Arx Fatalis Walkthrough

FAQ/Walkthrough - Arx Fatalis
Written by: Logik (Chris Seale)
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Basic Story:
Thousands of years ago the city of Arx, in the world of Exosta, was full of
life.  The races lived together under the sun-lit sky.  Suddenly and without
warning the sun stopped shining, putting an abrupt end to this age of harmony.
Driven underground into the Dwarf mines by the darkness and cold, the
inhabitants of Arx were forced to start new lives in the shafts and caverns.
For a while, the Humans, Orcs, Goblins, and Trolls alike, were united by a
common purpose, but quickly animosities started to build.  The lack of
resources caused the races to resort to violence and conflict.
The build-up of hate, anger, and violence brought forth a terrifying evil,
Akbaa, the Lord of Destruction.  Akbaa took great pleasure in the suffering and
death of humans.  Legend has it that Akbaa aligned himself with former High
Priest Iserbius and founded a cult.  This cult was hell-bent on spreading the
terror of their masters, constructing hidden temples, and performing human
sacrifices.  Finally, an astronomer of the King uncovered the High Priest's
evil doings.  Shortly before Iserbius's death he sent a message to the
mysterious Sybarta.  The Sybarta kept the balance of power between the gods,
and after receiving the message, sent a guardian to Arx.  No one has seen
this guardian, no one knows when he will arise, and no one knows when the
threat of Akbaa will finally by neutralized.  This guardian is you.
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Before starting this game I HIGHLY suggest downloading the patches from
www.jowood.com.  The box release has several bugs, and most of them are
addressed on the latest patches.  You also get a mini-map, which is infinitely
helpful.
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FAQ Contents:
I. FAQ/General Information
A. Getting Started
1. Creating your Character
2. Controls
3. Interface/Inventory
4. Using/Combining Items
5. Combat
6. Magic System
7. Hints and Tips
B. In-depth Tables and Info
1. Character Attributes
a. Indirect stats
b. Direct stats
2. Character Skills
3. Enemies
4. Weapons and Armor
5. Item Combinations
6. Runes and Spells
C. Frequently Asked Questions
D. Cheats
II. Walkthrough
A. Main Quests
1. Escape from the Goblin Prison
2. *MORE TO COME*
B. Side Quests/Fun Stuff
1. *COMING SOON*
2. *COMING SOON*
-=Section I - FAQ and General Information=-
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-A. Getting Started-
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1. Creating your Character
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After starting a new game you will immediately be taken to the character
creation screen.  There are two sides to this display.  On the left you will
notice a portrait of your character and six icons representing your attributes.
Click on "Appearance" at the bottom to change your character's look; yes, there
are only four choices.  By hovering the mouse over the different icons you can
see the names of the various attributes.  Starting on the left, top to bottom,
the attributes are Armor Class, Resistance to Magic, and Resistance to Poison.
On the right is Life Energy, Mana, and Damage (More details on these in
section B1).  The number below each icon is your current points level.  You
can't directly change these points, they change as you add or subtract points
from the right side.
On the right you will see four icons across the top, representing your
character's major attributes, and nine icons below, representing your
character's skills.  Hover the mouse over each icon to see a description.
Starting on the top row, left to right, you have Strength, Intelligence,
Dexterity, and Constitution.  The skills at the bottom are Stealth, Technical,
Intuition, Ethereal Link, Object Knowledge, Magic, Close Combat, Projectiles,
and Defense (more details in section B2).  When hovering the mouse over any of
these icons, you will notice a number (16 to start for attributes, 18 for
skills).  This number is the current amount of points you have left to add.
You can add points to your various skills/attributes by left-clicking; right-
click to subtract points.  Notice that each time you add points to an
attribute, points in certain skills (and attributes on the left) will also be
added automatically.  When a point level is red it indicates the minimum points
allowed for that skill or attribute.
Add or subtract points to your skills and attributes until you are content with
your characters stats.  Be sure to keep your character somewhat balanced,
putting all your points into one attribute will only make the game more
difficult.  If you aren't in the mood to manually create a character, just
click "Quick Generate" at the bottom.  This will create a balanced character,
and will still allow you to tweak his stats.  When you are happy with your
hero, click "Done".
