Enemy at the Gate

Enemy at the Gate
Required	Yes
Start	Approach Lioneye's Watch
Objective	Kill Hillock
Completion	Talk to Tarkleigh
Boss	Hillock

Enemy at the Gate is a quest in act 1.

Walkthrough

(Optional) Talk to the nearby Dying Exile to learn that there may be people further up the beach.

Dying Exile : We're all that made it? They dumped... two dozen of us exiles off that ship. Guess that makes us the lucky ones. Luckier than... this poor bastard beside me, at any rate.
Splinter sticking out of me? Missed all the important bits... I saw smoke at those ruins up the beach. Go get some help, and I might just-

Make your way up the beach and, as you approach the end, your quest begins.

Kill Hillock

Kill Hillock. He is outside the town.

Enter town for your reward

You have killed Hillock. Enter town for your reward.

Talk to Tarkleigh

You have killed Hillock. Talk to Tarkleigh for your reward.

Tarkleigh: Fine work with Hillock. Where'd you learn to fight like that? No, don't tell me. We exiles have no history. Dominus took it from us the moment his Blackguards dumped us in the water out there. It's just live or die, now.
Here, have one of these, and no need to thank me. I'm thinking of myself, and the others here. The longer we fighters live, the longer everyone lives.

Tarkleigh offers you a skill gem.

Quest complete

Quest Complete – You have slain Hillock and have received a reward from Tarkleigh.

