Quest:Instance: The Twisted Heart

Instance: The Twisted Heart
Level	37
Type	Solo
Starts with	Longbough
Starts at	The Eavespires
Start Region	Evendim
Map Ref	[6.1S, 72.0W]
Quest Group	Evendim
Quest Chain	Twisted Forest
Reflecting Pool	Evendim Reflecting Pool

Quest Chain
Prerequisites: Completed the quest chain Befuddled Giants. Twisted Forest [37] Twisted Forest [37] Hewing the Wood [37] Seeking Answers [37] Something in the Water [37] The Twisted Heart [37] Instance: The Twisted Heart This quest chain is prerequisite for the quest All Quiet on the Western Front.

Walkthrough & Notes

You are brought to The Twisted Grove with Longbough. [10.9S, 74.4W] Defend Longbough as he moves through the Twisted Grove. You will face 4 groups of 4-5 Barkskin Wood-troll and Rotting Wood-troll respectively, so wait for Longbough to engage them and pick them off one by one. Longbough will provide you with heals, so survival should not be a problem if you're careful. When you reach the pool at the bottom of the circular ramp, the boss encounter will start. There are two complications: The Twisted Heart, which is waiting up at the top of the ramp, cannot be damaged while its roots are planted. It roots itself at 2/3 and 1/3 morale, at which point the tendrils need to be destroyed back down at the pool. Heart-rot is constantly healed to full morale while the Twisted Heart is still alive. You have two options for the boss fight: Harder: Aggro Heart-rot and kite him up to the Twisted Heart while Longbough deals with any tendrils below. This is the quicker strategy but requires you to manage Heart-rot's attacks while you wait for the Twisted Heart to become vulnerable. Easier: ...After having killed the roots below and you find that Heart-rot is not taking any more damage, it's because you must run back up the ramp and find where Twisted Heart is and start DPSing him until he can no longer be damaged. You must then run back down to the bottom and kill the roots once again, they will have re-spawned. One must do this 3 times before killing Heart-rot! Allow Longbough to tank Heart-rot and run back and forth between Twisted Heart and the tendrils (ranged may hit already from the ramp). This is the safer strategy but can require a protracted battle. Come prepared with power potions and recovery food. After the Twisted Heart has been felled, Heart-rot will lose his recovery buff and go down quickly.

Rewards
None, but the main quest.

Quest Text

Bestowal 'Longbough the Ent has been roused to anger. The Wood-trolls of the Eavespire are acting in league with a Black Huorn which was once under the Ent's guidance, and Longbough is determined to put an end to their mischief....' Background Longbough has joined you in the battle to destroy both Heart-rot and the Huorn known as the Twisted Heart. Objective 1 Speak with Longbough You should speak with Longbough and aid him against the Twisted Heart. Longbough: 'Ra-run! We have much work to do here. Follow me!' Defeat the Twisted Heart and Heart-rot Longbough says, "It is time we put an end to this! Fharrooom! Follow me!" Longbough says, "Fooruum... The Twisted Heart lies dormant, its roots sunk deep into the earth. We must find them, and cut off its sustenance." Longbough says, "We draw close to the roots of the Twisted Heart - once they are destroyed he will be forced to awaken and then you must strike!" Longbough says, "Now prepare yourselves little ones, for we are about to get to the root of the matter. Once we begin, the Twisted Heart and its guardians will be fully aroused, and we shall be in great peril!" Longbough says, "Enough, time is now of the essence. Onwards! Destroy the roots!" Twisted Heart's Root threatens to attack! Longbough says, "The roots are cut! I will remain here to ensure the Twisted Heart remains cut off from the source of his sustenance. Destroy the tree swiftly!" The roots of the Twisted Heart burrow deep into the earth, drawing sustenance from below! Longbough says, "Heart-rot is destroyed! At last this dark grove has been cleansed!" The Twisted Grove has been cleansed Objective 2 Talk to Longbough You should speak with Longbough. Longbough: 'Well fought, Little One! Hoom! The Twisted Heart has been uprooted, and Heart-rot destroyed. Their corruption will spread no further.' Longbough: 'Eventually this grove will return to what it was, but the healing shall take time. 'Let us be quit of this dark place, shall we?'