Clutch of Kings (Browerk)

Quest Overview

 * This is the last of six part Clutch of Kings quest series.
 * The quest consists mostly of Burun, so frost weapons are recommended.
 * To access Xi Ru's Island, speak to the Watcher of the Dead at 60.1S, 88.1W in Ayan Baqur.
 * Watcher of the Dead teleports you with Access to Xi Ru's Font.
 * Note: If the Watcher of the Dead is not there, this means the quest is in progress by another group, and you must wait until the 3 hour timer is up.
 * Note: If you cannot enter a font portal, the statue will not speak with you, or you cannot enter the portal that is summoned in the floating tower, you just need to speak to the Watcher of the Dead in Ayan again to refresh your flag.

Part 1: Xi Ru's Island (Preparation)

 * To setup this quest, there are four Sealed Valves that must be opened; each is located at the bottom of one of the four "Font Dungeons". This preparation can be completed ahead of time by 1 high level person with Lockpick.

Steamy Font (North)

 * 1) Enter the Steamy Font at 91.1S, 89.6E
 * 2) From the drop, go North and take your second Right, and head up the ramp.
 * 3) Work your way up the ramps until you reach a locked gate. Unlock it, and flip the lever inside.
 * 4) Backtrack the drop and jump down, through the now open gate in the floor.
 * 5) From here, Take the North ramp down and follow the ramps down to the bottom floor.
 * 6) Pick the locks to the East and West doors, and flip the levers inside each.
 * 7) Backtrack to the drop, and now take the West ramp down and follow the ramps down to the bottom floor.
 * 8) Use the Sealed Valve on the West side of the room, then take the exit portal to the East:
 * With a hiss, steam begins pouring forth from a fissure deep beneath the crust of the world. A column of heat rises to the pool above this area producing a massive amount of energy.

Balmy Font (South)

 * 1) Enter the Balmy Font at 91.5S, 89.7E.
 * 2) From the drop, go South and take your second Left, and head up the ramp.
 * 3) Work your way up the ramps until you reach a locked gate. Unlock it, and flip the lever inside.
 * 4) Backtrack the drop and jump down, through the now open gate in the floor.
 * 5) From here, Take the North ramp down and follow the ramps down to the bottom floor.
 * 6) Pick the locks to the North and South doors, and flip the levers inside each.
 * 7) Backtrack to the drop, and now take the West ramp down and follow the ramps down to the bottom floor.
 * 8) Use the Sealed Valve on the West side of the room, then take the exit portal to the East:
 * With a hiss, steam begins pouring forth from a fissure deep beneath the crust of the world. A column of heat rises to the pool above this area producing a massive amount of energy.

Humid Font (East)

 * 1) Enter the Humid Font at 91.3S, 89.8E
 * 2) From the drop, go South and take your second Right, and head up the ramp.
 * 3) Work your way up the ramps until you reach a locked gate. Unlock it, and flip the lever inside.
 * 4) Backtrack the drop and jump down, through the now open gate in the floor.
 * 5) From here, Take the North ramp down and follow the ramps down to the bottom floor.
 * 6) Pick the locks to the North and West doors, and flip the levers inside each.
 * 7) Backtrack to the drop, and now take the West ramp down and follow the ramps down to the bottom floor.
 * 8) Use the Sealed Valve on the West side of the room, then take the exit portal to the East:
 * With a hiss, steam begins pouring forth from a fissure deep beneath the crust of the world. A column of heat rises to the pool above this area producing a massive amount of energy.

Muggy Font (West)

 * 1) Enter the Muggy Font at 91.5S, 89.4E
 * 2) From the drop, go North and take your second Left, and head up the ramp.
 * 3) Work your way up the ramps until you reach a locked gate. Unlock it, and flip the lever inside.
 * 4) Backtrack the drop and jump down, through the now open gate in the floor.
 * 5) From here, Take the North ramp down and follow the ramps down to the bottom floor.
 * 6) Pick the locks to the North and East doors, and flip the levers inside each.
 * 7) Backtrack to the drop, and now take the West ramp down and follow the ramps down to the bottom floor.
 * 8) Use the Sealed Valve on the West side of the room, then take the exit portal to the East:
 * With a hiss, steam begins pouring forth from a fissure deep beneath the crust of the world. A column of heat rises to the pool above this area producing a massive amount of energy.