Quest rewards

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Vendor rewards

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Enemy at the Gate Act 1 Nessa	FireballFireballProjectile, Spell, AoE, Fire Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-25) Mana Cast Time: 0.75 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 240% Projectile Speed: 1040 Radius: 9Unleashes a ball of fire towards a target which explodes, damaging nearby foes.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Projectile Speed2% reduced Projectile Speed 3% increased Area of Effect3% increased Effect of non-Damaging Ailments on Enemies -2% more Damage with Ignite0.25% chance to Debilitate Enemies for 1 second on HitDeals (9-1095) to (14-1643) Fire Damage (20-39)% chance to Ignite enemies (50-88)% more Damage with Ignite Projectiles gain Radius as they travel farther, up to +(0-9) RadiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	Caustic ArrowCaustic ArrowAttack, Projectile, AoE, Duration, Chaos, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-10) Mana Attack Damage: (55-64)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (55-64)% Projectile Speed: 3260 Radius: 20Fires an arrow which deals chaos damage in an area on impact, and spreads caustic ground. Enemies standing on the caustic ground take chaos damage over time.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Area of Effect1% chance to inflict Withered for 2 seconds on Hit1% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos DamageDeals (55-64.4)% of Base Attack Damage Base duration is 2 seconds Deals (8.8-1927.1) Base Chaos Damage per second 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage Modifiers to Projectile Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect +(0-6) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. FireballFireballProjectile, Spell, AoE, Fire Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-25) Mana Cast Time: 0.75 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 240% Projectile Speed: 1040 Radius: 9Unleashes a ball of fire towards a target which explodes, damaging nearby foes.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Projectile Speed2% reduced Projectile Speed 3% increased Area of Effect3% increased Effect of non-Damaging Ailments on Enemies -2% more Damage with Ignite0.25% chance to Debilitate Enemies for 1 second on HitDeals (9-1095) to (14-1643) Fire Damage (20-39)% chance to Ignite enemies (50-88)% more Damage with Ignite Projectiles gain Radius as they travel farther, up to +(0-9) RadiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. Spectral ThrowSpectral ThrowAttack, Projectile Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-9) Mana Attack Speed: 110% of base Projectile Speed: 1000Throws a spectral copy of your melee weapon. It flies out and then returns to you, in a spinning attack that damages enemies in its path.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Attack Speed1% increased Projectile Speed0.5% reduced Projectile Speed Fires an additional ProjectileDeals (80-100)% of Base Attack DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	Caustic ArrowCaustic ArrowAttack, Projectile, AoE, Duration, Chaos, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-10) Mana Attack Damage: (55-64)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (55-64)% Projectile Speed: 3260 Radius: 20Fires an arrow which deals chaos damage in an area on impact, and spreads caustic ground. Enemies standing on the caustic ground take chaos damage over time.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Area of Effect1% chance to inflict Withered for 2 seconds on Hit1% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos DamageDeals (55-64.4)% of Base Attack Damage Base duration is 2 seconds Deals (8.8-1927.1) Base Chaos Damage per second 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage Modifiers to Projectile Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect +(0-6) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. Spectral ThrowSpectral ThrowAttack, Projectile Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-9) Mana Attack Speed: 110% of base Projectile Speed: 1000Throws a spectral copy of your melee weapon. It flies out and then returns to you, in a spinning attack that damages enemies in its path.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Attack Speed1% increased Projectile Speed0.5% reduced Projectile Speed Fires an additional ProjectileDeals (80-100)% of Base Attack DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	Caustic ArrowCaustic ArrowAttack, Projectile, AoE, Duration, Chaos, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-10) Mana Attack Damage: (55-64)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (55-64)% Projectile Speed: 3260 Radius: 20Fires an arrow which deals chaos damage in an area on impact, and spreads caustic ground. Enemies standing on the caustic ground take chaos damage over time.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Area of Effect1% chance to inflict Withered for 2 seconds on Hit1% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos DamageDeals (55-64.4)% of Base Attack Damage Base duration is 2 seconds Deals (8.8-1927.1) Base Chaos Damage per second 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage Modifiers to Projectile Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect +(0-6) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. Spectral ThrowSpectral ThrowAttack, Projectile Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-9) Mana Attack Speed: 110% of base Projectile Speed: 1000Throws a spectral copy of your melee weapon. It flies out and then returns to you, in a spinning attack that damages enemies in its path.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Attack Speed1% increased Projectile Speed0.5% reduced Projectile Speed Fires an additional ProjectileDeals (80-100)% of Base Attack DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	FireballFireballProjectile, Spell, AoE, Fire Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-25) Mana Cast Time: 0.75 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 240% Projectile Speed: 1040 Radius: 9Unleashes a ball of fire towards a target which explodes, damaging nearby foes.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Projectile Speed2% reduced Projectile Speed 3% increased Area of Effect3% increased Effect of non-Damaging Ailments on Enemies -2% more Damage with Ignite0.25% chance to Debilitate Enemies for 1 second on HitDeals (9-1095) to (14-1643) Fire Damage (20-39)% chance to Ignite enemies (50-88)% more Damage with Ignite Projectiles gain Radius as they travel farther, up to +(0-9) RadiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. Spectral ThrowSpectral ThrowAttack, Projectile Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-9) Mana Attack Speed: 110% of base Projectile Speed: 1000Throws a spectral copy of your melee weapon. It flies out and then returns to you, in a spinning attack that damages enemies in its path.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Attack Speed1% increased Projectile Speed0.5% reduced Projectile Speed Fires an additional ProjectileDeals (80-100)% of Base Attack DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	Elemental Proliferation SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCold, Fire, Lightning, Support, AoE Icon: S Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Supports any skill that hits enemies, or could otherwise apply elemental ailments.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Duration of Elemental Ailments on EnemiesSupported Skills have 1% increased Area of EffectSupported Skills deal 1% increased Damage with Hits and Ailments per Freeze, Shock or Ignite on EnemyElemental Ailments caused by Supported Skills spread to other enemies in a Radius of (12-15) Supported Skills have 20% chance to Freeze, Shock and Ignite (0-19)% increased Duration of Elemental Ailments on EnemiesThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. FireballFireballProjectile, Spell, AoE, Fire Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-25) Mana Cast Time: 0.75 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 240% Projectile Speed: 1040 Radius: 9Unleashes a ball of fire towards a target which explodes, damaging nearby foes.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Projectile Speed2% reduced Projectile Speed 3% increased Area of Effect3% increased Effect of non-Damaging Ailments on Enemies -2% more Damage with Ignite0.25% chance to Debilitate Enemies for 1 second on HitDeals (9-1095) to (14-1643) Fire Damage (20-39)% chance to Ignite enemies (50-88)% more Damage with Ignite Projectiles gain Radius as they travel farther, up to +(0-9) RadiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. Spectral ThrowSpectral ThrowAttack, Projectile Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-9) Mana Attack Speed: 110% of base Projectile Speed: 1000Throws a spectral copy of your melee weapon. It flies out and then returns to you, in a spinning attack that damages enemies in its path.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Attack Speed1% increased Projectile Speed0.5% reduced Projectile Speed Fires an additional ProjectileDeals (80-100)% of Base Attack DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	Caustic ArrowCaustic ArrowAttack, Projectile, AoE, Duration, Chaos, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-10) Mana Attack Damage: (55-64)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (55-64)% Projectile Speed: 3260 Radius: 20Fires an arrow which deals chaos damage in an area on impact, and spreads caustic ground. Enemies standing on the caustic ground take chaos damage over time.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Area of Effect1% chance to inflict Withered for 2 seconds on Hit1% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos DamageDeals (55-64.4)% of Base Attack Damage Base duration is 2 seconds Deals (8.8-1927.1) Base Chaos Damage per second 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage Modifiers to Projectile Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect +(0-6) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. FireballFireballProjectile, Spell, AoE, Fire Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-25) Mana Cast Time: 0.75 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 240% Projectile Speed: 1040 Radius: 9Unleashes a ball of fire towards a target which explodes, damaging nearby foes.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Projectile Speed2% reduced Projectile Speed 3% increased Area of Effect3% increased Effect of non-Damaging Ailments on Enemies -2% more Damage with Ignite0.25% chance to Debilitate Enemies for 1 second on HitDeals (9-1095) to (14-1643) Fire Damage (20-39)% chance to Ignite enemies (50-88)% more Damage with Ignite Projectiles gain Radius as they travel farther, up to +(0-9) RadiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. Spectral ThrowSpectral ThrowAttack, Projectile Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-9) Mana Attack Speed: 110% of base Projectile Speed: 1000Throws a spectral copy of your melee weapon. It flies out and then returns to you, in a spinning attack that damages enemies in its path.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Attack Speed1% increased Projectile Speed0.5% reduced Projectile Speed Fires an additional ProjectileDeals (80-100)% of Base Attack DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.