The Villainy of Galrath (Hard mode)

Wade through lots of undead, evil plants, trolls, minotaurs, and possibly White Mantle to reach and kill Galrath.

Requirements

 * Must have completed The Villainy of Galrath.

Objectives

 * Seek out Galrath at the wizard's tower in Kessex Peak. Put an end to his villainy.
 * Return to Firstwatch Sergio for your reward.

Reward

 * 30,000 Experience
 * 5,000 Gold

Walkthrough
You must play in hard mode to make Galrath spawn.

For the route to Galrath, see the The Villainy of Galrath. He is surrounded by several groups of level 30 bandits. Careful pulling of these mobs is essential to avoid being overwhelmed. Be aware that the mobs tend to aggro simultaneously, so be prepared to conduct long pulls to string them out.

It is possible to engage the bandits from the foot of the cliff, where the path emerges from the northern valley. The main damage-dealers are melee assassins, so this can trim their numbers down with less risk to your party. You can also lure them into Verata's cultists, who are occupying the lower slopes of the hill; the ensuing fight will usually see the cultists quickly defeated, saving you some work in clearing the way to Galrath.

Skill recommendations

 * Bring Frozen Soil to counter the resurrection skills of the bandits.
 * Spiteful Spirit works well as the bandits tend to clump on the edge of the hill.
 * Galrath's Hundred Blades is vulnerable to Pain Inverter.
 * Bring something to counter the powerful bandit healers, e.g. shutdown skills such as Panic or anti-healing such as Lingering Curse.

NPCs
in Kessex Peak

Foes
Humans (Bandits)
 * (30) Bandit
 * (30) Bandit
 * (30) Bandit
 * (30) Bandit

Bosses
Humans (White Mantle)
 * (40) Galrath &rarr; Hundred Blades

Dialogue

 * See the normal mode version.

Trivia

 * This quest is the first hard mode quest.