The Path to Madness

The temple is somewhere in this forest. Rumors have it the entrance has been warded by several powerful wizards.

The Path to Madness
Heroic level:	8
Epic level:	None
Duration:	Short
Heroic XP:	♣392Solo/Casual ♦689Normal ♥724Hard ♠758Elite
Epic XP:	N/A
Takes place in:	The Path to Madness
Bestowed by:	Gatekeeper Chulkash
NPC contact:	Gatekeeper Chulkash
Quest acquired in:	House Jorasco
Patron:	House Jorasco
Base favor:	3
Purchase:	Free to Play
Extreme Challenge:	No

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Overview

This quest is the entrance to the Xorian Cipher quest. Despite being a very short entrance quest, it has a favor reward and an adventure compendium entry.

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Objectives

Use the altar to enter the temple
Slay the 2 drow scorpions to drop the barrier
(Optional) Slay the sirens of insanity — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣39 ♦69 ♥72 ♠76 )

What to Expect

Spawning/respawning monsters
Contains the entrance to the quest The Xorian Cipher.

Tips and Misc

You will enter this quest and run through the jungle. Have everyone run all the way, just follow the path, to the altar and fight all the skeletons and casters in one spot. The enemy casters and skeletons will be a little slow so be patient and they will all eventually show up.

The cultists use the poison spell very frequently; so have restoration and poison potions or spells.

Attacking the drow scorpion bosses will spawn more cultists. The bosses can dispel and heal.

There is one shrine just next to the altar, and one chest to be looted.

To finish the quest, click the altar. You can then proceed to The Xorian Cipher or cancel and click Finish to return to house Jorasco.

Unlike most quests, you do not need to "return" this quest to anyone to conclude it and there is no NPC reward.

External links

U30 Video Solo Walkthrough

Bonus XP

Devious bonus: 2 or fewer monsters killed +7% Bonus.( ♣27 ♦48 ♥51 ♠53 )
Onslaught bonus: 23 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣59 ♦103 ♥109 ♠114 )
Conquest bonus: 28 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣98 ♦172 ♥181 ♠190 )

Loot

Chests: 1
- 1 at the end
Collectables:
- Adventurer's Pack by the sirens
NPC rewards: None

Monsters

Name ^{( picture )}	CR	Type	Race
Boneshrieker Harrier ^{( view • edit )}	♦8Normal ♥10Hard ♠13Elite	Undead	Skeleton
Boneshrieker Legionnaire ^{( view • edit )}	♦8Normal ♥10Hard ♠13Elite	Undead	Skeleton
Boneshrieker Savant ^{( view • edit )}	♦9Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite	Undead	Skeleton
Drow Scorpion Cleric ^{( view • edit )}	♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite ●♥29Epic Hard	Aberration	Drow Scorpion
Drow Scorpion Wizard ^{( view • edit )}	♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite ●♥29Epic Hard	Aberration	Drow Scorpion
Siren of Insanity ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Xorian Fanatic ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠9Elite	Elf	Drow Elf
Zealot of Madness ^{( view • edit )}	♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite	Elf	Drow Elf