*NOTE - In-depth stats and tables will be listed in Section B*
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2. Controls
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Moving right along, it's time to learn how to control your hero in the Arx
world.  There are two different types of "modes" that you will need to be
familiar with, you switch between these modes by right-clicking.  The first
mode has your center cursor fixed, meaning that you can look around by using
the mouse.  The second mode allows you to move your cursor, giving you access
to icons on the screen, as well as your inventory (while in this mode, your
inventory is displayed).  You will need to use both of these modes throughout
the game, so get comfortable with them at the beginning.
Before I move on, I would like to make a strong suggestion regarding the
default controls in this game.  By default, the mouse moves your virtual
"head", meaning that you look around and aim yourself with the mouse.  The
arrow keys by default are a little strange.  Up and down move your character
forward and backward, but left and right also cause your hero to look left or
right, this is redundant.  Press escape and go to Options > Customize Controls.
Set left strafe as the left arrow and right strafe as the right arrow.  Now you
will move your virtual legs with the arrows and your head with the mouse.  This
setup, to me, is much more intuitive.
After doing so your controls should be set up as follows:
Use/Equip - ENTER or F
Action - Left mouse
Jump - Space
Magic Mode - CTRL
Stealth Mode - SHIFT
Forward/Backward - Up, Down arrows
Strafe left/right - Left, Right arrows
Crouch/Crawl - X
Open Inventory - I
Open log - Backspace
Battle Mode - Numpad 0, TAB
Switch between "look" modes - Right mouse
Activate auto-spell - num 1, 2, or 3, respectively
Cancel spell - num 4
Add Item to Inventory - Shift-Click
These are the basic controls needed to get yourself around.  For more in-depth
controls, refer to the manual or press escape > options > customize controls.
Note that Battle Mode is a toggle button, meaning that you press it once to
activate it and again to deactivate it.  Magic and Stealth Mode you must hold
down the button, as well as crawling.
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3. Interface/Inventory
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The interface consists of several icons; make sure you get comfortable with the
locations and meanings before you start your quest.  At the bottom-left of your
screen you will see a red orb that represents your health.  When the orb is
completely empty, you are dead and you must restart from a save.
Directly to the right of the health orb is your inventory panel (access this by
right-clicking).  You can store all the items you pick up here.  There are
several spots to place items, and you can expand your inventory later in the
game.  Simply drag and drop to place items, double-click to combine items, and
press enter to use an item.
To the right of the inventory panel is another orb, blue in color.  This orb
represents your current mana or magic power.  When you use spells this drains,
if it is too low you must either use a potion or wait for it to regenerate
before casting another spell.
Above the mana orb are four icons, not always visible.  First is the inventory
icon, you can click this instead of right-clicking to access your inventory.
Above that is your journal/spell book icon; click this to bring up your
journal.  The journal contains information about your character, including his
stats.  It also contains a map, a spell book, and a personal journal that
records your main quest objectives.  Next is your purse, which contains all of
your gold, hover the mouse to check your current total.  When you level up a
red cross shape will appear above your purse; click this to add stats to your
character.
Moving to the top-right of the screen, your runes will be displayed as you cast
spells.  If you draw a rune that you don't currently have, a red 'X' will be
displayed over the rune. Below this displays any spells that are currently
active, these runes are displayed in white.
At the top-center of the screen will be descriptions of items that you hover
the mouse over, or important messages from the game.  Statistics for the items
are displayed as well, including requirements for their use, and stat
increases/penalties for using them.
The top left and center of the screen is reserved for another type of
inventory.  This inventory will display when you are checking dead corpses or
searching chests.  To take items, simply drag them into your own inventory,
which automatically displays when you search chests or bodies.  This display
also appears when buying goods from dealers, hover the mouse to show the price
of the item you are interested in.
Finally, directly below your secondary inventory, there are four more sections
of interest.  First, a torch will be displayed if you use a torch.  Following
that is the Stealth icon, which will appear when you are in "stealth mode", and
will display brighter the more hidden you are.  Use this icon to sneak up on
foes, if it isn't displayed then you CAN be seen.
After the stealth icon, you will eventually see your weapon, armor, or shield
displayed.  The color of the icon indicates how damaged your weapon or armor
is.  Green indicates that the weapon is intact, yellow indicates some damage,
while orange or red indicates major damage, which needs to be repaired
immediately.
Lastly is the area where your memorized spells are displayed.  These icons are
blue, and display left to right in the order you cast them.
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4. Using/Combining Items
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In Arx Fatalis, you will spend a great deal of time dealing with the different
items you discover on your quest.  It is imperative that you learn to use and
combine different items to help you along.
