Dungeon Siege 2
by Grawl (grawler (@t) gmail (dot) com)
Coauthored by Gray Fox (grayfox2510 (@t) gmail (dot) com)
http://www.grawl.nl
http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/8373.html
09/02/05 - Version 0.75
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Introduction
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Table of Contents                                                   [DS.00.00]
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+ = Completed
~ = Under Construction
- = Coming in next version(s)
* Table of Contents................................................[DS.00.00]+
* History & Next Version...........................................[DS.01.01]+
* Introduction.....................................................[DS.02.01]+
* Walkthrough......................................................[DS.03.01]~
* Act 1..........................................................[DS.03.02]+
* Chapter 1: The Siege of Greilyn Beach........................[DS.03.03]+
* Chapter 2: Prisoner of War...................................[DS.03.04]+
* Chapter 3: The Morden Towers.................................[DS.03.05]+
* Chapter 4: The Plague........................................[DS.03.06]+
* Chapter 5: The Dryad Exile Colony............................[DS.03.07]+
* Chapter 6: Leaving Geilyn Isle...............................[DS.03.08]+
* Chapter 7: Secret of the Azunite Beach.......................[DS.03.09]+
* Chapter 8: The Lost Azunite Artifact.........................[DS.03.10]+
* Chapter 9: Windstone Fortress................................[DS.03.11]+
* Chapter 10: The Temple of Xeria..............................[DS.03.12]+
* Act 2..........................................................[DS.03.13]+
* Chapter 1: The Town of Aman'Lu...............................[DS.03.14]+
* Chapter 2: Finala and the Broken Bridge......................[DS.03.15]+
* Chapter 3: The Elen'Lu Isles.................................[DS.03.16]+
* Chapter 4: The Royal Caravan.................................[DS.03.17]+
* Chapter 5: The Vai'Kesh and the Aegis of Death...............[DS.03.18]+
* Chapter 6: Princess Evangeline...............................[DS.03.19]+
* Chapter 7: The Siege of Snowbrook Haven......................[DS.03.20]+
* Chapter 8: The Siege of Snowbrook Haven, Part II.............[DS.03.21]+
* Act 3..........................................................[DS.03.22]~
* Chapter 1: Restore Kaltrathia's Water........................[DS.03.23]~
* Quests...........................................................[DS.04.01]~
* Act 1..........................................................[DS.04.02]+
* Primary Quests...............................................[DS.04.03]+
* Secondary Quests.............................................[DS.04.04]+
* Act 2..........................................................[DS.04.05]~
* Primary Quests...............................................[DS.04.06]+
* Secondary Quests.............................................[DS.04.07]~
* Act 3..........................................................[DS.04.09]~
* Primary Quests...............................................[DS.04.10]~
* Secondary Quests.............................................[DS.04.11]~
* Quest Log........................................................[DS.05.01]~
* Act 1..........................................................[DS.05.02]~
* Primary Quests...............................................[DS.05.03]~
* Secondary Quests.............................................[DS.05.04]~
* Act 2..........................................................[DS.05.05]-
* Primary Quests...............................................[DS.05.06]-
* Secondary Quests.............................................[DS.05.07]-
* Act 3..........................................................[DS.05.09]-
* Primary Quests...............................................[DS.05.10]-
* Secondary Quests.............................................[DS.05.11]-
* Lore.............................................................[DS.06.01]-
* Quest Items....................................................[DS.06.02]-
* Books..........................................................[DS.06.03]-
* Chants.........................................................[DS.06.04]~
* Bestiary.........................................................[DS.07.01]-
* Act 1..........................................................[DS.07.02]-
* Act 2..........................................................[DS.07.03]-
* Act 3..........................................................[DS.07.04]-
* Pets...........................................................[DS.07.05]-
* Handbook.........................................................[DS.08.01]+
* Specialities.....................................................[DS.09.01]+
* Melee..........................................................[DS.09.02]+
* Ranged.........................................................[DS.09.03]+
* Magic Combat...................................................[DS.09.04]+
* Magic Natural..................................................[DS.09.05]+
* Spells...........................................................[DS.10.01]-
* Weapons, Armor & Misc............................................[DS.11.01]~
* Sets...........................................................[DS.11.02]~
* Uniques........................................................[DS.11.03]~
* Prefixes/Suffixes..............................................[DS.11.04]~
* Party............................................................[DS.12.01]+
* Pets...........................................................[DS.12.02]~
* Cheats & Secrets.................................................[DS.13.01]+
* Unlocking Higher Difficulties..................................[DS.13.02]+
* Infinite Resurrection Scrolls..................................[DS.13.03]+
* Cheats.........................................................[DS.13.04]+
* FAQ..............................................................[DS.14.01]+
* Conclusion.......................................................[DS.15.01]+
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History & Next Version                                              [DS.01.01]
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Version 0.1 (08/16/05) - Everything is new. (58,1KB)
Version 0.2 (08/17/05) - Walkthrough updated, added handbook, added a few
specialities, added some armor, added some quests. (115KB)
Version 0.3 (08/18/05) - Updated the walkthrough, added more armor, updated
FAQ, made the walkthrough easier to navigate, merged weapons and armor into
the section "sets" (for now), added more specialities, added one more party
member that I forgot. (169KB)
Version 0.4 (08/19/05) - Merged with Gray Fox =D, even more walkthrough
added, added cheats, chants added, chapter "sets" changed to "weapons, armor
& misc" and divided into "sets" and "uniques", quest log updated. (191KB)
Version 0.5 (08/19/05) - More stuff updated... (204KB)
Version 0.6 (08/21/05) - Added more sets and uniques, some quests updated,
fixed some small mistakes. (252KB)
Version 0.7 (08/27/05) - General update, items and stuff. Added the Pets
section, as well as the suffix/prefix one. (267KB)
Version 0.75 (09/02/05) - Small update, just items, pets and suffixes/prefixes.
