Night Fae Assault

The Night Fae Assault is one of four bi-weekly covenant assaults on the Maw in patch 9.1. This assault focuses on the Crucible of the Damned. At camp are: Lord Herne, Margrave Sin'dane, Thiernax, Dreamweaver, Lady Moonberry, Niya, Bonesmith Heirmir, Choofa, Krrprripripkraak, Rathan, and Emeni. Others taking part include Droman Aliothe and Droman Tashmur.

Night Fae Covenant players with at least rank 1 of the transport network will find a Mushroom to the Maw in the Ring. There's a Mushroom to the Ring at the Night Fae camp in the Maw that will send players back.

If A Shady Place is one of the active quests, players will be able to access The Rift, an alternate plane of existence in the Maw, full of secrets, rare eneimes, a and a mount to find.

Additionally, find the Etherwyrm Cage Key to open the Etherwyrm Cage beneath the camp in the Desolate Hollow.

Objectives

 * Report to Lord Herne
 * Help Night Fae forces assault the Crucible of the Damned (4)
 * Listen to Lord Herne's plan
 * Ask Lady Moonberry for help
 * Use Distracting Illusion to turn the guard away from you
 * Sneak past the distracted guard into the darkness
 * Lord Herne rescued
 * Bonesmith Heirmir rescued
 * Margrave Sin'dane rescued
 * Thiernax rescued
 * Darkmist Ascendant Relyana slain

Rewards
You will receive:
 * War Chest of the Wild Hunt
 * Emblem of Renown (catchup only)
 * +350 reputation with Death's Advance
 * +1000 reputation with The Wild Hunt

Walkthrough

 * yell

The Night Fae and Necrlords have set up camp in the Crucible of the Damned, just south from where Apholeias, Herald of Loss spawns. Speak with Herne:
 * The Queen has ordered that we cleanse this area. We shall cull the Jailer's minions in a great hunt.
 * The champions of Maldraxxus have already arrived. Will you join us?


 * say

Four quests open up. On accept of most of the quests:
 * say
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 * ''The majority of the assault party charges uphill to the southwest.

Catch up with the party on the bridge over Gorgoa: River of Souls and turn in the quests. On completion of all four, a cutscene plays:
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On the other side, the Crucible has gotten quite dark. Players are buffed with:

Dismount, then speak with Moonberry:
 * The mawsworn took our friends into that foreboding fog ahead...
 * I can keep us hidden, but it will not be easy to find them in there.


 * say

They also enter the vehicle interface and gain three abilities:


 * say

Move forward to the edge of the guard's searchlight, then use the Distracting Illusion ability and target the ground underneath it:
 * say
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Cross the bridge to the south to be afflicted by Overwhelming Darkness:

It's a stealth section! Use the distraction ability to force the watchers to focus wherever the illusion looks for a few seconds, then use that time to sneak past or free a prisoner while nobody's looking:
 * say
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Should players get caught:
 * yell

Once all four are freed, head uphill to find Darkmist Ascendant Relyana
 * say

Aggro her:
 * say

The NPCs will tank, so just focus on dealing damage.
 * say

Dialog

 * Margave Sin'dane:
 * Lord Herne was wise to call for Maldraxxus's aid.
 * This growing darkness is no trifling trick.


 * Thiernax
 * While others tend to the growing darkness, I will tend to those who fight.
 * The injured, the lost, the desperate--we cannot abandon our own out here.


 * Dreamweaver
 * Too many view rest as a burden, instead of the gift that it is.
 * The busier you are, the more you should welcome it.
 * I am certain you are very busy here today. Will you sit awhile and rest with me?


 * Lady Moonberry
 * The best part of any new adventure is finding avenues to have fun along the way.
 * 
 * With the proper choices, transmogrification can be an endless source of entertainment while still achieving more practical ends.


 * Niya
 * 
 * Will these needler stings ever stop itching?!


 * Choofa
 * Having a tirnenn carry me where I am needed on the battlefield isn't laziness--it's tactical efficiency!
 * It takes my tiny legs twenty steps to match a single step of a tirnenn. I'd actually be hurting our cause if I wasn't carried everywhere!


 * Emeni
 * I told them I could handle this myself, but they insisting on sending the rest of the army too.
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Achievements

 * Rooting Out the Evil
 * Jailer's Personal Stash
 * Krrprripripkraak's Heroes
 * On the Offensive (achievement) (meta)
 * United Front (achievement)

Night Fae shortcut
Approach the two Assault Recruits near the port to the Ring in the Heart of the Forest:
 * say

Speak with the recruit:
 * The Winter Queen has called for a hunt on the Crucible of the Damned in the Maw.
 * All able members of the Wild Hunt are to report to Lord Herne at the assault camp in the Crucible of the Damned immediately.
 * We will be reinforced by representatives of the Maldraxxian military.
 * When you are ready to answer the call, Marasmius has prepared a special mushroom connection in The Ring.

In the Ring, a special mushroom has sprouted up between Marasmius and Cortinarius:
 * say

Take the mushroom to the Night Fae camp at Crucible of the Damned.