Empyrean Acid Propylaeum

 

Difficulty:  Minimum to survive
Level Restriction: 
50+ 
Timer: 
30 Days, but the writ rewards are one time only
Can be Solo'd?  No
Rewards:  Bracelets of
Acid, 2 Writs, and 500,000 Experience

Step 1:  Entry.  Assemble your team and head for the dungeon, located at 31.6S, 74.2W.  This dungeon is really out of the way, sadly.  Probably the best way to get there is to use the Lesser Direlands portal device from the Burun Kukuur quests until you arrive at the Renegade Fortress.  Alternatively, you can use the Drunken Madman in Baishi to portal you to the Walled Portals or you can use the Obsidian Rim portal on the Aerlinthe portal sequence.  Any way you go, you need to buff first.  The first section of the dungeon is filled with Olthoi Nobles and Eviscerators, but you will be able to do the majority of this quest on a single buff, so protect and bane physical and acid damage.  Bludgeoning damage works well overall, but if you have extra time, buff a lightning weapon too.  Take the time to divide up your group too.  One team will get the Bracelet first while the other gets the Prism.  Of course, you can do the quest twice so that everyone gets both rewards.  When you are ready, head into the dungeon.  The first section is very linear, so you really can't get lost.  When you come to a pit, jump down facing west and run as soon as you hit the bottom, as there is an acid pit at the base of the hole.  At the bottom are two paths - one heading west and one heading south.  Take your team down the west path to a chest.  Everyone should pick up a hammer inside, so line up and be patient.  When everyone has their hammer, head back to the acid pit room and take the south path.  At the end is a large room with two portals.  The Lower portal leads to the Prism and the Upper portal leads to the Bracelet, so make sure each team knows where to go.

Step 2:  Upper Propylaeum.  *Note - All sections of this quest are on the same map.  Also, make sure the leaders of both teams are in close contact, as you will be opening doors for each other.  Lastly, no matter how well you know the dungeon, you might be wise to print out a copy of the map to make sure you don't miss a step.*

Your team has the first lever door this time, so head to the east and kill through the door.  When it opens, head down the east passageway and take a left at the intersection.  You'll find the lever in a small room, which you should pull when the other team is set.  When they are through, head back into the large room and head south.  You will quickly come to your second lever door.  There is an acid pit just beyond it, so don't stand too close to the door or you will get burned.  When the door opens, run through the acid and take a left at the four-way intersection, which will lead you to another lever door.  Kill through the door and when it opens, head through and to the north.  The pathway there will lead to a smaller room with your next lever in it.  Hit it and head back to the large room.  Now take the west exit and head up a circular stair.  You will now enter another larger room, which you will pass through.  Take your next right and you will see a lever in the small spur.  This lever controls the acid pit lever, so coordinate with the other team carefully.  When they are through, head up the ramp into a large room with gratings above a floor below.  You will see a large spinning crystal diagonally to your right.  Do a full power jump toward it, as there is a cage behind it to catch you if you overshoot.  Now you will see another grate in the southwest section, which you should also jump to.  There is a lever here, so instruct your team to make the final jump to the east while you wait for the other team.  From the east grate, head down the path into a small room with two chests.  One will contain the Ebullient Bracelet.  As soon as both teams are done, you can leave.  If you are going through twice, take the surface portal.  If you are in a large group, you may have to re-open the last lever to let the other team reach the surface portal.

Step 3:  Lower Propylaeum.  You will arrive in a small room and will likely have a Diamond Golem beating on you as soon as you materialize.  Kill him and move forward to a four-way intersection.  Leave your group here for the moment while you turn left into a small room with an acid pit for a floor.  The far wall has your first lever, so hit it and run back to your group ASAP.  Now take one person with you and take the west exit from the intersection.  You will come to your first lever door.  When it opens, have your friend bug the door for you while you run inside and hit the lever.  When the other team is through their door, return to your group at the first intersection.  Now take the north path and make your first left to find another lever in the spur.  Head back to the path and take your next left.  Follow the path to a large room, where you should take the righthand exit.  Follow this path, ignoring the spurs, until you reach a lever door directly in your path.  When it opens, head through it into a large room.  Fight through it and take the only exit, which will lead you to the acid pit.  Make sure the door in the pit is open using the camera and then jump down.  When everyone is through, proceed along the path, taking your first left.  You will come to a small rectangular room - don't let people get ahead of you!  There are three traps inside, including a dispel trap.  You will likely hit the mana blight trap, but tap jump over the center of the room to avoid the dispel trap.  The next large room has three exits.  The other team will open the north door for you, leading into a large square room.  Move around the central wall to a doorway on the north face.  Tap jump over the entry, as there is another dispel there, and you will find the Prism.  Line up and use the Hammer on the Prism to unlock it.  Take the prism and wait for the rest of your group to use the chest.  When everyone is done, you can leave.  If you are going through a second time, head back the way you came to the room with four exits and take the east path to the exit portal.  The Upper team may have to re-open the last lever door for you.