Announcement Curse of the Black Knights: Dragan Event Guide [June 2016] - Timetable updated!

Official Walkthrough​

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Quick Overview:

Required levels	15-50 (see notice below)
Duration	2 weeks

Please note: You can play the event on your own (single), but it might be way easier to play in a group. Some of the challenges of this event are quite the feat – consider yourself warned!


What’s new in this edition?​

• The event will last 2 weeks – on the other hand, there are only two mini challenges (don’t be sad – this means that Dragan is visiting us more regularly in the future!)
• We have extended the minimum level of participationto level 15 (the Painful and Excruciating difficulties, however, are kept for seasoned heroes levels 30 and 50 respectively).
• We have added brand new daily quests for this event only! Make sure you visit Janus Fox regularly during this event as he’ll be handling different quests with some rewards on top!
• Removed all Halloween references – and changed them with tons of candy!
• Added new Dragan weapons, a new set of equipment and a badass mount!*
• We have also created a Dragan’s Grim Signet Ring (Tier 3)
• There’s a new big boss to defeat: the Ghastly Black Widow! Beware those with arachnophobia!

* So where is the old Dragan set? The old Dragan set has not disappeared from the game. Somehow Gnob has got a full assortment of these pieces in his store and he will be selling them, either in the form of Lucky Spheres but also as Limited Offers (fixed price) every now and then. Stay tuned to our social media to catch those!​

General Timetable:

Servers: Heredur, Werian, Grimmag and Balor
Start: June 16th, 5:00 pm CEST (UTC+2)
End: June 30th, 5:00 pm CEST (UTC+2)

Server: Agathon
Start: June 16th, 11:00 pm CEST (UTC+2)
End: June 30th, 11:00 pm CEST (UTC+2)

Server: Tegan
Start: June 17th, 2:00 am CEST (UTC+2)
End: July 1st, 2:00 am CEST (UTC+2)​

*NOTE* If any changes apply to these dates we’ll let you know in advance.​

Start the Event:​

Head to Kingshill and find Jon Sunlair, who will give you two quests: League of Vengeance and Something’s Rotten. Then click on the portal to start the event and enter Castle Ravencaw. There’s no entrance fee!

On the other side of the portal you will encounter NPC Sir Kendrick, who’ll give you the A Fistful of Sweets quest. Inside the castle you will find merchant NPC Shady John and Janus Fox. Janus will give you the Sabotage! quest.​

NPC List:​

Portrait	Name	Located	Purpose
	Jon Sunlair	Kingshill	Quest giver. He starts the event.
	Drake, Soldier of Misfortune	Kingshill	Quest giver.
	Sir Kendrick	Castle Ravencaw	Quest giver.
	Janus Fox Agent 001 Agent 002 Agent 003 Agent 004	Castle Ravencaw	Quest givers. A quest that has been accepted from Janus Fox can also be delivered and finished when speaking to one of his agents.
	Shady Jon	Castle Ravencaw	A merchant that offers items that are connected to the event.

Inside Castle Ravencaw (Difficulty: Normal)​

In Castle Ravencaw, you can find five entrances to dungeons (see overview below), as well as two other entrances: one of the two leads you to Dragan himself (Dragan’s Refuge) and the other one is Castle Ravencaw but with a higher difficulty degree (Castle Ravencaw Difficult).​

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In order to access these places, you will need to pay an entry fee in the form of pearls. Here’s an overview of the ones you’ll need:​

Icon	Name	Description	Where to obtain it
	Cursed Pearl	+ Opens the portal for normal dungeons	+ Map drop in all Dragan maps (except bosses) + Reward chests + T-Shop and Shady John
	Cursed Pearl to the Damned	+ Opens the way to the Ghastly Grave (Normal) + Opens the way to Dragan’s Refuge (Normal)	+ Reward chests + Festive Amphorae + T-Shop and Shady John
	Empowered Cursed Pearl	+ Opens the way to the Ghastly Grave (Difficult) + Opens the way to Dragan’s Refuge (Difficult)	+ Reward chests + Festive Amphorae + Statue champions + T-Shop and Shady John + Dragan Mini Challenges

 

