TheShadowofYserbius-Walkthrough  WrittenbySueMedley     TableofContents     GeneralInformation.........................2 Level1-DungeonEntrance.....................2 Level1-TheMines.........................3 Level1-Soldier'sQuarters....................3 Level1-HallOfDoors.......................4 Level1-Treasury.........................4 Level1-Vestibule.........................5 Level2-Basement.........................5 Level2-PalaceCorridor......................6 Level2-Cleowyn'sPalace.....................6 Level3-Prison..........................7 Level3-RuneRoom.........................8 Level3-GreatCorridor......................9 Level3-Mausoleum........................10 Level4-King'sDomicile....................11 Level5-LavaCellar.......................12 Level5-PitBottom.......................12 Level5-Thieves'Den......................13 Level6-LabyrinthI.......................14 Level7-LabyrinthII......................14 Level8-LabyrinthIII......................14 Level9-LabyrinthIV......................18 Level8-CastleGreatHall....................20 Level7-CastleWizardRoom...................22 Level6-CastleParapets.....................23 Level9-Arnakkian'sArena....................25 Level10-ElfVillages......................26 Level11-DwarfKingdom.....................27 Level11-LandOfGiants.....................27 Level11-River'sEnd......................30 Level11-IslandOfEternity...................31 Level12-TheUnknown......................31     V1.0Compiledon02December2010   

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 FirstSomeGeneralInformation.  Onthemaps,thebottomleftcornerisA1,lettersgoingupthe sideofthemapAtoPmaximumandnumbersalongthebottom1to 16maximum.Unlessstatedotherwise,allareasare16by16. Occasionalsinglelettershavebeenusedtorefertospecific locationsonthemaps.  Someencountersarefixed,othersrandom.Onceyouhavetheskill ReadTracks,castthisonfirstentryandmarkeachpurplesquare asanXonyourmap.DothesamewithTrueSeeingwhichwillshow staircases,doors,teleportsandotherimportantitemsasyellow blocks.Markasa?.  SomeXsmayturnouttobeNPCsbutit'swellworthknowingwhere thetoughfightsarelikelytobe.Randomfightsaren'tusuallyso hard.OccasionallyIcouldn'tworkoutwhata?referredto; nothingseemedtohappen,orthere'dbeamessagesayingsomething like'theroomisbare'sothesearestillonthemapsasa?.  Somemonsterscarryexcellenttreasurethefirsttimeyoufind them.Thesearenotalwaysreplenishedwhenyougobackasecond timebutit'sworthatry!Questitems,asfarasIcansee,are alwaysreplacedshouldyouneedareplacementforsomereasonor another.  Equipyourselfwiththebestlockpickyoucanfind.Onlyalow levelonecanbebought,othersaregainedfromfights.Ifound thebestwasablueandkeptthisintheslotbetweenmy character'sfeetforeaseofuse.  Ihavetendedtosay'useabluelockpick'inthesolutionandon themaps.ButIhaven'talwaysnotedwhichdoorsneedalockpick andIgatherablueoneisn'tactuallyneededuntiltheThieves' Den,Level5.  Level1  1)DungeonEntrance  Notmuchtosayaboutthisarea.Nomonsters,noNPCs,no treasure,justfourdoors.OneleadsbackoutsidetotheDungeon Exit,onetotheMine,onetotheHallofDoorsandthelast totheSoldiers'Quarters.It's9by11insize.  Inthetopleftcornerisalockeddoorwhichyoucan'tenter untilyourcharacterisLevel20oraboveandhastheThieves' key.ThisthengivesashortcuttoLevel6TheLabyrinthI.All QuestitemsrelatingtothePalacearetakenfromyouwhenyou enter,whichisworrying,tosaytheleast,whenithappens!

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 2)TheMines  Inthisareayouwillfindseveralrumours.OnetellsofKing Cleowyn'sfantastictreasure.Anothertellsyoutolookoutfor betterlockpicksandthatitisusefultobeabletodetecthidden doorsandtraps.Athirdtellsyouthattheupperlevelsofthe dungeonaretheKing'sPalaceandarefulloftraps.Oh,howtrue! Awizardtellsyouthatthelowerlevelsofthedungeonarevery dangerousandaloneadventurerwillbeatadisadvantage-also true,butnotveryusefulinfowhenyouareplayingasologame! Anothercharacterwilltellyouthattoreachthenextlevelof thedungeonyou'llneedaspecialkeywhichislocatedonthis level.You'llalsobewarnedaboutthepitinthecentreofthe minewhichonlythestrongestcansurvive.  AcentralcorridorleadsfromthedoorwaytotheDungeonEntrance, tothesouth,totheVestibuletotheeast.Somedoorsarelocked andneedalockpick,othersareopenedbybrutestrength(17 upwards).  AdoorwayinthesoutheastatE14leadstothepitwewerewarned about.Ignorethisuntilyouareahighlevel-sayLevel20. Fortunatelyakindspiritwillrescueyouifyoutrytojumpinto ittoosoon.ItleadstoLevel5,PitBottom.  AnotherdoorwayinthenortheastatK14takesyouthrougha seriesofrooms.AtN6,youwillfighttowinKingCleowyn'sKey whichisneededtounlockanearbydoorandwillbeused extensivelyonlowerlevels.Furtherthrough,atG2,anotherfight willgainyouKingCleowyn'sLockpick,whichwillalsobeuseful later.  Castdetectinthesoutheast(B14)tofindasecretwall.Inhere, ateleportcanonlybeusedbyLevel20charactersupwardsand takesyoutoLevel5Thieves'Den.  3)TheSoldiers'Quarters  ReachedfromtheDungeonEntrance,youcanreachtheTreasuryfrom hereand,later,Level2theBasementandbeyond.Infact,it turnsintoausefulshortcut.ItisalsoaroutebackfromThe Prisonusingtwoteleportsinahiddenareainthebottomright. YouarriveatC13,thengothroughD14toreachM13(andvice versatoreachthePrison).  You'lllearnfromNPCsthatyoucanacquirenewskillsinthe dungeon.You'llalsobetoldthatunderCleowyn'sPalaceisamaze infestedwiththieves.Theyseemtheonlyoneswhoknowhowtoget throughthething.Anorcbarbarianwilltellyouthatpolarbears andicelionsinfestthelowerpartsofthedungeonandatroll rangerwarnsyoutotakeheedofthe"KeepOut"signattheendof thecorridorandtolookoutfortraps.  Page3of32

Severaldoorsneedalockpicktoopenthem,eithergreenor, better,blue.Thecentralareacannotbereacheduntilyoufinda teleportatthefareastside,G15.Justthroughtheteleport, somedirewolvesguardahollowednunchukaswhichwillgiveyou someextracashunlessyoucanuseit.  Asquarecorridoraroundthissectionhasafewroomsoffit.One containssomeelfbarbarians(C5)whichoftencarryworthwhile treasure-Ipickedupsomegoodmagicalswordsandarmourhere.A goodlockpickisneededforonenortherndoorandanotherinthe south(K3andC6).  4)TheHallofDoors  Asmallerarea,just8by16,reachedfromtheVestibuleandthe DungeonEntrance.Onceagain,onlytheouterareaisimmediately accessible.ThecentrecanonlybereachedbyteleportatD16and thereisalockedroompastD1whichcanbeunlockedwithablue lockpick.Inhere,atE1,isateleporttotheMausoleumonlevel 3.AteleportfromTheTreasuryleadstoalockedroomatC16.  You'lllearnthatthewizardcametoTwinionandcausedthe volcanotoerupt.Hiscastleisburieddeepinthebowelsofthe mountain.Atrollclerictellsyousomeoneleftaruneonthe floorwhichsaidthattoreachtheKing'sApartmentyoumusttake aturnfortheworst.AnotherNPCtellsyouscrollsandamulets containmagicherebutthemagicinthemissoonexhausted.  Onceyouhaveenteredthecentresection,you'llfindfourrooms, eachwithanencounter,somewithverygoodtreasureespecially elfclericsandroguesatF9andgoblinswithgoldcoinsatF11.A teleportatC5leadstoTheBasementinLevel2.  5)TheTreasury  Another8by16area.LOTSoftrapdoorsinherewhichwillshowup withTrueSeeing.AllleadtoTheBasement,Level2,sometoan areawhichcanonlybereachedbythismethod.  OneNPCwilltellyouthatthewizardmayhaveclaimedtheking's bodywhenhedied.Anothertellsyouofastrangearea,2levels down,with6smallroomsaccessibletoeveryonebutalargearea sheisunabletoreachthoughawizardtoldhertostudyherrunes tosolvethemysteryofthearea.ThisreferstotheRuneRoomon Level3.  AteleportatH16leadstotheHallofDoorsandadoorwaytothe Soldiers'sQuarters.Thecentralarea,reachedthroughthedoorat B8,containsmanymonsterssodon'ttackleittoosoon.Manyare undead.IusedsovereignscrollstocastControlwhenever possible.Otherthanthis,nothingusefulhere.

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 6)TheVestibule  ReachedbydoorsfromTheMinesandTheHallofDoors.Strange concentriccorridors,tapestries,lockeddoorsandfourcentral rooms.AnNPCwilltellyouthatyoumustsolvethemysteryofthe linkedvestibuledoorstocontinuefurtherdownintothedungeon andanotherwillsaythattheydevisedaclevermazeofsquaresto discouragethievesandinvaders.Anelfclericsayshefound nothingintheKing'sTreasureRoom-maybehemissedsomething- andaddsthatteleportswillspeedyourwaythroughthedungeon.  UseReadRunestoreadthetapestries.Onereads'Aheroof strengthmayopenmyseriesofdoors'soallyouneedis sufficientstrengthtogetthrough.Asecondsays'Acertain lockpickopensmyseriesofdoors'.Athirdsays'Acertainkey unlocksmyseriesofdoors'.Theserefer,respectively,to Cleowyn'sLockpickandCleowyn'sKeywhichwerefoundinthe Mines.Thefourthsetofdoorscanjustbeopened.Thefactis thatyoucanonlyuseonerouteatanyonetime.Onceonedooris opened,allothersareimpassable.Soyouneedtogothroughat leastfourtimestoreacheachcentralroom.It'sworthit, though.Inone,reachedusingtheLockpickroute,afightatH10 willgainyoutheKeytoCleowyn'sPalace.Inanother,theroute usingCleowyn'sKey,you'llfindstairsatG7toThePalace Corridor,Level2.The'strength'routetakesyouultimatelytoa teleporttoTheKing'sDomicile,Level4,fromJ9.Youcanwin teleportpassesroundthisarea,handyforreachingtheshopuntil youhavetheTeleportspell.  Level2  1)TheBasement  ThisareaisreachedbystairfromtheHallofDoors-takingyou tothemain,centralcorridor.AfountainatK7willhealyou... once.  OneNPCtellsyouthere'smoretothisbasementthanmeetsthe eye;hewantstoknowthesecretofwhatliesbehindthethick wallsofthiscorridor.Anothertellsofamarbleblocknearhere withthenameArnakkianSlowfoot,wizardtotheKing.Otherstell ofaraceofelf-likecreaturesdeepinthedungeonandthatyou mustworkwithracesyouwouldnormallyignoretosucceed(Ithink thisreferstotheon-linegame).OnesaystotheeastoftheRune RoomonLevel3istheWizard'sChallenge,quiteachallengeitis too,thoughhefoundseveralshortcutstoit.  Threedoorsleadoffthesouthsideofthecorridorbutthere isn'tmuchhereapartfromaroombehindalockeddooratD14(use ayellowlockpickorbetter).KingHobgoblinsandHobgoblinsat A14aretough-useasovereignscroll.

