T'Thuun's Marauders

(Quest)

The Patriarch raids were triggered events run by Turbine on no set schedule. They were disabled during the Sins of the Fathers event. This quest is now retired. However, portions of this quest (stone collection, titles, and experience) were integrated into the Summoning T'thuun quest.

T'Thuun Raids
T'huun's forces are raiding different locations on Dereth. Floating pyramids have appeared over three towns and portal devices have appeared at several locations around Dereth. These devices are accompanied by raiding creatures. Each raid has Raiders or Marauders and at each location is a Royal Scout. He gives you three kill tasks for the local type of raiding creatures (Raiders or Marauders): 50 Moarsmen /Raiders, 50 Scalvus / Raiders, and 50 Falatacot Marauders / Raiders (Undead). All the raid monsters can drop Invoking Stones (33% drop rate). You can turn 30 stones in at the Royal Scout for a title and it flags you for some unknown future content as well with Asheron's Investigator in Eastham.

Killing the Raiders / Marauders gives for each group 100 mill exp and a grand casino chest / mana forge key. Killing the spawn boss (Falatacot Patriarch's Inquisitor or Champion), who will appear after killing all the raiding monsters and sub bosses (Falatacot Patriarch Elite Raider or Falatacot Patriarch's Executioner), gives a title after speaking with one of the Royal Scouts. The bosses and sub bosses will always drop an invoking stone.
 * Timer for the kill tasks is 6 days.

Status of the Raids
At the locations so far the spawns have been steadily expanding every time a new batch of creatures spawns. The first spawn was fairly sparse and less spread out around the area of the device. Now several spawns later the spawn in the case of Tou Tou is very thick and has expanded down to the beach below the lighthouse. The raid doesn't seem to be expanding toward the town though.

The trigger for what causes the spawn remains unknown. Leaving some of the creatures alive doesn't seem to have any effect unless the landblock can reset. Tou-Tou spawn probably doesn't work if bots in town. However Cragstone's isle of tears is a bit more isolated.

Wednesday Nov. 5th, 2008
On Wed Nov. 5th the following global message went out:

A whisper carried on the wind catches your ear. "We are the Patriarchs of T'thuun. More scouting vessels have been released.  Do not impede their work.  Further meddling will not go unpunished."

The raider spawns began including Patriarch's Elite Raiders, they give a local broadcast when killed: " kills the Elite Raider. Dark blood sprays from its wounds as it attempts to crawl back through the portal and collapses in a heap of rotting bones and flesh." The Marauder spawns began including Patriarch's Executioners that give the same local broadcast.

Sunday Nov. 16th, 2008
On Sunday Nov 16th the following global went out:

The Arwic, Ayan, and Mayoi raids became live. Once spawns were killed fully, the pyramids above towns disappeared.

Friday Jan. 9th, 2009
On 1/9/09 Turbine reactivated the T'Thuun's Marauders quest for a special one night event. The raiders first returned to Tou-Tou, the Isle of Tears, and the Menhir Ring in Southern Osteth. They appeared at the other sites at an accelerated rate.
 * A whisper carried on the wind catches your ear.
 * "We are the Patriarchs of T'thuun. Do not interfere with our scouts or we will bring His wrath down upon your cities."

The Summoning T'thuun special timed event was also restarted this night, so the event would be occuring in the evening again and not on monday mornings. More information here

February 2009
As of the February 09 event, Unfinished Business, the pyramids in Patriarch's valley can now be entered to collect invoking stones from the raid creatures therein. See the Summoning T'thuun quest page for the relevant guide.
 * North pyramid has invoking stones from Arwic, Isle of Tears, Festival stone of Midsong and Mount Esper.
 * East pyramid has invoking stones from Mayoi, Silyun, Candeth Keep and Southern Osteth Menhir Ring.
 * West pyramid has invoking stones from Ayan Baqur, Colier, Asheron's Island and Tou Tou.
 * Give the Royal guard at the drop of the Patriarch's valley 30 stones (he takes all that you have) for your reward.
 * Previously the Emissary in Eastham would not reward you no matter how many invoking stones you had collected and turned in. Speak to a Royal Scout (possibly only the Royal Scout at 58.5N 10.3W near the Patriarch's Valley?) for your belated reward:
 * Royal Scout tells you, "I saw you help defend the towns from T'thuun's minions, thank you for your help."
 * You've earned 100,000,000 experience.