To look at an item that you find, simply hover the mouse over it.  This will
give you a detailed description at the top of the screen.  If you want to take
the item with you, simply drag it into your inventory, or just shift-click and
automatically pick it up.  To throw away something in your inventory, just drag
it over the top-half of the screen until a blue arrow appears and toss it away.
To activate doors, look in barrels or chests, or speak to NPC's, simply
double-click.
At some points in the game you will be required to combine the items you gather
with other items, inside and outside of your inventory.  To combine an item,
double click on it to bring up the combine icon, and click on another item,
door, treasure chest, or NPC.  You can unlock chests, unlock doors, make
potions, carve wood, and give away items by using the combine command.  For
example, if you have many keys, buy a key ring, then double click on a key and
click on the key ring to add the key to the ring.  Then double click on the key
ring and click on a chest to use the key on the chest, if it is the correct key
you will unlock the chest and be free to take anything inside.
Shopping in Arx is very simple.  You just double click on the seller's box,
which opens up your inventory as well as theirs, and drag and drop items you
wish to sell or buy.  Note that once you click on an item the transaction is
final so be careful.
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5. Combat
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To draw your currently equipped weapon press numpad 0; this will put you in
combat mode.  To attack simply left-click.  Hold down the mouse button to gain
power.  A diamond at the bottom of the screen will glow brighter the more power
you've built up.  Release the button to attack.
You can change the way in which your character swings his weapon by pressing
an arrow key before clicking.  If you are walking forward you will execute an
overhead attack.  Walking backwards will draw the weapon towards you and jab at
your enemy.  Strafing either direction will cause you to swipe crossways.  You
will find yourself using the backwards jab attack more often, because you will
normally be trying to distance yourself from an enemy.  Note that you will
cause less damage this way.
The best strategy for melee weapon combat is hit-and-run.  Charge your attack
to its fullest power, hit your enemy, and quickly walk away while charging
another attack to avoid a counter-strike.  Repeat this method until they fall
over dead.  Many foes, especially near the beginning of the game, can take you
out rather fast.  You don't want to get hit more than you have to.  Be patient
with your attacks.
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6. Magic System
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Using magic in Arx is rather unique.  When you've gathered the proper runes,
spells will be placed in your journal.  You must draw these runes in the air to
cast the spells.  The downside to this is that you must do this EVERY time you
want to cast a spell, which is very difficult when you are in the heat of
battle.  To alleviate some of this, you are allowed to memorize up to three
spells, but you still must draw them ahead of time.
Drawing runes is not as easy as it sounds either.  The game is rather picky
about what the runes look like, and you will often find yourself drawing a rune
three or four times before it registers.  I suggest you play around with
drawing the runes way before you start battling foes; once you get a feel for
them, it should get easier and easier.
To activate magic casting mode, hold down the CTRL key.  You must continue to
hold down the key while casting your spell.  Draw the runes necessary for your
target spell (If it registers you will hear the name of the spell audibly,
along with a picture of it in the top-right of the screen).  After drawing the
necessary runes you have two choices.  Simply release the CTRL key to cast the
spell immediately, or hold down SHIFT and release CTRL to memorize the spell
for later use.
In my personal experience, I used the spell Fireball more than any other spell.
This is probably the best all-around offensive spell in the game.  Have three
fireballs memorized at all times when you get the proper runes (Aam, Yok, and
Taar).  Use the '1' key to cast it immediately, without the annoyance of
holding down CTRL, trying to run from a monster, AND draw the rune.
Inevitably you will be faced with a situation where you come across a strong
enemy and you have no spells memorized.  It is not advisable to try and cast a
spell at this point, as your concentration is broken when you are attacked.
The best thing to do in this situation is keep moving and attacking with a
melee weapon.  If you are unable to succeed, simply reload and be prepared with
spells on the next go round.
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7. Hints and Tips
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More coming soon!
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-B. In-depth Tables and Information-
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These tables are taken either from the manual or the game itself.  The tables
in this section are for people who do not have a manual as they are taken
directly from it.
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1. Character Attributes
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a. Indirect Stats (These stats are not directly changeable)
ARMOR CLASS - Your armor class is simply how well your character takes damage
in battle.  The higher the number, the better defense your character will have.
RESISTANCE TO MAGIC - This stat influences the effect that spells have on your
character.  The higher the number, the more resistance you are to magic.
