An Elder Scrolls Legend
                    Battlespire - Part 2

                 Walkthrough by Vic Horsley

              See also the maps in this issue

Third Level: Libraries, Armouries and Barracks.

Entering this area can be really tricky, as you are attacked by
three or four enemies at the same time and no time to breath. It
took several attempts to beat them, facing West and moving on to
the teleporter sideways helps. Also preparing 'Withering' before
going through and firing it as you arrive at the other side will
reduce the odds, luck also plays a large part.

From the teleporter (1) take the first room left. It's the forge
room (2) and has a few Imps, talking to them does no good. Above
the door, turn around as you go in, there is a mace lever on the
wall, pull it, the lift in the far corner will now work, step on
it and it will descend to a small room (3) with a Lion statue,
pick up the mace near by and leave.  Cross over the passage and
click on the opposite door, more Imps. This is a barracks, (4)
search and click on the carpet in the centre of the room. It will
reveal a lift, step on this and descend to another small statue
room, (5) pick up the 'Voidguide' and search the chest (this and
others are in fact many chests or baskets, so make sure you are
right over them before clicking, all will then be revealed). To
leave this room step on the lift and it will rise. If it's not at
the bottom click on the lion statue to bring it down, now leave
this area.

Carry on along the passage to the next door left. This is a
Library, (6) the 'Daedra' inside will talk with you. If you wish,
then he will disappear, read the scrolls laying about, the mace
mentioned (Scourge) is the one from the small statue room, read
the scrolls now go to the other side of the passage (North) and
open the door (7).  There is a long passage with a room (8) at the
far end, half way along kill the Imp. He has nothing to pass on to
you, save and equip your bow, go slowly along to the end, where a
'Spiderman' is waiting. Best way to tackle this one is to use the
long passage to run backwards in, fire a arrow or two at him as
you go backwards, then proceed and use the same attack and
retreat. He should follow you just into the turn of the passage
before going back into the room. It allows for a couple of shots
to be fired at him.

The room contains four large stone coffins, some tables and
cupboards. Touch the first coffin to the right (North). It will
rise and reveal a ramp to a lower room (9), you will also see one
Imp at the bottom but there are several further back so be
prepared, pick up another 'Voidguide', the coffins here do not
open, open the chests remembering to get over them as there are
quite a number here. It is worth going over these chests and
baskets twice because other items are offered up at a second
search, there are several health potions, which you will no doubt
need now, once cleared go back to the main passage next to the
library.

At the passage turn West, the entry teleporter should be to your
rear, in front of you is a large door. It has two circled patterns
on it, open this but only after saving your game and make sure
your health is very high, several imps and a couple of undead will
come at you. They spin you so be ready for it.

This is a large room or hall (10) with a grand stairway going up
at the far end, two Daedra warriors are standing at the top and as
soon as you move into view. They shoot fire and cold bolts at you,
quickness is required, prepare and fire one fire bolt at one of
them then retreat swiftly. It may draw the other warrior down to
you, where you will have to fight him. But if it doesn't ready
yourself again and repeat your first moves, This time at the
second warrior (if you are low on health a trip back to the chests
you last searched, may reveal more potions), then go up the
stairs.

At the top of the stairway may be a Imp or two (they are not
always there) just bump them off, running around the sides of this
hall are two platforms. At the far end of one is another set of
chests but leave them until you are desperate for arrows (it won't
be too long).

Go to the left side at the top of the stairway (South) but do not
enter the first long passage yet, instead turn and begin walking
along the south platform (11) there is a doorway about half way
along, enter this slowly. If lucky you will see a Warrior and a
Spiderman to your left and stuck up on a sideboard (12). They will
be spinning and are easy to pick off with arrows. It is possible
to get quite near to them, for easy shooting but don't over do it,
pick up all the potions (very handy).

On the opposite side of this room is a chest, I never did work out
what this did. If anything, clicking on it at one time produced a
half Spiderman but I believe this was a bug, the chest does not
open, but it may still be worth clicking on, so save first and see
what happens, you can always go back.