This is while we can get an actual walkthrough update done... (271KB)
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Introduction                                                        [DS.02.01]
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This introduction is taken from page 33 and 34 of the official manual.
"You may wish to know the mysteries of this world: whom to trust, whom to
battle. I'll give you a taste of the tale; the rest you must experience for
yourself.
Before your time, before the time of any ancestor you've ever known, Zaramoth
the Unmaker ruled the earth. He drew his nearly godlike powers from the River
of Souls, the underground flow that coursed the length of the planet from pole
to pole. It was here that souls travelled after death, and it was their
spiritual energy that transformed the river into a source of magical power.
Zaramoth and his Dark Wizards ruled the planet with a certain firmness, which
is to say, with an iron fist. There were many who were unhappy under
Zaramoth's rule, but his power was unquestioned for centuries until the day
when one tribe, led by Azunai the Defender, began to explore the power of the
subterranean magic for themselves.
Zaramoth had a problem with this, naturally. The inevitable result of this
conflict came quickly - Zaramoth and Azunai were at war.
Their forces ultimately clashed on the Plain of Tears and, at the front lines,
Zaramoth and Azunai met. As their men raged around them, Zaramoth lifted his
Sword and brought it down with a mighty roar against the Shield of Azunai.
Then everything changed.
Both Sword and Shield had destinies of their own - and the moment they
collided, their time began.
The earth opened.
With a terrible scream, the souls of the soldiers tore from their chests and
rushed into the fissure, leaving the lifeless bodies strewn on the field. In
one horrific instant, the armies of Zaramoth and Azunai were utterly
obliterated.
The onrush of dying souls overloaded the River of Souls, stretching it beyond
its limit. The river spilled over its underground banks into fractured lay
lines, tipping the balance of the planet.
And above the killing fields, the stars shifted.
The Second Age had begun.
A thousand years passed as a new world emerged from the ashes. Magic, which
once travelled a single, controlled channel, now crisscrossed the planet in
lay lines, putting its power in the hands of any brave enough (or foolish
enough) to wield it. The kingdoms of Zaramoth and Azunai were part of the
distant past; the world had become a far more chaotic, tribal, and wild
place. People fought and loved and lived in their tribes, and the old ways
were almost forgotten.
Then one day, a prince of one of these tribes succumbed to a powerful illness.
After several days of feverish delirium, Valdis, son of Utor, spoke of strange
visions, which compelled him to travel into the mountains. Following that
call, he spent three long weeks in solitude, and when he emerged, he wielded a
precious object, something thought forever lost - the mighty Sword of
Zaramoth.
How had he found it? That is not mine to say.
The whispering began - Had Zaramoth returned in the guise of Valdis? Might the
great conflict between Zaramoth and Azunai return to this Age?"
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Walkthrough                                                         [DS.03.01]
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When you start a new game, you'll first have to select a difficulty. Once
you did that, it's time to select the race of your character, appearance etc.
Refer to the manual (it's also on the first CD) to learn what fits you the
best. Dryads are the best archers and death magic; Elves can use any kind of
magic; Half-Giant should go with melee weapons; Human is an all-around class
with no real aim.
Some general hints before we start, though;
* Save often. It's not going to hurt you.
* Be sure to use the powers of the characters in your party.
* Once you or someone levelled up, be sure to set the specialities. Later in
the guide you'll find a full list of the specialities.
* When there are lot of weak enemies around, let your party fight for
them self by pressing G (Rampage Mode). Stronger enemies should be taking
together by pressing F (Mirror Mode).
