Charr-broiled Plans

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Charr-broiled Plans
Section	Festival Event Quests
Given by	Lieutenant Thackeray
Preceded by	The Three Wise Norn
Followed by	Wintersday Cheer Snowball Dominance
Campaign	Eye of the North
Type	Festival quest

The Charr have come to interrupt Wintersday festivites at the Eye. Stop them just outside the gates.

[edit] Quest information

[edit] Requirements

This quest can only be completed during Wintersday.

[edit] Objectives

Speak with Brartak the Glutton in Ice Cliff Chasms outside the Eye of the North.
Clear out all the Charr advancing on the Eye of the North. Number of groups remaining: 9
Speak with Lieutenant Thackeray in the Eye of the North.

[edit] Rewards

[edit] Walkthrough

Be mindful of the Trihorns that appear in the second wave of Charr, their Shockwave is powerful to an unprepared team.
It might be advisable to bring a Minion Master or AoE team to quickly deal with the large number of melee (but weak) Charr.
An alternative plan is, after talking to Brartak the Glutton, stay out of the way (or go visit a Norn bounty while Brartak the Glutton is talking) until the Norn are killed and then pull small groups of Charr rather than deal with the waves as they move towards the steps of the Eye of the North.

This quest is very similar to the Eye of the North quest Service: In Defense of the Eye inasmuch as you will be defeating four major waves of enemies advancing upon the steps to the Eye. However, unlike In Defense of the Eye, the mission does not fail if your party dies.

An important note: it is not imperative that the three Norn NPCs remain alive; their deaths will not send this quest into an automatic failure.

Once you exit the Eye of the North, you'll see the first three groups of Charr invaders awaiting you in the middle of the lake. Once you speak to Brartak the Glutton, these first three groups of Charr will turn hostile and make their way towards the Eye. Generally they should be easy enough to handle with the right combination of pure skill spamming (be it multiple attacks from a melee combatant, multiple minions being raised as boneshields, or AoE damage from spellcasters).

The second wave is a bit tougher. Rather than sending boulders at you as in Service, the Charr bring with them their dreaded Trihorns-- thick-armored beasts that are much more difficult to kill than their handlers. It's best to target and eliminate all the charr first before going after the trihorns, if only to make the game's AI target the trihorns all at once without other opponents in the field of battle to distract and split their attacks. The northern groups converge on eachother and attack before the southern one.

The final wave includes a single Devourer Catapult, which will walk in and casually deal out 100-150 damage at a shot. Take out this large-capacity damage generator first during this wave, and the remaining charr will be easy to mop up afterwards.

[edit] Wave composition

Wave 1

North: Blademaster x4, Dominator
East: Blademaster x4, Hexreaper
South: Axemaster x4, Bladestorm

Wave 2

Northwest : Blade Storm x9, Trihorn
Northeast : Demolisher x5 (with Devourers), Ash Thief x2
Southwest: Axe Fiend x9, Trihorn

Wave 3

Southeast, first group: Demolisher x4 (with Devourers), Flameshielder x3
Southeast, second group: Dominator x4, Devourer Catapult
Southwest: Bladestorm x3, Wardkeeper x2, Avenger

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[edit] Allies

Human

20 (20) Lieutenant Thackeray

Norn

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Charr

Dinosaur

28 (30) Trihorn

Devourer

15 Devourer
20 Devourer Catapult

[edit] Dialogue

[edit] Initial dialogue

Lieutenant Thackeray

Looks like you enlisted those three Norn just in time. Another scout has reported seeing a contingent of Charr marching toward the Eye, and I don't think they're coming for a flagon of nog. Take your newfound Norn friends and go repel those furry invaders.

Accept: "I love roasting Charr on an open fire!"

Decline: "Hey, I brought the Norn to this party.... Why don't you do something?"

When asked about quest: Meet your three Norn friends outside and push the Charr forces back before the disrupt the celebration.

[edit] Intermediate dialogue

Bartak the Glutton

The Charr are approaching. If there's anything I like more than eating, it's eating before a good fight.

At the start of the first wave: Charr Bladestorm: "Watch out for the abnormally large Norn's blade!"; Galbraum the Intoxicated: "Ha, Brartak! Even the cats think you eat too much!"; Brartak the Glutton: "So long as they fear me in battle, Galbraum, who cares?"

After defeating the first wave's southern group: Galbraum the Intoxicated: "You'll owe me another flagon of your "eggnog" for this, human!"

After defeating the first wave: Brartak the Glutton: "Every furball that falls beneath my blade brings me closer to a mound of roasted chestnuts!"; Helga the Cub: "It's a shame you Charr will never see the purrfection of my craft."

After defeating the second wave's northern group: Helga the Cub: "It's a shame you Charr will never see the purrfection of my craft."

At the start of t he third wave: Charr Avenger: "We've come to help you celebrate the season of death...yours!"

[edit] Reward dialogue

Lieutenant Thackeray

Excellent work, [Character Name]! Your efforts continue to impress me. Here's another token of the Vanguard's appreciation.

[edit] Notes

The quest doesn't begin until you speak to Brartak the Glutton. This gives time to get the Norn bounty prior to initiating combat with the Charr.

Bug.

Sometimes the Charr Demolishers are not accompanied by pets.

[edit] Trivia

This quest was introduced in Wintersday 2008