The south door goes into a storeroom (13), not a lot to do here,
except dispatch the Imps. Come out of these rooms and go back to
the long passageway, check whether you need those arrows, because
you will now. This passage is long (14) and goes south and west in
a spiral with small rooms off of it.  This passage contains
several Spidermen at intervals down its length but be very careful
and try not to get too close. They seem to be getting stronger if
that's possible, the first foe is just beyond the first bend so
save game and go slowly, fire ball and your sword could work well
if you have the power, otherwise use the arrows but keep him at a
distance by again backing off.  At the first small room to your
left a Spiderman is waiting behind the wall (15) and you may not
see him at first. He is there though, so hug the wall until you
notice his movements. If you can keep near to the wall and get
close to him, a few slashes of the sword will be enough, search
the chest in this room, which again is many chests.

The next room around this passage holds two Imps and a Spiderman
(16) but another Spider comes up the passage, keep moving and
hacking. To me these seemed the weakest, watch your health and top
up half way through the fight if you are able.  When the fight is
over, go into the room and touch on the box at the foot of the
bed. It will slide over to reveal another 'Viodguide', move on.

The third room (17) is blocked by a sigil but you will have the
entry sigil so just walk through it, check the chests.  The next
section, I'm sure will be a long haul, from where you are the
passageway goes north winding back and fro. At the end is a large
hall (18) which because of its size you are unable to see its far
end, in the centre is a very large round table and beyond that
several 'Spidermen'. As you come down the passage towards this
hall check your health and weapons, a great deal of arrows will be
needed, so if you don't have them, now would be the time to go
back and bring them to the last room before this (17).

From the passage into the hall is a sharp corner (use this for
protection) go slowly in, one of two 'Spidermen' on the near side
of the table will come at you, back off quick, or you will
probably get poisoned, try dragging these two just into the
passage where you will be able to use your arrows on them,
sometimes they jump on the table and circle it. If this happens,
come to the bend (but not into the hall) and taking your time
shoot your arrows at them, a target in the top right of your
screen will let you know if and when you are on target.

The remaining 'Spidermen' can easily be lured onto the table by
edging up to the near side of the table, point your bow and when
the target comes up on the screen fire and then start retreating
backwards to the passage, once into the doorway you are fairly
safe and the Spider will be on the table, same procedure for
getting rid of them.

There is a blue gem for topping up your health in the hall but
it's at the far end and until you destroy all the enemies, there
is no way to get there. Also at the far end is 'Wonshala Ketuaya',
she will ask you to get the 'Scourge' mace in exchange for another
'Voidguide', go with this but only exchange together, she will
mean you harm but it backfires on her and she is destroyed instead
of you.

Now you have to go all the way back to the main hall by the
stairway (10) and cross to the other side, go along the side
platform to the far end where there is a set of chests that I had
mentioned earlier (19), search and then go to the passage half way
along. Turn north into it just ahead is a ghoul and from the room
behind him (20) comes a 'Daedra Warrior', deal with them one at a
time, backing off will draw the warrior, then it's easy, search
the room, open chests, get scroll by bed. Come out of room, go
around side passage to passage going north.

The passage is a long one that opens out into a large area, that
is dominated in the middle by a great fire pit (21), go to the
left of this area, you will see a ghoul but again no problem, half
way up the left side is a room, just one other ghoul in here (22)
and a chest, there are also a couple of scrolls on the floor. Come
back out into the main area and turn north.

There are two 'Daedra Warriors' to the north and one other person.
They are in semi darkness, so go forward slowly, use the arrows
and retreat procedure on the warriors but be careful when moving
in to engage them, as a lot of magic will be used against you.

After the warriors you will be left with the other person,
clicking on him (24) will reveal 'Sumeer Jabran'. He wants to rend
you limb from limb, talk with him (answer the last question), then
go behind him and search the chests.

