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Wizardry 7 FAQ
Index:
1. Choosing a Party
2. Changing Professions
3. General Playing Tips
4. Places
5. Other Questions
6. Patches, cheats & cracks
7. The items in the game
8. Monster list
9. Credits
1. Choosing a Party
During character creation, you get a number of bonus points, randomly
generated. Keep rolling until you get a reasonably high set of bonus
points -- there's no sense in starting off with a weak character.
You want all your characters to be magic-users of some kind, even if
they're primarily fighters. For example, don't settle for a fighter;
wait till you get enough bonus points to get a valkyrie, a ninja, a
monk, or some other magic-using class. You may have to try again and
again before you get a decent number of bonus points; the average
seems to be about 10, but if you try often enough you can get twice
that. I wouldn't settle for anything less than 15. You want your
characters to start as powerfully as possible, so they aren't always
dying in the early stages of the game.
Note: Some people on the net have pointed out that in the later stages
of the game, your front-line fighters have such great weapons, you
don't want them to waste their time casting spells. I would say that
it depends on the spells. First of all, the more people who have Heal
Wounds, the better. Second, spells like Silence, Dispel Undead, and
Astral Gate can quickly neutralize groups of magic-using attackers,
and this is sometimes crucial to winning a combat. It's true that
your front line usually just bashes away with their Light Sabers,
Excalibur, and all the rest...but from time to time, it's tremendously
helpful to have them cast spells instead.
I have observed that different races recover magic points at different
speeds. Since you can't change races, pick races that can recover
magic quickly -- you don't want to be stuck with slow-recovering
characters later in the game. Good races: elf, gnome, faerie, rawulf,
mook, and maybe felpurr. Other races are slower to get back magic
points.
Beginning parties should contain a mage and priest. These "pure"
classes learn spells faster than classes that mix magic with better
fighting ability (e.g. bards, rangers, etc.). They can change later
on, once they've acquired a good mix of spells. Even if you have
enough points to become one of the advanced characters (Bishop,
Samurai, etc.) pick simple characters (Mage, Priest, etc.) to start
out with, because they advance faster than the advanced classes.
Spells you want ASAP:
Pr: Heal Wounds, Bless, Cure Poison, Silence, Hold Monster
M: Energy Blast, Direction, Knock-knock, Magic Missile,
Sleep, Blinding Flash, Wizard's Eye, Fireball, Iceball
Ps: Heal Wounds, Identify, Divine Trap, Silence
Al: Heal Wounds, Acid Splash, Cure Poison, Fire Bomb
Many other spells are useful to have (three cheers for Nuclear Blast!)
but the above are the ones you should aim for first.
Just for the sake of interest, my party started as:
Rawulf Valkyrie (F)
Felpurr Monk (M)
Dracon Ninja (M)
Gnome Priest (F)
Human Bard (F)
Elf Mage (F)
I found that the human just couldn't keep up with the others. I
wanted to use her as a spellcaster most of the time, but she just
didn't recover magic fast enough. Instead of a human, pick a
Faerie...but don't start the Faerie as a bard, because a Faerie
Bard doesn't get the Lute of Sleep that other bards start with.
2. Changing Professions
When you change professions, you go back to experience level 1 in the
new profession. Your stats drop sharply, but your skills remain the
same. Furthermore, you retain all the spells and spell points your
character had already acquired.
In order to consider the good and bad points of changing professions,
let's look at a level 10 mage who is considering a switch to a
samurai. If the mage has just turned level 10, he needs 300,000
experience points to reach level 11. If he switches to a samurai,
those same 300,000 experience points will get him back to about
experience level 8 as a samurai. Thus, if the character stays a mage,
those 300,000 points give him only one skill improvement (from level
10 to 11); if the character changes to a samurai, the character gets
*seven* skill improvements.
The moral is clear: if you want to improve skills quickly, switch
professions somewhere around level 10. The price is that your stats
go back down to pretty pathetic levels, but they increase fairly
quickly again.
Other things to consider: low level characters can only cast spells at
low levels. Thus your level 10 mage may be able to cast a 7-dice
fireball, but your level 1 samurai will only be able to cast a 1-die
fireball, even if he has plenty of spell points available. Don't
switch professions just before you go into a major fight, and don't
switch professions for all your characters at once. Stagger your
switches so that you always have a few reasonably high level
characters, so they can cast high level spells.
Certain other skills also depend on experience level. For example,
the ninja and monk natural armor class advantage is based on a
combination of ninjutsu skill and experience level. For every
experience level you increase, your AC can go down -1 if you have a
high ninjutsu rating. Therefore switching classes (temporarily)
negates a huge AC advantage if you're a monk or a ninja.
