Help Shore up Hylek Defenses

Bring firefly essence to alchemy tables, set spike traps, and stomp Orrian grub holes. — Heart objective

Help Shore up Hylek Defenses

Location

Jelako Cliffrise
(Bloodtide Coast)

Level

54

Type

Regular

Renown NPC

Explorer Malcolm

Assistance

Explorer Malcom and the Lapatl hylek thank you.

Scout

Careena Warmwaters

Reward

2  40 
480 
5,176 

Map

Interactive map

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Bring firefly essence to alchemy tables, set spike traps, and stomp Orrian grub holes.

— Heart objective

Help Shore up Hylek Defenses is a renown heart in Jelako Cliffrise, Bloodtide Coast.

Walkthrough

Contributing actions

• Kill Risen:
  • Risen Grubs, Risen Plague Carriers and Risen Thralls — 8% heart progress
  • Risen Brutes, Risen Krait Damosses, and Risen Krait Nimrosses — 9% heart progress
  • Risen Krait Hypnosses — 10% heart progress
• Kill Fireflies — 5% heart progress
  • Each Firefly drops 1-4 Firefly Essences
  • Bring Firefly Essences to an Alchemy Table — 8% heart progress per essence
• Set Hylek Spike Traps — 8% heart progress
• Stomp Orrian Grub Holes — 5% heart progress
  • Spawns a Risen Grub
• Revive NPCs — 5% heart progress

Bug:

There are several invisible Risen Grubs around each Orrian Grub Hole that can be killed for heart progress.

Contributing events

• The events will spawn additional risen, but do not provide direct heart progress on completion.
• Protect the Lapatl Chieftain from the undead (54)
• Retake the Lapatl Grounds by killing the undead (54)
• Defend Pochtecatl as he travels to gather griffon eggs (55)

Completion message

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Lapatl Grounds Still Secure

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We're managing to hold out against the undead. It is, however, unlikely that conditions will improve. If I weren't assigned here, I'd gladly go south and face the threat head on.

— Explorer Malcolm, Durmand Priory

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You get:

2  40

480

5,176

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Merchant Unlocked: Explorer Malcolm

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Bloodtide Coast