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 Yes,therearethreesecretareasaroundthecorridor.One southernareacanonlybedroppedintoviatrapdoorsfromthe Treasury.Aone-waydoorleadsbacktothecorridoratE4.  AteleportfromtheHallofDoorswilllandyouinanotheratP15. Fromhere,makeyourwaytoP8whereanotherteleportwilltake youacrossthenorthendofthecorridortotheleftsideofthe area.There'sacomplicatedseriesofstairsandone-waywalls startingatI1.ThesewilltakeyoutotheSoldiers'sQuartersand backdown-twice-toallowyoutoreachtwomoreareasdownthis side.  TherearesomelucrativefightsatN5andO5and,finally,a teleporttoTheGreatCorridor,Level3,atA1.  2)PalaceCorridor  Seeminglynotmuchhere.Youcanonlyaccessthethreecorridors directly.OneNPCtellsyoutheobjecttoopenlockeddoorsison thefirstlevel.ThisisthePalaceKeywhichwefoundinThe Vestibule.Anothersaysthereare3secretareasinthislevelbut theycan'tbeenteredfromthiscorridor.True.Theonlywayinis fromTheRuneRoomonLevel3,whichyouwon'tbeabletodofora whileyet.Athirdsaysthatnotalltrapsaredangerous;she foundausefulkeydownone.  SomeadvancewarningfromanotherNPCletsyouknowthatthe entrancetoKingCleowyn'sApartmentsareguardedbyadwarf calledDeldwinnonLevel3.Youarewarnednottotrytofighthim asheisenchantedandcannotbekilledbymortals.AnOrcKnight alsowarnsthattheKing'sPalaceisfilledwithspiritsofthe tormenteddeadandtolookforanasymmetryinthePalaceifyou wishtohearthetruthaboutthedeadking.  YoucanreachTheVestibulefromdoorsatthetopleft(O1,P2) andstairsdowntoTheRuneRoomatO16andP15.AdooratC5is lockedbuttranslatingtherunesonthetapestrynexttoittells youthatnoneshallpasssaveonewhoholdsthekeytothePalace. ThisallowsyoutoreachthedoorsatA1andA2whichleadto Cleowyn'sPalace.  3)Cleowyn'sPalace  Atoughareawithvariousundeadlurchingaroundsuchasghosts, bansheesandnightmares.AnNPCneartheentrancefromthePalace CorridortellsyouKingCleowynappearsonhisthroneonspecial occasionsandwon'tleaveuntilallmortalshaveleftthepalace. AnotherwarnsthatthePitispitiless,donotgonearit,but alsosaysthatthetrapsaredangerousbuttheymayaidyou.A thirdsaystoobeytheKingandreturnhischerishedpossessions tobeblessed.Keepthemandyouwilldie.

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 Thereareafewlockeddoorstoopenwithabluelockpickand otherstoopenbybruteforce.ThepitmentionedisatD5butI founditnoproblem;itdropsyoutwofloorstotheKing's Domicile(unlesstheymeantheoneintheMine?).Pillarsand trapdoorsabound.ThetrapdoorsleadtothePrisononLevel3.Get backbyusingthePittotheKing'sDomicileinthePrisonandthe elevatortheretocomebackup(seethosesections).  Thetrapdoorsstopyoureachingthebottomleftcornerofthearea -aproblem.ButatapestryatK8tellsyouthatwhatyouseeis notalwayswhatisreal.You'lldiscoverwhatthismeanswhenyou approachsomepillarsandfindtheymoveawayfromyou.Usethis techniquetogothroughthedooratI16andheadalongthe corridorroundthebottomrightcorner.Gothroughthedooratthe end(A10)andthepillaratA8willmoveawayfromyou-andkeeps doingso.MovealongthebottomedgetoA5andthennorthtoB5. You'llenteramajorscrapwithKingCleowynandotherghosts!Use ControlandPoisonCloudandonceyouwin,you'llgaintheKing's Ring-veryhandy.  ReturntoA5andtheKing'sspiritwillmeetyou.Hetellsyouthe impsthatserveArnakkianhavestolenhiscrown,robeandsceptre. ReturnthemtotheirproperplacesintheMausoleumandhewill rewardyou.HealsotellsyouhewaskilledbyArnakkian'sspirit andyoumustfindhisbodyandputitintheMausoleumsohecan restinpeace.Hetellsyoutofindandreadthetapestryandthe Ringisthesealofhispromise.  Whateveryoudo,don'tgobacktoB5.TheKingwillreappearand takebackhisPalaceKeybeforeattackingyou,necessitatinga trekbacktotheVestibuleforanotherone.  Instead,headtothetapestryatH12whichwasblankuntilthis fight.Nowittranslatestosaythatimpshavehiddentherobe, crownandsceptre.Onlyamasteroftherunesmayfindthem. Two-facedYisatthecentreofthequest.FromY,openOandE andI.Whenarunekeyisusedcorrectly,itwilldisappear.At thisstage,thiswillmeannothingbutjustwaitalittlewhile andallwillbecomeclear.  Therewillstillbeonesmallcorner,bottomleft,thatyoucan't reachduetotraps.Iassumethereisnothingimportantthere.  Level3  1)ThePrison  Youwilldropintothisareamany(many!)timesfromthetrapdoors inCleowyn'sPalaceonLevel2.There'snothingforitbutto trudgebackupasexitsfromherearefew.Getbackbyusingthe PitatD5totheKing'sDomicileandtheelevatortheretocome backup(seethosesections).  Page7of32

Infoispatchy.OneTrollClerictellsyoutheremustbeanexit, stairsorteleport.The36cellsareemptyexceptforspirits.An OrcRangertellsyouthatsomehaveescapedthedungeon.Ifyou findtherainbowbridge,youareneartheexit.AnotherNPCtells youoftheWizards'Challenge(you'llfindthisattheGreat Corridoronthislevel).Itwascreatedbytwowizardsto challengethebrave.It'sonthislevelbutyoucan'treachit fromthePrison.Knowthatraceandguildmustworktogetherif thechallengeistobeovercome.Anotheraddsthatachallenge awaitsthebraveifyoudarecontinueafterfindingwhattheguard Deldwindesires(referringtothefactthattheChallengeis furtherdownthecorridorswhereyoufindtheKing'sPass).He alsosaysthatChaosshouldwalkwithChaosandHarmonywith Harmonytofindtherewards.Theonlyotherthingyouwilllearn isthatthePalacewasbuiltinthevolcanoastheKingwantedto learnthesecretsofthewizardArnakkian.Manyofthestonesthat formthePalaceweretakenfromthewizard'scastlewhichiswhy thedungeoniscursed.  So,whatishere?Notalot.Somedoorscanbeopenedwithablue lockpick(seemycommentsearlieraboutchoiceoflockpicks),many moreforcedopen.Therearemonstersofallsorts,someeasy,some tough.IhadamajorbattleatI16butonlywonalousyorange lockpick!ThemostusefulplacetofindisateleportatD11 whichleadstotheSoldiers'QuartersC13whichleadstothemain areaviaanotherteleport.Ausefulshortcut.  2)RuneRoom  YouwillenterthissectionfromeitherTheGreatCorridoronthe samelevelorbystairsfromLevel2PalaceCorridor.Along corridorwindsroundthreesidesbutyouhavetoexploreitintwo sections,andtherearesixmainareasabove,allofwhichhave lockedrooms-withoutkeyholes.  AnNPCwilltellyouthattherearealotofsecretdoorsinthis areabuthecan'tworkoutthecorrectsequencetoopenthem.He wisheshehadamorecompletemapofthearea.Healsosaysyou won'tgetanywhereunlessyouhavetheKing'sRing.Anothersays thatonceyoufindakeyinthisarea,seekthehiddendoorand followyourdestiny.Thedoorappearsonlywhenyouhavetheright key.Whereitleadshedoesn'tknow.Athirdtalksaboutthe Mausoleum.Therearemanywaysthroughitbutfewarerewarding. Themostdirectwaysarethemostchallenging.Youarewarnednot tocontinuedunlessyouhavewhattheKingdemands.(This,we know,ishisrobe,crownandsceptre).Afourthtellsyouthat beneaththeKing'slivingquartersistheThieves'Maze.Onlya thieforonewiththieves'skillswillpickhiswaythroughit.  FromourfightwithKingCleowynandtheinfowegotfromthe tapestryafterwards,weknowwearelookingforatwo-facedY. Checkyourmap.Ahha!Inthemiddleofthebottomthreeareasis anareathatlookslikeaYsjoinedtogether(ifyoucloseyour eyesabitandsquint...).Thefourdoorstothisareaaresealed Page8of32

shutwithabasreliefofaroyalring.Theywillonlyopenifyou havetheKing'sRing.Onceinside,you'llfindfourswitches whichyouflickbymovingbackandforwardsorturning.Switches canbeopenorclosedandthereare16combinations.Gulp.Unless thereisaneasywaytodothis,youhavetotryouteach combinationwithallthedoors.AsecretdooratI11leadswest andcutsdownsomewalking.Now,Ipainstakinglywrotedownwhich combinationopenedwhichdoors,butwhenIhadtore-enterone room,thecombinationdidn'twork-itmustberandom.  Thereareafewimportantlocationstofind.TapestriesatK2 giveusefulinfo.Youmusttakethecrown,robeandsceptretothe Mausoleumandusethecorrectnichestoopenthetruepathtothe King'sTomb.Theothersaystogowest,butnotfarthestwestand givethecrownwhenyoucangonomore.Goeast,butnotfarthest eastandgivetherobewhenyoucangonomore.Whencrownand robearegiven,continuetothedoorofthetombandgivethe sceptretheretoberewarded.  Butwhatweneedrightnowarethreekeys.TheORuneVowelKeyis atO1,theIRuneVowelKeyisatM10andtheERuneVowelKeyis atM14.You'llhavetoopenthedoorineachcaseusingthe switchesandfightforthem.Whenyouarecarryingoneofthese keys,facingsouthatG8willmakeadoorappearinthewall. Throughherearethreemoreareas,eachwithalockeddoor.Back totheswitches!  Eachdoorleadstoacorridor,somestairsandasecretroomon Level2.Yes,theyarethethreeareaswecouldn'tenterinThe PalaceCorridor.Mysterysolved!Ineachcase,enteringone particularroom(thedoortowhichissometimesunlockedusinga RuneVowelKey-you'llcertainlyneeditatleastonceineach section)willgetyouintoamajorfight.Thekeywillbetaken fromyouandyou'llwinthecrown,robeorsceptre.Usingthemap refsfromthePalaceCorridor,you'llgetthesceptreatJ16,the crownatN1andtherobeatM5.Phew!  3)GreatCorridor  ThiscanbeenteredfromtheRuneRoomandhasexitsalongthe outercorridortotheMausoleumand,pastaguardwhoweweretold aboutearlier,toLevel4andTheKing'sDomicile-myfavourite area...youwillfindoutwhylater.YouneedtheKing'sPassto getpasthimandyouwillfindthatinthecentrearea.Thiscan bereachedbyteleportfromTheBasementandhasateleportinit toanotherpartoftheKing'sDomicile.Otherwiseyoucanenter fromadooralongthenorthwallbutyouwillneedtotrekround toit.Severaltapestriesgiveinfoasdorunesbydoors. BasicallyyouneedtheKing'sRing,LockpickandKeytobeableto travelaroundfreely.LatertheKing'sDomicileKeywillopenthe dooratO8butwehaven'tgotthatyet(well,Ididn't!)Inthe centreareaistheWizards'Challenge.Unlockingdoorsand fighting,makeyourwayaround.Certaintapestrieswillonlybe legibleifyouareofacertainclassorrace.FightatE8forthe Page9of32

