Missing

Missing is the 1st quest in the Harbinger of Madness story arcStory arcs are chains of quests that make up a story line. Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward..
The first three quests can be completed in any order to unlock In The Flesh.
Missing • Sinister Storage • Fear Factory • In The Flesh

Dozens of people have vanished mysteriously from this quiet neighborhood near the Harbor during the last few days.

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: Harbinger of Madness

Missing
Heroic level:	15
Epic level:	None
Duration:	Long
Heroic XP:	♣3,025Solo/Casual ♦5,258Normal ♥5,472Hard ♠5,687Elite
Epic XP:	N/A
Takes place in:	The Saltire District
Bestowed by:	Godwick Spurge
NPC contact:	Godwick Spurge
Quest acquired in:	The Harbor
Patron:	The Free Agents
Base favor:	6
Purchase:	Harbinger of Madness or VIP
Extreme Challenge:	No

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Overview

Godwick Spurge, a reporter for the Stormreach Chronicle, is writing a story on the mysterious disappearances that have been happening in the Saltire District. He wants you to help him investigate.

The entrance to the Saltire District is in the Harbor, under the north–south suspension bridge, to the west from Waterworks entrance.

Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!

Objectives

Find the location of the mysterious warforged
Collect evidence on the mysterious warforged (3 total)
Gain entrance to the warforged's home
Kill Mister Smythe
(Optional) Speak with Burno Vass (enables Mark of Madness optional) — no XP
(Optional) Apply the Mark of Madness to mad people (8 total) — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣605 ♦1,052 ♥1,094 ♠1,137 )
(Optional) Return to Burno Vass and tell him you have marked the mad people — no XP
(Optional) Speak with Guard Prosser (enable Swiftfoot gang optional) — no XP
(Optional) Find the Swiftfoot gang headquarters — Bonus (1%): Heroic( ♣30 ♦53 ♥55 ♠57 )
(Optional) Return to Guard Prosser and tell him about the gang — no XP
(Optional) Slay the madman Burno Vass — Bonus (12%): Heroic( ♣363 ♦631 ♥657 ♠682 )
(Optional) Slay the madman Guard Prosser — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣303 ♦526 ♥547 ♠569 )
(Optional) Slay Pale Fire — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣303 ♦526 ♥547 ♠569 )

What to Expect

Spawning/respawning monsters
Quest item collection (mandatory: 3 pieces of evidence)

Known Traps

Trap DCs

Blade traps in the north, just before the Swiftfoot HQ; control panel is on the wall to the east before them
Blade traps in the underwater passage to the south; control panel is on the north side of the doorway

Both traps can be easily timed.

Tips and Misc

Recommended buffs at all times:
- Acid, Cold, Electric, and Fire Resistance
- Blur or Displacement
- Greater Heroism
- Freedom of Movement
- Death Ward
- Protection from Evil
There are a lot of hard-hitting melee attackers and several Mind Flayer spellcasters in this quest. A young beholder may spawn next to the well on some difficulty settings and can anti-magic your buffs. Monsters in this quest like to set up ambushes for you, so keep your eyes open.
Freedom of Movement does NOT block the Sticky effect.
There are still more madpeople around than are required for the Optional. They may randomly spawn in different spots.
When you're near a piece of evidence (schoolroom in the east, armory in the southwest, Sir Borsynne's room in the west), the display goes... odd. Additionally, noises such as screams begin. Both of these effects disappear once you pick up the evidence, or if you leave the room. A similar effect happens when you enter Mister Smythe's house, which fortunately disappears when you open the door further in.
When you pull the lever in the northeast which diverts the water flow so you can head west, several Xorian Renders and Greater Thaarak Hounds spawn. It's possible to get the two pieces of evidence to the west, then backtrack east for the third and then head to the Mister Smythe's house without doing so, if you're worried about fighting them.
- Evidence 1) A scrap of paper inside the book reads, "BILL OF SALE. One dozen schoolchildren, in good condition. Ship to Mister Smythe. Payment on delivery."
- Evidence 2) The final entry in the diary reads, "This Smythe fellow is involved in questionable activities. But I'll use the Borsynne name to keep the guards away so long as he keeps sending platinum my way. In any case, no one will notice the disappearance of some common street rabble.
- Evidence 3) The last entry in the account book reads, "Eight dozen sturdy iron cages, warranted to hold prisoners. Ordered by Mister Smythe and paid in full."
Once you get into the Swiftfoot HQ, which is in the far north, Taken start appearing (the first group being where you exit out). A few Renders spawn when you open the chest in there.
There is a single rat that spawns every 3 minutes in the Swiftfoot Gang Headquarters (on one of the dead bodies). It is the only way to get onslaught and conquest.
Pale Fire will appear in the southeastern courtyard. He's a red-named Thaarak Hound that deals fire damage and burning effect on hit, similar to fire elementals, and buffs itself with an intermittent Fire Shield (Cold) once its HP gets low enough.
Z'miizith does not use Anti-magic cone, so you can safely cast spells throughout the fight.
Z'miizith can hit the party with Chaos Frenzy, which causes them to suffer vicious damage for each successful melee attack.
Z'miizith's Prismatic Spray has a chance to petrify and kill the party on failed saves, bypassing both deathblock and Warforged immunities.
If you rush past him before he changes, the party can huddle against the door in the back, then attack the Taken which spawn there without alerting Z'miizith.
Returning to and talking with either Burno Vass or Guard Prosser will cause both of them to attack you, and it is HIGHLY recommended not to fight either of them without a full good stunner. The Prosser has extremely high HP but low attack. Bruno casts highly damaging and debuffing spells such as polar ray, energy drain and hold monster but has lower HP. If you do not stun or kill off Bruno, he may kill off the entire party with ample ease.

