Sandstorm Temple
Witness endless power and surrender to it.
Alternative title: Sand Temple / ST
The pillars of Ajanara are not the only relics that the Ajanara Brotherhood watches over. In the Zasteri Badlands lie the ruins of a temple, hidden away in quiet seclusion, with a powerful barrier around its grounds to contain an other-worldly evil. This impurity consumed some of their own, including Brother Rukesh, a monk with endless potential who transcended the limits by inviting in an abominable force of evil that brought a curse upon him and his followers. Rukesh now lives in Sandstorm Temple with his admirers while being kept secret by the Ajanara Brotherhood.
Brother Hyunmyung now fears the barrier's strength is faltering. A skilled Ajanara monk has been sent to the site to help restore the barrier, but can only seal it once the evil within has been subdued.
Difficulty Adjustments
March 13, 2019 — Legacy of the Hongmoon Clan
The Enrage Timer for the following bosses has been lowered: Rukesh.
September 12, 2018 — Warden's Fury
Removed Instant Death mechanics from Rukesh encounter.
Boss Encounters
Cursed Gatekeeper Onubek
Health Points: 150,400,000
Condition Bars: x2
Enrage Timer: 09:00
An ancient evil found in the sand wastes of Solak. Its ancient energy allows it to manipulate the sand around it and seemingly distort the very flow of time itself.
Cursed Monk Rukesh
Health Points: 197,440,000
Condition Bars: x2
Enrage Timer: 09:00
Once a revered monastic teacher in search of transcendence, he was corrupted by the otherwordly darkness he unlocked. The sands of time have left him all but forgotten, but the anger within his darkened soul lingers on.
Rewards
Outfit
Aurora
Accessory
Sandstorm Temple Bracelet Chest
Rukesh Earring
Soul Shield
Rukesh Soul Shield
Forgotten Hive Queen Soul Shield Chest
Other
Rukesh Weapon
Rukesh's Psyche
Silver Scale
Hellion Core
Lucent Promises Treasure Chest
Rare Element
Quests
Eye of the Sandstorm
Money: 10s
XP: 3400
Bad Karma
Money: 5g
XP: 22,200
Reputation: 500
Unbreak the Barrier
Money: 0,45g
XP: 15,800
Reputation: 4500
The Curse of Rukesh
2x Elite Hellion Core Chest
2x Lucent Promises Treasure Chest
4x Silver Scale Fragments
Achievements
Ignoble Truth
Defeat Rukesh
Tenfold Wrath
Defeat Rukesh 10 times
Wheel of Torture
Defeat Rukesh 100 times
Calming the Storm
Defeat Rukesh 200 times
Karmic Justice
Defeat Rukesh 1,000 times
End of the Order
Defeat Rukesh
Title: Mindful
Instant Karma
Defeat Rukesh within 4 min. 30 sec.
Title: Puppetmaster