Online:Pledge: Darkshade Caverns I

Explore Darkshade Caverns I and return Undaunted. Zone: Deshaan Faction: Undaunted Quest Giver: Maj al-Ragath at the Undaunted Enclave • • Location(s): Darkshade Caverns I Prerequisite Quest: Taking the Undaunted Pledge Reward: Undaunted Key (2 if Veteran Hard Mode is completed) Very High Leveled Gold XP Gain: Very High XP ID: 5274 Required Level: 45 Repeatable: Daily Group Size: 4 (Recommended)

Darkshade Caverns

Maj al-Ragath of the Undaunted has challenged me to explore the kwama mine called Darkshade Caverns, which lies beneath Deshaan.

Quick Walkthrough

1. Enter Darkshade Caverns I.
   • Optional: Enter Dungeon in Veteran Mode.
2. Kill Foreman Llothan.
3. Kill the Hive Lord.
4. Kill the Sentinel of Rkugamz.

   You can only complete the Death Challenge in Veteran Mode.

   • Read the Scroll of Glorious Battle before killing the Sentinel of Rkugamz.
5. Return to Maj al-Ragath at any Undaunted Enclave.

Detailed Walkthrough

Speak to Maj al-Ragath to get the details of this quest.

What's the pledge today?

"Darkshade Caverns! Pretty straightforward sweep and clear, really. Local thugs have claimed a kwama mine. Go knock their heads in and move on."

Doesn't sounds very challenging.

"Oh ho! Well, if a gang of vicious cutthroats pose no challenge … why don't you delve into the Dwemer ruins beneath and invoke the Scroll of Glorious Battle on the nastiest piece of Dwarven cogwork you can find?"

I pledge to explore Darkshade Caverns and return Undaunted.

Once you have accepted the quest, you can enter the Darkshade Caverns I dungeon either by accessing the dungeon through the Dungeon Finder, or heading to Deshaan and entering the dungeon there with a group. You have the choice of entering the normal dungeon or the veteran version, this choice will affect if you can achieve the optional step and your rewards.

When inside the dungeon, you will need to progress through the dungeon, slaying the following bosses, Foreman Llothan, the Hive Lord and the Sentinel of Rkugamz. With the last boss, if you are in the veteran dungeon, you have the option of completing the optional task of defeating the Sentinel with the Scroll of Glorious Battle active.

Once you have completed the task, you can return to Maj al-Ragath at any of the Undaunted Enclaves, and speak with her to complete the quest:

"You're back! So, which got the better of you: the simple thugs or the crumbling Dwarven junk?"

Very funny. Darkshade Caverns has been cleared.

"All right, all right. Dwemer constructs are a little more dangerous than your average city thug. But you're here, you're alive! Let's look at the mug as half full."

Sounds good. Where's my reward? / I do. Where's my reward?

Condition	Dialogue
Normal mode completed	"Take it, my friend. And remember an old proverb my mother used to tell me. "Tomorrow is another chance for profit. And death." Strange old woman, she is."
Veteran mode completed	"Here you are, my friend! Take your key, and your cut, and see to any wounds. Those construct blades leave a nasty taint in the flesh. Come back tomorrow, and we'll send you somewhere fun!"
Veteran Hard Mode completed	"Right here, as always. You didn't think that I doubted you could best an empowered dwarven construct, did you? Have a seat at the fire and regale us with the tale of how you felled it, then tomorrow we'll find a new story to tell!"

Quest Stages

Pledge: Darkshade Caverns I
Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
	I must enter the dungeon, which lies in the swampy south of Deshaan. To be truly Undaunted, I must brave the mines and slay Foreman Llothan, the Hive Lord, and the Sentinel of Rkugamz. Objective: Kill Foreman Llothan Objective: Kill the Hive Lord Objective: Kill the Sentinel Hidden Objective: Enter Darkshade Caverns I in Veteran Mode
	Maj al-Ragath challenged me to use the Scroll of Glorious Battle before facing the Sentinel of Rkugamz if I want to prove I am truly Undaunted.(Appears if the Veteran dungeon is entered.) Objective : Use the Scroll Before Killing the Sentinel
	I've cleared Darkshade Caverns. I should find Maj al-Ragath in my alliance's capital city. Objective: Return to Maj al-Ragath
Finishes quest	Maj al-Ragath is waiting to speak to me once again in my alliance capital. Objective: Talk to Maj al-Ragath

Notes

* Any text displayed in angle brackets (e.g., <Alias=LocationHold>) is dynamically set by the game and will be filled in with the appropriate word(s) when seen in game.

• Not all Journal Entries may appear in your journal; which entries appear and which entries do not depends on the manner in which the quest is done.
• Stages are not always in order of progress. This is usually the case with quests that have multiple possible outcomes or quests where certain tasks may be done in any order. Some stages may therefore repeat objectives seen in other stages.