Venta Cemetery

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Venta Cemetery
Venta Cemetery map.jpg
Campaign Nightfall
Region Kourna
Type Cooperative
Party size 8
Required hero Koss
Duration Short (medium if doing bonus)
Preceded by And a Hero Shall Lead Them
Followed by The Council is Called
A Little Recon
A Prescription for Conscription
Undead Defenders

After rescuing Sunspears captured and imprisoned by the Kournan forces it becomes important to evacuate them to the relative safety of Istan and get news of the rout to the Istani Council.

In this mission, you and Koss escort the Sunspear troops to the coast while trying to avoid the attention of the Kournan defenses in the area.

Mission information[edit]



Lead the Sunspear Evacuees to Dajkah Inlet without being discovered by the garrison.

  • Kill all the guards at the garrison posts before they sound an alert and blow your cover.
  • Disarm the sentry traps before they discharge.
  • Start negotiations with Margrid the Sly.
  • *BONUS* Neutralize all guard posts.
  • [0...12] of 12 guard posts neutralized!


Normal mode Guard posts neutralized Rewards
Standard 0 - 7 1,000 XP 100Gold 1 Skill-point-tango-icon-20.png 15 Sunspear promotion points
Expert's 8 - 11 1,500 XP 150Gold 1 Skill-point-tango-icon-20.png 15 Sunspear promotion points
Master's 12 2,000 XP 200Gold 1 Skill-point-tango-icon-20.png 15 Sunspear promotion points
Hard mode Guard posts neutralized Rewards
Standard 0 - 7 1,000 XP 200Gold 1 Skill-point-tango-icon-20.png 60 Sunspear promotion points
Expert's 8 - 11 2,000 XP 300Gold 1 Skill-point-tango-icon-20.png 60 Sunspear promotion points
Master's 12 3,000 XP 500Gold 1 Skill-point-tango-icon-20.png 60 Sunspear promotion points


Your goal is simple: bring at least one of the eight Sunspear Evacuees to the coast at the opposite side of the map for evacuation. You can do this by avoiding or removing threats along the way. Since each of the evacuees is a monk, they are generally capable of healing themselves, although you should keep an eye on their health.


Your task is complicated by four factors: patrols, Sentry Traps, guard posts, and the garrison:

  • Patrols: The area is littered with Kournan military patrols. Avoid over-aggroing them, especially in hard mode.
  • Sentry Traps dot the area (there is one close to nearly every guard post). As you approach, a bar timer appears to indicate a 5-second window within which you can use the Disarm Trap skill to disable it. If it activates, it will inflict 100 damage to all your allies in its area. Since the skill is easily interrupted, make sure that the Kournan rangers are targeted other members of the party before attempting to activate it.
  • Twelve guard posts are located throughout this mission; they are marked on the map by a red flag if active and gray one if neutralized. If you approach and do not kill the guards quickly enough, you will be targeted by siege attacks. A progress bar indicates the amount of time you have, with different colors to indicate how rapidly they expire — from fastest to slowest, they are: red, blue, teal, green and gray.
  • Morzek Garrison is the fort in the middle of the area; it is marked on the map by a red door. Moving too close will prompt a warning to avoid moving closer; if ignored, your team will be targeted by a massive siege attack, resulting in at least 600 area of effect (AoE) damage and almost certain loss of your evacuees (and consequently, mission failure). (You will not receive a warning if you have turned off Mission Progress via the Interface tab of the options panel.)



The fastest and safest route is to go directly to the northwest corner of the map (by the northern wall of the area) and proceed west until you cannot go any farther. From there, head south until you find Margrid the Sly. Talk to her to complete the mission.

Skipping the bonus reduces the length of the mission by 66% (e.g. less than ten minutes instead of 30 minutes).


The bonus is straight-forward but time-consuming: follow the suggested route to neutralize each of the 12 guard posts, periodically reviewing the mission map (default key: [U]) to ensure that each post's flag has turned gray. You get credit for the bonus regardless of whether you neutralize a post before or after they call for a siege attack, although obviously it is safer to avoid the extra AoE damage.