RESISTANCE TO POISON - Obviously, this effects how well you resist poison.
LIFE ENERGY - This represents your red orb, which is how many hit points you
have.  If this reaches zero, you are dead.
MANA - This represents your blue orb, which is the amount of mana energy you
have remaining.  This must be replenished to cast spells.
DAMAGE - The amount of damage you inflict upon your adversaries.
b. Direct Stats (These stats are changed by the player, which effect many other
attributes)
STRENGTH - This stat gives you a damage bonus the higher it is.  It also
influences your ability to carry and use heavier weapons and armor.  Bonuses
to object knowledge and close combat are also given when points are put into
strength.
Table 1 - Strength Bonuses
Strength        Bonus Damage       Close Combat      Obj. Knowledge
3                0                 +6                 +1.5
4                0                 +8                 +2
5                0                 +10                +2.5
6                0                 +12                +3
7                0                 +14                +3.5
8                0                 +16                +4
9                0                 +18                +4.5
10                0                 +20                +5
11               +1                 +22                +5.5
12               +1                 +24                +6
13               +2                 +26                +6.5
14               +2                 +28                +7
15               +3                 +30                +7.5
16               +3                 +32                +8
17               +4                 +34                +8.5
18               +4                 +36                +9
19               +5                 +38                +9.5
20               +5                 +40                +10
21               +6                 +42                +10.5
22               +6                 +44                +11
23               +7                 +46                +11.5
INTELLIGENCE - This influences your mana reserve, and your resistance to magic.
It also effects several skills including: ethereal link, casting, technical
skills, intuition, and object knowledge.
Table 2 - Intelligence Bonuses
Intel.   Mana*      MgRes    Tech   Intuition  Ethereal  Obj.Knw.   Casting
3     3*(lv+1)     +6       +3       +6        +6       +4.5        +6
4     4*(lv+1)     +8       +4       +8        +8       +6          +8
5     5*(lv+1)     +10      +5       +10       +10      +7.5        +10
6     6*(lv+1)     +12      +6       +12       +12      +9          +12
7     7*(lv+1)     +14      +7       +14       +14      +10.5       +14
8     8*(lv+1)     +16      +8       +16       +16      +12         +16
9     9*(lv+1)     +18      +9       +18       +18      +13.5       +18
10    10*(lv+1)     +20      +10      +20       +20      +15         +20
11    11*(lv+1)     +22      +11      +22       +22      +17.5       +22
12    12*(lv+1)     +24      +12      +24       +24      +19         +24
13    13*(lv+1)     +26      +13      +26       +26      +20.5       +26
14    14*(lv+1)     +28      +14      +28       +28      +22         +28
15    15*(lv+1)     +30      +15      +30       +30      +23.5       +30
16    16*(lv+1)     +32      +16      +32       +32      +25         +32
17    17*(lv+1)     +34      +17      +34       +34      +26.5       +34
18    18*(lv+1)     +36      +18      +36       +36      +28         +36
19    19*(lv+1)     +38      +19      +38       +38      +29.5       +38
20    20*(lv+1)     +40      +20      +40       +40      +31         +40
21    21*(lv+1)     +42      +21      +42       +42      +32.5       +42
22    22*(lv+1)     +44      +22      +44       +44      +34         +44
23    23*(lv+1)     +46      +23      +46       +46      +35.5       +46
*For example, if your hero is level 7, and has an intelligence of 16, his mana
would be: 16*(7+1) = 128.
DEXTERITY - This determines your accuracy and the chance that you'll deal a
critical blow, and the time it takes you to aim.  It also affects skills
including technical, stealth, close combat, distance weapons, and object
knowledge.
Dextr  Cr. Hit%  AimTime  CloseCom   Stealth   Tech   Obj.Know.  Dist.Wea.
