Halls of the Retreat - Graver Robbers

Difficulty:  Portal Gem recommends 60+, 40+ to survive, 80+ to solo
Level Restriction:  None
Timer:  1 Week on the Chest, 2 Weeks on the Map
Can be Solo'd?  Yes
Rewards:  Map of Auberean, Decorative Coffin, Grave Robber title token

Step 1:  The Gem.  This quest is another in the series of extremely rare portal gem dungeons. This time, the monster you'll have to hunt down is a Phantasm and the quest is solely for decorations (and the Grave Robber title, which I consider decorative too). The hardest part of the whole quest is finding the gem. Phantasms aren't the most common monster out there, so you'll either randomly come across the gem while hunting other things or you'll have to spend several hours searching for Phantasms. The best place I've found to look is in the 60+ section of Olthoi Chasm The Phantasms are located immediately before the long ramp down into the Olthoi section - there are about 10 or so on a reasonably quick spawn. The gem is orange and has a big Q on it, so you won't miss it.

Step 2:  Resting Place.  Once you've found your gem, assemble your group to enter the dungeon. You'll be fighting Undead and Mu-Miyahs, so fire weapons and spells are the order of the day. The gem drops you into the end of a large long hall with several offshoots on either side. At the far end of the hall is a ramp up to a lever door. Deposit your group here to wait while you find the lever. Head back down the ramp and take your first right. Use the [ and ] keys to look for the lever - it's in a nearby room. This lever opens a door to another lever door on the W side of the main hallway, but this time at the SW end. After you pass this lever door, you'll have to fight your way down several floors filled with undead until you reach another lever. This one opens the door where your team is waiting. Have them move past the levered door into the small hallway there - there's another lever door just beyond the first. Head back up the way you came, back up to the main hallway and rejoin your group.

There is a pressure plate between the two lever doors where your group is waiting. Whenever you're ready, walk toward the far door and kill the monsters inside. One of the monsters is the Ward of the Retreat - he'll drop several Skulls which you can turn in for your Grave Robber title. Also in this room is a large coffin. You can take this with you as a decoration for your home. Once everyone has their token (you might have to kill the Ward more than once) and coffin, hit the lever in the North end of the room, head out past the two levered doors, and turn left. The final lever door is in the SE end of the main floor. Head down, much like the path on the west side to the second lever. The dungeon will change into a frostier environment, but the rest of the place is pretty linear, so you shouldn't have trouble. Eventually, you'll come into a big room with an equally large amount of monsters guarding what looks like some kind of fort. Kill everything, head through the opening in the wall, and up the path. The final room has a Map of Auberean (the planet where Dereth is located) and a Runed chest. The chest has an amusing particle effect when you use it and actually spawns very good loot, so be sure to have a look. The map is probably the most worthwhile item on the quest! Check it out HERE.