The Final Enemy

The Final Enemy is the 5th quest in the Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh story arcStory arcs are chains of quests that make up a story line. Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward..
These quests can be completed in any order.
The Haunting of Saltmarsh • Under the Cover of Darkness • Danger at Dunwater • Swim at Your Own Risk • The Final Enemy

The Sahuagin have captured a Lizardfolk fortress and are in the process of converting it into an advance base for their invasion. You must end their plan before the main Sahuagin army arrives.

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The Final Enemy
Heroic level:	3
Epic level:	32 (considered Legendary)
Duration:	Long
Heroic XP:	♣1,406Solo/Casual ♦2,548Normal ♥2,752Hard ♠2,956Elite
Epic XP:	♣24,111Solo/Casual ♦41,182Normal ♥42,179Hard ♠43,177Elite
Takes place in:	Sahuagin Fortress
Bestowed by:	Gellan Primewater
NPC contact:	Gellan Primewater
Quest acquired in:	The Snapping Line Inn
Patron:	The Gatekeepers
Base favor:	4
Purchase:	Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh
Extreme Challenge:	No
Second Level
Underwater Level

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Overview

The real enemy is the Sahuagin! Gellan, a town councilor, is asking you to head to the Sahuagin Fortress and take care of the problem.

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Objectives

• Kill Baroness Seklaz
• Kill High Priestess Thradrah
• Find a way to explore underwater for long periods of time.
• Find the Codex Page
• (Optional) Defeat groups of Sahuagin (10 total) — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣211 ♦382 ♥413 ♠443 ) Legendary( ♣3,617 ♦6,177 ♥6,327 ♠6,477 )
• (Optional) Defeat more groups of Sahuagin (10 total) — Bonus (25%): Heroic( ♣352 ♦637 ♥688 ♠739 ) Legendary( ♣6,028 ♦10,296 ♥10,545 ♠10,794 )
• (Optional) Defeat even more groups of Sahuagin (10 total) — Bonus (35%): Heroic( ♣492 ♦892 ♥963 ♠1,035 ) Legendary( ♣8,439 ♦14,414 ♥14,763 ♠15,112 )
• (Optional) Defeat Chute the Otyugh — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣141 ♦255 ♥275 ♠296 ) Legendary( ♣2,411 ♦4,118 ♥4,218 ♠4,318 )
• (Optional) Find journal pages (7 total) — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣281 ♦510 ♥550 ♠591 ) Legendary( ♣4,822 ♦8,236 ♥8,436 ♠8,635 )
• (Optional) Defeat Baron Kepmak — Bonus (12%): Heroic( ♣169 ♦306 ♥330 ♠355 ) Legendary( ♣2,893 ♦4,942 ♥5,061 ♠5,181 )
• (Optional) Kill Blademaster Makaht — Bonus (12%): Heroic( ♣169 ♦306 ♥330 ♠355 ) Legendary( ♣2,893 ♦4,942 ♥5,061 ♠5,181 )

Known Traps

Trap DCs

• Sonic trap at first door (portcullis) right after speaking to Ihrtos
• Electric trap in front of the secret door, south-east room of first level
• Several pressure plates near chests (in sets of five)

Tips and Misc

• This is one of the few quests in the game that features under water combat (specifically, in the third level).
• Oceanus awaits you at the entrance, regardless of whether you freed him in Under the Cover of Darkness. You can assign him one of three tasks:
  • Distract some Sahuagin. (Removes two of the patrol groups. Exactly 30 groups are remaining for the related optional)
  • Find some hidden treasure
  • Distract the High Priestess (calls some Crayfish to attend in the end fight)
• Ihrtos also stands at the entrance but is of no further use.
• Elmo, the exhausted Slave, assigns the optional "Find Journal pages" shortly before his death. (Journal pages that have already been read are automatically added to the optional.)

Second level

• After arriving on the second level you need to solve a puzzle and use two levers to proceed further.
• If you decide to kill the maid Terx she just dies. There is no reward for taking either action.
  • There is a small heap of gold in the back room.
• The breathing device must be used to be able to enter the underwater level.
• Baroness Seklaz, a required kill, is in the room north of the underwater breathing device.

