General | Book Locations | Map | Strategy | Okri's Challenges |
Hunger in the Dark | |
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Details | |
Type |
Main Mission |
Section |
Helmgart Act 1 |
Follows |
Convocation of Decay |
Precedes |
Halescourge |
Tomes |
3 |
Grimoires |
2 |
Events |
2 |
“ | Those bile trolls ain't natural. Rotblood sorcerers are using some kind of altar to churn 'em out, and it's up to you to disrupt the whole operation with a bloody big bang. Yes, that's right, it'll take black powder to get the job done. I know there's more than enough 'fireworks' laying around in Dreisdunkel Mine, so use what you find and put an end to this nasty business. | „ |
~ Franz Lohner |
“ | Bile trolls are coming out of Dreisdunkel Mine, and I need you lot to interfere. It's hard to believe, but the Rotbloods are turning regular old trolls into those awful bile-spewers. Fight your way down and destroy the Altar that's transforming the beasts. You'll need black powder, but there's plenty lying around down there. End this show with a bang. | „ |
~ Franz Lohner |
Synopsis[ | ]
The Heroes travel into Dreisdunkel Mine to destroy the Bile Troll altar. To do this they have to find explosives and bring them along with them in a Mine Cart. Their journey takes them through abandoned mine systems, pitch-dark shafts and ancient caverns.
Mine Cart Event[ | ]
After making your way through the Backfill, you will find a mine cart the players need to take with them throughout the mission. On straight and uphill sections of the track, the cart is rolled forward by standing close to it, so always keep one or two players next to the cart. At certain points, a Lever needs to be pulled to allow the cart to continue. Once the heroes get further into the mine, they will need to gather three Explosive Barrels from nearby caves to fill up the cart. Once that is done, the heroes can continue by pulling another lever. Throughout the mission the heroes will sometimes lose the cart and find it a bit further on, relieving them of having to push the cart all the time. Take note that if players abandon the cart while pushing it upward, the cart rolls back and has to be pushed up again.
Finale[ | ]
The mine cart will need to be escorted uphill while a constant horde featuring numerous Specials and Elites attacks. Eventually it will come to rest at the altar, and you will be given a prompt to ring the "Dinner Bell." Doing so summons a Bile Troll. The party has the choice of fighting and killing the troll, or immediately escaping across the bridge the troll came from. After the bridge collapses and the heroes escape up a ramp leading to the cave exit, multiple Bile Trolls escape from their pens, but the mine cart explodes, killing the trolls instantly.
Post-Mission[ | ]
“ | Oh, I can smell your success. Literally. Ugh. Like Lohner's special recipes. Anyway, we'll have less of the Bile Trolls terrorizing civilians for a while but don't delude yourselves, the pact-sworn ranks are still full of the disgusting brutes. And yes, while you were feeding trolls, I received answers on certain inquiries I've made. It seems like preparations for the 'Bile Troll production' were underway long before the invasion. Yes, Helmgart's own secret Nurgle cult, 'The Society of Harmonious Growth and Splendour' was in the mines doing bad things under orders from Sorcerer Lord Halescourge. Did I mention he was also the mysterious emissary who signed the pact with Clan Fester in Stromdorf. No? Well now you know. Burblespue Halescourge. | „ |
~ Olesya Pimenova |
Locations[ | ]
- Dreisdunkel Mine:
- The Backfill:
- Adelhelm Shaft:
- The Haulageway:
- Foulreek Cave:
- Adelhelm Upcast:
- Engelbert Junction:
- The Transfer:
- Engelbert Upcast:
- Charnel Hollow:
- The Old Troll Grounds:
- Ritual Site:
Objectives[ | ]
- Find the Black Powder Cache
- Push the Cart
- X/3 Gather Black Powder
- Find the Mine Cart
- Transport Explosives
- Find the Mine Cart Again
- Destroy the Altar
- Ring the Dinner Bell
- Cross the Bridge
- Escape through the Bridge of Shadows
Notes[ | ]
HELMGART MISCELLANEOUS | Prologue • A Quiet Drink | |
HELMGART ACT 1 | Righteous Stand • Convocation of Decay • Hunger in the Dark • Halescourge | |
HELMGART ACT 2 | Athel Yenlui • The Screaming Bell • Fort Brachsenbrücke • Into the Nest | |
HELMGART ACT 3 | Against the Grain • Empire in Flames • Festering Ground • The War Camp | |
HELMGART FINALE | The Skittergate | |
THE CURSE OF DRACHENFELS | Old Haunts • Blood in the Darkness • The Enchanter's Lair | |
A TREACHEROUS ADVENTURE | Trail of Treachery • Tower of Treachery | |
KARAK AZGARAZ | Mission of Mercy • A Grudge Served Cold • Khazukan Kazakit-ha | |
SHADOWS OVER BÖGENHAFEN | The Pit • The Blightreaper | |
BACK TO UBERSREIK | The Horn of Magnus • Garden of Morr • Engines of War • (Fortunes of War) | |
WINDS OF MAGIC | Dark Omens • (Weaves) |