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What used to be considered one of the most über chests in the game lies at the bottom of the Mage Academy. To open it, you'll need to collect a series of keys and puzzle your way through some of the most complicated levers in the game. To begin, speak to Tazal al-Ashfai, a Planar Mage outside of Al-Jalima, at 6.1N, 3.5E.
Tazal al-Ashfai tells you, "Hail, traveler. It is pleasant
to meet anyone here in the wastes. Tell me, have you discovered a crypt in these
regions called the Burial Temple?" Map: Burial Temple At the entrance you'll be on a raised platform. Jump towards the east, then take the south passage straight ahead until you pass through a false wall at the dead end. Head down the ramp. At the three way
intersection go straight. You'll battle a few
Skeleton Warriors
along the way. At the T go right heading west. Bear left around the circular
room until you see the lever near the wall. Pull the lever, then continue
heading left. Go through the sarcophagus room heading left again, then down a
ramp. At the bottom, you'll see the door that the lever opened. Return to Tazal al-Ashfai and hand him the gem. He'll open a portal to the Mage Academy at 74.7N, 18.5E (Restricted to levels 8+). You can also run to the Mage Academy by taking the Dagger Vale settlement portal from Arwic (32.9N, 59.4E) which exits at 83.3N, 28.8E. The entrance portal to the Mage Academy may be tied to.
You give Tazal al-Ashfai Black Gem. Mage Academy Next explore the left corridors. If you continue taking lefts all the way down, you'll find a locked gated door with sewer rats behind it (you'll use lockpick to open it later). In this room is a large metal door that leads to the sewers. Directly across from the rat area is a door with a lever behind it. Up one level to the right is the zefir/golem area. Head back to the top and explore the right passages. From the entry take the right corridor down to the area with several doors. Find the one that's locked with a resistance of 750. Explore the level just above (the one that has a gated door which swings open when you approach) and find the locked door guarded by the lightning trap. Once you've familiarized yourself with these locations, you're ready to begin! Head back down the left passage to the Zefir room. Keep to the right and follow around a few turns until you see an alcove with 3 levers: 2 on the walls, one on the floor. Kill all the Zefirs (Jibrits, Kilfs and Zofrits). One of the Kilif (the green ones) carries a Stone Key. You'll need this later. Pull the two levers on the walls. They open the door that's guarded by the lightning trap in the Banderling area, and another behind it. (The floor lever opens the door to the Iron Golem.) Note: It's best to do this part with someone else who can wait at the banderling door to hold it open. I was unable to get this to work solo. (Maybe I was too slow! ;-) Once you're through the lightning trap door, you'll see the 2nd door you opened straight ahead. Behind it is a lever. A third locked door is in the middle. The lever to open this 3rd door is the one next to surface portal at the entrance of the dungeon. Have someone run back up to pull it and fight the Banderlings inside. The Banderling Captain carries the Old Key. Before leaving this area, pull the lever behind the 2nd door. Then have someone run down the left corridor to the door across from the swamp rat area and pull the lever within. Head back to the Banderling area and use the Old Key on the 750 resist door. You'll kill a few more Banderlings, then pick a locked door (resistance 82). You'll then come to a room with a lever guarded by a Granite Golem. As long as you pulled your levers earlier, the door to the Golem room will be open. The lever in this room opens the metal door to the sewers in the Swamp Rat room. (Pick the gate to the rats - resist 82). The Sewers While you're looking around, the door you really want to find is the locked door with resistance of 900. Use the Cursed Key to open it. Head up the ramp and kill the Sandstone Golem. You'll fight a few Skeleton Warriors and Captains as you wind your way around, and you'll walk through a Fire Trap. If you'd like, you can stop and kill the Ice Golems and a Granite Golem in a room behind a locked door (resist 124). They guard a level III chest and another unlocked chest (I got Health and Stamina potions). The chest area is guarded by traps. When you reach
the Copper Golem area, you will need to make a jump across to the passage on the
other side (small tap on the space bar while jumping - not a shift jump). If you
fall, you'll have to do the lever portion all over again. (Some people skip all
the lever portions of the quest and jump onto this ramp by first jumping on the
heads of the Banderlings below, then jumping onto the ledge.) Lord Rytheran notices Zippo entering his sanctum, and rolls his rotting eyes in exasperation. Kill Lord Rytheran and retrieve Rytheran's Key and a Letter from his corpse. The Library also contains 2 chests: a SIK chest and another locked chest. The Dericost lord's body collapses into rot and dust, but a voice in your mind sneers, "Pathetic little wretch! I shall rise again soon enough." "Soon enough" is a debatable term. The spawn for Lord Rytheran is very long -- rumored to be over an hour. Lady Jaera's
Tomb Use Rytheran's Key on the tomb for your not-so-über-anymore phat loot! (I pulled AL180 Yoroi Sleeves with Impen III, AL50 Pyreal Chain Guantlets no spells, and a 4-10 Trident with +7 Melee, +11 Attack, and Def V and BD VI.) Your final step is to head to Zaikhal to have the Letter translated.
You give Kuyiza bint Zayi the Translator Letter. Text: Lord Rytheran's Letter |
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