Device/Raid Locations
T'huun's forces are raiding different locations on Dereth. Floating pyramids have appeared over three towns and portal devices have appeared at several locations around Dereth. These devices are accompanied by raiding creatures. There is a Royal Scout that gives you three kill tasks for each of the different types of raiding creatures: Moarsmen, Scalvus, and Falatacot (Undead). All the raid monsters can drop Invoking Stones (33% drop rate). You can turn 30 stones in to the Royal Scout for a title and experience. Once you turn in 30 of each type of stone you can go to Asheron's Investigator in Eastham for another xp reward.


 * Tou Tou - Royal Scout by the Mage Tower, Marauders around the Lighthouse.
 * Isle of Tears - Royal Scout by portal drop from Cragstone, Raiders around the portal to the Underground City.
 * Silyun - Royal Scout by the portal drop - Marauders.
 * Asheron's Island - 17.1N, 71.6E - Royal Scout near portal drop, Raiders in the mountain.
 * Candeth Keep - Royal Scout at 87.7S, 67.5W, Marauders around and inside the town.
 * Colier Village - Royal Scout at 57.4N, 37.64E, Raiders around and inside town.
 * Southern Osteth Menhir Ring - 69.5S, 40.0E Royal Scout on hill 69.5S 40.1E - Marauders in field around pyramide.
 * Mount Esper (Crater) - 65.7N, 13.4E - Royal Scout 65.9N 14.0E near housing portals - Marauders in hill, beach and water.
 * Festival Stone of Midsong - 0.0, 0.0 - Royal Scout at 0.1S, 0.1E - Marauders in field around pyramide.
 * Ayan - Royal Scout at 60.5S - 88.0W - Marauders around and inside town.
 * Arwic - Royal Scout on the catwalk above the south entrance.
 * Mayoi - Royal Scout next to the lifestone.

High Level Raids (Marauder Creatures)
Monsters: Falatacot Marauder, Moarsman Marauder, Sclavus Marauder, Patriarch's Executioner, and Patriarch's Champion


 * 26.9S, 96.8E - Tou-Tou (Device near the base of the Tou-Tou Lighthouse)


 * Silyun, (Device in the center of town)


 * 69.7S, 40.1E - Menhir Ring, (Device in the middle of the stone ring)
 * Route to Southern Osteth Royal Scout: 1. Take the Kara portal in the bunker outside Shoushi at 33S 73.2E 2. Goto the Lake Thrasyl Settlement portal at 82.9S 48.2E 3. Run to the scout at 69.5S, 40.0E


 * Candeth Keep, (Device in the middle of town)


 * 65.6N, 13.5E Mount Esper, (Device in the water near the center of the Crater)


 * 0.2S, 0.3W Festival Stone of Midsong, (Device beside the Festival Stone)
 * Route to Festival Stone of Midsong: Goto Al-Jalima 2. Goto the Midsong Cottages Settlement portal at 5.7N 4.3E 3. Run to the scout at 0.1S, 0.1E


 * Ayan Baqur, (Device in the center of town) (Boss!) Kazyk Ri's Raid Commander


 * Arwic, (Device in the center of town) (Boss!) Minik Ra's Raid Commander

Low Level Raids (Raider Creatures)
Monsters: Falatacot Raider, Moarsman Raider, Sclavus Raider, Patriarch's Elite Raider, and Patriarch's Inquisitor


 * 21.5N, 53.9E - Isle of Tears (Eye gazes towards the Underground City entrance)


 * 17.2N, 71.6E - Asheron's Island (Device at the top of the hill)


 * 56.7N, 38.4E - Colier (Device in the center of town)


 * Mayoi (Device in the center of town) (Boss!) Nivinizk's Raid Commander

Scout Locations

 * 16.2N, 69.5E - Asheron's Island (By the portal drop from Eastham)
 * 57.3N, 37.6E - Colier (at the end of the short road near the Holtburg Portal)
 * 87.7S, 67.5W - Candeth Keep (on the outer wall near the bar)
 * 22.2N, 52.1E - Isle of Tears
 * 0.1S, 0.1E  - Festival Stone of Midsong
 * 65.8N, 14.0E - Mount Esper
 * 87.4N, 70.9E - Silyun
 * 69.5S, 40.0E - Southern Osteth Menhir Ring
 * 27.5S, 96.5E - Tou-Tou
 * The Scouts at Arwic, Mayoi, and Ayan are not permanent and disappear after the raids.