Move on around this area to the east side, where there is another
ante room, there are two ghouls here. They cause no real problem
but may catch you unaware if you turn into the room close to the
wall (take a wide berth), searching this room (23) will render the
last 'Voidguide' on a table, pick it up and return to (24) 'Sumeer
Jabran'.  Turn around and look towards the fire pit, just in front
of you is a board with a large blue disk on it, click on it
several times and the 'Voidguides' will be placed. This will then
reveal a teleporter in the centre of the pit, go up the steps and
be teleported to a new level, you will also get new points, so
place them wisely.  Fourth Level Soul Cairn

It can be very tricky arriving here (1), there are warrior
skeletons and wraiths about and they are far stronger than
anything you have met up to now (far too strong), try to get a
fireball off at the first attacking skeleton then use your
Claymore or other heavy weapon on it.

As soon as possible get up the stairway to the higher floor (2),
you need to run from any wraiths, on this higher level you may
encounter another skeleton and you may die. It is even more
important to save every few minuets on this level, from up here
move into the next section. It is a path running around a small
hall, looking down will enable you to see the next room below (3),
search the chests you may find some better armour.  Looking down
through the opening you will see a wraith moving about, take your
time and moving around this open floor see if you can trap him
between one of the door pillars on the south side (they are the
pillars at the entrance to the room below the stairs). It will
happen eventually, once trapped he will be spinning or wavering,
go down the stairs to where he is, you should speak to as many of
the combatants as possible but this one might best be left alone.

Staying on the stairs side of the rooms (going through will
probably release the wraith), move in slowly towards it. If you
keep swiping you weapon as you go, you will know when contact is
made. This is now a very long endeavour but keep swiping it, in
time it will vanish, search the chests under the stairs (2), both
sides and save.

In the next room (3), the one you looked down on from above, is a
scroll that tells you that wraiths cannot be killed, well that's
not exactly correct but generally it is a good pointer and it is
best to run from most of them especially at this early part of
this level. It is best to know that you can talk to all of these
wraiths and skeletons, but be very careful if you do, because as
you come out of the talk mode, they will attack and one strike can
be fatal.  This room also holds a mace which is to the left up on
the green pillar.

There is a different type of 'Daedra' on this level and you are
about to meet your first one somewhere between the next couple of
rooms. They are something resembling a upright goat come man and
orange in colour. It is a good idea to click on these for any news
but be prepared for a hard fight and keep saving.

From the mace go North down the stairs you will see a chest in a
pit in this room (4), not a lot in the chest and best to move on
(two wraiths), on the north wall is a letter have a quick read of
that but don't hang about, and get the potions. From here go
either left or right to lifts (5) that will take you up one floor,
watch out for skeletons, you are now in a area that can be
circumnavigated, just run all around these corridors until you
have covered all (getting as much as possible from chests and
floor, avoiding the enemy), in the centre is a pool (6) go into
the water get the potion of water breathing (it's not needed here
but will be later, coming back here at a later time will also give
you another one should you need it), the platform in the middle
will rise, or go down depending on whether you came through the
top passages or fell through to the bottom ones (makes no
difference) the chest either side hold some useful items but try
to stay in the centre and judge when the spectres are out of the
way before opening them, and be careful of magic attacks, all very
risky, so again keep saving.

It is now time to go North again, Sigil entry's are needed so it
is important to open all chests and kill the 'Daedra' and
skeletons.  If however you have the Sigils to get through, don't
hang about trying to kill, as you can always come back later if
need be, next is a long hero's hall (7) there are plaques all the
way along both sides, clicking on these only reveals the same
message and only to be done if you have a clear room.

At the far end of the hall are two chests but be careful when
searching these as a 'Daedra' comes through the door, better
still, leave them until later, I found dragging the 'Daedra' back
into his own area and right (east) into the corner (8), then using
withering on him (not if he's too close or it will hit you also),
now a couple of slashes will finish him.

At this stage and in this corner you are very weak, so don't move
but using potions top up your health and magic and save.  Turn to
face North, you are in a square with what looks like mounds of
green pebbles in the centre (9), prepare a fireball and move a few
paces north. This skeleton is tough (10), but with the fire and a
couple of slashes he will go down, back yourself back to the
corner and recover. It should now be safe enough to search these
chests.