Just for the sake of curiosity, I kept one of my characters in his
original profession for the whole game: a Dracon Ninja. By the end of
the game, *all* of my other characters had skills of 100 in Kirijutsu
and Ninjutsu; the original Ninja didn't. Also, all my other
characters had scores of 100 in at least two magic disciplines; the
original Ninja only had about 60 in his first discipline (Alchemy, of
course). Finally, the original Ninja was only about 4 experience
levels ahead of the next closest character. Changing professions
really does make stronger, more versatile characters, more quickly.
Note: To change to a new profession, you need the minimum stats for
that profession. Suppose you have a mage who you want to turn into a
monk, but who doesn't have enough Piety. Keep clicking on the mage's
candle to find out when the mage is getting close to going up an
experience level. Save when you get close. When the mage finally
goes up a level, the game increases various stats at random. If you
don't get an increase in Piety, terminate the game, load the previous
save game, and take another shot at it. Repeat until you get the
Piety increase you want. It may take some patience, but it saves time
in the long run
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3. General Playing Tips:
Save, save, save. And save again. Before you try to open any chest,
save; that way if you set off traps, you can back up and try again.
Same thing before you try to open any locked door, and before you go
through any doorway (since many doorways have combat on the other
side).
If a character dies in combat, terminate the game and load your
previous save game. With patience, you can get through the game
without ever having to resurrect a party member. If everyone survives
a combat in reasonably good shape, save immediately.
Save before you rest. If you get through the rest period without a
battle, save before resting again. It's a "ratchet" approach to the
game; if something good happens, no matter how small, save so that you
can move forward from that good point.
Don't kill NPCs until you're absolutely sure you've wrung them dry of
all relevant information. If you happen to kill an NPC by accident
(because they got angry at you and attacked), terminate the game and
load your previous save game. If you kill the wrong NPC, you may end
up in a position where you have an extremely difficult time finishing
the game. (Note: some NPCs can show up with annoying regularity.
Hold your temper, at least until you get the *LEGEND* map. You
cannot win the game without this map.)
Take notes. Lots of notes. Also make maps when you need to. The
automapping feature is okay some of the time, but in places like the
Halls of the Past (under the Isle of Crypts) and the Temple of Aerial
Whimsey (in Dane Tower), you need to make your own maps to keep track
of teleports.
Before you get rid of anything you pick up, take it to an NPC (like
the Innkeeper in New City) and try to sell it. He'll say "YOU NEED
THAT" if it's a crucial artifact of the game.
Have your characters specialize in skills. For example, have one put
points into Searching, one into Mapping, one into Artifacts, and so
on. Never spend points on Oratory--it goes up automatically. Same
thing with mythology and combat skills.
Beginning characters should put one or two points into swimming with
each level increase, until each character gets to 10 pts. After that,
forget it. 10 points means you can survive one second in the water,
and after that, each time you go into the water, you automatically
gain a point. Thus as soon as everyone gets 10 points of swimming,
swimming practice will give you as many additional points as you want.
4. Places:
The following list looks at various places in Lost Guardia and the
most frequently asked questions about them. I present them in the
order I got around to them in the game.
4.1. Outside New City:
Suggestions: explore the outside of New City first. In particular, go
down the ladder just outside the walls of New City -- there's a little
dungeon there that seems specifically designed as a training ground:
easy monsters, a few secret doors, etc. (You won't have any spells to
find secret doors yet, so just make sure you look at every wall you
pass. The big blue buttons for secret doors are pretty obvious.)
Where do I find the mapping kit?
A short distance to the south and east of where you wake up, you
can find a treasure chest with a mapping kit inside. You'll know
you're going in the right direction when you get a message saying
the woods seem creepy; some distance further on you hear
creatures gnawing on bones, then fight a bunch of Alliphoots and
Dandiphoots. (This is a tough fight if your characters are only
level 1; better to try the little dungeon first.) Beyond the
phoots, just keep going south and east; you really can't go wrong
unless you double back on yourself. (Have your mage cast
Direction so that you know which direction is which.)
How do I get across the field of orchids?
Don't try it when you start the game. Later on, your characters
will have no trouble staying awake if they really want to cross
it, but there's nothing interesting there.
What does the flying whale mean?
Nothing much; it could be referring to a spaceship landing in
Nyctalinth.
New City:
How do I get into New City?
Mention the armorer, whose name you found in the dungeon under
the city.
How do I get into Umpani Detache?
Wait -- once you get to Ukpyr, you can teleport to Umpani Detache
with the Umpani teleport
What should I buy from the Innkeeper?
You'll need bananas later.
How do I get into the T'Rang house?
Wait -- once you get to Nyctalinth, you can teleport to the
house.
How do I get into Old City?
The librarian has the key; ask him about ARCHIVES. The entrance
to Old City is in the Condemned Area.
How do I get into the Curio Museum?