* Pause the game with space when things get crowded. This give you the time
to use potions, select powers etc.
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Act 1                                                               [DS.03.02]
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Chapter 1: The Siege of Geilyn Beach                                [DS.03.03]
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This part of the game isn't hard at all, and doesn't even require a
walkthrough. Just follow the instructions you get on your screen. The path is
very linear, and there is nothing you can do wrong.
Eventually, you'll go through a cave, and then end up at a temple, where the
computer takes over. You fight a bit, and when you are about to take the
mighty treasure, you get kicked in your ass. Hard.
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Chapter 2: Prisoner of War                                          [DS.03.04]
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Secondary Quests: * The Armorer's Apprentice (Finished in Chapter 4)
* Lumilla's Salve (Finished)
* Secrets of Xeria's Temple (Finished in Chapter 10)
You wake up in a cell. The Dryads have taken you as prisoner. Talk to the
people in the cells next to you, and then talk to the guard. Amren will show
up, and let you go. However, you're still a prisoner.
You have to prove yourself worthy by doing a small quest. First, head to the
blacksmith and talk to her. You'll get yourself the stones you need. Note
you can also talk to Telinu to get a quest. You won't be able to finish it
until you finished chapter 3, though.
Talk to Lumilla here, in the same room to get another quest. She wants four
nettle clusters you can find in the jungle. You can either get them in the
jungle, or you can buy them from the merchant outside the building. They are
quite expensive at this point though. Do as you please.
Before you leave town, be sure to get yourself a (free) party member. If you
have a person with melee attacks, get yourself the archer. If you use ranged
attacks yourself, I suggest to take the half-giant. For now you can only pick
one member (until you have 500 gold), but you can always kick them out of
your party. They'll both be at level 3 when they join you.
Head to the inn, and find the man at the bar. Talk to him to get a quest you
can't finish until much, much later.
Leave town the only way possible. Once you reached the ground, a guard will
escort you to the nearby post. Talk to people on your way. Once you reached
the post, you'll see Morden have taken it over. Kill them, and rescue the
prisoner.
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Chapter 3: The Morden Towers                                        [DS.03.05]
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Secondary Quests: * The Hak'u (Finished in Chapter 5)
So, it's time to wreck some havoc. You can return back to town if you need
to get new gear and that kind of stuff. If not, just follow the arrow on your
compass.
You'll get to the first tower. Kill the enemies, and free the prisoner. You
need to low the tower up. Grab a stick from the cage, and hold it in the fire.
Now set the tower on fire, and back off a bit. You'll find a teleporter if you
keep going. Near the teleporter, you'll also find two chants.
Now simply follow the path again and keep blowing up those towers. Not really
needed for me to write down this in details. You'll run into a woman who gets
attacked by a Hak'u. Talk to her for the Hak'u quest.
Between the third and four tower, you'll be able to fight the hidden Hak'u
cave. It's a bit easy of the fourth tower. Once you found it, remember where
it was, but don't enter yet. We'll come back here later.
Once you blew up the fourth tower, walk a bit further to find a teleporter.
Go back to town, and go talk to Celia. She'll let you go. Now you can visit
all the parts of Eirulan. To finish this chapter, head to the great hall, and
talk to Taar. You have the plague, and you need to cure it. There is a rumor
that there is a fountain the Elven Shrine that might be able to cure you.
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Chapter 4: The Plague                                               [DS.03.06]
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Secondary Quests: * The Armorer's Apprentice (Finished)
* Lelani's Sorrow (Finished in Act 3)
* Dire Wolf (Finished in Chapter 5)
* Secrets of the Elven Shrine (Finished)
* The Kithraya Hive (Finished in Chapter 6)
Before we head out to the Elven Shrine, we can get some additional quests.
Since the ring is removed, we are no longer limited in visiting the town of
Eirulan.
First, head towards platform with the pets. Don't enter yet, but find the
house where Lelani lives. Talk to her to get a quest. Her daughter was
recently murdered, and she wants to fulfil the wish of her child, even though
she'll never see it. Pick up the doll.
Remember how Telinu wanted you to check on a book? Inside the great hall are
two books. Pick them up, and read them. She needs 5 squares of leather, 3 pots
of boiling wax, 12 stoneshrooms and 2 basketfuls of leaves. She'll craft some
armor for you. Note that in the great hall you can also listen to an old woman
telling you stories. This is just for fun.
Now head inside the place of the pets, and talk to Neda. Keep asking until
she begins to talk about the Dire Wolf. You'll get a quest, and you'll be able
to get a Dire Wolf as pet.
