----------------------------------------------------------------- EYE OF THE BEHOLDER III: The Assault on Myth Drannor - part 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Supplied by Mongoose @~Concluded from Issue 55 STAGE 5: TEMPLE OF LATHANDER Q: First level, what's here ? A: Watch those black puddings...they eat your weapons, but are vulnerable to fireballs/magic. There is a number of things to do on this level. First of all, you have to fill up the altars with the proper offerings. You will need: "Drought is dispelled by drink of clear water" -a cup of water "Famine is driven away by generous" -a food ration "Pestilence is subdued by waft of fresh air" -a bag of incense "War is averted by forsaking the sword" -a sword You will know if you got the right item on an altar when the eyes of the sun open up. You have to bring your own food and sword, but water and incense are somewhere close by, as is a fire key. Once these altars are filled, go to the statue of the god, and attach the arm to it ( the arm can also be found on the first level ). You will get a little story, and that's it. Also, you may wish to attach the water spout to the fountain in the centre. This will give you free prayer spells. Now, you may also go downstairs to the morgues...but unfortunately, there is nothing there, and the drawers contain nothing. There is also an NPC there, but she is quite horrible..you should have some better NPCs by now. Q: I went down on the first level, and I am by a place that says "MORNINGLORDS SHIELD YOU FROM THE NIGHT". What do I do there ? A: Just place items ( preferably shields ) on the pressure pads. The shields can be found behind another staircase down from the first level, behind a door locked with a fire key. This puzzle will yield you a holy symbol. Q: I see a door locked with a fire key...is it important ? A: No, but there are some useful items. The key is on the entrance level. Q: I got the altars filled, now what ? A: Go through the centre door. You should see a sign "SURELY GOODNESS SHALL REPLACE THE EVIL THAT LURKS IN OUR MIDST" This means that you have to replace each of the unholy symbols from the altars with a holy symbol. You can get some holy symbols from Myth Drannor itself, or from the Morninglords Shields puzzle. Q: Am I finished ? A: Yes, go on. Don't forget to pick up any incense you see, and burn it in any of the holders you see. I am not sure how important it is, but hey...a God tells you to do it, right ? ( There are two incense burners/holders in one of the morgues ) Q: Ok, I went up the stairs, and now I can't get anywhere ? A: That's because there are spinners. Simply pay attention to your compass, and when you see it change the direction all on its own, adjust yourself. Q: Ok, I am at a set of three golden doors...where do they lead ? A: Well, you need to find a golden key. This is accomplished by taking the centre door...and then a staircase down. Then you're in the right area. Q: While looking for the golden key, I stumbled onto a room where there are two doors, but I am unable to get through them. I am stuck ? A: No...search the walls for a button. Q: I got the golden key. Now what do I need ? A: Ok, you'll also need to find the frost key. Don't worry it's somewhere on the second level. Look for it. Q: Ok, now what ? A: Yes, there is another place where there only seems to be two doors, and a wall where a third was in another section. Just face the wall, turn around, and you will see a button. Push it to reveal the way through. Q: Ok, I am at a place that says "BLESSED BE THE PURE OF HEART FOR THEY SHALL FIND THE WAY"...how do I get through this ? A: Easy...it's just another bunch of spinners with a fancy name. You will need your frost key here. Q: I am at a place with 4 holes that shoot stuff at me, and 4 plates. Am I stuck ? I can't get out ? A: No, place items on all plates to get out. Q: I am at a golden door ? A: Yes, use your key, enter, and grab the Morning Light. Lathander will appear and give you a +5 Golden Sword....the only weapon capable of seriously harming the Dark God. Now go up the stairs. Q: What do I do here ? This place is huge ? A: Ok...there is a few things to do here: You need to find some copper keys. You need to find 4 embers of Hope. You need to find beacons of Hope. The copper keys lie strewn all over the place. A notable exception is a place where you have to touch Lathander's statue for the key to appear in the neighbouring niche. The Embers are also all over the place. One is in a room with two pressure pads and fireballs. Throw an item on the pressure pads to weigh them down. Then you can grab the items in the niches in the corridors protected by fireballs. Another is behind a place "HAVE FAITH IN WHAT YOU SEE"...this is simply fake pits. All of the beacons of hope can be found from the central point of the feasting hall. In order to receive free healing from the feasting hall, replace the cups of cheer ( 4 ) into their niches. They are found close to the feasting hall. After each of the beacons had an Ember placed into it, go to the Altar of Devotion ( just an empty niche ) and pick up the key of faith. Now, find the place where a door closes every time you step on the pressure pad in front of it. Just throw an item through the door, and it will weigh down a pressure pad beyond the door ( which will keep the door open ). Q: What do I do now ? I keep getting sent back by the teleportal. A: It should say "FAITH MUST GO BEFORE ALL GOOD SOULS". Toss the key of faith into the teleportal. Step through it. Q: How do I open these %$%$ doors ? A: Just cast Dispel Magic on one of the doors. Q: OK, what do I do now ? A: Go trough one of the doors, and you will come to some double-doors locked with a crystal key ( Pick up the crystal key on the way ). Explore the ways to the left and right of those double doors. You should find another crystal key, and a coin. Q: What do I do with the coin ? A: Go to another of the three doors (The ones that needed Dispel Magic). Use the coin on the fountain, and a third crystal key should appear. Q: Now what ? A: Go back to the double doors, open them....go straight, and pick up the Shield Sun Mask..now, drink from one of the blessed fountains. Your characters should comment that it's the little spirit of Lathander left in this place. The water in the basin can be restored by resting. Q: I opened another crystal locked door, there is a shadow on the wall, but I can't do anything to it ! A: You need to open the other door first. Q: I opened the other door farther in the maze.....I see a staff, but something keeps teleporting me back a square. What gives ? A: You must have the effects of the blessed water of Lathander to get past that teleportation trap. Q: So what do I do to the shadow on the wall ? A: Use the staff from the other room ( the one with the teleportation trap ) on this apparition of the Evil God. Q: So what happened ? A: Go back...you will see a door with a black hole in the middle...place the Sun Mask Shield in the hole. Q: ??!?!? A: Ok, that's it for the puzzles. Just kill the God and his goons to win the game. - o -