I want to assure folks who are using this guide, or anyone new who might pop in, that this guide has not been abandoned. I injured my foot pretty badly a few days ago, which makes it very difficult to use my computer as it is currently set up, and the painkillers have had a bad influence on my thoughts and actions. Going to take some time to heal, and hopefully I will be back to mapping soon. If it takes longer than expected I will give another update. Sorry for the wait.


10/12/2017

All of the maps of areas within the Avian Mountains (the starter region of the game) are complete, with as many details as I could find about each one, which was the initial promise of the guide. There are also several other regions of mid-end game that are complete, and I work on it a little every day. That said, please note that this game has had a ton of updates since it has officially come out. Some of the information below might be changed or fixed at any time.*

Due to the nature of this game I am probably missing stuff. If you catch anything, such as missing loot or a hard to find event, let me know and I will add/fix it and give you credit, but please site your source if your information comes from somewhere else, like a discussion forum or a Wiki, so I can credit and list them as resources as well. I would also like to know how you found it, if any in game hints exist. I am still playing the game and am avoiding looking up too much information about it for fun, so I would appreciate it if folks would try not to spoil anything that is revealed further in the game than the maps currently shown here. If the map does not show a WIP next to the title, it's fair game.

Progress on maps beyond the Avian Mountains will be slow, but steady. I am busy, and trying to form proper loot lists through save scumming is so time consuming and boring that I have literally fallen asleep at my computer while doing it. I ask for a little patience as I pluck away at it, and promise to note if I decide to be lazy about documenting anything. UPDATE: Patch 1.2.0.26-R did not really make the game harder in mid-end game, but it did make combat quite a bit more tedious (at least for a level 5-6 party that was created before the experience fixes). Because of this, expect smaller updates less often.

The maps of every area in the Avian Mountains were completed on 8/24/2017.
The maps in Fertile Crescent and Gideon were completed on 9/1/2017.
The maps in Skull Wilderness and Skulheim were completed on 9/6/2017.
The maps in Kublai Axis were completed sometime around 9/13/2017.
The maps for the Imperial Palace and areas connected within were completed on 9/16/2017.
The maps for Castle Moravia were completed on 9/18/2017.
The maps for Raven Wildes areas that are not Castle Moravia were completed on 9/20/2017.
The maps for Nerukruel Pyramid and Harradan Groves were completed on 9/25/2017
The maps for City of Waterport and many nearby connecting areas were completed on 9/27/2017.
The maps for Royal Aviary Park and the Lochs were completed on 10/3/2017.

GAME UPDATE: All information about susceptibility in the Avian Mountains, Fertile Crescent, Gideon, Harradan Groves, Skull Wilderness, Skulheim, Kublai Axis Sections and parts of the Blackspire Mountains, Royal Aviary Park and Imperial Palace Sections were composed by playing day 1 up to version 1.2.0.25-R, so any patch after that may render any notes on enemy weaknesses incorrect. I will update things as I take the time to check them.
Another thing to note is that some great weapons had their stats changed, which might make my notes on the really good ones worthless. I will probably just go through and delete that information to future proof the guide from that sort of thing, but I haven't done anything about it yet.
UPDATE: If you are playing from a patch created prior to 1.2.0.26-R many, if not all, of the enviromental changes that patch brought are not implemented into your save due to how the save system works. That means a lot more information could be incorrect than I realized. Since I am not keen on doing another excruciatingly slow playthrough from the beginning to check the differences before I have a majority of the maps done (at least not past the Avian Mountains for patch testing, but those are pretty fast) I decided to just keep picking away at it with what I have now. If anyone finds anything that would be wrong due to a patch, let me know and I will credit you.

For folks that clicked this guide looking for drama: I have a nice little section all the way at the bottom of the guide for that. Please check that before bothering me about drama.

The long story short is that I started to make a guide, but other folks published before me because I am slow. I have no intention of stepping on anyone's toes.

Dexter's guide has party advice, bigger maps with less detail, and he holds your hand through each area showing one way to get out of the Avian Mountains. From the little I have read it seems like an excellent guide and will probably be more what you are looking for if you don't like to mess with details or rambling guide creators. I am not sure how he handles spoilers. I have been told that the early game walkthrough portion of his guide is close, but not finished. I will update the status if someone tells me when it changes.

This guide is more of an information dump on each area, though I have included a bare bones walkthrough to get through early game efficiently. It has more Map details showing Safe Havens, lists what kind of loot you can get from the randomized Treasure Chests so you can decide if you want to save scum them or if it is even worth opening, lists enemies you can encounter, and has a few details on alternate ways you can do things. It has a huge amount of spoilers, though the puzzle hints and solutions are behind spoiler tags by request. Overall it is a pretty dry guide, and only of use to folks who like to milk every zone for what it is worth.

I don't save scum level ups and generally do not care about min maxing, thus I am a poor choice of advisor in that respect. I am not going to tell you what characters you should create. There are other guides that cover those kind of details if you want that kind of information. This section is only if you are looking for some basic starter advice that works.

I want to note that there are some folks that have made claims that the game is unplayable unless you start with maxed out bonus rolls and save scum level ups. This is untrue. While I do not deny that it would make the game easier, good tactics and clever use of mechanics work out just fine, with a few very powerful spells and items to reward folks who play around with things, just like any decent Wizardry-like game. If it makes you feel good to save scum for better stats, go for it, but don't feel like you have to do it if it isn't fun for you.

It might seem odd to start talking about status effects before character creation, but it is very important advice that works in almost every Wizardry-like game. Crowd Control will make the game easier and if you want to spend less time grinding and have a better chance at surviving you should invest in it early, though keep in mind that not every enemy will be susceptible to every effect and that the things listed below are only things you can start the game with. There are plenty more to be found/learned. Do not underestimate consumables.

Races that have innate crowd control abilities:
Vamphyr = Charm
Aeorb = Mindflay (Damage, Insanity)
Leonar = Battle Roar (Fear)
Saurian = Stinking Bile (Light Damage, Nausea)
To use special attacks in battle, right click the circle next to the character's portrait (the default icon is two crossed swords) and choose USE POWER at the bottom of the menu. The character will use their ability after you press BATTLE, which you can do after you have selected actions for all of your characters.

Classes that can start with crowd control spells:
Cleric = Sleep
Wizard = Charm, Sleep, Blinding Flash, Irritation
Thaumaturge = Blinding Flash, Irritation
Sage = Charm
Necromancer = Insect Swarm (chance for Irritation and Confusion), Brain Rot (Insanity and Confusion), Irritation, Dread (Fear)
To use magic in battle, right click the circle next to the character's portrait (the default icon is two crossed swords) and choose SPELL in the menu. Click the magic type that the spell belongs to (Square Icons), click the spell itself, click the dice for the power level you want (more power = better or longer effect, but more mana used), then select Cast. Once again, the character will use their spell after you press BATTLE, which you can do after you have selected actions for all of your characters.

Classes that can equip instruments:
Bard, Sage, Jester (Advanced Class)
If an instrument is equipped, the character will use it when they attack normally. You can also USE them in your inventory (all classes can do this, but I only recommend it with classes that have the Music Skill). Sage will only ever use instruments once per combat round, but Bard and Jester can use them more than once (their target within the row is randomized each use) with higher Music Skill.

Bards have a chance to start the game with a Lyre of Slumber. If you start the game with a Bard in your party and they have different equipment it would be to your advantage to quit, reroll the Bard, and try again until you get one. If you plan on using recruitable NPCs and want to use a Sage, you can fill your NPC slot with a throwaway Bard for a Lyre of Slumber, equip it to your Sage, then dump the extra Bard. There are other powerful instruments that can be found as early as the Village of Crowl in a few random treasure spots, which you can save and reload to get if you have the patience.

Versions 1.2.0.25-R (and earlier) vs. Version 1.2.0.26-R (and beyond)
In version 1.2.0.25-R and earlier, spells and status effects were very easy to land, making the beginning of the game a breeze if you utilized status effects in battles. You could even do silly things like have a Berseker play a Flute effectively. Version 1.2.0.26-R changed all that, requiring some skill in Spell Skills and Music to even have a small chance at inflicting enemies and doing magic damage in general. That doesn't mean that Crowd Control is worthless and the game is impossible to start, but it does mean that you will need to plan your magic users and Bards carefully if you want an easier time in early game and beyond.

Because of the changes, I recommend all classes that start with magic (Cleric, Wizard, Thaumaturge, Sage, Necromancer) and Bards put any extra bonus points from character creation into Skills. When you start the game, put those points into Skills related to the character's magic types (Sorcery/Alchemistry/Litany/Necromancy, and later Arcanum), or in a Bard's case pump them into Music. You need at least 5 points to start seeing successes. Continue to pump points into your Magic/Music skills as you level to keep up with enemies. Your characters will still miss a lot in the beginning, but this will give them a better chance to survive before you have the levels/Skills to land magic more frequently. I suppose this is where some min-maxer type folks may complain that putting bonus points into Skills at the start of the game is a waste, but the choice between an easier early game or a potentially more powerful end game (but not by much unless you save scum levels and grind a lot) is a decision you will have to make for yourself.

While classes that do not have Magic Skills (yet) or Music can't use magic and instruments effectively, they can use consumable scrolls and artifacts well if you invest in their Invocation/Incantation Skills (If you are unsure what Skill is needed, Assay the Item). It is something to consider if you do not have anything better to put points in.

Most pros and cons of each Race are shown when you select them during character creation, but there are some hidden benefits and negatives when it comes to Class Skill Point gain and distribution, as well as Vitality and Magic regeneration. Skill Point gain and distribution is a bit complex to discuss here, so please refer to other guides that cover that sort of thing. For the most part, if the description of the Race says that it would be good at that class then it will probably work out. There are a few exceptions to that though.

As mentioned, Vitality and Magic regeneration is based on Race and the differences are quite huge. For example, Humans and Drow have absolutely terrible Magic regeneration, so if you make them magic users you will either have to chug Faery Water or Rest for ages until you start finding equipment with M+ (Mana regeneration) later in the game. Barrowers, Wolfin, and Aeorb have great Magic regeneration and make excellent magic users if you don't like to waste time. Feyfolk have decent Magic regeneration, but their Vitality regeneration is very slow. That is easier to work with though, since you can recover Vitality with food and the Restore spell. Keep little details like this in mind when choosing your race/class combinations.

An extra note for the Vamphyr Race is that the game describes their stat penalty as being for outdoors, but it really means any map with open air. They still retain their penalty when inside of houses that do not have their own map or in dungeons with open air areas (large doorways serving the function of windows count as open air). Watch what you equip them with, because the stat penalty effects their maximum weight. If they are overburdened in the sunlight then they will not be able to take action.

A character's sex plays a part in their starting stats, with Males given a little more STR and less FEL, and Females given a little more FEL and less STR.

As mentioned before, there are good character creation guides that already exist (at least for version 1.2.0.25-R and previous versions. Not sure about beyond that.) so I am not going to waste time going through every detail. That said, here are some quick descriptions of the classes to get you through early game for the sake of completion. Keep in mind that these are just my opinions. I am sure there are folks out there that disagree with me.

Basic Physical Classes
You want at least two of these to inhabit the first two slots of your party (the top slot of both the left and right party columns), and having them occupy the top four slots is even better. In early game they will be taking the brunt of the damage, and mages don't have great options in terms of equipment. In mid to end game there will be more enemies that will have the ability to attack your back row, but hopefully you will have decent defenses by then, such as magic spells that protect your party. Note that physical classes can eventually learn some magic, but many of them will take a long while to get to that point.

Warrior is a good class that has some really good options for equipment. If you don't want to have to worry about anything fancy it's a decent choice.

Berserker is a really good class with a good selection of potential equipment, though their signature Berserk Skill has the chance to target your party instead of the enemy. That seems to happen less as that skill is leveled up. They have the Lethal Blow Skill, which allows a small chance to instantly kill an enemy when it procs.

Ranger is a very powerful class. While it does not have the armor selection of a Warrior it can equip many powerful weapons and can learn the Lethal Blow Skill, which allows a small chance to instantly kill an enemy when it procs. They have other good utility skills as well, such as Lockpicking/Inspection and Nature Lore. They start to learn spells at level 4.

Thief honestly seems a little lackluster compared to other classes, but they are not bad. As expected, they are good for Lockpicking/Inspection and Robbery. In case you were wondering how Backstabbing works (which is not exclusive to Thief), what you need to do is Hide first (success based on the Stealth Skill), then your attacks after that will have bonus damage.

Metalsmith is a strong class with a decent selection of equipment and has access to the Lethal Blow Skill, which allows a small chance to instantly kill an enemy when it procs. However, their signature skill, Metallurgy, has some issues. See skills for some brief info on it.


Basic Magical Classes
You want to keep these classes in the back row / bottom of the party columns so that short range enemies have to go through your physical focused classes first. Some of them have better defensive options than others, but for the most part you want to keep them away from the front line.

Bard is a class that focuses on the use of Instruments, and it can be argued that they could be considered a physical based class. Instruments have magical-like effects and they start gaining access to both Cleric and Wizard spells at level 3, so I put them here. This is a really good class that makes the game significantly easier if you have one. The higher their Music Skill is, the higher the chance they will use Instruments multiple times in one combat round. While they might not have an amazing selection of potential equipment, they can still hold their own if you decide to give them some physical capablilities. They have a good selection of Skills besides Music, including Lockpicking/Inspection, Robbery, and Diplomacy.

Cleric is a healing focused class. They don't have a great equipment selection, but they can do well with Blunt weaponry. They get access to Restore early on, a Spell that recovers Vitality. This is an excellent spell for limiting the need to Rest, saving your characters from the effects of aging, as well as being able to help weak Swimmers stay alive. As they level they get access to a few nice attacking spells as well. They have access to the Diplomacy Skill, if that's your thing.

Wizard is a good class with a great selection of spells they learn as they level. They get access to spells like Detect Secret and Identify early on, and have quite a few damage related spells to choose from. They do not gain healing spells naturally.

Thaumaturge is a sort of hybrid damage dealer/healer with a strong focus on elemental damage. Their spell progression is only a tad slower than a Wizard or Cleric, and honestly it is not much of a negative.

Sage is a utlity focused class, and very good at what they do. While they do not get much in the ways of offensive magic, they get spells like Detect Secret and Identify early on, along with access to some Cleric spells which help quite a bit for first playthroughs, and eventually get Improved Identify so you don't have to cart stuff to an Oracle to get extra information. They can also can equip Instruments, though unlike Bards (with their multi-use capabilities) increasing a Sage's Music Skill only helps their chance to hit enemies with them. For utility skills they have an excellent selection with Ancient History, Lockpicking/Inspection, Diplomacy, and Nature Lore. They are also one of two classes with access to Metallurgy.

Necromancer is a class that focuses on spells related to the dead. They do not get very many spells and there is not a huge variety, but the spells they do get are very good. Insect Swarm alone can get you through many of the tougher early game encounters, and their summons are capable of trivializing some fights. They are also needed for an optional, but fun event in mid game.


Advanced Classes
These are classes that you will probably have to multiclass into, though some Races are able to get them as options for their first class if they have a strong bonus roll.

Templar is a strong class with a great selection of potential equipment. They also learn Cleric Spells early on, though I don't know the exact level. Like Clerics, they cannot use some weapons such as Offhand Daggers, but they are not as limited and it shouldn't be an issue. They have access to the Diplomacy Skill, if that is your thing.

Pirate is another strong class. They might not have a selection of potential equipment that is equal to Warriors, but it is still very good. They can learn the Lethal Blow Skill, which allows a small chance to instantly kill an enemy when it procs. They have access to some good utility skills, such as Lockpicking/Inspection, Robbery, and Diplomacy.

Assassin is yet another strong class that is basically an advanced (and much better) Thief. They can learn the Lethal Blow Skill, which allows a small chance to instantly kill an enemy when it procs. They also have a special signature skill called Ninjitsu. If, for some reason, you don't have good weapons for them they can do quite well with just their fists. As expected, they come with Lockpicking and Robbery. They also learn spells.

Jester is an incredibly powerful class with very steep stat requirements, which is basically a better version of Bard. They have access to the Music Skill and a Bard's ability to use instruments multiple times, Lethal Blow, a Ninja's Ninjitsu Skill, two unique skills called Iajitsu and Trickery, Lockpicking/Inspection, and Robbery. They also have access to spells. That said, their potential equipment selection is a little lacking, but with this kind of power does it matter?

This section is lazy, and only exists because multiclassing is possible in the game so I wanted to mention it, but Steam Guide letter count restrictions prevented me from putting it in the class section above.

As far as switching classes goes, I have not tried it since it was updated. You can change your class at level 3 in the character's status screen if they have the minimum stat requirements to do it. The amount of exp you need for your next level does not change, so the later you wait the longer it will be for that character to advance in their new class. This promotes heavy save scumming to make effective early advanced classes, which is out of the range of what I would consider fun. I might play around with it and write up better information, but don't count on it. Look at another guide if you need help planning that sort of thing out.

As a side note, apparently there was a bug with multiclassing where changing a character's class technically worked, but Skills were not properly applied or something along those lines. I don't know if that is still the case, and since the current patch as of this writing is 1.2.0.26-R, which has bugged Skills on character generation, it is not really worth testing at the moment. If you still want to try multiclassing, just be aware of it and save before you switch classes. That way you can reload if the proper skills are not applied.

No one has accurate information on stats yet. Not even the Grimoire Wiki. That said, I can share some basic information on what has consistantly worked for me and will be honest about things I do not know.

The first thing to note is that your characters will gain points for three different stats when they level up, separate from the Bonus Points, so don't panic if your Bonus Points are low unless you are a min-maxer. Where they gain those stats can help guide you on the kind of stats they need for their Class.


SPE (Speed) is arguably the best stat in the game for every character. The faster your characters can act, the faster you can apply status effects and potentially kill enemies before they have a chance to attack. I am a little fuzzy on how this stat relates when it comes to spells. It does seem to increase the speed of spellcasting, but the effect is not very dramatic and stronger enemy types will usually take their turn before any magic is cast.

CON (Constitution) effects Vitality increases on level up and is also useful for every character. It might help resist sickness type ailments, but that's just a guess based on what it does in other games.

DEV (Devotion) effects a character's magic pool increases on level up. The effectiveness of Magic Users is mostly taken care of by their Skill level, rather than Stats, but it would be good to invest in their DEV so they can use magic more frequently and/or higher spell ranks.

STR (Strength) and AGI (Agility) seem to effect the chance to Penetrate with physical weapons. Physical Fighters should invest in these stats. STR effects max weight, which will allow characters to wear heavier equipment without becoming overencumbered. I think AGI effects the character's Evasion chance.

INT (Intelligence: increased chance of skill up on success) and WIS (Wisdom: increased chance to skill up on failure) do not seem to effect the potency of magic like most RPGs, though once again I could be wrong or they might be bugged. Casters (and all classes, for that matter) tend to gain a decent amount on their own when they level up, so for the most part you can use your Bonus Stat Points elsewhere. Spell School Skills and Power Level (Magic Pool) increase magic potency, so focus on those if you want more damage/accuracy out of spells.

DES (Destiny) is an interesting stat that can very rarely save your character from death at the cost of 1 DES stat (the game announces it when it happens). I would not call it vital since you cannot control it, so don't rely on it, but it is an interesting stat to put points in if you can't decide.

WIL (Willpower) probably has to do with evading mental effects, though I am not 100% sure.

FEL (Fellowship) probably has something to do with Diplomacy, but I am not sure. I tried playing around with it, but I didn't see much of an effect. I have been pretty successful ignoring this stat, so whatever it does is not vital.

MET (Metabolism?)... I have no clue what this does. I would guess it would have had something to do with FOO (Food Bar) if it was implemented into the game (it's not, so you can ignore it). The Grimoire Wiki claims it affects HP/VIT/MP regeneration (which is affected by the characters race), but I honestly was not able to see a difference when I tested it. If it does affect regeneration you would probably have to use a ton of points for it to be noticable. Like FEL, I have been pretty successful ignoring this stat. Consuming food/drinks and using the Restore spell work really well, and there is always Resting if you prefer a slower way of regenerating.

For the most part, higher Skills > higher Stats, not that you have to choose one over the other. You can get along fine with lowish stats and levels, but low Skills make the game much harder. Any Skill with 0 points cannot be raised through use. Some skills are easily grindable (Martial Skills, Swimming, Climbing, Robbery, Scout, Scribe), some go up naturally but slowly (Invocation, Stealth, Lockpicking, Mythology), and some don't seem to skill up on their own at all (I've never seen a natural point increase in Ancient History). Always put at least 1 point into Skills you want to use. Unlike Bonus Stat Points, the game does not allow you to save Skill Points to use for later levels. Unused points will erase the next time you level, so use them or lose them.

BUG (version 1.2.0.25-R and earlier): Skill Points from the Character Creation Bonus Roll, if you chose that option for that character, do not show up until you click an arrow next to a Skill. After clicking they will show up properly.

UPDATE: Patch 1.2.0.27-R introduced a bug fix that makes certain Skills learnable after reaching a certain level for characters created from that patch on, rather than always being available. This was always the case for magic skills, which appeared after a class could learn magic (As far as my experience tells me anyway. There could have been an exception somewhere.), but was not the case for things like Sage and Lockpicking Skill or Metalsmith and Metallurgy Skill.


Magic and Music
I said it earlier, but it bears repeating: Magic users should pump their magic skills to hit better with spells (Sorcery, Litany, Necromancy, Alchemy, and Arcanum for later in the game). Bards should focus on Music to use instruments, and Sage can benefit from Music as well if you want to use them for that. Music will level up on its own, but it is painfully slow. Focus on them and you will have an easier time in the game.
Update: The Dev has stated that you need at least 5 points in Magic/Music Skills to start mitigating fizzles and general ineffectiveness. That number is not a cap, and you will still see a lot of missing/resisting at such a low number. You will want to continue to raise these skills as you progress through the game.


Martial Skills
As far as NO PENETRATION woes are concerned, the issue mostly goes away once you've gained some Levels/Skill increases/Better Weapons. Keep VIT (the green bar) high if you can. You can replenish VIT by Resting, casting Restore, or eating. The Bless (not great) and Enchanted Blade (very good) Spells also increase the chance to Penetrate. Other than using Skill Points earned when leveling up, characters only get Martial Skill ups when they deal the killing blow. If you have a character who is lagging behind you might want to switch up your tactics so that they can land the final hit. If you rely on magic kills for every fight your physical fighters will stink.

As a side note, the Lethal Blow skill (Ranger, Berserker, Metalsmith, Pirate, Assassin, and Jester start with it) is really good. Pump your Physical Skill points into it and find weapons capable of LETHAL (use Assay). When you start seeing it activate in battle it should start skilling up from there on its own.


Survival/Utility Skills
No matter what classes you start with, always put 1 point into Swimming (do this first) and Climbing as soon as you have points to put into Physical Skills. Points past 1 are a bit of a waste, since you can skill them up by using them.

The Inspection Skill is required to complete a Miniquest. The higher the Skill is, the faster you can succeed, though even high numbers might require a few attempts. I don't know the minimum requirement, if there is one. It pairs well with Lockpicking, so any character with that sort of Skill focus is a good choice.

Some skills allow you to read hints and reveal things faster, such as Scout, Ancient History, Nature Lore, and Mythology. You can still kill unknown enemies and brute force puzzles without them though.

Diplomacy is another skill that you can work around (Charm spell, stealing, etc), but is nice to have when interacting with NPCs. Especially if you like to play a "good" guy. Pick one character and commit to it if you want to utilize it.

The Barter Skill is apparently bugged, or at least in version 1.2.0.25-R, and does nothing. Metallurgy exists as a Skill, but was never properly implemented. While they will probably be fixed in the future I would not recommend putting points in either of them, at least while they are bugged.
UPDATE: Apparently Metallurgy does have some function, but the Item Workshop does not show what is mergable with it. I have never found any combinations for it, though I honestly didn't try too hard, so I can't confirm that it works.

A majority of Recruitable NPCs in this game have always been very powerful. Post version 1.2.0.26-R they are even moreso. You can play the game without recruiting them, but choosing to do so will make the game significantly easier. If you are struggling, or just don't like starting slow, consider swapping some in. If you are the type that usually uses their own party, but doesn't want to deal with early game grinding, you could bench a party member for an NPC recruit until most of your original characters have the levels/Skills to land what you need to, then swap the NPC for your benched character (Dismissed original characters are found in Shrine of the Raptor as skeletons. They will be alive when you add them to the party again, so you do not need to raise them.). This has the added effect of staggering level gain, making it easier to save scum for extra stats if that is your thing.

All that said, NPCs are a resource for folks still getting used to the game and those that simply want to use them. You can still play the game quite successfully without them. Play in whatever way that makes the game the most fun for you.

Try things multiple times
If at first you don't succeed, and it doesn't blow up in your face, try again. This works for -almost- everything (scribe/using spellbooks, deciphering stuff, etc.), or at least in early game. There are spells you can cast to boost certain Skills/Stats if you need to. Even if you have 100 in a Skill needed to perform an action you still have a chance to fail. Just keep trying as long as you can stand it.

Use the Detect Secret Spell when exploring
The Detect Secret Spell is great, revealing most hidden items, pressable bricks, and illusory walls with a sparkle that appears on its icon in the upper left hand portion of the visual window. Even if you have characters with maxed out Scout Skill you will want it on when you are exploring, since they will still miss things on occasion. That said, there are a few things that the spell should probably reveal, but it doesn't react. Another spell you can try if you are looking for something is Locate Item, which is quite handy.

Water and Cold/Lightning do not mix
Cold and Lightning effects will bounce off water and kill your party instead. Instruments that have a cold effect (Halcyonic Lyre) will do the same. Whether you are swimming or on a boat, make sure to switch to some other type of damage. It is important to note that even if the spell does not say it will reflect back at you in water, if it is Cold or Lightning based it definately will, so do not trust the lack of information.

Don't Rest every time you stub your toe
In version 1.2.0.25-R, and previous versions, where there was a sort-of-permadeath effect that caused older characters to die randomly. Version 1.2.0.26-R changed it so that characters are immortal, but will take stat penalties as they get older. I admit, I have never run into either problem so I am not sure how serious these effects were/are. I can, however, tell you that most of your aging is going to come from Resting. The solution is to not use Rest for every little thing. You can restore Vitality by having your characters eat food, which the game practically throws at you, or by using the Restore spell. You can recover magic points by drinking Faery Water, or slowly over time just by walking around and doing other things. Eventually you will start finding equipment that has M+ (Magic Regeneration) on it, which helps quite a bit, the earliest that I know of being Farulosonoth's Staff found in a Perk Chest in Samhain Mausoleum. If you find yourself in a position where you absolutely must Rest, cancel the Rest as soon as you have recovered what you need, which will save turns (make sure your characters are not inflicted with Sleep), rather than sleep through the whole night.

On the main menu choose Configuration and click the button next to Game Start to change it. Each one has their own bonuses, and it is possible that they give you access to end game conditons that you may not have otherwise.


SANCTUARY
The easiest start, and has been recommended by the dev as a good choice for beginners. If you choose this Option you will find your starting map, Sanctuary, in the Village of Crowl section. The free exp and Skills can take the edge off of early game difficulty, and the Star Gauntlet (don't forget to equip the ammo) can be used to take out tough enemies while you find your bearings.

Exclusive access to the Sanctuary in the Village of Crowl.
Sanctuary Oracle: Can (Improved) Identify up to 10 items.
Navigation Computer: Gives you maps for three starter areas.
Training Termninal: Can train three specific Skills up to but not beyond 12 per character, and can be used as many times as you'd like.
Metabolic Enhancement Deck: One time 1000xp for each character in the party.
Items: Xenomorph Keycard (used to access the Alien Barracks, which is located much later in the game), Star Gauntlet with 99 Muon Power Cell Ammo, Dimension Door and Teleport Scrolls.


THE SHRINE
The default start, which is pretty easy. If you choose this Option you will find your starting map, Briarpatch Woods, in the Briarpatch Woods section. While there is no mid/late game benefit, having access to something that can cure Disease in early game makes this a very strong choice.

Exclusive access to the southern portion of the Shrine of the Raptor and Shrine Subterranea.
Owl Statue - In Shrine Subterranea. Can Identify Items.
Colored Light Dance Party - In Shrine Subterranea. Reduces status effects when you step in it, but not all at once. Keep stepping on and off of it until it clears your ailment. (Credit to lor1keet)
Items: Owl Figurine (Used to access the exclusive Shrine of the Raptor areas)


WILDERNESS
An average start, not as easy as the two choices above due to being farther from recruitable NPCs and Safe Havens (though the tile you start on is one), but not too difficult either. This start offers very little in terms of benefit, since you can get a copy of the starter Key later in the game, along the way to an unskippable objective. If you choose this option you will find your starting map, Gardens of Midknight, in the Gardens of Midknight section.

