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{{Location disambiguation 2|disambigdesc=the [[dungeon]]|disambigarticle=Raven's Point}}
{{Quest infobox
| name = A Gate Too Far
| image = [[File:A Gate Too Far page.jpg]]
| map = [[File:A Gate Too Far map.jpg|250px]]
| campaign = Eye of the North
| section = Primary Norn
| region = Far Shiverpeaks
| type = Primary
| repeatable =  y
| given by = [[Olaf Olafson]]
| given at = [[Olafstead]]
| part of = [[Northern Allies]]
| preceded by = [[Vision of the Raven Spirit]]
| followed by = [[Shadows in the Night]]<br>[[The Great Norn Alemoot]]
}}
The [[Destroyer]]s are pouring through the gate hidden somewhere deep within the temple. That gate must be destroyed! Travel to the depths of the Raven's Point with Olaf and two [[Norn Guard]]s to vanquish the Destroyer threat.

==Quest information==
===Requirements===
* All party members must have received the reward for [[Vision of the Raven Spirit]].
:* It is possible to enter the mission with just one person meeting the requirement, but anyone else will not receive any credit for mission completion.
===Objectives===
* Speak to [[Olaf Olafson]] to journey to [[Raven's Point]]. (''disappears from Quest Log after entering Mission'')
* Help Olaf cleanse the [[Shrine of the Raven Spirit]].
* Receive the [[Raven Blessing (A Gate Too Far)|Raven Blessing]] from the shrine.
* Follow the [[Destroyer Tremor]] trail to its source.
* Destroy the [[Asura Undergate|Asura Gate]] to halt the Destroyer influx.
* Use [[Raven Flight (A Gate Too Far)|Raven's Flight]] {{sic}} to protect you from the Destroyer Tremors.
* Receive {{sic|Unlike the previous objective, there is no "the" here}} Raven Blessing from Olaf.

===Reward===
* [[Norn rank|Norn reputation points]]
** First time: 1,000 (1,500 in hard mode)
** On repeat: 100 (150 in hard mode)
* 2,500 [[Experience]]

== Walkthrough ==
Speak to [[Olaf Olafson]] in [[Olafstead]], who will take you to [[Raven's Point]].

On the first level, you start at the bottom of the map shown; go Northwest and turn East and then North to a gate which will open for you. You will see the Shrine of the Raven Spirit ahead of you, but as you approach, a Destroyer Tremor will pop up in front of it, and two more Destroyers spawn from the northeast. After you defeat them, 2 more Destroyers will spawn to the west, then the southwest corner, then the southeast corner of the room. After defeating the last group, you gain a [[morale boost]], and can receive [[Raven Blessing]] from the shrine or from Olaf. You don't need to take the blessing; it is optional.

Heading back south out of the room, you will see groups of Destroyers, each with a Destroyer Tremor and two other Destroyers. Aim for the Tremors first, interrupting if possible, and follow the path from one group of Destroyers to the next to find the portal to the next level.

On the second level, you start at the bottom of the map shown; head straight North around the first group of [[Vaettir]]s, then West through the doorway. Destroyers will kill off any other groups of Vaettirs you come by when you go near them, but you can head North then West again to avoid them and reach the portal to the third level. It is easily possible to avoid contact with any foes on this level.

On the third level, you start at the top of the map shown; hug the wall to the right and head straight to the group on that side. As soon as you aggro them, the group from the left will move to the middle of the room where a hidden Destroyer Tremor waits, so be careful. Proceed south slowly. There is another hidden Destroyer Tremor just after of the next group of Destroyers. After defeating them, head into the southwest room. You will see the Asura Gate ahead of you, but there are a number of Destroyers and 2 hidden Destroyer Tremors in between, one about halfway into the room and the other just in front of the gate.

After clearing the room, head to the gate. Once you kill the Tremor in front of it, Destroyers will start spawning from the gate, one at a time. You can try to kill the Asura Gate while holding off the Destroyers, or the slower but much easier method is to ignore the gate and kill each Destroyer as it spawns. You should have plenty of time to kill one before the next shows up. After about the 10th Destroyer, they'll stop spawning and you can kill the Asura Gate at your leisure. Or you can completely ignore the mobs that spawn and just attack the gate, it goes down pretty fast and you should get it without dying. Alternatively, if you are having trouble with the Destroyers that spawn in the gate, you can try to pull them right. You can run back to the entrance of the room and they should stay there. Then simply hug the wall and go to the gate and destroy it.