Third level

• When the two combatants in the arena are attacked all spectators get hostile including a red mini boss.

Bonus XP

• Aggression bonus: 33 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣141 ♦255 ♥275 ♠296 )
• Onslaught bonus: 67 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣211 ♦382 ♥413 ♠443 )
• Conquest bonus: 100 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣352 ♦637 ♥688 ♠739 )
• Tamper bonus: 9 or more traps disarmed +10% Bonus.( ♣141 ♦255 ♥275 ♠296 )
• Neutralization bonus: 12 or more traps disarmed +20% Bonus.( ♣281 ♦510 ♥550 ♠591 )
• Ingenious Debilitation bonus: 14 or more traps disarmed +30% Bonus.( ♣422 ♦764 ♥826 ♠887 )
• Mischief bonus: 69 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣112 ♦204 ♥220 ♠236 )
• Vandal bonus: 90 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣141 ♦255 ♥275 ♠296 )
• Ransack bonus: 111 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣211 ♦382 ♥413 ♠443 )

Loot

• Chests: 10
  • Chest for killing Chute the Otyugh
  • Item Lockbox, south-east room of first level
  • Item Lockbox, trapped, north-east in the temple, second level
  • Item Lockbox, trapped, locked, west in the temple, second level
  • Chest for killing Baroness Seklaz
  • Chest for killing Baron Kepmak
  • Item Lockbox, north-west room, underwater level
  • Chest in the treasury, underwater level
  • Item Lockbox, in the arena after killing Blademaster Makaht
  • End chest
• Collectables: 12 out of
  • Adventurer's Pack — top level, small room north-west
  • Reagents Cabinet — top level, north-west storage room
  • Cabinet — top level, north-east storage room
  • Adventurer's Pack — top level, small room north-east
  • Rubble — top level, western north–south passage
  • Reagents Cabinet — top level, northern east–west connection
  • Adventurer's Pack — top level, northern east–west connection
  • Cabinet — top level, northern east–west connection
  • Crude Altar — top level, middle east–west connection
  • Rubble — top level, in the room with slave Elmo
  • Rubble — top level, southern east–west passage
  • Adventurer's Pack — middle level, between both hatcheries
  • Crude Altar — middle level, between both hatcheries
  • Fungus — middle level, eastern hatchery
  • Reagents Cabinet — middle level, near south-west lever
  • Adventurer's Pack — middle level, near north-west lever
  • Adventurer's Pack — middle level, south-east room with journal
  • Crude Altar — middle level, temple west side middle room
  • Crude Altar — middle level, temple west side south room
  • Crude Altar — middle level, temple east side middle room
  • Crude Altar — middle level, temple east side south room
  • Adventurer's Pack — middle level, north-west small room
  • Adventurer's Pack — middle level, north-east small room
  • Crude Altar — middle level, in the room with maid Terx
  • Rubble — bottom level, in the cell with Oceanus
  • Rubble — bottom level, north-west room
  • Adventurer's Pack — bottom level, north-east room
  • Adventurer's Pack — bottom level, south-west room
  • Adventurer's Pack — bottom level, south-west room
  • Adventurer's Pack — bottom level, south-east room
  • Adventurer's Pack — bottom level, south-east room

NPC end rewards

Randomly generated loot, ML correlates with effective quest level.

