----------> Ravenloft - The Stone Prophet <---------- (Part 2)

               Solution from Alex van Kaam

@~Continued from Issue 46

-----> Temple of Set, Temple grounds,

NPC: None
Monsters: Snakes, Spitting snakes and a Dark naga
Items: Keoghtom's ointment, 3 Water skins, Short sword, Lock
       picks, Leather armor, Green robe, Ring of wizardry, Tree
       key, Hand written scroll, Blue robe, War hammer, Bronze
       plate mail, Bronze helm, Set teleport key, Chain mail,
       Scimitar, Shield, 3 Potions of extra healing, Potion of
       speed and the Scrolls of Invisibility 10' radius and Melf's
       acid arrow.

When you enter first talk to Isu Rehkotep, after that kill all
the snakes and then get the tree key and any other item you
need.  Now go to the room with the tree lock in the south/west and
open it, inside you will find some stairs protected by a Dark
Naga, a well placed fireball will help her out of her misery.

Now take the stairs up.

-----> Temple of Set, Upper level 1,

NPC:
Monsters: Dark nagas, Spitting snakes and Snakes
Items: Book about the nature of Set, 6 Iron Set idol keys, 7
       Keoghtom's ointments, Periapt of proof vs. poison, 2
       Powers of coagulation, Water skin, Har'akir red robe,
       9 Potions of extra healing and the Scrolls of Speak with
       animals, Acid bolt and Ice storm.

This level is filled with illusionary walls, 4 on the outer ring
going outwards and 11 in the inner ring, there are also 3 buttons
that remove 3 walls, the first button is west of the staircase you
used to enter this level, the second button is in the middle of
this level and the third button is on the east outer wall.  You
can fill in the complete map except for a little area north/west
of the center.  Make sure you get the 6 Iron Set idol keys and
climb the stairs that go up to the next level.

-----> Temple of Set, Upper level 2,

NPC: None
Monsters: Serpents of Set and Dark nagas
Items: 3 Iron Set idol keys, 3 Keoghtom's ointments, Helm of
       true seeing and the Scrolls of Lightning and Haste.

First get the helm west of the stairs, then go to the center of
this level and enter the transporter, it will transport you to a
small room with an item and another transporter, enter this
transporter and so on until you are back in the center of this
level and you have the 3 iron Set idol keys.

Now go down to the temple grounds and make sure you are wearing
the helmet of true seeing.

-----> Temple of Set, Temple grounds,

NPC: None
Monsters: Dark Nagas, Spitting snakes and Snakes
Items: Village of Muhar teleport key, Staff of Swarming insects,
       Serpent key, 4 Chests, 12 Water sacks, 3 Keoghtom's
       ointments, Flask of fiery burning, 8 Green robes, Magic
       watering urn, Anhktepot seal quarter, 10 Potions of
       extra healing and the Scroll of Venom bolt.

If you now are wearing the helm of true seeing you will see
snakes on the pedestals in front of the closed doors, talk to them
and they will take 1 iron Set idol key each to open their door.

Open all 8 doors in the main hall, get the items you need
including the seal piece and the magic watering urn, then use your
serpent key to open the door near the entrance, behind this door
you will find a pit, don't enter it yet.

Now push the button in the main hall to remove a piece of the east
wall, go trough, kill the snakes and talk to the pedestal.  Behind
this door you will find some stairs leading down into the dungeon,
don't take these, go down the pit instead.

-----> Temple of set, Dungeon of the Serpent,

NPC: None
Monsters: Senmet, Spitting snakes, Snakes and Dark Nagas
Items: 3 spears, 2 Halberds, 2 Chain helmets and 3 potions of
       extra healing.

You will fall into the north/west part of the dungeon and you have
to go to the south/east, in this first section you will find
Senmet, you can't kill him so avoid him instead.

Once you are through an illusionary wall, no problem now with the
helm, you will have to find and push 2 button to reach the cell
area, once there use your serpent key to open the cells and press

the button at the end of the corridor in the north to open the
gate to the stairs.

Leave the temple and go to the north/west of the city of Muhar.