Item: Key of the Ancients (used to access Grand Refuge of the Ancients, which is located later in the game). The other way to get this key is from Recruiting or Stealing it from Princess Dahlia in Shrine of the Psychopomp, which is in Skulheim.


EERIE WASTES
It is a bit awkward to judge this start in terms of difficulty. On one hand, the enemies in the starter area have a tendancy to Disease and there is nothing to cure it until you leave (Set WANDERING MONSTERS to NEVER in CONFIGURATION if you want an easier time). On the other, the map is really tiny, you are surrounded by Safe Havens, and the exit takes you directly into Village of Crowl (which can be difficult at the beginning of the game if you are unprepared). If you choose this option you will find your starting map, Eerie Wastes, in the lonesome Eerie Wastes section.

One time exclusive access to the Eerie Wastes. You can't go back once you leave.
Item: Skull of Hathor Sogg (I have no idea what this item does specifically, but there is an area in mid game with the same name as the Skull. You probably have to use it on the pedestal to access a majority of the area. You will understand what I mean when you get there.)


IMPRISONED
This is the hardest start of the five by far, with enemies that can inflict Disease and nothing to cure it, Vanguard enemies in the next map over (Set WANDERING MONSTERS to NEVER in CONFIGURATION if you want an easier time), no Safe Havens (though there is a healing Fountain in The Armory), and a decent amount of exploration needed before you can relax. You will come out of it well geared if you can manage to pick the chests along the way though. As far as mid/late game benefits, the special Key that you can get is not very valuable, since you can enter, 100% explore, and loot every treasure chest in Castle Moravia without it. You do have to take a long walk to work around not having it though. If you choose this option you will find your starting map, Crowl Prison, in the Village of Crowl section.
Version 1.2.0.26-R+ Advice: I would not recommend this starting point if you do not like difficulty or saving frequently. The changes to Magic and Music make this start even more difficult than it was before.

Exclusive access to Crowl Prison.
Early access to The Armory in the Village of Crowl.
Items: Moravia Key (Unlocks something in Castle Moravia, probably the front door. You can get around it by using the Monolith in Great Hall of Samhain after you have aquired the Moongate Crystal in mid game.), Various Random Loot (See Crowl Prison for more details).

Version 1.2.0.26-R introduced some bugs which caused many classes to be missing critical skills on any character created, though any character created before and after the patch are uneffected. If you are running the game on this patch I advise updating to the newest patch before creating characters.

UPDATE: Version 1.2.0.27-R is better and playable, and some Skills are now learned as the characters level rather than being available from the start, but not all of the character creation skill bugs have been ironed out for every race/class combination. If your character is missing a critical skill, such as Swimming, they should hopefully gain it after leveling. Another bug is that some race/class combinations that should be able to use extra Bonus Points left over after character creation (if the roll is high enough) are unable to.

S (Green S) = Starting Point, for starter zones only

S (Blue S) = Safe Haven. If there is a Fireplace and you can light it, you can rest in front of it without being harassed by enemies.

⇒ (Gold Arrow) = Party location and direction

⇒ (Red Arrow) = Change zones

↑▤ (Black Arrow with Ladder) = Ascend/decend floors

▷ᴅ (Striped Triangle pointing toward or away from a Small Capital D or U) = Stairs down and up

◎ (Circle in Circle) = Something is there, or it is a Hole or landing spot.

Ⓧ (Red Circle with X / Footnote Icon) = Something is there, with description tied to its number beneath the map

? (Black Question Mark) = Something there, but I have no idea what it is or am not 100% sure

[ (Indent in Wall) = Something on the wall (Plaque, Terminal, Window, etc.)

✝ (Tiny Black Cross) = Skeleton
▁
▅ (Black Rectangle w/ White Lock and Black line on top of it) = Treasure Chest

▣ (Square with Black Square Inside) = Crate. Can also signify other things, like beds and monoliths.

● (Black Circle with Fuzzy Edges) = Bush

O (Circle with a Tiny Notch in the upper left corner) = Pot or Barrel, sometimes a hanging chain or a cocoon.

🞩 (X with Small Diamond Shape in the Middle) = Debris

O (Red O) = Search for Item

▬ (Green Line) = Hidden Door or Invisible Wall, search for and touch a special spot on the wall to reveal or bump your head into it to pass through

┋ (Dotted Line) = Closed Gate or Spider Web blocking the way

■ (Black Square) = Pit Trap

■ (Blue Square) = Water

■ (Red Square) = Lava

^
A (Arrow with and A or D) = An Ascent/Decent

░ (Tiny Black Dots Pattern) = Shallow Water

░ (Tiny Black Star Pattern) = Warp Tile

░ (Tiny Red Star Pattern) = Dark Zone


Note that I am aware that the in game footnotes can overlap. I tried catching it when I could, but I am also lazy. It isn't too hard to figure out what is what though.

Also note that I am probably missing Safe Havens, since they are not discovered every time you step on a tile. If you know of a Safe Haven that is not listed let me know and I will give you credit.

As your party becomes stronger you will attract stronger enemies (or at least that is how it is supposed to work). Since I am exploring at low levels (with Wandering Monsters set to NEVER to keep it that way) it is possible that there are enemies I won't run into. If you are attacked by something that is not listed, let me know and I will credit you.

The enemy lists under the Avian Mountain map sections show some status effects they are susceptible to, but not all. I was listing weaknesses as a reference to help folks out in early game, but in hindsight it would have been easier and more informative to post effects they are immune to instead. I will probably fix it at some point, but for now I have a lot more to work on.

If you want some general information on susceptibility:
Almost everything in early game is susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Paralyze, and Fear.
If it is a non-undead humanoid then Insanity probably works.
If it has a body (not ghosts) then Irritation probably works.
If it uses sonar (bats) then Shrill Noise works, and Blind does not.
If it casts spells then you probably want to try Silence. (Note that Silence is not working in version 1.2.0.25-R)
If it is a ghost then physical attacks will not connect unless using a magic weapon or buffed with the Enchated Blade Spell, and they cannot be knocked Unconscious.

Almost all status effects have a chance to clear when the inflicted enemy is hit or over time. Sleep is immediate, Paralysis usually takes a while, and Charm seems to be able to take the longest beating, though that could be a coincidence. Unfortunately, it does not seem to work the other way around, at least the hitting bit, so you will need Consumables and Spells to clear the same effects from your party members.

Blind causes enemies to miss more often.
Fear, Insanity, Nausea, and (I think) Irritation can sometimes cause an enemy to not act that turn, but they still have a chance to. Some Fear based effects cause enemies to run away.
Sleep, Paralysis, Hold, and Stone cause an enemy to not act while they are inflicted.
Unconsiousness causes an enemy to not act and is inflicted by blunt weapons, though there are some sharp ones that are an exception to that rule.
Confusion can cause an enemy to attack anyone, both your party members and other enemies.
Charm can cause an enemy to either not act, target your party, or target other enemies.
Disease and one version of Curse both inflict various status effects over a very short period of time, Curse being the harsher version of the two.
The other version of Curse is on equipment, making it unremovable until the Curse is temporarily lifted. Curse can never be completely purged from an item, so if you equip it again you will still have to lift the Curse to remove it.
Poison deals a small portion of damage at random intervals, usually after each turn in battle but not always.
Slow does exactly as described, slowing the target down so that it takes longer for them to act in battle.
Silence, in most games, will make it so the target cannot cast spells. Unfortunately it does not seem to work (version 1.2.0.25-R).

UPDATE - ENCHANTED BLADE SPELL: Version 1.2.0.27-R changed the Enchanted Blade Spell to allow characters without magical weapons to attack Ghosts while the buff is active.

GAME UPDATE: The Dev announced that he was fixing enemy resistances to status effects to make them harder to land. All information about susceptibility in the Avian Mountains, Fertile Crescent, Gideon, Harradan Groves, Skull Wilderness, Skulheim, Kublai Axis Sections and parts of the Blackspire Mountains, Royal Aviary Park and Imperial Palace Sections were composed by playing day 1 up to version 1.2.0.25-R, so any patch after that may render any notes on enemy weaknesses in those sections incorrect.

While there is some static loot (if it is Ammo the amount you get is randomized), a large majority of chests, crates, barrels, etc. are randomized from different pools of loot. The amount of loot you receive is usually randomized by a few pieces as well, but there is typically some item types that you can count on being there. For example, if an early game Treasure Chest gives you a Ring it is likely to always have a Ring in it, though the Ring itself is randomized. Not every item type is static though. If you are looking for something specific save before you loot and reload if you don't get what you want.

The loot listed is only the stuff I was able to get via save scumming, and is the main reason this guide is so slow to update maps. There might be more rare loot than is listed, but there are only so many times I can save scum without becoming bored out of my mind. If you find something that is not listed, let me know the item and location and I will credit you.

As far as recommendations on what to look for in early game, I suggest picking up a variety of instruments. Bard, Sage and Jester can equip them, and can also USE them straight from the inventory (I don't recommend wasting time USE-ing them with other classes as of version 1.2.0.26-R). Bard and Jester will always have an advantage, due to being able to randomly use the instrument multiple times in one combat round when they have a high Music Skill. The instruments that do not rely on charges in early game include:
Lyre of Slumber - Sleep (Bards can start with one)
Muting Lyre - Silence (Silence does not work in version 1.2.0.25-R, possibly earlier)
Swaying Lute - Charm
Lethe Harp - Paralysis
Thistle Whistle - Shrill Sound (Includes damage) and is also Offhand so you can equip it with something else.
Hotfoot Banjo - Tarantulla (a.k.a. Dance/Insanity)
Cacaphony Harp - Confusion. In early game it can be found in The Wizard's Sky Barge, a few floors in Samhain, and Lalain Falls.
Halcyonic Lyre - Cone of Cold (Damage. Used to be Deep Freeze, but was nerfed), though in early game it can only be found if you pick Imprisoned as your starting point as far as I know.
There are more instruments available in mid-end game.

In general, it is a good idea to pick up a Mindread, Identify, Detect Secret, Locate Person, and a Locate Item Scroll if you do not have the spells. Wizard's Eye would also be useful, but I have only found it in Spellbook form or from a Perk Chest item (Glorious Orb of Codexia) in early game. You can Save, use them for gleaning key words from NPCs and finding hidden things, then Reload and use your newfound Metagame-y powers, preserving your scrolls for future savescumming.

For early stuff that you would actually consume, Armorplate(stacks, which might be a bug, and the spellbook is called Armor Shield), Magic Screen(stacks, which might be a bug), and Enchanted Blade Scrolls are pretty nice, and their Spellbooks are even better if you have a magic user (though it seems all classes become magic users at some point). You can use them before boss battles to buff your party because they stay on outside of battle, and can give you protection against physical damage(Armorplate), magical damage(Magic Screen), and help you penetrate(Enchanted Blade). Raghilda can cover Armorplate and Little Rosy can cover Magic Screen, if you prefer really early recruitable NPCs over consumables. You might also want to find and keep a Raise Dead scroll.

For early weapons, other than the special static weapons (Caliburn, Moon Singer, Farulosonoth's Staff), it really depends on what characters you have and what Skills you want to work on, but for physical fighters anything tagged with *LETHAL* is pretty great. Be on the lookout for Knuckle Duster, which is an offhand Hammer&Mace weapon (According to Assay. Should be a Fist weapon...). You can potentially get it in Crowl Prison (if you choose the Imprisoned starting point), The Armory, and Samhain Mausoleum, and it is a pretty good choice for physical fighters in early game if you are looking for potential extra damage/crowd control. It has a chance to Incapacitate enemies on hit, which is pretty nice (Lead Balls have that chance as well, as do all blunt weapons and a few special ones). Thistle Whistle, already mentioned above with the instruments, is another great offhand for Bards and Sages as long as you are not using Lyre of Slumber (it will knock the Sleep off). Gauche (Bladesmanship) is another offhand weapon, but other than that it is nothing special. Still, it does not require charges and all but two classes can equip it, so having a couple around in early game if you run out of darts and balls can come in handy.
Note that putting a short range weapon in a character's Offhand will mess with the range of their Mainhand weapon, so your character will target whichever enemy row you chose for your Offhand, even if you chose a different one for your Mainhand. While you can still equip an Offhand while wielding a two-handed weapon they won't (or at least shouldn't) proc, but any stat bonuses on the Offhand will still be active.
Not Sure If Bug?: In version 1.2.0.25-R, a character with a Shield in their Offhand seems to use their Mainhand weapon for extra attack damage, which looks like it results in higher damage overall. It is possible that I am wrong and missed a calculation somewhere. I need to test it further.

For early Armor, other than the easy to get static armor (Avian Helm, Blood Set, Gnorff's Cloak of Bafflement, Wulven Dash Boots), once again it depends on what characters you have, but keep an eye out for equipment that goes on hands, legs and feet. You won't start seeing good options for these, at least not frequently, until you leave the Avian Mountains. Make sure to keep an eye on your character's equip load (the giant circle with the percentage in the middle in the equipment screen). Anything over 100% will cause the character to become overencumbered, which means that they will not be able to take actions in combat. In early game (and in my opinion for the entire game) it is a good idea to prioritize good weapons over good armor, unless your characters are slow.

First a quick note on the Robbery Skill, which effects how well a character can Steal. It is easy to level up (put at least 1 point in it) because you can Charm NPCs to bypass the concequences of failure (or at least in version 1.2.0.26-R and previous versions), or steal from Gorlo since he seems to never catch you (thanks to Rpguy for finding that, also works in version 1.2.0.26-R and previous versions).

To buy and sell to and from an NPC (only works if the NPC has items to sell), right click the action icon (the round button) next to any character's portrait and choose BUY or SELL. For buying, Shops only restock their items once you have bought/stolen all of their goods (again, thanks to Rpguy for pointing that out). For selling, items sold to NPCs will not show up in their shop inventory, so be careful. Once it is sold it is gone for good. If you do not want to lose the item, drop it on the ground in a safe and easily remembered spot instead, via the brown square on the right side of your inventory. See Inventory Shenanigans for more information.

Most of the Shops seem to contain static items, but a few are randomized (like Trimestes). The stuff listed in the guide are only things that I have seen them carry, so your game might have different things available.

Any item listed in a Shop is Stealable, but you cannot choose what item you take. To steal, right click the action icon (the round button) next to any character's portrait (perferably one with points in the Robbery Skill) and select STEAL. If you are looking for something specific it might take a while. If you are unsuccessful in Stealing and are caught, you will anger your target NPC. Anger them enough and they might attack, with most of them also calling the guards. As mentioned above, casting Charm on the NPC beforehand will bypass the consequence of failure.

If an NPC has a Key Item, such as a literal Key, you can steal it to bypass whatever condition they normally have in order to get it the nice way. Stealing Key Items can have negative effects, such as missing out on short but unique events, and there are a few bugs involved. For example, if you steal the Museum Ticket from Trimestes and talk to him about it afterwards, he acts as if he still has the Ticket and will sell you nothing if you try to buy it. Stealing the Ticket also locks you out of seeing the Refund event, though it is not important.

If you need money you can steal an NPC's stuff and sell it back to them. Once again, be careful if the target has a Key Item and you want to avoid the consequences of that. You cannot sell Critical Items. An important thing to note is if you try to give back a stolen Critical Item (drag the item onto the NPC), some NPCs will immeditately become Hostile and call guards (though they may still (Improved) Identify it for you). Some don't seem to care though. If you anger an NPC this way, run, and return, the NPC forgets that you stole their stuff, with their mood being what it was before the incident, though you can trigger the fight again if you want to.

As a side note for Critical Items that you get through "nice" means, or with NPCs that do not seem to care if you show them stolen goods, placing key items on top of NPCs will sometimes get them to (improved) Identify them for you. This is almost guaranteed if you got the item from the NPC.

BUG: In version 1.2.0.25-R and previous versions the Barter Skill (intended to be used with Buying and Selling) is bugged and does not work. You might want to check if it has been fixed in whichever version you are playing before putting any points into it.

If you didn't catch it in the previous section, you can make infinite money through the Robbery Skill. Just find an NPC, steal their goods, sell their stuff back to them, reload the area (if necessary), and repeat.

Killing any NPC, even in self defense, is considered Murder. You can initate battle with most NPCs by simply clicking the BATTLE button, though you also provoke them into attacking you by performing actions they do not like, such as getting caught stealing or cursing at them in the Parser. Some will try to attack you after certain events, or if you have certain items. Very few (I only know of one) cannot be attacked with the BATTLE button and will never attack you under certain circumstances, even if they really hate you. Succesfully killing an NPC will have them drop any Shop or Key items they have on them.

As expected, there are serious consequences for killing an NPC, beyond not having access to them anymore. As far as I know there is no way to secretly assassinate anyone, so other NPCs will telepathically know it was you and hate you for it, even if the NPC you killed attacked you first. Some will outright attack you, while others will just be uncooperative. Make sure you are prepared before you make the choice to kill.

As a side note, if an NPC attacks you and you do not want to kill them, running away is almost always an option. The angry NPC will likely still be angry with you even if you run, but other NPCs will not hate you for it.

When you approach, or are approached by an NPC, the game will print their attitude toward you in the text box. You can see further details about their mood by looking at the Drama Mask Bar (shows player vs. enemy health in battle). If both bars are grey then the NPC is neutral toward you. If there are green dots on the left side of the bar, that means that they like you or you have done something they approve of. If there are red dots in the right side of the bar that means that they do not like you, or you have done something that they do not approve of. Both sides of the bar are exclusive, so you can have an NPC that both likes and hates you at the same time, but the red/hate side takes precedence over the green/like side.

Note that some NPCs will never forget some actions, no matter what you do, so keep that in mind.

As expected, the NPCs mood effects how they interact with you. For example, an NPC that extremely angry might immediately attack you, or walk away after a few turns. For the angry NPCs that do not attack immediately you can attempt to Negotiate (which replaces the Talk option if the NPC is angry enough). A successful Negotiation can remove a red dot, but failure will make them angrier. High Diplomacy and Fellowship might have some effect on Negotiation, but in my tests I could never get much better than using a character with no Diplomacy and little Fellowship. I may have just been unlucky. Removing a few red dots might not be enough and the NPC can walk away, so you might have to approach them again and keep trying.

Another way to improve an NPCs mood is to BRIBE them, though some NPCs cannot be bribed. Each Bribe costs 2000 gold and will usually take a chunk of red dots away. Most of the time it will add green dots to the left side of the bar as well. Some NPCs will just take your money and not change their mood at all, while others it might take a few Bribes before you start seeing any changes. Unlike Negotiation, Bribes never make an NPC angrier, so it has no risk.

BUG: In version 1.2.0.26-R and previous versions, some NPCs have a bugged mood bar where sometimes they will forgive/forget certain actions you have taken when you do things they approve of, only to have them suddenly remember that you did the thing they forgave/forgot a meeting or two later. I have not come across an instance where this will get in the way of a playthrough, but it is still good to know.

It has been mentioned elsewhere, but the brown square to the right of your Inventory scroll represents the ground. Any item put in that square is placed on the ground of that tile, and it will stay there. You can use this function to "store" items that you don't necessarily need right away, but think you might want later. Just remember where you put them. You can place quite a few items on an individual tile (I have not tested the maximum, if there is any), but you will only be able to see the first thing you put down. If you want to pick up items past the first you will have to pick up and put down every item in the stack that is on top of it until the item you want shuffles to the top.

One use of dropping items is that some NPCs have an event trigger based on items inside of your inventory and will telepathically know it is there even if there is no good reason that they should. If you want to avoid triggering such events, you can drop the item in a safe spot before you interact with them. Critical Items, which are not droppable by default, can be dropped if you go into CONFIGURATION and choose NEVER next to CRITICAL ITEM LOCK. Be careful of this though, since you don't want to lose anything important.

Another thing you can do is have a full inventory when you pick up critical items that would normally trigger a boss fight. Instead of the battle, the critical item will drop harmlessly to the ground to be swapped for another item, skipping the fight all together.

You will need to know how to combine items to progress in the game. Some items can be combined by simply placing one item on top of another, but not all items work that way. Using the Item Workshop to combine things always works for Critical Items.










If you look next to each character portrait you will see three buttons; one looks like a scale, one says OK (unless they are inflicted with something), and the one underneath both of them has a small knife and hammer. The knife and hammer button will take you to the Item Workshop screen.






















Click on the items you want to combine in the tiny scroll bar in the Item Workshop window (not your main inventory scroll bar) to place them in the two empty slots in the upper left hand corner of the screen. Once they are both there, click on one of them and then click the Merge Items option on the right side of the Item Workshop window. If it is still darkened out you need to select an item, the item is unable to be combined with the second item you have chosen, or in a few rare cases you have to select the other item instead.

As a side note, you can make various types of consumables by combining certain items (the game will show you what you can combine if you select it while it is in the upper portion of the Item Workshop). For some things you need the appropriate Skill to do it. Metallurgy apparently does have some function, but the Item Workshop does not currently show any of it (version 1.2.0.27-R).

Version 1.2.0.26-R, and previous versions, Bugs: Another note is that combining one stack of items with another stack of the same item will sometimes cause you to have less of that item. Save before you try it. Vending Tokens can stack to a pretty high number (254), but using 100+ of them in a vending machine will turn the stack to 99 no matter what. All tokens above that will be permanently lost.

First a quick note on the Lockpicking and Inspection Skills, both of which are important for picking locks on Doors and Treasure Chests. If you decide you want to be able to pick locks, commit to it with one character that has the Skills. And by commit, I don't mean that you have to dump your bonus Skill points into it (1 point in Lockpicking and Inspection will do to start, 5-10 if you want a better chance at the start of the game), but pick all locks you can find to milk them for every point.

There are several types of Locked Doors/Gates in the game. If you LOOK at the door and it says LOCKED, or select Pick Lock from the pull down menu (right click the circle button next to any NPC, perferably one with actual Lockpicking skills) and it gives you a word puzzle then the door is obviously pickable. There are also doors that have no interaction when looked at which require a Key, lever, NPC event, or just need to be touched from the other side to open. As far as I know, all Skull Gates must be opened with a lever, key, or an event and you cannot pick them.

The Door Lockpicking puzzle is a combination of a riddle, a word jumble, and a game of Hangman, with a few extra rules. The answer to the riddle is the solution, and you must pick the letters in the correct order/column going left to right in order to unlock the door. The amount of revealed letters is determined by your Lockpicking Skill, possibly Inspection Skill as well (You want both). A correct letter cannot be next to another correct letter in a column, so you can use that knowledge to make smarter guesses. Choosing an incorrect letter will reveal that letter if it was a ? and cause one of your green stars at the bottom to turn red, which indicates how many misses you can get before the trap goes off. The Inspection Skill can protect you from a miss, randomly allowing you to keep a star green if you messed up. While doing the puzzle you can click ABORT at any time and try again, which gives you a different riddle and resets the puzzle. If this explaination was hard for you to follow, there is a step by step example underneath this section that you can take a look at.

The second way to open a Locked Door (not including keys) is through brute force. To activate that option simply walk into the door three times and the prompt for it will appear, with two giant ?s blocks and a button with four arrows. Select the ? blocks one at a time, then choose a character for them. After they are placed, click the four arrow button a few times to try and force the door open. The action drains Vitality and will take several pushes, but the door will eventually be openable (the game will let you know). Some plus sides to doing it this way is that you do not need Lockpicking and Inspection Skills, nor do you need Magic, and I don't think you can trigger a trap doing it this way (at least I have never seen it).

The third way to open a Locked Door (not including keys) is to cast the Knock Knock Spell, though there is a possibility of failure and also a chance to trigger the lock's trap. The plus to doing it this way is that casting Knock Knock can bypass some negative events that can occur at certain doors if you try to pick the lock or force the door open.

The benefits of picking a lock over using a key, magic, or forcing it open is a chance to raise a character's Lockpicking Skill, which benefits opening locked chests as well, and it can help you avoid tedious Diplomacy to get to some areas faster. The minor downside is that if you have a Critical Key that can be used to open the door you just picked, you won't be able to drop it on the ground unless you set CRITICAL ITEM LOCK to NEVER in CONFIGURATION. See the Inventory Shenanigans section for more information.

It is probably important to note that even if you make the correct choices when Lockpicking you can rarely trigger the trap, even if you have very high Lockpicking and Inspection. I am not sure if that is a bug, or by design.

As mentioned above, unlocking doors is the combination of a riddle, a word jumble, and a game of Hangman with some specific rules that can help you make smart decisions when faced with tough guesses. Having good Inspection and Lockpicking Skills on the character attempting to pick the lock will reveal more letters, which means less guesswork, and will also randomly protect you if you click the wrong thing.

The first thing is that it helps if you are good with riddles so you can guess what the final answer is, but if not you can take a guess for your first move and slowly work from there until the answer is revealed. A good first move is to try a vowel in the second column. It won't work every time, but if it turns out correct you can use the rules to make smarter guesses. Another thing you can do if you do not know the answer, or think you have messed up too badly and do not want to risk triggering the trap, is to click ABORT, then try to unlock the door again. You will be given a different riddle, and the puzzle will be reset.

That said, on to the example.

Here is a Major Lock Level VI door, which only has one star to make a mistake with:














We know the answer to the riddle is MIRROR, so we can work with that to reveal the correct locations. Three of the letters we need are not revealed in the correct columns. Note the O in the fourth column, which we know is wrong because the fourth letter of MIRROR is R. We can click on all of the Rs that are in the correct columns though. There is a rule to the game that does not allow a correct letter to be next to another correct letter, so we can assume this:














This reveals the fifth letter right away (Which was technically revealed because we know that it is not E or N, but bear with me. It wasn't easy getting a good example for this. Haha.), so now we have this:














Now it gets a little trickier. We know that the second letter cannot be in the middle, both because it isn't K and it cannot be next to the R, which means it has to go on the top or the bottom of its column. We know the first letter isn't B, so it can either be in the top or middle of its column. If the first letter happens to be in the top spot, then that would reveal the second letter's position easily, but I am not feeling very optimistic so I guess the middle (which is technically the least efficient of the two guesses, but I was trying to invite danger for the purpose of the example)...














...and it turns out to be correct. Which means we are still stuck with two options for the second letter, but at least we know it isn't in the middle because of the rules and the fact that we know it isn't K. Time to take a stab in the dark...














You'll notice that I guessed the top one and was wrong, but my Inspection skill saved me, allowing me to keep my green star, which means two more chances to get it right. Since there was only one place the second letter could be at that point, I clicked the correct option, then clicked OPEN, and was on my way.

If you do not know the answer to the riddle you can Abort and try again. This list probably does not have every riddle, because if I tried to save scum to discover them I would get bored and the game seems to favor picking the same ones over and over anyway (Or maybe the riddle list is shorter than I expect?).


MINOR LOCK LEVEL I
Multiply me against my own and I remain solitary as myself = ONE
Chester and Hazel are my relations but no kin to me = NUT
A Shining alabaster vault am I that holds within a golden heart = EGG
It returns to drink the blood of the young when it grows hungry = WAR
I spin upon my own self in dance that endlessly revolves around my start = TOP
Born into misery but strong in prime and short of breath I lay down to sleep = MAN

MINOR LOCK LEVEL II
You cinch me upon my girth that is your girth = BELT
Those who are struck by me lose their nerve and resolve = FEAR
It requires two companions one after another to do this journey = WALK
My arrows strike the heart and my daggers the soul = LOVE
Whenever you take pains to take this you avoid sorrow = CARE

MINOR LOCK LEVEL III
None can change a strand with his oath or return it to its field when it is harvest = HAIR
The hot breath of the earth from its hidden lungs = LAVA
A spine that is straight and a tongue to separate a hundred siblings = BOOK

MINOR LOCK LEVEL IV
One who feels this is proofed against his foe and flight = BRAVE
Precious in falling we cannot be collected or saved = TEARS
No man may wear this cloak but it conceals their misdeeds = NIGHT
He who embraces me is soon corrupted by my embrace in turn = POWER

MINOR LOCK LEVEL V
These rings bind without a betrothal = CHAIN
A Fire in the belly that vomits forth steel = FORGE
This royal battle is always thirty two and thirty two = CHESS

MAJOR LOCK LEVEL VI
A dream without sleeping eyes closed but no weeping = TRANCE
Break me and be accursed yet curse me I curse thee back = MIRROR
With six legs we toil and a blade dragged across our mother = FARMER

MAJOR LOCK LEVEL VII / VIII / IX and MASTER LOCK X / XII / SUPREME
A wax vault of golden treasure and a thousand daggers to guard it = BEEHIVE
None bend this bow but five are bent by it = RAINBOW
Ivory ladies on a field of green their suitor all in black = TENPINS

Locked Treasure Chests can be unlocked using the Pick Lock option (or a Key, though not all Locked Treasure Chests have one), but the minigame is different than the one for locked doors. There are brown squares marked with ?s attached to jeweled chains on either side of a giant keyhole. Pressing the brown ? blocks have a chance to reveal a number which also reveals its pair, turn the block red and not reveal anything, and/or "botch" which turns a green star red or activates a trap. Higher Inspection Skill makes it more likely you will reveal a number and less likely you will activate a trap. The goal is to click the jewels on the chains matching each number, though you do not have to do each set in numerical order (1-1, 2-2, etc). Missclicking a chain can activate a trap, or make the Chest unopenable for that attempt, forcing you to ABORT and try again (this resets the puzzle). Successfully picking the lock increases Lockpicking skill and does not require you to open the chest, so saving after it is picked will make for faster save scumming if you are looking for a specific item inside. If this explaination was hard for you to understand, I have a step by step example of picking a Locked Treasure Chest below this section.

