Dungeon Siege 3 Defeating Rajani the Archon

Dungeon Siege 3 Defeating Rajani the Archon is important in understanding the attack behind the Montbarron Estate. It is also one of the most visually entertaining and exciting fights in dungeon siege 3 because it pits archon against archon if one is playing Anjali the archon. Defeating Rajani the Archon will lead to the rescue of Lazar the mayor of Raven's Rill.

The entrance to the town hall of Raven's Rill and which is occupied by Rajani can only be accessed through the use of the Causeway between the Legion Chapter house and the Gunderic mausoleum, sort of a back door. This opens up to the Raven Rill graveyard and then Upper Raven Rill. The hero must face several mini-bosses including the archer Ilias and the mercenary leader Marek outside the town hall before confronting Rajani.

The human form of Rajani takes on the hero first. This is one tough tough fight in Hardcore mode, as one bolt of energy from Rajani can take away about 200+ hit points. Luckily the town hall is sufficiently large enough for Anjali to move around and automatic heal using Inner Warmth and Phoenix's Warmth. Be careful not to get hit twice, because that will be the end of the hero. Use Lucas Montbarren and the fire jackal as tanks, and then shoot fireballs at Rajani until she expires.

Just when the human form of Rajani has succumbed to the Legionnaires' attacks, one can move on to rescue Lazar. But not so. Rajani metamorphoses into her archon energy form. Ironically, one finds this stage easier to navigate than the human form fight. Anyway, the visual effects are stunning as Rajani rains down pillars of purple energy throughout the town hall, and also can shoot out a ray of energy that splits into five bolts of energy. Again navigate through these energy attacks, and then use Lucas and the fire jackal as tanks, and shoot out Anjali the archon's own firebolts and Aura of Immolation attacks at Rajani. Eventually the more powerful archon will prevail.

The Dungeon Siege 3 rewards for defeating Rajani include the ability to move on in the game. At the same time,after rescuing Lazar, the player can come back up to talk to Rajani and decide on her fate. One can spare her, imprison her or destroy her. By freeing Rajani, one can plant a seed of doubt in the dungeon siege 3 enemy's forces. More importantly in the short term, one can gain Lucas's trust repeatedly and obtain some bonuses. In this case, it is a bonus to an important attribute - stamina, which this dungeon siege 3 hero needs to survive. The higher the hit points, the better it is. Once Rajani is freed, go back to Odo and earn more Lucas trust points by striving to end the conflict in Ehb without bloodshed.