Waterworks
- For the Battle for Gilneas subzone, see Waterworks (Battle for Gilneas).
The Waterworks [38, 43] is a kobold-infested dam in west-central Ringing Deeps. It provides power to various machines across the cavern.[1] The area is also a delve, with the entrance found at [37, 50] on the southern end of the exterior area.
The exterior area is bordered to the north by Shimmermist Falls, the northeast by Brunwin's Terrace, Pillarstone Spire to the east, and the Cataract River to the east and southeast.
During Operation: Floodgate, the Venture Company and Darkfuse Enforcement threatened to flood the Ringing Deeps after drawing too much power from the dam to power Gallywix's schemes. Renzik "The Shiv" led a covert operation to stop Gallywix's goons and returned control of the Waterworks to the earthen.
Exterior inhabitants
- Kelpmire (rare) [38, 48]
- Candlemancer Sycophant
- Candlenibbler
- Disrupted Slime
- Disturbed Kelp
- Drenched Scavenger
- Kobold Gem-nabber
- Kobold Opportunist
- Waterworks Gem-Thief
- Waterworks Dynamo
- Waterworks Infiltrator
Quests
[70-80] Delver's Call: The Waterworks- [70-80] Delves: The Waterworks
- [80] Putting the Works in Waterworks
Walkthrough
The Waterwroks has four story variants: Captured Engineers, Trust Issues, Stomping Some Sense and Put a Wrench on It.
Captured Engineers
Kobolds have taken over the Waterworks and kidnapped the engineers that help run it.
- Stage 1
Objective:
- Speak with Foreman Bruknar
- Air Totem acquired
- Foreman Bruknar says: Kobolds running amok with no clear solution... There must be a process to resolve this.
Talk to Foreman Bruknar:
Hmm. You might be a solution for this malfunction.
Kobolds have desecrated the Waterworks and kidnapped several workers.
I ask that you save our workers and defeat the kobolds. The gears must grind again.
(Quest) I'll rescue the rest of your workers from the kobolds.
- Foreman Bruknar says: Assignment confirmed. Make sure to retrieve this device to guard yourself against the poisons ahead.
Upon acquring the totem:
- Brann Bronzebeard says: That device keeps us safe from the poison. Hold onto it.
- Brann Bronzebeard says: Careful. The totem's power will drain whenever ye take a step
- Stage 2
Objective:
- Workers rescued (5)
Go around the delve and rescue the workers from the kobolds:
- Captured Worker says: The kobolds have taken advantage of the chaos. This must not stand.
- Captured Worker says: We must stop this reckless destruction of our machines.
- Captured Worker says: The kobolds disrespect our machines! This cannot stand.
- Captured Worker says: Chaos leads to disorder. The kobolds seem to thrive on this.
- Captured Worker says: Their leader is up ahead. Put a stop to their chaos.
- Stage 3
Objective:
- Waxface defeated
- Upon engaging Waxface
- Waxface says: Waxface own waterworks! Make big wax!
- Brann Bronzebeard says: So this is where the smell is coming from!
- Upon defeating Waxface
- Waxface says: Waxface... got... face... bashed?
- Brann Bronzebeard says: I've got wax in places that should never have wax. Let's get that treasure.
- Stage 4
Objectives:
- Treasure found
- Exit Delve with Leave-O-Bot after collecting rewards. (optional)
Trust Issues
Aid a kobold and a machine speaker in recovering treasures within the Waterworks.
- Stage 1
Objective: 0/1 Confer with Pagsly 0/1 Air Totem acquired
- Pagsly says: Stupid earthen! I help find stolen treasure. Why stop me?
- Karnk says: Help? Current calculations strongly suggest you will steal everything here.
Pagsly
You! <race>! I help you and earthen.
Kobolds steal lots. I know where they hide. Take me places and I get back stolen things!
Need you to keep me safe. Other kobolds no like steal backs. We have deal?