This green square (9) is one of three that are joined by passages
East to West. This is the centre one and while this is pebbles,
the other two are water filled, staying in this area for now you
should move slowly over the pebbles until you see the wraith
coming towards you (don't try to kill him), his name is 'KIREL
AMAM' and he wants to help you, so click on him quick (after all
he is a wraith and will want to attack you), go along with what he
says, and you will get the 'Gem of Heros' and it also becomes
easier to kill the enemies on this level (not that easy though).
He will disappear, go back and search the chests in the hero's
hall (7) and the one on the pebbles (9).

Go east or west into the next sections. It doesn't matter which,
they are both pools and need to be searched (11) but be careful of
'Daedra' and skeletons first, your weapons will now help you but
don't take on the enemy until you have to.  Jump up onto the pool
ledge using the alt button and jump into the water and swim about.
This is done by using the up arrow (moving forward) and steering
with the mouse or left right arrows, getting out of the water is a
little more complicated because of the lip around the edge of the
pool. It is best done by facing the edge a few feet from it, then
pressing the up and down arrows on the keyboard at the same time
as clicking the left button on the mouse and pushing it forward,
after a few tries it becomes normal practice.

Diving in the pools is very easy, just press page up or down but
be aware of your breathing that shows up on the right side of the
picture screen as a thin green line. When this starts to shrink.
It is either time to surface (which will replenish your breathing)
or take a breathing potion (which will also replenish your
breathing).

When searching the bottom of the pools it is best to search one
chest at a time and then surface, keep the potions for swimming
between the tunnels (12) below waterline, another thing to
remember is that if your inventory is to heavy you will not be
able to rise in the water. It is best to unload all you do not
really need at this time into one of your baskets and leave this
against the wall of the pool room. It will be retrievable later if
needed.  When the three water and pebble sections have been
scoured it is time to move on north, the most logical way would
appear to be through the passages in that direction (one in each
section).  However you will not have the entry sigils at this time
and will have to go via one of the tunnels (12).

From the top of the pool and close to the tunnel, press the page
down button until you can go through, once in the tunnel keep to
the outside of it and at the junction also keep to the outside
(13), going inside will bring you back to the other pool. About
half way along you will have to take a breathing potion, so watch
out for this and keep it handy in your inventory.

When you resurface it is in a large room (14) that is just north
of the passages you could see earlier, stay in the water (15), get
your bearings by looking at your map, check your health and magic
and save, in this room are wraiths and a skeleton or two hurrying
about and trying to get at you, don't try killing these now, just
leave the water and run.

Head back south, through the large doorway in the south wall (16),
try to keep in the centre of this, as you get up a few steps you
will see a wooden board on the floor. It's a lift (17), jump on it
quick because you are being followed by the spooks. It will rise
but they shouldn't come with you. At the top is a large platform
and if you turn to face north, a 'Daedra' will be waiting.  Come
off the lift to the side. He will not move at first. This will
give you time to save (should there be a skeleton also up here
tackle it first but draw it back towards the north slightly away
from the 'Daedra') click on the 'Daedra' and listen, then set
about killing it, once done. Touch the wheels and sections will
rise making a jumpable pathway, don't go over at this time.

From the platform turn back to face south. Towards the pool rooms,
search all the chests, you should now have the entry sigils, go
along this upper passage (18), see, there's a wraith at the end
and a couple of items, you need to go past him and jump off the
end, only bother about the items if you feel you have the time.

Back at the green pebble mounds (9), move to the centre and turn
around, you may have allowed a skeleton to come through the bottom
section as you jumped down. He will need to be taken care of,
check health and magic again and start back the way you have just
come (18) but now on the lower section (if the skeleton didn't
follow he will be at the door), from this centre passage you need
to search areas both east and west and the safest way is to keep
running, so head down the passage in to the large room (14) and
veer off either left or right and follow the passage (19) back to
the pool room (11), now go back and do the other side.