King'sPass.Note,you'llneedseveraltocompletethegameas Deldwinwantsoneeachtimeyoupasshim,butyoucan'twin anotheroneuntilyouhaveusedthefirst.Thereareafewone-way doorstoo,justtomakelifecomplicated.  IplayedasahumanknightpledgedtoHarmony(MrNiceGuy)so thisiswhathappenedtome.AtI7IwastoldIhadmasteredthe ChallengeandwastoldtoenterthedoorofHarmony.(Similar blurbawaitsthoseofChaosatH7).ThedoorisatI8(andfor ChaosatH8).InsideI8aretworooms,eachwithabigfight.I usedControlandPoisonCloudwithhealingwhennecessary.The secondfight,atI10,isthebiggerofthetwo.Ofcourse,you havetogobackthroughthefirstfightagainonyourwayout. HeadtoJ7andadoorwillopeninthenorthwall.Insideisa MAJORfightwithwyvernsanddemons.Goodluck,you'llneedit. Butwhenyouwin,you'llgetachesspieceinscribed'Propertyof ArnakkianSlowfoot'.Usefulorwhat...?Beingacoward,Ididn't trytheotherdoormarkedforChaos!  4)TheMausoleum  AdoorleadsintoherefromTheGreatCorridorandateleportwill bringyouherefromTheHallofDoors.  AnNPCtellsyouthatifyoufindCleowyn'sQuarters,youwill findashortcutbacktohisPalace.Butbecarefulwhenyouuseit thatyoudon'tleavehisquartersunrewarded.Anothersays, Cleowyn'sbonesareguardedbysnowelves.Whetherornotitis worthreturningCleowyn'sbonestotheMausoleumismuchdebated fortheimpswillseizethemagainandreturnthemtotheelves.  AnotherNPCsays,thelongestroutesthroughthemausoleumarethe leastrewarding.Verytrue.Therearefourexitsfromtheentrance room(plustheonebackintotheGreatCorridor)andtheroutes thatleadfromtheonesfarleftandfarrightmerelywanderround theedgeofthecentralarea.Welearntfromthetapestryin Cleowyn'spalacethatwemustgowestbutnotfurthestwestetc andthismeanstotakethelefthandexitofthetwoonthenorth wallsincethisisn'tthe'furthestwest'exitfromthisroom.  WearenowreadytocompletetheKing'squest.Butthereisone importantpoint;oneNPCwilltellyou,bewarewhenyouplacethe possessionsCleowyndemands.Usecrownbeforerobebeforesceptre. SomeoneinyourgroupmustremainintheMausoleumuntilthethree itemsareplacedandthetombopenedorimpswillstealthe things.Soonceyoustartthisquest,DONOTLEAVETHEMAUSOLEUM, noteventoteleportupandbuysupplies.Stockupwellon potions,scrollsandwhat-have-youfirst.Ifyouleavebeforethe questiscompleted,youwillhavetogothroughtherigmaroleof gettingthecrown(orwhatever)again,pluswhateverrunekeysyou need...Ididthis,anditain'tfunny!

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 So,gothroughthedooratD8andheadtoJ7.TheCrownistaken fromyouandyouheararumblinginthedistance.Backtothe mainentranceand,rememberingthetapestryagain,go'eastbut notfurthesteast'throughthedooratD10andheadtoH9.The Robeistakenfromyouandadooropenstoyoureast.Headthrough hereandgotoM9.TheSceptreistakenfromyouandadooropens north,youareinvitedtoenterandtakeyourreward.Warning, thisisaone-waydoorsoexploretothewestfirst,notthat thereismuchthere...Okay,thoughthedooratM9,youwillget intoabigscrapatN9and,survivingthat,entertheCryptof KingCleowynatO9whereyougetarangeofgoodies(though franklyIwouldhavethoughtsomethingmorespectacularwascalled forafterallmyhardwork-IgotaSwordoftheCrypt,Mourning Star,BowofSorrowandGalabryanChainmail).Aftertakingthis,a noteherewarnsthattheKing'sboneshavebeengiventothe dwarvestogrindintopowder.Cursedbeyewhotrytoreturnhis bonestothecrypt.  Level4  1)King'sDomicile  Thislevelisaswinetoputitmildly.CheckitoutwithTrue Seeingandyou'llseeacheckerboardofyellow.Theplaceis riddledwithspinnersandtrapdoors.Allthetrapdoorsleadto Level5,theLavaCellar,andIgotsicktothebackteethof droppingdowntothere,trudgingback,beingspunandthenfalling throughanothertrapdoor.Tobebrief,theyarejustapainanda timewaster.  TwobitsofinfofromNPCs.Onetellsyouthattheelementalbound bythewizardisEn-li-Kilandhecommandstimeitself.Another saysthatintheKing'sQuartersisanelevatorthatwilltakeyou tothePalace.KingCleowynusedtouseittobypassthetraps aroundhisthrone.(ThatisthroughthedooratB2whichisopened usingtheKing'sDomicileKey.What?Youhaven'tgotthatyet? Okay,I'lltellyouwhereitis,youfightforitatC14).  StairsleadtotheGreatCorridorLevel3atP16andthere'sa teleporttoLevel1TheVestibuleatA1.Youarrivefromthe King'sPalaceviathepittheretoB1andtheelevatorisatC1. Abluelockpickopensmostlockeddoorshere.Therearemany squareroomsarrangedregularlyaroundthisarea.Somehaveone waydoorswhichcanbeabindastheyforceyoutodropthrougha trapdoorwhenyouleave.  Thecentralroomcontainstwoteleports.OnefromTheGreat CorridorLevel3isatH8andoneontheoppositesideoftheroom, I9,leadstotheLavaCellaronLevel5.Thisisthewayyouwill returnafterfallingthroughatrapdoor.Toleavethisroomand entertheareaproper,castDetectfacingthesouthwallatH9and you'llfindasecretdoor.StairstoLevel5,TheThieves'Den,go downfromC8. Page11of32

 OneNPCatN16tellsyouthatthisisthelowestlevelof Cleowyn'sPalacebutmerelythebeginningofthedungeonproper. Westillhavealongwaytogo...  Level5  1)TheLavaCellar  WiththetrapsintheKing'sDomicile,youwillgetveryfamiliar withtheroutesthroughthisarea.Youcanalsoreachitby teleportfromtheKing'sDomicile,arrivingatF16andreturning thatwayafterfallingthroughatrapdoor.  You'lllearnfromoneNPCthattheonlywaytogetoutofthis basementareaisthroughthelavafield.Itisdeadlytotouch(I didn'ttestthisout!)anditsgreatheatwillsapyourstrength. (Yes,youlose5HP/step).Anothersaysthereisashortcut throughthelavafield.Ifyoucanfindthecorrectkey,you'llbe abletousetheshortcut.Thekeywillalsoleadyoutoriches. (Thekeyneededisthelavakeywhichyoufindafterafightat O7.Thisisreachedbypassingthroughaseriesofone-waydoors andhavingalotoffightsontheway.)  TheLavaKeyopensseveraldoors.ThereisaFountainofHotIce torestoreyourhealthatJ2behindthedooratJ3.Italso unlocksdoorsatL7andK8.K8leadstotheshortcut(the'long cut'isviaadooratM8).VisitL8tooforalucrativefightwith wyvernswhichistheonetheNPCwastalkingabout.  AteleporttoLevel5ThePitBottomisatP1.Toenterthebottom leftcorner,you'llneedtousetheteleportatG7togettoA2. Severalonewayroutes(doorsandwalls)roundhere.Thebottom rightarea,whichislargebutmostlyempty,canonlybedropped intofromtheKing'sDomicile.OneNPCtellsyouthereisa teleporttothetopsomewhereroundhere.Anothersaysthepillow labyrinthsaredeepinthedungeon.Thelabyrinthisthehollow partofthelava.  2)PitBottom  Oncestrongenough,youcandropintoherefromthepitinThe Mines,level1.ButyoucanalsogetherebyteleportfromThe LavaCellarLevel5,arrivingatD1.You'llneedtheLavaKeyto unlockthedooratC4andaFountainofRestorationrestoresyour healthatH8.Otherthanthat,notmuchhere.OneNPCtellsyou tofindtheFountainofTranquillityifyouarebattleweary,and ifyoucan.Anothersaysathieftoldhimofawondrousworldof fourseasonsdeepintheheartofthedungeon.There'ssomething tolookforwardto!Ornot,asitturnsout...