Hard mode[edit]

The only difference for hard mode is that it can be fatal to over-aggro, especially near the guard towers. Be sure to avoid or destroy nearby patrols before approaching the towers.

Skill recommendations[edit]

  • The evacuees are all minor healers; consider bringing less healing and more damage, control, or utility skills.
  • Speed boosts reduce the amount of time spent wandering, especially when keeping evacuees out of harm's way.





Humans (Kournan military)



Opening cinematic[edit]

Koss: "Okay, listen up!"
Koss: "We lost the fleet at the Battle of Gandara, but we're not stuck here."
Koss: "I've arranged passage back to Istan."
Koss: "There's one hitch. There's a Kournan garrison between us and the ship that'll take us home."
Koss: "Maybe you'd better explain the plan."
<party leader>: "We're going to lead you to the ships, but we're going to have to move quickly."
<party leader>: "The longer we're out in the open, the more likely the Kournans will come down on us."
Koss: "Most of you are in no shape to fight. Just stick close, and we'll get you home safe."
Koss: "Be sure to check with Rojis about the sentry traps. Other than that, we're ready to go."

Initial dialogue[edit]

Rojis: "The situation just got a bit more interesting. Our Kournan friends thought we might be coming this way and they were kind enough to leave sentry traps in our path."
Rojis: "Talk to me when you're ready to learn how to disable one of these things."

Intermediate dialogue[edit]

When speaking with Rojis.

"Do you wish to learn the Disarm Sentry Trap skill?"
Yes Yes. The more skills at our disposal, the better our chances at success.
No I don't need any more skills. Let's go.
Rojis: "To disable a sentry trap, first you must approach it. It will activate and you have a short window of time to shut it down using the Disable Sentry Trap skill."
Rojis: "Get these troops home safely. They've endured enough nightmares to last a lifetime. Go, you're wasting precious time!"

After disabling the first Sentry Trap.

Rojis: "Be careful out there."

Ending cinematic[edit]

Koss: "Margrid! Got my boat?"
Margrid: "That all depends, my friend. Got my money?"
Koss: "You sure you want the money? My friendship is worth more than mere gold, isn't it?"
Margrid: "You're charming, Koss, but I can't spend charming. The money, please."
Margrid: "It's always a pleasure doing business with honest people. Welcome aboard."
<party leader>: "Koss, She's a corsair. Can we trust her?"
Koss: "Only for as long as the money lasts. But for the moment, you can relax. We're going home."
(Morzek Garrison, Sunward Marches)
Bayel: "You let those Sunspears escape?"
Kournan Captain 1: "There were only a few of them, sir! We've already captured and killed most of their forces!"
Bayel: "Only a few? You idiot!"
Bayel: "Captain!"
Kournan Captain 2: "Yes Sir!"
Bayel: "Increase the patrols! Burn the villages that help these traitors! Send word to the Warmarshal!"
Kournan Captain 2: "Yes Sir. What should I tell her?"
Bayel: "Tell her to send me...The Hunger."


  • Since it's not necessary to clear the guard posts, you can complete the mission without any fighting, and only receive a Standard reward.
  • It is possible to clear the guard posts without starting the detection timer. Just set your melee Heroes to avoid combat, or flag them away and pull the Kournans with a Longbow.
  • Talk to Dockmaster Ahlaro for your next primary quest.
  • After the completion of this mission, you can arrive at Kamadan, Jewel of Istan with a party larger than that allowed in that outpost (i.e. 4). See Kamadan, Jewel of Istan notes for details.
Bug Bug.If you fail to neutralize a guard post before your position is given away, the map marker will not change color. However, your quest log will still count it as neutralized.
Bug Bug.Guard Post Commanders may fail to spawn at guard posts. When all other enemies are slain it still counts as neutralized, but the timer will run out and incoming siege attacks strike the area after a short delay.
Bug Bug.Players have reported losing progress towards the Survivor title after dying due to a siege attack (from the fort), even though this type of death is not supposed to count.

Nightfall missions