The Knock Knock Spell can open Locked Treasure Chests, but it still has a chance to trigger the trap. If you open one this way you will lose out on an opportunity to raise your Lockpicking Skill. On the plus side, it can be used to bypass any extra negative consequences attempting to pick the lock manually might have.

Like with Locked Doors, even if you make the correct choices when Lockpicking you can rarely trigger the trap, even if you have very high Lockpicking and Inspection. I am not sure if that is a bug, or by design.

BUG: In version 1.2.0.26-R, as well as previous versions, there is a bug that does not show you the correct amount of green stars for the chest lockpicking puzzles. It will always show 5, no matter what. It does not effect your ability to complete the puzzle.

As explained earlier, unlocking Treasure Chests is a different minigame from unlocking doors. It is much harder, since every click that has a chance to reveal a number has a chance to set off the trap, even if it goes well! On top of that, there seems to be a bug (version 1.2.0.26-R and earlier) that misrepresents how many green stars (botches) you have to work with. Once again, Lockpicking and Inspection are the Skills you need to be successful and protect yourself against botches.

On to the first example:

I wasn't around any really hard locks at the time I was writing this, so this Major Lock Level VI will have to do. It shows five green stars but do not be fooled! The reality is that we only have 2 or 3 botches before the trap springs, unless the Inspection skill saves us:














The first step is to try and reveal numbers, which you can do by clicking the brown ? blocks connected to each chain. The numbers on the left hand side are always in numerical order, so I am going to click down the right hand side. It honestly does not matter which side you pick though, since you need to know the numbers on both sides to match them, and successfully revealing one number always reveals its match on the other side:














As you can see, my Thief was quite successful, revealing all but one number. I don't have to click the last brown ? block and risk botching it, because I already know that it matches with 6, the last brown ? block on the left side. But that was too easy. I am going to click ABORT, then try picking the lock again which will reset the puzzle.














(Many ABORTS later...) Not so successful this time, and my Thief even botched once! The next step is to click the two remaining brown ? blocks on the left hand side and hope I get a good result (note that you cannot reveal a red ? block unless you reveal its pair). If the first click reveals the number I will not have to try the second brown ? block because the pair will be obvious, but if it doesn't I will have to take the risk:














My Thief was completely unsuccessful, so I either have to make a guess or ABORT (or use Locksmith's Glue, but I do not have any at the moment). I am choosing to guess, so the next step from here is to click the red jewel on the chain next to a number, then click the red jewel of its pair. You do not have to do them in numerical order, but they have to match.














Like so. This was a really lucky guess which also revealed the positions of both 4s! If I had guessed wrong the trap would have sprung because my Thief had botched earlier. As a side note, if you click two jewels of numbers that do not match and the trap doesn't spring you can't try again on that puzzle (that I know of), so you will have to click ABORT to reset. Now to click the rest of the red jewels to match their paired numbers.














And we're done! All that is left is to click OPEN and the lock will be removed. After that would be a good time to save if you like to save scum the contents of chests.

I mentioned this earlier in the guide, but it is worth repeating: The first time you are able to put points into Physical Skills, put one point into Swimming and one point into Climbing, no matter what class the character is. This will allow that character to not die immediately when trying to perform these actions and give them the ability to grind these Skills.

Crossing water safely requires the Swimming Skill. The more Swimming Skill a character has, the less their Vitality goes down as they swim (it's a percentage, so having higher Vitality has no benefit), the less likely they are to die, which happens when a character's Vitality hits 0 as they step onto water. You cannot drown during a battle (that I know of...), even if you hit 0 Vit while fighting, but you can drown before the battle starts. You can counteract the Vitality drain a little by casting Restore or eating certain foods to restore Vitality before taking another step. If you try to Save/Reload in water your characters will take an extra hit to Vitality and possibly die, so you can't cheese it that way. Waterwalkers (USE them like an Item) can let you bypass the need to Swim as long as the buff lasts, which is 6-9 steps if you do not get into a fight, but is immediately erased in battle and if you step onto dry land.

Aquavia is a great place to train Swimming Skill. You can grind for it by walking back and forth over a single water tile, or you can put more points into it when a character levels up (kind of a waste, since it goes up fast). Don't forget to stop and Rest to restore Vitality between steps (set WANDERING MONSTERS to NEVER in CONFIGURATION to speed up the Resting process, or use a nearby Safe Haven), but know that you cannot rest on water. Only the first step into water guarantees a Skill point, so don't grind over multiple water tiles.

As far as the amount of Swimming Skill needed if you want to traverse water comfortably and don't want to rely on Restore and eating every step, 60 Skill will let a character cross three water tiles in a row and have a sliver of Vitality left over.

Ascending or Decending a cliff safely (shown with a window that shows the difficulty and the potential fall damage) requires the Climbing Skill. Falling results in damage, and some Fragile items could break (usually crystal or glass). You can be attacked after successfully climbing, but you will get your skill ups (if your characters got any) after the battle is finished. Casting Featherfall can protect your party if they fail. Each time you successfully climb, the spot you are at will decrease in difficulty a little bit. This won't negate the negative effects of falling, but it will make it easier to succeed the next time you climb it.

The Climbing Skill is increased the same way Swmming Skill is, minus the Vitality drain. You can keep using the same climbing spot over and over until you are comfortable, even if you have lowered its difficulty. Lalain Falls to Crescent Wilderness is a good spot to grind the Skill. Unlike Swimming Skill, it does not increase with every climb so it can take a while.

Lava deals 25-30 damage per step. You can stop and heal in between steps, and fighting on Lava does not produce extra damage. Destiny (DES) can randomly save a character from dying to it, consuming a DES point in the process, but it is very unreliable. Ring Pro Fire and the Fire Shield Spell (and I imagine all protection against Fire) does not mitigate Lava damage.

The only legitimate way I know to cross Lava safely, other than to step-heal-step-heal, is to USE a charge from Firewalkers, a type of footwear. You must USE it like an item, because equipping them will not protect you. The Firewalking effect lasts for 6-9 steps (it's random) and is cancelled if you step on solid ground or enter a battle. The Firewalking icon does not disappear when the effect is gone, only the step after, so do not trust it.

There are some game mechanics you can exploit to cross (which I expect will probably be fixed at some point), though it is a tedious and dangerous method. You can find more information related to the exploit under the Dominion Caverns Map.

When a character's HP hits 0, or an enemy lands a Lethal Blow/Death spell, they are dead, indicated by a skull replacing their portrait. There are two types of spells that can raise them. One is a lesser version, Resurrection, usable with items such as Caduceus of Life, which does not work on every race/class and cannot be used to raise anyone who has been dead for more than 7 days. The other is the Raise Dead spell which seems to work for everyone, including some NPCs, though it will sometimes fail, even when cast with maximum power.

The consequence of being raised is a permanent loss of that character's CON stat. It seems like it is always -10. When that character levels up again they usually get a good amount of it back, but not every point. It isn't too bad as long as that character is not constantly dying, but deaths can add up. If you want to avoid this consequence, you can use the tried and true method of saving frequently and reloading if a character dies.

As a side note, the DES (Destiny) stat has a random chance to save a character from a Lethal Blow (Skill) that would have otherwise killed them, though it consumes 1 DES stat point for every rescue.

Spoiler tags are there for a reason. If you don't want to be spoiled, don't hover over them.

If you look at any character's spellbook you might notice that there is a fuzzed out magic type labeled ELDRI (Eldritch). This is a special magic type that cannot be naturally learned by any class, and you cannot Scribe spells to it (shown by black and red spellbooks with pentagrams) while the type is fuzzed out. It might be worth mentioning that there are Spellbooks that contain non-Eldritch spells (Arcanum) that are blocked from Scribing until you unlock Eldritch. Not sure if that is a bug or not.

To unlock it you have to ask certain NPCs about ELDRITCH (ELDRI does not work). Only the characters in the party at the time you ask will get it unlocked. Once you have asked an NPC about it you cannot unlock it from them again. Any characters you pick up afterward will not be able to use it unless you ask another NPC with Eldritch knowledge.

As for the "where," there are two NPCs in early game that can unlock it for you: Magus Trimestes in the Bronze Cauldron, and Mistral if you choose to resurrect him. There are a few others later in the game as well.
As a side note recruitable NPCs that can unlock Eldritch for you do not have it unlocked for themselves when you recruit them, even if you used them to unlock it for the rest of your party. You have to find another NPC to unlock it for them.

Once you have it unlocked you can attempt to Scribe Eldritch Magic, but know that characters who attempt it can be inflicted with Insanity. It is easily cured, but you will probably want to be near a Safe Haven before you try it, just to be safe.

Sometimes the game won't register an action as OK in battle, which prevents you from starting a combat round, even though there should be nothing wrong with it. This tends to happen most frequently with the Retreat function, which should still be usable even if it is a battle you cannot actually run from. If it really is an action you can take and the game just bugged a bit, change the character's action to something else, then change it back and it should register as OK. If that does not fix it then there is probably something else going on. Be sure to check for status effects, or in the case of Spells that the character has enough Magic points to perform it.

Sometimes characters get stuck and won't take action in battle, even if the game says that their action is OK and allowed you to initiate the combat round. This sometimes happens when you switch actions in battle, most frequently going from using one item (Consumable, Invocation, or Instrument) and switching to another item the next round. The first thing to do is to check if you have a status effect preventing them from acting. If that isn't the case, change the character's action to something else, such as Attack or Spell (if they have any), then change it back to what you want and select BATTLE. This should unstick the character and they should begin to act normally. If that doesn't work and you've recently upgraded the weapon that the character is using, the weapon might be bugged with 0 range. It's easy to see if your character gets an extra attack but nothing happens. Simply swap out weapons and they should be able to act again. Don't forget to report the weapon so that it can get fixed.

This is a list of stuff to do to leave early game, posted in a convenient order with relative difficulty in mind. It includes picking up special loot and items for optional quests. It does not include every detail, such as how to solve the puzzles, what bosses you'll face, what the consequences of certain actions are, and does not say exactly how to walk to every area. See the individual map sections for that kind of information (Ctrl+F is your friend). You can do quite a bit of this in a different order if you'd like, though the list below takes locked areas/key acquisition and limiting backtracking into account. That said, do what is fun for you. This whole section is a spoiler, so don't read it if you don't want to:

Part One: Cenotaph of the Black Lich
(Optional: Find/Buy a Raise Dead Scroll (Caduceus of Life won't work) before going into the Cenotaph of the Black Lich if you want to save some time. It is not required to progress in the game, but you can get it along the way to other objectives. There's a free static-loot one in the Shrine of the Raptor, and Argosyre sells the Scroll and the Spellbook if you prefer that. Trimestes usually sells one as well.)

(Optional: Explore Shrine of the Raptor to get used to the game.)

Get the King's Crest from Aquavia.

(Optional: If you do not care about Smithers' quest, which gives experience, you can save time later by stealing/murdering for the Royal Seal now. Otherwise, wait until "Part Two".)

Go to the Catacombs beyond the Locked Door in Crusader Temple. You can receive/steal/murder for the Key from Gorlo in Crowl Archives, pick the lock on the door, or force it open.

Get the Dead Rat from Catacombs. Get the Hand of Glory from Crypt of Monks.

(Optional: Get the Ivory Scrollcase from Spirit Caves.)

Use the Hand of Glory to open Cenotaph of the Black Lich.

(Optional: Get the Tome of the Spider from Cenotaph of the Black Lich.)

Get the Bane of Hobknob and Spirit Goblet in Cenotaph Vault. Use the Bane of Hobknob with the Dead Rat to get to Pit of Hobknob. Do not discard the Bane of Hobknob.

(Optional: Pick up the Seahorse Signet from Pit of Hobknob.)

Use the Spirit Goblet in Cenotaph Vault to open the way to Inner Sanctum.

Get Mistral's Bones from Inner Sanctum. Use a Raise Dead Scroll on the Bones for speed/recruitment, or take them to Crypt of Monks for dramatic flair. You get a Key of Saints either way. Do not sell the Necrostaff. (If you choose to go to Crypt of Monks, you can turn in quest items for Krone and Gorlo while in the Village, instead of waiting.)


Part Two: Gathering Necessary Stuff
Go to Tomb of Saint George with the Key of Saints. Get the Cosmic Egg from Raptor Grotto.

(Optional: Get Amulet Astrixus and give it to Sir Coffergus, both in The Eyrie.)

(Optional: Get the Magic Sack and Caster Gear from The Wizard's Sky Barge.)

(Optional: If you have the King's Crest from Aquavia, as was suggested in "Part One", you can get the Letter of Marque from Ukluk Mining Company to finish Smithers' quest.)

Get the Deepsink Ore in Deepsink Project. Smash the Deepsink Ore and the Cosmic Egg in the Crusher. (If you have already combined the necessary items to create the Royal Seal of Loogmar, you can do the rest of Samhain now and do Krone, Gorlo, and the Museum of Magic>Mechano Owl>Nest after reaching the shortcut to Sacred Pools in Seal of the Horror.)

Get the Royal Seal from Smithers in Crowl Supply Store, if you haven't already. You can finish his quest (Give him the Letter of Marque), steal it, or murder him for it. Combine the Royal Seal with the King's Crest to get Royal Seal of Loogmar.

(Optional: Go to Mantor Garrison and give Captain Krone the Seahorse Signet, show him the Necrostaff, then ask him about Commendation for Krone's Commendation.)

(Optional: Go to Crowl Archives and give the Tome of the Spider to Gorlo.)

Get the Jewelled Egg in the Museum of Magic, beyond the locked door in Bronze Cauldron, combine it with the Cosmic Egg Yolk, and use the result to get the Mechano Owl. You can buy/steal a Museum Ticket from Trimestes, pick the lock, or force the door to get to it. (See the Museum of Magic map for puzzle information).

Put the Mechano Owl in the Nest at The Eyrie. It will find you later, wherever you are, so you can keep exploring.


Part Three: Samhain
Use the Stepping Stones in Samhain Gorge to get to the entrance of Great Hall of Samhain, and the Royal Seal of Loogmar to unlock the first Gate inside. Get the Rotgut Tincture and use it to pass the Chain Gate.

(Optional: Get Caliburn in Samhain Mausoleum. Open Perk Chests if you have Perk Keys.)

(Optional: Get the Wizard Bag in Samhain Underworld.)

Get the Panegyric Tribute, Prayer Shawl, Funeral Wreath, Burial Mask, Pyre Starter, and Walking Cane from Bowels of Samhain. Complete the Dirge in Samhain Underworld. Get Alonzo's Remains, show them to the Stone Face for the "Chamber of the Waters" Key, then combine the Remains with Charon's Toll.

(Optional: Get Alonzo's Ashes in Chamber of the Waters and take them back to the Stone Face in Samhain Underworld.)

Get the Mercury Fish and give it to another Stone Face, both in Chamber of the Waters.

(Optional: Get the Ruby Broach in Seal of the Horror and take it to Raghilda to complete her quest via the Sacred Pools shortcut. If she is in your party the quest will automatically complete when you pick it up, but you get less exp for it.)

Use the Key of the Exemplar on the magic green gate in Vault of the Exemplar. If you put the Mechano Owl in the Nest and somehow reached this point without it finding you and giving you the Key, Rest and it will come. If you skipped that puzzle, go back and do it. Get the Lachesis Tablet, then take the ladder to Lalain Falls and you are out of the Avian Mountains/early game.

If you keep the default setting for Wandering Monsters on Rare, touch almost every tile in each area for both filling out your map and extra random battles, and do every quest, your character's levels will be around 5-6 by the time you leave Lalain Falls without any grinding (at least in version 1.2.0.25-R).

Sanctuary starts in the Sanctuary map. If you want to make this start even easier, go to the Wayfarer's Inn at the southwest corner of the Village of Crowl and recruit Raghilda, then go into Briarpatch Woods and recruit Little Rosy (Random Encounter).

Imprisoned starts in the Crowl Prison map. The special chest there is hard to pick, so it would be smart to raise your Inspection and Lockpicking Skills, find some Locksmith's Glue, or get access to the Knock Knock Spell and come back. I am not sure if a Locksmith's Key can open it or not. Once you enter The Armory I strongly suggest saving frequently. The Vanguard Troops are very difficult and will likely wipe you a few times as you make your way out. Set WANDERING MONSTERS to NEVER in CONFIGURATION for an easier time. I suggest avoiding the Vanguard Soldiers fight in Mantor Garrison, at least until you've leveled/geared up a bit, but it is possible to do at level 1 if you are stubborn.

1. Locked Door. Minor Lock Level II.

2. Notice of Peasant Flogging Cancellation.

3. Notice of Missing Expedition Force and Window. Click the window and Type EXPEDITION to open the nearby door. Once inside, if you do not have the Seahorse Signet (Found in Pit of Hobknob) you are forced out of the building (the first time you do this a character's Mythology will increase, if you have anyone with that skill). A hint about the Missing Expedition is that Trimestes says they went missing in the Cenotaph if you ask about it. The door cannot be picked.

4. Locked Door. Minor Lock Level I. There is also a poster of the Golden Baby on the wall.

5. Rules of the House.

6. Locked Door. Minor Lock Level II.

7. Wayfarer's Inn. Poster about a missing person named Clara, blond with a ruby broach, sister to Raghilda, last seen at the Temple Baths.

8. Raghilda. Recruitable NPC. She wants to know the whereabouts of her sister. If you ask about Depetrify she tells you she can make a potion from a Nightshade, Amaranth, and Mandrake Root (I haven't tried this yet). Give her the Ruby Broach from Seal of the Horror to complete her quest and receive 500 exp for each character in the party.

9. ACME Crossroads Merchanter. Place Vending Tokens on top of it to access its wares.

10. Vanguard Warehouse. Door locked with Minor Lock Level IV.

11. Secret Brick on West Wall. Covers the Pit Trap in the Vanguard Warehouse.

12. Jackalope Battle. Sometimes accompanied by Packrats. It is fast, hits fairly hard, and can attack quite a few times per turn. It is susceptible to a lot of different types of crowd control though, so if you (smartly) started the game with any it would be wise to use it. It will probably take out a character or two if you try at level 1, but you can get some items that can ressurect the fallen(see the Raising the Dead section for the consequences of that), such as the Caduceus of Life that you can choose from Trimestes (Bronze Cauldron) if you mention Rosy, or from Shrine of the Raptor. You can also find/buy a Raise Dead Scroll, but you might want to save them for later if you can. If you are having NO PENATRATION woes you can recruit Raghilda and/or Little Rosy and cast Magic Missle, or use Poison if you have it.

13. Oily Liquid / Tallow. I don't know if it is used for anything yet. Noting it just in case.

14. Locked Door. Minor Lock Level IV.

15. Crate. Inside is a Shipping Manifest for goods imported from the city of Kublai Axis, signed by Lieutenant Shrike. There are also a couple of random consumables you can take.

16. Locked Door. Minor Lock Level III. This door is not locked if you chose Sanctuary as your starting point.

Mordecai is an NPC you can randomly encounter as you walk around.
If you have Lachesis in your inventory he will threaten you and ask for the Tablet.
If you type YES, the Lachesis Tablet is removed from your inventory and he leaves. The next time you encounter him you can Steal the Tablet back and Exit the encounter normally. He won't threaten you again. He will even (Improved) Identify if for you if you try to give it back to him, but he won't take it. I don't know if anything comes of letting him keep the Tablet.
Typing anything but YES, or just pressing enter to say nothing, causes him to fight you, and you cannot Retreat. He has a ton of HP, packs quite a punch, can cause Nausea, and is strong against Confusion. Sleep, Charm (which I recommend), and Paralysis can work, and you can also knock him Unconscious. When you kill him the only NPCs that get angry are Krone and Shrike.
If you do not want to fight him or give him the Tablet, drop it in a place you can remember, trigger Mordecai's encounter and leave, then pick up the Tablet again. As long as it is not in your inventory he won't threaten you.

E. The small green E is your landing spot when you warp from Eerie Wastes, if you choose that starting point.

Note that the ladder to Sanctuary does not exist if you did not choose Sanctuary as your starting point.

The ladder to The Armory only appears after you have pulled the chain in The Armory to reveal it.

The open Pit Trap in the Vanguard Warehouse is instant death, and the game will warn you once before you try and step on it.


NPC KEYWORDS
Mordecai (Random Encounter) - I haven't found any words he reacts to in any special way.
*Mordecai cannot be Bribed.
**He becomes Hostile if you cast Mindread.

Raghilda (Recruitable) - Clara / Sister, (Ruby) Broach, Potion, Depetrify, (Samhain) Horror

SHOPS
Raghilda:
Consumables: Garlic, Leg of Ham, Iron Rations, Galen Apple, Rock Salts, Cherry Wine, Baldercake, Crimson Ambrosia, Oatmeal Cookie, Neutral Medium

ACME Crossroads Merchanter:
Scrolls: Divination (4 tokens), Mind Read (5 tokens), True North (2 tokens), Locate Item (6 tokens), Knock Knock (3 tokens)
Consumables: Remove Curse (3 tokens), Cure Lt. Condition (2 tokens), True Seeing (3 tokens), Cherry Wine (1 token), Wonder Adhesive (3 tokens), Crimson Ambrosia (4 tokens), Iron Rations (1 token), Galen Apple (1 token), Baldercake (1 token)
Other: Luck Stone (6 tokens), Silver Spoon (1 token)


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 15. Crate
Consumables: Cure Lt. Wounds, Cure Heavy Wounds, True Seeing, Remove Curse, Neutralize Poison, Stink Bomb, Cherry Wine, Lether Liqeur, Rock Salts, Baldercake, Iron Rations, Spoiled Rations
Other: Soothing Stone, Vending Token

1. Crate
Weapons: Truncheon, Bullwhip
Instuments: Thistle Whistle (Shrill Sound)
Thrown/Ammo: Barbed Arrows, Lead Ball
Scrolls: Magic Missle

2. Shallow Water: Swamp Leech. This Item can Detoxify in exchange for damage.

3. Shallow Water: Vending Tokens. Always seems to be 42 of them, assuming that is a Hitchikers reference.

4. Debris: Burning Oil.

5. Locked Chest (Minor Lock Level III)
Weapons: Shortsword, Bast(Steam Censored)ard Sword, Poison Dagger, Bullwhip, Cat 'O 'Nine Tails
Instuments: Lyre of Slumber, Muting Lyre (Silence), Swaying Lute (Charm)
Thrown/Ammo: Throwing Knife, Feather Dart, Lead Ball, Flute of Chaos
Armor: Flannel Shirt, Leather Jerkin, Phrygian Cone, Flannel Pants, Leather Pants, Cotton Cloak, Silk Robe, Sandals
Scrolls: True North, Identify
Spellbooks: Direction, Bless, Detect Secret, Charm
Consumables: Bag of Sparkles, Nematic Dust, Nausea Powder, Rock Salts, Red Pepper, Cherry Wine, Pilgrim Tea, Leg of Ham
Other: Cobalt Sapphire, Silver Spoon
*The loot seems to pull from the same table as the other Treasure Chest(#7) in this area.

6. Debris: Burning Oil.

7. Treasure Chest (Minor Lock Level III)
Weapons: Shortsword, Bast(Steam Censored)ard Sword, Poison Dagger, Cat 'O 'Nice Tails, Bullwhip
Instruments: Lyre of Slumber, Muting Lyre (Silence), Swaying Lute (Charm)
Thrown/Ammo: Feather Dart, Throwing Knife, Lead Ball, Flute of Chaos
Armor: Phrygian Cone, Cotton Cloak, Silk Robe, Flannel Shirt, Leather Jerkin, Flannel Pants, Leather Pants, Sandals
Scrolls: Detect Secret, Identify, True North
Spellbooks: Detect Secret, Bless, Direction, Charm
Consumables: Nausea Powder, Bag of Sparkles, Rock Salts, Leg of Ham, Cherry Wine
Other: Cobalt Sapphire*, Silver Spoon
*The loot seems to pull from the same table as the other Treasure Chest(#5) in this area.

Very rarely (as of the patch I am testing this on) you can get a Common Gate Key drop after battles in this area. You can also rarely get Pole Forks for defeating vanguard enemies.


ENEMIES
Giant Rat - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Packrat - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Stinkbug - Can Poison. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Fire Beetle - Can Irritate. Has a Fire based Breath. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Black Bats - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Shrill Sound
Brigands - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Insanity
Jackalope - Has a Breath attack. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Insanity, Irritation
Vanguard Soldiers (If you attack Raghilda, also a chance to encounter at Garrison Doorway)
Vanguard Bowmen (If you attack Raghilda, also a chance to encounter at Garrison Doorway)
Mordecai - Can cause Nausea. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Nausea, Insanity, Paralysis

1. Skeleton w/ Terminal Code "ABEND." You do not need to search it to type in the code at the terminals.

2. Briefing Console. Type ABEND. Tells you a win condition (I think?): Find the Black Seed, kill the White Owl, its associates, and all witnesses, destroy the Barracks, then return to Reality Hijinx corportate headquarters.

3. Sanctuary Oracle. Can identify 10 items. To use it, drop the item onto the giant stone head. Dropping an item that has already been identified consumes a charge, so be careful.

4. Navigation Computer. Using it gives you maps for Briarpatch Woods, Village of Crowl, and Gardens of Midknight. The precentage still starts at 0 and the tiles are darkened, so you will be able to see where you have personally explored.

5. Metabolic Enhancement Deck. One time use only. Touch the clock on the wall for a free 1000xp for each character in your party. If you are planning on using early recruitable NPCs you might want to wait until you have them in your party before using it. Also a Safe Haven, though there do not seem to be any enemies here.

6. Training Terminal. Type ABEND. Trains characters in the Firearms, Accuracy, and Iron Hand Skills up to 12 Base points. You can use it as many times as you'd like, and across as many characters as you'd like, including recruitable NPCs. Characters at or beyond 12 Base points cannot use it to train further.

◎. Reality Hijinx Jump Pad. Also a Safe Haven, though there do not seem to be any enemies here.

?. There is a clicking sound when you walk on this tile for the first time. It might be a trigger to get the ladder to Sanctuary to appear in Village of Crowl, but I cannot be sure.

Treasure: You always get the following items: Xenoform Passcard, Dimension Door Scroll, Teleport Scroll, Star Gauntlet, Muon Power Cell w/ 99 charges. The Xenoform Passcard allows access to the Alien Barracks (Possibly the Barracks mentioned at the Breifing Console). The Muon Power Cell is used with the Star Gauntlet. The Dimension Door spell is used with Teleport spell.


Only people who choose Sanctuary as their starting point can access this area.

1. Magus Trimestes. Ask him about the Museum of Magic / Ticket / Pass and he will offer to sell you a Museum Ticked for 500g. You can also steal the Museum Ticket, though the door it unlocks is pickable. If you ask him about Rosy he will offer you your choice of one of the following items, listed in order: Stun Rod, Wand of Fireballs, Wand of Rainbows, Caduceus of Life, Stave of Missles, Rod of Nightmares

2. Trimestes' Bookcase. Nothing important here that I am aware of, but it's a cute detail. One of the books claims that the White Owl is his personal confidante, which might come into play for the Sanctuary goal, but is likely just a joke.

2. Locked Door. Major Lock Level VII. You can unlock it with the Museum Ticket.


NPC KEYWORDS
Magus Trimestes - Magic, Museum (of Magic) (500 gold), Pass / Ticket (500 gold), Refund, (Little) Rosy (One Free Wand/Staff/Rod**), Strangers, Cenotaph, Expedition, Eldritch (Unseals this magic type), Wand, Vanguard, (Little) Daisy
*Stealing the Ticket locks you out of the Refund scene, which is only for fun. If you steal the Ticket and then try to buy it he will take your gold, but you will not get a second Ticket.
**You get some extra text if you talk to Trimestes with Little Rosy in your party, but it is not important.


SHOPS
Magus Trimestes:
Scrolls: Magic Missle, Fireball, True North, Identify, Knock Knock, Detect Secret, Mindread, Raise Dead, Locate Item, Locate Person, Armorplate
Spellbooks: Healing
Consumables: Elysium Berries, True Seeing Potion, Nematic Dust, Halomancic Salts, Bag of Slumber, Bag of Terrors, Bag of Sparkles, Bag of Chuckles.
*This shop is slightly randomized.