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 3)TheThieves'Den  Thisisreachedintwoways;fromadoorinthehiddenareain Level1,TheMines,orfromtheKing'sDomicile.Itleadsbackto thelatter.AsignatF15welcomesyoutoTheThieves'Denandnot onlyisitfullofvariousthievesbutalsomagicusers,undead, oddwyverns,polarbearsandmanyothercreatures.Someencounters havefourdifferentgroupsofmonsters!AnexitatJ14leadsback totheInn.Lateryou'llfindstairsdownatE15andN14which bothleadtoL6TheLabyrinthI.  TherearesecretdoorstofindusingDetectandalsowallstowalk through.Thisheldmeupforseveraldays.IknewfromTrue SeeingandReadTracksthattherewasmoretoexplorebutcouldn't findit.Detectdidn'thelp.Allyouneedtodoiswalkthrough thewallatM16-simplewhenyouknowhow!Thenthroughanother atP14.ThankstoMaureenBartonforhelpingmeoutthere.  Thereareaseriesofhiddenroomsalongthetop,eachaccessedby walk-throughwalls.Toughfightsinherebutgoodtreasuretoo, especiallyatP8(Igotasensorprism,beastlyshieldandbowof sorrow)andP9(acabinetholdsvariousscrollsandpotionsplus thereis15000GPinasack).P11isn'tbadeither(apurple lockpickand1250GPinmycase)  Ifyoucometoadeadend,startbacktracking,checkingwalls usingDetectandtryingtowalkthroughthem.Sometimesyou'll findahiddendoorwhichislockedtoo.Usealockpick-Istruck tomytrustybluelockpick.Toreturn,sometimesyouwalkback throughthewall,othertimesadoorappears.Abluelockpickis theonlyonethatwillunlockthedooratA1-behinditis Sinestra'sFountainwhichmakesyoufeelmorehealthyand experiencedwhenyoudrinkfromit.  BackonLevel1TheSoldiers'Quarters,anNPCtolduswecould learnnewskillsinthedungeonandthisistheplace.Thieves willteachyouvariousskills...DetectatE5,BardSkillatJ9, useofstavesattheStaffTrainingCentre(ho,ho)atC2,Archery atA7,LockpickatC5,FencingTrainingCentreatH13andTheAxe andClubTrainingCentreatM6.TheThievesInfirmarywhereall yourwoundswillbecuredisatN8.  Thereisasecretdoor(locked,useyourbluelockpick)atN12and atoughfightbeyond.Thenorthwallherealsohasalockedsecret doorandbehindTHATisoodlesoftreasure-well,5000GP,plus severalgoodiesandtheThieves'Key.Veryhandy.Thelockeddoor atP15opensusingit.BehindadooratK10awiseoldthieftells yousomeusefultales,you'retold,butwhatusetheyareIhave noidea!Ifyoureturn,heisasleepandcan'tbewoken.

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 Level6-9-TheLabyrinthI-IV  Thereisalotofto-ingandfro-ingbetweenthefourlevelsof theLabyrinth.Level6isTheLabyrinthI(Labyrinthofthe Winds)orLabyrinthAttic.Theoneonlevel7isLabyrinthIIand soforthgoingdownwards.Manyaresubdividedintodiscreteareas. Therearesecretdoors,teleportsandpits,takingyoufromoneto another.However,therearecertainroutesthroughthelevelsthat you'llgetveryfamiliarwithbythetimeyou'vefinished.So that'sthewayI'llbelayingoutthissection.  Youmayfindyoureachastalemateatsomestage.Idid!Ifound allmyroutesblockedbymonsterswhichweretoohardforme.I wasthenonLevel24.SoIspenttwoeveningsbuildingupmy characterbyrepeatingoneofthefixedfights.TheoneIpicked wastheoneonLevel8atH13againstminotaursand wereminotaurs.Theyaren'ttootough,theXParegoodandsois thetreasure.IthappenedagainatLevel26/27soagainIspent twoeveningsbumpingoffthesamemonsters.Furtheron,fights againstgangsofLichesandghoulsinCastlegatearemanageable andlucrativewithabout20,000XPeachtime.Luverly!!  LabyrinthIisreachedfromL5Thieves'Denfrombothsetsof stairs,arrivingatL14.ThedoornearbyatK14leadstothesmall roomintheDungeonEntranceL1behindtheThieves'Door.Note thatallQuestitemsrelatingtothePalacearetakenfromyouas yougothroughthisroom,plustheThieves'Key.Youarewelcomed totheLabyrinthAtticbyanNPCatK12-lookslikethereare severallevelstogo,andsomeverytoughfights.TheoneatH11 isaluluwithhellhounds,gargoylesandothermonstersinagang! ImanageditatLevel37bycastingDeathDartsfirsttokillthe hellwolves,Controltwice,thenusingFireballandDeathDartsto finishofftheothermonsters.TheannoyingthingwasIdidn'tget anytreasure!  YounoticesomethingstrangeaboutthewallatL7.Thiswilllater beateleporttoLevel9,Castlegate,onceyou'veusedthe teleporttogetuptothislevelfromthere.It'llbeawhile beforeyoucanuseitthough!  Therearemanypitsinthisareaandvariousfountains.The WindyblessFountainhealsyourwoundsatJ13andtheNightwillow Fountain,reachedthroughaseriesofonewayroutesthrough vanishing/appearingwalls,restoresyourmanaatF13.  OneNPCwarnsyounottojumpintothosepitswhichdon'thavea floorbeneaththem;thatisthewayoftheLabyrinth.Youcould testthistheorybydivingintoanyoldpitbutitisbesttowait untilyouhavevisitedthenextleveldownandusedTrueSeeingso thatyoucanguesswhichpitsupherewilllandonsolidground.  WhenyouarriveatG8,avoiceechoesthroughthewinds,saying youhavetravelledfarandhelaughedwhenyoutroubledCleowyn's Page14of32

ghost,butnowyouenterhistunnels.Youaretoldtogoback whenceyoucame;theWindswillkeeptheseplacesclean.  Fromhereyoucango(1)throughSirocco'sDooror(2)downthe pitatI11toMage'sOverlook.  Route1.Sirocco/Zephyr/WindHollow/ZZYZX/WynSanctuary/ WindKnights'Tomb/MoonHollow/Exodus/GreatHallandThe Drawbridgeandthencetootherareas!  You'llencounterthefirstWindnotfaraway.Sirocco'sdoor,at F7won'topenuntilyoukillSirocco,alichwhoresidesatE11 withagroupofSilverOgres.AcorridorbehindSirocco's now-opendoorleadstothedoorofZephyratD4whichisa teleporttoLevel7TheLabyrinthIIarrivingatD4.Thedoorat D7leadsintoanareaofpitsandlavawhereZephyr'sWindsgust, causingyoumuchdamage.Restorehealthandmanaasnecessary aftereveryoneortwosteps.ZephyrwillapologiseatC11but saysheissworntoservetheWindElemental.Heasksyouto  returntheHarvestHorntohiswyvernstoreleasehisbonds.From hereyoucangotwoways-downthepitatH11orthedooratB11.  JumpingintothepitatH11,youwillarriveatWindHollowH11. Don'tbetemptedtogothroughthedooratI12-itDOESopeninto alavapit.Dependingonyourrace,youwillbeabletoopenone ofthedoorsalongthiscorridor.MyHumancharactercouldenter theroomatF13throughthedooratG13andgainedincreased initiativeincombat.  AnNPCwilltellyounearherethathefoundaninteresting tapestrynearoneofthedwarventeleports.Ithadapictureofa greatmoon,justliketheoneintheskybutdifferent.Makeyour waytothedooratE13where,you'retold,drydesertwindsburn yourthroatasyoulookdownthewindingpassagesleadingto ZZYZX.EntertoarrivebackuptoLevel7LabyrinthII,E13.You willtakesomedamageeachtimethisdoorreopensasthewindhits you.AdooratJ14leadstoWynSanctuarybackonLevel6 LabyrinthI.  Toenterthelowerrightcornerofthearea,you'llneedtotravel throughWindHollowonLevel8andalongapassageonLevel7. ThisiscalledtheWynSanctuary.Infowilltellyouthatthe feeblesurvivorsofArnakkian'sExperimentharboredhatredtowards thosewhofoundhomeinWyn'sSanctuary.Aninscriptionwillalso informyouthatthelabyrinthandlowerlevelswerefirstexplored byArnachoftheSnowElves.  So,whatisinWyn'sSanctuary?Thereisasecretdoorinthewest wallatH16behindwhichyouwillenteratoughfightwith CommandersoftheWynOgres.Afteryouwin,you'llfindanoteby theexit,writtenpartlyinrunes.Translateditreads,Red, yellow,greenandblue.Thatistheorderofthegems.SignedLast WynSurvivor,Kanasgwyn. Page15of32

 AtD12apitleadsyoutoTheLeaponLevel8whereyouarewarned you'llmeetdragons.Tootrue!TherearemajorfightsinC13,D13 andabiggieatD14.Thislastoneisagainst6Dragons,atleast. Butyou'llwinvariousgoodiesincludingVoranti'sKey.Thepitat theendofthecorridortakesyoudowntoWindHollowonLevel8, I14.  Makeyourwayaroundthebottomleftcorner.Onanareasurrounded bylavaatC9,youwilldisturbabandofSanctuaryGuards, whereasaroomatB7housesanestofdragonswhosneerthatthe Sanctuarybelongstothem,beforetheyattack.Thenextroom housesWyn'sFountain-itmaybeoldandcrackedbutitsmagical waterimprovesyourspeedinafight.  WindspoundfuriouslyatthedooratA4anditcanonlybe unlockedwiththeWindKnight'sKeywhichisgainedatO6onthis level.Asyouunlockit,thesoftwindsseemtowhisper"Beware, thosewhoseekthetreasureofWindKnights'Tomb".  Mostofthefightsinthissouthwestcornerarerestrictedtodead ends.AtK3you'llhearthetempestwhisperthatone'streasure comesfromthedirectionofthewindsandatL5,facingnorth, skeletalvoicesecho"Onlyforcesmorepowerfulthanallfour windscanopenthedoor"-butthereisnodoorvisible,even usingDetect.Couldthesemessageshavesomethingtodowiththe fourroomshereatB2,B4,B6andB8,thedoorsofwhicheachface oneofthecardinalpoints?  Yes,itdoes!Eachroomisrelatedtoawind,dependingonwhich wayyouentertheroom,andcontainsaphantasmortwo,alichand severalothermonsters.Forinstance,fromtheroomatB2, enterednorth,theNorthWindblowsawintrychillandaswellas thephantasmandlich,youwillencounterpolarbears.After winningthebattle,you'retoldthewindhasbeenquieted.Defeat eachwind-thehardestistheonebehindthedooratG2with gargoyles,alichandphantasm-andgobacktoL5andadoorwill appear.Voiceswillsay,entertheTomboftheWindKnightsifyou darebut,ifyouhaveanyhonour,donotdisturbourbones.  Insidearemanyrooms,eachcontainingspitspidersornightmares andWindKnights.Thesearehardfightsbutdon'tgivemuch treasure.Maybethat'swherethe'honour'comesintoit?Ifyou wanttocomethiswayagain,youhavetodefeatthewindsasecond time-arealpain.AmessageatO1fromMorgard,ArchCleric, showstheknightswerepartofArnakkian'sarmy.Itsays"Thelast ofArnakkian'sKnightshavebeenburied.AtlastIcantellmy secret.IwaitedasArnakkianchallengedthetimeelemental En-Li-Kilandlost.Hisgreedforimmortalitycursedusall."The finalroomIenteredwasM1andthistoldmethattheFourWinds gatherstrengthoncemoreandthrowbonesagainstthewall-a verytoughfightofWindKnightsandrepresentativesofthefour 'Wind'rooms.We'llbebackherelater.  Page16of32