Raid Locations & Titles
'''These titles are still available. See the Summoning T'thuun quest guide for details.'''

Handing in 30 Invoking Stones from all 12 raid locations yields 1 billion XP and the Stone Collector title from Asheron's Investigator in Eastham.

Walk Through

 * 1) Head to one of the raid sites listed above and speak to Royal Scout there.
 * 2) Start kill tasks for the 50 Moarsmen, Sclavus, and Falatacot. The creatures also drop Invoking Stones about 1/3 of the time.
 * 3) After killing all of the creature in the area a small spawn will appear around the Device. This spawn will include 4 Executioners or Elites.
 * 4) After killing all the creatures in the 2nd wave a Champion or Inquisitor will spawn. Kill it and the raid will be over for the time being.
 * 5) Turn 30 Invoking Stones in to the Royal Scout at that raid site. Speak to the Scout to receive your reward for the kill tasks.

If you are in Arwic, Mayoi, or Ayan Baqur there is another boss spawn:


 * 1) After the Champion/Inquisitor dies a Raid Commander with even more health spawns. The boss has the ability to spawn tentacles. Kill the boss and a Spark spawns near the device. Talk to it for a Mana Forge Key reward. You get the reward even if you didn't get the kill on the boss. The Spark only remains for about 3 minutes so. If you did get the kill on the Raid Commander talk to the local Royal Scout in town for a title.

Title Rewards
See the Raid Locations & Titles table above for the other 24 titles.

Images
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Lore & Dialog
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''See the Seeds of Corruption Teaser.

Royal Scout tells you, "Greetings, the Queen sent myself and other scouts to the locations where the Patriarchs have deployed these strange pyramids." Royal Scout tells you, "I'm not really sure what they are doing over there since I haven't been able to get anywhere near the place without getting jumped by the raiders." Royal Scout tells you, "I'll reward you if you can clear out some of those raiders so we can get a closer look at what they are doing here." Royal Scout tells you, "I've also noticed that the creatures seem to be gathering stones of some sort." Royal Scout tells you, "Collect 30 of each type of stone you find and I'll reward you for your trouble."

Asheron's Investigator tells you, "My Master Asheron has been in discussions with your Queen about the Patriarch Raids. She sent Scouts out to collect the same stones the Patriarchs sent their minions to collect.  Once we have enough of the stones to test we may be able to discern the Patriarch's reasons for collecting them." Asheron's Investigator tells you, "Help the Royal Scouts collect the stones and then return to me."

Local Message when you Kill a Patriarch's Executioner/Patriarch's Elite Raider

" strikes the Patriarch's Executioner a fatal blow. Dark blood sprays from his wounds as he attempts to crawl back through the portal and collapses in a heap of rotting bones and flesh.

 kills the Elite Raider. Dark blood sprays from its wounds as it attempts to crawl back through the portal and collapses in a heap of rotting bones and flesh.

Local Message when you Kill a Patriarch's Inquisitor

In his death spasms the Inquisitor shouts something incoherent except for one word, Tthuun.  has killed the Patriarch's Inquisitor.

Messages from the Raid Commanders

Summoning Tentacles Message:

The Commander throws a summoning stone to the ground. Bringing his Kopesh down in a mighty blow he smashes the stone which explodes in a flash of violet light. Something dark rises from the small crater left behind.

Death Message:

"Nivinizk's Raid Commander laughs. Fools, you will never defeat our masters. They will raise the Whispering One and the world will bow before our might.

Global:

 strikes the final blow, killing the Raid Commander in Ayan Baqur.