One of the passages holds a 'Daedra', who when killed, holds a new
spell for you and a sigil, half way along the two side passages
are small passages going around a central wall (20), around the
back on one wall is button mechanism. Touch the wall and go to the
other side of the main passage (21), where a niche will have
opened to reveal chests, search these after first checking that it
is reasonably clear.  If you have not yet realised it, circling
the passages a few times will draw the wraiths away from areas you
wish to look at, just make sure you keep a check on your health,
topping this up in a safe environment.

Having cleared the Lower passages, go back to the lift at the end
of the main passage and go up again (17), search or research the
chests, move to the wheels and save your game, then jump across to
each platform, on the last one save, ahead of you (22) is a
wraith. If you stay still fire arrows at it, or magic, after some
time it will disappear (I don't know where it goes and it does not
appear to have been dispatched by the missiles, I suspect it fell
off the edge. This scenario happened each time I tried it), now
jump to the end stage and search the chests, save game.

This next section can be real tricky so don't hang about too long,
go through the door at running pace. Head along the passage close
to the north wall. When you reach the opening push north, down
(23) the steps (you cannot see these at first, so make sure you
are pushing north). The problem here is three wraiths, just push
past them, down those steps to the jetty, along to the small boat
at the end and jump on that (24), you will now have time to check
you health, search the chest nearest to you and save your game.

This doesn't happen in fast time but the wraiths will move towards
you one at a time and it's not advisable to check out the other
chests here, go into the water and straight away head to the north
east wall. These are sloped and a ledge (25) runs part way round,
you need to get on this ledge because you are probably carrying
too much weight and can not swim.  From the ledge make your way
around to the right (east). If you look over you can see a wraith
on another piece of land (26) and another jetty (you should be
able to go between these jetty's on the boat but I didn't hang
around to check this out), make you way towards the land and go
close behind the potions, pick them up and search the chest, now
click on the wraith. It's 'Paxti Bittor'. He will not attack you
and tells you about 'Angada' but he feels the anger building up
within him and tells you to leave, you still have time to search
the other chests. However it may be best to keep close to the wall
when doing so. It is now time to head back to the water so save
your game.

Go back to the ledge on the north side of this pool (25), as you
move further westward the ledge will drop away and you will go
under, taking your time push westward until you come to a tunnel
in the north wall (27), go through this. It is best to get out of
the water through here but a 'Daedra', goat, devil or whatever
they are and a wraith will be trying to kill you (28). Also the
orientation is not what it should be and you may need several
attempts to work it all out.

It is not a healthy place to be in this small chamber and may be
worth leaving alone as it appears not to mean much, although there
are several chests to search. It may also work out better to come
back later, from this area turn around and go back to the main
pool.

On coming out of the tunnel turn right (west) and move along to
another ledge (29), check out your health and save. If you look
down into the water, you will see a couple of chests. It is
possible to go down and search these but remember your breathing.
It is preferable to check half. Walk back to the ledge and then go
check the other half.

It is more than likely and for the best that the wraiths from the
steps, have entered and submerged in the pool, avoiding them go
directly under the small boat (24) and click on it. This will
place you in the boat, you don't want to sail it (you can if you
wish) so disengage and jump to the jetty, check out the chests and
go back up the steps (23), save. It is now time to go to the right
(west) along the passage (30).

In the large room with the sunken floor (31) are several skeleton
warriors and a wraith or two, far too many to take on in one go
and the wraiths are the greatest problem. It is best done like
this - draw out the first thing that comes to you, bring it back
along the passageway and dispose of it before repeating the
procedure. Should a wraith and a skeleton chase you, draw them
right back to the platforms (22) that you jumped over earlier and
jump to the next platform, from here you are safe and can get rid
of both with arrows. If you are unlucky and there are two wraiths
it may be necessary to repeat this manoeuvre, otherwise just clear
the room and enter, go down into the centre and open the chests.