TheroombehindP4containsateleport,notatomb.Itleadsto MoonHollowatLabyrinthII,P4.(Youcanalsotakeashortcutto MoonHollowbyjumpingdownthepitatLevel6I4.)Atsome locations(N6,O6,F2),300manawillbedrainedfromyoubythe MoonHollowWinds.Don'ttrytorestoremanawhenstandingthere, desperatelytryingtoreplaceit-itwillkeepdraining!  WhenyouwalksouthatM4,awallformsbehind,but,to compensate,thewallatM5vanishes.Warmupdraftsrisefromthe pitsatL6,L7andK7.  ThereisasecretdoorinthewallatH8withcyclopsandgiants behind.MoreusefulisthefightbehindthedooratF9;you'll findapaperonentrywhichsays"Help!MybrotherOrilonhasbeen bittenbybearsandistransformed,signedMargery"andaftera fightyou'llfindsomegoodarmour(Igotapearlybreastplate) andaJackofSpades.  PastthedragonandwyvernsatE2,you'llfindasecretdoorin thenorthwallatE1.You'retoldyoucanseethesignatureofthe spectrumonthewallbutDetectdoesn'tshowanything.However,in afightatA3IfoundanOmniscientPrismandusingthisatE1 revealedthedoor.Intheroombehindit,F1,IfoundaMoon Prism,aquestitem.  There'sanothersecretdoorinthewallsouthofD3andwerebears behindit-averyhardfight.  MorewerebearsareatJ1andJ2,againtheyarehardtopass, especiallywhentheykeeppetrifyingyou.Youcanbedeadbefore youstrikeablow.  There'sahiddenareainthetopleftcorneraccessedthrough whichIthinkrelatestoclassesotherthanKnightssincethere are5suchhiddenroomsonthislevelplusoneonlyKnightscan enter(whichI'llnotelater)  Inthetopleftcorner,pastyetanothergangofwerebearsatM2 isapitatO3whichleadstoCastlegateBazaarLevel9O3.As soonasyouenter,you'llbewarnedabouttoughfightsbyacleric whosaysyoumustdosomethingaboutthetrolls.Aknighthiding inabarrelatN1isverypleasedtoseeyoutoo.AtD3you'll drinkfromtheElffootFountaintogaintheChannelskill.  You'llgettwoveryusefulbitsofinfo;"pasttheCastleGates andpasttheElvesyouwillfindaplacewherethebluelightof theskymeetstheunderworldbelow"andatagypsystall,"itis writtenontheLavaWallsthataherowillonedayreachtheend oftherainbowandconfronttime.Gonow,beforemoretrolls come!"  Ahyes,theTrolls!Therearelotsofsmallroomsinthisarea, someempty,somecontainingBlueTrollKnights.One,atB3 containsafightagainstBlueTrollKnightsandPhantasms,after Page17of32

whichyouwillgainapieceofbluemetal.Thisisusedinthe LandoftheGiants(seelater)  Toleavethisarea,gothroughthenorthwallatE6.  ThepitatI6dropsyoutoExodusonLevel8.Thiswassonamedby thesurvivorsoftheCataclysm.Heretheyescapedthehorrorsof Arnakkian'sCastleandbegantheirsubterraneanlife.  Exodusissurprisinglyrestfulaftertherigoursoftheearlier sections.Manyrandomfightsbutnonetoohard.YouarriveatI6 andafightagainstOrangeOrcKnightsatK6willnetyoutheKey totheBackAlley.ArangeratF6tellsyouthatthereisagreat riverinthedwarvenlandsbelow.Itseemstoleadtoagreat chasmshecouldnotcross,andamagetoldherthechasmwas calledtheAgelessVoid.Shesaystobecarefulinthegreatriver asitdrainsyourhealthforeverystepyoutake.  TheInfinityFountainatE7restoreyourmanaandtheCharter FountainatK13restoresallyourhealth.Steamvapoursarisefrom thepitsbyL9,L10andK10.AnaccessshaftatJ15leadstoThe DrawbridgeL9andadooratM16totheGreatHall.  1a)Level9,LabyrinthIV-TheDrawbridge  ArrivinghereatJ15fromtheshaftinLevel8,you'llfinditis aonewayroute.Wheredidthoserungsgo?!Nevermind,thereare plentyofnewareastoexplorefromhere.  MovingnorthtoK15you'llfindaone-waydoortoCastlegate,a villagejustoutsideArnakkian'sCastle.Ateleporternearthe entrance,atL16,saysthatofalltheWinds,theTempestisthe mostviolentanddangerous.IttakesyoutoLevel8,L16.The TempestWindsripthroughyourarmour,causingmanywoundsdown thecorridorhere,you'lllose100HPevermove.Thereisanobject toprotectyoulater...Afewroomsholdmonstersbutnothingtoo tough.YoucanteleportbacktotheZephyrsectionatD9,arriving atLevel7,D9.ButatE15youwillmeettheTempestWind.It unleashesitsfulltorrentofwindsasyouapproach,thenit revealsitsnaturalform.Youwillenterafightwithbanshees, wereminotaursandtheTempestWind.Luckilyitcanbe controlled!You'llwintheHarvestHornandthiswillprotectyou fromtheTempestWindwhichcauseddamagebefore.  Anyway,backtoCastlegate.Therearesometoughfightshere againstwerebears,hellhounds,gangsoflichesandghoulsetc. PastafightatL9,youmeetabarbarianatK8whotellsyou 'Andreasbuiltagreatpit.Two.'Holdingupthreefingershe repeats,'Two,mustneedtwotocross'.AtK7isaroomwitha teleporter,builtbythesurvivorsoftheArnakkiandisaster thankstothegenerosityoftheMageCouncil,whichtakesyouto Level6bythe'wallthatlooksstrange'.Thiswallisnowthe returnteleporter,averyusefulshortcut.  Page18of32

AtI5,looserockstumble,revealingapassagebeyond.Thistakes youtoLevel10,ElfVillages,011.We'llgotherelater.  Wanderingalongoneofthepassageswhichtakesyouroundthetop rightcornerofthemap,you'llfindtheNightfrostFountainwhich restoresyourmanaatM3andtheDayfrostFountainwhichrestores yourhealthatP5,andwilleventuallygettoM16whereyouwill findtheentrancetoArnakkian'sArena.Moreonthatlatertoo.  AtD7,you'lllearnthatitisrumouredthatabandofdwarves oncelivedbehindthedoorsofLookout(isthatwhereweare?).A runeinscriptiononthewallatC7reads"We,theDwarvesof NottiRock,seekbrightlycolouredmetalstoforgemagnificent treasures."  PastthelavaisadoorandyougothroughtoC5wherethereisa hardfightagainstdragonsandBlackKnights.CastControl,then usePoisonCloudontheDragonsandtrytosurvive.Thenexttwo locationshavesimilarfightsbutitisworthcontinuingbecause atB5youfindLookoutFountainwhereyougainthestaminaskill.  ThereisateleporttoHeaven'sFuryatA7-enteritifyoumust; it'swhereVoranticursedtheWinds.You'llarriveatLevel8, A7,andit'saone-wayroute.Infact,therearealotofone-way routeshere.You'llwalkalongacorridorandawallwillappear behindyou.TheArielFountainrestoresyourhealthatB7and thereisasecretdoortodetectatC6,goingsouth.Thedoorto Voranti'sPassageisatC4butyouneedhiskeytoenter.Youfind thisbybeatingtheDragonsoftheLeapatLevel7,D14.  Throughhereyou'retoldthatVoranti'sPassageishometo Voranti,theDarkDwarfThief.EnterthedooratB4toarrivein Level7,B4.Voranti,somemorethievesandaDragonareatC4, behindasecretdoorwhichyoufindbycastingDetectwestatC5. WinningthisfightgainsyouanAceofSpades.Thisareaisfull ofdoors,manyofwhicharefake.AtB6awhirlwindtakeshalf yourhealth-andyou'llgothroughthisroomalot!Walkalong theedgecorridortothedooratJ16whichneedstheKeytothe BackAlley.AndatL14isthedoorwaytotheLabyrinthBack Alleyitself,arrivingatLevel8,L14.  ThereareafewonewayrouteshereandfromM1youhavetodecide whethertogonorthorsouth.Goingnorth,pastO3isTrollsEnd, adeadendapartfromateleportbacktoMage'sOverlook(M14)at M14.MyMyFountainatP3givesyoutheBeserkerskillwhileTroll FountainmakesyoustrongeratO13.AmessageatN15passesona gemofknowledge;tocrossthevoidandchallengeEn-Li-Kilyou mustseetherainbow.AnotebehindastoneatN16vowsdeathto thosewhohelptheSnowElvesandissignedNasranti,MageDwarf. AseriesofbadfightsalongthecorridorstartingfromO6 culminatesinabiggieatO10.Thisgivesgoodtreasure,inmy caseArmorofPatience(4000),aKiteShield(2000)andaWar HammerofDoom(13000).SouthfromM1,atA3isStoneGiant FountainwhereyougaintheskillofAthletics. Page19of32

 PastahardfightagainstTyransandManticoresatE5,gonorthto enterHeaven'sFury,acyclonewheretheforcesofChaosand Harmonymeet.AtsomelocationsthefuryofHell'sWindcauses considerabledamage.Butatothersapeacefulbreezecoolsyour soul.Sometimestheseswap-itdependswhichdirectionyou're walking!BehindthedooratL3,inroomL2,yougaintheMedic skillatMorgard'sFountain.Thisisacureskill.  GothroughthedooratL5toenterafightagainstHellWolves, TyransandPincerCobras.  Again,fromtheentrancetoTheDrawbridge,movingdownthe corridortoB16,you'llfindaveryhardfightagainstTyrans (tyrannosaurstoyouandme)andHellwolves.Oncepastthemand throughadooratC12,you'llenterasmallroomandbehindthe eastwall(thoughthepictureshowsadoor)youhearrushingwater andmuffledroars...  TherearedragonsatE11and,atE10,youmeetagnomecleric, theGuardianofthePhoenix.Hesaysthefactthatyouhavepassed hisdragonguardsisproofofyourcourage.Thewayisnowclear foryoutomeetthePhoenix.ItistimeforthePhoenixtodieand soberebornfromitsownashes.So,returntothewallandahead, boundedbytheRiverofEternity,istheshadowofthePhoenix Firebird.Theragingwatersoftheriverlookdaunting,you're told.SodoesthefactthatthePhoenixisaccompaniedby GargoylesandDragons!PraythatControlworks!ThePhoenixneeds about5lotsofBlast.UsePoisonCloudonallofthemtoo.When youwalkeastafterthefight,toC15,youfeelasuddenincrease inyourdexterity.Don'tbotherreturningtotheGnomeWizard.He justthanksyouforhelpinghismasterbeingrebornandsaysthe Phoenixmaynolongerbedisturbed.  1b)TheGreatHall  This,wearetold,wasaplacewhere,inthedaysofArnakkian Slowfoot,thecitizensoftheKingdomgatheredinfestive celebrations.TheGreatHallwelcomedthemwithmagicalgames conjuredbyArnakkian(hewasclearlymorefuninthosedays!).  Ohlook,achessboard!That'swhatgreetsyoualmostassoonas youenter.Youmustmakeyourwayacrossusing'knightmoves'and mustbecarryingthechesspiecetodoso.Somesquareshold fightsagainstchesspieces.AtF3youwinaQueenofSpades fightingPincersCobrasandaChessQueen,andaKingofSpades fightingaChessKingandWereMinotaursatH4.Togetstraight acrosstheboard,gothroughthedoorwayatG2,goforward,turn north,goforward,turneast,goforward,goforward,turneast andgothroughthedoorwayatJ10.Ontheothersidearetwo doors.And,atH12youmeetawoman'sspiritwhoinvitesyouto bobforapplesandwinaprize.Butifyoudo,toI12,youbite intoanappletofinditisrottenandenterafightagainst lampreysanddeathleeches.AghostelfbardatI13singsatale Page20of32

