Enrico's Letters
Difficulty: Minimum to Survive and Solo
Level Restriction: 50+
Timer: 14 Days
Can be Solo'd? Yes
Rewards: 1.2M XP, Philtres, 3 MMD notes
Enrico di Bellenesse is a Ferran Knight, who back on Ispar were the most elite of all the Viamontian Knights. Despite the fact that his uncle, the Duke of Bellenese, led the rebellion against the Viamontian throne, Enrico remained loyal, following his masters to Dereth. Now he seems to be having a crisis of conscience.
Step 1: Preparation. Begin your quest in Greenspire, which you can reach by taking a portal from Yaraq or Redspire. Enrico is in a guard tower, watching over the townsfolk. Greet him and he will ask you to recover three letters of his. He seems very concerned that someone might discover them and learn that he is not nearly as loyal to the King as he seems to be. He has hidden the letters in three different Olthoi dungeons on the Marescent Plateau, so head to the portal at 42N 77.6W. Once on the Plateau, it's time to buff. You will be fighting Olthoi, Viamontians, and Eaters. All three do the same types of damage - physical and acid - so protect and bane against those. Unfortunately, there isn't a particularly good weapon to use against all three, so you will either have to buff a slash, bludge, and elemental weapon or just deal with the lower damage output.
A brief note before you continue - these dungeons can be done in any order. Also, the third dungeon, Small Hive, is a randomly spawning portal. If you come across its portal when running to one of the two static dungeons, take it! Also, none of these portals can be recalled or tied. That means you will have to backtrack out of the dungeon or be forced to portal out and then run back to the Plateau.
Step 2: Breached Hive. Your first stop is the Breached Hive, located on the eastern side of the Plateau at 49.8N 73.1W. This dungeon is rather linear, although at times, the paths seem to diverge. Don't worry - they quickly converge again. You can hug the left or right wall if you like, but if you keep yourself heading south, you should be able to find your way fairly easily. You will pass through two large rooms before reaching Enrico's note (which is hidden in a chest) - one room is a large, sloping room and the other is roughly T-shaped. Shortly after passing through the T room, you will make your way up a ramp. Look for a small alcove on the right wall, where you will find the chest. Once you have your note, turn around and head north back to the drop and the surface portal.
Step 3: Lair of the Eviscerators. Chances are, you've been here many times before on a Pincer run. If not, the dungeon is located at the very north edge of the Plateau, at 53.7N 76.6W. Instead of heading south from the drop point, look for a door on the right wall (leading west). Follow the path and hug the right wall. You will quickly come to a ruined room where you will find Enrico's chest (not on the map, unfortunately). Grab the note and head back the way you came.
Step 4: Small Hive. As I mentioned, this dungeon can only be reached by a randomly spawning portal somewhere on the Marescent Plateau. There are 5 random portals that spawn on the Plateau, so make sure you are entering the right one! Unfortunately, the chest's location in this dungeon is not marked on the map I've provided. Check the map for the large room with a ramp in the middle of the floor labeled #4. The chest is in that room. The easiest way there is to take the west exit from the drop and then hug the right wall. If you like, you can also grab one of the five Rubble Pieces here. Once you have all three notes, make your way back to Greenspire. If you aren't doing this dungeon last, go back the way you came - you should have passed the exit portal on your way. It was behind a green Olthoi door, so you may have missed it.
Step 5: Rewards. Return Enrico's notes to him and he will reward you. Each note is worth 400K XP, 10 Philtres (top of the line potions - you will get 10 of each type total), and 1 MMD note. Just don't tell anyone that Enrico's loyalty is waivering!