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 1. Magus Trimestes: Museum Ticket, pick of one rod (see event above for the list)


ENEMIES
Vanguard Soldiers (If you attack or anger Trimestes)
Vanguard Marines (If you attack or anger Trimestes)
Vanguard Bowmen (If you attack or anger Trimestes)

1. Out of Order. Nothing happens when you pull the lever.

2. Chronoworks of Kroondergraf. The answer to the puzzle is found in the Catacombs. The order to press the buttons is Spin Wheel, Blow Trumpet, Twist Crank, Turn Key, Pull Lever, and Wind Coil. When done correctly you will get the Jeweled Egg (Critical Item). If you have the Cosmic Egg Yolk, which you can get by taking the Cosmic Egg from Raptor Grotto to Deepsink Project and crushing it, use the Item Workshop to combine the two together to create the Mechano Egg (Critical Item). Place the Mechano Egg onto the Chronoworks to receive a Mechano Owl, which needs to be taken to the Nest at The Eyrie.

3. Roaring Rings of Rama. Pulling the lever reveals them.

4. Moonbeams of Morgatu. The first time standing here sometimes improves someone's Scout Skill by one point, but not always. Going back and forth over the tile does not seem to trigger more Scout Skill, so save beforehand if you want it.

5. Humming Hyacinths. Touching the alcove reveals them.

6. Aromas of Arkadriom. Touching the pot reveals the smells. There is a map marker for the pot, but I do not know what it means, if anything.

7. The Enigma Well. Touch the well to decend to the Enigma Well floor.


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 2. Chronoworks of Kroondergraf: Jeweled Egg (Critical Item)

1. Description of the Enigma Well.

2. Time.

3. Entropy.

4. Eternity.


ENEMIES
Packrat - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm

1. Crandall Smithers. Give him the Letter of Marque (drop it on top of him), found in Ukluk Mining Company from Samhain Gorge, and he will give you the Royal Seal Necklace (Critical Item) and 400 exp to each member of the party. Combine the Royal Seal with the King's Crest, found in Aquavia, to make the Royal Seal of Loogmar (Critical Item). Later in the game when you have the Golden Lock (found in Tabernacle of Music), give it to him and he will offer to use it to make a suit of Golden Armor for 40,000 gold. If you accept he tells you to wait for several days and come back to see if it is done. Ignore that and ask him about GOLDEN ARMOR for Golden Armor, Golden Helm, Golden Greaves, and Golden Gauntlets. The game will announce that you have completed a miniquest and give each member of the party 1000exp.


NPC KEYWORDS
Smithers - Father, Ukluk (Mining Company), Loogmar, Marque, Bridge, (Samhain) Chasm, Forge, Museum (of Magic), Golden Lock, Golden Armor
*You can steal the Royal Seal Necklace from him. Combining the stolen Royal Seal Necklace with the King's Crest right away allows you to skip Smithers' quest, but you will not be able to enter an area later if you combine them before using the King's Crest as a key and will miss out on some experience (not game breaking). If you want to 100% all the maps that you can, wait until you after you explore Ukluk Mining Company to combine them.
**If you try to give him the Letter of Marque after stealing the Royal Seal he will only comment on how his necklace has been stolen. You do not get any experience points and the Letter of Marque does not disappear.
***Showing him the stolen Royal Seal will cause him to call the guards immediately.


SHOPS
Smithers:
Weapons: Longsword, Shortsword, Bast(Steam Censored)ard Sword, Pole Fork, Lance, Throwing Knife, Poison Dagger, Handaxe, Battle Axe, Broadsword, Shortbow, Forge Hammer
Shields: Wooden Buckler
Thrown/Ammo: Needle Darts, Barbed Arrows
Armor: Leather Helm, Leather Gloves, Brigadine
Consumable: Wonder Adhesive
Other: Fireseed


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 1. Smithers: Royal Seal Necklace (Critical Item)


ENEMIES
Vanguard Soldiers (If you attack or anger Smithers)

You need to type EXPEDITION to the window outside and have the Seahorse Signet, or choose the Imprisioned starting point to enter this building.

















1. Locked Door. Major Lock Level VII. You cannot use Pick Lock on this door from the east side, so people who choose the Imprisoned start cannot go through it until they complete the Expediton quest.

2. Locked Door. Minor Lock Level IV.

3. Locked Door. Major Lock Level VII. You cannot use Pick Lock on this door from the north side, so people who choose the Imprisoned start cannot go through it until they complete the Expedition quest.

4. Vanguard Soldiers Fight. Sometimes you have to fight some Vanguard Marines immediately after the first battle, but not always. These guys are very tough if you are low level and chose the Imprisoned starting point. If your characters are slow the Soldiers might end up taking a few out. Try and land some controlling status effects as soon as possible (Charm is an excellent choice if you have it), and use magic to get around any NO PENETRATION issues you might have. Poison also works well.

5. 83 Gold. This is also a Safe Haven if you light the Fireplace.

6. Captain Krone. When he asks you to give him the signet, type YES (or say No to get him to leave) for 500 gold, 250exp per character, and his mood will increase. The Seahorse Signet will disappear. Show him the Necrostaff (place it on top of him) and he will give you an Armoury Key and his mood will increase again. You get to keep the staff. Ask about Commendation/Recommendation when his mood is high and he will give you Krone's Commendation. This item is used to speak with Lieutenant Shrike and join the Vanguard in Kublai Axis, though there are three other ways to do that if you don't want/can't get this Commendation.

7. Map. Nothing important, but it fills you in on what the Vanguard Marines are up to.


NPC KEYWORDS
Captain Krone - Expedition, (Black) Lich, Bridge/Chasm, Commendation/Recommendation
*You can steal the Seahorse Signet back if you want it. Showing it to him afterward does not anger him.
**As a side note, there are a lot of hints about Keywords that point to Krone from other NPCs, but most of them are red herrings.


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 5. 83 Gold

EVENT 6. Captain Krone: 500 gold, Armory Key, Krone's Commendation


ENEMIES
Vanguard Soldiers Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Fear, Insanity.
Vanguard Marines Has access to Thistle Whistle. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Fear, Insanity.

You will be attacked by guards as you roam about, even if you have the Seahorse Signet.

1. Lever. Opens a nearby Skull Gate(#2).

2. Skull Gate. Opens with a nearby lever(#1). You cannot use Pick Lock on the Gate.

3. Lever and Treasure Chest. The lever opens a nearby Skull Gate(#2)

4. Lever and Skull Gate. The lever opens up the nearby Skull Gate. Only people who chose the Imprisioned starting point will have access to it. You cannot use Pick Lock on the Gate.

5. Lever. Opens a nearby Skull Gate(#6).

6. Skull Gate. Opens with a nearby lever(#5). You cannot use Pick Lock on the Gate.

7. Fountain. Heals HP and Vitality. Seems infinite use.

8. Lever. Opens a nearby Skull Gate(#9).

9. Skull Gate. Opens with a nearby lever(#8). You cannot use Pick Lock on the Gate.

10. Skull Gate and Lever. Blocks the Ethergate to Kublai Axis. The lever to open it is on the south side of the Gate. You cannot pick the lock.

When you get to the ladder to Village of Crowl on the map, pull the chain to bring it down.

The western hallway blocked by a Skull gate can only be accessed by people who choose the Imprisoned starting point.

The original map shows 97% because I copy/pasted a few maps together to cover the Imprisoned-only hallway. If I replay the game to the point where you can access the Warp Tile with an Imprisoned party I will change it, but for now this works.


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 3. Treasure Chest (Minor Lock Level IV)
Weapons: Baselard, Bearded War Axe, Ball & Chain
Thrown/Ammo: Barbed Arrows, Sleeper Arrow, Drain Arrow, Shuriken
*The items in this chest seem static.

1. Treasure Chest (Minor Lock Level IV)
Weapon: Lucerne Hammer, Bearded War Axe, Blowgun
Thrown/Ammo: Blowdarts
Ring: Ring of Deflection
Scrolls: Recharge, Armorplate
*The items in this chest seem static.

2. Treasure Chest (Minor Lock Level IV)
Weapons: Composite Bow
Thrown/Ammo: Flame Arrow, Stone Bullets
Rings: Ring of Smiting
Scrolls: Locate Person, Raise Dead
Consumables: Paralysis Dust, Poison Dust
*The items in this chest seem static.

3. Treasure Chest (Minor Lock Level IV)
Weapons: Martel de Fer
Scrolls: Magic Screen, Enchanhted Blade, AntiMagic, Raise Dead
Consumables: Stink Bomb, Blink
*The items in this chest seem static.

4. Crate
Weapons: Beaked Axe*, Knuckle Duster
ThrownAmmo: Throwing Knife*, Stone Bullets*
Armor: Leather Gloves*
Consumable: Cure Heavy Wounds, True Seeing*, Bag of Sparkles, Bag of Chuckles, Dracaena Petals, Rock Salts
*You always seem to get the marked items.

Very rarely you can get Pole Forks to drop after battle.


ENEMIES
Vanguard Soldiers Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Fear, Insanity.
Vanguard Marines Has access to Thistle Whistle. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Fear, Insanity.

1. Skeleton: Moravia Key

Only people who choose Imprisoned as their starting point can access this area.


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 1. Skeleton: Moravia Key

Treasure Chest (Major Lock Level IX):
Weapons: Fist Mace, Beaked Axe, Bec De Corbin, Awl Pike, Goupillon, Threaded Lash, Shortbow, Longbow, Slurbow, Knuckle Duster
Instruments: Muting Lyre, Thistle Whistle (Shrill Sound), Halcyonic Lyre (Cone of Cold)
Thrown/Ammo: Sleeper Arrow, Poison Arrow, Cosmic Cryer, Throwing Knife, Feather Dart
Armor: Burgonet, Bascinet, Flannel Shirt, Chainmail, Ringmail, Camail, Cestian Girdle, Copper Plate, Platemail, Vambraces, Pauldrons, Cuirass Leggings, Sandals, Waterwalkers, Firewalkers
Shield: Target Buckler
Ring: Ring of Deflection, Ring of Smiting, Ring of Featherfall, Ring Pro Frost
Staff/Rods: Fizzlestick, Stave of Missles, Wand of Fireballs, Freezer Rod, Beholder Stave
Scrolls: Armorplate, Mindread, Enchanted Blade, Wither, Raise Dead, Magic Screen
Spellbooks: Bless, Missle Shield, Firestorm, Featherfall, Hermetic Gag (Arcanum), Rainbow Rays (Eldritch)
Consumables: Cure Paralysis, Stone To Flesh, Acid Splash, Bag of Sparkles, Sleep Sands, Halomantic Salts, Rock Salts, Cherry Wine, Water Glass, Locksmith's Glue
Other: Cobalt Sapphire, Luck Stone


ENEMIES
Packrat - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Cophrophages - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Flesh Grubs - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm

1. Argosyre. If you have killed the Horror of Samhain or entered the Sacred Pools from the back way and Retreated from his special encounter, he will attack you on sight. You can still choose to Retreat if you want to avoid the consequences of killing him. As far as I know you can no longer try and get on his good side at this point.

2. Dried Blood.

3. Notice. Tells you to make an offering to Argosyre before going into the Baths, which is a reference to the Bath Offerings Jar in the Sacred Pools. You do not have to donate to proceed.

4. Locked Door. Master Lock Supreme. Unlocked with the Key of the Catecombs.


Note that this area is known as both Crusader Temple and Crusade Temple in the game.

All three cubbies are Safe Havens, but since there are no enemies it doesn't matter.


NPC KEYWORDS
Argosyre - Scandal / Bishop, Esoph, Mistral
*Argosyre becomes more Hostile if you cast Mindread.
**if you try to Recruit Argosyre the game tells you there is no room for Magus Trimestes...
***Showing the Key of the Catacombs (even if you got it the nice way), Tome of the Spider, Mistral's Letter, Monk's Bones, or Key of Saints to Argosyre angers him. If you anger him enough in this way he will leave.


SHOPS
Argosyre:
Staff/Rods: Caduceus of Life
Scrolls: Divination, Magic Moth, Raise Dead
Spellbooks: Raise Dead
Consumables: True Seeing, Remove Curse, Faery Water, Pilgrim Tea, Cherry Wine, Crimson Ambrosia, Galen Apple, Baldercake, Elysium Berries, Hobor's Holy Hash, Cure Disease, Iron Rations, Cure Lt. Condition, Cure Heavy Wounds


ENEMIES
Vanguard Soldiers (If you attack or anger Argosyre)
Mad Monk (If you attack or anger Argosyre)

1. Gorlo. Ask Gorlo about the Catacombs or the Key and if you have good Diplomacy, or Charm him beforehand, he will offer to give you the Key of the Catacombs if you will find and return the Tome of the Spider. Type YES and he will give you the Key. Stealing the Key is another option, or you can ignore the Key and pick the lock on the door it opens. When you get it, giving Gorlo the Tome of the Spider will grant every character in the party 1000 exp, finishing his quest. You can no longer speak with him about the Tome/Book, but you can Recruit him from this point on. If you recruit him will give you back the Tome of the Spider, and he will not take it back if you Dismiss him.

2. Books Sealed in Wax. On the topic of deaths and burials of monks. This is a hint that you can use Gorlo to puzzle out one of the things you can do with the Monk's Bones found in the Inner Sanctum of the Cenotaph of the Black Lich. Drag and drop the bones on to him to see what he has to say.


NPC KEYWORDS
Gorlo (Recruitable) - Crusader Temple, Catacombs, Key, Scandal, Argosyre, (Saint) George, Esoph, Bishop, Mistral, Book, Hobknob
*High Diplomacy or Charm will get more information out of him.
**You can steal the Tome of the Spider from him after finishing his quest. If you try and give the stolen book back he will call the guards immediately.


SHOPS
Gorlo:
Spellbooks: Direction, Detect Secret, Magic Bells, Bless, Charm, Knock Knock, Missle Shield, Identify, Wizard's Eye, Remove Curse


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 1. Gorlo: Key of the Catacombs


ENEMIES
Vanguard Soldiers (If you attack or anger Gorlo)

1. Bath Offerings. Touching the jar asks you pay 5000 gold. Doing so unlocks the nearby door, but it is also pickable.

2. Locked Door. Minor Lock Level V. Can also be unlocked by paying 5000 gold to the Bath Offerings Jar, or opened without needing to unlock it from the other side.

3. Dried Blood and Torn Fabric.

4. Signs of Struggle.

5. Signs of Dragging Past the Gate. The Skull gate is unlocked with the dial on the other side. You cannot use Pick Lock on the Gate.

6. Dial. Click it to unlock the nearby Skull Gate.

7. If you go into Sacred Pools from the back way, Argosyre will confront and attack you here, accompanied by Vanguard Soldiers and a Mad Monk. You can either kill them (has the same consequences as murder, even though this is technically self defense), or Retreat (choose it as the character's action in Battle)..
If you choose to fight, get Armorshield, Magic Screen, and Enchanted Blade up beforehand if you can. Try and stick Argosyre with a controlling status effect as soon as possible. He will drink healing potions, cast some pretty nasty spells at you, and try to call more guards into the fight if he is not Charmed or Paralyzed. He will also move to the back row on any turn that he is not the farthest away from the front. The Vanguard Soldiers can hit pretty hard and have some range, and the Mad Monk will try and pelt your party with spells, so watch out for that. As expected, controlling status effects work good against them as well. When you win you will receive all of Argosyre's Shop items, but everyone in Village of Crowl will be angry with you, except Raghilda..
If you choose to Retreat, Argosyre will go back to his usual spot in Crusader Temple, but he will still try to kill you. The Villagers will not hate you if you always run away though.

This area is also known as the Temple Baths.
You cannot rest on the pink and black tiles in this area.


ENEMIES
Amoebic Slime - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Vanguard Soldiers - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Fear, Insanity.
Mad Monk - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Nausea, Fear, Insanity (+Dancing), Paralyze
Argosyre - Can cast spells that have status effects including Nausea, Curse, Paralyze, and Insanity. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Nausea, Fear, Insanity (+Dancing), Paralyze (has some resistance)

1. Acme Bereavement Vending

2. Skeleton. Click it to get a Vending Token.

3. Skeleton. Click it to get a Vending Token.

4. Waters of Mourning. LOOK at this spot to reveal a hint carving that says, "In grief (the password) we pass on, for the sake of grief (the password again) we allow our beloved to pass on."

5. Refreshing Fountain. Fills Vitality when you drink it. Seems like it is infinite use.

6. Skeleton. Click it to get a Vending Token.

7. Ungrateful Dead. They pack quite a punch, cause Irritation and Insanity, and are Immune to Poison and Insanity. They are susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Paralyze, and Fear though, so try and land those status effects if you have them. They are weak to Fire and Hold Undead. Casting Armorplate before the battle, if you have it, can help protect you while you try and set things up in your favor.

8. Crypt Cleaner. It is Immune to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Fear, and Insanity, but it is susceptible to Irritation, Nausea, and Paralyze if you have access to those effects. Strangely, it can be Silenced even though it has no mouth. It has quite a bit of HP, but a few rounds of magic damage should bring it down.

9. Cute Wizardry reference. Nothing important, but fun enough to note.

10. Apparition. Type GRIEF to open the nearby Skull Gate.

11. Skeleton. Click it to get the Key of The Mystery.

12. Skull Gate. Unlocked with the Key of The Mystery. Cannot use Pick Lock.

13. Wall Mosiac. Hint about the Chronoworks of Kroondergraf puzzle in the Museum of Magic. The mosiac shows a larrikin (which I assume represents the party) with a trumpet, a cracked egg housing a cosmic eye (Cosmic Egg/Yolk), and an owl in flight(Mechano Owl). LOOK to get a little story filled with hints:
"Spineless (Spin Wheel) are those who trumpet (Blow Trumpet) the
virtues of idleness, yea, twisting (Twist Crank) on
their own gibbet of sloth they turn (Turn Key),
pulled (Pull Lever) by the winds (Wind Coil) to and fro until
at last they fall and crack upon the
earth broken by their own lethargy."

14. Burial Urn. Touch it to find a Dead Rat (Critical Item) inside.


SHOPS
Acme Bereavement Vending
Thrown/Ammo: Undead Warder (5 tokens)
Scrolls: Divination (4 tokens), True North (2 tokens), Locate Person (3 tokens), Hold Undead (5 tokens)
Consumables: Garlic (2 tokens), Black Lotus (1 token), Mandrake Root (1 token), Skullcap (1 token), Grave Moss (1 token), Lethe Liqeur (1 token), Iron Rations (1 token), Galen Apple (1 token), Baldercake (1 token)
Other: Soothing Stone (1 token), Silver Spoon (1 token)


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 2. Skeleton: Vending Token

EVENT 3. Skeleton: Vending Token

EVENT 6. Skeleton: Vending Token

EVENT 11. Skeleton: Key of The Mystery

EVENT 14. Burial Urn: Dead Rat (Critical Item)

1. Burial Urn
Consumables: Cure Lt. Wounds, Cure Lt. Condition, Nausea Powder, Nematic Dust, Rock Salts, Red Pepper, Pilgrim Tea, Cherry Wine, Lether Liqeur, Oatmeal Cookie, Leg of Ham
Other: Silver Spoon

2. Treasure Chest (Minor Lock Level IV)
Weapons: Shortsword, Bast(Steam Censored)ard Sword, Poison Dagger, Cat 'O 'Nine Tails, Bullwhip
Instruments: Lyre of Slumber, Muting Lyre, Swaying Lute (Charm)
Thrown/Ammo: Feather Dart, Throwing Knive, Lead Ball, Flute of Chaos
Armor: Phrygian Cone, Silk Robe, Cotton Cloak, Flannel Shirt, Leather Jerkin, Flannel Pants, Leather Pants, Sandals
Scrolls: Identify, Detect Secret, True North
Spellbooks: Bless, Direction, Charm, Detect Secret
Consumable: Nausea Powder, Nematic Dust, Bag of Sparkles, Rock Salts, Red Pepper, Leg of Ham, Pilgrim Tea, Cherry Wine
Other: Cobalt Sapphire*, Silver Spoon

3. Burial Urn:
Consumables: Elysium Berries, Woundwort, Black Lotus, Toadweed, Amaranth, Swamp Leech

Very rarely (as of the patch I am testing this on) you can get a Perk Key drop after battles in this area.


ENEMIES
Amoebic Slime - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Earwhiggs - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Flesh Grubs - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Cophrophages - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Black Bats - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Shrill Sound
Ungrateful Dead - Can Irritate, cause Insanity. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Paralyze, Fear.
Crypt Cleaner - Susceptible to Nausea, Paralyze, Silence

1. Sister Slumberworth's Skeleton. Doesn't seem to do anything.

2. Brother Scratchet's Skeleton. Doesn't seem to do anything.

3. Cleric Ropollo's Skeleton. Doesn't seem to do anything.

4. Bishop McCulloch's Skeleton. Touch it to get the Hand of Glory (Critical Item). This is used to open the Cenotaph of the Black Lich.

5. Brother Sangurna's Skeleton and a Hidden Door to the west. The Skeleton doesn't seem to do anything.

6. Mistral's Burial Alcove. If you place the Monk's Bones (found in Inner Sanctum of the Cenotaph of the Black Lich) in the Alcove the spirit of Mistral appears, gives you the Key of Saints (Critical Item), and hints/warns you of things that are happening. If you place the Bones you cannot resurrect Mistal.


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 4. Bishop McCulloch's Skeleton: Hand of Glory (Critical Item).

EVENT 6. Mistral's Burial Alcove: Key of Saints (Critical Item)

Very rarely (as of the patch I am testing this on) you can get a Common Gate Key or Locksmith's Key drop after battles in this area.


ENEMIES
Packrat - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Amoebic Slime - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Black Bats - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Shrill Sound
Festerboil - Can Irritate and Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Xombi - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Paralyze, Fear

The Shrine starts in the Briarpatch Woods map. If you choose it I suggest going to the Shrine of the Raptor and exploring that first, then make your way to the Village of Crowl to pick it clean of loot. You can recruit Little Rosy (random encounter) in Briarpatch Woods fairly quickly if you are interested in making things even easier, and Raghilda can be found in the Wayfarer's Inn at the Village of Crowl, though you will have to go through the Green Hand Gang first.

Little Rosy is a Recruitable NPC that is found in a Random Encounter in this area. She is very good recruit for as early as you can get her. If you rescue her sister, Little Daisy, from the Snark Mistress, which can be found outside of the Avian Mountains, she will give you 4400 gold as a reward. She does not have a special reaction if you have Little Daisy in your party. As a side note, I am looking for any in game hint to ask Rosy about her sister by name (the Sister Keyword does not work) that would allow the player to know about the kidnapping before rescuing Little Daisy. If anyone knows of one I will give you credit.
UPDATE: Little Rosy was nerfed in version 1.2.0.27-R. I don't use her myself, except for quest testing, so I don't remember how good she was before the patch. Checking her out now, she still seems plenty strong and is a great choice at the beginning of the game for new players, or people who just like to use NPC recruits.

1. Plant Battles. The first fight always seems to be against a Chlorazoid, then there is another battle against a random enemy type immediately after. Search the spot afterwards to uncover the bodies of dead adventurers and 7-9 pieces of random loot.

2. Green Hand Gang. They have a very high resistance to Mesmeric effects, so Sleep and Charm are not very useful. That said, they are very susceptible to Insanity, Irritation, and Confusion. Mindflay, Insect Swarm, and Brain Rot are great if you have them. If you get your crowd control up as soon as possible they are not very hard. For those having NO PENETRATION woes, you can try and land a Poison effect if you have one to help out with damage, or recruit Little Rosy and use her overpowered (at this time) spells.

3. Cornerstone of Hyperborea. It is always there if you choose The Shrine as your start, but for other starts it is not always there at first, but will eventually pop up. I do not know what causes the disappearance, but if you use the Journal and want to fill out as many entries as you can, be aware that it is an issue. This spot also happens to be a Safe Haven.

4. Rest / Battle. If you attempt to sleep here you will be attacked. After you win you find a Pointy Stick (limited use Spear w/ Blinding Flash)


NPC KEYWORDS
Little Rosy (Random Encounter, Recruitable) - Bronze Cauldron, Trimestes, Master, Museum, Wand, (Little) Daisy, (Black) Pierre, Snark (Mistress)


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 1. Plant Battles Spot
Weapons: Bone Dagger*, Poison Dagger, Slingshot, Handaxe
Thrown/Ammo: Poison Dart.
Wands: Wand of Fireballs
Scrolls: True North, Locate Item, Enchanted Blade, Detect Magic
Other: Soothing Stone
*The Bone Dagger always seems to be in the loot pile, and it is a Cursed Weapon.

EVENT 4. Rest/Battle Spot - Pointy Stick

1. Bush - Elysium Berries

2. Shallow Water - Black Lotus

3. Shallow Water - Swamp Leech. Detoxifys on use in exchange for health.

4. Normal Ground - Swamp Leech

5. Bush - Galen Apple. Cures Disease.

6. Locked Chest (Minor Lock Level 1)
Weapons: Broad Axe, Bullwhip, Javelin
Thrown/Ammo: Feather Dart
Scrolls: Locate Item, Identify, Detect Secret, Magic Screen, Enchanted Blade
Spellbooks: Healing Spellbook*
Consumables: Remove Curse, Stink Bomb, Neutralize Poison, Lethe Liquer, Cure Lt. Condition, Cure Lt. Wounds, Bag of Whispers, Bag of Terrors
Other: Cobalt Sapphire, Soothing Stone
*It always seems to have a Healing Spellbook in the loot pile.

Very rarely (as of the patch I am testing this on) you can get a Perk Key or Common Gate Key drop after battles in this area.


ENEMIES
Cophrophages - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Earwhiggs - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Flesh Grubs - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Mudwasp - Can Irritate. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Glowmoth - Can Blind. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Night Lily - Can Poison. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Weeping Violet - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Chlorazoid - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Festerboil - Can Irritate and Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Blood Leech - Can Drain Vitality. Susceptible to Sleep, Chatm, Fear, Nausea, Confuse, Paralysis, Dancing
Green Hand Gang - Susceptible to Insanity, Irritation, Confusion

1. Skeleton - 100 gold, Raptor Map, and a Raise Dead Scroll. USE the Map to fill out your own for this area, which makes it easier to figure out where all of the hidden doors are.

2. Water Fountain - Refreshes Vitality for the character who drinks from it. Seems like it is infinite use.

3. Party Member Tomb - If you dismiss your original party members they will turn up here. Click the skeletons in the alcoves to see who it is and retrieve them. They will rejoin the party alive with all of their Levels, Skills, and Magic they learned before you dismissed them.

4. Orb - Shows you a Vision. The first time you touch it you can choose a character to grant 1-6 Devotion. It is random, so you can save and reload for the best bonus if you have the patience. As a side note, stepping back and forth near the invisible wall is a cheesy (but boring) way to up Scout Skill a bit. Use Detect Secret to increase the chance that Scout activates.

5. Heiroglyphic Symbols. Mentions the Havoc/Black Seed, the Owl, and a War. There is nothing special about it, other than the lore.

6. Water Fountain - Heals the character who drinks from it. Seems like it is infinite use.

7. Alcove - Only for parties that started in The Shrine. Place the Owl Figurine into the alcove to remove the wall.

8. Lachesis Hint - This may have something to do with a winning condition and it is fairly long, so what is written is in its own separate section at the bottom of this guide.

9. Nemesis Hint - This may have something to do with a winning condition and it is fairly long, so what is written is in its own separate section at the bottom of this guide.

10. Atropos and Megaera Hints - This may have something to do with a winning condition and it is fairly long, so what is written is in its own separate section at the bottom of this guide.

11. Arachne and Scylla Hints - This may have something to do with a winning condition and it is fairly long, so what is written is in its own separate section at the bottom of this guide.

12. Aurora Hint - This may have something to do with a winning condition and it is fairly long, so what is written is in its own separate section at the bottom of this guide.

13. Thanatos and Gorgon Hints - This may have something to do with a winning condition and it is fairly long, so what is written is in its own separate section at the bottom of this guide.


Note that only players who set their start to The Shrine can explore the southern portion of this map.

The Safe Haven northwest of the exit to Briarpatch Woods is the landing point if you use the one way warp in Vault of the Exemplar.


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 1. Skeleton - 100 gold, Raptor Map, Raise Dead Scroll. This loot seems static, but I could be wrong.

1. Treasure Chest in Alcove
Staff/Rods: Caduceus of Life*
Scrolls: True North*, Knock Knock, Fireball, Locate Item, Enchanted Blade, Divination, Mindread, Armorplate, Hold Monsters
Consumables: Leg of Ham*, Iron Rations*, Cherry Wine*, Cure Lt. Condition*, Cure Lt. Wounds*, True Seeing, Cure Paralysis, Dazzler Dust, Neutralize Poison.
Other: Silver Spoon*
*These items always seem to be in the chest.


