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{{Quest infobox
| name = Defend the Temple of War
| campaign = Core
| region = Fissure of Woe
| type = Secondary
| repeatable = y
| given by = [[Eternal Forgemaster]]
| given at = [[The Fissure of Woe]]
| preceded by = [[The Eternal Forgemaster]]
| followed by = [[Restore the Temple of War]]<br>[[Khobay the Betrayer]]<br>[[Tower of Strength]]
}}
Having retaken the [[Temple of War]], you must hold out against additional invaders until more temple guards arrive.

==Quest Information==

===Objectives===
* Destroy the [[Shadow Army]] Invader{{sic}}. You have 12..0 groups left.
* The Crafter must survive.
* Return to Eternal Forgemaster for your reward.

===Reward===
* 10,000 [[Experience]]

==Walkthrough==
Upon accepting this quest two large groups of [[Abyssal]]s and [[Shadow Beast]]s will spawn at the doors to the Temple, and will soon start attacking the altar. Make sure your party is ready before accepting.

The invaders will come up a pair at a time and are relatively easy to dispose of. First eight pairs of Shadow Beasts then the four pairs of Abyssals. When they are all defeated, Temple Guards will spawn to take over the defense of the Temple.
The waves are scripted to flank the Eternal Forgemaster: walking around the anvil and attacking it from its sides. An easy protection measure is thus to simply flag two heroes adjacent to the Forgemaster. The enemies will be unable to get to him.

==NPCs==
===Allies===
[[Ghost]]s ([[Eternal]])
*{{x}} 28 [[Eternal Forgemaster]]

===Foes===
[[Nightmare]]s ([[Shadow Army]])
*{{w}} 28 (30) [[Abyssal]]
*{{n}} 28 (30) [[Shadow Beast]]

==Dialogue==
===Initial Dialogue===
;Eternal Forgemaster
:''"Menzies, Lord of Destruction, will not rest while we hold the Temple of War. There can be no doubt he will launch a new attack very soon. Balthazar will send new Temple Guards shortly. In the meantime, will you remain and fight the next wave of '''Shadow Army Invaders'''?"''
{{offer dialogue
|accept = I will protect the Temple!
|decline = I am not ready.
| ask = Now is not the time for talk! The Shadow Army Invaders stil{{sic}} threaten the Temple of War. Once they are destroyed, we will have all eternity to converse.
}}

===Reward Dialogue===
;Eternal Forgemaster
:''"Behold, new Temple Guardians have arrived. [[Balthazar]] will not forget how you helped safeguard the Temple of War in its time of need."''

==Notes==
*Like most quest NPCs, the Eternal Forgemaster's death will fail the quest and the team will be kicked out of [[the Fissure of Woe]].
*This quest, along with [[The Eternal Forgemaster]] and [[Restore the Temple of War]] quests, are required to be completed in order to craft [[Obsidian Armor]].

==Trivia==
*This quest was added in the [[Game updates/20050511|May 11, 2005]] update.

[[Category:High XP Reward]]