Castle Ravencaw

Entrance fee: No fee required!
Worthy enemies: Selganor the Poisonous, Corwyn the Thunderous, Pyrrgamor the Fiery, Varrys the Cold.
Leader of the map:Dragan Junior (top part of the map)​

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Dungeon #1 Gloomy Pastures

Entrance fee: 30 Cursed Pearls
Worthy enemies: Dark Pastry Chef, Dark Assistant Baker, Mindless Watchman, different Administrators
Leader of the map: Administrator Schilling​

In the upper north east corner of the Gloomy Pastures you will encounter a circle of Mindless Protectors and a special enemy called Administrator Schilling. The name of the leader pays homage to the owner of the YouTube Channel Spieletrend.​

*IMPORTANT* Schilling will drop the Mysterious Weapon Pattern after the first time you defeat it. You need this basic schematic in order to craft one of the new Dragan weapons. It will only drop once so DO NOT DESTROY IT!​

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Dungeon #2 Dungeon in the Sulfur Desert​

Entrance fee: 60 Cursed Pearls
Worthy enemies: Shadaiqan folk
Special conditions: The soil of this map is poisonous and will drain slowly your HP. Bring your character to the outer corners of this dungeon as these are safe areas
Leader of the map: Neroun the Spider Master​

*IMPORTANT* Neroun has a chance to drop another part for crafting a Dragan weapon, the Dragan’s Sigil.​

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Dungeon #3 Dragan’s Excavation Site

Entrance fee: 90 Cursed Pearls
Worthy enemies: Sugar Mine Supervisors
Leader of the map: Administrator Ravius

*IMPORTANT* Ravius has a chance to drop another part for crafting a Dragan weapon, the Dire Ore.
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Dungeon #4 Iron Forest at Night​

Entrance fee: 120 Cursed Pearls
Worthy enemies: Troll Porter, Iron Supervisor
Leader of the map: Administrator Andris

*IMPORTANT* Andris has a chance to drop another part for a Dragan weapon, the Dragan’s Breath.
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Dungeon #5 Ghastly Grave *NEW*

Entrance fee:

• 1 Cursed Pearl to the Damned for Normal difficulty (min level 15)
• 1 Empowered Cursed Pearl for Painful difficulty (min level 30)
• 1 Empowered Cursed Pearl for Excruciating difficulty (min level 50)

Leader of the map: Ghastly Black Widow​

*IMPORTANT* The Ghastly Black Widow has a chance to drop the Black Widow mount (in all difficulties) and also three items of the new Dragan set: the Battleworn Mail, the Battleworn Pauldrons and the Battleworn Cloak/Banner (see below).​

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Dragan’s Refuge (Normal)

Entrance fee: 1 Cursed Pearl to the Damned
Leader of the map: Dragan

In this occasion, Dragan could drop three items of the new Dragan set: the Bellicose Helmet, the Bellicose Gloves and the Bellicose Boots (see below). Remember that this set comes in three tiers but Dragan in Normal difficulty will feature a chance to drop Tier 1 items only.

If after defeating Dragan you did not received what you wanted – keep on trying! You can always fight against Dragan while this event is active.​

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Reward Chests

In front of the entrances to the dungeons you will find the event chests. Each entrance has three dark chests and one wooden chest. In order to open these chests, you need to complete the quests that Agents 001, 002, 003 and 004 will give you.
The dark chests will only open once and the wooden chest will open only after you have opened all three dark chests. Unlike the dark chests, the wooden chest can be opened infinite times.

*IMPORTANT* The crafting stones for all the Dragan’s weapons are as random drops within the wooden chests. ​

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Inside Castle Ravencaw (Difficult)

Castle Ravencaw also features its traditional harder mode – there’s no entrance fee for it either!There are different things you can do here: summon mighty champions at the statues and enter Dragan’s Refuge (Difficult). During the two challenges of this event you will be able to enter as well two other dungeons: Professor Jullov’s Lab or Wild Forest at Night (read below for more details).Summoning statuesInteract with the statues to summon a champion. Each champion may drop an Empowered Cursed Pearl and also some Cursed Candy, when the challenges are active (read below).