Named Chest Drop

Last Edited	Item	Type	Enhancements	ML	Bind	Quests
Update 73.1 11 months and 18 days Kobold sneak	Bullywug Priestess' Staff  (edit)	Quarterstaff	+2 Enhancement Bonus+2 Enhancement Bonus: +2 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls. Frozen Depths Lore +8%Frozen Depths Lore +8: Passive: Your Negative, Poison and Cold spells gain a +8% Equipment bonus to their chance to critical hit. Power of the Frozen Depths +53Power of the Frozen Depths +53: Passive: +53 Equipment bonus to Negative, Cold and Poison Spell Power. Spell Penetration +3 Spell Penetration +3: Passive: +3 Equipment bonus to Spell Penetration checks. Bless WardBless Ward: You are warded against the Bless spell. Bane of the DepthsBane of the Depths: Your Negative, Poison and Cold spells automatically apply the effects of Bane to enemies struck. Red Augment SlotThis augment slot can be used to equip this item with the following types of augment: Red Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to spell power, and grant elemental damage on hit and DR bypass to weapons. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless.	3	Bound to Account on Acquire	The Final Enemy, End Chest
Update 73.1 11 months and 18 days Kobold sneak	Ethereal Ring  (edit)	Ring	InvisibilityInvisibility Caster level: 10 Charges: 1 (1/day) — 1 Charges (Recharged/Day:1) EtherealEthereal: Equipping this item causes your hands and weapons to become partially incorporeal. Your melee attacks do not roll a miss chance for Incorporeal targets. Speed +15% Speed +15%: +15% enhancement bonus to movement speed, 5% bonus to attack speed. Blue Augment SlotThis augment slot can be used to equip this item with the following types of augment: Blue Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to defensive stats, healing amplifications and Tactics DCs. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless. Saltmarsh ExplorerSaltmarsh Explorer: 5 Pieces Equipped: +5 Artifact bonus to PRR and MRR +1 Artifact bonus to all ability scores	3	Bound to Account on Acquire	The Final Enemy, end chest
Update 73.1 11 months and 18 days Kobold sneak	Ship-Mage's Attire  (edit)	Clothing	+2 Enhancement Bonus+2 Enhancement Bonus: +2 enhancement bonus to Armor Class. Ghostly Ghostly: Equipping this item causes you to become partially incorporeal. Your melee attacks do not roll a miss chance for Incorporeal targets. Enemy attacks have a 10% chance to miss you due to incorporeality. You receive a +5 enhancement bonus to your Hide and Move Silently skills. False Life +11 False Life +11: +11 Enhancement bonus to hit points. Blue Augment SlotThis augment slot can be used to equip this item with the following types of augment: Blue Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to defensive stats, healing amplifications and Tactics DCs. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless. Saltmarsh ExplorerSaltmarsh Explorer: 5 Pieces Equipped: +5 Artifact bonus to PRR and MRR +1 Artifact bonus to all ability scores	3	Bound to Account on Acquire	The Final Enemy, end chest
Update 78.0.1 1 month and 1 day Onkei69	Skullduggery Cap  (edit)	Helm	Death WardDeath Ward Caster level: 10 Charges: 3 (3/day) — 3 Charges (Recharged/Day:3) Wisdom +3 Wisdom +3: This item makes the wearer more in tune with her surroundings, granting a +3 Enhancement bonus to Wisdom. Necromancy Focus +2 Necromancy Focus +2: +2 Equipment bonus to the DC of Necromancy spells. Blue Augment SlotThis augment slot can be used to equip this item with the following types of augment: Blue Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to defensive stats, healing amplifications and Tactics DCs. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless. Saltmarsh ExplorerSaltmarsh Explorer: 5 Pieces Equipped: +5 Artifact bonus to PRR and MRR +1 Artifact bonus to all ability scores	3	Bound to Account on Acquire	The Final Enemy, end chest
Update 73.1 11 months and 18 days Kobold sneak	Legendary Bullywug Priestess' Staff  (edit)	Quarterstaff	Spellcasting Implement +30Spellcasting Implement +30: Passive: +30 Implement bonus to Universal Spell Power. +15 Enhancement Bonus+15 Enhancement Bonus: +15 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls. Frozen Depths Lore +21%Frozen Depths Lore +21: Passive: Your Negative, Poison and Cold spells gain a 21% Equipment bonus to their chance to critical hit. Power of the Frozen Depths +146Power of the Frozen Depths +146: Passive: +146 Equipment bonus to Negative, Cold and Poison Spell Power. Necromancy Focus +6 Necromancy Focus +6: +6 Equipment bonus to the DC of Necromancy spells. Evocation Focus +6 Evocation Focus +6: +6 Equipment bonus to the DC of Evocation spells. Spell Penetration +9 Spell Penetration +9: Passive: +9 Equipment bonus to Spell Penetration checks. Bless WardBless Ward: You are warded against the Bless spell. Bane of the DepthsBane of the Depths: Your Negative, Poison and Cold spells automatically apply the effects of Bane to enemies struck. Red Augment SlotThis augment slot can be used to equip this item with the following types of augment: Red Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to spell power, and grant elemental damage on hit and DR bypass to weapons. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless. Orange Augment SlotThis augment slot can be used to equip this item with the following types of augment: Orange Augments: All Orange augments are named augments. Red Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to spell power, and grant elemental damage on hit and DR bypass to weapons. Yellow Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to offensive stats, condition resistances and immunities, elemental resistances and DC spellcasting stats. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless.	30	Bound to Account on Acquire	The Final Enemy, end chest, or Legendary version of Epic Bullywug Priestess' Staff
