The Summoner (quest)

Diablo II Notation Basic Class Skill Item Ally Quest Area Monster Tale The Sightless Eye Secret of the Vizjerei The Infernal Gate The Harrowing Lord of Destruction Special Radament's Lair The Horadric Staff Tainted Sun Arcane Sanctuary The Summoner The Seven Tombs Type Optional Mandatory for Pandemonium Event Initiation Approach The Summoner Objective(s) Kill The Summoner Area(s) Arcane Sanctuary Item(s) None Reward The Summoner may drop Key of Hate in Hell for Pandemonium Event Yes... The man you speak of sounds like the mage who came here many months ago. He claimed to have fought Diablo in the passages beneath Tristram. No doubt the fool wandered into Horazon's Sanctuary and lost whatever was left of his ravaged mind. He is beyond salvation. It is possible that the fool has been possessed by the spirit of Horazon. If that's true, then you'd better put an end to his tortured existence. Once done, I believe the demons who were summoned and imprisoned within the Sanctuary will cease to exist as well. - Drognan Navigation During course of completing mandatory Arcane Sanctuary quest, character will already have navigated the palace to find Arcane Sanctuary in which The Summoner is located. Arcane Sanctuary waypoint is down stairs to south of portal from Palace Cellar Level 3. Activate waypoint at crossroads beneath portal. The Summoner guards Horazon's Journal at end of one of branches, apparently at random despite effort made to make each path distinct. One of sixteen possible layouts of Arcane Sanctuary. For this particular layout, The Summoner is located on platform at end of northwest branch with teleport pads: northeast branch is Escheresque, southeast is level and southwest has stairs. Arcane Sanctuary is always populated by the following: Ghoul Lords spawn in groups of 1-2, which are Immune to Cold (110%) in Hell. Hell Clan spawn in groups of 3-4, which are Immune to Fire (110%) in Hell. Specters spawn in groups of 2-3, which are Immune to Physical (100%) in Hell. May also encounter Lightning Spires, which are Immune to Lightning (100%) and Immune to Poison (1,000%) in Nightmare and Hell. Travel to end of each branch; if it does not lead to The Summoner, cast Town Portal, take waypoint and try another branch. Objective The Summoner guards Horazon's Journal. Quest notification icon appears in bottom-left of screen when he becomes aware of those approaching, activating this quest. The Summoner is never immune, but he is resistant to fire, lightning and cold in all difficulty levels. Otherwise, he is not particularly sturdy, although path to him is likely to be obstructed by other inhabitants of Arcane Sanctuary and he can make a nuisance of himself by casting the following: Fire Ball Fire wall Glacial Spike Frost Nova Weaken Once he has been killed, return to town for more information. Reward The demonic force that was emanating from the corrupted Sanctuary has dissipated. I thank you greatly for your help. Now, we can look to rebuilding our lives. All will be for nothing, though, if you do not stop the greater Evil which is rapidly gaining ground. - Jerhyn The Summoner may drop Key of Hate in Hell needed for Pandemonium Event. Otherwise, there is no reward and no reason to do this quest other than as a byproduct of completing Arcane Sanctuary quest.