==NPCs==
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===Allies===
*{{x}} 0 (20) [[Shrine of the Raven Spirit]]
[[Norn]]
*{{w}} 20 (20) [[Olaf Olafson]]
*{{w}} 20 (20) [[Norn Guard]] (female and male)

===Foes===
[[Destroyer]]s
*{{w}} 28 (30) [[Destroyer of Bones]] (level 1)
*{{w}} 28 (30) [[Destroyer of Flesh]] (all levels)
*{{w}} 28 (30) [[Destroyer of Sinew]] (levels 1 and 3)
*{{r}} 28 (30) [[Destroyer of Deeds]] (levels 1 and 3)
*{{r}} 28 (30) [[Destroyer of Hordes]] (levels 1 and 3)
*{{n}} 28 (30) [[Destroyer of Hope]] (levels 1 and 3)
*{{me}} 28 (30) [[Destroyer of Thoughts]] (all levels)
*{{e}} 28 (30) [[Destroyer Tremor]] (all levels)
[[Dragon]]s
*{{e}} 20 (26) [[Chromatic Drake]] (level 1)
[[Elemental]]s
*{{r}} 20 (26) [[Icy Stalagmite]] (level 1)
*{{e}} 20 (26) [[Shattered Elemental]] (level 1)
*{{d}} 20 (26) [[Whirling Wisp]] (level 1)
[[Imp]]
*{{e}} 20 (26) [[Ice Imp]] (level 1)
[[Nightmare]]s
*{{mo}} 20 (26) [[Scourge Vaettir]] (level 2)
*{{n}} 20 (26) [[Shadow Vaettir]] (level 2)
*{{me}} 20 (26) [[Mist Vaettir]] (level 2)
Unknown
*{{x}} 20 (20) [[Asura Undergate]] (level 3)

==Dialogue==
===Initial dialogue===
; (A Gate Too Far)
: ''The Destroyers are pouring through the gate hidden somewhere deep within the temple. That gate must be destroyed! Travel to the depths of the Raven's Point with Olaf to vanquish the Destroyer threat.''

===Intermediate dialogue===
; Olaf Olafson
: ''"Here's a bit of advice: Never interrupt two Norn in discussion. An errant backhand comment might knock you right off your feet."''
:: {{ask|gold}} '''I'm ready to journey into the Raven Shrine.'''
::: ''"So, are you ready to hunt down those Destroyers? I hope they live up to their vicious reputation!"''
:::: {{yes|ingame}} '''Let me at them!'''
:::: {{no|ingame}} '''I'm scared.'''
:: {{no}} '''I'll be on my way.'''

====A Gate Too Far====
On reaching the Shrine of the Raven Spirit.
:'''Olaf Olafson''': ''The Shrine of the Raven Spirit imbues you with its blessing. This magic will help you in your hunt. Invoke the power, and Raven shall protect you!''
:'''Olaf Olafson''': ''Watch your step! That Destroyer Tremor is shaking the place apart.''
:'''<Party leader>''': ''Destroyers are coming out of the ground! Raven protect us all!''

Defeating the Destroyers attacking the shrine.

without Ogden or Vekk:
:'''Olaf Olafson''': ''By the great north wind, that was a battle. Thank you for your help. Raven's shrine is now secure''
:'''<Party leader>''': ''Our pleasure. Now do you see? These Destroyers are no idle threat.''
:'''Olaf Olafson''': ''They fight with the strength of ten bears! They might just be worthy opponents of a Norn.''
:'''<Party leader>''': ''We need to find that Asura Gate. Which way?''
:'''Olaf Olafson''': ''You have the patience of a badger, small one. The object you call a "gate" is in the heart of the temple. Follow the stench of these "Destroyers" to it.''

with Ogden:
:'''Olaf Olafson''': ''By the great north wind, that was a battle. Thank you for your help. Raven's shrine is now secure''
:'''Ogden Stonehealer''': ''Our pleasure. Now do you see? These Destroyers threaten all of us.''
:'''Olaf Olafson''': ''They fight with the strength of ten bears! They might just be worthy opponents of a Norn.''
:'''<Party leader>''': ''We need to find that Asura Gate. Which way?''
:'''Olaf Olafson''': ''You have the patience of a badger, small one. The object you call a "gate" is in the heart of the temple. Follow the stench of these "Destroyers" to it.''

with Vekk:
:'''Olaf Olafson''': ''By the great north wind, that was a battle. Thank you for your help. Raven's shrine is now secure''
:'''<Party leader>''': ''Our pleasure. Now do you see? These Destroyers are no idle threat.''
:'''Olaf Olafson''': ''They fight with the strength of ten bears! They might just be worthy opponents of a Norn.''
:'''Vekk''': ''Enough idle chatter! We need to find the gate, posthaste. If you are finished slapping each other on your furry backs, perhaps someone could point me in the right direction.''
:'''Olaf Olafson''': ''You have the patience of a badger, small one. The object you call a "gate" is at the heart of the temple. Follow the stench of these "Destroyers" to it.''

with Ogden and Vekk:
:'''Olaf Olafson''': ''By the great north wind, that was a battle. Thank you for your help. Raven's shrine is now secure''
:'''Ogden Stonehealer''': ''Our pleasure. Now do you see? These Destroyers threaten all of us.''
:'''Olaf Olafson''': ''They fight with the strength of ten bears! They might just be worthy opponents of a Norn.''
:'''Vekk''': ''Enough idle chatter! We need to find the gate, posthaste. If you are finished slapping each other on your furry backs, perhaps someone could point me in the right direction.''
:'''Olaf Olafson''': ''You have the patience of a badger, small one. The object you call a "gate" is at the heart of the temple. Follow the stench of these "Destroyers" to it.''

