Hints on Ultima 8:Pagan

              Sent in by Alex van Kaam

Potions:

Yellow;  This one heals just a bit, I just left those alone
Red   ;  This one heals you fully, don't use at full health
Orange;  This one restores your mana, I found no use for this 
         potion in the early stages of the game
Green ;  Yuch ??!!
Blue  ;  This will put you to sleep and you don't need a bed-roll
Purple;  This gives you protection in combat, very handy against
         undead creatures
Black ;  This makes you invisible, people can still hear you !!

Mushrooms:

Yellow & Green raise your health

The time:

Bloodwatch, Firstead, Daytime, Threemoons, Lastead, Eventide.
You can put a clock in your backpack if you need to know the time
often.

Weapons:

Dagger, Mace, Axe, Sabre, Scimitar, Longsword.
After this come the magical weapons in the same order. I found up 
to now: 
The Mace called (sorry forgot its name) in a underground cave that 
can be found in the section east of east Tenebrea, near the east
shoreline. You will find a burnt hut with a body and a gem, walk 
towards the gem and you will fall into the cave/dungeon.

The Axe called 'Deceiver', on an island which can be reached by
jumping on the small platforms that appear near the south 
shoreline of Stone Cove, it can be done but save after every 
successful jump.

The Scimitar called 'Scimitar of Khumash-Gor' which can be found 
in the burial chamber of Khumash-Gor which can be reached through
the door with the golden plaque in the upper catacombs.

Money:

You can get some extra money by selling your gems to Rihan in east 
Tenebrea.

A small map:                      
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The beginning:

Don't bother to buy any weapons, many can be found in west, 
centre or east Tenebrae, a good longsword can be found in west
Tenebrea in the house of Shaana.

First explore all houses in west, centre and east Tenebrae, don't
bother to explore the part north of the centre.

Remember to open every chest and box, you can steal as much as you
like but don't steal when there is anyone in the room or from the
mage in east Tenebrea.

Talk to everbody you meet and read all the books.

After doing all this you should have enough money to buy some 
armor from the smith in west Tenebrea, this is heavy but strong
and good armor.


First I went to Lothain and Vividos the Necromancers. Vividos
gives you a mission to find a dagger, the dagger is in the chest
in the palace in Mordea's room. You need the key which is in the
throne room under a blue pillow. Next you need to get the key
from the girl who serves Mordea, she will only talk to you when
it is Bloodwatch, look her up in her wooden house in east
Tenebrae, the wooden house west of the stone house with the
large stone wall surounding it.

With these keys go the the throne room, open the first door, then
open the door into the closet of Mordea, (make sure that Mordea
is eating), open the chest, get the dagger and bring it to 
Vividos.

After the ceremony, you become an apprentice and you must get
some sticks and an Executioner's hood, the executioner's hood
you can get in the area south of the Cemetery. There is an area
in the north/east with lots of Changelings. Get the Hood and go
to west Tenebrae. While on my way there a guard told me that
Bentic had been executed and Devon was in jail. I first got the
stick just outside one of the burnt down houses, I then headed
to the jail in the palace, here Devon asked me to find out what
was going on, I left him and I brought the two items to Vividos,
he gave me the key to the Upper Catacombs. Before leaving, read
every book in the house and don't forget to read the scroll in
the chest, it gives you the reagents for the Call Quake spell
(and these were not the same as in my manual)

I then went to the Palace, from the north, and I followed the
path north and east until I came to a cave, I entered, and soon
found a lake, jumped over it (save often !!) and I came to two
LARGE gates, a broken lever in front of it and a bridge leading
to seven more levers. The levers over the bridge are two groups
of three and on in front of it, I don't remember the right
combination but I kept all levers in one group pointed the same
direction, then pulled the one in front and I headed to the
lever in front of the gates. It took a while trying out all the
combinations but in the end pulling this lever opened the gate.


South now brings you to the plateau, here is another cave but
up to now I can't open the door inside it. South of the entrance
you will find the house of Mythran, talk to him and he will give
you a Recall Item and I bought three open secret door scrolls
from him, then I headed up the stairs until I saw the grey
plate. Now the Recall item will transport you back to here, but
remember its power is not forever!!

