Lambs to the Slaughter

Eliminate the rival guild meeting in the Undercity.

Objectives

 * Rendezvous with the Obsidian Flame and prepare for the assault on the Shadow Blades.
 * Lead the Obsidian Flame to the place where the Shadow Blades are meeting. Destroy the rival organization.
 * See Guildmaster Luan for your reward.

Reward

 * 3,000 Experience
 * 175 Gold
 * Imperial Commendation

Walkthrough
Map travel to Vizunah Square (Local Quarter), and exit into the Undercity. Proceed across the bridge, killing the afflicted mob. Follow the route on the map to the north, avoiding The Afflicted Miju for the moment. Quickly head to the west, along the passage pointed to by the quest marker. Turn around to the East. Heading around this passage has left enough time for the afflicted to pop out of the ground around the monk boss, and they begin walking towards you. Kill the two mobs of afflicted that walk towards you. Now kill the monk boss, being careful of Ray of Judgement wiping your heroes or henchmen. Slowly kill the afflicted in the corridors leading to the West, luring mobs to avoid dual aggro. Once you reach the tunnel with the water droplets falling into a pool on the ground, return to the corridor where you fought Miju and go fetch the Obsidian Flame Assassins. Lead them to the tunnel you just cleared, and beyond to the waiting Shadow Blade Assassins. It is recommended to flag the henchmen or heroes into the mob of Shadow Blade Assassins. They will remain initially friendly until they have finished speaking, at which point they will attack both the party and the Obsidian Flame Assassins. Hopefully the henchmen will stop all 5 Obsidian Flame Assassins being killed, since at least one needs to remain alive to update the quest. When all of the Shadow Blade Assassins are eliminated, map travel to Kaineng Center to receive the reward.

An alternate method to the quest for non-Canthan characters is to clear the same path in the Undercity, by entering from Waijun Bazaar, using the Seek out Brother Tosai quest to make the Am Fah allied to hasten your journey towards the Undercity. Progress North once inside and defeat the Am Fah on your way to the tunnel with the dripping water. Follow the map path, remembering that the tunnel with the dripping water is beside the green quest marker on the map.

Initial dialogue

 * Guildmaster Luan
 * "The Shadow Blades have made a grievous error. I have ordered a group of our most skilled assassins to meet you in the Undercity. You will lead them to the Shadow Blades and destroy them. Show no mercy."

Intermediate dialogue

 * Shadow Blade Assassin: "Once we assassinate Guildmaster Luan, we will cut through the rest of them with ease."
 * Shadow Blade Assassin: "Nika is mine. Her blades took three of my fingers!"
 * Shadow Blade Assassin: "The Obsidian Flame has found us! Kill them all!"
 * Obsidian Flame Assassin: "Come and face your nightmare, Shadow Blades."

After you defeat the Shadow Blades:
 * Obsidian Flame Assassin: "We will remain here and deal with any others who arrive. Report back to Guildmaster Luan. Now!"

Reward dialogue

 * Guildmaster Luan
 * "You have done well. The Shadow Blades were a dishonor to all Assassins, giving thought only to their coin purse and not the art of the profession."

Trivia

 * The name of this quest is a biblical quotation (rather than a reference to Roald Dahl's short story 'Lamb to the Slaughter', which is a pun on the same phrase).