Empyrean Lightning 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 Lightning,
2 Writs,
and 500,000 Experience
Step 1: Entry. Assemble your team and head for the dungeon, located at 87.1S, 9.6E. This dungeon is quite simple to reach, unlike the Acid Propylaeum. All you need to do is go to Arwic and find the Artifice settlement portal, which will drop you nearby. You might as well buff up here. 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, lightning, and acid damage. Bludgeoning damage works well overall, but if you have extra time, buff an acid 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 into the large room and take the north exit, bearing right at the intersection. You'll find your first lever here. Hit it and return to the large room and head to the south exit. This exit is blocked by a lever door. Move through it as soon as it opens and take the first left you reach. You will quickly come to another lever door. Kill through the door and enter the next large room when it opens. Take your group with you to the north, killing as you go, until you reach a Y intersection. Either path will lead you to a small room with a lever in it. Hit the lever and head back to the large room. Take the west exit, go up a spiral staircase and stop when you reach a turn off to the left. Directly in front of you is the next lever. Hit it and then take the left up into another larger room. Fight through it and take the first right you come to, where you will find your next lever. This one controls the lightning pit door, so carefully coordinate with the other group. When they are through, return to the main path, head up a ramp, and you will reach a ledge. 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 Galvanic 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 couple golems beating on you as soon as you materialize. Kill them and move forward to a T intersection. Turn right and you will come to another T, but this time, there is a small spur directly in front of you, where you will see the first lever. Leave all but one member of your team here and head back the way you came to the first T intersection. This time, go the other way, past an exit portal, to your first lever door. When it opens, have your friend bug it while you run in and hit the lever. When the other team is clear, rejoin your group and take the north path from the intersection where you left them. Take the next right, wind around a curvy hall, and you will find a small square room with a lever in it. Hit it and continue to the right until you enter a large room. There will be a lever door on the north wall, which you should enter as soon as it opens. Follow this corridor, ignoring the spurs, until you reach another lever door. Kill through the door and when it opens, go through and take the only exit in the south end of the room. There will be a Y intersection almost immediately. Take a right and then follow the path to the lightning pit. There are actually a couple branches in the path to the pit, but they both arrive at the same place. Use your camera to make sure the door beneath you is open and when you are sure, 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.