Asheron's Island

Reward for 30 Invoking Stones (Asheron's Island):

You allow Royal Scout to examine your Invoking Stone. You hand over all of your Invoking Stones. You've earned 100,000,000 experience. Royal Scout tells you, "Good work, I'll get these to the Archmages for study." You have been granted the Title "Asheron's Militia". Royal Scout tells you, "You should see Asheron's Investigator in Eastham. If you've collected enough of each stone he may have uncovered more information about them."

Reward for 90 Invoking Stones (Asheron's Island):

You allow Royal Scout to examine your Invoking Stone. You hand over all of your Invoking Stones. Royal Scout tells you, "You've turned in 90 of this stone! I feel better knowing the Patriarchs don't have these." You have been granted the Title "Hilltop Defender". Royal Scout tells you, "You should see Asheron's Investigator in Eastham. If you've collected enough of each stone he may have uncovered more information about them."

Candeth Keep

Reward for 30 Invoking Stones (Candeth Keep):

You allow Royal Scout to examine your Invoking Stone. You hand over all of your Invoking Stones. You've earned 100,000,000 experience. Royal Scout tells you, "Good work, I'll get these to the Archmages for study." You have been granted the Title "Guardian of the Keep ". Royal Scout tells you, "You should see Asheron's Investigator in Eastham. If you've collected enough of each stone he may have uncovered more information about them."

Reward for 90 Invoking Stones (Candeth Keep):

You allow Royal Scout to examine your Invoking Stone. You hand over all of your Invoking Stones. Royal Scout tells you, "You've turned in 90 of this stone! I feel better knowing the Patriarchs don't have these." You have been granted the Title "Legionnaire". Royal Scout tells you, "You should see Asheron's Investigator in Eastham. If you've collected enough of each stone he may have uncovered more information about them."

Colier 

Reward for 30 Invoking Stones (Colier):

You allow Royal Scout to examine your Invoking Stone. You hand over all of your Invoking Stones. You've earned 100,000,000 experience. Royal Scout tells you, "Good work, I'll get these to the Archmages for study." You have been granted the Title "Thane of Colier". Royal Scout tells you, "You should see Asheron's Investigator in Eastham. If you've collected enough of each stone he may have uncovered more information about them."

Reward for 90 Invoking Stones (Colier):

You allow Royal Scout to examine your Invoking Stone. You hand over all of your Invoking Stones. Royal Scout tells you, "You've turned in 90 of this stone! I feel better knowing the Patriarchs don't have these." You have been granted the Title "Colier Miner". Royal Scout tells you, "You should see Asheron's Investigator in Eastham. If you've collected enough of each stone he may have uncovered more information about them."

Isle of Tears

Reward for 30 Invoking Stones (Isle of Tears):

You allow Royal Scout to examine your Invoking Stone. You hand over all of your Invoking Stones. You've earned 100,000,000 experience. Royal Scout tells you, "Good work, I'll get these to the Archmages for study." You have been granted the Title "Hero of Woe". Royal Scout tells you, "You should see Asheron's Investigator in Eastham. If you've collected enough of each stone he may have uncovered more information about them."

Reward for 90 Invoking Stones (Isle of Tears):

You allow Royal Scout to examine your Invoking Stone. You hand over all of your Invoking Stones. Royal Scout tells you, "You've turned in 90 of this stone! I feel better knowing the Patriarch's don't have these." You have been granted the Title "Warrior of Woe". Royal Scout tells you, "You should see Asheron's Investigator in Eastham. If you've collected enough of each stone he may have uncovered more information about them."

Midsong

Reward for 30 Invoking Stones (Festival Stone of Midsong):

You allow Royal Scout to examine your Invoking Stone. You hand over all of your Invoking Stones. You've earned 100,000,000 experience. Royal Scout tells you, "Good work, I'll get these to the Archmages for study." You have been granted the Title "Memorial Champion". Royal Scout tells you, "You should see Asheron's Investigator in Eastham. If you've collected enough of each stone he may have uncovered more information about them."