Head up the stairs outside the pet store, and talk to Leanne. You'll need to
go to the Elven Shrine anyway, so the quest can fit right in.
Head towards the falls. Go down with the elevator and walk around to the next
elevator. Go up, and find a house where Tamari lives. She's afraid of spiders
because she saw a pretty big one. We can't kill it yet, but at least we have
the quest. Pull the lever to lower the bridge, so it's not a pain in the ass
to reach the house later, just in case.
Talk to Fenella in this area too. You can trade the doll for ale.
In the great hall is the mage you needed to talk to for the Dire Wolf quest.
Pay him a visit. He'll give you the direction of where to meet him. We
certainly will... later.
If you wish to get a third party member, talk to the woman that runs the inn.
It'll cost you 500 gold, but it's worth it.
Now go to the teleporter, and teleport yourself to the western part of the
jungle, near the last tower you destroyed. Follow the arrow on your compass
to get to the shrine. You'll meet some monsters on your way, but nothing too
serious. Enter the shrine.
Inside, you'll find a door with a target on it. Let someone shoot an arrow
into the door, and it'll open. Inside is a chest. Take the other door. You'll
find an elevator down.
Remember the side-quest with the secret elven room? Push the brick on the
wall. Grab the stuff and then pick up a green block. Put it in the slot. Pull
the lever to go down. Push the brick here, pick up a yellow block, and put it
in the slot. Now pick up a black block, and use the level to go down.
Push the brick here too, and put the black block in the slot. And finally
pick up a purple block and put it in the slot near the chest. Open the chest
too, while you're at it.
Now, the final room has three slots. Just enter the block of the same color in
a slot, easy as that. Pull the lever to find the secret room. You'll find 3
chants here, the quest item and some other stuff you may like. Now return to
the elevator (stay down).
Follow the path. You'll find a room that needs magic to be opened. If you
can't open it, you can come back a bit later. There is a chest inside.
You'll end up in a room with quite some enemies. You'll need to defeat the
special ones in order to gain access to the next room. In the next room is the
fountain you need, so use it to fill the vial. Don't bother walking back,
there is a teleporter to be found in a room nearby. Be sure to get the chant
in the room with the fountain too.
Get back to town, and complete the Secrets of the Elven Shrine quest first.
Now return to the great hall and talk to Taar. If you wish her to join you,
buy yourself another slot. This will cost you 1500 gold.
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Chapter 5: The Dryad Exile Colony                                   [DS.03.07]
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Secondary Quests: * The Hak'u (Finished)
* The Hak'u, Part II (Finished in Chapter 6)
* Taar's Investigation (Finished)
* Dire Wolf (Finished)
* Felwyr the Blacksmith (Finished in Act 1, Chapter 1)
The best thing is to select some spells you want Taar to use. She has some
great spells that boost your stats, so I recommend setting those to autocast.
She also has other great stuff, but it's up to you to decide what she should
use. Also set her specialities and equip her with the stuff she has herself.
Before we go for great adventures, we should solve a quest we already have for
a while. Use the teleporter, and go to the western part of the jungle. Walk
east and go to the hidden Hak'u cave. Kill everything, and pick up whatever
you can. When you get near the cage, the woman will go free, and it's over.
Go back to the teleporter, and go to the great hall. Walk to Hesla, and talk
to her to finish the quest. You'll get a new quest right away though.
The new quest is in the same direction as your main quest, so that's a good
thing. Select Taar, and talk to Arianne near the great hall. She'll give you a
new quest. You need to investigate about a big Hak'u beast.
Teleport yourself northern teleporter in the jungle. From there follow the
path north until you find a Hak'u camp. You'll find the Hak'u Ceremonial
Blade here.
Now head to the south gate of town (from the pet shop). Keep walking south,
and you'll find a cave. Equip the Hak'u Ceremonial Blade, and use it to slay
the beast. Go back to Arianne, and she'll reward you.
Now head back to the south gate again, and follow the actual path. You'll find
a small Hak'u camp. You can enter ruins here. If you move the chalice, you'll
reveal a secret room with an enemy and some stuff. A bit east from the ruins
is a small cave. The enemies have good stuff on them.
Continue down the path. You'll be able to find two more small caves. The
one that's north of the ruins lead to the mage for the Dire Wolf quest. Talk
to him, and he'll open the portal. Simply kill all the Nawl Beasts and the
wolf will come true. When you have time, return to the pet shop. From that
moment on, you'll be able to buy a Dire Wolf.
Head back to the ruins, and continue down the path ahead of you. Once you
passed the bridge, leave the mean path, and enter the cave ahead of you.
Inside you'll find a blacksmith who needs your help. Accept the quest.
