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Trailing the Coven

Given by	Leah
Previous Quest	The Doom in Wortham
Lore	The Spider Queen
Next Quest	The Imprisoned Angel
Related Achivements
The Last of the Horadrim Pink'd

Objectives[edit | edit source]

Enter the Caverns of Araneae nearby Wortham.
Search for the Chamber of Queen Araneae.
Talk to woman trapped in web.
Kill Queen Araneae.
Harvest the Pool of Venom in the Spider Queen Lair.
Free Karyna with the venom.
Go out to the Highlands Crossing and speak with Karyna.
Find the Khazra Staff.
Approach the Khazra barricade.
Find Leoric's Manor Courtyard.
Enter and explore Leoric's Manor.
Kill the cultists.

Walkthrough[edit | edit source]

Entrance to cave

After taking the quest from Leah, head back to the Wortham Chapel Cellar. Once outside of the church head north, following the path until you reach the Caverns of Araneae. Outside the caverns you'll find the Crazed Hermit who will babble at you. The path to the Chamber of Queen Araneae always leads northeast

Spider go Nom

You'll encounter Spiderlings and Arachnid Horrors and maybe a few Ghouls and Carrion Bats. A unique spider, Arsect the Venomous may appear and he'll bring some more Arachnid Horrors with him. He will be guarding a fat chest and a cocooned victim who you can free after killing Arsect. It is a Treasure Goblin.

Free Karyna

The Queen's chamber is a very small level at the back of which is a woman, Karyna, stuck in a massive web. She asks you to free her from the web that Queen Araneae has caught her in. At this point it's best to move back from where the woman is as you can become trapped there as the spider queen descends and fills the steps. If you don't move out the way you can use soomething like Vault or Leap which you can use to just pass through her.

She has a melee attack, Web Spit which slows your walk speed and a delightful poison puke. As she takes damage she disappears and sends in waves of Brood Daughter which have a basic melee attack. Once they're all dead click on the pool of venom next to the woman stuck in the web and free her with it. Follow her through the doorway to the Highlands Crossing.

Barricade Breached

Once in the Highlands Karyna will tell you of a staff (she stole from the Khazra) that she left in her wagon in the Highlands which will allow you to open the Khazra Barricade. You must fetch it.

The Southern Highlands is mostly infested with Khazra, Wood Wraith and some Cultists, all of which you have fought before so no surprises. There are some events to look out for too. Revenge of Gharbad and The Crumbling Tower events and both have achievements attached to them also. There's also the The Scavenged Scabbard event which also forms part of an achievement.

Once you have found her wagon and collected the staff a unique Khazra called Nalghban the Foul will appear.

The barricade is chock-full of Khazra and traps so proceed with caution. Once through it you will be in the Northern Highlands which is about half the size of the Southern Highlands. There are no dungeons to distract you here so follow the straight path to Leoric's Hunting Grounds. There are no dungeons in this area either. On the left side of the hunting grounds is a bridge which you cross to get to the Courtyard of Leoric's Manor

Cultists

There is usually a Shrine in the courtyard but leave that for a moment. Kill off the few Cultists first and then grab the shrine before you head into Leoric's Manor where you'll fight considerably more enemies so will benefit more from the 2 minutes buff to whatever.

In the Manor itself you'll fight Dark Cultist, Dark Summoners, Dark Berserkers and Dark Vessels who will summon Unholy Thrall. This is a relatively easy fight, the only issue is that there are lots of them so don't charge into the throng as they will swarm round you really quickly. Lots of blasty fun to be had here.

Leoric's Shinbone

Check the fireplace at the back of the room on the right hand side of the hallway. Here you may find some burnt logs which will turn out to be Leoric's Shinbone (db). This is a component needed to craft the Staff of Herding for the secret level Whimsyshire.

Maghda!

Up the stairs and through the doors you'll see Maghda holding court with a group of Dark Cultists and there are some Hellion standing guard. Maghda of course disappears as soon as you engage the Cultists. Once they're all dead the quest ends.

The corpse in front of the door will give you the next quest The Imprisoned Angel.

Events[edit | edit source]

Revenge of Gharbad in the Southern Highlands
The Crumbling Tower in the Lyceum
The Scavenged Scabbard in the Watch Tower

Achievements[edit | edit source]

The Trailing the Coven quest forms part of the following Achievements:

Name	Points	Description	Banner

<achievement type="single">The Last of the Horadrim</achievement><achievement type="single">Pink'd</achievement>

Media[edit | edit source]

Wortham Bluffs
Crazed Hermit under the Queen's spell
Spiderling with massive teeth
Rare Jailer Spider
Treasure Goblin captured by Arsect
Karyna trapped in a web
Chamber of Queen Araneae
Loot from the queen
Abandoned Servant House in Southern Highlands
Breaching the barricade
Khazra onslaught
Gates to Leoric's Manor Courtyard
Cultists
Maghda holds court

