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{{ Quest infobox
| id = 49
| name = Domination Magic
| given by = [[Vassar]]
| given at = [[Foible's Fair]]
| region = Ascalon (pre-Searing)
| campaign = Prophecies
| type = Secondary
| profession = mesmer
| nationality = Tyrian
| map = [[File:Vassar map.jpg|250px]]
| map2 = [[File:Domination Magic map.jpg|250px]]
| map1text = [[Vassar]]s location in [[Foible's Fair]].
| map2text = The path from Foible's Fair to the [[skale]].
| acceptance reward = {{skill icon|Backfire}}, {{skill icon|Shatter Delusions}}
| experience reward = 250
| completion reward = 50g ({{reforgedmode}} only)
}}
[[Vassar]] gives you the skills [[Backfire]] and [[Shatter Delusions]] to fight a small army of [[skale]] in [[Wizard's Folly]].

==Quest information==
===Requirements===
{{ Standard prerequisites
| campaign = pre
| profession = mesmer
| test = n
}}

===Objectives===
* Head east from [[Foible's Fair]] to the woods. Destroy the [[River Skale Brood|skale brood]].
* Return to Vassar for your reward.

===Early benefits===
* Vassar will give you the following skills upon taking the quest:
** {{skill icon|Backfire}}
** {{skill icon|Shatter Delusions}}

===Reward===
* 250 [[Experience]]
* 50 [[Gold]] ({{reforgedmode}} only)

==Walkthrough==
Leave from Foible's Fair and head east, then curve southeast into the woods. This area is teeming with [[bandit]]s and level 3 [[black bear]]s. The bears are little more than a nuisance, but watch out for the [[Bandit Firestarter]]s spamming [[Flare]]. Your new Backfire skill is very helpful against them.

Once you have the river skale brood in compass range, it will begin moving along the path accross the woods towards Foible's Fair (so if you came from Foible's Fair it should come your way). It has an extended [[Danger Zone|aggro range]] so pull it cautiously to avoid engaging other nearby enemies at the same time.

The skale brood is a dangerous foe for low level characters, capable of both healing with [[Aura of Restoration]] and dealing damage with [[Ice Spear]]. Maintain Backfire as much as possible and refrain from removing it too soon with Shatter Delusions.

==NPCs==
===Foes===
[[Skale]]
*{{e}} 4 [[River Skale Brood]]

==Dialogue==
===Initial dialogue===
;Vassar
:''"Elementalists may frighten lackwits with no greater concept of combat than striking someone with an oversized mallet, but any Mesmer worth his salt is a far greater threat than a robed buffoon who likes to play with fire.''

:''"It's true Mesmers are often discounted for their use of illusions, but the most masterful Mesmers eschew illusions for mental domination. A small army of '''skale''' are marching through the woods to the east. I will teach you a few skills that should help you dispatch them far better than the brute force an Elementalist would employ. Then you will know what it is like to wield real power."''
{{ Offer dialog
| accept = Leave it to me.
| decline = Sorry. I've no need of your advice.
| ask = Come now, destroying the '''skale''' with these skills is a very simple matter of timing. I'm sure with a little practice, you'll be marginally competent at it.
}}

===Reward dialogue===
;Vassar
:''"The skale have been eliminated, you say? Excellent. Our little mountain paradise will remain undisturbed, and you've demonstrated once again that even the most ignorant Mesmer is far superior to an army of Elementalists."''
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