Finding the Asura Gate.

without Ogden or Vekk:
:'''<Party leader>''': ''There it is. The gate! And it's overrun by Destroyers!''
:'''<Party leader>''': ''We need to wreck that gate. We saw Vekk do this at [[Boreal Station]].''
:'''<Party leader>''': ''Keep those Destroyers off us. We'll shatter this gate in no time.''

with Ogden:
:'''Ogden Stonehealer''': ''At last. The gate! And, as I suspected, it's overrun with Destroyers!''
:'''<Party leader>''': ''We need to wreck that gate. We saw Vekk do this at Boreal Station.''
:'''<Party leader>''': ''Keep those Destroyers off us. We'll shatter this gate in no time.''

with Vekk:
:'''Vekk''': ''Interesting. We actually meandered our way to the gate!''
:'''<Party leader>''': ''By the gods, it's overrun by Destroyers!''
:'''Vekk''': ''You have an amazing command of the obvious. We can dismantle the gate, but it'll take time. I suggest you distract those Destroyers. Perhaps you could bleed on them.''

with Ogden and Vekk:
:'''Vekk''': ''Interesting. We actually meandered our way to the gate!''
:'''Ogden Stonehealer''': ''And, as I feared, it's overrun by Destroyers!''
:'''Vekk''': ''You have an amazing command of the obvious. We can dismantle the gate, but it'll take time. I suggest you distract those Destroyers. Perhaps you could bleed on them.''

===Reward dialogue===
;Olaf Olafson
:"''More await in the cave! Let´s take the fight to them. My daughter will stand guard here. The rest of you should speak to me when you are ready to enter the shrine. These "Destroyers" had better be worth the trouble.''"

== Notes ==
* This mission-like quest uses the same maps as [[Raven's Point]] and is even referred to as a ''dungeon'' when it loads.
* After destroying the Asura Gate, you will view the [[cinematic]], [[Olaf and Ogden]], after which you will be returned to [[Olafstead]].

* As you enter each level, you will lose the Raven Blessing; talk to Olaf if you wish to receive it again.
* To reach the second level, you need only to defeat the final group of Destroyers in front of the exit; the rest of the enemies after the shrine morale boost can be skipped.
* Olaf and the Norn guards will resurrect themselves whenever there are no nearby enemies.
* During this mission, you can make use of the [[Heart of the Norn]] for extra health or [[Stout-Hearted]] against Destroyers.

* The Destroyers are hostile to the other [[foe]]s in this mission, including Chromatic Drakes and Shattered Elementals.
* Destroyers are vulnerable to cold damage. You can convert most damage into cold damage by combining [[Greater Conflagration]] (turns physical into fire damage) and [[Winter]] (turns elemental into cold damage).
* Other useful skills include [[interrupt]]s, [[damage reduction]] skills, and [[Pain Inverter]].
* Martial characters could use anti-knock down to stand against [[tremor]] used by [[Destroyer Tremor]] and skills that prevent or punish blocking to face [[Destroyer of Deeds]] and [[Destroyer of Hordes]] who use [[Lightning Reflexes]].
* The Asura Gate is not a [[fleshy]] foe, but it can be [[knocked down]]. 

* Like all [[List of Eye of the North primary quests|repeatable primary Eye of the North quests]], after completing it once, you can obtain it again from the [[Scrying Pool]] in the [[Hall of Monuments]].
* Your character will not get credit if [[Vision of the Raven Spirit]] was not completed before completing this quest.
* Completion of this mission will fill in page #8 of the [[Hero's Handbook]] [[storybook]].

{{Bug|On the second level, if you do not take Raven blessing, sometimes you will encounter the default mobs instead of Destroyers. On the third level, the Destroyers sometimes do not spawn until you reach the final area that has the Asura Gate.}}
{{Bug|On the third level, if the first Destroyer Tremor isn't attacked by the party the 3 Destroyers that are supposed to protect the second Tremor will almost always remain inactive at their spawn point a bit behind it until they are attacked.}}
{{Bug|If the rest of your party [[wipe]]s and Ogden and/or Vekk are in the party, they will resurrect where they died, as soon as the final dialogue begins (as you enter the last room).}}

==Trivia==
*The name references the 1977 movie [http://imdb.com/title/tt0075784/ "A Bridge Too Far"]
*The quote of Vekk when advancing to the Gate ("Perhaps you could bleed on them") refers to the Black Knight in Monty Python's "The Holy Grail". 

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