Repossession

Repossession is the 5th quest in The Sharn Syndicate 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 five quests can be completed in any order to unlock Come Out and Slay.
Stand Your Ground • Dirty Laundry • The Stormreaver Fresco • The Bookbinder Rescue • Repossession • Come Out and Slay

Newly arrived in Xen'drik, the Sharn Syndicate has discovered that the corrupt environment of Stormreach is the perfect place for them to take root and grow.

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: The Sharn Syndicate

Repossession
Heroic level:	4
Epic level:	None
Duration:	short
Heroic XP:	♣444Solo/Casual ♦793Normal ♥846Hard ♠900Elite
Epic XP:	N/A
Takes place in:	Goldstone Manor
Bestowed by:	Kear
NPC contact:	Kear
Quest acquired in:	The Marketplace
Patron:	The Coin Lords
Base favor:	2
Purchase:	The Sharn Syndicate or VIP
Extreme Challenge:	No

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Overview

Kear of Argonessen, the rightful owner of the Stormreaver Fresco fragment, told you that Zircon is hiding the fresco in Goldstone Manor at Stormreach Marketplace.

Kear wants you to retrieve the Stormreaver Fresco from Goldstone Manor.

Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!

Objectives

Find the Stormreaver Fresco
(Optional) Repossess 3 pieces of stolen art — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣67 ♦119 ♥127 ♠135 )
(Optional) Repossess 6 pieces of stolen art — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣89 ♦159 ♥169 ♠180 )
(Optional) Repossess all the pieces of stolen art - 9 total — Bonus (25%): Heroic( ♣111 ♦198 ♥212 ♠225 )
(Optional) Wreck the mansion's furnishings - 12 total — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣44 ♦79 ♥85 ♠90 )
(Optional) Slay the Master of the Hounds — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣89 ♦159 ♥169 ♠180 )

What to Expect

Puzzle (mandatory: puzzle wheels)
Ability checks (semi-optional: require DEX, INT, STR, and WIS checks – see details below)

Known Traps

Trap DCs

Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning and Poison. On each of the artwork pieces in the gallery room; triggering one Pedestal trap seems to release that trap damage type effect from every pedestal (very large Area of Effect). The control panels are on the front of the pedestals. (Trap Reflex save DC: 27 on Elite).

Tips and Misc

In the large upstairs room (with the mirror) are two puzzle wheels which will open an entry in the opposite wall to the artwork room.

The orange combination is a sort of fancy E with three lines pointing to the left in a fan. (four turns)
The blue combination is a sort of backwards fancy F. (also four turns)
These symbols are displayed in the two bedrooms at the top of the stairs.

The artwork room, and opening the final door:

Every item except one is trapped; taking that one non-trapped item opens the final door. The traps are quite nasty. Each one covers the entire room, and each is very capable of killing a strong character outright, especially on a failed save. You'll get hit about ten times per single pedestal trap. Therefore, if you were to fail the saves for one single pedestal trap on Elite, you could potentially have to mitigate 500+ HP trap damage.

If uncertain, best for others to wait outside in the last room, and well away from the doorway.

The non-trapped piece of art which opens the door will be randomly placed. It will also have a trap control panel even though it is not trapped.
If you interact with the various pieces of art in the gallery, you have options to use your STR, DEX, INT, or WIS to try to find out whether that item is trapped or not. Each party member can try all 4 abilities, but in each trap only one attribute will give you a useful clue. You'll need an Ability score of 14 in the appropriate one (e.g. STR, DEX, INT, WIS) to succeed.
If you succeed in an Ability check, you will get a clear message as to what 'type' of trap it is, e.g. Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning or Poison, or the message that it will: "open the door". If you fail, the message will be vague – "leave the item alone", or risk almost certain death (at level).
For players that cannot disable traps: if any one of these ability checks specifies a certain trap will trigger, use this information to decide which items to NOT pick up. This forfeits the stolen art optionals, but by elimination you can usually find the item with no traps, or at least narrow down the choices.
A Rogue or Artificer can attempt to disable these traps, as normal (and does not need to worry about the Ability checks). With a trap disabled, simply "take the item" to see if it opens the door, and for the optional(s).

Rest and resurrection shrines are located on the right side of the stairs, by the entrance (added with Update 65).
- Because of the small map these should be reachable from the Artifact Room.

