Ultima V - Shadowlords, Shards, Sceptre, Amulet and Dungeon Destard. VANQUISHING THE SHADOWLORDS You may be able to defeat the Shadowlords in battle, but they will return unless you get rid of them permanently. To accomplish this you must first learn their names, obtain the Shards of Cowardice, Falsehood and Hatred from the Underworld, and finally destroy them at the Flames of Courage, Truth and Love. At the flames you must yell their names and, when they stand in the flames, use the Shards to destroy them. The Lords of the three locations of the Flames will reveal to you the names of the Shadowlords. Use each Shard in the Flame of the opposite alignment. The Shadowlord must be standing on or in the Flame, positioned so he's due North of your character and his icon is covering the Flame's icon. THE SCEPTRE Do not attempt to acquire the Sceptre until you have eliminated the Shadowlords. Stonegate, the Shadowlords' fortress, is located at EK JE. Just North of the Sceptre is a trap-door that leads to certain death; equip the Magic Carpet before entering. A leather-winged abomination guards the entrance. The answer to his riddle is "WELL" but even if you answer correctly, he will still attack you. OBTAINING THE SHARDS The Shards are located in the Underworld, which may be reached by dungeons. Be equipped with the Magic Carpet. The Shard of Hatred is reached by either Dungeon Wrong or Covetous. Falsehood is reached from Deceit, and Cowardice from Hythloth. The In Por spell (Blink) and the Grapple are needed for this phase. SHARD OF HATRED To descend in Wrong: Yell the Word of Power at the entrance. At the exit, head South into a room. Kill off monsters, then descend to Level 2 via the ladder in the middle of the room. Move South SIX times, then West FIVE times to the ladder leading Down. (Watch out for the pit trap and force field). Descend to Level 4, then go South SIX times and take the ladder Down to Level 5, where you may heal at the fountain by going through a secret door North of you, then go West ONCE and North TWICE. The other fountain, TWO spaces East, is poisonous! From where you entered Level 5, head South TWICE then follow along either East or West until you reach a chance to go Down, making sure to destroy electric fields in your way (use An Grav spell or the Sceptre), then descend to Level 6. Wear the crown (to ward off Wisps as you enter Level 8). On Level 6 move East (or West) TWICE, then North TWICE and descend to Level 8. On Level 8 move North TWICE, East ONCE, then face North to reveal a secret door. Go through the secret door and West THREE spaces to a healing fountain. Going East all the way, then South all the way will bring you to the exit to the Underworld. Be prepared for battles, electric fields and bomb traps. In the Underworld, go South on the path to the fork, then go East on it for a short while before heading South again. At the next fork, move South. At the next fork, go West and look for a gap in the High Mountains to your East. Find it and begin climbing East, following the path of low mountains between the High peaks. View the gem and you'll see a glen in the middle of some mountains; this is the Shard. Keep climbing until you reach it. SHARD OF FALSEHOOD To descend in Deceit: At the entrance yell the Word of Power. From the exit of the dungeon, go North through a secret door to the ladder leading Down, then descend to find a healing fountain (you'll need it after battling the Daemons on the next level). Go due South down a hallway and take the ladder Down to Level 3. You're now in a room filled with Daemons, where a force field blocks the middle of the room (dispel it). Take the ladder Down at the other end of the room to Level 4. Climb Down again to Level 5. Go West THREE times from the ladder, then due South and take the ladder Down to Level 6. Go West ONCE and search for the pit trap (in the middle of an intersection). Find it, step on the spot where it is and go North to take the ladder Down to Level 7. Go West into the room and exit it to the North. Go North to the wall, East ONCE, North TWICE to a ladder Down to Level 8. Go South FOUR times from the ladder to the intersection, move East TWICE, then face South. Go South through two rooms (behind some pillars in here are some Dragons, which can be killed - but you can't get their treasure; also watch for a trip that releases some monsters). Now enter the next room South to the room with 5 Black Squares in a wall (in the middle of the room) and a ladder Down on the other side. Take a Torch in the upper right-hand corner, walk into the space formerly occupied by the torch and push on the East wall there. (On the way out, however, push the WEST wall in the LOWER LEFT-HAND CORNER!). This allows you to access the first block, where you'll defeat a monster. Push on the West wall there to open a block to the East. Defeat the monster, enter the block he occupied and push the East wall. That opens a wall to your West, where you enter another block with a monster. Kill him, enter his space and push the West wall. That exposes the block furthest to the East and releases the Dragon. (Try to use Morningstars or spells on him before you release him). Go all the way Down to the space he occupied and push the East wall. That releases the other Dragon. Kill him, then go East ONCE from the space he occupied and push the South wall to open a wall so you can access the ladder Down on the other side (but on the way out, push NORTH, not SOUTH!). Take the ladder to the Underworld. (On the way back out, push on the WEST wall in the LOWER LEFT-HAND corner to open the wall. Then follow the previous directions, except in the previously noted exceptions). In the Underworld: Go Southwest over lots of mountaintops until you reach some large caves. Then head Southwest to a major intersection, where you turn Northwest and go Northeast at the branch. Go North a long way, until the path switches West, through some rocky hills to the Southwest and finally you will come to a lake. Look for the river that flows South. Jump on the Carpet and take a ride down the rapids to find the Shard on a small island. SHARD OF COWARDICE To descend in Hythloth: From the exit, descend to Level 7. On Level 7, move South TWICE (through a secret door), West ONCE and UP to Level 6. On Level 6 move West TWICE and Down to Level 7. On Level 7 move South TWICE, East ONCE, South TWICE, then East FOUR TIMES through a secret door. On Level 8 move West THREE TIMES to the Underworld exit. (Mystic Arms are found near the Underworld Exit in Hythloth). In the Underworld: Carry lots of gems. Go to a clearing due South (as far as you can go on foot). "BLINK" into the clearing to the West, then go Northwest as far as you can walk and view a gem. "BLINK" into the clearing to the North. Then go North and "BLINK" over more mountains. Move West and "BLINK" across more mountains. Go North and "BLINK" again. Head Northwest to the clearing, where you'll find the Shard. THE AMULET The Amulet is located in the Underworld (go through the dungeon Destard, then Southwest, using the Magic Carpet to avoid the poisonous area) among the Graves of Valiant Warriors near OE GJ. To Descend Dungeon Destard: You don't HAVE to enter through the dungeon: just follow the journal of Lord British's last trip in the manual. But you should exit through the dungeon by reversing these directions. Yell the Word of Power. From Level 1, head: S - S - E - E - E - E - S - S - E - E - E - E - S - S then descend to Level 2. From Level 2, head: S - S - E - E - E - E - S - S - E - E then descend (through Level 3) to Level 4. On Level 4, head: N - N into a room and fight off the monsters. Then take the grate down to Level 5. On Level 5, head: S - S - E - E then descend to Level 7. On Level 7, head: N then E into a room and exit N - N - W - N - N into a room, then descend through the grate to Level 8 (after a battle!). On Level 8, you may DES POR to The Underworld or travel to the exit. Either way, you will have to fight your way through two rooms when you re-enter the Dungeon. The exit to the Underworld (from the ladder) is: S - S - S - S - S - S - W - W - S - S - W - W - S - S - S to a room entrance and enter. (Demons and Wisps are in here). When exiting from this room, take North, East or West exit if going to the surface. If headed for the Underworld, go South, use any weapon and hit the torch in the middle to open the South exit and turn that half of the room into a lava field. (You'll need a high-level party to survive this and the next room). Then exit South and move South to the ladder to the Underworld.