Location in the map	Name	Activation cost
West Side	Headless Statue	90 Cursed Pearls
East Side	Demon Statue	90 Cursed Pearls
South Side	Statue of the Terrible	90 Cursed Pearls
North Side	Statue of the King	90 Cursed Pearls

Dragan’s Refuge (Difficult)

Entrance fee: 1 Empowered Cursed Pearl (for both Painful –min. level 30– and Excruciating –min. level 50– difficulties)
Leader of the map: Dragan
In this occasion, Dragan could also drop three items of the new Dragan set: the Bellicose Helmet, the Bellicose Gloves and the Bellicose Boots (see below) – all of them in Tier 1. The only difference is that Dragan Excruciating difficulty has higher chances of dropping Tier 2 items.
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Dragan Mini Challenges

During the entire event, your heroes will be able to complete two mini challenges that will be activated on certain dates (see timetable below). Dragan’s Challenges are mini events that run along the main event and give you other rewards on top!
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You can review your personal progress, the runtime of the mini challenge and the rewards at any time in the event overview window (hotkey: E). The main currency for these challenges is the Cursed Candy.

Challenge #1 – “Stop the Mad Professor”

Where: Professor Jullov’s Lab, in castle Ravencaw Difficult
Entrance fee: 100 Cursed Pearls (for Normal, Painful and Excruciating difficulties)
Drop:Cursed Candy (you’ll need this to complete the challenge progression bar)
Special conditions: Keep an eye for those fire balls! We recommend you to go in a group but you can also solo it.
Leader of the map: Professor Jullov​

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Notable rewards of Challenge #1

Icon	Name	Description​	Cursed Candy needed
	Empowered Cursed Pearl	+ Opens the way to the Ghastly Grave (Difficult) + Opens the way to Dragan’s Refuge (Difficult)​	605
	Fortified Onyx Skull	This gemstone for helmets and cloaks will regenerate 8,0 health points per second. This item is needed to craft the Powerful Onyx Skull.	970
	Dragan’s Signet Ring	This item is can be equipped on its own but it can also be used to craft the Dragan’s Mighty Signet Ring (Tier 2) and the Dragan’s Grim Signet Ring (Tier 3) These Tier 2 and Tier 3 ringsgive you next to a decent bonus on critical hit value the following effects: Dragan’s Mighty Signet Ring : If your health points drop under 33% a Black Squire will be summoned that will attract and fight foes for 10 seconds.This effect can only happen every 120 seconds. Dragan’s Grim Signet Ring : If your health points drop under 33% a Black Knight will be summoned that will attract and fight foes for 10 seconds.This effect can only happen every 120 seconds.​	1200
	The Delirium of Professor J.	Achievement​	1200

Challenge #2 – “Nightmare on Birch Street”

Where: Wild Forest at Night, in castle Ravencaw Difficult
Entrance fee: 150 Cursed Pearls (for Normal, Excruciating and Painful difficulties)
Drop: Cursed Candy (you’ll need this to complete the challenge progression bar)
Special conditions: We certainly recommend you to go in a group for this one – the land is poisonous!
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Be careful, the entire forest is covered with poisonous vapors that will rapidly drain your hero’s health. Walk towards the well and kick the Bucket of Healing Herbs into it. Once you do that the vapors will disappear but five Poisonous Comfreys will try to make their way to the well to taint it yet again. Search the woods for the Corrupters of the Forest, defeat them to get the Blood of the Forest.Walk to Cauldron of Strength and add the item Blood of the Forest now your hero will get the boost Strength of the Forest buff and only now you will be able to harm the Poisonous Comfreys, which will drop stacks of Cursed Candy.
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Notable rewards of Challenge #2

Icon	Name	Description	Cursed Candy needed
	Revenant	Emote of creepiness.	855
	2x Empowered Cursed Pearls	+ Opens the way to the Ghastly Grave (Difficult)+ Opens the way to Dragan’s Refuge (Difficult)	1320
	Fortified Onyx Skull	Read above.	1620
	Dragan’s Signet Ring	Read above.	2000
	A Fountain Full of Sweets	Achievement	2000