ENEMIES
Packrat - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm

1. Colored Light Dance Party - Reduces status effects when you step in it, but not all at once. Keep stepping on and off of it until it clears your ailment. (Credit to lor1keet)

2. Owl Statue - Can Identify items dropped onto it.


Note that you cannot enter this area if you did not choose The Shrine as your start.


ENEMIES
Amoebic Slime - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Packrat - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm

1. Pushable Brick on the North Wall. Touching it lowers a drawbridge in the center of the room so you can access the chest.

2. Treasure Chest in Alcove. Has a Rusty Gate Key inside, which opens the nearby Skull Gate. This tile is also a Safe Haven.

3. Skull Gate. Opened with the Rusty Gate Key. Cannot be picked.

4. Broken Pottery. There doesn't seem to be anything special about it. This is also a Safe Haven.

5. Skinkasaur. Sometimes accompanied by Packrats. This fight is pretty easy, since it is susceptible to pretty much every controlling status effect. Just apply what you can and keep poking at it until it dies.

6. Hole in the wall. Just some flavor text and a Journal Entry.

7. Southern/Left Wall Dial. Part of a puzzle, with the solution found in the Aquavia Causeway. Set it to the Sun Icon.

8. Middle Wall Dial. Part of a puzzle, with the solution found in the Aquavia Causeway. Set it to the Moon Icon.

9. Northern/Right Wall Dial. Part of a puzzle, with the solution found in the Aquavia Causeway. Set it to the Star Icon.

10. Band of Brigands. Another easy fight. The amount that attacks you is randomized. As far as I can tell they are no different than the ones normally found in Village of Crowl.

11. Locked Door. Minor Lock Level I.

12. Treasure Chest in alcove. Has the King's Crest inside. If you already have the Royal Seal Necklace (Smithers in Crowl Supply Store has it) you can combine them to create a Royal Seal of Loogmar. If not, just hang onto it until you do. If you stole the Royal Seal Necklace and want to 100% all the maps that you can, wait until you explore Ukluk Mining Company to do it or you will lock yourself out of a room (not game breaking).

13. Calming Fountain. Seems to have infinite use.

Purple letters show Warp destinations, and green letters show the Warp starting points. A starts in in the Causeway and C returns to it.

?. The map shows a doorway to the south, but as far as I know it is just a wall. Possibly a graphical glitch in the game.

This dungeon is a great place to train Swimming Skill.


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 2. Treasure Chest in Alcove: Rusty Gate Key (Critical Item)

EVENT 12. Treasure Chest in Alcove: King's Crest (Critical Item)

1. Treasure Chest in Alcove (Minor Lock Level III):
Weapons: Shortsword, Longsword, Bast(Steam Censored)ard Sword, Poison Dagger, Bone Dagger, Quarterstaff, Cat 'O 'Nine Tails, Bullwhip
Shields: Wooden Buckler
Thrown/Ammo: Lead Ball, Poison Dart, Feather Dart, Throwing Dagger, Flute of Chaos
Instruments: Lyre of Slumber, Muting Lyre, Swaying Lute (Charm), Lethe Harp (Paralysis)
Armor: Phrygian Cone, Leather Helm, Flannel Shirt, Cotton Cloak, Silk Robe, Leather Jerkin, Flannel Pants, Leather Pants, Sandals
Rings: Ring Pro Frost, Ring Pro Fire
Staff/Rods: Caduceus of Healing, Stave of Missles
Scrolls: True North, Detect Secret, Identify, Detect Magic
Spellbooks: Bless, Healing, Direction, Detect Secret, Identify, Charm
Consumables: Cure Lt. Condition, Cure Lt. Wounds, Bag of Sparkles, Bag of Slumber, Nematic Dust, Nausea Powder, Rock Salts, Red Pepper, Oatmeal Cookie, Leg of Ham, Pilgrim Tea, Cherry Wine, Lethe Liqeur
Other: Cobalt Sapphire, Silver Spoon
*It seems like the items from this chest pull from the same pool at the Treasure Chests in the Spirit Caves, which is a similar pool as the Treasure Chests in the Village of Crowl (minus the chance for a ring).

2. Treasure Chest in Alcove (Minor Lock Level III):
Ammo: Needle Darts
Scrolls: Hold Monsters, Hold Undead, Magic Missle, Firestorm, Earthquake, Lightning, Crushing Hand, Enchanted Blade, Magic Screen
Consumables: Remove Curse, Neutralize Poison, Stink Bomb, Acid Splash, Bag of Sparkles, Bag of Slumber, Bag of Terrors, Nematic Dust, Crimson Ambrosia, Locksmith's Glue

3. Barrel:
Weapons: Shortsword, Longsword, Bone Dagger, Gauche, Truncheon, Bipennis, Pole Fork, Lance, Bullwhip
Instuments: Lyre of Slumber, Muting Lyre, Lethe Harp (Paralysis), Hotfoot Banjo (Tarantella)
Shield: Wooden Buckler
Thrown/Ammo: Needle Dart, Feather Dart, Poison Dart, Throwing Dagger
Armor: Phrygian Cone, Leather Vestment, Leather Helm, Mail Coif, Flannel Shirt, Leather Armor, Leather Pants, Sandals, Spiked Bracer
Ring: Ring Pro Fire, Ring Pro Frost, Ring Pro Magic
Staff/Rod: Caduceus of Healing, Caduceus of Life, Stun Rod, Stave of Missles, Torpedo Rod
Scrolls: Divination, Identify, Detect Magic
Spellbooks: Healing, Bless, Identify, Charm, Wizard's Eye, Fire Shield, Armor Shield (Armorplate)
Consumables: Cure Lt. Condition, Cure Lt. Wounds, Cure Heavy Wounds, True Seeing, Stink Bomb, Bag of Sparkles, Bag of Chuckles, Bag of Whispers, Bag of Slumber, Nematic Dust, Cherry Wine, Lethe Liqeur, Spoiled Rations, Iron Rations, Rock Salts, Leg of Ham, Oatmeal Cookie, Baldercake
Other: Cobalt Sapphire
*I am not 100% certain, but the items seem to pull from the same pool as one of the Treasure Chests on this floor (#4).

4. Treasure Chest in Alcove (Minor Lock Level III):
Weapons: Shortsword, Longsword, Bone Dagger, Gauche, Truncheon, Bipennis, Pole Fork, Lance, Bullwhip
Instrument: Lyre of Slumber, Muting Lyre, Lethe Harp (Paralysis), Hotfoot Banjo (Tarantulla)
Shield: Wooden Buckler
Thrown/Ammo: Throwing Knives, Feather Darts, Poison Dart, Stone Bullets
Armor: Phrygian Cone, Leather Vestment, Leather Helm, Flannel Shirt, Leather Armor, Leather Pants, Sandals, Spiked Bracer
Ring: Ring Pro Fire, Ring Pro Frost, Ring Pro Magic
Staff/Rod: Caduceus of Healing, Caduceus of Life, Stun Rod, Stave of Missles, Torpedo Rod
Scrolls: Bless, Remove Curse, Detect Magic, Remove Magic
Spellbooks: Healing, Identify, Wizard's Eye, Charm, Armor Shield
Consumables: Cure Lt. Condition, Cure Lt. Wounds, Cure Heavy Wounds, True Seeing, Stink Bomb, Bag of Chuckles, Bag of Slumber, Bag of Sparkles, Nematic Dust, Cherry Wine, Lethe Liqeur, Spoiled Rations, Iron Rations, Leg of Ham, Baldercake, Rock Salts
Other: Cobalt Sapphire
*I am not 100% certain, but the items seem to pull from the same pool as the Barrel on this floor.

Very rarely (as of the patch I am testing this on) you can get a Locksmith's Key drop after battles in this area.


ENEMIES
Amoebic Slime - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Packrat - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Cophrophages - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Earwhiggs - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Flesh Grubs - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Piranha - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Fear
Brigands - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Insanity
Skinkasaur - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Insanity, Paralyze, Fear

1. Hint about the Thanatos Tablet. It talks about King Loogmar departing to the "house of shadows"(dead), and a curse (invocation of Thanatos) placed upon anyone who disturbs his rest. That his remains will not see the light of day, and the sound of water will be a mourning song in his honor.

2. Hints about this dungeon. It talks about the servant Shiva-Han-Goromu being a guardian mummy. That their heart will not be stopped "within the confines of the vessel of infinite time" (Canopic Jar) and that it is fortified by the Sun, Moon, and Star (Solution to the dial puzzle on the first floor).

3, Another hint. "A quaff of azure sight for you to see what is not and what is true." I think this is just a generic hint to use a Potion of True Seeing to find hidden walls, but if that is the case you can find them without using one.

4. Lever that opens the nearby Skull Gate.

5. Boat. Use it to traverse the water.

6. Skull Gate. Opened with the nearby lever. Cannot use Pick Lock on it.

7. A notice asking people to bathe their feet in the sacred pool nearby. Pretty sure it's just flavor text.

8. Lever. Opens the Skull Gate at the far end of the Ossuary, where the skeletal remalns are (#11). Also a Safe Haven.

9. Lever and a Skull Gate. If you set the dials on the first floor correctly you can use the lever to open the Gate. If not, you will not be able to use the lever. You cannot use Pick Lock on the Gate.

10. Treasure Chest in alcove. Has a Canopic Jar inside. Get this before you try and take on the boss for an easier time.

11. Skelatal Remains and a Skull Gate. The gate is unlocked with a lever (#8). You cannot use Pick Lock on the Gate.

12. Shiva-Han-Goromu. Sometimes comes with Black Bats and Packrats. Have a character USE the Canopic Jar (as in select USE > right click) and they will throw it in battle, dealing damage and inflicting the boss with Poison. It is weak to a lot of controlling status effects, so even if you didn't pick up the jar you can use them to your advantage and make the fight relatively easy. Keep in mind that Poison from sources other than the Canopic Jar don't work. If you have any Fire based spells/scrolls/abilities, or Hold Undead, it is weak to both.

13. The Skeleton of King Loogmar.

Purple letters show Warp destinations, and green letters show the Warp starting points. A goes to the first floor of Aquavia, which is where the starting point for C is. It's one big loop. The Warp Tile (Glowing Dotted Ground, marked with an A on the map above) is technically a Safe Haven.


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 10: Treasure Chest in alcove: Canopic Jar (Special, but not vital, item)

1. Treasure Chest in Alcove:
Weapons: Longsword, Cat 'O 'Nine Tails, Bone Dagger
Armor: Death Mask
Staff/Rods: Caduceus of Life
Consumables: True Seeing
Other: Gold Leaf
*It seems that you always get the above items.

Very rarely (as of the patch I am testing this on) you can get a Perk Key and Locksmith's Key to drop after battles in this area.


ENEMIES
Amoebic Slime - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Packrat - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Earwhiggs - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Flesh Grubs - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Piranha - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Fear
Black Bats - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Shrill Sound
Shiva-Han-Goromu - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Paralyze, Insanity, Fear

Wilderness starts in the Gardens of Midknight map. If you want to make things easier go to the Village of Crowl first and recruit Raghilda at the Wayfarer's Inn, then go to Briarpatch Woods from there and recruit Little Rosy (Random Encounter).

1. Monolith Covered in Glyphs. Spoilers for things past early game: Touch the Moongate Crystal to the Runes on the Monolith to teleport to Nerukzan Woodlands.You are also warped to this spot using the same method on the Monolith in Royal Aviary Park.You can get the Moongate Crystal from Green Mandarin in Celestial Watchtower, which can be reached through Kublai Axis.


POTENTIAL LOOT
1. Shallow Water - Swamp Leech, Detoxifys in exchange for damage.

2. Bush - Elysium Berries

3. Bush- Galen Apple, Cures Disease

Very rarely (as of the patch I am testing this on) you can get a Common Gate Key drop after battles in this area.


ENEMIES
Stinkbug - Can Poison. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Fire Beetle - Can Irritate. Has a Fire based Breath. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Mudwasp - Can Irritate. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Glowmoth - Can Blind. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Night Lily - Can Poison. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Chlorazoid - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Phangshrub - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Black Bats - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Shrill Sound
Giant Bat - Can Drain Vit/Sleep. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Shrill Sound
Brigands - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Insanity

For version 1.2.0.27-R and beyond, having access to the Enchanted Blade Spell or Scrolls is recommended if you want to fully explore this cave.

















1. Voice that says "Plugh".

2, Guano Odor. Forced battle against a Giant Bat, sometimes accompanied a few groups of Black Bats, but not always.

3. Skeleton with Ivory Scrollcase. You can pick up the Scrollcase from the ground (the single brown square to the right of your inventory). As the name implies, you can right click the Ivory Scrollcase to store up to 16 Scrolls.

4. Ghost. It's a ghost type enemy, so straight physical attacks are not going to hurt it. Use magic and magic weapons (such as Bone Dagger) to damage it, or cast the Enchanted Blade Spell to allow normal weapons to land hits (version 1.2.0.27-R+). You can still control it with some status effects, such as Sleep, Charm, Fear, and Confusion, and can damage it with Mindflay, but it is immune to the Insanity effect. It casts magic that can one shot low HP characters, so if you have Little Rosy (or someone else high enough for the spell) try and have Magic Screen up before you start the battle. If you can land Charm quickly enough that will put a stop to its attacks. I didn't have Silence at the time, but it is bugged with the (current at the time of this writing) patch I am using anyway so it wouldn't work even if you could inflict it.

5. Banshee. It's a ghost type enemy, so straight physical attacks are not going to hurt it. Use magic and magic weapons (such as Bone Dagger) to damage it, or cast the Enchanted Blade Spell to allow normal weapons to land hits (version 1.2.0.27-R+). You can still control it with some status effects, such as Sleep, Charm, Fear, and Confusion, and can damage it with Mindflay, but it is immune to the Insanity effect. It can do a lot of damage across your entire party with its Wail, which will probably take out a few characters if you are trying this at level 1. You cannot stop the Wail with Charm.
This strat may no longer work in version 1.2.0.27-R+ since Little Rosy was nerfed: If you recruited Little Rosy and Raghilda (and haven't leveled up to potentially change their speeds) they are usually fast enough to cheese the fight. Have Little Rosy cast Magic Missle (she usually acts first), Raghilda cast Sleep (she usually acts second), and everyone else try to Hide to keep them from waking it up. The recruits should act first, so you can lock down the Banshee before it can act.

6. Toxic Water. Any character that drinks this will be poisoned.


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 3. Skeleton: Ivory Scrollcase

1. Treasure Chest (Minor Lock Level III)
Weapons: Shortsword, Longsword, Bast(Steam Censored)ard Sword, Bone Dagger, Quarterstaff, Bullwhip, Cat 'O 'Nine Tails
Instruments: Lyre of Slumber, Muting Lyre, Lethe Harp (Paralysis), Swaying Lute (Charm)
Thrown/Ammo: Lead Ball, Throwing Knife, Feather Dart, Poison Dart, Flute of Chaos
Armor: Phrygian Cone, Leather Helm, Flannel Shirt, Leather Jerkin, Cotton Cloak, Silk Robe, Flannel Pants, Leather Pants, Sandals
Rings: Ring Pro Fire, Ring Pro Frost
Staff/Rods: Caduceus of Healing, Stave of Missles
Scrolls: True North, Detect Magic
Spellbooks: Identify, Direction, Healing, Bless, Charm, Detect Secret, Detect Magic
Consumables: Rock Salts, Red Pepper, Nausea Powder, Bag of Slumber, Bag of Sparkles, Nematic Dust, Cure Lt. Condition, Cure Lt. Wounds, Pilgrim Tea, Cherry Wine, Lethe Liqeur, Oatmeal Cookie
Other: Cobalt Sapphire, Silver Spoon
*It seems like the items from this chest pull from the same pool as a Treasure Chest in Aquavia, which is a similar pool as the Treasure Chests in the Village of Crowl (minus the chance for a ring). I am not 100% certain, but I am pretty sure it is the exact same table as the second Treasure Chest in this area.

2. Treasure Chest (Minor Lock Level V):
Weapons: Shortsword, Longsword, Bast(Sream Censored)ard Sword, Poison Dagger, Bullwhip, Cat 'O 'Nine Tails
Instuments: Lyre of Slumber, Muting Lyre (Silence), Swaying Lute (Charm)
Thrown/Ammo: Lead Ball, Feather Dart, Flute of Chaos
Armor: Leather Helm, Phrygian Cone, Flannel Shirt, Leather Jerkin, Cotton Cloak, Silk Robe, Flannel Pants, Leather Pants, Sandals
Rings: Ring Pro Frost
Staff/Rods: Stave of Missles
Spellbooks: Direction Spellbook, Detect Secret Spellbook, Charm Spellbook
Consumable: Bag of Slumber, Nausea Powder, Nematic Dust, Rock Salts, Red Pepper, Pilgrim Tea, Cherry Wine, Oatmeal Cookie
Other: Cobalt Sapphire, Silver Spoon
*It seems like the items from this chest pull from the same pool as a Treasure Chest in Aquavia, which is a similar pool as the Treasure Chests in the Village of Crowl (minus the chance for a ring). I am not 100% certain, but I am pretty sure it is the exact same table as the second Treasure Chest in this area.

Very rarely (as of the patch I am testing this on) you can get a Common Gate Key drop after battles in this area.


ENEMIES
Amoebic Slime - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Flesh Grubs - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Black Bats - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Shrill Sound
Giant Bat - Can Drain Vit/Sleep. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Shrill Sound
Toadstool - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Ghost - Can Irritate, Fear, Slow and Drain Magic. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Fear, Confusion
Banshee - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Fear, Confusion

You must explore the Catacombs in the Village of Crowl first before you can explore this area.

















1. Sealed Door. LOOKing at the door gives you the hint you need to unlock it. Drag the Hand of Glory (Found in the Crypt of Monks, which is in the Catacombs) onto it to open it. The Hand will disappear. You cannot use Pick Lock.

2. Forced Battle. It is only against a Festerboil, sometimes with Cophrophages or Flesh Grubs, which you should have encountered and know how to deal with by now. Charm or Paralyze the Festerboil, kill the others, then focus fire the Festerboil down.

3. Bookshelf. There isn't anything important here. Just a joke spot.

4. Bookshelf. Click it for the Tome of the Spider (Critical Item). LOOK at it to read some ritual lore. You can give this book to Gorlo in the Crowl Archives for some experience and unlock him as a potential recruit.


POTENTIAL LOOT
Event 4. Bookshelf: Tome of the Spider (Critical Item)

1. Treasure Chest (Minor Lock Level III)
Weapons: Shortsword, Longsword, Bast(Steam Censored)ard Sword, Poison Dagger, Cat 'O 'Nine Tails, Bullwhip
Instruments: Lyre of Slumber, Muting Lyre, Swaying Lute (Charm)
Thrown/Ammo: Lead Ball, Poison Dart, Feather Dart, Throwing Knive, Flute of Chaos
Armor: Phrygian Cone, Leather Helm, Flannel Shirt, Leather Jerkin, Silk Robe, Cotton Cloak, Flannel Pants, Leather Pants, Sandals
Ring: Ring Pro Frost
Staff/Rod: Stave of Missles
Scroll: True North, Detect Secret, Identify
Spellbook: Identify, Charm, Bless, Detect Secret, Direction
Consumables: Cure Lt. Condition, Bag of Slumber, Bag of Sparkles, Nausea Powder, Nematic Dust, Rock Salts, Red Pepper, Pilgrim Tea, Cherry Wine, Leg of Ham, Oatmeal Cookie
Other: Cobalt Sapphire, Silver Spoon
*Seems like the loot from this chest draws from the same table as most of the Treasure Chests in the Avian Mountains.

Very rarely (as of the patch I am testing this on) you can get a Perk Key or Common Gate Key drop after battles in this area.


ENEMIES
Amoebic Slime - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Toxic Amoeba - Susceptible to Sleep, Nausea, Confuse, Fear, Paralyze
Cophrophages - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Flesh Grubs - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Festerboil - Can Irritate and Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Vampire Bat - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Paralyze, Fear

You need the Dead Rat from the Catacombs to progress on this floor.

















1. Dry Well. Filled with Rats and a corpse. Click the well to find the Bane of Hobknob (Critical Item) in the hands of the corpse there (Dartagnan).

2. Skull Gate. Opened by answering the Stone Face's question correctly(#3). Cannot use Pick Lock.

3. Stone Face. He asks you a question, the answer of which can be found if you thoroughly talked to Gorlo back in Crowl Archives. Type ESOPH to open the Skull Gate to the left/west.

4. Suspended Cocoon. Touch it to be given three choices. Choose "Cut the cocoon free of web" to reveal Junga Din, a friendly NPC. You can talk to him, recruit him, or leave (EXIT) immediately. No matter what you choose to do, even if you anger him on purpose, he will give you the Spirit Goblet (Critical Item), so you cannot miss it. You can steal it as well. He cannot be found at this exact spot again after he leaves, but he will be a random encounter on this floor afterward. He tends to favor the tile two steps south of the shortcut gate after you come up from the Pit of Hobknob.

5. Altar. You might want to Save before you do this: Put the Dead Rat you picked up in the Catacombs into the alcove. Then use the Bane of Hobknob you got from the Well on the Alcove. You will fall into the to Pit of Hobknob. Do not discard the Bane of Hobknob (via Configuration > Critical Item Lock > Never). You will need it later in the game.

6. Lever. Opens the nearby Skull Gate(#7).

7. Skull Gate. Opens with the nearby lever(#6). Cannot use Pick Lock.

8. Lever. Unlocks the Skull Gate to the northwest(#9).

9. Skull Gate. Unlocks with the lever to the southeast(#8). Cannot use Pick Lock.

10. Stone Face. He asks for a drink. Use the Spirit Goblet on it to open the nearby Skull Gate(#11). The Goblet does not disappear.

11. Skull Gate. Unlocks by giving the nearby Stone Face the Spirit Goblet(#10). Cannot use Pick Lock.


NPC KEYWORDS
Junga Din (Recruitable, Random encounter after first meeting): Arachnid/Spider, Bridge/Chasm/Gorge, (Black) Lich, Hobknob, Samhain, (Spirit) Goblet, Dartagnan, Apprentice, Where (is) Dartagnan, Where (is) Hobknob, Where (is) Lich


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 1. Dry Well: Bane of Hobknob (Critical Item)

EVENT 4. Cocoon/Junga Din: Spirit Goblet (Critical Item)

1. Shallow Water: Vending Tokens


ENEMIES
Giant Rat - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Flesh Grubs - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Black Bats - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Shrill Sound
Toxic Amoeba - Susceptible to Sleep, Nausea, Confuse, Fear, Paralyze
Xombi - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Paralyze, Fear

Hobknob is a random boss encounter on this floor. You might want to cast the Armorplate spell if you have it, before you start walking around. Hobknob has a lot of HP, hits very hard multiple times, can Drain HP from your characters and heal himself, and can also summon Attercobs into the battle. That said, he is weak to many status effects, so the battle is easily controlled if you can survive the first turn and land some on him. I suggest Charm or Paralyze. Unlike with the Canopic Jar, do not try to use the Bane of Hobknob (it Fears the user).

1. Landing Point from the Cenotaph Vault. You cannot return this way.

2. Missing Expedition Force. Search their remains to get the Seahorse Signet (Critical Item). This is the proof you need at Mantor Garrison back in Village of Crowl.

The other skeletons in the area all have little bits of text, but it's nothing important.

The map of Samhain Gorge (when it is done) can be found in the Samhain section, below the Eerie Wastes section.


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 2. Skeletons: Seahorse Signet (Critical Item)

1. Shallow Water: Vending Tokens

2. Treasure Chest (Minor Lock Level V)
Staff/Rods: Fizzlesticks
Scrolls: True North
Consumables: Cure Heavy Wounds, Cure Lt. Condition, Neutralize Poison, True Seeing*, Poison Dust
*Most of this loot seems static. Sometimes you don't get the True Seeing Potion.

Very rarely (as of the patch I am testing this on) you can get a Perk Key drop after battles in this area.


ENEMIES
Flesh Grubs - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Terrormites - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Nausea, Paralyze, Fear
Cophrophages - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Stinkbug - Can Poison. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Fire Beetle - Can Irritate. Has a Fire Based Breath. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Tarantula - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Nausea, Fear, Paralyze
Attercob - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Irritate.
Hobknob - Can Drain HP and summon Attercobs. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confusion, Nausea, Fear, Insanity, Paralyze.

1. Black Lich, accompanied by Xombis and/or Giant Rats. You might want to cast Armorplate, Magic Screen, and Enchanted Blade before the battle if you have them. He has quite a bit of HP, some magic resistance, casts magic, can Drain your character's HP, and force them to Dance which causes Insanity. The Black Lich loves to retreat behind his minions at the end of the turn, so you may have to take out the extra enemies before you can reach him with your physical fighters. He is immune to some, but not all Insanity effects (you can make him Dance) and Poison, and can break Paralysis fairly quickly, but he is susceptible to Silence (bugged in the patches I tested on), Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Fear and Irritation. Hold Undead also works well. It might be that I was just really lucky every time I tried it, but the Lich seems very easy to knock unconscious so you might want to equip Lead Balls, use blunt weapons, or even Summon Undead to take advantage of that. When you defeat the Black Lich he will drop Necrostaff (can be used to increase Captain Krone's mood), Ring Pro Magic, and Blood Tamarinde.

2. Glowing Light Dance Party. It might act like the one in the Shrine Subterranea and lessen the duration/effect of status effects every time you step on it, but I have not had any status effects on my characters every time I have come down here so I have not tested it yet.

3. Energixing Fountain. Refills magic when characters drink it.

4. Lever and Skull Door. The lever opens up the Skull Door. You cannot use Pick Lock on it.

5. Hidden Alcove. Touch a pressable brick on the south wall to reveal an Alcove, then touch the Skeleton inside to take Mistral's Letter (Critical Item) and Monk's Bones (Critical Item). LOOK at the letter to reveal that the next step in this questline is to take the bones to Crusader Temple in Village of Crowl, or more specifically you want to put the Bones in Mistral's Alcove, which is in Crypt of Monks, which is in the Catacombs. Another way you can do it is cast a Raise Dead spell on the bones (Caduceus of Life does not work, but a Raise Dead Scroll does), which also gives you the opportunity to recruit him (he has a great spell selection). Either way, you will get The Key of Saints (Critical Item), which opens a door in the Tomb of Saint George.


NPC KEYWORDS
Mistral (Recruitable, You can talk to this NPC if/when you raise him from the dead, wherever you choose to resurrect him) - Esoph, Key, (Black) Lich, Eldritch (Unlocks that magic type)


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 1. Black Lich: Necrostaff, Ring Pro Magic, Blood Tamarinde

EVENT 5. Hidden Alcove: Mistral's Letter (Critical Item) and Monk's Bones (Critical Item).


Treasure Chest (Major Lock Level VI):
Weapon: Bone Dagger
Thrown/Ammo: Stone Bullets, Undead Warder
Armor: Death Mask
Ring: Ring of Smiting
Scrolls: Magic Screen
Spellbook: Fire Shield, Remove Curse
Consumable: True Seeing
*The items in this chest seem static.


ENEMIES
Giant Rat - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Xombi - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Paralyze, Fear
Black Lich - Can Drains HP and force your characters to Dance. Susceptible to Silence, Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Fear, Irritation

You need the Key of Saints, given to you by Mistral to pass the Skull Gate.

















1. Locked Door. Minor Lock Level IV.

2. Curative Fountain. Seems to be infinite use.

3. Decorative Relief. LOOK at it to reveal that it is a map showing Saint George's path. He had found the way to Samhain through the northwest corner of the Gardens of Midknight, which is the Cenotaph of the Black Lich. The game will fill in your map for this area.

4. Locked Skull Door. Opened with the Key of Saints which you can receive from Mistral in two different ways. You cannot use Pick Lock.

5. Saint George's Skeleton. Click on it after the initial lore for a little more information and a hint that a special sword exists.

6. Strange Fountain. Drains the Vitality of any character that drinks from it.

The Mosiacs on the walls, both before and after the Skull Gate, not listed above depict several things:
Saint George's coat of arms, which is an upright sword and a harp between two battling chimera.
What looks like a decorative relief, but is actually a map of the path of Saint George.
A dying knight being carried away from battle and into a tomb.
A knight battling a monster armed only with a sword and shield.
A knight using a holy symbol to drive a creature into a cave.
A group of men sealing a cave with a shadowy beast inside.
A knight feeding a monster with his own blood.
A knight worshipping an abomination.

Despite the warning, there seems to be no consequences to leaving your shoes on, and no benefit to taking them off.


POTENTIAL LOOT
1. Shallow Water: Vending Token


ENEMIES
Giant Rat - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Earwhiggs - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Flesh Grubs - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Cophrophages - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm

1. Sir Coffergus. He always seems to be be in this spot when you first come to the Eyrie. After that he wanders around as a random encounter, but he still likes to show up in this spot. Exit and reenter the Eyrie or rest several times and wander around when you want to meet him again. Give him the Amulet Astrixus to complete his quest for 300 exp per character in the party and the ability to recruit him. He will give you the Knightly Catechism and the Amulet Astrixus upon joining. You can also show him the Encoded Catechism you can find in Samhain Mausoleum to turn it into a Knightly Catechism.

