Harbinger of Madness

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Mysterious disappearances have the entire city on edge. Investigate the fates of the missing, dare to face hidden horrors that have broken the sanity of so many others, and destroy the monstrous perpetrator before it consumes your mind. Contains 4 hand-crafted adventures in the streets of Stormreach. (Level 15)

Quests

Quest Name	Quest Level	Base Favor	Patron	Casual	Normal	Hard	Elite
Missing	15	6	The Free Agents	♣3,025 —	♦5,258 —	♥5,472 —	♠5,687 —
Fear Factory	15	5	The Free Agents	♣2,524 —	♦4,386 —	♥4,565 —	♠4,744 —
Sinister Storage	15	5	The Free Agents	♣1,219 —	♦2,116 —	♥2,200 —	♠2,284 —
In The Flesh	15	6	The Free Agents	♣3,657 —	♦6,356 —	♥6,616 —	♠6,877 —
Total	4 Quests	22		♣10,425Solo/Casual —	♦18,116Normal —	♥18,853Hard —	♠19,592Elite —

Story arc

Talk to Tessa Aster in the Harbor to pick up this quest chain. She will guide you through the story arc and reward you for completing all quests. You need to run the first three quests before you can start In the Flesh.

Loot

Last Edited	Item	Type	Enhancements	ML	Bind	Quests
Update 73.1 11 months and 22 days Kobold sneak	Infused Chaosrobe  (edit)	Robe	Spell TurmoilSpell Turmoil: When casting any damaging Fire, Cold, Acid or Electric spells, there is a chance that you will gain a +20 Alchemical bonus to Spell Power to one of those energy types for 30 seconds. Lesser Evocation Augmentation IXLesser Evocation Augmentation IX: Increases the wearer's caster level when casting ninth level or lower Evocation spells by one. Trace of MadnessTrace of Madness: You can almost hear faint, panicked voices when this item is close to you. Perhaps the latent power of this item's hint of madness could be brought out by some catalyst. Power DrainPower Drain: This item reserves some of your power in order to function. You lose 30 maximum spell points (or up to 60 if you are a Sorcerer or Favored Soul).	14	Bound to Account on Acquire	Fear Factory, End chest
Update 73.1 11 months and 22 days Kobold sneak	Parasitic Breastplate  (edit)	Light Armor	+5 Enhancement Bonus+5 Enhancement Bonus: +5 enhancement bonus to Armor Class. Symbiotic FlexibilitySymbiotic Flexibility: Because this suit of armor has merged with your body, the flexibility it affords you is practically unparalleled. A suit of armor that has this property has a maximum Dexterity bonus 4 higher than normal, and its armor check penalty is reduced by 4. Diehard Diehard: If you are incapacitated while this item is equipped, it will automatically stabilize you as if you had the Diehard feat. Trace of MadnessTrace of Madness: You can almost hear faint, panicked voices when this item is close to you. Perhaps the latent power of this item's hint of madness could be brought out by some catalyst. Symbiotic BacklashSymbiotic Backlash: This item is symbiotic and grants you benefits, but it also deals 2 to 12 extra damage to you when enemies roll a 20 on an attack against you. Rough Hide +3Rough Hide +3: This item fuses with your body and toughens your skin, providing a +3 Primal bonus to your natural armor.	14	Bound to Account on Acquire	In The Flesh, End chest
Update 73.1 11 months and 22 days Kobold sneak	Mindfury Symbiont  (edit)	Trinket	Greater EfficacyGreater Efficacy Caster level: 1 Charges: 3 (3/day) — 3 Charges (Recharged/Day:3) Spell Focus I Spell Focus I: +1 Equipment bonus to the DC of all spells. Spell Lore VISpell Lore VI: Passive: All of your spells gain a 6% Equipment bonus to their chance to critical hit. Constitution -2 Constitution -2: This item makes the wearer less healthy, granting -2 Constitution. Fortitude Save -2 Fortitude Save -2: This item gives a -2 penalty to your Fortitude saves.	15	Bound to Character on Acquire	In The Flesh, end chest (Heroic Hard or Elite)
Update 78.1 25 days VictoriaLightbringer	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 Acquire	Missing, End chest
Update 77.2 2 months and 19 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 Acquire	Missing, Swiftfoot HQ chest
Update 73.1 11 months and 22 days Kobold sneak	Staff of Fleshshaping  (edit)	Quarterstaff	Spellcasting Implement +15Spellcasting Implement +15: Passive: +15 Implement bonus to Universal Spell Power. +5 Enhancement Bonus+5 Enhancement Bonus: +5 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls. Devotion +72Devotion +72: Passive: +72 Equipment bonus to Positive (Healing) Spell Power. Healing Lore VHealing Lore V: Passive: Your Positive Energy spells gain a 15% Equipment bonus to their chance to critical hit. Nullification +72Nullification +72: Passive: +72 Equipment bonus to Negative (Necrotic) and Poison Spell Power. Void Lore VVoid Lore V: Passive: Your Negative Energy and Poison spells gain a 15% Equipment bonus to their chance to critical hit. Efficient Metamagic - Empower Healing IIEfficient Metamagic - Empower Healing II: The additional spell point cost for using the Empower Healing Metamagic feat is reduced by 2 SP.	14	Bound to Account on Acquire	Sinister Storage, End chest