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-'''Trailing the Coven''' is an [[:Category:Act I| Act I]] quest in [[Diablo III]].
+{{Questbox
+|begin=[[Leah]]
+|image=IconAct1Quest08.png
+|cheevos=*[[The Last of the Horadrim]]
+*[[Pink'd]]
+|lore=[[The Spider Queen (lore)|The Spider Queen]]
+|prev=[[The Doom in Wortham]]
+|next=[[The Imprisoned Angel]]
+|act=I}}
-==Quest Information==
+==Objectives==
+*Enter the [[Caverns of Araneae]] nearby [[Wortham]].
+*Search for the [[Chamber of Queen Araneae]].
+*Talk to woman trapped in web.
+*Kill [[Queen Araneae]].
+*Harvest the Pool of Venom in the [[Spider Queen Lair]].
+*Free [[Karyna]] with the venom.
+*Go out to the [[Highlands Crossing]] and speak with [[Karyna]].
+*Find the Khazra Staff.
+*Approach the Khazra barricade.
+*Find [[Leoric's Manor Courtyard]].
+*Enter and explore [[Leoric's Manor]].
+*Kill the cultists.
-[[File:IconAct1Quest08.png|right]]
+==Walkthrough==
+[[File:Caverns entrance.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Entrance to cave]]
+After taking the quest from [[Leah]], head back to the [[Wortham Chapel Cellar]]. Once outside of the church head north, following the path until you reach the [[Caverns of Araneae]]. Outside the caverns you'll find the [[Crazed Hermit]] who will babble at you.  The path to the [[Chamber of Queen Araneae]] always leads northeast
-* '''Initiated by:''' [[Leah]]
-* '''Pre-requisite:''' [[The Doom in Wortham]]
-* '''Required to progress?''' Yes
-* '''Reward(s):''' [[Gold]]/ [[Experience]]
-* [[Lore]] items: [[The Spider Queen (lore)|The Spider Queen]]
-* Related [[Achievements]]: [[The Last of the Horadrim]] and [[Pink'd]]
-* '''Leads to:''' [[The Imprisoned Angle]]
-* '''Level Range:''' <quest level="true">trailing-the-coven</quest>
+[[File:Spiderling small.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Spider go Nom]]
+You'll encounter [[Spiderling]]s and [[Arachnid Horror]]s and maybe a few [[Ghoul]]s and [[Carrion Bat]]s.  A unique spider, [[Arsect the Venomous]] may appear and he'll bring some more Arachnid Horrors with him.  He will be guarding a fat chest and a cocooned victim who you can free after killing Arsect. It is a [[Treasure Goblin]].
-==Trailing the Coven Walkthrough==
-After taking the quest from [[Leah]], head back to the [[Wortham Chapel Cellar]]. Once outside head north, following the path until you reach the [[Caverns of Araneae]]. Outside you'll find the [[Crazed Hermit]] who will babble at you.  Go into the Caverns and work your way through them until you reach the [[Chamber of Queen Araneae]].
+[[File:Karyna.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Free Karyna]]
+The Queen's chamber is a very small level at the back of which is a woman, [[Karyna]], stuck in a massive web.  She asks you to free her from the web that [[Queen Araneae]] has caught her in. At this point it's best to move back from where the woman is as you can become trapped there as the spider queen descends and fills the steps. If you don't move out the way you can use soomething like [[Vault]] or [[Leap]] which you can use to just pass through her.
-You'll encounter [[Spiderling]]s and [[Arachnid Horror]]s and maybe a few [[Ghoul]]s and [[Carrion Bat]]s.  A unique spider, [[Arsect the Venomous]] may appear and he'll bring some more Arachnid Horrors with him.  Both have a Web Spit attack which slows the player so it can get pretty sticky very quickly.
+She has a melee attack, Web Spit which slows your walk speed and a delightful poison puke.  As she takes damage she disappears and sends in waves of [[Brood Daughter]] which have a basic melee attack. Once they're all dead click on the pool of venom next to the woman stuck in the web and free her with it. Follow her through the doorway to the [[Highlands Crossing]].
-This is a very small level at the back of which is a woman stuck in a massive web.  She asks for your help to free her from the web that [[Queen Araneae]] has caught her in.
+[[File:Barricade2.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Barricade Breached]]
+Once in the Highlands Karyna will tell you of a staff (she stole from the [[Khazra]]) that she left in her wagon in the Highlands which will allow you to open the [[Khazra Barricade]]. You must fetch it.
-At this point it's best to move back from where the woman is as you can become trapped there as the spider queen fills the steps. Unless you have something like [[Vault]] or [[Leap]] which you can use to just pass through her.
+The [[Southern Highlands]] is mostly infested with [[Khazra]], [[Wood Wraith]] and some [[Cultist]]s, all of which you have fought before so no surprises.  There are some events to look out for too.  [[Revenge of Gharbad]] and [[The Crumbling Tower]] events and both have [[achievements]] attached to them also.  There's also the [[The Scavenged Scabbard]] event which also forms part of an achievement.