2. Paving Stones with Dark Brown Clay. LOOK at this spot for the Amulet Astrixus (Critical Item). This is what Sir Coffergus is looking for.

3. Nest. Once you have the Mechano Owl (See Museum of Magic for more information on how to make it), place it onto the Nest and it will fly away. I am not sure how much in game time must pass (you can continue exploring or Rest), but eventually the Mechano Owl will return to you, no matter where you are, give you Key of the Exemplar and a hint: L-A-C-H-E-S-I-S.

4. Treasure Chest. Open it for an Avian Helm (Critical Item). This spot is also a Safe Haven.

5. Dark Circle. Equip the Avian Helm to someone in your party, then Rest (you can interrupt it to make it faster). You will be teleported to the The Wizard's Sky Barge (optional area) and receive 1000 exp per party member.


NPC KEYWORDS
Sir Coffergus (Random encounter, Recruitable) - Eyrie, Quest, Amulet / Astrixus, Catechism
*High Diplomacy or Charm will get more information out of him.
**You can steal a Knightly Catechism (Critical Item) from him, which bypasses some tasks/recruitment for hints to a puzzle. You do not need the book if you know the answer. Looking at the book reveals a hint: "Courage," "Humility," "Devotion," "Sobriety," "Honesty," "Loyalty," "Duty." He does not mind if you show him the stolen book.
***You can steal the Amulet Astrixus back after you finish his quest. He does not mind if you show it to him after it is stolen.


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 2. Paving Stones with Dark Brown Clay: Amulet Astrixus (Critical Item)

EVENT 4. Treasure Chest: Avian Helm (Critical Item)

1. Shallow Water: Vending Token


ENEMIES
Stinkbug - Can Poison. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Fire Beetle - Can Irritate. Has a Fire based Breath. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Electromaggot - Can deal magic damage. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Nausea, Fear, Paralyze
Mudwasp - Can Irritate. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Blood Leech - Can Drain Vitality. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Fear, Nausea, Confuse, Paralysis, Dancing
Dragonfly - Can Instantly Kill. Susceptible to Charm, Confuse, Fear, Paralyze
Condor - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Nausea, Fear, Insanity, Paralyze

1. Giant Nest. Touch the Nest to get a Cosmic Egg (Critical Item). You might remember a reference to "Cosmic" in the Catacombs. which is a hint that this item relates to that puzzle. If you LOOK at the egg the description says that it is seemingly impenetrable, which is a hint that you need to use the Crusher in Deepsink project to open it.

2. Tub of Bad Waters. Petrifies anyone who drinks from it.

3. Skeleton. LOOK at it to get a Ring of Swordsmen. It gives 12 AGI and 12 Swordsmanship to whoever equips it, but it is a cursed item. This spot is bugged, so even if you take the ring Detect Secret will still detect something is there, but you cannot get anything else from this spot.

As far as I know you can't do anything with the dangling chains.

The hall that looks like an exit in the southeast portion of the map is actually a dead end.


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 1. Giant Nest: Cosmic Egg (Critical Item)

EVENT 3. Skeleton: Ring of Swordsmen.

1. Treasure Chest
Weapons: Shortbow
Thrown/Ammo: Barbed Arrows
Armor: Phrygian Cone, Leather Helm, Leather Gloves
Spellbooks: Magic Bells, Leaping Sparks*
*The loot in this chest is static, except you will sometimes not get the Leaping Sparks Spellbook.

2. Dead End: Rock Salts

3. Treasure Chest (Major Lock Level VI)
Weapons: Shortsword, Longsword, Bone Dagger, Poison Dagger, Truncheon, Lance, Pole Fork, Cat 'O 'Nine Tails, Bullwhip, Quarterstaff
Shields: Wooden Buckler
Instruments: Lyre of Slumber, Muting Lyre, Lethe Harp, Hotfoot Banjo
Thown/Ammo: Flute of Chaos, Stone Bullets, Poison Dart, Feather Dart, Throwing Knive
Armor: Phrygian Cone, Leather Helm, Leather Vestment, Leather Helm, Silk Robe, Flannel Shirt, Leather Jerkin, Leather Armor, Leather Pants, Sandals, Spiked Bracer
Rings: Ring Pro Fire, Ring Pro Frost, Ring Pro Magic
Staff/Rods: Stun Rod, Stave of Missles, Torpedo Rod, Caduceus of Healing
Scrolls: Detect Magic, Detect Secret, Identify
Spellbooks: Bless, Healing, Detect Secret, Armor Shield (Armorplate), Charm, Wizard's Eye, Identify
Consumables: Cure Lt. Wounds, Cure Lt. Condition, True Seeing, Stink Bomb, Bag of Sparkles, Bag of Chuckles, Bag of Whispers, Nematic Dust, Rock Salts, Red Pepper, Spoiled Rations, Iron Rations, Oatmeal Cookie, Leg of Ham, Lethe Liqeur, Cherry Wine
Other: Cobalt Sapphire, Silver Spoon

Very rarely (as of the patch I am testing this on) you can get a Perk Key drop after battles in this area.


ENEMIES
Amoebic Slime - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Mudwasp - Can Irritate. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Black Bats - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Shrill Sound
Giant Bat - Can Drain Vit/Sleep. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Shrill Sound
Toadstool - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Oreworm - Can Irritate and Destroy Weapons. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Nausea, Confuse (some resistance against it), Fear, Paralyze

See The Eyrie for information on how to get to this area.

















1. Landing point from the Eyrie. You cannot return from this spot.

2. Library. Nothing important here. Just some lore, jokes, and journal entries.

3. Displacer. It is strong and has multiple attacks, a lot of HP, can use Blink (a.k.a. Flickers Out, as one would expect a Displacer Beast to do), and can Paralyze your party members, but it is also weak to a lot of controlling status affects. Inflict it with some and go to town on it. Casting Armorplate beforehand, if you have it, can help protect your party before you set up your status effects.

4. Wizard of Worrfair. They can cast various spells and drink Invisibility Potions. Cast Magic Screen beforehand, if you have it, to protect you while you inflict your usual status effects. then poke him to death. Even though you can inflict Silence, it doesn't actually stop them from casting spells successfully, so it is best to use something else, like Charm or Paralyze. After the battle is over you will be well rewarded with a Red Phyrgian Cap, Blood Shawl, Blood Tunic, Blood Robes, Firestorm Spellbook, Divination Spellbook, Magic Missle Spellbook, and a Faerie Staff.

5. Magic Sack. Pick it up from the ground and put it in your inventory (the brown square to the right of the Inventory Scroll). You can place "magic" items in it, such as Wands, Rods, and Potions, similar to how you can place scrolls into a Ivory Scrollcase, and it really helps organize your inventory.

6. Warp Tile back down to The Eyrie (Landing at EVENT 5).

What looks like open doors that lead into nothing are actually giant windows. Pointing your party toward them will give you some extra lore bits. One of the smaller inner windows (east looking west) gives you a hint that someone is in the central area.

There are some books in the Library (northwest corner, west shelf) that say that they are written in an Ancient Language. I was unable to translate them with every party I have brought here, so either they can never be translated or 70 Ancient History is not enough.


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 4. Wizard of Worrfair
Armor: Red Phyrgian Cap, Blood Shawl, Blood Tunic, Blood Robes
Staff/Rods: Faerie Staff
Spellbooks: Firestorm, Divination, Magic Missle

EVENT 5. Magic Sack

Treasure Chest (Minor Lock Level V)
Weapons: Gauche, Pole Fork, Lance, Quarterstaff, Bone Dagger, Truncheon, Battle Axe, Duckbill, Bipennis
Shields: Wooden Buckler
Instruments: Muting Lyre, Lethe Harp, Hotfoot Banjo, Cacaphony Harp (Confusion)
Thrown/Ammo: Piercer Arrow, Barbed Arrows, Throwing Knive, Needle Darts, Feather Darts
Armor: Leather Hood, Leather Vestment, Mail Coif, Wizard Cap, Flannel Shirt, Leather Armor, Spiked Bracer, Sandals
Accessories: Ring Pro Fire, Ring Pro Frost, Ring Pro Magic, Amulet of Might
Staff/Rods: Stave of Missiles, Torpedo Rod, Sparkler Rod, Wand of Webs, Stun Rod, Caduceus of Life, Caduceus of Healing
Scrolls: Divination, Detect Magic, Magic Missle, Knock Knock
Spellbooks: Bless, Healing, Armor Shield (Armorplate), Wizard's Eye, Fire Shield, Knock Knock, Magic Bells
Consumables: Cure Lt. Wounds, Cure Heavy Wounds, Remove Curse, True Seeing, Neutralize Poison, Baldercake, Spoiled Rations, Iron Rations, Cherry Wine, Lethe Liqeur, Rock Salts, Bag of Sparkles, Bag of Whispers, Bag of Chuckles
Other: Cobalt Sapphire, Soothing Stone, Vending Tokens


ENEMIES
Stinkbug - Can Poison. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Fire Beetle - Can Irritate. Has a Fire based Breath. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Terrormites - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Nausea, Paralyze, Fear
Displacer - Can Paralyze. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Nausea, Fear, Insanity, Paralyze
Wizard of Worrfair - Susceptible to Silence(Bugged. Don't use it.), Charm, Confuse, Nausea, Fear, Insanity, Paralyze

Eerie Wastes starts in the Eerie Wastes map... which is the only map in this section. Honestly, I am a tad disappointed and feel like I am missing something. Like the other starting points, if you want to make things easier recruit Raghilda at the Wayfarer's Inn once you warp to Village of Crowl, then go to Briarpatch Woods from there and recruit Little Rosy (Random Encounter).

1. Skeleton. After the flavor text is finished, touch the Skeleton to pick up the Skull of Hathor Sogg.

2. Warp Tile. Takes you to the Village of Crowl, two steps west of the Garrison.


You can only explore this map if you choose the Eerie Wastes as your starter zone.
Once you leave I don't think you can return, so do not forget your Skull.


ENEMIES
Cophrophages - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Flesh Grubs - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Black Bats - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Shrill Sound
Giant Bat - Can Drain Vit/Sleep. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Shrill Sound
Toadstool - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm

Because Samhain is so large I am putting it in its own section here. It is still part of the Avian Mountains and I consider it an early game zone.

You can reach this area through the Pit of Hobknob in the Cenotaph of the Black Lich.

















1. Fluoroscopy Dial. Click the dial to change the symbol it points to, to give you a different effect when touching the nearby Orb(#2). Moon is the proper setting, and will give you a Wizard's Eye view of the floor as well as fill in your map. For the others: Sun = Nothing, Lightning = Causes Nausea, Star = Casues Blindness.

2. Orb on a pedastal. Touch the orb after changing the dial(#1) for an effect. See the dial settings above for the effects.

3. Skull Gate. Unlocked with a lever inside the room it closes off(#4). Cannot be picked.

4. Lever. Opens the nearby Skull Gate(#5)

5. Spot where there used to be a bridge. Aquire the Stepping Stones in Deepsink Project and come back to this spot. The next bit can be confusing, since it flies in the face of how you've probably been using items so far: Choose any character and set their action (circle button) to USE (Flexing arm holding a hammer Icon). Next, pick up the Stepping Stones from your inventory and place them onto the USE Icon to create a bridge across the chasm.

The black squares on the map are all Pit Traps. The game will warn you when you step close, but if you step into them you will die.

The tiles with the little black stars only show up after you have properly used the Stepping Stones.

I have not yet found a way to reach those three tiles surrounded by Pit Traps to complete the map, if it is even possible to get to them.


ENEMIES
Black Bats - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Shrill Sound
Giant Bat - Can Drain Vit/Sleep. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Shrill Sound
Attercob - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Irritate.
Tarantula - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Nausea, Fear, Paralyze
Oreworm - Can Irritate and Destroy Weapons. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Nausea, Confuse (some resistance against it), Fear, Paralyze

1. Refreshing Fountian. Restores Vitality to any character that drinks from it. Seems it is infinite use.

2. Lever. Makes a flushing sound. Pretty sure that is all it does.

3. Refreshing Fountian. Restores Vitality to any character that drinks from it. Seems it is infinite use.

4. Lever. Makes a flushing sound. Pretty sure that is all it does.

5. Refreshing Fountian. Restores Vitality to any character that drinks from it. Seems it is infinite use.

6. Lever. Using the lever dumps you into Cistern Zero.

7. Debris. LOOK at it to receive a Broken Harness (Critical Item), with a descritpion of how it needs a new Linchpin. If you use the Harness on the chain in this state you will die.

8. Specialty Parts Chest. Minor Lock Level III. Contains a Linchpin (Critical Item). Sometimes taking this item crashes the game, so save beforehand. With both the Broken Harness and the Linchpin in your possession, open the Item Workshop, click both items to get them in the upper left hand corner slots, then select the Linchpin. Click Merge Items to combine them into an Outrigger Harness (Critical Item). Take the item to the Chain and Cable (#12).

9. Iron Plaque. A hint to make sure you check and fix the Harness before you use it.

10. Wooden Wall. LOOK at the wall to get rid of it.

11. Skull Gate. LOOK at the gate for a clue on how to unlock it. Use the King's Crest, found in Aquavia, on the Gate to open it. You get to keep the Crest. If you have already combined the King's Crest with the Royal Seal you cannot open this gate, but that won't effect your ability to get out of the mountains. If you stole the Royal Seal and put combining it on hold to 100% this map, you can safely combine the two items after you have unlocked the Gate. The Gate cannot be picked.

12. Chain/Cable. Use the Outrigger Harness on the chain to cross the gap. You keep the Outrigger Harness after use. Using the Broken Harness will result in death.

13. Chain/Cable. Use the Outrigger Harness on the chain to cross the gap. You keep the Outrigger Harness after use. Using the Broken Harness will result in death.

14. Lantern. Click the pushable brick on the south wall to turn on a projection of Leraus Stonecutter, which will fill you in on what happened here, as well as a hint about the two halves of the seal (King's Crest and Royal Seal). After the lengthy loredump, look at the alcove in the west wall and open the Treasure Chest for a Letter of Marque (Critical Item). This is what Smithers is looking for.

The red square is lava. Standing on it does damage to the entire party.

There is an un-clickable/LOOK-able sign next to the Skull Gate(#7). Probably a bug with the version I am playing on.

The black squares marking the Pit Traps were added by me to make them easier to reference. They are not on the in-game map.


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 7. Debris: Broken Harness (Critical Item)

EVENT 8. Specialty Parts Chest (Minor Lock Level III): Linchpin (Critical Item).
*Sometimes taking this item crashes the game. Save beforehand.

EVENT 14. Treasure Chest: Letter of Marque (Critical Item)

1. Barrel
Consumables: Cure Lt. Wounds, Cure Lt. Condition, Nausea Powder, Nematic Dust, Rock Salts, Red Pepper, Leg of Ham, Oatmeal Cookie, Pilgrim Tea, Cherry Wine, Lethe Liqeur.
Other: Silver Spoon
*I can't be 100% sure, but it looks like this Barrel pulls from the same pool as the other Barrels.

2. Treasure Chest (Minor Lock Level III):
Thrown/Ammo: Needle Darts
Armor: Leather Armor, Ringmail
Accessory: "Pride of The Mines"*, Ring of Protection
Scrolls: True North*
Consumables: Cure Lt. Wounds, Nematic Dust*, Spoiled Rations*, Cherry Wine*, Locksmith's Glue, Scrying Crystal
Other: Blood Ruby*, Jade Cornet*, Gold Leaf
*Marked items seem to always be there. Everything else is randomized.

3. Barrel
Consumables: Cure Lt. Wounds, Cure Lt. Condition, Stink Bomb, Nematic Dust, Nausea Powder, Rock Salts, Red Pepper, Pilgrim Tea, Cherry Wine, Lethe Liqeur, Spoiled Rations, Oatmeal Cookie, Leg of Ham
Other: Silver Spoon
*I can't be 100% sure, but it looks like this Barrel pulls from the same pool as the other Barrels.

4, Barrel
Consumables: Cure Lt. Wounds, Cure Lt. Condition, True Seeing, Stink Bomb, Nematic Dust, Rock Salts, Red Pepper, Cherry Wine, Lethe Liqeur, Oatmeal Cookie, Iron Rations, Leg of Ham
Other: Silver Spoon
*I can't be 100% sure, but it looks like this Barrel pulls from the same pool as the other Barrels.

5. Bed: Cobalt Sapphire.

Very rarely (as of the patch I am testing this on) you can get a Perk Key drop after battles in this area.


ENEMIES
Packrat - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Giant Rat - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Mudwasp - Can Irritate. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Black Bats - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Shrill Sound
Flesh Grubs - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Terrormites - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Nausea, Paralyze, Fear
Mad Miners - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confusion, Nausea, Fear, Insantity, Paralysis
Blood Leech - Can Drain Vitality. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Fear, Nausea, Confuse, Paralysis, Dancing
Oreworm - Can Irritate and Destroy Weapons. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Nausea, Confuse (some resistance against it), Fear, Paralyze
Wrokwyrm - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Nausea, Confuse, Fear, Paralyze
Skinkasaur - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Insanity, Paralyze, Fear

1. Landing spot from Ukluk Mining Company.


POTENTIAL LOOT
Very rarely (as of the patch I am testing this on) you can get a Perk Key drop after battles in this area.


ENEMIES
Cophrophages - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Amoebic Slime - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Toxic Amoeba - Susceptible to Sleep, Nausea, Confuse, Fear, Paralyze
Flesh Grubs - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Toadstool - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Festerboil - Can Irritate and Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Blood Leech - Can Drain Vitality. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Fear, Nausea, Confuse, Paralysis, Dancing

You can save some time if you have the Cosmic Egg from Raptor Grotto before you explore this area.

















1. Wall Plaque. A hint that this floor is a giant Dark Zone. It mentions Infravision, but I was unable to find any item or spell that will allow you to be able to see. Use your Map and the sound of your characters hitting walls to traverse the area. Detect Secret and high Scout Skill can also help out, and your cursor will still change if it is over something you can interact with. You will probably want to save frequently, due to the Poison Gas traps. One more thing to note is that the hidden wall to the north of this tile can only be opened from the other side.

2. Purifying Fountain and Combination to the Crusher Room. The combination to the Crusher Room is three bolts. The fountain seem to be infinite use.

3. Deepsink Ore Vein. Click it to get Deepsink Ore (Critical Item).

4. Lever. Opens the southwest Skull Gate(#5).

5. Skull Gate. Opens with the northern lever(#4). Cannot be picked.

6. Lever. Will not move unless the correct combination is on the nearby dials(#6). Opens the eastern Skull Gate(#11).

7. Three Dials. The correct combination is found on the plaque next to the Fountain(#7). Set all three dials to the Bolt symbol.

8. Poison Gas. As expected, it Poisons your entire party. Walk around it. As a side note, the "Pride of the Mines" Accessory, found in Ukluk Mining Company, has TOX100 and prevents Poison on the character who equips it. Doesn't help eveyone else though.

9. Poison Gas. As expected, it Poisons your entire party. Walk around it. As a side note, the "Pride of the Mines" Accessory, found in Ukluk Mining Company, has TOX100 and prevents Poison on the character who equips it. Doesn't help eveyone else though.

10. Pushable Brick. Press it on the south wall to unlock a shortcut. It can only be opened from the north side.

11. Skull Gate. Opened with the southwest lever if the correct combinatioon is used(#6).
Cannot be picked.

12. Crusher Alcove and Lever. There are two things you need to do here. First, make sure the lever is in the upright position. Place the Deepsink Ore inside the Alcove to get Stepping Stones (Critical Item). You need to take these Stones to where the old bridge was in Samhain Gorge. Next, click the lever into the upright position again and place the nigh-indestructible Cosmic Egg, found in Raptor Grotto, into the Alcove to get the Cosmic Egg Yolk (Critical Item). If you already have the Jeweled Egg, found in the Museum of Magic, go to the Item Workshop menu and combine it with the Yolk to get the Mechano Egg (Critical Item). You need to take the new egg back to the Museum of Magic at some point.

13. Powder. Detect Secret goes off on this tile, but when you LOOK at it you get nothing but a description and the alert goes away.



POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 6. Deepsink Ore Vein: Deepsink Ore (Critical Item)


ENEMIES
Amoebic Slime - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Black Bats - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Shrill Sound
Giant Bat - Can Drain Vit/Sleep. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Shrill Sound
Toadstool - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Mad Miners - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confusion, Nausea, Fear, Insantity, Paralysis

You need the Royal Seal of Loogmar to explore this area.

















1. Skull Gate. The hint on how to unlock this door is given in Smithers' questline, but you do not have to do it to open it. Use the Royal Seal of Loogmar on the door, which you get by combining King's Crest (found in Aquavia) and Royal Seal (Smithers has it) with the Item Workshop (central button in any character's portrait area). The Royal Seal of Loogmar disappears, but the Gate will open.

2. Orb on a pedestal. You can toggle the light by clicking on it. It must be toggled on to be able to activate the Stone Menhir a.k.a. Monolith(#4) later in the game

3. Orb on a pedestal. You can toggle the light by clicking on it. It must be toggled on to be able to activate the Stone Menhir a.k.a. Monolith(#4) later in the game

4. Stone Menhir. Spoilers for things past early game: Activate all five "Orb on a Pedestals" on this floor, then touch the Moongate Crystal to the Runes on the Monolith to teleport to Ramparts of Moravia.You are also warped back to this spot using the same method on the Monolith in Ramparts of Moravia.You can get the Moongate Crystal from Green Mandarin in Celestial Watchtower, which can be reached through Kublai Axis.

5. Orb on a pedestal. You can toggle the light by clicking on it. It must be toggled on to be able to activate the Stone Menhir a.k.a. Monolith(#4) later in the game

6. Orb on a pedestal. You can toggle the light by clicking on it. It must be toggled on to be able to activate the Stone Menhir a.k.a. Monolith(#4) later in the game

7. ACME Vending Machine

8. Orb on a pedestal. You can toggle the light by clicking on it. It must be toggled on to be able to activate the Stone Menhir a.k.a. Monolith(#4) later in the game

9. Black Stewpot. Clicking on it gives you a hint on what to do. Use the Glass Vial on the Pot to obtain Rotgut Tincture (Critical Item).

10. Blackened Corner. First you have to fight a Xombi. After the battle you can take the Glass Vial (Critical Item). This is what you need to obtain the liquid in the Black Stewpot.

11. Circle of Salt (Black Circle). Sleeping on this spot gives some optional flavor text.

12. Pressable Brick. Press it to reveal an Alcove with a Skeleton. Touch the skeleton for some items, including a Clutcher Talon.

13. Samhain Oracle. Place items onto the bowl in the statues hands to have them (improved) Identified. It can identify 25 items before running out of charges, and items that have already been fully identified before being placed into the bowl count toward those charges. As a side note, it cannot ID the Lethe Harp for some reason (not that you would need to).

14. Skull Gate and Rusted Chain. Touch the chain for a hint about what to do. Use the Rotgut Tincture on the Chain to remove the rust, then pull the Chain to open the Gate.


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 8. Blackened Corner: Glass Vial (Critical Item)

EVENT 12. Skeleton:
Instument: Muting Lyre
Staff/Rods: Fizzlestick, Torpedo Rod, Ice Wand
Other: Clutcher Talon
*These items seem to be static.


SHOPS
ACME Vending Machine
Scrolls: Divination (4 tokens), Magic Moth (9 tokens), True North (2 tokens), Locate Item (6 tokens)
Consumable: Remove Curse (3 tokens), Stink Bomb (2 tokens), True Seeing (3 tokens), Evil Off (6 tokens), Wonder Adhesive (3 tokens), Crimson Ambrosia (4 tokens), Iron Rations (1 token), Galen Apple (1 token), Baldercake (1 token), Invisibility (9 tokens)
Other: Luck Stone (6 tokens), Silver Spoon (1 token)


ENEMIES
Amoebic Slime - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Xombi - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Paralyze, Fear
Wrokwyrm - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Nausea, Confuse, Fear, Paralyze
Tarantula - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Nausea, Fear, Paralyze
Mad Miners - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confusion, Nausea, Fear, Insantity, Paralysis
Miner '49er - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Nausea, Fear, Insanity, Paralyze
Oreworm - Can Irritate and Destroy Weapons. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Nausea, Confuse (some resistance against it), Fear, Paralyze

1. Lever. Touching this lever can effect the others nearby. From the default positions, flip this lever and the one to its left to the up postion to unlock a Skull Gate(#5).

2. Lever. Touching this lever can effect the others nearby. From the default positions, flip this lever and the one to its right to the up postion to unlock a Skull Gate(#5).

3. Lever. Touching this lever can effect the others nearby. If you follow the instructions for levers #1 and #2 this lever will automatically go to the up position for the Gate.

4. Lever and Skull Gate. Touching this lever can effect the others nearby. If you follow the instructions for levers #1 and #2 this lever will automatically go to the up position for the Gate. It doesn't matter if you can unlock this Gate or not, since you can access what is behind it by opening the other gate(#5) You cannot pick the lock on the Skull Gate.

5. Skull Gate. Unlocked by solving the nearby lever puzzle. Flip lever #1 and #2 to put them all in the correct position. You cannot pick the lock.

6. Curative Fountain. Seems like it is infinite use.

7. Baron Von Zhular's Skeleton. Described as the Patron of the Knight Errants, which is a Hint. Touch the Skeleton to receive the Encoded Catechism (Critical Item). You can bring this book to Sir Coffergus in the Eyrie, who can translate it into a Knightly Catechism, which gives you the answer you need when you LOOK at it. You don't need the book if you know the answer.

8. Stone Face. Gives you a hint when you click on it.

9. Skull Gate. Unlocked by the Mausoleum Key. Cannot be picked.

10. Skeleton. LOOKing at the ground will tell you that there is rubble on the ground and deactivate Detect Secret. It's basically a hint that the west wall has a pushable brick that opens to a secret room.

11. Treasure Chest. Major Lock Level VIII. Has a Mausoleum Key (Critical Item) inside. This tile is also a Safe Haven.

12. Stained Glass Window and a Plaque. The Window depicts a dying knight being handed a sword by an angel. The Plaque tells you that this spot/shrine is a keepsafe for Caliburn, the holy weapon of the Knights Errant, and that none but the baptised in heart, body, and mind shall pass. To pass you must stand on the Sacred Pool of Babtismal Waters first(#13), which causes the Window Wall to disappear. You don't need to do anything else.

13. Sacred Pool of Babtismal Waters (Colored Light Dance Party). After you step on this tile, go to the Stained Glass Window(#12) and the wall will disappear, revealing Caliburn's room.

14. Reliquary of the Catechism/Stone Face. It will ask you if you know the seven virtues of a knight. The answer is found by LOOKing at a Knightly Catechism, which you can get three different ways involving Sir Coffergus in The Eyrie, but you do not need it if you know the answer already. The answer, which must be pressed in order, is Courage, Humility, Devotion, Sobriety, Honesty, Loyalty, Duty.

15. Caliburn. There is a hint about it on a nearby plaque. To take the sword you must Answer the Stone Face in the Reliquary of the Catechism correctly(#14), then approach the sword.

I think most of the skeletons here are references to backers of the game (It was on Indiegogo in 2012, I think?) and jokes, but I could be wrong. None of the skeletons that are unmarked seem to "say" anything important, but some of them are amusing.

The loot in the Treasure Boxes in the southern portion of the Mausoleum are very powerful and definately worth farming Perk Keys for if you want an edge, though try and avoid that empty one.

POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 7. Baron Von Zhular's Skeleton: Encoded Catechism (Critical Item)

EVENT 11. Treasure Chest (Major Lock Level VIII). Mausoleum Key (Critical Item)

EVENT 15. Caliburn a.k.a. Caliburnus
6D8 Damage
Range 2
FIR25
10 Swordsmanship
TOHIT 10
HITVS 40 vs Infernal and Evil
Save 100
Sharpen
Capable of Lethal Blow
Can hit Ghost Types
Charges drain enemy magic on hit and transfer some of it to the wielder

1. Treasure Chest (Major Lock Level VIII)
Weapons: Rusty Sword, Gauche, Truncheon, Duckbill, Battle Axe, Bipennis, Pole Fork, Lance, Slingshot, Flagellum, Slingshot
Instrument: Muting Lyre, Hotfoot Banjo, Cacaphony Harp
Thrown/Ammo: Needle Darts, Feather Dart, Horn of Winter, Barbed Arrows, Piercing Arrow, Throwing Knive
Armor: Leather Vestment, Leather Hood, Mail Coif, Wizard's Cap, Flannel Shirt, Leather Armor, Brigandine, Greaves, Sandals, Spiked Bracer
Accessories: Ring Pro Frost, Ring Pro Magic, Ring of Protection, Amulet of Might
Staff/Rods: Stave of Missles, Caduceus of Life, Wand of Webs, Sparkler Rod, Stun Rod, Zapper Rod, Torpedo Rod
Scrolls: Magic Missle, Knock Knock, Locate Person
Spellbooks: Bless, Magic Bells, Fire Shield, Armor Shield, Remove Curse, Wizard's Eye, Knock Knock
Consumable: Cure Heavy Wounds, Remove Curse, True Seeing, Neutralize Poison, Stink Bomb, Bag of Sparkles, Bag of Whispers, Bag of Chuckles, Rock Salts, Spoiled Rations, Baldercake, Iron Rations, Cherry Wine
Other: Gold Leaf, Soothing Stone, Cobalt Sapphire, Vending Token

2. Treasure Chest (Major Lock Level VIII)
Weapons: Rusty Sword, Gauche, Broadsword, Battle Axe, Duckbill, Bipennis, Lance, Slurbow, Slingshot, Flagellum, Knuckle Duster
Shield: Heraldic Shield
Instruments: Muting Lyre, Hotfoot Banjo, Cacaphony Harp
Thrown/Ammo: Horn of Winter, Barbed Arrows, Piercer Arrows, Feather Dart, Needle Darts, Throwing Knive
Armor: Leather Vestment, Leather Hood, Wizard Cap, Mail Coif, Flannel Shirt, Brigadine, Greaves, Sandals, Sollerets
Accessory: Ring Pro Frost, Ring Pro Magic, Ring of Protection, Amulet of Might
Staff/Rods: Stave of Missles, Ice Wand, Sparkler Rod, Torpedo Rod, Zapper Rod, Caduceus of Life, Wand of Webs
Scrolls: Locate Person, Locate Item, Knock Knock, Magic Missle, Divination, Magic Missles, Magic Screen
Spellbooks: Bless, Knock Knock, Magic Bells, Fire Shield, Armor Shield, Raise Dead, Remove Curse
Consumable: Cure Heavy Wounds, Neutralize Poison, Remove Curse, True Seeing, Bag of Sparkles, Bag of Whispers, Rock Salts, Baldercake, Iron Rations, Cherry Wine
Other: Cobalt Sapphire, Soothing Stone, Gold Leaf, Vending Token

3. Treasure Chest (Unlocked with Perk Key): Gnorff's Cloak of Bafflement
AC 20
16 Stealth

4. Treasure Chest (Unlocked with Perk Key): Moon Singer
6D8 Damage
Range 3
TOHIT 10
HITVS 40 vs Asian (Decapitates Assassins and creatures of non-Indian Asian origin)
Save 100
Sharpen
Capable of Lethal Blow and Unconscious
Can hit Ghost Types

5. Treasure Chest (Unlocked with Perk Key): Lute of Nirvana (8 Charges)
Casts Healing Cloud

6. Treasure Chest (Unlocked with Perk Key): Farulosonoth's Staff (16 Charges)
Casts Create Light
MES10
TOHIT 20 vs. Infernal
Save 90
M+ (I think this means Magic regeneration)
Can hit Ghost Types

7. Treasure Chest (Unlocked with Perk Key): Wulven Dash Boots
EAR10 (Earth)

8. Treasure Chest (Unlocked with Perk Key): Glorious Orb of Codexia (9 Charges)
Casts Wizard's Eye

9. Treasure Chest (Unlocked with Perk Key): Ring of Joy (9 Charges)
MEN20 (Mental)

10. Treasure Chest (Unlocked with Perk Key): Empty

Very rarely (as of the patch I am testing this on) you can get a Locksmith's Key drop after battles in this area.


ENEMIES
Cophrophages - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Mad Miners - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confusion, Nausea, Fear, Insantity, Paralysis
Bronze Crusader - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confusion, Nausea, Fear, Insantity, Paralysis
Crypt Cleaner - Susceptible to Nausea, Paralyze, Silence

1. Pushable Brick. Touch the brick on the east wall to cause a grate to cover the nearby Pit Trap.

2. Pit Trap and Plaque with Runes. Touch the nearby brick(#1) to cover the Pit Trap, allowing you access to the Plaque. To translate the Runes select a character with the Ancient History Skill, such as a Sage. You may need to try several times before you are successful, and if you never put any points into it you might never be.. When successfully translated, you get the following instructions:
"Bird Cage Combination"
Moon, Moon...
Fire, Fish...
Fire, Fish...
Man...

3. Skull Door. To unlock it use the combination shown at the Runes(#2),
which is Moon, Moon, Fire, Fish, Fire, Fish, Man .

4. Bird Cage. LOOK to get a Pheonix Feather.

5. The Legion. You should be familiar with how to deal with the Undead by now. The Legionaires have a high chance to knock characters unconscious. They are vunerable to several status effects, though they tend to break out of Paralysis quickly, can be made Unconscious themselves, and Hold Undead is amazing against them. Land appropriate affllictions (I suggest Charm, which stops them from acting) and poke/magic them to death.

6. Barrel of Beer. Heals the character that drinks from it. Seems like it is infinite use.

7. Fountain with the "Taste of Eternity". Turns any character who drinks from it to stone.

8. Skeleton. Pick up the item on the ground (the brown square to the right of your Inventory Scroll) for a Wizard Bag.

9. Locked Door. Major Lock Level VIII. Pick it or force it open.

10. Barred Window. Touch it for a hint that describes the sound of singing.

11. Colossus Adder. This is the first unskippable boss creature that can Instantly Kill on hit (unless I was just lucky with the other ones). It is susceptible to most status effects and can be knocked unconscious, though it resists Paralysis and is immune to Insanity. Cast Armorplate before the battle to protect yourself from attacks, if you have it. Try and land a controlling status effect as soon as possible. Charm seems to work well, as usual. I didn't have access to it at the time of testing, but Hold Monster might work as well.

12. Alonzo Sagursu's Skeleton. See #14 for instructions.

13. Bull Statue. See #14 for instructions.

14. The Dirge (Stone Face). This first bit isn't really a spoiler because it outright tells you, but I am using spoiler tags just in case someone wants them. Click on it and it tells you its purpose is to sing a funeral Dirge for its late Master, Alonzo Sagursu, and give him a proper burial. It tells you what is needed and that you will be rewarded with a Key.
The items are found in Bowels of Samhain.
To do what needs to be done for the Ritual you have to do the following in any order:
Put the Burial Mask and the Walking Cane on Alonzo Sagursu's Skeleton(#12).
Put the Funeral Wreath on the Dial(#15).
Give the Panegyric Tribute to the Stone Face(#14).
Equip the Prayer Shawl onto any character.
Next Use the Pyre Starter on the Bull Statue and sit through the dirge.
After that click on Alonzo Sagursu's Skeleton(#12) to receive Alonzo's Remains and Charon's Toll, then click on the Stone Face for more instructions and the "Chamber of the Waters" Key .
Once you have Alonzo's Ashes from Chamber of the Waters, you can take them back to the Stone Face and place them on it for 2000exp per character in the party.
As a side note I was not able to raise Alonzo from the dead. I do not know if it is impossible, or if I just didn't have the right stuff to do it.

15. Dial. See #14 for instructions.

16. Locked Door. Unlocked with the "Chamber of the Waters" Key. The lock cannot be picked.


POTENTIAL TREASURE
EVENT 4. Bird Cage: Pheonix Feather

EVENT 8. Skeleton: Wizard Bag.

EVENT 14. The Dirge (Stone Face): "Chamber of the Waters" Key (Critical Item)

1. Treasure Chest (Major Lock Level VI)
Weapons: Shortsword, Longsword, Bone Dagger, Gauche, Truncheon, Bipennis, Pole Fork, Lance, Quarterstaff, Bullwhip
Shield: Wooden Buckler
Instruments: Lyre of Slumber, Muting Lyre, Lethe Harp, Hotfoot Banjo
Thrown/Ammo: Needle Darts, Poison Dart, Feather Dart, Throwing Knive
Armor: Phrygian Cone, Leather Vestment, Leather Helm, Mail Coif, Flannel Shirt, Leather Armor, Leather Pants, Spiked Bracer, Sandals
Accessories: Ring Pro Fire, Ring Pro Frost, Ring Pro Magic
Staff/Rods: Stave of Missles, Torpedo Rod, Stun Rod, Caduceus of Healing, Caduceus of Life
Scrolls: Detect Magic, Divination
Spellbooks: Bless, Healing, Wizard's Eye, Fire Shield, Charm, Armor Shield
Consumables: Cure Lt. Wounds, Cure Lt. Condition, Cure Heavy Wounds, True Seeing, Stink Bomb, Bag of Sparkles, Bag of Whispers, Bag of Slumber, Nematic Dust, Rock Salts, Spoiled Rations, Iron Rations, Oatmeal Cookie, Baldercake, Leg of Ham, Cherry Wine, Lethe Liqeur
Other: Cobalt Sapphire
*This chest seems to pull from the same pool as chest #3.

2. Treasure Chest (Major Lock Level VI)
Weapons: Bone Dagger
Armor: Death Mask
Accessories: Ring of Power
Consumables: True Seeing, Coffin Orchids
Other: Gold Leaf*
*This chest seems to have static loot, though sometimes you do not get the Gold Leaf.

3. Treasure Chest (Major Lock Level VI)
Weapons: Bone Dagger, Gauche, Battle Axe, Duckbill, Bipennis, Truncheon, Pole Fork, Lance, Quarterstaff
Shields: Wooden Buckler
Instrument: Muting Lyre, Lethe Harp, Cacaphony Harp, Hotfoot Banjo
Thrown/Ammo: Throwing Knive, Feather Dart, Needle Darts, Barbed Arrows, Stone Bullets
Armor: Wizard Cap, Leather Vestment, Leather Hood, Mail Coif, Flannel Shirt, Leather Armor, Spiked Bracer, Sandals
Accessories: Ring Pro Fire, Ring Pro Frost, Ring Pro Magic, Amulet of Might
Staff/Rods: Caduceus of Healing, Caduceus of Life, Stave of Missles, Torpedo Rod, Sparkler Rod, Stun Rod, Wand of Webs
Scrolls: Detect Magic, Knock Knock, Remove Curse, Divination
Spellbooks: Bless, Healing, Wizard's Eye, Magic Bells, Fire Shield, Armor Shield, Knock Knock
Consumables: Cure Lt. Wounds, Cure Heavy Wounds, Remove Curse, Neutralize Poison, True Seeing, Stink Bomb, Bag of Sparkles, Bag of Whispers, Bag of Chuckles, Wonder Adhesive, Rock Salts, Spoiled Rations, Iron Rations, Baldercake, Cherry Wine, Lethe Liqeur
Other: Cobalt Sapphire*, Soothing Stone
*This chest seems to pull from the same pool as chest #1.

Very rarely (as of the patch I am testing this on) you can get a Perk Key drop after battles in this area.


ENEMIES
Tarantula - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Nausea, Fear, Paralyze
Wrokwyrm - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Nausea, Confuse, Fear, Paralyze
Mad Miners - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Nausea, Fear, Insantity, Paralysis
Miner '49er - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Nausea, Fear, Insanity, Paralyze
The Legion/Legionaire - Can knock characters unconscious. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Fear, Blind, Irritation, Paralyze (has some resistance)
Colossus Adder - Can Instantly Kill. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Nausea, Fear, Paralyze (has some resistance)

1. Treasure Chest. Major Lock Level VI. Inside is a Panegyric Tribute (Critical Item) This item is used in the Dirge Ritual in Samhain Underworld.

2. Treasure Chest. Major Lock Level VI. Inside is a Prayer Shawl (Critical Item). This item is used in the Dirge Ritual in Samhain Underworld.

3. Treasure Chest. Major Lock Level V. Inside is a Funeral Wreath (Critical Item). This item is used in the Dirge Ritual in Samhain Underworld.

4. Skeleton. Click on it to get the Burial Mask (Critical Item). This item is used in the Dirge Ritual in Samhain Underworld.

5. Rusty Iron Cauldron. Click on it to get the Pyre Starter (Critical Item). This item is used in the Dirge Ritual in Samhain Underworld.

6. Skeleton Bones. Click on them to get the Walking Cane (Critical Item). This item is used in the Dirge Ritual in Samhain Underworld.

The dotted lines are giant spider webs. You cannot get rid of them, so go around them.


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 1. Treasure Chest (Major Lock Level VI): Panegyric Tribute (Critical Item)

EVENT 2. Treasure Chest (Major Lock Level VI): Prayer Shawl (Critical Item)

EVENT 3. Treasure Chest (Major Lock Level V): Funeral Wreath (Critical Item)

EVENT 4. Skeleton: Burial Mask (Critical Item)

EVENT 5. Rusty Iron Cauldron: Pyre Starter (Critical Item)

EVENT 6. Skeleton Bones: Walking Cane (Critical Item)

1. Treasure Chest
Consumable: Spoiled Rations, Iron Rations x3
*This loot seems static.


ENEMIES
Flesh Grubs - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Cophrophages - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Amoebic Slime - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Toxic Amoeba - Susceptible to Sleep, Nausea, Confuse, Fear, Paralyze
Festerboil - Can Irritate and Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Blood Leech - Can Drain Vitality. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Fear, Nausea, Confuse, Paralysis, Dancing
Attercob - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Irritate.
Miner '49er - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Nausea, Fear, Insanity, Paralyze

You will need Swimming Skill on this floor. The Refresh spell and Vitality restoring food can help a bit if your Skill is low. You do not need to swim on every tile. See the Swimming and Climbing section for more information.

















1. Funeral Pyre. Combine Alonzo's Remains with Charon's Toll in your Item Workshop to create Alonzo Sangursu, then place those on top of the Pyre to get Alonzo's Ashes. Once done you can take the Ashes back to the Stone Face in Samhain Underworld to complete the quest. Despite what the instructions said, you do not need to use the Turtle..

2. Turtle. 60 Swimming is enough to reach it comfortably. You can ride the Turtle like a boat across water tiles.

3. Rubblish. LOOK at it to find a flagstone, which triggers the wall to open.

4. Unusual Fountain. Turns whoever drinks from it into a rat, duck, or frog. You can Rest if you want the transformation gone. Used to reach the Acme Vending Machine.

5. Black Cauldron. Cast Haste on a character (perferably the one with the highest SPE), click the pot, then select the Hasted character to attempt to catch a Mercury Fish (Critical Item). It can take several tries, and it is possible to do without Haste if you've been lucky with Bonus Points and have been deciding to pump SPE. Zephyr Cola bought from the Acme Vending Machine gives the drinker Haste if you don't have the spell. You do not have to be transformed to catch one.

6. Barred Window. Click on the Window and select any character that has been transformed (all three transformations work) and they will flip the switch, which opens up the nearby Skull Gate.

7. Skull Gate. Unlocked by following the instructions for the Barred Window(#6). The Gate cannot be picked.

8. Acme Vending Machine.

9. Lever. Flip it by following the instructions for the Barred Window(#6).

10. Stone Face. It asks for a taste of quicksilver. Give it the Mercury Fish.

11. Skull Gate. Unlocked by giving the Stone face what it wants.

Green Letters show the Warp starting points, purple letters show Warp destinations. They all loop so you can't get lost.

The dotted line shows the fastest way across the water to reach the Turtle.


SHOP
Acme Vending Machine
Zephyr Cola (1 token)

POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 5. Black Cauldron: Mercury Fish (Critical Item)

1. Treasure Chest
Instruments: Lethe Harp*
Thrown/Ammo: Cupid's Arrow
Armor: Wizard's Cap*
Staff/Rods: Zapper Rod*, Fizzle Stick
Scrolls: True North*, Divination*, Locate Person*, Mindread*, Lightning*
Spellbooks: Identify
Consumables: True Seeing*, Scrying Crystal*
*The loot seems to be mostly static, though sometimes you do not get Cupid's Arrow, Fizzle Stick, and/or Identify Spellbook.

2. Treasure Chest (Major Lock Level VI)
Weapons: Shortsword, Longsword, Bone Dagger, Poison Dagger, Gauche, Truncheon, Pole Fork, Lance, Cat 'O 'Nine Tails, Bullwhip
Shields: Wooden Buckler
Instruments: Lyre of Slumber, Muting Lyre, Hotfoot Banjo, Lethe Harp
Thrown/Ammo: Throwing Knive, Feather Dart, Poison Dart, Flute of Chaos
Armor: Phrygian Cone, Leather Helm, Leather Vestment, Silk Robe, Flannel Shirt, Leather Jerkin, Leather Armor, Leather Pants, Spiked Bracer, Sandals
Accessories: Ring Pro Fire, Ring Pro Frost, Ring Pro Magic
Staff/Rods: Stave of Missles, Torpedo Rod, Stun Rod, Caduceus of Healing
Scrolls: Detect Magic, Identify
Spellbooks: Healing, Detect Secret, Identify, Bless, Charm, Armor Shield, Wizard's Eye
Consumables: Cure Lt. Wounds, Cure Lt. Condition, True Seeing, Stink Bomb, Bag of Chuckles, Bag of Whispers, Bag of Sparkles, Bag of Slumber, Nematic Dust, Rock Salts, Red Pepper, Spoiled Rations, Iron Rations, Oatmeal Cookie, Leg of Ham, Cherry Wine, Lethe Liqeur
Other: Cobalt Sapphire, Silver Spoon
*The loot seems to be pulled from the same table as Treasure Chest #3, #4, and #6.

3. Treasure Chest (Minor Lock Level V)
Weapons: Shortsword, Longsword, Bone Dagger, Poison Dagger, Gauche, Truncheon, Pole Fork, Lance, Cat 'O 'Nine Tails, Bullwhip, Quarterstaff
Shields: Wooden Buckler
Instruments: Lyre of Slumber, Muting Lyre, Lethe Harp, Hotfoot Banjo
Thrown/Ammo: Throwing Knive, Feather Dart, Poison Dart, Flute of Chaos
Armor: Phrygian Cone, Leather Vestment, Leather Helm, Silk Robe, Flannel Shirt, Leather Jerkin, Leather Armor, Leather Pants, Spiked Bracer, Sandals
Accessories: Ring Pro Fire, Ring Pro Frost, Ring Pro Magic
Staff/Rods: Stave of Missles, Torpedo Rod, Caduceus of Healing, Stun Rod
Scrolls: Detect Magic, Detect Secret
Spellbooks: Healing, Bless, Charm, Identify, Detect Secret, Armor Shield, Wizard's Eye
Consumables: Cure Lt. Wounds, Cure, Lt. Condition, True Seeing, Stink Bomb, Bag of Whispers, Bag of Sparkles, Bag of Slumber, Bag of Chuckles, Nematic Dust, Rock Salt, Spoiled Rations, Oatmeal Cookie, Iron Rations, Leg of Ham, Cherry Wine, Lethe Liqeur
Other: Cobalt Sapphire, Silver Spoon
*The loot seems to be pulled from the same table as Treasure Chest #2, #4, and #6.

4. Treasure Chest (Major Lock Level VII)
Weapons: Longsword, Bone Dagger, Gauche, Truncheon, Duckbill, Bipennis, Pole Fork, Lnce, Quarterstaff
Shields: Wooden Buckler
Instruments: Muting Lyre, Lethe Harp, Hotfoot Banjo, Cacaphony Harp
Thrown/Ammo: Poison Dart, Feather Dart, Needle Darts, Stone Bullets, Throwing Knive
Armor: Leather Vestment, Leather Hood, Leather Helm, Mail Coif, Flannel Shirt, Leather Armor, Sandals, Spiked Bracer
Accessories: Ring Pro Fire, Ring Pro Frost, Ring Pro Magic, Amulet of Might
Staff/Rods: Stave of Missles, Sparkler Rod, Torpedo Rod, Stun Rod, Caduceus of Healing, Caduceus of Life
Scrolls: Divination, Remove Curse, Detect Magic
Spellbooks: Healing, Bless, Identify, Wizard's Eye, Fire Shield, Knock Knock, Armor Shield
Consumables: Cure Lt. Wounds, Cure Heavy Wounds, Cure Lt. Condition, Remove Curse, True Seeing, Stink Bomb, Bag of Chuckles, Bag of Slumber, Bag of Sparkles, Rock Salts, Spoiled Rations, Iron Rations, Oatmeal Cookie, Baldercake, Cherry Wine, Lethe Liqeur
Other: Cobalt Sapphire, Soothing Stone
*The loot seems to be pulled from the same table as Treasure Chest #2, #3, and #6.

5. Shallow Water: Vending Token

6. Treasure Chest (Minor Lock Level V)
Weapons: Shortsword, Longsword, Bone Dagger, Poison Dagger, Gauche, Truncheon, Pole Fork, Lance, Bullwhip, Cat 'O 'Nine Tails, Quarterstaff
Shield: Wooden Buckler
Instruments: Lyre of Slumber, Muting Lyre, Lethe Harp, Hotfoot Banjo
Thrown/Ammo: Flute of Chaos, Poison Dart, Feather Dart, Throwing Knive
Armor: Phrygian Cone, Leather Vestment, Leather Helm, Silk Robe, Flannel Shirt, Leather Jerkin, Leather Armor, Leather Pants, Spiked Bracer, Sandals
Accessories: Ring Pro Fire, Ring Pro Frost, Ring Pro Magic
Staff/Rods: Stave of Missles, Torpedo Rod, Stun Rod, Caduceus of Healing
Scrolls: Detect Secret, Detect Magic, Identify
Spellbook: Bless, Identify, Charm, Armor Shield, Detect Secret, Wizard's Eye
Consumables: Cure Lt. Wounds, Cure Lt. Condition, True Seeing, Stink Bomb, Bag of Sparkles, Bag of Chuckles, Bag of Whispers, Nematic Dust, Rock Salts, Red Pepper, Spoiled Rations, Iron Rations, Oatmeal Cookie, Leg of Ham, Cherry Wine, Lethe Liqeur
Other: Cobalt Sapphire
*The loot seems to be pulled from the same table as Treasure Chest #2, #3, and #4.

Very rarely (as of the patch I am testing this on) you can get a Perk Key drop after battles in this area.


ENEMIES
Amoebic Slime - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Toxic Amoeba - Susceptible to Sleep, Nausea, Confuse, Fear, Paralyze
Piranha - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Fear
Ramorae - Susceptible to Sleep, Silence, Dancing, Charm, Irritation, Confusion, Paralysis
Flesh Grubs - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Terrormites - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Nausea, Paralyze, Fear
Blood Leech - Can Drain Vitality. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Fear, Nausea, Confuse, Paralysis, Dancing

1. Acme Vending Machine

2. Skeleton. Look at it to get Ruby Broach. This is the item that Raghilda is looking for. If Raghilda is in your party when you pick it up her quest completes and you receive 200 exp for each character in the party. If not, you have to go back to Village of Crowl and give it to her there, which will give you 500 exp instead.

3. Fountian with Bad Waters. Paralyzes anyone who drinks from it.


SHOP
Acme Vending Machine
Thrown/Ammo: Flame Arrow (2 tokens)
Scrolls: Armorplate (2 tokens), Locate Item (3 tokens), Magic Screen (2 tokens), Cosmic Gate (5 tokens)
Consumables: Paralysis Dust (1 token), Lethe Liqeur (1 token), Cure Paralysis (2 tokens), Stone to Flesh (3 tokens), Cure Heavy Wounds (2 tokens), Halomancic Salts (1 token), Invisibility (4 tokens), Blink (4 tokens), Remove Curse (2 tokens), Cure Disease (5 tokens), Evil Off (6 tokens)


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 2. Skeleton: Ruby Broach.

Very rarely (as of the patch I am testing this on) you can get a Common Gate Key drop after battles in this area.


ENEMIES
Packrat - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm
Black Bats - Can Disease. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Shrill Sound
Barghestii - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Nausea, Fear, Paralyze
Mad Monk - Susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confuse, Nausea, Fear, Insanity (+Dancing), Paralyze

The Samhain Horror is a boss that is randomly encountered on this floor and you cannot Retreat from it. It hits really hard and its attacks come with an innate Phantasmal Hand effect (Crushing Hand spell), has a huge reach, can Drain HP, and can cause Fear. It is also immune to Insanity, Blind, and Unconscious. It resists Charm and Paralyze, but it is still possible and to land them. This battle is all about surviving the first round while inflicting a controlling status effect on it as soon as possible (I have had better luck with Paralyze, but that could be a coincidence). Casting Armorplate and Enchanted Blade as soon as you enter this floor is a good idea, though even Armorplate might not protect you well enough. If you picked up Caliburn this is a great fight to equip it if you haven't already. If you have access to it, the spell Deep Freeze can make short work of the Horror (as well as almost every enemy in the game) as long as it doesn't Fizzle. If you are struggling and do not have a Thaumaturge, you can recruit Little Rosy and level her until she can learn it.
Defeating the Horror triggers Argosyre's murderous intent, whether you used the back way to get into the Sacred Pools or not.


POTENTIAL TREASURE
1. Treasure Box (Major Lock Level VI)
Weapons: Skullbuster, Composite Bow
Thrown/Ammo: Flame Arrow
Scrolls: Lightning, Magic Screen, Armorplate
*The loot in this chest is static, but you might want to save scum for more arrows. I have seen up to a stack of 85. Watch your weight though. I don't know of a way to split stacks in this game.

2. Treasure Box (Minor Lock Level III)
Weapons: Shortsword, Longsword, Bast(Steam Censored)ard Sword, Bone Dagger, Poison Dagger, Quarterstaff, Bullwhip, Cat 'O 'Nine Tails
Shields: Wooden Buckler
Instruments: Lyre of Slumber, Muting Lyre, Swaying Lute, Lethe Harp
Thrown/Ammo: Feather Dart, Poison Dart, Throwing Knive, Lead ball, Flute of Chaos
Armor: Phrygian Cone, Leather Helm, Silk Robe, Cotton Cloak, Flannel Shirt, Leather Jerkin, Flannel Pants, Leather Pants, Sandals
Accessories: Ring Pro Fire, Ring Pro Frost
Staff/Rods: Stave of Missles, Caduceus of Healing
Scrolls: True North, Identify, Detect Secret, Detect Magic
Spellbooks: Healing, Bless, Charm, Direction, Detect Secret, Identify
Consumables: Cure Lt. Wounds, Cure Lt. Condition, Bag of Slumber, Bag of Sparkles, Nausea Powder, Nematic Dust, Rock Salts, Red Pepper, Oatmeal Cookie, Leg of Ham, Pilgrim Tea, Cherry Wine, Lethe Liqeur
Other: Cobalt Sapphire, Silver Spoon
*There is probably more randomized loot in this chest, but I was really unlucky with testing and kept getting the same exact item set over and over the last 12 save scums I tried (and that was after several other save scum attempts). Too boring for me to continue.


ENEMIES
The Samhain Horror -Can Drain HP and Fear. Susceptible to Sleep, Charm (has some resistance), Confuse, Fear, Paralyze (has some resistance)

You need the Key of the Exemplar to explore this area and exit the Avian Mountains.

















1. Green Gate. Unlock it with the Key of the Exemplar that you get from using the Mechano Owl at the Nest in The Eyrie, then waiting for it to return to you.

2. Lever. Click it to unlock the nearby Skull Gate(#3).

3. Skull Gate. Unlocked with a nearby lever(#2). Cannot be picked.

4. Refreshing Fountain. Restores magic to any character that drinks from it.

5 . Refreshing Fountain. Restores magic to any character that drinks from it.

6. I just want to emphasize that this is a one way teleport to Shine of the Raptor. You can't quickly warp back if you step on it. Walking back here can be very annoying, depending on what your character's Swimming Skill is and where you left the Turtle in the Chamber of the Waters.

7. Treasure Chest. Inside is the Lachesis Tablet (Critical Item), and 4000exp for each character in the party. Having the Lachesis Tablet in your inventory triggers Mordecai's threats.


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 7. Treasure Chest: Lachesis (Critical Item)

1. Treasure Chest
Shields: Heraldic Shield
Thrown/Ammo: Avenger Talisman
Armor: Hoodoo Hoodie, Hoodoo Tunic, Hoodoo Robes, Ringmail, Copper Plate
Accessory: Ring of Swordsmen
*The loot in this chest is static.

2. Treasure Chest
Weapons: Zweihander*, Stilleto, Guisarme
Consumables: Dazzler Dust, Halomancic Salts, Hobor's Holy Hash, Safety Glass
*The loot in this chest is mostly static, though sometimes you do not get the Zweihander.

The descent into Crescent Wilderness is the first (that I know of) use of Climbing Skill that you will come across in the game. Cast Featherfall, if you have it, to help characters with low Climbing Skill survive if you fail.