Take the passage to the South (32), around the first corner you
will encounter a 'Daedra Morphoid', then go either side of this
and turn back into the centre of it (33), pick up the potion and
carry on along the other short passage. At the bend and turning
north you will see a small room (34). It holds three coffins, a
couple of chests and some potions behind fixings, up on one of the
pillars at the far end is a round rod, take this and stow it
safely, one coffin will open with a touch and touching the gem
will cause it to speak but the others need you to solve the
riddles, some riddles are easy and some quite hard but they don't
seem to interrupt your progress, whether you answer them or not,
before you can do any of this, the wraith has to be got rid of and
the only way to do this, is to entice him all the way back to the
platforms (22) and then run back here, don't waste any arrows on
this one, it doesn't work, return to the sunken room (31) and save
before going to the other side North.

Go into the room with the spinning structure (35) but don't get on
it, follow the room round to the opening right (36), go up and
search the chests (every time I reached this part I suffered
several crashes. It seems to be one of the dodgy spots. If it
happens to you just reload until it comes right). Come back down
and turn back to the main door, just between these two openings is
a pillar and up on one side is another round rod, you need this so
keep it safe, now go around to the other side (37).  In through
the west passage, there is a wraith up high (37). He will possibly
shoot magic at you so get under his platforms and search the
chests, there are a couple of handy things here, you can climb the
ladders by pushing up close and using the jump button (Alt) and
the up arrow together or trying 'page up', on the opposite
platform to the wraith is a helmet, clicking on this wraith
doesn't reveal anything new, as you leave this room you may be
attacked by a couple of wraiths from the next room north (38), you
must get these wraiths away from the area (the routine should be
common practice by now), then go through the doorway North.

This is a graveyard (38), search the chests if you got rid of the
wraiths you can roam around here but don't go too near to the far
door, where another wraith awaits, I let this one follow me to the
other side of the sunken room (33) then doubled back, from the
graveyard (strange thing to have in what is potentially one
enormous graveyard), go up the slope to a small ante room (39),
save the game.

A couple of skeletons and maybe a 'Daedra' near here, take care of
them and search the chests and on the pillar at the north end is
another round rod, again put this somewhere safe in your pack, the
lift on West side should be left until you have been up the next
slope to the North-east. At the top and in the first room (40) is
another coffin which will open on answering the riddle. If you are
unable to answer these riddles, not to worry as they are not part
of the main plot and do not offer up much, The higher room (41)
asks the same questions as before and you can become one of the
undead if you wish, or by careful answering you can get the gem to
tell you where the three rods are to open the gate, although you
should now have them.

Go back to the ante room (39) and the lift (42). It goes down to a
room full of 'Daedra' skeletons and a wraith (43). It will be
necessary to get the wraith and at least one 'Daedra' up to the
top floor (39). I did it like this, go to the back side of the
lift turn around and press the button on the door panel, then turn
back so you are looking away from the door. When you get to the
bottom hit the button on the door panel to return you to the top.
This all happens it quick time and can be rather risky, but watch
your health and if lucky you will have brought some enemy with
you, dispose of them the usual way. If it didn't work and no one
came with you, no need to worry as you have now been seen and
sending the lift up and down should bring something up, once two
or three are taken care of you should be able to go down and take
care of the others.

This lower room (43) is the way to the next level but you have to
get these doors open first, go up the steps to the arm and throw
the switch at it's base. This will send out a laser beam, search
the chests, now go to the other side and up the steps, throw the
other switch and the beam will go across, search these chests, (a
point to remember here, is not to throw these switches back, as
they will retract but won't go over a second time, which would
mean a restart from your last save), now go to the pool.  Step
into the small round pool in front of the lift. This will
transport you to the top of the gateway, there may still be a
skeleton here but he causes no real threat. When you have
dispatched it, pick up the health potions and place each of the
three rods in the central wooden mechanism between the laser
beams, you should receive a message telling you the gate is open.
If this doesn't appear click on the wheel one more time.  Jump off
the side of the gateway and go to the doors at the front, click on
them to bring up a message asking where you want to go. If you
kept your scrolls, one would have told you the destination but if
you didn't it's "Shade Perilous", the gate will open to reveal a
black void, just walk into it and be transported to the next
level.

To be continued


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