Reward for 90 Invoking Stones (Festival Stone of Midsong):

You allow Royal Scout to examine your Invoking Stone. You hand over all of your Invoking Stones. Royal Scout tells you, "You've turned in 90 of this stone! I feel better knowing the Patriarchs don't have these." You have been granted the Title "Champion Immemorial". Royal Scout tells you, "You should see Asheron's Investigator in Eastham. If you've collected enough of each stone he may have uncovered more information about them."

Mount Esper

Reward for 30 Invoking Stones (Mount Esper):

You allow Royal Scout to examine your Invoking Stone. You hand over all of your Invoking Stones. You've earned 100,000,000 experience. Royal Scout tells you, "Good work, I'll get these to the Archmages for study." You have been granted the Title "Warrior of the Crater Lake". Royal Scout tells you, "You should see Asheron's Investigator in Eastham. If you've collected enough of each stone he may have uncovered more information about them."

Reward for 90 Invoking Stones (Mount Esper):

You allow Royal Scout to examine your Invoking Stone. You hand over all of your Invoking Stones. Royal Scout tells you, "You've turned in 90 of this stone! I feel better knowing the Patriarchs don't have these." You have been granted the Title "Volcanologist". Royal Scout tells you, "You should see Asheron's Investigator in Eastham. If you've collected enough of each stone he may have uncovered more information about them."

Silyun 

Reward for 30 Invoking Stones (Silyun):

You allow Royal Scout to examine your Invoking Stone. You hand over all of your Invoking Stones. You've earned 100,000,000 experience. Royal Scout tells you, "Good work, I'll get these to the Archmages for study." You have been granted the Title "Defender of Silyun". Royal Scout tells you, "You should see Asheron's Investigator in Eastham. If you've collected enough of each stone he may have uncovered more information about them."

Reward for 90 Invoking Stones (Silyun):

You allow Royal Scout to examine your Invoking Stone. You hand over all of your Invoking Stones. Royal Scout tells you, "You've turned in 90 of this stone! I feel better knowing the Patriarchs don't have these." You have been granted the Title "Has way too much time". Royal Scout tells you, "You should see Asheron's Investigator in Eastham. If you've collected enough of each stone he may have uncovered more information about them."

South Osteth Menhir Ring

Reward for 30 Invoking Stones (South Osteth Menhir Ring):

You allow Royal Scout to examine your Invoking Stone. You hand over all of your Invoking Stones. You've earned 100,000,000 experience. Royal Scout tells you, "Good work, I'll get these to the Archmages for study." You have been granted the Title "Archaeologist". Royal Scout tells you, "You should see Asheron's Investigator in Eastham. If you've collected enough of each stone he may have uncovered more information about them."

Reward for 90 Invoking Stones (South Osteth Menhir Ring):

You allow Royal Scout to examine your Invoking Stone. You hand over all of your Invoking Stones. Royal Scout tells you, "You've turned in 90 of this stone! I feel better knowing the Patriarchs don't have these." You have been granted the Title "Rock Hound". Royal Scout tells you, "You should see Asheron's Investigator in Eastham. If you've collected enough of each stone he may have uncovered more information about them."

Tou-Tou Lighthouse

Reward for 30 Invoking Stones (Tou-Tou Lighthouse):

You allow Royal Scout to examine your Invoking Stone. You hand over all of your Invoking Stones. You've earned 100,000,000 experience. Royal Scout tells you, "Good work, I'll get these to the Archmages for study." You have been granted the Title "Tough Tough". Royal Scout tells you, "You should see Asheron's Investigator in Eastham. If you've collected enough of each stone he may have uncovered more information about them."

Reward for 90 Invoking Stones (Tou-Tou Lighthouse):

You allow Royal Scout to examine your Invoking Stone. You hand over all of your Invoking Stones. Royal Scout tells you, "You've turned in 90 of this stone! I feel better knowing the Patriarchs don't have these." You have been granted the Title "Rock Star". Royal Scout tells you, "You should see Asheron's Investigator in Eastham. If you've collected enough of each stone he may have uncovered more information about them."

Kill Tasks

Rewards for Raider Killtasks:

Royal Scout tells you, "Let's see if you killed enough of those raiders..." Royal Scout tells you, "You killed 50 of those Moarsman Raiders?" Royal Scout tells you, "I don't know why your [sic] bothering to fight creatures so far below your level, but here you go." Royal Scout gives you Grand Casino Key. Royal Scout tells you, "You might do better if you fought at one of the higher level raids."

