Note: if you forgot to purchase your Dragonsblood, Fadasil has set up a new shop in a tent to the northeast.

Blackmire 2: Liazk Itzi's Temple Entry
Levels: 40+
Map: Liazk Itzi's Temple Entry

Dizziness and nausea wash over you. For a brief moment you feel as though your body is being torn asunder as it is pulled into the torrent of portal space.

When you speak to the Guardian, it will ask you a riddle. In order to enter the temple, you must answer the riddle correctly.

Guardian tells you, "You have entered the sacred halls of Liazk Itzi, the sleeping High Matriarch of the lush and fertile Iktzil Delta. The High Matriarch sleeps and you are not of the spirits that make this temple their home. Your business then must be to bring the sacrifices that will awaken the High Matriarch and allow her to reclaim this land once more."
Guardian tells you, "Beyond the door that I guard are guardians of the tunnels that lead to her resting place. They stand vigil over the spirits who were tasked to defend her temple in her absence. You may prove yourself worthy of entrance to the halls beyond by answering the riddle she has devised."
Guardian tells you, "I shall act as arbiter for her and I am prepared to receive the answer that you will posit. Know this. Failure to answer this correctly will allow me to feed, and I am ever so hungry. Listen carefully, and hand me that which you believe is the answer to the High Matriarch's riddle only when you are certain. The High Matriarch wishes that the sacrifices brought to her are hers, and not mine."
Guardian tells you, "The riddle is as follows: Blood of flesh has sealed me and blood can see my locks undone. Though blood came first from opened flesh, the blood to see my joints unbound is found when ground is opened."

Hand the Guardian the Dragonsblood and the door to the temple will slide open to the north.

You give Guardian Dragonsblood.
Guardian tells you, "You have answered the riddle correctly and may pass through the door. The door will close within ten grains. Move quickly."

Liazk Itzi's Guardians
Head down the ramp and you'll see 4 more guardians. Find the one for your level range and use it to be transported into the temple.

Red - SE - 100+
Orange - NE - 80-99
Yellow - SW - 60-79
Green - NW - 40-59

You feel your form being torn asunder.
Guardian teleports you with Liazk Itzi Guardians.

Map: Liazk Itzi's Guardians

This section is linear throughout, but very long. You'll be fighting Falatacot undead all the way to the end. At many points the passage will be blocked by doors. Kill the undead through the doors, then use the buttons on the wall nearby to continue. Below are the different types of undead found in each section:

Liazk Itzi's Greater Guardian - L 100+
--Creatures: Ancient Soul

Liazk Itzi's Guardians - Levels 80-99
--Creatures: Restless Soul

Liazk Itzi's Lesser Guardians - L 60-79
--Creatures: Crypt Spirit

Liazk Itzi's Lowest Guardians - L 40-59
--Creatures: Grave Spirit

You'll eventually reach a large open room with a row of statues and eyes. Use the button on the east or west wall to open a passage to the SE or SW. Follow the ramps down to reach the final room. At the southernmost end you'll find another guardian. Speak to it to be portalled to the next section.

You feel your form being torn asunder.

Liazk Itzi's Temple
The next section has two possible routes: by slithis, by platform jumping / flying daggers!

Map: Liazk Itzi's Temple

The easier route is via slithis. Jump into the pit, kill the slithis that block your way and run down the corridor until you see the guardian statue in an alcove to your right. Use the statue to be portalled into the next section. With this method, you'll take damage not only from the slithis who continually cast harm spells, but also from the very air! Listed below are the type of slithis found in each level section.

Toxic air singes your lungs for 3 points of damage!

Liazk Itzi's Temple - Levels 100+
--Creatures: Slithis Spthis

Liazk Itzi's Temple - Levels 80-99
--Creatures: Irkith Stalk

Liazk Itzi's Temple - Levels 60-79
--Creatures: unknown

Liazk Itzi's Temple - Levels 40-59
--Creatures: Ithik Stalk

An alternative route is to jump from platform to platform in the room past the pit, dodging flying daggers! Once across take the passage to the north and follow the ramps down until you reach the statue.