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Reward list

The end reward (given by Tessa Aster) for completing all the quests is a mix of named items that can be pulled from optional chests in this chain, as well as several items gainable solely from here, and 1-2 items of random loot (BtA). You can talk to Tessa Aster and run the chain again - in any order - for another reward.

Following is the list of items that can only be acquired by completing the chain (except Beholder Plate Armor/Docent, which can also drop from Opuloxx the Indomitable's chest in The Lord of Eyes).

All items are Bound to Account on Acquire unless otherwise noted and have a 100% chance of appearing on every third completion of the story arc.

Last Edited	Item	Type	Enhancements	ML	Bind	Quests
Update 73.1 11 months and 22 days Kobold sneak	Quivering Quiver  (edit)	Wide Quiver	Arrow SpittingArrow Spitting: While this item is equipped and an enemy hits you, there is a chance that this item will produce a stack of 20 arrows of a random type. Where exactly the arrows come from remains a mystery.	1	Bound to Character on Acquire	Harbinger of Madness, End reward
Update 73.1 11 months and 22 days Kobold sneak	Axe of Famine  (edit)	Dwarven War Axe	+5 Enhancement Bonus+5 Enhancement Bonus: +5 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls. Life-DevouringLife-Devouring: This weapon deprives an enemy of its energy and passes it on to you. When you roll a 20 on an attack, the enemy must make a DC 28 Fortitude save or be subjected to a -6 penalty to all stats. At the same time you will feel your power return, as though Greater Restoration were cast on you. (Greater Restoration cures all temporary ability damage, restores all negative levels suffered from energy drain, and eliminates fatigue, exhaustion, confusion, and insanity suffered by you.) Strength SappingStrength Sapping: Every time this weapon deals damage, the target must succeed on a Fortitude save (DC 15) or become exhausted. WeakeningWeakening: This weapon drains the enemies' melee power. -1 Strength on a successful hit. Incite +15 Incite +15: +15% Enhancement bonus to increased threat generation from melee damage	14	Bound to Account on Acquire	Harbinger of Madness, End reward
Update 73.1 11 months and 22 days Kobold sneak	Beholder Plate Armor  (edit)	Full Plate	+5 Enhancement Bonus+5 Enhancement Bonus: +5 enhancement bonus to Armor Class. Antimagic SpikeAntimagic Spike: This item was made from powerful antimagic materials. When scoring a critical hit on an enemy with your ranged or melee weapons, the target must make a DC 28 Fortitude save or be unable to cast spells for a brief duration. Telekinesis GuardTelekinesis Guard: When enemies hit you, they may be assaulted by these psychic forces, falling to the ground unless they make a DC 35 Reflex save. Trace of MadnessTrace of Madness: You can almost hear faint, panicked voices when this item is close to you. Perhaps the latent power of this item's hint of madness could be brought out by some catalyst. Metal FatigueMetal Fatigue: The metal plates of this armor sometimes tire you out. When you are damaged there is a small chance that you will become Exhausted.	14	Bound to Account on Acquire	The Lord of Eyes, Opuloxx chest; Harbinger of Madness, Quest chain end reward
Update 73.1 11 months and 22 days Kobold sneak	Beholder Plate Docent  (edit)	Docent	+5 Enhancement Bonus+5 Enhancement Bonus: +5 enhancement bonus to Armor Class. Antimagic SpikeAntimagic Spike: This item was made from powerful antimagic materials. When scoring a critical hit on an enemy with your ranged or melee weapons, the target must make a DC 28 Fortitude save or be unable to cast spells for a brief duration. Telekinesis GuardTelekinesis Guard: When enemies hit you, they may be assaulted by these psychic forces, falling to the ground unless they make a DC 35 Reflex save. Trace of MadnessTrace of Madness: You can almost hear faint, panicked voices when this item is close to you. Perhaps the latent power of this item's hint of madness could be brought out by some catalyst. Metal FatigueMetal Fatigue: The metal plates of this armor sometimes tire you out. When you are damaged there is a small chance that you will become Exhausted.	14	Bound to Account on Acquire	The Lord of Eyes, Opuloxx chest; Harbinger of Madness, Quest chain end reward