Head down into the cellar and find his gear. You can't get lost. Also be on
the look out for secret rooms (blue dots on your compass will tell you where
the buttons and statues are).
Once you've got the stuff he needs, head back to him. This time, the creatures
stole him hammer. Go after it. After you found it, give it back to him and
he'll send your weapon to Aman'lu.
Note; be sure you save your game for the next part and set your party mode
to mirror. Otherwise the game may crash on you. Follow the path again. You'll
end up at the colony, but everyone turned into monsters. Save the Azunite
Scholar, and talk to him. He'll tell you a story. Valdis has a sword, and if
he finds a shield, which is shattered, he'll be able to bring havoc upon the
world and change it to his wishes. Can you believe you helped him in the
beginning of the game? ;p He'll open a path for you, and tell you where to go.
Pick up the items he gives you too.
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Chapter 6: Leaving Geilyn Isle                                      [DS.03.08]
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Secondary Quests: * The Hak'u, Part II (Finished)
* The Kithraya Hive (Finished)
Remember the Hak'u quest? Don't take the path the scholar opened, but the
other one. Enter it, and talk to Hrawn. Accept his quest to kill the Hak'u
leader.
You can find the leader by heading to the teleporter in the western jungle,
and going straight west. The compass indicates where he is. Once you killed
him, report back.
Now head back, and take the path that was opened for you. Follow it, and
you'll find another teleporter. You probably want to go back to town right
now to get rid of a lot of goodies and make money.
Continue down the path, and you'll find a cave. Pass through it, and you'll
find Vix. He tells you his story. You can either take him in the party, or
just tell him to get lost. You can also get two chants and a book here.
Enter the caves, and simply find the exit. You'll find an elevator, but it's
broken, so that'll have to wait till later. Outside you'll find a teleporter.
Follow the path to enter the lower level of the cave. You'll find one of
Tyr's man, but he'll transform into a zombie. A bit later, you can go either
left or right. Go right to find the Kithraya Hive Queen you need to kill for
Tamari. This area is hard, so beware.
Once you killed the Queen, head back and follow the other path. You'll be
outside again. Find the shard, and destroy it. This may just be the cause of
the plague. Walk a bit further to find the scholar. Talk to him. He'll
explain how the shard was indeed used to spread the plague. The plague isn't
a disease though; those spirits you saw take over the bodies of men and
beasts to fight again. Once they are killed, they'll find their peace.
Take the portal to leave this island. Then talk to Captain Suzor.
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Chapter 7: Secret of the Azunite Desert                             [DS.03.09]
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Secondary Quests: * Lelani's Sorrow (Continued)
* A Family's Heirloom (Finished)
Talk to Soldier Balamar to trade the Elven Ale with Skatch Cat ribs. Remember
who wanted meat? Indeed, someone in the inn. Take the teleporter home (the one
outside the camp, mind you) and go to the inn. Trade the Skatch Cat ribs with
Soldier Jordan for a statue of Xeria.
While you're here anyway, head to the falls and show the head of the spider
to Tamari. She'll reward you.
Head back to the desert, and follow the arrow. You'll find a big monster, but
he's not hostile (yet). Talk to him, and he'll try to kill you. Once you
killed him, you'll get the Stela of Blindness. Only three left.
Head straight west from there, and kill the monsters to find the Stela of
Life. Head back to were you found the first Stela, and open the other gate.
Head that way. Once you find a tower, enter it and take the elevator down.
Talk to Master Thestrin to get a quest.
Let's do this quest first. Head back to down, and go southeast to find the
crypt. Inside, don't open any door. There are level 28 monsters here, and it
can easily be your death. Talk to the statue, and give the answer. If you give
the wrong answer, you'll be attacked. I actually recommend to answer wrong
until no monsters will attack you anymore. Why? Because they give a great
deal of strong weapons and armor. Anyway, the correct answer is the order
3412. This will open the door, but inside are some level 28 and one level 30
enemies. What to do? Grab the quest item, try to open the chests (they
contain good stuff, trust me) and make sure no one dies. Then return to Master
Thestrin to get your reward - a chant. Give him his thing back, and he'll
teach you a real chant. The other one isn't very wise to use.
Now continue your main quest. Follow the path and kill the monsters to get the
Stela of Death. One final one to go. Head north and a bit east to find the
Stella of Sight. Now all you need to do is put them into the Lost Vault of the
Azunites. You can first enter the cave for some fun, but the main goal is to
walk east a bit, and enter the cave north. From there, you can reach the
Lost Vault by going down some elevators. Good treasures here too, but watch
out for the Mimics; they look like treasures, but are able to use magic
against you and hurt quite a bit. However, by opening all treasures new rooms
(where enemies come from) will be opened. One of them contains a chant.