3      -3%     +140 ms*    +3        +6       +3       +1.5       +6
4     -2.5%    +120 ms     +4        +8       +4       +2         +8
5      -2%     +100 ms     +5        +10      +5       +2.5       +10
6     -1.5%     +80 ms     +6        +12      +6       +3         +12
7      -1%      +60 ms     +7        +14      +7       +3.5       +14
8     -0.5%     +40 ms     +8        +16      +8       +4         +16
9       0       +20 ms     +9        +18      +9       +4.5       +18
10      0.5%       0 ms     +10       +20      +10      +5         +20
11       1%      -20 ms     +11       +22      +11      +5.5       +22
12      1.5%     -40 ms     +12       +24      +12      +6         +24
13       2%      -60 ms     +13       +26      +13      +6.5       +26
14      2.5%     -80 ms     +14       +28      +14      +7         +28
15       3%     -100 ms     +15       +30      +15      +7.5       +30
16      3.5%    -120 ms     +16       +32      +16      +8         +32
17       4%     -140 ms     +17       +34      +17      +8.5       +34
18      4.5%    -160 ms     +18       +36      +18      +9         +36
19       5%     -180 ms     +19       +38      +19      +9.5       +38
20      5.5%    -200 ms     +20       +40      +20      +10        +40
21       6%     -220 ms     +21       +42      +21      +10.5      +42
22      6.5%    -240 ms     +22       +44      +22      +11        +44
23       7%     -260 ms     +23       +46      +23      +11.5      +46
*ms = milliseconds
CONSTITUTION - This attribute affects your character's health and resistance to
poison.  It also gives a bonus to your defense.
Constitution          HP            Resist Poison        Bonus Def.
3             6*(lv+1)               +6                 +9
4             8*(lv+1)               +8                +12
5            10*(lv+1)              +10                +15
6            12*(lv+1)              +12                +18
7            14*(lv+1)              +14                +21
8            16*(lv+1)              +16                +24
9            18*(lv+1)              +18                +27
10            20*(lv+1)              +20                +30
11            22*(lv+1)              +22                +33
12            24*(lv+1)              +24                +36
13            26*(lv+1)              +26                +39
14            28*(lv+1)              +28                +42
15            30*(lv+1)              +30                +45
16            32*(lv+1)              +32                +48
17            34*(lv+1)              +34                +51
18            36*(lv+1)              +36                +54
19            38*(lv+1)              +38                +57
20            40*(lv+1)              +40                +60
21            42*(lv+1)              +42                +63
22            44*(lv+1)              +44                +66
23            46*(lv+1)              +46                +69
For example, if your character is level 6 and his constitution is 16, his HP
would be 32*(6+1) = 224.
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2. Character Skills
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There are nine different skills that your character can utilize throughout his
quest.  Here I've listed the descriptions and any relevant tables.
STEALTH - This skill is pretty self-explanatory; it affects how silent you
walk, and how well-hidden you stay.  When your stealth is very high, you can
even pickpocket NPC's.
Stealth        Backstabbing       Footstep Volume       Visibility
10                5%                  -10%                -4%
20               10%                  -20%                -8%
30               15%                  -30%               -12%
40               20%                  -40%               -16%
50               25%                  -50%               -20%
60               30%                  -60%               -24%
70               35%                  -70%               -28%
80               40%                  -80%               -32%
90               45%                  -90%               -36%
100               50%                 -100%               -40%
Backstabbing bonus is added to your attack when attacking someone from behind.
At stealth levels above 50% you can attempt to pickpocket foes by bumping into
them.
TECHNICAL - This skill influences your ability to pick locks and disable traps.
I found this to one of the most useful, since you will discover many locked
chests and traps.  Put points in this one.
INTUITION - Helps you detect hidden objects, secret passages, and detect traps.
This also gives bonuses to your buying and selling prices.  Every 10 points in
this skill nets you +5% to selling prices and -5% to buying prices.
ETHEREAL LINK - This is one of the weaker skills IMO.  It allows you to sense
hostile creatures in the area, as well as giving you the status of your enemy
while you are fighting.  Ethereal link also adds a bonus to your mana
replenishment rate.
OBJECT KNOWLEDGE - This stat is extremely important because it allows you to
brew potions, repair your equipment, and poison your weapons.  It also allows
you to identify higher level items.  The more points you have, the higher level
item you can identify.  I have yet to find any other way to identify items in
the game, so it's important to put some points here.
Object Knowledge           Poisoning (# of charges)          Repair
10                             N/A                       10%
20                             N/A                       20%
30                              1                        30%
40                              4                        40%
50                              7                        50%
60                             11                        60%
70                             14                        70%
80                             17                        80%
90                             21                        90%
100                             24                       100%
CASTING - This stat is relevant to your ability to cast spells, the power you
cast them with, and your resistance to magic used against you.  I suggest at
least putting 30 pts into this skill to get Fireball, as it is the most useful
spell in the game.  Even if you are a warrior-type character, make sure to get
points in the skill eventually.  You don't want to be stuck at level 10 with no
casting, it will be much more difficult.  Every 10 points in casting you can
use the corresponding level spells.  For example, at 40% casting you can use
level 4 magic spells.  Magic Resistance moves up 5% for each 10 points also.