Challenges Timetable

Server	Challenge #1 18th-22nd June	Challenge #2 25th-30th June
Map	Professor Jullov’s Lab	Wild Forest at Night
Heredur	12:00 noon – 12:00 noon (CEST UTC+2)	12:00 noon – 5:00 pm (CEST UTC+2)
Grimmag	12:00 noon – 12:00 noon (CEST UTC+2)	12:00 noon – 5:00 pm (CEST UTC+2)
Werian	12:00 noon – 12:00 noon (CEST UTC+2)	12:00 noon – 5:00 pm (CEST UTC+2)
Balor PvP	12:00 noon – 12:00 noon (CEST UTC+2)	12:00 noon – 5:00 pm (CEST UTC+2)
Agathon	06:00 pm – 06:00 pm (CEST UTC+2)	06:00 pm – 11:00 pm (CEST UTC+2)
Tegan	09:00 pm – 09:00 pm (CEST UTC+2)	09:00 pm – 1st of July, 2:00 am (CEST UTC+2)

Let’s talk about rewards…

*NEW* Dragan Weapon Set
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Variation	How to obtain
Basic version	Can only be crafted (four parts in total) + Part 1 (Mysterious Weapon Pattern) - Administrator Schilling (Gloomy Pastures) + Part 2 (Dire Ore) - Administrator Ravius (Dragan’s Excavation Site) + Part 3 (Dragan’s Sigil) – Neroun the Spider Master (Dungeon in the Sulfur Desert) + Part 4 (Dragan’s Breath) – Administrator Andris (Iron Forest at Night)
Poison version	Can only be crafted You will need either a basic, fire or lightning version of the weapon+ three Poison Stones*
Fire version	Can only be crafted You will need either a basic, poison or lightning version of the weapon+ three Fire Stones*
Lightning version	Can only be crafted You will need either a basic, poison or fire version of the weapon+ three Lightning Stones*

* You can find these stones inside the repeatable, woodenreward chests in front of each dungeon of the castle. Each variation of the main weapon will grant you unique stats and also an extra tad of element resistance!

*NEW* Dragan Unique Equipment Set
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The new Dragan set is composed by the Battleworn items (cloak/banner, pauldrons and mail - only obtainable in the Ghastly Grave map) and the Bellicose items (boots, helmet and gloves – only obtainable in Dragan’s Refuge).

Tier	Set Bonus	How to obtain
Tier 1 (Unique)	None.	Drop of Ghastly Black Widow (all difficulty levels).
Tier 2 (Unique)	None.	Drop of Ghastly Black Widow (only in Excruciating mode). Can also be craftedFour same items of Tier 1 category will grant you the same item in Tier 2.
Tier 3 (Unique)	Yes (for both sub-sets and dependable on your class– check the event window for more information!	Can only be craftedFour same items of Tier 2 category will grant you the same item in Tier 3.

*NEW* Black Widow Mount

Tame this badass creature and let her accompany in your next adventures! Where to obtain it? It’s a drop of the Ghastly Black Widow boss (across all difficulties).
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Frequently Asked Questions

What happens with the Cursed Pearls after the event? Shall I keep them?

Should you have some left over after the event, they will remain in your inventory. We recommend keeping the Cursed Pearls. They will most likely be needed again in future events.
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Why do I need Draken?

This is our event currency. They are useful in the game, since the event handler named Gnobhas a special store at Kingshill and sells special items which can only be bought with Draken.
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I can't defeat Dragan. It is way too difficult. Are there any tips?

We recommend playing the event in a group. But should you play alone, just remember – always keep moving. Try to deactivate the Dragan Breath’s source of power as it can drain lots of life from you. And at the same time also make sure to defend yourself against Dragan... equip yourself well for the battle by putting on strong pieces of armor or by fetching reinforcements, for example, in the city, to briefly increase your life force. That way you will be able to stand up longer against him. Make sure to stay calm and with the will to carry on, you will most certainly banish the event boss Dragan and be able to score yourself valuable items.

Is there a chance to get any items from the set Sargon's Terrifying_Armor from the SummonedSargon the Terrible?
No, unfortunately not. The set pieces are currently not available for level 50 yet. Only for level 40 and level 45, therefore they have not been included in this event.
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Go forth and conquer, heroes of Dracania!​

Best tregards,
Your Drakensang Online Team