Bonus XP

Aggression bonus: 33 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣303 ♦526 ♥547 ♠569 )
Onslaught bonus: 67 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣454 ♦789 ♥821 ♠853 )
Conquest bonus: 100 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣756 ♦1,315 ♥1,368 ♠1,422 )
Tamper bonus: 1 or more trap disarmed +10% Bonus.( ♣303 ♦526 ♥547 ♠569 )
Mischief bonus: 35 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣242 ♦421 ♥438 ♠455 )
Vandal bonus: 46 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣303 ♦526 ♥547 ♠569 )
Ransack bonus: 56 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣454 ♦789 ♥821 ♠853 )

Notes: Onslaught & Conquest are possible, but not worth it:

It takes an additional 104 minutes minimum to reach onslaught after getting aggression (killing the single spawn rat).
It takes an another 121 minutes minimum to reach conquest after getting onslaught (killing the single spawn rat). From here you should have 183 kills.
Kill the 4 Taken that spawn when you confront Z'miizith before you kill him and you should net 188 kills for Conquest.

Loot

Chests: 4
- 1 optional for finding the Swiftfoot gang headquarters (found in the northern part of the map)
- 1 optional for killing Pale Fire (Thaarak Hound, found in the South-west section of the map)
- 1 optional for killing the madmen Burno Vass and Guard Prosser (Dwarf and Human, found near the entrance)
- 1 at the end for killing Z'miizith (Chaos Beholder)
Collectables: 8
- Bookshelf near the first lever, in the bar's basement (in a room behind a tapestry)
- Mushroom in the school playground
- Mold in the North-east courtyard, at the top of the sewer pipe leading down to the lever
- Adventurer's Pack in the northeast courtyard, at the beginning of the sewer pipe heading west
- Mold above both ends of the sewer tunnel in the south
- Adventurer's Pack in the northwest
- Mushroom in the northwest
NPC rewards: Random items, ML 10–13; choose from 7

Named Chest Drop

Last Edited	Item	Type	Enhancements	ML	Bind	Quests
Update 48.4.3 3 years and 1 month BugTime	Insanity ^(edit)	Great Sword	+5 Enhancement Bonus+5 Enhancement Bonus: +5 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls. Wild FrenzyWild Frenzy: This weapon has a tendency to drive those it strikes insane. On an attack roll of 20 which is confirmed as a critical hit the target will go wild and attack its own allies for 15 seconds if it fails a DC 25 Will save. Enemies driven wild in this way, however, have a chance of coming to their senses if damaged. BewilderingBewildering: Targets of this weapon can feel their willpower slipping away. They lose -1 Wisdom on a successful attack. UnbalancingUnbalancing: Anything that melee attacks a character with an Unbalancing item has a chance to be pulled off balance giving them a -2 penalty to their AC. UnwieldyUnwieldy: This weapon is very large and makes you clumsier as you wield it, causing a -2 Dexterity penalty.	14	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Missing, End chest
Update 62 6 months and 9 days PurpleSerpent	Turbulent Epee ^(edit)	Rapier	+5 Enhancement Bonus+5 Enhancement Bonus: +5 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls. Turbulent BurstTurbulent Burst: This weapon is enchanted with wild, unpredictable energy. It will do 1 to 8 damage of a random energy type (fire/cold/electric/acid) on a successful hit and 3 to 24 damage of a random energy type on critical hits. TreasonTreason: This item reduces the threat generated by melee damage by 20%. MetallineMetalline: Metalline bypasses any metal based damage reduction. (Adamantine, "Alchemical, Silver", Byeshk, Cold Iron, Mithral) AlignedAligned: This weapon transmutes into a form that is able to bypass any alignment based Damage Reduction. (Chaotic, Good, Evil, Lawful)	14	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Missing, Swiftfoot HQ chest

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Monsters

Name ^{( picture )}	CR	Type	Race
Blackfang Bat ^{( view • edit )}	♦9Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite	Animal	Bat
Burno Vass ^{( view • edit )}	♦17Normal ♥20Hard ♠25Elite	Dwarf	Dwarf
Giant Rat ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦19Epic Normal	Animal	Rat
Greater Thaarak Hound ^{( view • edit )}	♦15Normal ♥18Hard ♠21Elite	Evil Outsider	Hellhound
Guard Prosser ^{( view • edit )}	♦17Normal ♥20Hard ♠25Elite	Humanoid	Human
Mad Dog ^{( view • edit )}	♥15Hard	Animal	Dog
Mind Flayer Mage ^{( view • edit )}	♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite	Aberration	Mind Flayer
Pale Fire ^{( view • edit )}	♦17Normal ♥20Hard ♠25Elite	Evil Outsider	Hellhound
Rat ^{( view • edit )}	♠8Elite	Animal	Rat
Swiftfoot Caster ^{( view • edit )}	♥18Hard ♠21Elite	Humanoid	Human
Swiftfoot Gangster ^{( view • edit )}	♠21Elite	Humanoid	Human
Taken ^{( view • edit )}	♦13Normal ♥15Hard ♠18Elite	Aberration	Taken
Xorian Render ^{( view • edit )}	♦15Normal ♥18Hard ♠21Elite	Evil Outsider	Demon
Young Beholder ^{( view • edit )}	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite	Aberration	Beholder
Z'miizith ^{( view • edit )}	♦18Normal ♥21Hard ♠26Elite	Aberration	Beholder