If you're jumping impaired (like me) and fall below, you run to the north end of the room, push the button and exit via a door on the SE wall. Follow the corridor past the slithis until you reach the statue.

You feel your form being torn asunder.
Guardian teleports you with Lair of Liazk Itzi.

Lair of Liazk Itzi

Map: Liazk Itzi's Lair

When you enter the Lair of Liazk Itzi, touch nothing. One person will be using three eyes in a specific order, then using the Strage Device to portal the entire fellowship. From this point on, everyone must remain in the fellowship. When used, the eyes will cast three fellowship debuffs that reduce everyone's Stamina, Health and Mana by 20% for 5 minutes. The runner will need to be very fast! Have one person open the doors for the runner to help them complete the three eyes in time.

The order is: W - N - E - Strange Device

Eye of the Watcher cast Infected Blood on you
Eye of the Watcher cast Fell Wind on you
Eye of the Watcher cast Infirmed Mana on you

If you were too slow, or missed an eye, you will get the following message:

The device does not move, it seems to be without power.

If you're successful, you'll be portalled to the Defender section.

The room shudders and a thunderclap sounds about you. Something has been summoned.

Liazk Itzi's Defenders

Map: Liazk Itzi's Defenders

The defender section is full of Burun! Make sure you're well buffed and use cold attacks. Use a dispel gem, or wait for the eye debuffs to expire before continuing. Each level section has its own Burun boss. Killing it flags you to enter the final crypt. The boss may be located in any of the three large rooms, to the east, to the west, or to the north. Listed below are the burun found in each level section:

Liazk Itzi's Greater Defenders - L 100+
--Creatures: Burun Ruuk Shaman, Burun Ruuk Shaman Keeper

Liazk Itzi's Defenders - Levels 80-99
--Creatures: Burun Ruuk Soothsayer, Burun Ruuk Adherent Officer

Liazk Itzi's Lesser Defenders - L 60-79
--Creatures: unknown

Liazk Itzi's Lowest Defenders - L 40-59
--Creatures: Burun Ruuk Adherent, Burun Ruuk Adherent Overseer

As the Burun dies, assailed by your blow, you feel changed.

Once flagged, find the Defender of Liazk Itzi's Crypt, another guardian in the center of the dungeon (in the left branch of the north passage).

Liazk Itzi's Crypt

Map: Liazk Itzi's Crypt

After entering the crypt, use the sarcophagus to receive Ancient Armored Bracers. You may also choose a 2nd reward by using one of the daises. If you choose one of the fellowship spells, you will receive all four levels of that spell (4-7), no matter which section of the quest you went on. The weapons, however, have four different versions, dependent on level. To correspond with the other blackmire quests, there is not a 4th version of the bracers. The two middle tiers receive the Level 70+ wield version of the bracers. Fellowship scrolls may be given.

Note: You must remain in the fellowship until you receive both your rewards.

If you try and receive another reward before your timer is up, you will get the following message:

You feel the presence of the High Matriarch watching you and withdraw your hand. You are not beneath her notice it seems. Perhaps if you wait the cycle of the moons.

Curiosity Killed the Jackcat

If you're curious what the Arbiter does if you give it the wrong kind of blood in answer to the riddle, I can save you some trauma! It casts Soul Dissolution on you, and keeps the item! Oops!

You give Guardian Blood of the Hopeslayer.
Guardian tells you, "Curious. This is not what the High Matriarch desires, but it may serve to awaken her more quickly. Alas, you have failed the riddle and are mine to feast upon."
Guardian knocks you into next Morningthaw!
Guardian casts Soul Dissolution and drains 204 points of your health.

Still Needed:
--Levels 60-79 Vile Scourge pics & stats
--Levels 60-79 Kurki pics and stats
--Levels 60-79 Fists pics and stats
--Burun info for Levels 60-79
--Burun Ruuk Adherent Officer pics & stats
--Burun Ruuk Adherent Overseer pics & stats
--Burun Ruuk Shaman pic
--Levels 40-59 Slithis pics and stats
--Levels 60-79 Slithis pics & stats
--Levels 80-99 Slithis stats
--Levels 100+ Slithis stats