-----> Ruined Temple of Harvest, Temple Grounds

NPC: Kineta
Monsters: Sand mephits, Desert zombies and a Shadow
Items: 10 Water skins, 4 Keoghtom's ointments, Dagger, Mask of
       Hator, 5 Stones, 5 Flasks of fiery burning, Gold sun key,
       Blue robe, Staff of thunder & lightning, Feline figurine,
       Book of Senmet & Isu, Temple of Harvest teleport key,
       Gold key with green gem, 2 Chests, 2 Blue robes, Chain
       mail, Chain helm, Mace, 9 Air spores, Book of arcane
       items, Scroll of mask of Hator, 8 Potions of extra
       healing and the scrolls of Detect invisibility, Create
       water, Cure critical wounds, Raise dead, True seeing,
       Summon insect, Heal, 2 * Cure serious wounds, Spook
       and Flame strike.

From the entrance go east, push the two golden buttons and the
hidden button that is just north of the right golden button, walk
through the green net, into the poisoned air area and get the helm
of Hator.

Go north, search the area and you will find another hidden button
in west behind a door, read the scroll about the mask of Hator and
get what you need, now return to the entrance.

Explore the west area, talk to the cat whilst wearing the helm of
Hator, she will give you a gold sun key, use it to open the door
behind the cat, kill the shadow with a fireball and get the staff
and the figurine.

Find the book about Isu and Senmet, you have met both of them
already in the temple of Set, and the teleport key.  Go back to
the entrance and go through the four doors, continue north until
you find an old man, talk to him and use the magic watering urn to
restore the temple.

The old man will give you a key and he will ask you to bring the
girl, the one that ran away in the village of Muhar, back to her
father, to do so drop Trajan Khet and let the girl join you.

Use the teleport key to get to the village of Muhar and return the
girl to her father, now go back to the place where you recruited
Trajan Keth before, recruit him again, go back to the tent of the
girl and get the items she dropped from her/Trajan's inventory.

Use the teleport key to return to the Harvest temple, go north
through the four doors and into the area just before the old man,
in the west wall you will find a button, push it and a wall will
disappear, go through and find the stairs, but before you go down
make sure you have at least 8 air spores from the old man's garden
with you.




-----> Ruined Temple of Harvest, Underground Chamber,

NPC: None
Monsters: Caterwauls, Fire beetles and Shadows
Items: Lots of fire beetle glands, Scroll case, 4 Water skins,
       Scroll about the secret of the sphinx, 2 Keoghtom's
       ointments, Scroll of retirement, Powder of coagulation,
       Coffer of Ra, Large chain, Dagger, 2 Javelins of lightning,
       Staff of thunder and lightning, Ankhtepot seal quarter,
       Scimitar of speed, 2 Maces, Plate mail, Shield, Wand of
       paralysation, Ring of protection, 11 Potions of extra
       healing, Figurines of a Falcon, a Jackal, a Lioness,
       a Scorpion and a Vulture, and the Scrolls of Negative
       plane protection, Heal, Claws of Umber hulk, Create water
       and Cure serious wounds.

Make your way to the scroll case, push the two buttons there to
remove the pushers that are near the entrance of the great hall to
the east.

Enter the hall and you will find 6 statues that are guarding 6
doors, each statue needs a certain figurine to open its door.

Give the Feline figurine to the statue saying '...it purrs..', go
through the door to find a scroll, a lioness figurine, some
illusionary walls and a transporter, enter the transporter to find
the jackal figurine and another transporter, enter it to be
returned to the great hall.

Give the Jackal figurine to the statue saying '...wolfish...', go
through to find the falcon figurine, step on all pressure plates
to find a transporter and the vulture figurine, get it and enter
the transporter and after that another transporter.

Give the Falcon figurine to the statue saying '...sails...', go
through the door, then north through some illusionary walls, onto
a pressure plate, find a hidden button and get the scroll of
retirement.


Give the Lioness figurine to the statue saying '...female...', go
through the door and through the illusionary wall to find a button
and some pressure plates, push them all and get the coffer of Ra
and the large chain.

Give the Vulture figurine to the statue saying '...rotten
flesh...', rest before you enter the door to make sure you have
all the missile spells that you can memorize, now let each member
of your party use one air spore and enter through the door.  Get
the scorpion figurine and find Shabatis, talk to him and use the
coffer of Ra on him to get the seal piece.  Use missile spells
like fireball and magic missile on the shadows.