ofhow4colouredmagicalgemsplacedsidebysidecanforma rainbowtoafarawayland.  Well,thedooratE12leadstoanotherconfusingsection.Behind thedooratC12isaplatformwithabottomlesspitspannedbya brokenbridge.Openeachboardarethesymbolsfor10,Jack, QueenandAce.Avoiceproclaims,Icallyourbluff.UsetheKing ofSpades.ARoyalFlushbeatsaJokerandabridgeformsacross thepit.Afteryoucross,thePokerBridgecollapses.  AtE16asmallbuttonshapedlikeacrescentmoonliesjustoutof reachandadoornorthproclaims,Iamallhearts!Facethebutton andselecttheQueenofSpadesandthevoicesays,Youshotthe moon!Youcannowgonorththroughthedoor.AtH14,facingwest, theJackthrowsdustinyourdirection.Facingsouth,you're giventhemessage'The22ndroomofthisfinecastle...onthe floorisafive,ontwowallsarefivesandthethirdwallholds ajack.Avoicelaughs,Youstandonfaceup.'UsetheJack,it scoresthehand22.Cribbageisthegame.Thedoorunlocks.ButI stillcouldn'tgetthrough;luckilyitdoesn'tseemtomatter.  AKingguardsthewallatI14.Youenteratreasureroomwithout anytreasure.Adwarfthiefvoicesays,theKingsguardtheir treasure.Onlyonecanfindit.Usethejacktoscoreitas11 points,scoringblackjack,tobetoldyouunlockthedoor. (However,youcangothroughitbeforeplayingthecard...)The BlackjackfountainatK14ismadeofplayingcardsandmakesyou feelhealthierandmoreagile.AvoicesaystheJackhascome homeandthanksyouforyourhelp.TheJackvanishesfromyour inventory.IfyounowreturntoH14,thedoorisunlocked.(Maybe eachcardunlockstheOTHERdoor?)ThereareWyvernsandDragons throughhere.TheCribbageFountainatF14restoresyourManaand theAceisreturnedhome.  BacktothedoorwayatE12.Thereareonewayrouteswhereawall closesbehindyou.'Waredoorsthatleadbackontothechess board;youwillhavetotrudgeacrossagain.Fightsareagainst gangsofghosts,nothardatthisstageandghoulswhichare slightlytougher.  Thedooratl12hasasignbesideit,atK12tosayamazemadeof diceliesjusttothenorth.Thedoorsays'Luckysevensonthe firstroll!'whenyoufaceit.Insideyou'llfindamazeofdoors. SomehaveLuckySevenmessages.Somesay'Snakeeyes'.Other doorshavetwosquaresofsilk,'boxcars'.Intheseareuseful messages,someasrunesthatneedtranslating.Someroomshave fights.Somedoorsareoneway.Somewon'topenatall!  Themiddleofthemazehasashortcorridor,thenyouenter anothermazeofthesamedesign.There'sanexitatM2,going south(one-way).Moremessagescanbefoundin'boxcar'roomsand youwilleventuallyleavebyacorridordowntheleftside.

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 Theinfoisasfollows-ToreachEn-Li-Kilyoumustdefeathis windelemental.Remembertouseweaponsthatdonotbreakwhen thewindelementalattacks.-BecarefulintheRiverofEternity. Ittakesaquarterofyourfullhealtheachstepwithno opportunitytoheal.Asafefourthsquaremustbefoundtocross theRiversofEternity.-Usetheouterwallstosetthelocation ofanother'snextstepintheParapetChasm.Onceacross, encounterAndreastogainaccesstoArnakkian.-SnowElveslive belowthelabyrinth.TheAldbaraisaproudtreeintheircaves. Itbearsfruitofknowledgeforalladventurersduringwinterbut itliesdormantnow,unabletoripenitsfruitwithoutthechange ofseasonsandtheradianceofsummer.-Usetheautumnseedsto transformwinterintofloweringspring.Thepromiseofspring renewalforanotheryearwillbegiveninreturn.-Thebonesof apastkingmaybefoundintheElvenCaves-Thetrumpetsound oftheHarvestHornwillannouncesummer'sconversionintoautumn. Fromtheconversionyouwillreceivetheseedsofautumn-The WatersofWinterareneededtotransformSpringintoSummer.In returnforyourdeedsyouwillreceivetheRadianceofSummer-  ThepromiseofSpringRenewalmustbesworntoconvertAutumnto Winter.InreturnyouwillreceivethecoldWatersofWinter.  Route2.MagesOverlook/CastleWizardRoom  ThereisapitatI11whichdropsyoutoLevel7LabyrinthIII11 attheso-calledMagesOverlookwhere,we'retold,Magesfoundthe plateauusefulforlookingoutoverthelabyrinthdenizens followingthegreatcataclysm.MakingyourwaytoK10willlead youtoaonewaytunnelwhichwilltakeyoubacktoLevel6 LabyrinthI,arrivingatK10.Butwe'regoingtothedooratM16. Thisismarkedwithruneswhichtellyouthatrunescanbethe mostpowerfulofweaponsinthehandsofanadeptwizard.Herethe runesalsoprotectthegreatmage'smagicalpossessionsagainst theunwanted.GoingthroughthedoorwilltakeyoutoLevel7 CastleWizardRoom.  AgateleadsbacktoLabyrinthIIatM1.Thisareaisareal swine!Therearemanywallswithrunesonthem.Thesetranslate towordslikeDruid,EtherealandNexus.Walkingintothewall willteleportyou,sometimestoanotherareawithmore rune-coveredwalls,sometimestoalocationinthemainareathat youcouldalreadygettoandwhichhasmonstersinitorbetween youandtheexit!  Youwillbetoldthatthosewhichhauntthecastlemustbespelled tofindtheirmaster-listtherunewordsandtheinitial lettersofsomeroutesspellnamesofmonstersandimportant characters.Forinstance:

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 1.FromN3,goEast(throughDRUID),NtoN7(RUNES),WesttoM11 (ALCHEMIST),StoM13(GHOST),WesttoM14(ORB)andSouthtoG16 (NEXUS)tospellDRAGON,takingyoutoA14.Therearethree moderatelytoughbutlucrativefightsinthiscorner.  2.FromK2goN(throughGHOULS),NtoK9(HEX),Eandthroughthe northwalltoF15(OBSESSION),WtoI14(SORCERY),WandNtoL14 (TALISMAN)tospellGHOST,takingyoutoD3.Therearefourpits roundD3.Thisleadstoacorridorwithseveralroomsoffit.The dooratE7hasabadfightbehindit,againstbansheesandghouls.  3.FromI4goS(throughETHEREAL),StoD12(NETHERWORLD),Nto D11(LUCK),StoD10(ILLUSION),takingyouD13.Gosouthandwest toB12(KARMA)whichtakesyoubacktoE10andgoingStoD10(now itspellsINVULNERABLE)andSthroughherenowtakesyoutoC9, thenNtoD9(LUMINOUS)toJ11spellingEN-LI-KIL.Therearetwo veryhardfightsagainstBasilisksatK11andJ12.Inboth locationsyouaretold,thosewhichhauntthecastlemustbe spelledtofindtheirmaster.Killingeitherlottellsyouthe gatetakesyoubacktothelabyrinthand,indeed,goingeastfrom J12ornorthfromK11takesyoubacktoM1.  4.FromK5gosouth(ALCHEMY),EtoH12(REVERIE),NandEtoN11 (NETHERWORLD),StoA1(ARCANE),NtoB3(KARMA),WtoA5 (KARMA),StoA4(INCANTATION),arrivingatD13.NowheadtoC15 whereanewteleportwillhaveappearedwhilespellingthis (ARCHAIC),takingyoutoA11,NtoB11andgoeast(NETHERWORLD) spellingARNAKKIANandarrivingatH9whereyou'llfindtwohard fightsatH8andG9againstBasilisksandKingGoblinsanda messagethattheGatetakesyoubacktotheLabyrinthso,again, ifyougowestfromH8orsouthfromG9,youendupbackatM1. Youarealsotoldthatsecretsfollowwhenyouspellthatwhich powerstime(referringtospellingEn-Li-Kilabove).  You'llalsolearnfromascrollthattogainaccesstoArnakkian's chamber,youmustdefeathislichapprentices.Thethirdmessage obtainedis,beyondthewordsliethepoweroftheearth.The masterofthiscastlemustbeidentifiedbeforetheghostmaytake youtohim.  OneyouhavedoneboththeArnakkianandEn-Li-Kilroutes,going tothedooratI6youaretoldthatbothArnakkianandEn-li-kil havebeenidentifiedandtheGhosttakesyoutotheGuardians. YouaretransportedtoL6CastleParapets,K6.  Level6-CastleParapets.  AtK6,runesonthewalltellyou'yellowlightfromayellowgem' andatE13anoutlinepictureonthewallshowsawizardcrossing anenormousplaneofnothingness.  TheEarthElementalholdspoweroverthedooratL13.We'llcome backhereinaminute. Page23of32

 AtK9youfindtheentrancetotheEndlessVoid.Achasmis betweenyouandadistantplatform.Avoicewhispersthatonly goldenrayswithmelodictoneswillallowyoutobridgethegapof time.Theritualmustbeperformedcorrectlyandyoumustcomplete it.Rememberingtherunesandpicture,usetheRainbowYel(yellow gem)andamysticalgoldenhazefloatsoverthevoid,waiting... usetheHarvestHornandthehazeformsintoasolidpath.Avoice bellows'Itisdone!'.CrossinsafetytoG12andgothroughthe door.  ThereisahardfightagainstagangofdragonsatG15but, throughthedooratE15,youentertheEarthElementalPalace, filledwithabountyofpricelessgems.Itseemstoshakewith greatpower.TheEarthElementalAndreasisonamountainousperch surroundedbyTyrans,Manticores,BasilisksandDragonsatC15. GetontothenextsquareasAndreasandhestopsattackingyou. UseControl,thenslugitout,healingifyoucan.Youwin InfiniteArmor,awarhammerandNature'sRobe.  GobacktothedooratL13,Andreasnolongerdefendsit.Inside, En-Li-Kil'sPhantasmGuardiansstandwatchovertheentranceto Arnakkian'sTombandyou'llfightthematN14.Oncetheyare defeated,movingtoO14causesamagicfieldtoteleportyouto Arnakkian'sTomb.Thelaughterofanancientarchmagefillsthe corridorwhenyouarriveatI7.  Doorsappearanddisappearinthecornerswhereyou'llmeetgangs ofBasilisksandLiches.Inthecentre,thesquareatI10is surroundedbyfourdoorseachmarkedwiththesymbolofthefour corners.Workyourwayfromcornertocorner,startingfromthe topleft(L7),thencetoL13,F13andF7.Walknorth,turntowards thecentreandgoeastuptothewallatI9andtheWizardDoor opens.InsideisthespiritofArnakkianSlowfootandagaggleof Liches.Averyhardfight!ButyouwillberewardedwithaRainbow Bluegem.  IstillfoundtherewasasmallareaIcouldn'tenteralongthe southsideofthisarea,fromA/B7toA/B10.  Route3.Sirocco/Zephyr  CollectaHarvestHornand,onceagain,makeyourwaythrough Sirocco'sDoorandZephyr'sDoor,pastthelavatoZephyrand throughthedooratB12.ThroughthedooratC14isaveryhard fight.Whenyouenter,theZephyrWindwhispers,Ihavetakenthe HarvestHornandIgiveyousomethingtohelpyoudefeattheWind Elemental.Afterthefight,yougetsomeflexmetal.  Goalongthecorridor(theCorridorofZephyr)tothedooratJ15 which,you'retold,isthegatewaytotheSecretChamberofthe LabyrinthThieves.Itsoundslucrative,anditis!

