The Cistern

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The Cistern is a system of sewer tunnels under the Nobles District of Old Tarantia. It is currently an abode for bandits,thieves, and other vicious vagabonds. Adventurers seeking to enter The Main System sub-level will have to brave the dangers of the Cistern first. It is strongly recommended that players be Level 52+ before entering.

[edit] Quests

Quest Name	Quest Giver	Quest Zone
Band of Bandits	Varro	Tarantia Noble District
Death to Renato Savill	Varro	Tarantia Noble District
The Orphans in the Hovel	Neris	Tarantia Noble District

Instanced dungeon locations
Tortage	City of Tortage	Acheronian Ruins • Tortage Underhalls
Cimmeria	Conall's Valley	Spider Caverns
	Lacheish Plains	Frost Swamp • Crom's Rock • Fight Club Arena
	Eiglophian Mountains	Ice Cave • Cannibal Cave • Yakhmar's Cave
	Field of the Dead	Toirdealbach's Tomb • Kyllikki's Crypt
	Atzel's Approach	Halls of Eternal Frost • Vistrix's Lair • Atzel's Fortress
Aquilonia	Wild Lands of Zelata	Abandoned Smugglers Tunnels • The Maze • Border Range • Sanctum of the Burning Souls
	Poitain	Imirian Ravine
	Tarantia Noble District	Armsman's Tavern • The Cistern • The Main System • The Catacombs
	Old Tarantia	Outflow Tunnels
Stygia	Khopshef Province	Bubshur House • Blessed Caves • Black Castle • Pyramid of the Ancients • Treasury of the Ancients • Oasis of Zaara
	Purple Lotus Swamp	Oasis of Zaara
	Kheshatta	Scorpion Cave • Caravan Raider's Hideout • Black Ring Citadel • Onyx Chambers • Soul Chambers • Thoth-Amon's Stronghold

[edit] Bosses

Boss	Weapons & Shields	Cloth Armor	Light Armor	Medium Armor	Heavy Armor	Items
Oak (53)
Renato Savill (53)					[Soulthunder Spangenhelm]

[edit] Controversy

Due to the abundance of high-quality boss loots that drops in the Cistern, it has become a popular instance for many high level players. However, since the instance allows PuG groups and other players to explore the zone at the same time, it eventually resulted in boss camping and farming. Because of this issue, various petitions and complaints from the player-base demanded that Funcom change the Cistern to a private instance, whether or not Funcom will make the change remains to be seen.

As of the 6/12 patch, this problem has been fixed thanks to a bug. High level players are unable to solo the instance due to improper Heroic Attack Rating and Heroic Defense Rating given to elite npcs. Reference post here: Farming Elite Grey Bosses is no longer an option now.