Royal Scout tells you, "Let's see if you killed enough of those raiders..." Royal Scout tells you, "You killed 50 of those Sclavus Raiders?" Royal Scout tells you, "I don't know why your [sic] bothering to fight creatures so far below your level, but here you go." Royal Scout gives you Grand Casino Key. Royal Scout tells you, "You might do better if you fought at one of the higher level raids."

Royal Scout tells you, "Let's see if you killed enough of those raiders..." Royal Scout tells you, "You killed 50 of those Falatacot Raiders?" Royal Scout tells you, "I don't know why your [sic] bothering to fight creatures so far below your level, but here you go." Royal Scout tells you, "You might do better if you fought at one of the higher level raids." Royal Scout gives you Grand Casino Key.

Royal Scout tells you, "Impressive, for clearing up all of those Raiders I grant you a title."" You have been awarded the Title "Warden in the Patriarch Raids".

Rewards for Marauder Killtasks:

Royal Scout tells you, "Let's see if you killed enough of those raiders..." Royal Scout tells you, "You killed 50 of those Sclavus Marauders? Good Job!" You've earned 100,000,000 experience. Royal Scout gives you Mana Forge Key.

Royal Scout tells you, "Let's see if you killed enough of those raiders..." Royal Scout tells you, "You killed 50 of those Moarsman Marauders? Good Job!" You've earned 100,000,000 experience. Royal Scout gives you Mana Forge Key.

Royal Scout tells you, "Let's see if you killed enough of those raiders..." Royal Scout tells you, "You've killed enough Moarsman Marauders for now." Royal Scout tells you, "You killed 50 of those Falatacot Marauders? Good Job!" Royal Scout gives you Mana Forge Key. You've earned 100,000,000 experience.

Royal Scout tells you, "Impressive, for clearing up all of those Marauders I grant you a title." You have been awarded the Title "Guardian in the Patriarch Raids".

Rewards for Killing a Patriarch's Inqusitor:

Royal Scout tells you, "Another of the Patriarch's Inquisitors down? You're a killing machine!" You've earned 5,000,000 experience. You have been awarded the Title "Marked by the Patriarchs".

Rewards for Killing a Patriarch's Champion:

Royal Scout tells you, "Another of the Patriarch's Champions down? You're a killing machine!" You've earned 5,000,000 experience. You have been awarded the Title "Marked by the Patriarchs".

Rewards for Killing Minik Ra's Raid Commander:

Royal Scout tells you, "Excellent work out there in Arwic! It's not everyone who can kill a Raid Commander." You've earned 10,000,000 experience. You have been awarded the Title "Minik Ra's Bane".

Rewards for Killing Nivinizk's Raid Commander:

Royal Scout tells you, "Excellent work at the Patriarch Raid in Mayoi! It's not everyone who can kill a Raid Commander." You've earned 10,000,000 experience. You have been awarded the Title "Nivinizk's Bane".

Rewards for Killing All 3 Raid Commanders:

Royal Scout tells you, "Amazing. You killed all three of the Raid Commanders! You deserve a Title of respect." You have been awarded the Title "Hero of the Patriarch Raids".

Final Reward

This reward is for handing in at least 30 of each of the 12 Invoking Stones.

You've earned 1,000,000,000 experience. Asheron's Investigator tells you, "You have helped us, and I thank you. The stones you have brought us have allowed us to confirm the intention of the Patriarchs.  They seek to free their master T'thuun from his bonds." You have been granted the Title "Stone Collector". Asheron's Investigator tells you, "The stones they were collecting, ancient summoning stones of arcane power, were intended for that purpose. The stones you took from them will help my master Asheron defeat their plans... Soon, my master will be able to use the knowledge you have gained.  Watch for his sign." Asheron's Investigator tells you, "You are an amazing stone collector."

No extra reward for turning in 90 of each of the Stones: Asheron's Investigator tells you, "You have done quite alot of work in helping uncover the Patriarch's plan. We must study the information we have and discern the Patriarch's next move."