(Delve) I'll help you recover the earthen treasures.
- Karnk says: I will accompany you. This kobold must be observed to avoid illicit activities.
- Pagsly says: No illicit! Only icit! Just want to help against bad kobolds.
- Stage 2
Objective: 0/4 Piles of Treasure found
- Pagsly says: Here! I prepare to get treasure. You tell when ready to keep me safe.
Pagsly
Kobolds will know that I look for treasure. They will come to kill me!
You keep me safe. Tell me when ready!
(Delve) I'll fend off any kobolds while you get the treasures.
First treasure location:
- Pagsly says: Here come bad kobolds. Keep me safe!
- Karnk says: I will observe you, kobold. You will return all property to the earthen.
Upon finding the first treasure:
- Pagsly says: Lost treasure found! Stupid earthen. See now that I trustworthy?
- Karnk says: Outlook is dubious. There is high probability of kobold trickery.
Second treasure location:
- Pagsly says: Lots here to dig through... Watch out for bad kobolds!
- Karnk says: There are multiple sharp objects in your vicinity, kobold. I urge caution.
Upon finding the second treasure:
- Pagsly says: Ow! Last treasure was very spikey... but got it all!
- Karnk says: You should have heeded my warnings. But... I can provide solutions for your damaged hand.
Third treasure location:
- Karnk says: We must prioritize keeping the kobold protected.
- Pagsly says: Much thanks. Maybe you no stupid after all!
Upon finding the third treasure:
- Pagsly says: Third treasure got! This easy with all nice helpers around... Even maybe smart earthen.
- Karnk says: I am reassessing probabilities. The odds of the kobold betraying us are marginally lower.
Last treasure location:
- Pagsly says: Last one! Bad kobolds not be happy we take this back.
- Pagsly says: Almost got everything. Keep bad kobolds away!
Upon finding the last treasure:
- Pagsly says: Got all treasures! All left is fighting biggest kobold bully.
- Stage 3
Objective:
- Waxface defeated
- Stage 4
Objectives:
- Treasure found
- Exit Delve with Leave-O-Bot after collecting rewards. (optional)
- Pagsly says: Never liked that one! I stay behind. Get MAYBE nice earthen their treasure back.
- Karnk says: Agreed. I must provide aid to any injuries the kobold sustained in the cause of aiding my people.
Stomping Some Sense
The machine speakers need help testing a device to recover stolen materials.
- Stage 1
Objective:
- Speak with Foreman Bruknar
Foreman Bruknar says: Observation: experimental device could aid in fixing Waterworks. But I require a moderately... irrational individual to test it.
Talk to Bruknar:
We must talk quickly. Too much poison in the air.
Take these stomping shoes. Use them to re-activate the broken air purifiers and on slain kobolds to collect gears. Secure all the gears, save the Waterworks.
Go.
I'll take the stomping shoes and use them to get your stolen goods back.
- Stage 2
Objectives:
- Use Stomping Shoes to reactivate the Air Purifier
- Air Totem (waterworks) acquired
After using the stomping shoes to reactivate the air purifier and acquiring the air totem: Brann Bronzebeard says: Careful. The totem's power will drain whenever ye take a step.
- Stage 3
Objective:
- Stomping Shoes used near a Kobold Corpse (1)
- Lost Gear found (50)
Slay Kobold Thwackers, Kobold Skullfaces, Kobold Mystics, Kobold Taskfinders, Spitfire Fusetenders and Spitfire Chargers around the Waterworks and use the stomping shoes on their dead bodies to collect Lost Gear.
- Stage 4
Objective:
- Waxface defeated
- Stage 5
Objectives:
- Treasure found
- Exit Delve with Leave-O-Bot after collecting rewards. (optional)
Put a Wrench on It!
Patch changes
Patch 11.0.2 (2024-08-13): Added.
References
- ^ [80] To the Waterworks
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