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{{Quest Summary
| Level = 14
| Recommended Level =
| Quest Type = Small Fellowship
| Starts With = [[Le-Ai Rea]]
| Starts At = [[Mayoi]] to [[Xinh]] portal at 60.8S, 80.4E.
| Route =
| Repeat Timer = 20 Hours
| Time to Complete =
| Contracts =
}}
== Overview ==
# You must obtain a [[Skull of High Acolyte]] from the [[Skull of High Acolyte Quest]] before you can obtain the keys to the mines.
# This quest requires someone with [[Lockpick]] to pull two levers.
# One person with [[Lockpick]] can accomplish Part 2. The rest of the fellowship can continue on to Part 3 while keeping the doors open for the lever puller.

== Walkthrough & Notes ==
=== Part 1: Obtaining Keys to the Mines ===
# Find [[Le-Ai Rea]] at 75.9S 57.3E and hand him the {{Itemlink|Skull of High Acolyte}}. He will return a {{Itemlink|Golden Key (Mines of Despair)|Golden Key}} and {{Itemlink|Le-Ai Rea's Key}}.
# Enter the [[Mines of Despair]] at 75.4S, 57.2E.

=== Part 2: Mines of Despair (Levers) ===
# From the drop, head north and unlock the wooden door with the [[Golden Key (Mines of Despair)|Golden Key]].
# If you have a group, have someone hold this door for you, as you'll need to come back through it.
# Go left at the split and jump down into the pit.
# Hug the left wall until you reach a locked door at the bottom of a wide ramp. Unlock it.
# Take a right at the next split, and then your first left.
# At the next split, take a right, and then hug the wall left until you reach an intersection that has a pit to your left and a small square room to your right.
# Open the door to the small square room and use the wall lever to open the first door.
# Back out of the room,.jump down into the pit, and hug the wall left until you reach another small square room with a wall lever. Pull this lever to open the second door.
# Now portal recall to bring you back to the [[Mines of Despair]] drop.
# Head North and take a right at the split. Jump down into the pit, run down the ramp and hug the right wall to join your group.
#* Note: If the first door has closed already, use your [[Golden Key (Mines of Despair)|Golden Key]] to open it again.

=== Part 3: Mines of Despair (Inactive Focusing Stone) ===
# Head north through the first door, then take a right at the split.
# Jump down into the pit, run down the ramp to the north, then hug the wall right until you reach a lever-activated door.
# One the door opens (from the lever runner), one person should hold it while the rest continue.
# Once through the door, take your first right.
# Hug the left wall until you reach another lever-activated door, in a larger room with [[Undead Miner]]s.
# Again, wait here for the lever to be pulled, and when it opens, hold the door.
# Once your party is all together, move down the linear dungeon until you reach the [[Lich Overseer]]. Kill him and loot an {{Itemlink|Focusing Stone (Inactive)|Inactive Focusing Stone}} from his corpse (drops 3).
# {{Optional}} While in this room, you can also loot a [[Empyrean Sun Stone]], which is used in [[Diemos Flagging]] and in making [[Crafting Golems]].
# Now, use [[Le-Ai Rea's Key]] on the door to the west, follow the hall into a larger room, and enter the portal to [[Beyond the Mines of Despair]].

=== Part 3: Beyond the Mines of Despair ===
# From the drop, follow the linear dungeon until you reach a suspended bridge.
# Move to the center of the bridge and jump off to the West side.
# Run around to the North West, then use the ramp down on the East side.
# From here, its linear all the way to the final room, where you'll find a [[Vortex]].
# Use the [[Focusing Stone (Inactive)|Inactive Focusing Stone]] on the Vortex to activate your {{Itemlink|Focusing Stone}}.

Notes
* A {{Itemlink|Scrawled Note (Mines of Despair)|Scrawled Note}} can be found at the Mines of Despair drop point. It can be given to [[Le-Ai Rea]] for the [[Bound Book]].

