Into the Breach

Quest Giver: Kurun — on the hill overlooking Thor Modan, Grizzly Hills [65.7, 17.7]

Objective: Kill Iron Thane Argrum inside Thor Modan.

Quick Facts

• Level: 75
• Location: Deep inside Thor Modan, at approximately [70, 13]
• Chain Position: 4 of 8 in the Kurun chain (Find Kurun! → Raining Down Destruction → Rallying the Troops → Into the Breach → Gavrock → Runes of Compulsion → Latent Power → Free at Last)
• Pairs With: The Damaged Journal chain, Brugar Stoneshear chain, and The Runic Prophecies all take place inside Thor Modan. Stack as many as possible before heading in.

Walkthrough

• Iron Thane Argrum is the iron dwarf commander at the far eastern end of the Thor Modan trench, at approximately [70, 13]. He’s a level 74 NPC with roughly 10,500 HP.

Getting to Argrum — Three Approaches:

• Main Approach: Enter through the Thor Modan entrance at approximately [65, 20] and fight your way east through the trench. Expect iron dwarves along the path. This is the most straightforward route but involves the most combat.
• Water Route: Jump into the water running through the center of the trench and swim to the eastern end. This lets you bypass most iron dwarves, though you’ll encounter some threshers in the water. Stay toward the middle and bottom of the water. Warning: If you also have The Runic Prophecies quest, exiting the water to click the Rune Plates on the doors can be awkward. Plan your order of operations.
• Flying Shortcut (Level 77+): With Cold Weather Flying, fly directly to the back of the trench at [70, 13], land on the small bridge, kill Argrum, and fly back out. Takes about 10 seconds.

Fighting Argrum:

• Argrum uses Call Lightning (moderate Nature damage) and Lightning Shield (surrounds himself with 20 balls of lightning that have a 25% chance to strike melee or ranged attackers for approximately 250 damage each). Melee classes will take consistent chip damage from the shield.
• Despite the lightning abilities, he’s not particularly threatening. He’s a standard non-elite quest mob, just with a bit more health and some Nature damage to watch for.
• Argrum respawns quickly, so if someone else tags him before you, the wait is short.

Efficiency Tips

• Stack Thor Modan Quests: Before heading inside, make sure you’ve picked up every quest that takes place in Thor Modan: The Damaged Journal (from the Battered Journal object outside the entrance), The Runic Keystone, Brothers in Battle, Uncovering the Tunnels, and The Runic Prophecies if you’ve progressed that far. All of these overlap in the same area. One thorough trip through the trench can knock out multiple quests.
• Watch for Elites: Be aware of your surroundings near the trench entrance. Some runed giants in the area are elite.

Lore Context

Kurun is a stone giant allied with the earthen who has been bombarding Thor Modan from the hilltop. But the giants are too large to enter the narrowing tunnels of the city, so Kurun needs an adventurer small enough to slip inside and assassinate the iron dwarf commander directly.

Iron Thane Argrum is the ruler of Thor Modan, commanding the iron dwarf defense. His death doesn’t end the conflict entirely, but breaks the organized resistance enough for the earthen to mop up the survivors. The chain continues with Kurun directing you to Gavrock, an earthen leader, to address the deeper issue of how the iron dwarves maintain control over their constructs.

Easter Egg

• The quest title is a reference to Shakespeare’s Henry V: “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.” The line is spoken by King Henry before an assault on a fortified position, which parallels the player’s mission to breach Thor Modan’s defenses, where the giants cannot.

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