Whatever you do, head down and place the Stelas. Open the door and grab the
chant in the main room. Then pick up the Silver Mirror and the map.
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Chapter 8: The Lost Azunite Artifact                                [DS.03.10]
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Enter the door that just opened, and go up. Then, walk to the north until you
find a teleporter. Perhaps it's time to sell some stuff? ;p
When you're done, follow the path. It'll lead to a cave, and eventually to
a room with lots of statues. Place the mirror you found in the statue that has
no mirror. Then just solve the easy puzzle; the light must shine into the
stone that's in the pillar next to you. Once this is done, the floor will lift
up.
Head down, and pick up the artifact. Then talk to the Elven Spirit. You have
the blood of the Azunite in you, and are one of them. So much for that. The
elf will leave a chest. Open it for goodies.
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Chapter 9: Windstone Fortress                                       [DS.03.11]
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Secondary Quests: * The Missing Squadron (Finished)
* The Imprisoned Half-Giant (Finished)
Go up, and talk to the Elven Spirit again. After a story of history, he'll
open a path (or you can tell him to cut it, and open it right away). Head
there.
Outside is a teleporter. There is only one way to go, and that's inside
the cave. In here, one path goes up a staircase. It leads to a shrine to
chant. It's not really worth it, but the extra kills won't hurt you. In the
Room with the Skaths you'll be able to turn two valves in order to open a
secret room. Inside are enemies and goodies.
Now head back to the other exit. For a brief second you'll be outside, but
soon enough you'll be in the cave again. You can walk back to the other room
on a higher level to access a chest. Now continue down your little journey.
You'll find a teleporter, and a bit further the fortress. However, it's
pretty heavily guarded. Don't you love it when that happens?
Once you reached the fortress, someone will block the way to the bridge. What
a warm welcome.
Head to the end of the entrance, then head east. In the small hall, you'll
find a room where Private Banos stands. Talk to him for a quest. We need to
save some people.
Continue down the hall, and open the rooms for goodies. Watch out for Mimics
though. You'll find a book about half-giants on the floor. In that same hall,
enter the door to find a chant. Go back, and look at the small statue in the
hall. Active it to open a secret room.
Leave the hall. You can go either to the west wing, or continue the main
quest.  First head to the west wing. You'll find a survivor here, a book about
Xeria and a chant. Now head the other way, up to the bridge.
You'll find a teleporter, and both Squadron Leader Taarth and Captain Dathry.
But first, head to the west, into the barracks and find the last survivor.
In the same room you'll find a chant. Head back, and talk to Squadron Leader
Taarth. He'll give you a key and some other stuff.
Now talk to the half-giant in the hole to start yet another quest. Talk to
Soldier Orayne about this matter.
Anyway, talk to Captain Dathry. You'll get one of the keys to the vault. Now
head down to the east, and open the vault. Continue to the next room. Pick
up a yellow block here, and put it down the socket. In the next room, find
yourself two green blocks, and put them down the socket. In the room after
that, kill the enemies to get a key, then put two red blocks down the socket.
Use the key to open the vault.
Inside, kill the enemies, grab the stuff and then combine the bowl with the
blue flames. Time to head back to Captain Dathry. Talk to him, and they'll
blow the barricade up. After that, talk to him again, and he'll let Sartan
free. You can let Sartan join your party, if you want to.
Anyway, continue over the bridge, into the temple. You may want to help the
soldiers slay the demons though.
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Chapter 10: The Temple of Xeria                                     [DS.03.12]
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Secondary Quests: * Secrets of Xeria's Temple (Finished)
Inside, kill every enemy you'll find. Be sure you open every door as well,
just to be sure. Once they are all killed, the magical field will vanish.
Don't do anything with the artifact yet, though. Simply walk to the room
before the one with the statue, and find the green balls. Put it in the
socket. This will open a new room, with more balls, more sockets etc. I
explained this already, and I'm sure you'll manage. In the final room you'll
find a lot of stuff, and the quest item.
Go back to the inn one way or another, and talk to the man at the bar. He'll
give you some stuff.
Now head back to the statue and use the artifact on it. You can now enter the
next area. There are a lot of secret rooms here. Also find the book. Just
find the shard by taking the obvious route. You may find the earth chamber
when looking for secret rooms. You can't do anything there for now.
You'll find the boss of Act 1; a giant multi-headed snake. Fun stuff. You need
to kill each head, but it's not that hard. Once it's killed, destroy the shard
and enter the portal.
