Online:The Cauldron

Group Dungeon
Discoverable	Yes
Completion	Objective
Dungeon	Yes
# of Zones	(?)
Zone
	Redolent Loam, Deshaan
Location
	West of Narsis
Instanced Dungeon
Min Level	45
Group Size	4
Bosses	5
Mini-Bosses	0
Veteran Speed Run Target	35 mins
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	Once a thriving source of profit for the merchant Felisa Vendu, she abandoned this old mine after workers revolted. They insisted that voices came to them from the darkness. A low whispered chanting that followed them to their sleep, driving many of them mad. Since then, only fools have entered.

The Cauldron

The Cauldron is a group dungeon in western Deshaan.

It is included in the Flames of Ambition DLC alongside Black Drake Villa. The entrance is located west of Narsis.

There is a small camp with two bedrolls, a backpack, a seasoning sack and a barrel located just northeast of the Cauldron, sitting against a large boulder. A copy of the lore book, Noxiphilic Sanguivoria, is sitting atop the barrel at this camp. A Dark Fissure spawns nearby.

Ash Hoppers, fetcherlies, fiendroths and rats are found in numbers within. Carts and Wheelbarrows yielding Bone, Crawlers, Gnawed Bone, Guts and Worms are scattered throughout the dungeon. Hazards include: Lava Pools, Taskmaster Snares

Backstory DescriptionEdit

Update 29 Patch Notes

Long-forgotten ritual sites and ruins of the past fill the mountains of western Deshaan and serve as enticing sources of power for devious forces. When the citizens of a quiet Dark Elf village start to go missing, all eyes turn to the sinister cult residing in a nearby abandoned mine. Delve deep underground to rescue the kidnapped people and stop a dark ritual before it can unleash destruction.

Flames of Ambition Preview—The Cauldron

Hidden within the eastern hills of Deshaan, a long-abandoned mine has become the site of cult activity, and Drathas, a local Dark Elf from a nearby village, needs your help to rescue his enslaved family. However, Drathas is not the only one interested in the mine, as the fan-favorite Dremora Lyranth also has reason to explore its depths, too … With both Lyranth and Drathas at your side, you must venture deep into the Cauldron, confront the Order of the Waking Flame, free their captives, and put a stop to the ritual at its heart.

Flames of Ambition Bundle Details

A fervent new cult has kidnapped innocent Dark Elves, dragging them to a lair deep within a long-abandoned mine. Join two unusual saviors to penetrate the defenses of the Cauldron and stop the Order of the Waking Flame from completing their deadly ritual.

Related QuestsEdit

The Cauldron: Descend into the Cauldron and rescue the Dark Elf captives. / You defeated Baron Zaudrus and stopped the cultist ritual.
- Into the Deep: Help Lyranth recover a map from a group of cultists.
Pledge: The Cauldron: Enter the Cauldron and return Undaunted.

CharactersEdit

The Cauldron
Lyranth Drathas Avron Endris Nevrasa Captive

EnemiesEdit

Normal EnemiesEdit

Elite EnemiesEdit

Champion EnemiesEdit

Flame Titan

BossesEdit

Oxblood the Depraved, an armored ogrim
Taskmaster Viccia, a xivilai
Molten Guardian, an iron atronach
Free Lyranth, a gauntlet encounter
Baron Zaudrus, an havocrel

LayoutEdit

Abandoned MineEdit

The first area is a cavernous chamber with a few giant mushrooms growing in it and the occasional fetcherfly flitting about. A standing body of water sits along the eastern wall; mudcrabs wallow along the shore.

The first pull consists of two cultist torchlords, an invoker, two Clannfear and a Clannfear Matron. Two generic captives are in cages here, along with Nevrasa.

You'll find another torchlord and an invoker further up the path. A red Watcher patrols up and down the hill. A camp full of empty cages, spoiled food, some containers and implements of pain is located to their right. The path ahead of the two cultists forks: the aforementioned watcher patrols the left side, while a clannfear and a clannfear matron devour a corpse on the right. The third group of enemies is at the top of the hill. Two torchlords and a scamp guard a group of cages full of dead captives. You'll find the Final Will and Testament of Fovus Rivul among a group of three corpses, between a wooden cage and a ladder leading up to an elevated platform. Another watcher patrols the road, and two clannfear are devouring a guar corpse further up. The door ahead leads to the Oxblood's Menagerie.

Oxblood's MenagerieEdit

Oxblood's Menagerie

This is the first boss's chamber. You will face a giant ogrim named Oxblood the Depraved. An injured villager, Drathas's uncle Avron, is located off to the north, sitting near the northwestern wall (to the left of the entrance). Cages line the edge of the room, and are suspended from the ceiling by chains. You must defeat the boss to move on.