Hard	Gnoll	Gnoll
Firebrand Lieutenant ^{( view • edit )}	♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite ●♥29Epic Hard	Gnoll	Gnoll
Firebrand Pyromancer ^{( view • edit )}	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite ●♥31Epic Hard	Gnoll	Gnoll
Firebrand Ritualist ^{( view • edit )}	♦8Normal ♥10Hard ♠13Elite ●♥28Epic Hard	Gnoll	Gnoll
Firebrand Sergeant ^{( view • edit )}	♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite ●♥29Epic Hard	Gnoll	Gnoll
General Muurajha ^{( view • edit )}	♦13Normal ♥15Hard ♠18Elite	Gnoll	Gnoll
Greater Dust Mephit ^{( view • edit )}	♦6Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♥27Epic Hard	Air Outsider	Mephit
Greater Salt Mephit ^{( view • edit )}	♦6Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♦19Epic Normal ●♠40Epic Elite	Earth Outsider	Mephit
Greater Sand Mephit ^{( view • edit )}	♦6Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♦19Epic Normal ●♥27Epic Hard	Earth Outsider	Mephit
Huge Rust Monster ^{( view • edit )}	♦8Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite	Aberration	Rust Monster
Iron Golem ^{( view • edit )}	♦13Normal ♥15Hard ♠18Elite ●♥30Epic Hard	Construct	Golem
Large Earth Elemental ^{( view • edit )}	♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠9Elite	Elemental	Earth Elemental