Empyrean Ice Propylaeum

Difficulty:  Minimum to survive
Level Restriction:  20+ 
Timer:  30 Days, but the writ rewards are one time only
Can be Solo'd?  No
Rewards:  Bracelets of Frost, a Writ, and 250,000 Experience

Step 1:  Entry.  Assemble your team and head for the dungeon, located at 53.3N, 62.5E.  The fastest way is via Sennon Valley Retreat out of Arwic.  The run is safe, so you can get away with buffing inside the dungeon.  The first section of the dungeon is filled with Olthoi Soldiers and Legionaries, but you will be able to do the majority of this quest on a single buff, so protect and bane physical, acid, and frost damage.  Bludgeoning damage works well overall, but if you have extra time, buff a flaming 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.*

From the drop, you will move straight ahead to a pair of closed doors.  Open them and take the south exit.  Take the next couple south paths until you reach a square room with a lever in it.  Hit the button and wait until the other team is through their door.  Now head back north until you reach a lever door.  The other team will open this one for you, so move through quickly.  In the next room, take the northeast path to another lever, which you should hit when the other team is in position.  Return to the large room you were just in and the other team will open the north door for you.  Leave your group in the main room and one person behind to prop the door open while you go in and hit the lever.  Return to the main room and take your group down the west path.  After you pass through a large room, you will come to a ramp.  Stop and take the right turn immediately before it where you fill find another lever.  Make sure the other team is gathered at their pit before you hit the lever and don't leave until everyone is through.  Now 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 Frigid 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.  From the drop, head down the path to the first intersection, where you should go straight ahead to a lever door.  Leave your group in the hall, but have one person bug the door while you run in and hit the lever.  Now head back to the intersection and head north.  When you reach the next four-way intersection, again leave the group and do the same thing with the lever door to the east.  Again return to the group and head north, bearing left at the Y.  You will reach a larger room, where you should take the north exit.  Follow the path, ignoring the small spurs, until you reach a lever door.  When it opens, head south and you will reach a pit.  Check your camera angle so you can see the door beneath you.  When you see that it is open, jump down and get through it.  The frost pit is quite damaging, so don't linger.  Now head straight and turn 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.