== Dungeons & Maps ==
{{Dungeon Table
| Table Rows =
{{Dungeon Maps
| Dungeon = Mines of Despair
| Coordinates = 75.4S 57.2E
| ACmaps ID = 0188
}}
{{Dungeon Maps
| Dungeon = Beyond the Mines of Despair
| Coordinates = From [[Mines of Despair]]
| ACmaps ID = 02AB
}}
}}

== Rewards ==
{{Rewards Table
| Quest Task = Use Inactive Focusing Stone on the Vortex
| Item Reward =
* {{Itemlink|Focusing Stone|Mode=icon}}
| Max XP Reward = | Percent of Level = | Level Cap =
| Repeat Max XP Reward = | Repeat Percent of Level = | Repeat Level Cap =
| Luminance Reward =
| Title Reward =
| Other Reward =
}}
{{Rewards Table
| Quest Task = Give Skull of High Acolyte to Le-Ai Rea
| Max XP Reward = 150,000
| Percent of Level = N/A
| Level Cap = N/A
}}
{{Rewards Table
| Quest Task = Give unwanted Focusing Stone to Le-Ai Rea
| Max XP Reward = 1,845,177
| Percent of Level = 35
| Level Cap = 50
}}

== Images ==
<gallery widths=200px heights=200px perrow=3>
File:Mines of Despair Live.jpg|Mines of Despair
File:Beyond the Mines of Despair Live.jpg|Beyond the Mines of Despair
File:Vortex Live.jpg|Vortex at the end of the Mines of Despair
</gallery>

== Dialog ==
{{Dialog|
;Handing in Scrawled Note
|You give Le-Ai Rea Scrawled Note
|Le-Ai Rea gives you Bound Book
|Le-Ai Rea tells you, "Didn't you read the note? That place is dangerous. You'll surely die if you go in there.
|Le-Ai Rea tells you, "Now I have to return the note to the dungeon. Thanks a lot!
|Le-Ai Rea tells you, "I tell you what, hand me the skull of the Tortured Soul that hides in the Grievous Vault and I'll give you access to the mines.

;Handing in Lich Skull
|You give Le-Ai Rea Lich Skull.
|Le-Ai Rea tells you, "You managed to find a lich's head? That is impressive."
|Le-Ai Rea looks at a note thoughtfully for a moment.
|Le-Ai Rea tells you, "Perhaps you can go into the Mines, but I can't give you the key to the final section unless you prove your worth. If you bring me the Skull of the High Acolyte I'll help you further."
|Le-Ai Rea tells you, "The Mines are dangerous and much is unknown about what dwells there. I know not much about it; however, some great evil lurks in there. I can feel it."
|Le-Ai Rea gives you Golden Key.

;Handing in Skull of High Acolyte
|You give Le-Ai Rea Skull of High Acolyte
|Le-Ai Rea tells you, "Very impressive! You managed to obtain the most unholy of skulls.
|You've earned 150,000 experience
|Le-Ai Rea holds the Skull of the High Acolyte with much admiration
|Le-Ai Rea tells you, "You have proven your worth to me.
|Le-Ai Rea tells you, "Take these keys. It will give you access to the place many fear.
|Le-Ai Rea gives you Golden Key
|Le-Ai Rea gives you Le-Ai Rea's Key

;Showing inactive Focusing Stone to Le-Ai Rea
|You allow Le-Ai Rea to examine your Focusing Stone.
|Le-Ai Rea tells you, "I remember finding stones like this within the mine, but they're only useful as doorstops."

;Handing in Focusing Stone
|You give Le-Ai Rea Focusing Stone
|Le-Ai Rea tells you, "You adventurers always seem to be going in and taking these - I think I'd like to keep one of my own. You don't mind, do you?
|You've earned 1,845,177 experience
}}

== Update History ==
{{Update History|
[[Lonely in the World]]
* Quest introduced.

[[Remembering the Past]]
* XP reward of 1,845,177 (35% to up level 50) added for handing in a complete [[Focusing Stone]].

[[The Quest for Freedom]]
* Repeat timer changed from 20 days to 20 hours.
}}
[[Category:Quests: Lockpick Required]]

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