Font Guardian (Font Tower)

 * At this point, all 4 Sealed Valves should be open and the quest is now live. The rest of the group should join you at this point.


 * 1) When the group is ready, everyone should run to the top of the Font Tower at 91.3S, 89.5E, and jump to the adjacent floating platform to the south where the Font Guardian is located.
 * 2) After everyone has made the jump, one person should talk to the Font Guardian, and everyone should use the portal to Qin Xikit's Hidden Crown, that spawns down the stairs.
 * 3) * The portal remains open for 20 minutes.

Part 2: Qin Xikit's Hidden Crown

 * 1) From the drop, pull the lever on the south wall, and then head North into the room ahead.
 * 2) ONE person should now use the Ensorcelled Dais, which will give them Qin Xikit's Crown and spawn several Ancient Sentinels and an Ancient Defender (Ghosts):
 * As  lifts the crown from the dais, a thin wisp of light is pulled forward. A great protector has been disturbed. The only way to open the door leading from this chamber is to defeat the defender. Only then could one use the crown to unseal the way to Qin Xikit's temple.
 * 1) Kill the Ancient Defender, and then head through the door that opens to the North, and down the ramp (either direction).
 * 2) Use the lever on the south wall, and then enter the room to the North.
 * 3) The person who has Qin Xikit's Crown must hand it to the Enchanted Dais in this room, which will spawn a portal to Qin Xikit's Island.  Take it.

Part 3A: Qin Xikit's Island

 * 1) From the drop, run Northwest until you reach a large temple.
 * 2) Run to the top of the temple, go inside, and shift-jump down to the bottom.
 * 3) To activate the Portal Device, all 4 eyes (north, south, east, west) must be used one time. Be careful, each time you use an eye, you will receive 5% vitae.
 * 4) * Tip: Have 4 separate people each use one eye in order to spread the vitae around.
 * 5) Once all 4 eyes are used, head back to the middle and use the Portal Device to be portaled to Qin Xikit's Antechamber:
 * Portal Device teleports you with Qin Xikit's Antechamber.

Part 3B: Qin Xikit's Antechamber

 * 1) From the drop, take the hallway on the North wall. Hug the right wall, and work your way through the dungeon until you come to another Portal Device.
 * 2) * Note: There are two spots in the dungeon where you'll have to flip levers/floor plates in order to open doors. See the map for more info.
 * 3) Use the Guardian statue that is located just to the right of the Portal Device (NOT the Portal Device itself) to be portaled into the Secrets of Qin Xikit's Temple.
 * Guardian teleports you with Secrets of Qin Xikit's Temple

Part 4: Secrets of Qin Xikit's Temple

 * 1) From the drop, jump down into the pit in front of you and move into the next room.
 * 2) All must pick up an Empty Water Skin from the floor, and fill it with 6 pints of blood by using it on the Pool of Blood 6 times.
 * 3) Once your Water Skin has 6 pints, hand it to the West Sacrificial Statue to pass the trial:
 * Sacrificial Statue tells you, "Your sacrifice has been accepted, you may now proceed to the next room."
 * 1) * Note: You can also fill the Water Skin with 9 or 10 pints of blood and hand it to the East or South Statues, respectively.
 * 2) Once you've passed the trial, go to the South room, jump down into the pit, and use the Exit Portal to go to Qin Xikit's Temple.

Part 5: Qin Xikit's Temple

 * 1) From the portal drop, hug the left wall all the way to the end of the dungeon, where you'll find a Guardian statue.
 * 2) Note: Once you pass through the octagonal type room, and go through a short narrow hallway, you'll need to descend a 2nd ramp. See the map for details.
 * 3) Use the Guardian to be portaled into Qin Xikit's Tomb:
 * Guardian teleports you with Qin Xikit's Tomb.