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Act 2                                                               [DS.03.13]
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Chapter 1: The Town of Aman'Lu                                      [DS.03.14]
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Secondary Quests: * Tywlis' Broken Staff (Can be finished, no further info)
* A Dark Ohm (Finished in Chapter 5)
* Viperclaw (Can be finished, no further info)
* Arinth's Legendary Staff (Finished later)
* Mythrilhorn (Finished later)
* A Family Heirloom, Part II (Finished in Chapter 5)
* Lothar's Innocence (Lothar needed, finished in Chapter 4)
* Deru's Treasure Hunt (Deru needed, finished later)
* Mark of the Assassin (Finished later)
After the cinematic and the small talk, head inside the magic shop. Talk to
the woman to get a quest - it'll allow you to talk to the spirits later on.
On the top floor of the shop, you can find yourself two books.
Head towards the south gate (the bridge is broken). There is a small house to
the east. Enter it, and pick up the stone. This will start another quest.
After this, go to the pet shop and get another quest for another new pet.
After that, head south from there, and be sure you have Daru in your party.
Talk to the prospector for another quest.
Head back to the southern jungle of Act 1. From there, walk to the ruins next
to you. This is where you'll find the hidden treasure. Let Daru open it to
find some gold, and a riddle. That's it for now. Return back to the town of
Aman'Lu.
Go northeast of the portal, and talk to Eolanda. Accept the quest for the
quest itself and a book. Inside her house is another book. Around the house
is Eumenidie. Talk to her for another quest that requires you to gather
ingredients. You can find them in the forest. You can buy a griffon feather
at the local magic shop. The house near her has the book "Dryads and their
Customs".
From there, head to the northwest, and talk to Tywlis. She has another quest
for you. You can also find a book in her house. To help her, you need a
Rainbow Trinket. I got lucky and found it in town after a few tries at the
merchant.
In the house behind the armor and weapon sellers is another book to be
found. If you did the quest for the blacksmith in Act 1, talk to his brother
to get your weapon.
Head to the inn. With Lothar in your party, talk to Roland. You'll get yet
another quest. Then talk to Athelas for another quest (that is, if you did
the Family Heirloom quest). You can get Amren to join your party, if that's
what you wish. I suggest you to wait. I'll get back to him once we can
finish his special quest later on. Upstairs is another book.
Now head to Celeb'Hel (the main quest, remember? ;p). Inside is another book.
After you got it, talk to him. You'll finish the quest, get a new one, get a
teleport stone and a map.
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Chapter 2: Finala and the Broken Bridge                             [DS.03.15]
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Not a hard part. Leave the town by heading north, and just stay on the path.
You'll cross a bridge once. You'll find Finala after a short while.
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Chapter 3: The Elen'Lu Isles                                        [DS.03.16]
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A bit further north is a teleporter. Just keep going north. Why did you need
this walkthrough again? Just follow the path. When you get to a shrine for
chants, you can take a small shortcut by going north. Then follow the path
again to the next teleporter.
Head through the small temple, and then you'll find the isles. The FMV that'll
start spoils the whole "puzzle". You need to kill the enemies to find small
prisms. Use the magical bridges to access other isles. Put the small prisms
inside the devices you find in the north, east, south and west, and make sure
they point to the main structure. Once this is done, find the bridge that
leads to that main structure, and kill the enemies to find the large prism.
Put that on top of the structure.
The flames will go away, but you'll be ambushed by enemies. Kill them, and
then head back to town with either a spell or by the teleporter. Head to the
south and talk to Finala. She'll offer you to join your party. It's up to
you. If you follow my plan, wait a bit longer, and we can get her in the
party for the rest of the game.
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Chapter 4: The Royal Caravan                                        [DS.03.17]
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Secondary Quests: * A Servant's Haunt (Finished in Chapter 5)
* Lothar's Innocence (Lothar needed, finished)
* Finala's Contempt (Finished later)
* A Servant's Haunt (Continued)
Leave town and head south. You'll see a house in the west. There is a book
here called Downfall of the Manu Ostar. Grab it. Then head to the house in the
east for a quest.
Head further south. Once you find two signs, you'll notice another path
that leads up a staircase. Head there. Inside the house are two chants;
Chant of Dexterity and Chant of Intelligence.
Head back and go south. You'll find a tree with a door. Enter it and push the
brick for a little treasure. Then follow the path again. You'll find a
teleporter. Head down south again, but once you're able to go to the west, do
so. You'll end up in a cave crawling with enemies. You only need to do this
when you're doing the quest "Lothar's Innocence". Find Magrus and talk to him.
He'll flee, but he'll drop the key to his house. Let's go find the house. Head
back to the teleporter, follow the path back to where you came from. Once you
see the health shrine, walk north a bit more, and then head east to find the
house. Talk to Magrus, but he'll fight for it. Attack him, and once you
damaged him enough, he'll surrender. Head to the inn, and talk to Roland to
finish the quest.
