The Sceptre of God (quest)
The Sceptre of God | |
| Required | Yes |
|---|---|
| Start | Pick up  Tower KeyTower KeyGod will only offer the door.Man must choose whether to open it.  |
| Objective | Kill Dominus |
| Completion | Talk to Lady Dialla |
| Boss | Dominus |
| Key Item | Tower KeyTower KeyGod will only offer the door. Man must choose whether to open it. |
The Sceptre of God is the final quest of Act 3. The quest starts when you picked up the Tower KeyTower KeyGod will only offer the door.
Man must choose whether to open it. that dropped by Piety in the quest 
Piety's Pets. Most of the quest events are located in The Sceptre of God and Upper Sceptre of God, which the quest is named after.
Alternatively, talk to Grigor before picking up the key to start the quest.
This quest does not have any reward, except it is the main quest and prerequisite to the Act 4.
Walkthrough
Either pick up the key or talk to Grigor (by completing the last step of Piety's Pets) will trigger the quest:
Version 1: talk to Grigor first:
"
Unfortunately, Piety was simply a puppet of a greater force. You’ve cut the strings but the master remains: Dominus.
Do you have Piety's key? No? I heard the Blackguards talk of it. It's the one key to the Sceptre of God, on the northern edge of the Blackguard encampment. Only Piety was permitted to carry it.
Dominus accessed his laboratory at the summit of the tower via a pulley system rigged to the outside wall. That way will be barred to you, and I heard of no-one, not even Piety, going in or coming out of the lower levels.
If you find that key then go with care, exile. I can't imagine what's inside that tower if even Piety and Dominus feared to tread its steps.
"
- - Grigor: "Sceptre of God" dialogue (version 1)
"
You have killed Piety in her laboratory in the Lunaris Temple. Take the mysterious key she dropped."
- - quest log (if the player portal out and talk to Grigor first)
Alternative version: picking up the key first and then talk to Grigor
"
You have found a hefty royal key, dropped by Piety as she died. Perhaps Grigor knows what to do with it."
- - quest log
"
Unfortunately, Piety was simply a puppet of a greater force. You’ve cut the strings but the master remains: Dominus.
That key you’ve picked up, I heard the Blackguards talk of it. It’s the one key to the Sceptre of God, on the northern edge of the Blackguard encampment. Only Piety was permitted to carry it.
Dominus accessed his laboratory at the summit of the tower via a pulley system rigged to the outside wall. That way will be barred to you, and I heard of no one, not even Piety, going in or coming out of the lower levels.
Go with care, exile. I can’t imagine what’s inside that tower if even Piety and Dominus feared to tread its steps.
"
- - Grigor "Sceptre of God" dialogue (version 2)
Unlock The Sceptre of God
After defeating Piety and acquiring the Tower KeyTower KeyGod will only offer the door.
Man must choose whether to open it., you can open the locked door found in the Imperial Gardens. Players can travel to the garden from The Ebony Barracks, usually on the right of the starting area / waypoint.
"
High Templar Dominus is currently conducting an experiment atop the Sceptre of God. Use Piety's Tower Key to gain access and kill him. The entrance to the tower is located in the Imperial Gardens."
- - quest log
While the entrance of The Sceptre of God is located at the top right of the Imperial Gardens. Player can just follow the main path of the area in order to discover the entrance of The Sceptre of God . However, the area also contains quest object and item for side quests 
The Lord's Labyrinth and 
A Swig of Hope, as well as the entrance to The Library which contains another quest giver NPC, it is advised that the player backtrack and discover the whole area, in order to complete the side quests in one area instance. Alternatively, skip the side quests as it is unrewarding (A Swig of Hope) or does not required for second character (The Lord's Labyrinth and the Library's side quest), and only aim on discover the path to the entrance of The Sceptre of God.
Ascend the Sceptre of God
"
Ascend the Sceptre of God, find Dominus, and kill him."
- - quest log (after inserting the key)
Enter the Sceptre of God. Fight the way to the top floor and find Dominus. The Sceptre of God has two area instances: the Sceptre of God and The Upper Sceptre of God. There is a way point in the top floor of the Sceptre of God area instance.
Dominus is located in the top floor of The Upper Sceptre of God area instance. If the player is playing the game for the first time, they can also encounter Scion in this area instance in order to unlock her. This action is account-bound so that it does not required to unlock her for every new league.
Fight your way to Dominus
"
Fight your way to Dominus atop the Sceptre of God."
- - quest log
Once you reached the rooftop, Dominus will summon his minions/sidekicks to kill you:
- Imperator Stantinus Bitterblade
- Draconarius Wilhelm Flamebrand
- Compulsor Octavia Sparkfist
- Alal the Terrifying
- Kali the Crazed
- Orcus the Reaver
Read Dominus § Minibosses for details.
Kill Dominus
Once all 6 unique sidebosses are killed, Dominus is targetable and the main boss fight begins
"
Kill Dominus atop the Sceptre of God."
- - quest log
Talk to Dialla
"
You have killed Dominus, now talk to Dialla atop the Sceptre of God."
- - quest log
Once Dominus is killed, Dialla will appears and opens the exit to The Aqueduct (as well as unlock the waypoint of Aqueduct without player traveling there). Players can skip the talk to NPC phase, and enter the Aqueduct directly. Dialla will reappear in the Aqueduct and the subsequent town the Highgate.
"
You have mounted the summit of the Empire, Not-a-Cockroach. You have crushed the bug emperor and wiped his maggot dreams from the skin of Wraeclast.
Dominus exiled you, naked and alone, unto the palm of Death. But you would not die, would you?
No, no… you cuddled Death, promised it the world, made it your consort and so generously shared it with all your fleeting friends here is Wraeclast.
Not once did you forget what you were. Not a cockroach feeding on the corpse of a dead empire, like the pests you crushed as you walked.
A woman. The sort of woman that planted the seed of this Empire right here in Sarn, so long ago.
What teetering and twisted life it still holds dear, this land owes to you, Witch.
"
- - Dialla: "Dominus" dialogue (Witch version)
Quest Complete
"
Quest Complete - You have killed Dominus. You are now able to travel to Act 4."
- - quest log
After talking to Dialla, she will start another dialogue "Highgate", which is the start of 
The Eternal Nightmare quest.
Version history
| Version | Changes |
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| 2.0.0 |
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| 1.0.0 |
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