EQ2 Zone:Throne of Fear: Ascension (Advanced Solo)  

Instance Level 95 (Solo) Access Shades of Drinal: Skies of Red Required by all? No

November 13, 2012 Game Update 65

Located at -2297, 202, 491 Copy inside the Fear Cave in The Eidolon Jungle.

• Inside this zone you have a permanent debuff that lowers beneficial critical chance by 100%.
• Named mobs have a buff that grants 100% critical avoidance.

Zone Walkthrough

1. Speak to the haunted Amygdalan to the south. You will get the buff "Empowerment of Terris" (bonuses to melee).
2. Head west through the gate that has opened and follow the hallway to the next room. ( -229, 0, 58 ) Copy
3. Clear the lizardmen groups on either side of Pharinch's room.
4. Kill Pharinich (updates And His Name Is...). He may spawn a manifestation of the dead during the fight.
5. You will now have a 3 day timer on this zone.
6. Quest: Lost Keys - click on the runestone at -195, 0.19, 80 Copy in Pharinich's room.
7. Go south through the gate that opened and follow the hallway to the next room ( -157, -24, 41 ) Copy . This room is a series of raised platforms with the named in the center. Don't fall... it won't end well.
8. Kill A Planar Manifestation (96^) (updates And His Name Is...). If you have good ranged and a mercenary the easiest way to fight this might be from attacking in the hallway and sending in the merc. Multiple fearful manifestations may spawn during the fight.
9. The gate to the north is now open. If you're working on Lost Keys, take the platforms to the east.
10. Quest: Lost Keys - click on the runestone at -174, -27, -0.43 Copy in the Planar Manifestation's room.
11. Follow the hallway north to the next room ( -100, 0.28, -104 ) Copy .
12. Kill all of the ireblind imps.
13. Kill The Enraged Imp (96^) (updates And His Name Is...).
14. The gate to the west is now open. Follow the hallway to the next room. ( -19, 0.22, -140 ) Copy
15. Kill all of the alerted frights and watchful frights.
16. Kill The Thoughtbleeder (96^) (updates And His Name Is...).
17. Quest: Lost Keys - click on the runestone at -10, 0.11, -203 Copy in the Thoughtbleeder's room.
18. The gate to the west is now open. Follow the hallway to the next room. ( 103, 15, -137 ) Copy
19. Quest: Lost Keys - click on the runestone at 127, 16, -157 Copy
20. Speak to the haunted Amygdalan again. The gate to the west will open.
21. Go down the hallway and walk to the circle in the center of the final room.
22. Kill Baelon of Thule (96^^). During this fight Baelon will swing his mace at least once, dealing about 1.5 million damage to anyone in its path.
• The trick is to run under his belly and stay there until he has almost no health. When he prepares to swing, you'll see a red area. Get out of it at highest priority. If you have any abilities that absorb killing blows, use them when you see the red glow.
23. Quest: And His Name Is... - loot an ancient stone tablet from Baelon's chest.

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