In the artwork room, picking up the "Note" on the pedestal as you enter triggers an additional (minor) reward after the quest. Reading it gives you clues as to what you face (details above, and emphasized below) in the artwork room:

The "NOTE"

Dear Lord Burgundy Tir,

I have the Stormreaver Fresco, and as you requested, I've set up *PLAYER* to be blamed for its theft. Once you have my payment, bring it to my office and I'll give you the fresco.

To open the door, you need to move one of the items in my art gallery off its pedestal. It's the one I showed you the other day. Do resist the temptation to touch the rest of my collection. All other pedestals are protected by traps, and I would so hate it if you died before paying me.

It has been a pleasure doing business with you.

- Zircon, Sharn Syndicate Underlord

The Rewards of Treachery quest flag, Contact Burgundy Tir.
"You found proof that Burgundy Tir deliberately set you up for the Stormreaver Fresco's theft.
Go confront Burgundy Tir about this in the Stormreach Marketplace."
- Reward: Masterwork or +1 weapon/armor/shield
- Can only be done once per hour
- Burgundy Tir won't talk to you about this if The Stormreaver Fresco is currently active.

End objective, in the chest on the table in the final room:

Stormreaver Fresco - Drops on Leaving Adventure, Destroyed on Exiting Adventure, Destroyed on Death
"This is a fragment of a 40,000 year old fresco. It depicts the Stormreaver, an ancient giant hero."

Picking up this item from its chest ends the quest. It may be safely discarded before exiting the quest.

Bonus XP

Aggression bonus: 5 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣44 ♦79 ♥85 ♠90 )
Onslaught bonus: 10 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣67 ♦119 ♥127 ♠135 )
Conquest bonus: 15 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣111 ♦198 ♥212 ♠225 )
Tamper bonus: 5 or more traps disarmed +10% Bonus.( ♣44 ♦79 ♥85 ♠90 )
Neutralization bonus: 6 or more traps disarmed +20% Bonus.( ♣89 ♦159 ♥169 ♠180 )
Ingenious Debilitation bonus: 8 or more traps disarmed +30% Bonus.( ♣133 ♦238 ♥254 ♠270 )
Mischief bonus: 19 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣36 ♦63 ♥68 ♠72 )
Vandal bonus: 25 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣44 ♦79 ♥85 ♠90 )
Ransack bonus: 31 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣67 ♦119 ♥127 ♠135 )

Loot

Chests: Two
- One for slaying the Master of the Hounds & the Pack Leader
- One for slaying Zircon
Collectables:
- Alchemy Table — upper east room
- Bookshelf — upper east room
- Bookshelf — upper west room
- Cabinet — in the room with the Fresco
NPC rewards: standard and a chance for named items:

Last Edited	Item	Type	Enhancements	ML	Bind	Quests
Update 48.2 3 years, 4 months, and 3 days BugTime	Kwan's Band ^(edit)	Ring	Wisdom +3 Wisdom +3: This item makes the wearer more in tune with her surroundings, granting a +3 enhancement bonus to Wisdom. Concentration +6Concentration +6: Passive: +6 Competence bonus to the Concentration skill. Wizardry +60 Wizardry +60: +60 Enhancement bonus to spell points.	2	Bound to Character on AcquireBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire	Repossession, End reward
Update 48.2 3 years, 4 months, and 3 days BugTime	Runic Trinket ^(edit)	Trinket	Wizardry +60 Wizardry +60: +60 Enhancement bonus to spell points. Spell Focus Mastery +1 Spell Focus Mastery +1: +1 Equipment bonus to the DC of all spells. Insightful Potency +14Insightful Potency +14: Passive: +14 Insightful bonus to each Spell Power.	2	Unbound, ExclusiveUnbound: This item is Unbound, and may take permanent damage. This is an Exclusive item. You may only carry one at a time.	Repossession, End reward

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Monsters

Name ^{( picture )}	CR	Type	Race
Attack Dog ^{( view • edit )}	♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite	Animal	Dog
Gargoyle (Eberron) ^{( view • edit )}	♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite	Monstrous Humanoid	Gargoyle
Master of the Hounds ^{( view • edit )}	♠8Elite	Humanoid	Human
Pack Leader ^{( view • edit )}	♦5Normal ♠10Elite	Animal	Dog
Syndicate Arcanist ^{( view • edit )}	♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite	Humanoid	Human
Syndicate Muscle ^{( view • edit )}	♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite	Humanoid	Human
Syndicate Swiftblade ^{( view • edit )}	♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite	Humanoid	Human
Zircon ^{( view • edit )}	♦6Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite	Living Construct	Warforged

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