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 You'llteleportinatJ15.There'sasecretwallsouthfromM16 andafightbehindit.Thisnorthernarea,TheSecretChamberof theLabyrinthThieves,hasseveralsecretdoorsandfalsedoors- theylooklikedoorsbutyouwon'tbeabletowalkthroughthem. Severaltimesyouwillfindyourselftrappedinaonewayroute andgoingintheoppositedirectionfromthewayyouwant!  AsecretwallatP7leadswesttotheThieves'Shrinewhereyou willgainthepickpocketingskill.AmajorfightatO6willgain youtheWindKnightKeyandamessagenearbytellsyouthat beneatheachpitisafloororanotherpit;fallthroughthe floorstofindmorepassages.Nothingventured...dropintothe pitatN6todiscoverTorbriar'sTreasuryonLevel7,Labyrinth II.Onarrivinghere,atM6,youaretoldthetreasurywasbuilt bytheknightstocelebrateWarMasterTorbriar'svictoryoverthe armiesofogresandtrolls.Thereareseveralfightsagainst ManticoresandNightmaresalongthiscorridorandatafew locationsthewindisnastyandcauses100damage.FinallyatN14, usedetectnorthtofindasecretdooronlyvisibletoknights and,behindit,Torbriar'sFountainwhichgivesyouthemartial artsskill.NBIdon'tknowwhatotherclassesfindandIcouldn't entertheroomatN15.  Level9-Arnakkian'sArena  ThisisreachedfromlocationM16inLabyrinthIV.Youarriveat M1andcanreturnthesameway.Readtracksshowsnothingand that'sbecausetherearefewencounters.Thosethatyouwillhave areminor,hardyclerics,silverogresandafewwimpywerebears. Anyway,gotoK2and,ifyougoeast,you'llteleporttoK8,which willalsotakeyouback.AtI8,you'lllearnyou'reatthenexus oftheArena.WhatistheArena?Evidently,itwasaplacewhere, inthetimewhenArnakkianbestrodethelandofTwinion,the bravestwarriorsandwisestmagescoulddobattle.Fourgateways leadeachtoonestagingarea-theRedArenafromK8goestoM4, theBlueArenafromI7toD4,theGreenArenafromH9toD13and theYellowArenafromJ10toM13,eachstagingareahastwodoors inandtwoout,alloneway.  Tobehonest,Ihavenoideawhatthissectiondoes.Imappedthe wholelot,foundnothingofuseanywhere.Doesanyonehaveany ideawhyit'shere?

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 Level10  a)ElfVillages  OutoftheLabyrinthatlast!YouarrivefromLevel9atI5and canreturntoCastlegatethesameway.  Severalvillagesleadoffthecentralarea.Theoneweenteredby isidentifiedbyasignatl10whichsays"TotheCaveof NeedleWood".OnceyouhavetheElvinCaveKeyfromtheLandofthe Giants,returnhereanduseittounlockthedoor.AtM3isa fightagainstSabretoothLionsandBlackDwarfKnightsfora RainbowYelandatL4afightagainstNightmaresandDragonsfor Cleowyn'sBones.  WeknowwehavetoputthesebackintheMausoleumsoit'sbackto thetoplevelstocollectCleowyn'sRing,Robe,CrownandSceptre (ohno,theRuneRoomagain!).I'dthoughtI'djustbeableto entertheinnerMausoleumbut,no.Atleastthefightswereaload easierthistimeround!WhenyoureachCleowyn'sTombatO9his spiritcomplainsthatyoutookalongtimebuthegivesyoua NetherworldMedallionandsaysnottobotherhimagain.  AtH11anotherwritteninthedustofpineneedlessays "WildernessofPineCone".InsideatypicalelfindwellingatJ11 you'llseeamuralonthewallshowingcarvingsofelfinrangers crossingaglaciallandscape.There'salsoabigfightagainst Shapeshiftersandwizards.Thismuralisrepeatedinmany dwellingsand,inothers,youngelvesscatterandhideasyou enter.  GoingthroughK9youentertheWildernessofBeechWood.The AldboraTreeshedsitsgoldenleavesaroundM6.InaroomatI1, Frenank,huntertotheElfKing,saysitisknowninthetrees thatNature'sRobemustbeusedfortheharvest.Collectthis beforeyoustartthissectionor,likeIwas,you'llbeinbig troublebecausethegameexpectsyoutohavetherobefirst.  DownthecorridorthatstartsatF11,you'llfindtheentranceto theLandoftheDwarvesatI16butitwillnotopenuntilyouare atLevel30.  DownI6you'llentertheWildernessofOakLeaf.Thissplitstwo ways.AtC1,inaroom,youfindthestorytellerSorshianwho honoursyourarrival,andtellsyouthatonlywhenit'swinter willtheAldborasheditsfruit.TheClericsofOakleafareatD4 andtellyoutheycomforttheseasons.ThischaracterisSummer. UsetheHarvestHorn.Heacceptsit.Summerismellowedbythe sweetmusicanditisnowAutumn.YougainAutumnSeeds.  FrommessagesinArnakkian'sGreatHall,youknowyouhavetotake themtoWinter.InthetopcornerofPineCone,atO13,youmeet anotheroftheSeasonsincarnateinmortalform.Yes,it's Page26of32

Winter.UsetheAutumnSeedsonhim.Theywakehimfromhislong hibernation.HeisSpringagain!HesaystotaketheRenewalof Springandrejoicewithhim.(NBSpringisnowinthislocation).  AhardfightwillslowyoudownatN2butwhenyougetpast, you'llmeet,atO1,theWiseonesofBeechwoodwhoservethe Seasons.DirstyBombat,vassalofAutumngreetsyou.Givehim SpringRenewal.YougainicyWinterWatersasapresent.(NB Karakiarisnowhere,whoseliegeisWinter)  Makeadetourtothetree.BecauseitisWinter,theAldboraTree showsitsageandthefruitsofKnowledgearenowripe.  AnotherareaatF8istheWildernessofMapleBrush.Varstad, counsellortotheElfKingisatB14tellsyouthemagicAldbora requiresSummerradiancetosheditsknowledgefruit.AtB10 you'llmeetSpring,oneoftheWardensofMaplebrushwhoholdthe Seasons.GivehimWinter'sWaterstochangehimintoSummerand yougainSummer'sRadiance.  GoroundthroughExodusetcandcollectanotherHarvestHorn.Take ittoSummerwhoisbackatD4.Giveittohimagaintogetmore AutumnSeeds.ReturntoWinteratO13toswaptheseforSpring Renewal.BacktoAutumnatO1andexchangeSpringRenewalfor WinterWaters.BackattheAldboraTree,carryingSummerRadiance andNature'sRobe,younowdon'tgetamessage.Thefruithasbeen shed-butwhere'sitgone?  AsfarasIknow(sinceInevergotthisbittowork)amessage shouldappearsayingthattheleaveswhisperthatyoumustdefeat itsenemies,thefourwinds,South,North,EastandWest,andyou willfindapreciousgemasgreenasmyfoliage.Youalsogetany skillsyoudidn'talreadyhave.  Luckilysomeonehadtoldmewhattodo(thanksagain,Graham!)so headbacktotheWindKnighttombsanddefeatthewindsinthis order-F2(South),B2(North),H2(East)andD2(West),thenup toM1andthegatheringofwinds.Thefightthereshouldgiveyou aGreenGemifallhasgonecorrectly.  Ifitdoesn't,seealsoBill'scommentsintheHintssectionabout thegame.  Level11  DwarfKingdom/LandoftheGiants  EntryisatI11andinfrontofyouistheRiverofEternity. Rememberweweretoldearlierthatitsaps1/4ofyourhealtheach step,andyoucan'theal.Amessageheresaysthatonlythe bravestadventurersexplorethelife-drainingRiverofEternity forhiddenpassages.LuckilythereisablockintheriveratI13 somakeyourwayeasttodryland.Therearetwodoors.Oneleads tobigfightsagainstgangsofPhantasmsatF15andG16.Theother Page27of32

takesyoutoadooratM16totheLandoftheGiants.Bellowsfrom gruesomemonstersechoingthroughthecavernaren'tencouraging! GothroughtotheLandoftheGiants  EntryisatM1whichtakesyoubacktotheDwarfKingdom.A messageonthewallatN3,inrunes,translatestotellyouthat youmustacquiretheSunbeamKeyattheDwarfCeremonialRockto accesstheDwarfKingdom.  GothroughthroughthedooratL5andzipacrosstheRivertoN8. AtO10youmeetagroupofDwarvesattheceremonialDwarfRock whooffertoswapyourbluemetalforthekeytotheirKingdom. Takeitandyouwillfindit'stheSunbeamKey.Throughaseries ofappearing/disappearingwallsbehindthedooratN10youwill findtheJasperstoneFountainwhichrestoresyourhealthatP12 andtheVenivorFountaintorestoreyourmanaatN13.  BehindthedooratP7isahardfightagainstBasilisks,dragons andIncubiatP6,anotheragainstgiantsatP5,andDeathLeeches, Basilisks,Gargoyles,LichesandWerebearsatP4.  Movingfromsafeslabtosafeslab,makeyourwayacrosstheriver toG13andcastDetecttofindasecretdoor.AmessageatK15 saystheTapestryoftheMoonsrequiresaspectrumofcolourto open.TheOmarFountainatJ16restoresyourmanaandatJ14 PhantasmsandIncubimustbefoughttogainagreentree-shaped tree,theElfinCaveKey.UsethistoentertheCaveof Needlewood.  Headovertheriveragaintofindanothersecretdoor(cast Detect)atI10.RunesatH8tellyouitisrumouredthatdwarves canbuildmagnificentcreationsandvesselsoutofgolden threads.HeadbacktotheDwarfKingdomandacrosstheRiverto F13.TheSunbeamKeyunlocksthedoorandvanishes.Idon'tthink thedoorshouldbevisibleuntilyouhavethekeyfromthemessage given-abuglet?TheKingoftheDwarvessitsonachairatN3 andtellsyouofagemofgreatvaluebehindthekeyholelava, guardedbyadragon.Killthebeastandyoucanhavethegem! It'sovertheKeyholeLavaandwe'llbeofftheresoon.  AtF7thewestwallburstswithcolourandavoicesays,Idemand fromyouatokenofworth...somethingthatwilldecreasethe valueofyourpurse...simpleyetvaluedasistheliningof everycloud.ThewestwallatI7,andthetwolocationsbelowsay, startwithmymostsouthernbrother.Youmustproceedfromsouth tonorthtocompletethissimplephase.Somoretaskslieahead. ThisiscleareraftervisitingE9whereavoiceboomsthatthe westwardcorridorwilltellyouofawaytocrossthispath.Seek thewallsthatspeak.Heedthemwell.Doastheyaskfromsouth tonorthandyoushallfindtheingressofsafetysouthandeast ofwhereyouare.AnothermessageatG4saystheKeyholeLavalies atthecentreofthisKingdom.Givethegreedywallsthatwhich theyrequestandthewayacrossthelavawillbeclear.Athird atD2saysTheKeyholeLavaliesatthecentreoftheKingdom. Page28of32