Update 73.1 11 months and 18 days Kobold sneak	Legendary Ethereal Ring  (edit)	Ring	InvisibilityInvisibility Caster level: 30 Charges: 3 (3/day) — 3 Charges (Recharged/Day:3) Enhanced GhostlyEnhanced Ghostly: Equipping this item causes you to become partially incorporeal. Your melee attacks do not roll a miss chance for Incorporeal targets. Enemy attacks have a 15% chance to miss you due to incorporeality. You receive a +5 enhancement bonus to your Hide and Move Silently skills. Speed +30% Speed +30%: +30% enhancement bonus to movement speed, 15% bonus to attack speed. Dodge +13% Dodge +13%: +13% Enhancement bonus to Dodge. Reflex Save +12 Reflex Save +12: This item gives a +12 Resistance bonus to your Reflex saves. Green Augment SlotThis augment slot can be used to equip this item with the following types of augment: Blue Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to defensive stats, healing amplifications and Tactics DCs. Green Augments: All Green augments are named augments. Yellow Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to offensive stats, condition resistances and immunities, elemental resistances and DC spellcasting stats. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless. Yellow Augment SlotThis augment slot can be used to equip this item with the following types of augment: Yellow Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to offensive stats, condition resistances and immunities, elemental resistances and DC spellcasting stats. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless. Legendary Saltmarsh ExplorerLegendary Saltmarsh Explorer: 5 Pieces Equipped: +30 Artifact bonus to Physical and Magical Resistance Rating +15 Artifact bonus to Melee, Ranged, and Universal Spell Power +3 Artifact bonus to all Ability Scores +30 Artifact Bonus to Positive, Negative, and Repair Amplification	30	Bound to Account on Acquire	The Final Enemy, end chest, or Legendary version of Epic Ethereal Ring
Update 73.1 11 months and 18 days Kobold sneak	Legendary Ship-Mage's Attire  (edit)	Clothing	+15 Enhancement Bonus+15 Enhancement Bonus: +15 enhancement bonus to Armor Class. Ghostly Ghostly: Equipping this item causes you to become partially incorporeal. Your melee attacks do not roll a miss chance for Incorporeal targets. Enemy attacks have a 10% chance to miss you due to incorporeality. You receive a +5 enhancement bonus to your Hide and Move Silently skills. False Life +51 False Life +51: +51 Enhancement bonus to hit points. Wizardry +277 Wizardry +277: +277 Enhancement bonus to spell points. Greater Boon of UndeathGreater Boon of Undeath: Undead take solace in the hate of others. Every time a character wearing a Boon of Undeath item is struck in combat, an Inflict Moderate Wounds spell will be cast on the character. Profane Lifeforce +45Profane Lifeforce +45: +45 Profane bonus to Hit Points. Blue Augment SlotThis augment slot can be used to equip this item with the following types of augment: Blue Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to defensive stats, healing amplifications and Tactics DCs. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless. Yellow Augment SlotThis augment slot can be used to equip this item with the following types of augment: Yellow Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to offensive stats, condition resistances and immunities, elemental resistances and DC spellcasting stats. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless. Legendary Saltmarsh ExplorerLegendary Saltmarsh Explorer: 5 Pieces Equipped: +30 Artifact bonus to Physical and Magical Resistance Rating +15 Artifact bonus to Melee, Ranged, and Universal Spell Power +3 Artifact bonus to all Ability Scores +30 Artifact Bonus to Positive, Negative, and Repair Amplification	30	Bound to Account on Acquire	The Final Enemy, end chest, or Legendary version of Epic Ship-Mage's Attire
Update 73.1 11 months and 18 days Kobold sneak	Legendary Skullduggery Cap  (edit)	Helmet	Death Ward, MassDeath Ward, Mass Caster level: 30 Charges: 3 (3/day) — 3 Charges (Recharged/Day:3) Wisdom +13 Wisdom +13: This item makes the wearer more in tune with her surroundings, granting a +13 Enhancement bonus to Wisdom. Necromancy Focus +6 Necromancy Focus +6: +6 Equipment bonus to the DC of Necromancy spells. Insightful Nullification +73Insightful Nullification +73: Passive: +73 Insight bonus to Negative (Necrotic) and Poison Spell Power. Trap the Soul GuardTrap the Soul Guard: This item stores an overwhelming, merciless power deep within. When the wearer of this item is successfully attacked in melee, this power occasionally comes to the surface, sucking out the life force of an enemy and imprisoning the essence of their body and soul in a gem. Legendary Nightmare GuardLegendary Nightmare Guard: On being hit or missed, this item has a chance to attempt to fear your enemy, ripping the life from them as if they were struck with a Phantasmal Killer spell. Enemies must make a DC 100 Will save versus the Fear or a DC 100 Fortitude save versus Death or be slain. Even if they make their save versus Death, they may still be feared. Green Augment SlotThis augment slot can be used to equip this item with the following types of augment: Blue Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to defensive stats, healing amplifications and Tactics DCs. Green Augments: All Green augments are named augments. Yellow Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to offensive stats, condition resistances and immunities, elemental resistances and DC spellcasting stats. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless. Yellow Augment SlotThis augment slot can be used to equip this item with the following types of augment: Yellow Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to offensive stats, condition resistances and immunities, elemental resistances and DC spellcasting stats. Colorless Augments: Standard augments provide bonuses to ability scores and skills. Set augments are also colorless. Legendary Saltmarsh ExplorerLegendary Saltmarsh Explorer: 5 Pieces Equipped: +30 Artifact bonus to Physical and Magical Resistance Rating +15 Artifact bonus to Melee, Ranged, and Universal Spell Power +3 Artifact bonus to all Ability Scores +30 Artifact Bonus to Positive, Negative, and Repair Amplification	30	Bound to Account on Acquire	The Final Enemy, end chest, or Legendary version of Epic Skullduggery Cap