Give the Scorpion figurine to the statue saying '...sting...',
rest before you enter to get all your missile spells back, then
let all members take an air spore and enter through the door, push
the button before the transporter to open a wall, go through to
get lots of items.


Leave the temple of Harvest and go a bit east until you find a
dying man near some rocks, talk to him and he will ask you to give
the sack that he is carrying to his wife in Muhar, take the sack
and go to Muhar.

The wife can be found in one of the tents in the east of the
village, give her the sack and leave the tent.  Go to the Obelisk
and from there go north/east, here you will find a Wemic by the
name of Hrak Tur, let him join you instead of Piotra, since Hrak
is a much better fighter.

Now go north/north/east until you come to a mountain range, here
you shall find a sphinx carved in the wall, approach it and it
shall start to talk, it wants the answer to a riddle, since you've
got the scroll with the answer from the temple of Harvest, give
the sphinx the answer and you can enter.

Ps: note the teleport stone just in front of the entrance.


-----> The Ancient Sphinx, Stairways,

NPC: None
Monsters: Hieracosphinxes
Items: Har'Akir red robe and the Scroll of Create water.

Just go down the stairs.

-----> The Ancient Sphinx, Halls of Insight,

NPC: None
Monsters: Hieracosphinxes, Mimics
Items: 10 Water skins, Gold key with red gem, Gold key with blue
       gem, Staff of swarming insects, Though bottle, Wand of
       frost, ring of protection, Bracers of archery, and the
       Scrolls that tell about The saga, The wall of Ra, 3 *
       Ancient dead, Map to temple of Ra, Gateway to the temple of
       Ra, Dreams of Anhktepot, Tears of Ra, Anhktepot's touch of
       dead and the Hero and the Falcon, 16 Potions of extra
       healing and the Scroll of Summon swarm.

Before you go through the door break the vase and read the scroll
of Saga, now go through the door.

This section is not very hard, make sure you break all of the
vases and read all the scrolls also make sure you get the thought
bottle and you hear a mouth speak the name of Hierophant.  Notice
also that there are always secret passages around the poisoned air
areas, just search for some hidden buttons.

Once you have filled in the whole area and read all the scrolls
you can use the Thought bottle to see the history of this land.
You will also have learned how to destroy Senmet, so leave the
sphinx for now and go to the temple of Set, jump down the hole,
kill Senmet with fireballs and use the Retirement scroll on him
before he regains his shape.  Now that Senmet is dead go to the
village of Muhar and talk to the boy, then enter the northern tent
in the village square, listen and be........  Once this is done
return to the sphinx and go down the stairs in the Halls of
Insight that are a bit to the north of the entrance stair.

-----> The Ancient Sphinx, Labyrinth of the Magi,

NPC: None
Monsters: Mimics and Hieracosphinxes
Items: 4 Water sacks, Bag of holding, 4 Keoghtom's ointments,
       Eleven chain mail and helmet, Gold key with black gem,
       Gold whistle, Book about the nature of Ra and the
       figurines of a Crocodile, a Ram, a Frog and a Scarab,
       2 potions of extra healing and the Scrolls of 3 * Cure
       serious wounds, 2 * Disintegrate, 2 * Death, Claws of
       umber hulk, Create water, Haste, Raise dead, Cloud kill,
       Heal, Neutralise poison, Summon insect, Teleport and Knock.

On your way into the main area of this level you will find a stone
statue, you can't yet talk to it but notice its location.

You will again encounter statues that want a figurine in return
for opening the door they are guarding, they are all on this level
so keep a good look out for them.  The whole level is filled with
hidden buttons and transporters, take your time and examine all
cracked walls for a button.

Once you give the Scarab figurine to the 4th statue you will soon
find a gold key with black gem, use it to open the door in the
area north of the first statue, behind this door you will find a
room with some fireball cannons and 6 levers.

Pull all the levers to remove a wall in the north and get the gold
flute Now leave the sphinx and head south to the large stone arms
that come out of the desert.  Take your map to the temple of Ra
and follow it to find the entrance.

If you at first don't succeed try again and walk very slowly.

@~To be concluded in Issue 48



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