Quest:Instance: The Drowned Treasury

Instance: The Drowned Treasury
Level	59
Type	Fellowship
Starts with	Bori
Starts at	The Chamber of Leadership
Start Region	Durin's Way
Map Ref	[6.5S, 105.4W]
Quest Group	Vol. II. Book 4
Reflecting Pool	Moria Reflecting Pool

Walkthrough & Notes

It is suggested that you complete this quest while in a fellowship. Inspiration will assist you if you choose to undertake this challenge alone or with a smaller group. Progress through the tunnels requires turning an assortment of Stone Wheels. Turn wheel one at the top of the stairs to open the first passage. In the revealed chamber kill Gundlajân Mantis and Gundlajân Guards and turn wheel 2 -- immediately to your right. This opens an adjacent (dead-end) passage releasing a couple more Gundlajân Mantis and Gundlajân Guards. Cross the room and turn the second wheel. This reveals another dead-end passage. Back to the left of the first revealed passage (with waterfall), walk close to the rocks held up by wooden beams -- another cave-in occurs. This release a couple more Gundlajân Mantis and Gundlajân Guards and reveals the third wheel. Turning the third wheel causes another rumbling and opens the passage first revealed by the second wheel. Adjacent to the rushing stream the passage continues downwards into a room filled with Toads. Kill Gundlajân Toads (4 or 6) until the Gundlajân Matriarch comes out. Kill her. They do Shiny, happy world!] Proceed down the tunnel behind her entrance to the next stream. Follow the stream downwards to the next large room with more Gundlajân Mantis and Gundlajân Guards. Kill various clusters of Gundlajân Mantis and Gundlajân Guards to access the three stone wheels in the room. Wheel one is to your left as you enter... Wheel two is in the center of the room. Wheel three is on the left, across the stream from wheel one. This releases two Gundlajân Queens and opens the exit passage near the glowing crystals to your right. Proceed further down into another large passage with more Gundlajân Mantis and Gundlajân Guards, in groups of four this time. As you proceed to your left and kill off groups of , the second group triggers a cave in and releases a number of Ghân-gharâf Spiders from the exit tunnel. (The remainder of the room contains nothing of interest.) Heading downwards again, one finds a room full of more Ghân-gharâf Spiders in groups of three and four, with two pathing. Kill the nearest group while the pather is away, then kill the first pather. Proceed through to the rear of the room and the stairs down. Six spiders attendant on the Ghân-gharâf Queen. Two pairs are pathers. One pair paths separately, so you can pull them one at a time. The second pair paths together, so you will have to attack both at the same time. Attacking either of the two stationary attendants will aggro the Queen. Attacking the Queen will aggro both. After clearing the last spider Bori will appear. Bori turns the last wheel revealing the last passage down. Going down carefully, you can make your way to your right and Bróin. Talk to Broin. Do battle with The Watcher in the Water.

Rewards
None, but the main quest has.

Quest Text

Bestowal Dialogue The Drowned Treasury "In the flooded depths of Moria was the great axe Zigilburk lost. Few have ever tried to find it, and fewer ever returned from their quests. Who now remains to challenge the shadows that linger in the dark halls of the deep places...?" Background You have come with Bori to the flooded passages beneath the Waterworks, where he believes Zigilburk might yet be found. Objective 1 Talk to Bori Bori is just inside the door to Gundlajân. Bori is waiting to speak with you about his plan. Bori: 'If you and your allies can clear the flooded passages that lie between Gundlajân and Ghân-gharâf, we might yet find the armouries written about in the Book of Mazarbul. 'Could it be that we might find Zigilburk there? I hope so, <name>! 'If the records I have studied are to be believed, dwarves erected great mechanisms here to seal off several of the passages when the gredbyg grew too numerous. You will need to deal with the creatures and learn the means of operating the mechanisms to clear the way. I will follow you once I have finished examining the map of these places, for it is very confusing and we will need to keep our bearings.' Objective 2 Clear a path through the flooded tunnels to Ghân-gharâf The flooded tunnels between Gundlajân and Ghân-gharâf are blocked by ancient dwarf-mechanisms and filled with all manners of dangerous beasts. Both challenges will need to be overcome. Bori says, "I'll follow when I am able. Clear the way through the tunnels, if you can!" Bori says, "If I am right, we should be very near the upper armouries." Bori says, "I will spin this wheel and let you through." Objective 3 Enter Ghân-gharâf through the unblocked passage Bori has helped clear a passage into Ghân-gharâf, and you should now make your way through it. Bori says, "I will catch up with you after I have finished looking around out here." Objective 4 Talk to Bróin You have discovered Bróin in the flooded ruin of Ghân-gharâf, still alive despite his struggle with the Watcher in the Water before the Doors of Durin. Bróin: 'I... cannot believe....' Bróin shudders with the very effort of speech. 'The beast... in the water! Beware, friends....' Bróin says, "Be careful... my friends... the beast returns!" Objective 5 Do battle with the Watcher in the Water Through secret, water-filled passages, the Watcher has returned to Ghân-gharâf to find something unexpected: adventurers who wish to challenge it. Objective 6 Talk to Bróin Bróin is weak, but you may be able to rescue him from the flooded depths before the Watcher returns in anger. Bróin: 'Are you really...here...my friends? Is this some...apparition? Bróin coughs, and you see for the first time the axe shining by his side: an axe so fair, bright, and cold that it can only be made of mithril. Bróin catches your glance and smiles weakly. 'The beast brought me to this place...thinking to save me for later...I expect; one of its victims bore this. He is all bones, now, but I owe him my life, whoever he was. I could keep the beast at bay...with the axe made of mithril...but did not have the strength to escape. I would...surely have starved. 'You say Bori is with you? What...a wonder. I shall give him a surprise, I expect! Good old Bori!' Bróin: 'Let us... get out of here, <name>. I am glad... this place will not... be my grave.'