CLOSE COMBAT - Adds a bonus to your attack attribute.  Every 10 points in this
skill you receive 1 point bonus damage and 2% added to your critical strike
rate.
PROJECTILES - Same as close combat, except it adds bonuses to long-ranged
weapons, such as a bow and arrow.  Be warned if you decide to be an archer;
there is not a great selection of bows, or an unlimited supply of arrows, in
Arx.
DEFENSE - Obviously, this adds points to your armor class, but it also effects
your ability to use a shield and resist poisoning.
Defense               Bonus Resist Poison              Bonus Armor Class
10                         +3                               0
20                         +5                              +1
30                         +8                              +2
40                         +10                             +3
50                         +13                             +4
60                         +15                             +5
70                         +18                             +6
80                         +20                             +7
90                         +23                             +8
100                         +25                             +9
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3. Enemies/NPC's
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While on your quest you are free to kill anything you see.  Some NPC's are much
more difficult than others to handle.  Don't worry though, even if you kill
every NPC in the game, it is still possible to complete the game.  Listed here
are all the NPC's that you will encounter in the game, hostile or not.  Also, I
have used the table in the manual that contains all of the specific data for
each character.
GOBLINS - These are the first type of creature you will face on your quest.
They have imprisoned you, so it is only right that you repay them.  Three or
four thuds with a bone will take care of your basic goblin.
GOBLIN LORDS - These are much taller and more muscular goblins, but no smarter.
Be careful when attacking these guys at the beginning of the game, as they can
take you out with a few good blows.  Take advantage of their lack of
intelligence by using the hit-and-run method.
TROLLS - Trolls are much larger than goblins, and just as stupid.  You won't
have to fight many trolls if you play your cards right though.  If you do have
to fight one, they pack a mean punch.  Magic is the best way to handle these
guys, from a distance.
RAT-MEN - You'll only have to deal with these guys during one portion of your
adventure.  They aren't very strong, but are extremely fast, and use poisoned
daggers.  Rat-men also like to disappear and reappear in another spot.  Be
cautious and make your attacks count when facing these guys.
DWARVES - Dwarves are friendly NPC's that you will deal with very little, in
fact, both of the dwarves you see are dead.  They live in the lowest level of
the game.
SISTERS OF EDURNEUM - Half snake, half woman, sounds cool, huh?  Well, they
are.  I especially liked these creatures more than any other in the game.  You
won't have to fight off too many of them, as they are typically friendly.  They
are high-level casters, but fold to your sword rather quickly.
GIANT RATS - You'll see more of these than any other foe in the game.  They
barely inflict any damage and are really more of an annoyance than anything.
Collect their ribs to cook and eat.
SPIDERS - The only thing bad about spider is the poison they inject with their
very quick bite.  One or two hits is plenty for both the small and large
versions.  WATCH OUT for larger green spiders though.  These are called
"Were-spiders" and they pack an especially mean bite.  You have to face one
near the beginning of the game, and it ain't easy.
UNDEAD - Your basic zombie.  They don't inflict much damage and can be taken
down rather easily.  Make sure you use a wooden stake to KEEP them down.
MUMMIES - Mummies are unlike undead in that you don't have to use wooden stakes
to kill them, but they are VERY annoying creatures.  Mummies have the ability
to paralyze you, and they will utilize that ability constantly.  Keep your
distance from these things and cast fireballs until they are no more.
LICH - The lich are very rare in the game, but will scare the living crap out
of you.  These undead necromancers are fast-moving, high HP foes that can also
paralyze you.  Liches can summon undead creatures as well, which makes them
exceedingly difficult to defeat.  There is almost always a great reward for
taking them out though.
BATS - Bats are rare, and easy to kill if they weren't so damn small.  You
might have to kill three or four in the whole game.
GOLEM - These creatures can only be brought to life with a golem heart and a
special magical incantation.  Aim for their heart when facing a golem.  They
are very slow, so use that to your advantage.
DEMONS - You will only face a demon when someone summons them from the other
dimension.  They are very fast, and can kill you in a very short time.  Use
your best magic to quickly dispatch these foes before they get near you.
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