The Deadly Package: The Stronghold Key

The Deadly Package: The Stronghold Key is the 5th quest in the Assault on Splinterskull story arcStory arcs are chains of quests that make up a story line. Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward..
First Strike • The Hobgoblins' Captives • Yarkuch's War-plans • Whisperdoom's Spawn • The Deadly Package: The Stronghold Key • The Deadly Package: Agent of the Darguul • Doom of the Witch-doctor: The Way to Zulkash • Doom of the Witch-doctor: Zulkash, Herald of Woe • The Last Move: The Way to Yarkuch • The Last Move: Yarkuch's Last Stand

A poisoned cup delivers death both vile and swift. Press onward to your clandestine meeting with the hobgoblin assassin, Lhor-Tragu.

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: Tangleroot Gorge

The Deadly Package: The Stronghold Key
Heroic level:	5
Epic level:	None
Duration:	Medium
Heroic XP:	♣767Solo/Casual ♦1,369Normal ♥1,460Hard ♠1,550Elite
Epic XP:	N/A
Takes place in:	Outer Splinterskull Fortress
Bestowed by:	Chief Ungurz
NPC contact:	Chief Ungurz
Quest acquired in:	Tangleroot Gorge
Patron:	House Phiarlan
Base favor:	3
Purchase:	Tangleroot Gorge or VIP
Extreme Challenge:	No

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Bring the poison ingredients to the assassin Lhor-Tragu, deep within Splinterskull.

Make your way through the Outer Stronghold once more, but this time to open the way into the Inner Stronghold!

Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!

Acquire Stronghold Key
Use the key to find the way to the Splinterskull's inner stronghhold
(Optional) Slay 5 (Hobgoblin Avengers) — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣77 ♦137 ♥146 ♠155 )

Spawning/respawning monsters
Ability check (optional; 16 Strength required to open a door)
Locked doors (optional)
Contains the entrance to another quest (to The Deadly Package: Agent of the Darguul)

Spike trap in the western storeroom, in the corner beyond the door; control panel is on the western wall
Electrical trap in the small room off the throne room; control panel is just inside the door on the north wall
Blade trap (on both walls) down the corridor past the second shrine; control panel is on the north wall
Spinning blade trap further down the corridor; control panel is on the south wall immediately after the blade trap

This is the map that never ends; it just goes on and on my friends... This time, you get to play with Hobgoblin Avengers, who are larger, orange-named hobgoblins.
The Hobgoblin Avengers are found in a direct line from the start of the quest to the end: between the guard rooms, the hallway leading to the throne room, the throne room, the hallway leading to the cave loop, and right in front of the exit.
The key can be found in the northeastern spider cave, in a chest guarded by hobgoblins.
XP is rewarded after using the key on the gate to the inner stronghold. You MUST proceed to the next quest, Agent of the Darguul, without recalling to Chief Ungurz; if you leave before completing it, you will have to go through this quest once more.
That actually makes this quest good for farming collectables; as soon as you finish it, you can recall out and start again.
There is no longer any remnant of the prisoner who died of scorpion poison 3 quests ago. Not even a ghost. You may loot his chest in peace.
You don't receive Favor until after completing the next quest.

Insidious Cunning bonus: ≤1 or fewer monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣77 ♦137 ♥146 ♠155 )
Devious bonus: 8 or fewer monsters killed +7% Bonus.( ♣54 ♦96 ♥102 ♠109 )
Aggression bonus: 49 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣77 ♦137 ♥146 ♠155 )
Onslaught bonus: 64 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣115 ♦205 ♥219 ♠233 )
Tamper bonus: 2 or more traps disarmed +10% Bonus.( ♣77 ♦137 ♥146 ♠155 )
Neutralization bonus: 3 or more traps disarmed +20% Bonus.( ♣153 ♦274 ♥292 ♠310 )
Ingenious Debilitation bonus: 4 or more traps disarmed +30% Bonus.( ♣230 ♦411 ♥438 ♠465 )
Mischief bonus: 52 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣61 ♦110 ♥117 ♠124 )
Vandal bonus: 68 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣77 ♦137 ♥146 ♠155 )
Ransack bonus: 84 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣115 ♦205 ♥219 ♠233 )

Chests: Three (same ones in all Outer Fortress quests)
- One in the room past the scorpion pit in the eastern cell block (requires 16 STR)
- One behind the locked door in the central chamber
- One on the lookout ledge down the inner corridor past the second shrine
Collectables: Ten
- Two Mushrooms down the South-west tunnel
- Adventurer's Pack down the South-east tunnel
- Bookshelf in the alcove as you first enter the stronghold proper
- Adventurer's Pack in the spider pit in the western cell block
- Cabinet in the central chamber
- Mushroom just before the second shrine
- Mushroom on the lookout ledge
- Mushroom down the North-west tunnel around the loop
- Mushroom down the South tunnel around the loop
NPC rewards: none

Name ^{( picture )}	CR	Type	Race
Black Widow ^{( view • edit )}	♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite	Vermin	Spider
Brown Spider Prince ^{( view • edit )}	♦5Normal ♥8Hard ♠10Elite	Vermin	Spider
Brown Spider ^{( view • edit )}	♦1Normal ♥3Hard ♠6Elite	Vermin	Spider
Darkfang Spider ^{( view • edit )}	♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite	Vermin	Spider
Gray Ooze ^{( view • edit )}	♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite	Ooze	Gray Ooze
Hobgoblin Avenger ^{( view • edit )}	♦6Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite	Goblinoid	Hobgoblin
Hobgoblin Cleric ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite	Goblinoid	Hobgoblin
Hobgoblin Infiltrator ^{( view • edit )}	♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite	Goblinoid	Hobgoblin
Hobgoblin Patrol Leader ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite	Goblinoid	Hobgoblin
Hobgoblin Slayer ^{( view • edit )}	♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite	Goblinoid	Hobgoblin
Night Scorpion ^{( view • edit )}	♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠10Elite	Vermin	Scorpion
Worg ^{( view • edit )}	♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite	Magical Beast	Wolf

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