POTENTIAL LOOT
1. Treasure Chest (Major Lock Level VI)
Weapons: Longsword, Bone Dagger, Gauche, Bipennis, Pole Fork, Lance, Quarterstaff
Shields: Wooden Buckler
Instruments: Muting Lyre, Hotfoot Banjo, Lethe Harp, Cacaphony Harp
Thrown/Ammo: Throwing Knive, Needle Darts, Poison Dart, Feather Dart, Stone Bullets
Armor: Leather Vestment, Leather Hood, Leather Helm, Mail Coif, Flannel Shirt, Leather Armor, Sandals, Spiked Bracer
Accessories: Ring Pro Fire, Ring Pro Frost, Ring Pro Magic, Amulet of Might
Staff/Rods: Stun Rod, Stave of Missiles, Torpedo Rod, Sparkler Rod, Caduceus of Life, Caduceus of Healing
Scrolls: Detect Magic, Divination
Spellbooks: Healing, Bless, Identify, Wizard's Eye, Knock Knock, Fire Shield, Armor Shield
Consumables: Cure Heavy Wounds, Cure Lt. Condition, Remove Curse, True Seeing, Stink Bomb, Bag of Chuckles, Bag of Whispers, Bag of Sparkles, Bag of Slumber, Rock Salt, Spoiled Rations, Iron Rations, Oatmeal Cookie, Baldercake, Cherry Wine, Lethe Liqeur
Other: Cobalt Sapphire, Smoothing Stone
*The items seem to pull from the same pool as Treasure Chest #3.

2. Treasure Chest (Major Lock Level VIII)
Weapons: Rusty Sword, Gauche, Battle Axe, Duckbill, Bipennis, Flagellum, Pole Fork, Lance
Instruments: Muting Lyre, Hotfoot Banjo, Cacaphony Harp
Thrown/Ammo: Piercer Arrow, Barbed Arrows, Needle Darts, Feather Dart, Horn of Winter, Throwing Knive, Stone Bullets
Armor: Wizard Cap, Leather Vestment, Leather Hood, Mail Coif, Flannel Shirt, Leather Armor, Brigadine, Greaves, Sandals, Spiked Bracer
Accessories: Ring Pro Frost, Ring Pro Magic, Ring of Protection, Amulet of Might
Staff/Rods: Caduceus of Life, Stave of Missiles, Sparkler Rod, Zapper Rod, Torpedo Rod, Stun Rod, Wand of Webs
Scrolls: Knock Knock, Divination, Magic Missile, Raise Dead
Spellbooks: Bless, Knock Knock, Magic Bells, Armor Shield, Remove Curse
Consumables: Cure Heavy Wounds, Remove Curse, Neutralize Poison, True Seeing, Stink Bomb, Bag of Whispers, Bag of Chuckles, Bag of Sparkles, Neutral Medium, Rock Salts, Spoiled Rations, Iron Rations, Baldercake, Cherry Wine
Other: Cobalt Sapphire, Gold Leaf, Soothing Stone, Vending Token
*The loot from this chest seems to pull from the same table as Treasure Chests #1 and #3, but seems to have a better chance at getting a Rusty Sword, Flagellum, Brigadine, Greaves, Horn of Winter, Ring of Protection, and Gold Leaf. That could just be coincidence though.

3. Treasure Chest (Major Lock Level VI)
Weapons: Bone Dagger, Gauche, Battle Axe, Duckbill, Bipennis, Pole Fork, Lance
Shields: Wooden Buckler
Instruments: Muting Lyre, Hotfoot Banjo, Cacaphony Harp
Thrown/Ammo: Feather Dart, Needle Darts, Stone Bullets, Barbed Arrows, Throwing Knive
Armor: Wizard Cap, Leather Vestment, Leather Hood, Mail Coif, Flannel Shirt, Leather Armor, Sandals, Spiked Bracer
Accessories: Ring Pro Fire, Ring Pro Frost, Ring Pro Magic, Amulet of Might
Staff/Rods: Stave of Missiles, Sparkler Rod, Torpedo Rod, Wand of Webs, Caduceus of Life, Caduceus of Healing
Scrolls: Detect Magic, Divination, Magic Missile
Spellbook: Bless, Magic Bells, Healing, Knock Knock, Wizard's Eye, Fire Shield, Armor Shield
Consumables: Cure Lt. Wounds, Cure Heavy Wounds, Remove Curse, True Seeing, Neutralize Poison, Stink Bomb, Bag of Whispers, Bag of Chuckles, Bag of Sparkles, Rock Salts, Baldercake, Cherry Wine, Lethe Liqeur
Other: Cobalt Sapphire, Soothing Stone, Vending Token
*The items seem to pull from the same pool as Treasure Chest #1.


ENEMIES
Amoebic Slime
Mudwasp - Can Irritate
Flesh Grubs - Can Disease
Glowmoth - Can Blind.
Black Bats - Can Disease.
Giant Bat - Can Drain Vit/Sleep.
Oreworm - Can Irritate and Destroy Weapons
Attercob
Jackalope - Has a Breath attack.
Coecanthes

Utilizing some recruitable NPCs will make the game easier. Their Stat and Skill amounts are randomized a little, and some are far better than others in terms of what they are capable of. Any Spells they start with are static. You can Recruit them from the NPC interaction pulldown menu, which you can access by right clicking the circle icon next to one of your character's portraits.

Dismissing an NPC will tell you where they go, and you can recruit them again. However, they will lose any Stat/Skill increases and Spells they have gained/learned while traveling with you, so I would not recommend Dismissal unless you really want to get rid of them, or you have only just recruited them and want to dupe their equipment (Poison Daggers for everyone!).

Human Female Cleric
Found: Village of Crowl, inside the Wayfarer's Inn
Recruit: Say Yes when she asks you to help her find her sister after clicking the Recruit option in the NPC interaction menu. Gives you Stone to Flesh Potions when recruited the first time.
Equipment: Comes equipped with a Poison Dagger, but cannot reequip it if you remove it. Is naked, otherwise.
Dismissed: Village of Crowl, inside the Wayfarer's Inn


Note that she is a very good character for the beginning of the game.


MARTIAL SKILLS
Hammer&Mace
Shield
Slings&Boas
Staff&Rod


PHYSICAL SKILLS
Climbing
Evasion
Hand-to-Hand
Inspection
Scout
Stealth
Swimming
Throwing


MENTAL SKILLS
Arcanum
Assaying
Barter
Diplomacy
Incantation
Invocation
Litany
Mythology
Scribe


SPELLS
Dancing Lights
Magic Missle
Sleep
Armorplate
Cure Light Cond
Cure Light Wounds
Charm
Confusion

Feyfolk Female Thaumaturge
Found: Random Encounter in Briarpatch Woods
Recruit: No special recruitment conditions.
Equipment: Equipped with a Poison dagger, but is otherwise naked.
Dismissed: Random Encounter in Village of Crowl


Note that she is a very good character for the beginning of the game, even with the version 1.2.0.27-R nerf.


MARTIAL SKILLS
Bladesmanship
Hammer&Mace
Slings&Boas
Staff&Rod


PHYSICAL SKILLS
Climbing
Evasion
Hand-to-Hand
Inspection
Scout
Stealth
Swimming
Throwing


MENTAL SKILLS
Alchemistry
Arcanum
Assaying
Barter
Incantation
Invocation
Mephistics
Mythology
Nature Lore
Scribe


SPELLS
Blinding Flash
Leaping Sparks
Magic Missle
Charm
Confusion
Magic Screen

Human Male Cleric
Found: Crowl Archives in the Crusader Temple, which is in Village of Crowl
Recruit: Find the Tome of the Spider in Cenotaph of the Black Lich and give it to him. He is recruitable afterward. He gives back the Tome of the Spider once recruited.
Equipment: Comes equipped with a Throwing Knive and a Wand of Rainbows.
Dismissed: Crowl Archives


MARTIAL SKILLS
Hammer&Mace
Shield
Slings&Bolas
Staff&Rod


PHYSICAL SKILLS
Climbing
Evasion
Hand-To-Hand
Inspection
Scout
Stealth
Swimming
Throwing


MENTAL SKILLS
Arcanum
Assaying
Barter
Diplomacy
Incantation
Invocation
Litany
Mythology
Scribe


SPELLS
Chilling Touch
Paralysis
Cure Disease
Magic Screen

Human Male Thief
Found: Cenotaph Vault in Cenotaph of the Black Lich (Random encounter after the first meeting)
Recruit: After you cut open the suspended cocoon you can recruit him
Equipment: Bast(Steam Censored)ard Sword
Dismissed: Village of Crowl (I haven't checked this properly yet)


MARTIAL SKILLS
Archery
Axe&Scimitar
Backstabbing
Bladesmanship
Hammer&Mace
Lash&Chain
Shield
Slings&Bolas
Spear&Lance
Staff&Rod
Swordsmanship


PHYSICAL SKILLS
Climbing
Evasion
Hand-to-Hand
Inspection
Lockpicking
Robbery
Scout
Stealth
Swimming
Throwing


MENTAL SKILLS
Alchemistry
Assaying
Barter
Incantation
Invocation
Mephistics
Mythology
Scribe

Human Male Cleric
Found: Wherever you resurrect his bones. Cannot be raised if you lay the bones to rest.
Recruit: Cast Raise Dead on the Monk's Bones found in the Inner Sanctum in the Cenotaph of the Black Lich.
Equipment: Throwing Knife (cannot reequip if removed) and a Stave of Missles
Dismissed: It says Crypt of Monks in the Catacombs, but I have not found him there. It is possible that he just disappears.


MARTIAL SKILLS
Hammer&Mace
Shield
Slings&Bolas
Staff&Rod


PHYSICAL SKILLS
Climbing
Evasion
Hand-To-Hand
Inspection
Scout
Stealth
Swimming
Throwing


MENTAL SKILLS
Arcanum
Assaying
Barter
Diplomacy
Incantation
Invocation
Litany
Mythology
Scribe


SPELLS
Chilling Touch
Paralysis
Bless
Cure Disease
Cure Heavy Wounds
Cure Light Condition
Cure Light Wounds
Cure Paralysis
Stone to Flesh
Magic Screen

Human Male Templar
Found: The Eyrie (Random Encounter)
Recruit: Find the Amulet Astrixus in the Eyrie, then give it to him. Gives you Knightly Catechism and the Amulet Astrixus when recruited the first time.
Equipment: Longsword and Kite Shield
Dismissed: The Eyrie (Random Encounter)


MARTIAL SKILLS
Archery
Axe&Scimitar
Bladesmanship
Hammer&Mace
Lash&Chain
Shield
Slings&Bolas
Spear&Lance
Staff&Rod
Swordsmanship


PHYSICAL SKILLS
Climbing
Evasion
Hand-to-Hand
Inspection
Scout
Stealth
Swimming
Throwing


MENTAL SKILLS
Assaying
Barter
Diplomacy
Incantation
Invocation
Litany
Mythology
Scribe


SPELLS
Leaping Sparks
Magic Missle
Missle Shield
Armorplate
Enchanted Blade
Magic Bells
Mirror Image

I plan on plucking away on maps beyond the Avian Mountians below this section. Other than having to start post-early game in Crescent Wilderness, you can go in any direction you'd like from this point on. Don't feel like you have to follow the order the maps are posted in as they are completed, especially since I favor exploring dangerous areas over towns.

Another thing to note is that while the Avian Mountians section is mostly complete in terms of the different things you can do (though there are one or two things I still need to figure out / test), any section below this is more likely to be missing connections/quests to other areas. I will try my best to fill out things as I find them, and will show at least one way of doing things, but I cannot promise that every option will be noted.

WIP

Morgana LeFey is an NPC you will come across via random encounter. If you show her a Tablet she will give you a Druid's Burnoose in return, and fill in your map showing where you can find the "Green Way", which is through the Barrow Caverns. You do not lose the Tablet doing this.

Just going into the Harradan Groves will give your party 100exp for each character, and you'll get 50exp for entering City of Waterport.
There is a tile that shows open ground in the southeast corner of the map. It seems like it is just a glitch in the graphics.


NPC KEYWORDS
Morgana LeFey: Green Way, Owl, Wicker (Man), Grove, Tablet, Where (is) Green Way, Where (is) Grove, Where (is) Wicker (Man)
*You can steal the Druid Burnoose from her if you don't want to get it the nice way, though you will probably need to Charm her beforehand to succeed. She doesn't get upset when you show the stolen cloak to her, and does not try to stop you if you leave after showing her, but she will attack you if you try and show her a Tablet afterwards.


POTENTIAL LOOT
1. Shallow Water: Swamp Leech

2. Shallow Water: Black Lotus

3. Bush: Galen Apple


ENEMIES
Night Lily - Can Poison.
Chlorazoid
Monarch Nettle
Blood Leech - Can Drain Vitality.
Dragonfly - Can Instantly Kill.
Treant - Immune to Unconscious.

1. Floorplan. Clicking on it fills yout you map.

2. Reference Section Room. There are two bookcases inside here where you can pick up some Journal Entries.

3. Exhibit Feed Room. There isn't anything but an empty barrel and rotting food. Noting it anyway just in case it comes into play later, though it seems unlikely.

4. Guest Shop Room. There are two bookcases inside here where you can pick up some Journal Entries, including a list of names you can jot down for later reference:
Lord Ahriman
Khan Raji
Morraha
Princess Dahlia
Count Orloch
Tellurius Boondoggle

The Fireplaces are not Safe Havens.


POTENTIAL LOOT
Treasure Chest (Major Lock Level VII)
Instrument: Screecher (Shrill Sound)
Accessory: Ring of Deflection
Scrolls: Hold Monsters, Magic Moth
Consumables: Dragonic Bile, Bug Off
*It seems like this chest is static.

You can get a Perk Key or Locksmith's Key drop after battles in this area. It might just be that I have been lucky, but they seem to drop more often here than elsewhere.


ENEMIES
Tarantula
Colossus Adder - Can Instantly Kill.
Banshee - Ghost Type.
Reaver

1. Bed. LOOK at it for a Keeper's Key with 10 Charges. This is also a Safe Zone.

2. Skull Gate. Closes off the Brobdingag exhibit. Unlock it with Keeper's Key. There is nothing special inside. You cannot pick the lock.

3. Skull Gate. Closes off the Gynocore exhibit. Unlock it with Keeper's Key. You cannot pick the lock.

4. Gynocore. It asks you a riddle:
What always runs but never walks,
often murmurs, never talks, has
a bed but never sleeps, has
a mouth but never eats?
The answer is RIVER.
If you answer right, she will leave. If you answer wrong, you will be attacked. If you kill her you can step on this spot again to be asked the riddle once more. This is a bug.

5. Skull Gate. Unlock it with Keeper's Key. There is nothing special inside. You cannot pick the lock.

6. Refreshing Fountain. Any character who drinks from it restores Vitality. Drinking from it will reveal a Key. Take it for the Dragon Key (Critical Item).

7. Skull Gate. Closes off the Neo-Pinocchio exhibit. Unlock it with Keeper's Key. There is nothing special inside. You cannot pick the lock.

8. Skull Gate. Closes off the Jackalope exhibit. Unlock it with Keeper's Key. There is nothing special inside, unless you count the Jackalope. You cannot pick the lock.

9. Skull Gate. Closes off the Woozle exhibit. Unlock it with Keeper's Key. There is nothing special inside. You cannot pick the lock.

10. Skull Gate. Closes off the Q'orl the Magnificent exhibit. Unlock it with Keeper's Key. You cannot pick the lock.

11. Q'orl. He is a friendly NPC, but you cannot speak to him directly at first. Mindread does not work either. Place the Dragon Key onto him. He will speak to you afterward and reward you with 2000exp for each character in the party. You can then talk to him normally. Once you try to leave he will leave as well and become a random encounter on this floor. It seems like there is more to him, but I have not figured it out yet (I have tried asking about Astral Plane, Astral Vison, and also tried sleeping in various spots. I even tried using Dragon Control on him.).

12. Two Plaques. One is a joke, the other details how the Wizard Balderdash captured Q'orl in the Astral Plane, as well as a few other details.

13. Skull Gate. Closes off the Heffalump exhibit. Unlock it with Keeper's Key. There is nothing special inside. You cannot pick the lock.

14. Skull Gate. Unlock it with Keeper's Key. There is nothing special inside. You cannot pick the lock.

15. Skull Gate. Closes off the King of Serpents exhibit. Unlock it with Keeper's Key. You get a Journal Entry for entering it. You cannot pick the lock.

16. Cockatrice. It can Petrify characters, so Stone to Flesh Potions/Spell can come in handy (Mistral comes with the spell, if you recruited him). It is susceptible to Sleep, Charm, Confusion, Nausea, Fear, Insanity, and Paralysis. After killing it you get Braided Golden Cord (Critical Item) and Cockatrice Feather (Critical Item). As for what you do with those items, the Braided Golden Cord is used in the Tabernacle of Music. I haven't found where to use the Cockatrice Feather yet..

17. Straw and Chains. Look here for a Mirror Shard.

The three Skull Gates in the lower left corner are unopenable, but the other side is reached through Q'orl's exhibit.



NPC KEYWORDS
Q'orl (random encounter after quest): Other than small talk (You, Where You, Job), I was not able to find any special keywords.


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 1. Bed: Keeper's Key

EVENT 6. Refreshing Fountain: Dragon Key (Critical Item)

EVENT 16. Cockatrice Battle: Braided Golden Cord (Critical Item), Cockatrice Feather (Critical Item)

EVENT 17. Straw and Chains: Mirror Shard.

1. Treasure Chest
Weapons: Broadsword, Beaked Axe, Awl Pike, Bec De Corbin, Goupillon, Threaded Lash, Shortbow, Longbow, Slurbow, Knuckle Duster
Shields: Heraldic Shield, Target Buckler
Instrument: Muting Lyre, Thistle Whistle, Halcyonic Lyre (Cone of Cold)
Thrown/Ammo: Throwing Knive, Cosmic Cryer, Feather Dart, Sleeper Arrow, Poison Arrow
Armor: Bascinet, Flannel Shirt, Ringmail, Chainmail, Cestian Girdle, Copper Plate, Camail, Pauldrons, Vambraces, Cuirass Leggings, Sandals, Sollerets, Firewalkers, Waterwalkers
Accessories: Ring Pro Frost, Ring of Smiting, Ring of Deflection, Ring of Featherfall
Staff/Rods: Stave of Missles, Freezer Rod, Ice Wand, Beholder Stave, Fizzlestick
Scrolls: Mindread, Magic Screen, Hold Monsters, Wither, Locate Item, Armorplate
Spellbooks: Bless, Raise Dead, Missle Shield, Firestorm, Rainbow Rays (Arcanum), Hermetic Gag (Arcanum)
Consumables: Cure Paralysis, Stone to Flesh, Acid Splash, Sleep Sand, Bag of Sparkles, Halomancic Salts, Rock Salts, Locksmith's Glue, Water Glass, Cherry Wine
Other: Cobalt Sapphire*, Luck Stone

2. Treasure Chest (Major Lock Level VI)
Staff/Rods: Caduceus of Life, Caduceus of Healing
Consumables: Fungal Anodyne
*The items in this chest are static.

3. Treasure Chest (Major Lock Level VI)
Consumables: Cure Lt. Wounds, Cure Heavy Wounds, Cure Lt. Condition, Neutralize Poison, Cure Paralysis, Stone to Flesh
*The items in this chest are static.

Very rarely you can get a Perk Key or Locksmith's Key drop after battles in this area. It might just be that I have been lucky, but they seem to drop more often here than elsewhere.


ENEMIES
Packrat
Attercob
Barghestii
Reaver
Jackalope - Has a Breath attack.
Blinkcat - Can Paralyze, Casts Sound Mind.
Gynocore
Cockatrice - Can Petrify

1. Druid Archmage, sometimes with Friends. The "Friends" are randomized to include Druid, Wicker Cultists, or a group of Dark Faeries. If you approach them with Morgana's Druid Burnoose equipped to any character you are allowed to pass. If you do not have it equipped, even if it is in your inventory, you will be attacked.
I should note that even if you do this event the friendly way you will still be attacked while exploring the Caverns. It does not matter if you keep the Druid Burnoose equipped.
If you choose to fight it can be rough, but it is still possible if you've only just left early game. Cast Magic Screen and Enchanted Blade beforehand if you can, and use controlling status effects like Paralyze to keep the friends in line, if there are any. If there are Dark Faeries get them controlled as soon as possible. The Druid Archmage can be knocked unconscious, so take advantage of that if you can. If you have a Necromancer with Summon Undead you can use that to keep him controlled while you deal with any other enemies. When you win you get several Spellbooks including Lightning, Magic Missle, Leaping Sparks, Fireball, and Hermetic Gag (Eldritch), though it seems like you do not get Fireball every time (it could be that they are all randomized). Morgana doesn't seem to mind if you murder them.

2. Hidden Wall. Can only be opened from the north side.

3. Pushable Rock on the south wall. Closes the nearby pit, making it safe to walk across and allowing you to avoid the Lava tiles.

Note that there is a pretty big difficulty spike here, if you explore it just after leaving the Avian Mountains.

Stepping on the hole in the ground causes you to fall into the Barrow Pits. Cast Featherfall to avoid taking damage/breaking items. You cannot sleep in the Pits, or on top of the ladders you use to get back up, so be prepared before you drop.


POTENTIAL LOOT
1. Potential Treasure (Minor Lock level III)
Weapons: Shortsword, Longsword, Bone Dagger, Gauche, Truncheon, Bipennis, Pole Fork, Lance, Quarterstaff, Bullwhip
Shields: Wooden Buckler
Instruments: Lyre of Slumber, Muting Lyre, Lethe Harp, Hotfoot Banjo
Thrown/Ammo: Stone Bullets, Throwing Knive, Poison Dart
Armor: Phrygian Cone, Leather Vestment, Leather Helm, Mail Coif, Flannel Shirt, Leather Armor, Leather Pants, Sandals, Spiked Bracer
Accessories: Ring Pro Fire, Ring Pro Frost, Ring Pro Magic
Staff/Rods: Stave of Missles, Torpedo Rod, Caduceus of Life, Caduceus of Healing, Stun Rod
Scrolls: Identify, Divination
Spellbooks: Bless, Healing, Charm, Identify, Armor Shield, Fire Shield, Wizard's Eye
Consumables: Cure Heavy Wounds, Cure Lt. Condition, True Seeing, Stink Bomb, Bag of Slumber, Bag of Whispers, Bag of Chuckles, Bag of Sparkles, Nematic Dust, Rock Salts, Spoiled Rations, Iron Rations, Oatmeal Cookie, Baldercake, Leg of Ham, Lethe Liqeur, Cherry Wine
Other: Cobalt Sapphire


ENEMIES
Dragonfly - Can Instantly Kill.
Myconorids - Can Paralyze.
Phase Spiders - Can Poison.
Druid - Casts Spells and uses Items. Can inflict Charm and Poison.
Wicker Cultists - Cast Spells. Can use invisibility. Can inflict Fear, Irritation, Confusion, Curse, and make characters Unconscious.
Druid Archmage - Casts Spells and uses Items. Can inflict Poison, Charm, Nausea.
Dark Faeries - Casts Spells. Can inflict Sleep, Charm, Hold, Confuse, Blind, and potentially summon Dragonfly.

You cannot sleep here, even at the Safe Havens (possible bug?). Be prepared before you drop down.

















1. Landing Spot from the Barrow Caverns. You cannot go back up from this point.


ENEMIES
Wrokwyrm
Skinkasaur

1. The Grove Entrance.

2. Party's thoughts. There is not a Journal Entry and it is not important, but stepping here tells you a bit of lore on the area.

3. Knotted Treestump. LOOK at it to discover a Tablet there. You will be attacked by The Wicker Man before you can pick it up.
The Wicker Man can inflict nausea, even when Charmed, and is very diffcult to Penatrate, even with Enchanted Blade up. Still, he can be inflicted with most controlling status effects and Unconsciousness, except Fear. You can even make him Dance. Slap Paralyze on him and chip away. When you win you will get a Druid Tunic, Druidic Hood, Druidic Robes, and the Atropos Tablet (Critical Item).
Sadly, it does not seem you are given the option of placing another Tablet on The Wicker Man to side with the Druids this way, despite what Morgana told you. Morgana also does not react to killing her god and taking the Atropos Tablet.

4. Dangling Roots. Just a Journal Entry.

5. Fire Pit with Meat. Nothing special here but a unique graphic.

6. Blackened Skeleton. Another Journal Entry.

7. Skeleton. Click on them for the Bones of Medea. You can cast Raise Dead on the bones to bring Medea back to life. If you speak with her about Prophecy she says she can warn you about danger if you Recruit her, quite possibly in the Hecatombs of the Sphinx which is where she goes if you recruit and dismiss her, but it could also just be a hint about a generic warning you can get later if you have any Necromancer in your party. I honestly don't know much about her yet.


NPC KEYWORDS
Medea (Wherever you bring her back to life, Recruitable): Magic, Prophecy


POTENTIAL LOOT
EVENT 3. Knotted Treestump: Atropos Tablet(Critical Item)

EVENT 7. Skeleton: Bones of Medea.


ENEMIES
Coecanthes
Dragonfly - Can Instantly Kill.
Dryad
Shriekers
Marshlight - Ghost type, I think? Can Charm and "Starve" a character (Seems to do nothing but deplete the pointless FOO bar). Resists Unconsiousness, Charm, Cold, and Sonic Effects.
Mermaid
Dark Fairies - Casts Spells. Can inflict Sleep, Charm, Hold, Confuse, Blind, and potentially summon Dragonfly.
The Wicker Man - Can inflict Nausea.

1. Knok-Knok. When the Treant approaches you the game describes him as being annoyed at an angry buzzing sound coming from within his leaves. You cannot read his mind. If you ask him about Insect or Wasp he will ask you to go to their Queen's Hive and burn them out in exchange for secret "froots", then prompts you for a YES or NO. I don't know if answering the prompt matters, but he is happy if you type YES. He becomes a random encounter after you meet him the first time. Once you have killed the Hive Empress, find Knok-Knok again and type WASP for 1000 gold, 2000 exp, Galen Apples, Elysium Berries, Garland of Thorns (Cursed), and Dracaena Petals.

2. Deathstone. If you have a Necromancer in your party, or anyone with a decent Ancient History Skill, they will warn you that touching it will result in death for anyone and all who are around them unless they are well versed in the Necromantic arts. Even with a Necromancer that has a high Necromancy Skill, touching it is prone to failure, which means the instant death of the entire party. If you want to see it succeed you will likely have to try several times.
Success results in your Necromancer receiving Death Resistance (I've seen +11, but didn't test more due to the crashing bug) and a vision:
"They see themselves within a vast dark
chamber underground and in the middle
of a pool of light stands the mighty
Metronome Mysterium.
They can see the hands of the
Clock of Fate turning more slowly,
agonizingly slowly... until finally
they shudder to a halt and stop.
They can hear the sounds of a great
cry go up from the darkness all
around the clock and some infinite
horde pouring forth out of the
black inky nothingness to flood the
entire world with evil."
BUG WARNING: Touching the stone can cause the game to crash, at least in version 1.2.0.25-R. It was added to the list of fixes for patch 1.2.0.26-R but I have yet to test it.

3. Fishing Well. Clicking on it lets you know that you could fish here with a long enough line. Put Fishing Line(100ft) onto the well to cast a line and pull up a Ichysaurus. This completes a Miniquest and gives 1000exp to each member of the party. You get to keep the Fishing Line. See Event #4 in Sargasso of the Kraken for more information on how to get the Fishing Line(100ft). As for what to do with your prize, Chiang in the Carnivale Bazaar is interested in rare fish.

4. Well. Click on it to descend into the Hive Labyrinth.


NPC KEYWORDS
Knok-Knok (Random Encounter after first meeting): Insect/Wasp, Hive


POTENTIAL LOOT
1. Treasure Chest (Major Lock Level VIII)
Weapons: Claymore, Shortbow, Longbow, Crossbow, Cranequin, Threaded Lash, Bolas, Awl Pike, Javelin, Berdiche
Instruments: Thistle Whistle, Hotfoot Banjo
Thrown/Ammo: Horn of Winter, Sheolic Pipes, Drain Arrow, Piercer Arrow, Feather Dart
Armor: Cap O 'Rushes, Bascinet, Flannel Shirt, Leather Jerkin, Jazeraint Pants, Spiked Bracer, Firewalkers
Accessory: Ring Pro Frost, Ring Pro Magic, Ring of Deflection
Staff/Rods: Faerie Staff
Scrolls: Identify, Hold Monsters, Armorplate, Magic Screen, Wither, Lightning, Crushing Hand
Spellbooks: Direction, Remove Curse, AntiMagic
Consumables: Faery Water, Dazzler Dust, Arsenic, Hemlock, Wolfsbane, Mandrake Root, Mistletoe, Black Lotus, Water Glass, Bug Off, Talisman of SpiderClimb, Pilgrim Tea
Other: K.O. Rock, Luck Stone


ENEMIES
Stinkbug - Can Poison.
Fire Beetle - Can Irritate. Has a Fire based Breath.
Glowmoth - Can Blind.
Night Lily - Can Poison.
Chlorazoid
Monarch Nettle
Treant - Cannot be knocked Unconscious.