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Based on The Final Enemy loot ^{( t • e • h )}

Monsters

Name ( picture )	CR	Type	Race
Baron Kepmak ( view  • edit )	♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite	Monstrous Humanoid	Sahuagin
Baroness Seklaz ( view  • edit )	♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite	Monstrous Humanoid	Sahuagin
Blademaster Makaht ( view  • edit )	♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite	Monstrous Humanoid	Sahuagin
Chute ( view  • edit )	♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite	Aberration	Otyugh
High Priestess Thadrah ( view  • edit )	♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite	Monstrous Humanoid	Sahuagin
Invader Arcanist ( view  • edit )	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite	Monstrous Humanoid	Sahuagin
Invader Champion ( view  • edit )	♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite	Monstrous Humanoid	Sahuagin
Invader Cleric ( view  • edit )	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite	Monstrous Humanoid	Sahuagin
Invader Skirmisher ( view  • edit )	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite	Monstrous Humanoid	Sahuagin
Invader Warrior ( view  • edit )	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite	Monstrous Humanoid	Sahuagin
Saltmarsh Crayfish ( view  • edit )	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite	Vermin	Crayfish
Saltmarsh Water Elemental ( view  • edit )	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite	Elemental	Water Elemental
Trained Sea Lion ( view  • edit )	♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite	Magical Beast	Sea Lion
Watcher Construct (Animated Object) ( view  • edit )	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite	Construct	Animated Object
Water Weird ( view  • edit )	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite	Elemental	Water Weird
Wellspring ( view  • edit )	♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite	Elemental	Water Weird