Activatetheswitchestothewestoneatatimefromsouthto north.SogotothefirstwallatF7andgiveasilverbar.It says,ontothenextsacrifice.  NowtothewallatG7wantsasimplebladeofsteeloriron.A halfling'ssword,smallinstature.Buyashortswordattheshop andgivethat.TheoneatH7wantsayoungthief'stool.Buya greenlockpickandgiveit.Thelastone,atI7wantsadead King'skey!Soit'sbacktoLevel1,theMines,togetKing Cleowyn'sKeyfromtheRaptorsatN6!NoteyouDON'Tneedanother Sunbeamkey(cheers,Graham!).GiveKingCleowyn'sKeytothe greedywallandyou'retoldtogotothelavasouthandeastof herewherethewayisnowclear.Adoortothekeyholelavahas nowappearedatD10andwhenyouwalkthroughthere,platforms haveraisedoverthelava.Therearetoughfightsoverhere againsteithergroupsofBasilisksorKingGoblinsandHobgoblins, organgsofcyclopsandManticores.MakeyourwaytoP16-the Dragon'sLair.Heisn'tthereonhisown,however,hehas Manticores,KingGoblinsandBasiliskswithhim!Buttheglowof theredgemintheroomshouldspuryouon.Ifyou'rereally unlucky,theremaybetwodragonsthere!IsucceededonLevel41 andwon,amongotherthings,aRainbowRed.  AnoteatN1tellsyouthat4gemsandagoldboatwillgetyouto eternity.AtH1youmeetablacksmithwhowantsyoutogetridof thecyclopsinhergoldcaveswhothinksheistheKingofthe cyclops.CastDetecteastinthisroomatI2tofindasecretdoor andtheCyclops'MineKeyatI6.HeadtotheLandoftheGiants andatJ8thekeymakesthetapestryinthisalcovetranslucent, openingnewpassagestothesouthwest.Gowestthroughthewall.  Gototheone-waydooratI5.AteleportintheroomatH1leads toP3andoneatP1goestoJ1.Thereisaveryhardfightagainst ManticoresandDragonsatJ3andtheKingCyclops(andhisgang) areatK4.Whenyoukillhim,youwintheCyclop'shead!Return totheblacksmithandsheisverygratefulandweavesyoua goldenboatfromthreads,whichshesayscanridetherainbows.  AgainfromthetapestryatJ8,headdowntherivertoG7andheal. CastDetecttofindahiddendoorsouth.TheRockyFlatFountainat F9restoresyourhealth.AtF10youfightPhantasmsandIncubi forastonekey,theDwarfMineKey.AtE7theHiddenMineKey makesthesouthwalltransparent.  MakeyourwaytosafetyovertheriveratB9.Yourmanais restoredbyawhirlpoolatB11.AteleportatB8takesyoutoD13 wherethereisahiddenarea.Hereyougetamessagefromthe ZephyrWindatE12thatonlytheFlexSwordcanbendagainstthe WindElemental'sgale.AnotheratE13takesyoutoB2whilethe onesatD16andE12takeyoutoB2,andoneatF16toanewarea atA14whereadooratA12leadstoRiversEnd.  ThereisahardfightatD4againstDragons,GiantsandTyrans, andanotheragainstabandofassortedadventurersslayinga Page29of32

dragonatA1.(ThedragonattacksyoutoowhichIthoughtwasa bitunfair!)  Adwarfblacksmith,awizardswordmaker,atE5willmakeaweapon fromyourfinestmetals.TakehertheflexmetalwonatL7,C14.  ShemakesaFlexSwordanddubsittheWindSword-mayitdestroy yourenemiesatfirstblow.  AnapprenticemineratA2givesyoutheHiddenMineKeytohis minehiddenbeyondtheedgesofthewaters.Monstershaveforced himfromthere.Ifyoucandohimafavour,hewillreplayyouwell someday.ClearRiver'sEndtogain3platinumbars.  FindasecretdooratC5bycastingDetectsouthandcrossthe RiverofEternitytothedooratC12.Thereisagangof PhantasmsatC14!Iftheypetrifyyou,youaresunk!Ifoundthe bestthingwastocastControlseveraltimes,thenuseDeath Darts.TheFountainofAttributespastthematC15increasesyour powers.  River'sEnd  EntryfromtheLandoftheGiantsisatP12.Dragonsdefendtheir lairincompanywithGargoylesandSpitSpidersatP9.Crossthe RiverbymovingeastfromM9toM13.AtP12theMinotaurFountain restoresyourhealthandmana(handy!).CrossagainfromM13to J14andfromJ14toI11.TheSageCrossFountainatK9also restoresyourhealthandmanabuttheonlywayoutisalongthe River.ThereisaveryhardfightagainstWerebears,Hellhounds andWereMinotaursatL10.Praytheydon'tcontrolyou!Dittoat M7.  ThengobyRiverfromI11toG11.AfightatF11isallyoufind. ThenbackalongtheRivertoI11,thenJ14andthencetoG13. HoproundtoG14whereDragonBreathFountainincreasesyour attributes.RunesheresayPasttheplatformsatapestryyouwill find,IlluminatethemoonswiththespectrumoftheMoonPrism, therestissmearedwithblood.  FromF14entertheriverandswimtoateleportplatformatI16 whichtakesyoutoB15.Hereabrillianttapestrydepictingmoons decoratestheroom.UsetheMoonPrismandadoorappearswhere thetapestrywas.WalkthroughandnorthtoC16,thenalongthe RivertoB14,andthentoA11whereyoufindthedoorto Voranti'sTreasure.  Thislookslikealongpassagebutwallsformbehindyouandthere aresomecomplexfightsagainstgangsofbaddies.AtC7agnome thieftellsyouthatyouareverynearthefinalbattlewith En-Li-Kil.ThefourRainbowGemswilllightyourwaytothe infinitebeyondwhentheyareallplaced.Red,yellow,greenand bluearetherainbowcolours.Haveyourboatwhenthegemsareset andsailtherainbowtoyourdestiny. Page30of32

 Onceyouhaveclearedthisarea(IassumethewholeofRiver's End)returntothedwarfminerwhogaveyoutheHiddenMineKeyto receivetherewardof3platinumbars-which,unfortunately,I hadtoleavebehindasIwascarryingtoomuch!  But,onwardsandupwards!CrosstheriverfromC10toG10.AtG8 isastatuethatappearscapableofholdingagem.Remembering theordergivenearlier(red,yellow,green,blue),usethered gem.AbeamofredarcsovertheAgelessVoid.Thenmoveone locationnorthandusetheyellow,anothernorthandusethe green,thenonenorthagainandusetheblue(thisisatJ8).A vibrantrainbowofcolourforms.Usetheboat.Itfloatsoutof yourpackonaswirlofmagicdust,intersectstheRainbowand burstsintoblindinglight.Onceyoureyesadjust,youseean enormousgoldenboatbedeckedwiththerarestjewelsandfinest carvings.ArainbowvoyageacrosstheAgelessVoidawaitsyouto thewest.MoveovertheplatformtoI6andontotheboat.The ZephyrWindblowsalightbreezefromtheeastandtheboatsails acrosstherainbow.TheZephyrtellsyouthatonlytheFlexSword canremaininyourhandswhenyouencountertheWindElemental. DestroyhimandthewaytoEn-Li-Kil'sdomainwillbeclear.You arriveatanislandinthecentreofthevoid,onthe...  Level11:TheIslandofEternity(andthenceLevel12:The Unknown)  CarrytheFlexswordfromnowon!YouarriveatL12andfight Elementalsineachofthefoursmallrooms.Startwiththefight atK10and,afteryouwin,walkthroughthewestwalltoanother dimension-Level12:TheUnknown.Therearecontinuoushard fightshereoneachsquareandyou'llfindsomeraretreasurebut willprobably,likeme,betooweigheddownwithkeysandgemsto pickanyofitup!ArrivingattheendyoupressaTimeswitchand canwalkthroughthenorthwalltoreturntotheIslandof Eternity,H9.  DothesameafterthefightsatF10andK7,fightingyourway throughandsettingaTimeswitchagainineachcase.  En-Li-KilandhiscroniesareatG8buthevanishes,leavingyou tofighttheElementals,includingtheWindElemental.Luckily hecanbecontrolled.Onceyoucompletethefightpastthemat F7,walkeastthroughthewalltoentertheendgame.  En-Li-Kiltauntsyouasyouarrive.Don'tleavethepathwayuntil youmeethimfacetofaceoryouwillneedtoretraceyoursteps. Thisiswhyyoumustdothissectionlast.Doittoosoonand thereisnoescape.Butifthethreeswitchesareset,youcan crossthewateroveraplatformwhichwillhaveappearedatE7. YoucrosstheWatersofDeathsafely.En-Li-Kilstandsguardat theotherside,protectingtheFountainofLife.Thiswasthegoal ArnakkianSlowfootsought.AtG7youmeetEn-Li-Kilhimselfwith hisentourageofTyrans,KingGoblinsandWerebears.Hetellsyou Page31of32

thatyourarrivalfreeshimfromhislongimprisonmentbetweentwo worlds.Youwillfail,hesays,asArnakkiandid.Thenhewill searchoutanddestroyallmortalsinyourworld.Strangely,I killedhimwithoneblow-mindyou,itWASworthamighty10110 damage!  AtH7,youreachtheFountainofLife.TheRainbowGemsandGolden Boatdissolveinthegoldenwater.YouhavedefeatedtheTime ElementalEn-Li-Ki.Youhavewonthegameoflifeanddeath.You arenowaHEROOFYSERBIUS.Returntoyourhomesafelynow.Soon youwillbeabletoleavethevolcanoYserbiusandbeginanew lifeofadventure.Farewell...thisendingisjustthebeginning. 

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