Update 73.1 11 months and 22 days Kobold sneak	Bow of Sinew  (edit)	Long Bow	+5 Enhancement Bonus+5 Enhancement Bonus: +5 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls. ElasticityElasticity: This bow is strung with special fibers that cause it to occasionally launch arrows with shocking force. When rolling a 19 or 20 on a ranged attack, your critical multiplier is increased by +1. Stealth StrikeStealth Strike: Reduces the threat generated by ranged attacks and spells by 15%. Seeker +8 Seeker +8: Provides a +8 Enhancement bonus to confirm critical hits, and a +8 Enhancement bonus to critical hit damage (before multipliers are applied). AlignedAligned: This weapon transmutes into a form that is able to bypass any alignment based Damage Reduction. (Chaotic, Good, Evil, Lawful) OverfocusOverfocus: This item helps you focus your attention, but it makes you somewhat oblivious to your surroundings, causing a -10 penalty to Search and Spot.	14	Bound to Account on Acquire	Harbinger of Madness, End reward
Update 73.1 11 months and 22 days Kobold sneak	Scepter of Mad Trickery  (edit)	Club	+5 Enhancement Bonus+5 Enhancement Bonus: +5 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls. Illusion Focus II Illusion Focus II: +2 Equipment bonus to the DC of Illusion spells. Enchantment Focus II Enchantment Focus II: +2 Equipment bonus to the DC of Enchantment spells. Spell Penetration II Spell Penetration II: Passive: +2 Equipment bonus to Spell Penetration checks. Mind TurbulenceMind Turbulence: This item fills your mind with chaos, disrupting your thoughts and causing a -10 Concentration penalty.	14	Bound to Account on Acquire	Harbinger of Madness, End reward
Update 77.1 3 months and 5 days PurpleSerpent	Polycurse Dagger  (edit)	Dagger	+5 Enhancement Bonus+5 Enhancement Bonus: +5 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls. PolycursePolycurse: This weapon is enchanted with many diverse curses. On a critical hit an enemy may be hit with one of these effects at random: Blindness, Exhaustion, Bestow Curse, or Enervation. Sneak Attack Bonus +3 Sneak Attack Bonus +3 : Provides a +3 Enhancement modifier to your attack bonus and a +5 Enhancement bonus to damage for any attack that would qualify as a Sneak Attack, even if the wielder is not a Rogue. DeceptionDeception: This weapon is hard to focus upon and thus provides a +3 enhancement bonus to Bluff checks. In addition, Deception weapons have a small chance to envelop the target in darkness, making them vulnerable to sneak attacks for a short time. Curse VectorCurse Vector: This item is a carrier of curses. It can apply them to your foes, but also to you- when you are damaged there is a small chance that you will have a Bestow Curse cast on you. Corrosive SaltCorrosive Salt: This weapon stores a caustic, insatiable power deep within. When this weapon is used, this power can come to the surface in the form of a noxious, corrosive salt that dissolves all substances.	14	Bound to Account on Acquire	Harbinger of Madness, End reward
Update 73.1 11 months and 21 days Kobold sneak	Thaarak Bracelet  (edit)	Bracers	Acid BreathAcid Breath Caster level: 10 Charges: 3 (3/day) — 3 Charges (Recharged/Day:3) Vitality +20Vitality +20: Passive: +20 Vitality bonus to Hit Points. DRDamage Reduction 3/Lawful: Reduces physical damage by 3, except from Lawful attacks. 3/Lawful Dodge +4% Dodge +4%: +4% Enhancement bonus to Dodge.	15	Bound to Account on Acquire	Harbinger of Madness, End reward

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