Depending on your situation, you might want to kick Lothar out of your party
now, and get Finala. His quest is done, after all. At least, that's what I did
;p We'll get him back in a sec.
Finala can active a new quest. You need to head to the Kithraya Valley, and
head inside the upper cave. There is a broken elevator here that Finala can
fix. Go down, and let her open the big chest. It seems the Morden have more
towers on the island, and we need to destroy them.
First head to the southern jungle teleporter. From there, walk away from the
big ruins (yes, away). You'll find an area with an entrance to some small
ruins. Finala will find a secret door there. Follow it to find the first
tower. Blow it up.
After that, head to the northern jungle teleporter, and go north. Remember the
wall that blocked a path? Finala will open it. Here you'll find tower two,
three and four. After that, you need to head to yet another Morden base.
However, we can't do that right now.
Simply head back to the teleporter in the forest we last found, and continue
the main journey from there. After a while, you'll notice you can take an
elevator down at some structure in the middle of a field. Do so.
Once you are down, the ghost wants a word with you. We can't talk to it yet
though. Take the only door that you can open. Inside you'll find the Chant of
Fighter Health. In the next room you'll find the Chant of Ranger Health and
the Chant of Mage Health. In this room, also push a brick to open a hidden
room. Now head back. We can't do a thing before we know the Chant of Dead.
Continue down the path, and you'll notice the caravan is shattered into quite
some pieces. Time to pay back the Vai'Kesh. Note the teleporter and how the
guy has a quest. You can't do this yet, since you need Eva for this. I'll get
back to this later.
Continue down the path. After a while, you'll see you can leave the main path
and go a bit higher. Do this, and you'll find a tree with an elevator inside
(right...). Open the secret room and kill the big fat nasty enemy. You'll find
a mysterious chant here.
Now go back to the path and follow it. You'll find the Vai'Kesh, but you can't
enter the gate. Just continue to find the sanctuary. Talk to the guard who's
standing next to the door. He'll let you in. Inside, talk with the prophet.
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Chapter 5: The Vai'Kesh and the Aegis of Death                      [DS.03.18]
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Secondary Quests: * A Servant's Haunt (Finished)
* A Servant's Haunt, Part II (Finished)
* A Dark Ohm (Finished)
* Deru's Treasure Hunt (Continued)
Apparently they don't want you to take the aegis. Then we'll get it by force.
Kill all the enemies to release the spell on the door. On the upper floor is
a brick you can push to gain access to the Chant of Fighter Power. In this
room you can push another brick to open another secret room. Inside is a Mimic
though, so I suggest to just leave it be. Enter the door that was protected
before.
Now simple follow the path. You'll end up outside. From there, head south to
find a teleporter and a cave. Enter the cave. Once you are outside again (on
the other side, that is), you'll find another teleporter. Why they put it
there is beyond me. You just passed one. Before you head out and kill the
damn elf, first head south.
Enter the small cave here. The demon will be unleashed. Kill it, and talk to
Athelas for your reward. Now head back, and walk towards the elf. He'll flee
again. Kill his servants and enter the cave ahead of you.
Kill the enemies here, and open the door. You'll observe the ritual, so you
can learn the Chant of Dead. Finally. Kill the enemies here for some
experience. You'll find the Chant of Fortification here.
Head back to town and finish the quest for the Chant of Dead to finally get
it. Remember the ghost that wanted to talk with you? Head to the southern
Vai'Lutra forest to get there. Use the Chant of Dead on the shrine, and then
head to the structure in the middle of the field. Go down, and talk with the
spirit.
After a short while, you need to follow him into the next room. Kill the
enemies, and pick up the portrait of the Lady of the Estate. Return to the
ghost and talk to it. He'll move to the next room, where you'll find a lock of
hair. Return it to the ghost for another story. He'll head to the next room.
Kill the enemies, pick up the love letter, and return it to the ghost once
again. He'll send you to a secret room where you'll find some jewels.
back to Amen'Lu, and talk with Eldoriath to finish the quest.
However, when you talk to the spirit again, he needs some more help. Accept
this for another quest. Head back to Eiluran, and head to the inn. Talk with
Lady Levreth here. She admits she murdered him, but tells her someone else
convinced her to do it. He is in Amen'Lu.
Head back to Amen'Lu and find Guardian Commander Withril (north of the
teleporter). Talk to him, and then kill him. The elder will reward you, and
the spirit can now finally rest.
Head back to the teleporter in the Vai'Kesh forest. Cross the bridge (the one
next to the cave where you learned the Chant of Dead). Follow the path again.
Once you crossed the second bridge, head to the west, and enter the cave. I
found an Onyx Fragment there, which you may or may not need.