Part 6: Qin Xikit's Tomb

 * 1) From the drop, use the Sarcophagus of High Matriarch Qin Xikit on the North wall, which will give you the Ancient Armored Helm, a piece of Ancient Armor.
 * 2) Use the Portal Device on the West wall to be portaled into Qin Xikit's Receiving Chamber, the last dungeon.
 * Portal Device teleports you with Qin Xikit's Receiving Chamber.
 * 1) * Note: You will receive 5% vitae upon using the Portal Device.

Part 7: Qin Xikit's Receiving Chamber

 * 1) Work your way North through the dungeon to the end, where you'll find the end boss, Browerk, sitting in his throne room.
 * 2) * Note: If you choose, you can work off vitae in the first part of the dungeon before reaching the boss.
 * 3) There are several things to know before going into the fight with Browerk, review these tactics:
 * 4) * Do not debuff him, he counters most debuffs.
 * 5) * Disband your fellowship before going into battle. Browerk casts Fellowship Debuffs, so you lessen the chance to be debuffed when not in a fellowship.
 * 6) * If you are swallowed (portaled into Browerk's stomach), quickly switch to a Critical Strike weapon, and attack his Stomach Wall on full speed. You have only have a percent chance of escaping his stomach when you land a critical hit.
 * 7) ** Tip: If you're a mage, use wall spells for a greater chance to critical hit.
 * 8) Once you kill Browerk, loot Browerk's Hide from the floor.
 * 9) Speak to Guard Haigh at 25.7N, 48.9E in Cragstone for your XP and random reward.
 * 10)  [OPTIONAL]  Hand Browerk's Hide to Guard Haigh for the title of Browerk Killer.
 * 11) * Note: Hold on to the hide if you are trying to obtain the Kingslayer title. See the Clutch of Kings for more information.

Lore & Dialog
Watcher of the Dead tells you, "Qin Xikit, Mistress of the Golden Shore, Keeper of the Kilika Vale in Ualannan's absence, lays beneath over thirty thousands years of weight. She has been silent these years imprisoned beneath her temple, bound by those who called her sister." Watcher of the Dead tells you, "Once she walked amongst children of other suns and ushered them along a quickened path. Heresy! Cried our sisters and a great hunt began within our sect. A schism grew and swallowed our sisters in madness. They drew chains of mana about our immortal forms and locked our eternal bodies away." Watcher of the Dead tells you, "Qin Xikit was the first to feel the sting of her sister's barbs, locked into a temple of her crafting, sealed away with the power of her crown." Watcher of the Dead tells you, "Eternal silence is shattered and Qin Xikit stirs in her tomb. A gateway has opened and through it comes consumption. Sealed in her tomb the matron can do nothing and the spirits therein are all but gone. I am the last to hold vigil." Watcher of the Dead tells you, "Seek her crown. Xi Ru consumed in madness, sealed Qin Xikit away. The crown must be found and the gateway to Qin Xikit's temple must be opened. At long last I can see Xi Ru's island, the magic that once locked it from sight has failed, a sister has succeeded at breaking the wards." Watcher of the Dead tells you, "Rejoice! Absolution is at hand."

In the great Ziggurat of Qin Xikit,  has struck a mortal blow against King Browerk. The bulbous leader of the Burun erupts in a violent spasm and collapses in a fit of explosive mana emissions. The leader will return in time, but the victory should be enjoyed for the moment. Huzzah, !

Guard Haigh gives you Gem of Damage Addition. You've earned 56,184,660 experience. Guard Haigh tells you, "This is for your efforts against the Burun Kukuur, King Browerk. You will need to wait three weeks before returning to me for another reward. If you wish to change your title and you have a scrap of Browerk's hide I will accept the hide and name you Browerk Killer!"

You give Guard Haigh Browerk's Hide. Let it be known that  has faced and defeated Browerk! Let it be known that from this day forth  shall be known as Browerk Killer! Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!

Update History

 * This quest was updated in the Unfinished Business event to include a Mana Forge Key (only if you are level 125+).
 * Sometimes the font portals are not present and talking to the statue in the floating tower gives: Font Guardian tells you, "You have no purpose at this place, be gone." The reason for this is too much time has passed between speaking with the Ghost in Ayan and your attempt, returning to Ayan and talking to the Ghost again will resolve this issue. Similarly if you can't enter the portal once it opens in the floating tower you must talk to the ghost again.