I then headed back to the palace, onto the roof until I saw the
grey plate, this one was added to the list of the Recall Item.
I then headed into the dungeon and to the room with the purple
book, casting the scroll from Mythran revealed a door, read the
book and follow the the story................

Who would have thought that...........

Now go to the Catacombs, (go to the temple in the north of the
Cemetery and cast Open ground), search every body you find until
you come to a small room (north/east of the entrance) here you 
will see a Ghoul and a box. First enter this room by climbing
over the wall at the back, kill the ghoul, open the box, get its
contents, now walk to the door and you will fall through the
ground into a large cave. You will now encounter the Six 
Necromancers, cast Death Speak on all of them and they will teach
you a new spell, use this spell to reach the next Necromancer.

The last one will tell you to visit Lithos the Mountain king, 
better known as the Titan of Earth. Go to the Stone Cove, you
can reach it by leaving the Upper Catacombs, going through the
large cave, and through the door near the missile thrower with
the iron wall in front of it.

You are now in the Stone Cove, in the waters to the south you
can get the Axe 'Deceiver', it is possible but save often.
In the north wall are two doors, to open the east one create a
Golem, and let him open it for you (remember this when you come
to other doors and there is some earth nearby to create an Earth
Golem)


This door leads you to the Death Pit, here you have to find a key
on a body behind some devious lava jump trap/puzzle. Get the key
and use it to enter the ruined house elsewhere in this same area.
Use Open Ground on the earth in front of the stone in the middle
of the house, you will now find the Heart of Earth, I don't know
yet what use it is but hey, with all the trouble you had to get
it, it has to be useful....I hope.

Now go back to Stone Cove, either the same way you came or by 
going through the Lower Catacombs, Upper Catacombs and the large
cave. Now go through the large Tower doors, you will come to an 
area with a Earth Golem, just run past him and keep heading north
until you come to a ruined house, pull the lever in front of the
house then climb the walls and pull the lever inside the house. 
Kill the three Ghouls and run back to the area with the Earth 
Golem. In the west you will see a bridge appear, walk over it,
then run past the next Earth Golem, and save.

From here on you have to jump a lot, from platform to platform,
I saved after each jump, this was very boring but worth it.
Anyway, in the end you will come to an area with lots of force
fields, you have to reach the chest in the east, rest a lot and
you will reach it. Inside is a key to the door you saw earlier
and a gem, take this gem to protect you against the force fields.

Go through the door and you will reach and area with red exploding
mushrooms. First go south until you come to some water, in the 
middle is an island with a body that holds a key, get the key and
now go north from the red mushrooms, jump over this water and go
the 3rd way west. Here you will see another door, open it and 
continue.

You will come to three moving platforms, jump straight on the 
middle one, then jump west to the shore, north east takes you to
the moutain king, listen very well to what he has to say. South
will bring you to a large ruin stone which will take you back to
the area near Stone Cove, futher south you will find another
transportation platform, make sure you see it so the Recall Item
will take it into its list.

I headed back to Vividos, he gave me the Key of Scion, I used it 
on Lothain who was north/east of the house, don't ask me how, I 
just clicked twice on the key then on Lothian, then again on 
Lothain, in the end it just worked.

Vividos now tells you to go on a pilgrimage, to the grave of
Moriens, I never found this grave but I did find the grave of 
Khumash-Gor.

Go through the door in the middle of the Upper Catacoms, use the
Key Scion to open it. Here you will come to many doors and 
corridors, you must get the Zealan shield and some keys and a
Skull of Quakes which is yet another item I don't yet know the
use of ... remember an Earth Golem can open every door here so
use him, then go up the moving stairs, but you have to get them
in the middle, it takes some time but it can be done.

To get through the red/blue beam use Rock Flesh, once inside the
temple put the shield on the altar and walk to the statues. They
will talk to you, listen well!!!

Now use the second open door scroll on the west door, kill the 
ghost of Khumash-Gor by casting Grant Peace on it, get his
Scimitar and the obelisk tip made of black rock, now go back to
the statues, they will tell you to learn all four types of magic
and gain their followers.

Well, the Key of Scion will open the three other doors you found in
the Large Cave, one of these door will bring you to the followers
of Stratos, the Titan of Air. The other two exits I haven't yet
explored thoroughly.

I'm now still trying to get through the test of wisdom so.........

if anybody knows how, please let me know.

Or maybe not........well, it's up to you.


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