Artifice of Evil is the third main quest of Act II in Torchlight II. Assigned by the Sphinx, the quest's goal is to fight your way through the Forsaken Vaults and destroy the Artificer in his lair on the third sublevel.
Previous quest: Lair of the Manticore
Next quest: Meet the Djinni
Offer Text[]
The Ezrohir have Mana enslaved.
But there's still hope; she might yet be saved.
The enemy lie in this foul creche.
Save the Guardian ... save Zeryphesh.
Rewards[]
Gold: 1665 XP: 7600 Fame: 0 Item: Yes
Followup Text[]
The Ezrohir prepare today for war.
Their legions number in the score.
Their Alchemy and Artifice suffice.
To capture Mana ... not once but twice.
Imprisoned in the Vaults Forsaken:
Subdued, enslaved, her magic taken.
Forced to lead their troops in battle.
From Guardian ... to so much chattel.
Quest Display[]
Search the Ossean Wastes for the entrance to the Forsaken Vaults, where the Guardian of Mana was taken, and defeat the forces that captured her.
The story so far..
Once again, the Sphinx has provided you with a kind of riddle about the fate of the Guardian of Mana: Apparently, the Ezrohir captured the Guardian and brought her into the Forsaken Vaults, where they have devised some way of forcing her to work for them!
You have to free her, or Zeryphesh will surely be lost ... and all the world's magic might come under the control of the bellicose Ezrohir!
Completed Text[]
We must act quickly. It appears that the Artificer you defeated in the Vaults has enslaved the Guardian of Mana for the enemy. The most pressing danger is that they will use the enslaved Guardian to corrupt ... and control ... all the world's magic. Our only recourse in that event may be to destroy the Guardian. There might still be hope. If we can find a way to free the Guardian from Ezrohir control, we can save Zeryphesh, and thwart the Alchemist's plans.