+Once you have found her wagon and collected the staff a unique Khazra called [[Nalghban the Foul]] will appear.
-She has a melee attack but also a poison spit and Web Spit which slows your speed if you try to walk through it.  She will keep disappearing and sending in waves of [[Brood Daughter]] which a basic melee attack.
+The barricade is chock-full of Khazra and traps so proceed with caution.  Once through it you will be in the [[Northern Highlands]] which is about half the size of the Southern Highlands.  There are no dungeons to distract you here so follow the straight path to [[Leoric's Hunting Grounds]].  There are no dungeons in this area either. On the left side of the hunting grounds is a bridge which you cross to get to the [[Leoric's Manor|Courtyard of Leoric's Manor]]
-Once they're all dead click on the pool of venom next to the woman stuck in the web. Free the woman, [[Karyne]] from the web and follow her through the doorway to the [[Highlands Crossing]].
+[[File:Cultist small.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Cultists]]There is usually a [[Shrine]] in the courtyard but leave that for a moment. Kill off the few [[Cultist]]s first and then grab the shrine before you head into [[Leoric's Manor]] where you'll fight considerably more enemies so will benefit more from the 2 minutes buff to whatever.
-Once in the Highlands Karyna will tell you of a staff she has left in her wagon in the Highlands which may allow you passage through the [[Khazra Barricade]].
+In the Manor itself you'll fight [[Dark Cultist]], [[Dark Summoner]]s, [[Dark Berserker]]s and [[Dark Vessel]]s who will summon [[Unholy Thrall]].  This is a relatively easy fight, the only issue is that there are lots of them so don't charge into the throng as they will swarm round you really quickly. Lots of blasty fun to be had here.
+[[File:Burnt logs leorics manor.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Leoric's Shinbone]]Check the fireplace at the back of the room on the right hand side of the hallway.  Here you may find some burnt logs which will turn out to be [[Leoric's Shinbone]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/item/leorics-shinbone db]}}).  This is a component needed to craft the [[Staff of Herding]] for the secret level [[Whimsyshire]].
-==Objectives in Brief==
+[[File:Maghda holds court.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Maghda!]]Up the stairs and through the doors you'll see [[Maghda]] holding court with a group of [[Dark Cultists]] and there are some [[Hellion]] standing guard.  [[Maghda]] of course disappears as soon as you engage the Cultists.  Once they're all dead the quest ends.
-{|
-|
-*Enter the [[Caverns of Araneae]] nearby [[Wortham]]. '''<nowiki>*</nowiki>'''
-*Search for the [[Chamber of Queen Araneae]]. '''<nowiki>*</nowiki>'''
-*Talk to woman trapped in web.
-*Kill [[Queen Araneae]].
-*Harvest the Pool of Venom in the [[Spider Queen Lair]].
-*Free [[Karyna]] with the venom.
-|
-*Go out to the [[Highlands Crossing]] and speak with [[Karyna]]. '''<nowiki>*</nowiki>'''
-*Find the [[Khazra Staff]. '''<nowiki>*</nowiki>'''
-*Approach the Khazra barricade. '''<nowiki>*</nowiki>'''
-*Find [[Leoric's Manor Courtyard]]. '''<nowiki>*</nowiki>'''
-*Enter and explore [[Leoric's Manor]].
-*Kill the cultists. '''<nowiki>*</nowiki>'''
-|}
-'''<nowiki>*</nowiki>''' [[Checkpoint]] reached around this stage in the quest.  This means you can quit out and '''Resume''' your game at a later date and begin at this point - in effect it's a Save Game point.
+The corpse in front of the door will give you the next quest [[The Imprisoned Angel]].
+{{Clear|right}}
+==Events==
+*[[Revenge of Gharbad]] in the [[Southern Highlands]]
+*[[The Crumbling Tower]] in the [[Lyceum]]
+*[[The Scavenged Scabbard]] in the [[Watch Tower]]
 ==Achievements==
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 <gallery>
-File:Wortham bluffs.jpg|Wortham Bluffs
+File:Wortham bluffs.jpg|[[Wortham Bluffs]]
-File:Chamber of queen araneae.jpg|Chamber of Queen Araneae
+File:Trailing the coven hermit.jpg|[[Crazed Hermit]] under the Queen's spell
+File:Spiderling2.jpg|[[Spiderling]] with massive teeth
+File:Rare spider.jpg|Rare Jailer Spider
+File:Treasure goblin2.jpg|Treasure Goblin captured by [[Arsect the Venomous|Arsect]]
+File:Karyna chamber.jpg|[[Karyna]] trapped in a web
+File:Chamber of queen araneae.jpg|[[Chamber of Queen Araneae]]
+File:Queen araneae loot.jpg|Loot from the queen
+File:Abandoned servant house5.jpg|[[Abandoned Servant House]] in [[Southern Highlands]]
+File:Khazra barricade.jpg|Breaching the barricade
+File:Khazra barricade2.jpg|[[Khazra]] onslaught
+File:Courtyard gates.jpg|Gates to [[Leoric's Manor]] Courtyard
+File:Leorics manor cultists.jpg|[[Cultists]]
+File:Maghda leorics manor.jpg|[[Maghda]] holds court
 </gallery>
 {{Quest navbox|act_I}}
-[[category:Quests]]
-[[Category:Act I]]
+__NOTOC__