Use the penny.
What do I do with the heads in the Curio Museum?
The *BOAT* map tells you what to do with them.
How do I open the door with the colored lights?
Read the black wafer; it suggests the sequence of colored buttons
you have to push.
How do I open the security door? The black wafer just sets off
alarms.
You need a control card...found later in the game.
How do I get into the Weaponry Shoppe?
Talk about the BLACK MARKET.
General Notes: Make sure you go everywhere. Eventually, you'll need
to get to the statue in the middle of the pool, but don't try it until
everyone in the party has at 10 points of Swimming. Search at the
statue's feet. Talk to the priest in the temple.
When you free the prisoner from the jail, make sure he doesn't leave
without talking to you. If necessary, terminate the game and load
your previous save game. Keep at it until he talks to you. He'll
send you to Orkogre Castle.
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4.2. Orkogre Castle:
Why can't I get into anyplace interesting?
There are hidden doors in various places. A "Detect Secret"
spell should find them. If you don't have that spell yet, walk
around looking at every wall; the big buttons to open secret
doors are fairly obvious.
How do I get into the Outer Sanctum?
Go to the blood stains. Search. Then use the Polished
Steelplate.
How do I get into the Inner Sanctum?
Go through all the cells in the prison. You'll find more secret
doors. The buttons you press may open up secret doors in places
you've already searched, so go back through a second time.
How do I get into the Throne Room?
You want to catch the monkey's attention. Back in New City, the
innkeeper sells bananas..., or you can find some in one of the
prison cells.
What do I tell the king?
THE DARTAEN ALLIANCE IS BROKEN!
The king sent me to get something, but it was missing by the time I
got there. Am I in trouble?
No. Part of the story underlying the game is that other people
are looking for the same things you are. Sometimes, they may get
certain objects ahead of you, particularly maps. Don't worry.
Throughout the course of the game, your competitors slowly kill
each other, so that the goodies become concentrated in the hands
of a few characters. Find those characters, and you find all the
things that were stolen before you got there.
I couldn't get past the spectral ravens in the inner sanctum the first
time I encountered them. However, when I had gained a little more
experience, I thumped them easily.
4.3. Munkharama:
What do I tell Brother T'Shober?
SLAY NOT HE THAT CANNOT HEAR.
What good is the polar bear?
When you invoke the polar bear, it supposedly adds to your
Swimming ability. I never noticed this myself, but others
on the net say it is so.
What is the answer to the well's riddle?
COINS. (What else do you put into a well?)
How do I get into the temple?
Swim out to the statue. Search in the little pools around the
statue; you'll find jewels of various colors. Put each jewel
into the urn whose color matches the jewel. Go back to the
statue and use the item you found at the base of the statue back
in New City.
I've searched the temple, but there's one room I can't get into.
Every time I try, I fall into a trap door.
Take the notched stick and go around to the rear of the room that
contains the trap door. Stick the stick in the hole. This locks
the door in place and you can go on your way.
I've retrieved the Holy Work from the temple, but I can't get into the
Land of Dreams. I don't know what to tell the guy inside.
The front door of the Land of Dreams has a second name on it:
GRAN MELANGE. Talk about this to the apothecary, and he'll tell
you the answer to the question that the fellow inside the Land of
Dreams asks.
What do I do with the Pipe and the Pastille?
Merge them. Go through the black door. Sit through a vision of
the end of the world. After the vision is over, use the Pipe and
Pastille. You'll get a different vision and be able to move on.
Where are the five flowers?
You can find three of them by going through Ukpyr and exploring
the region to the north. To find the other two, go back to the
place north of Munkharama where the river crosses the road. Go
east for a while along the south side of the river. Then swim
across the river and thoroughly explore the region on the other
side. This will require going through mountains.
I can't figure out how to combine the five flowers, as described in
Xen Xheng's note.
The trick is that you have to use Holy Water. You can buy some
at the apothecary's.
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4.4. Ukpyr:
The Umpani won't let me in.
You must have alienated an Umpani somehow. Go back to the black
market guy in New City and strike up a deal. That should make
you friends with the Umpani again.
Should I join the Umpani forces?
It's useful. They give you good stuff like guns, and the thermal
pineapple.
But if I join the Umpani, I can't join the T'Rang.
You can work for both. I joined the Umpani in Ukpyr, then ran
across the T'Rang north of Ukpyr who asked me to betray the
Umpani. I didn't; I killed the T'Rang instead. However, later
on, the T'Rang in Nyctalinth still tried to recruit me and I
decided to join them. In my opinion I got the best of both
worlds...and after I had milked the T'Rang for all the
information I could, I used the Thermal Pineapple from the Umpani
to trash the T'Rang eggs.
4.5. North of Ukpyr:
How do I get across the whirlpool?
Use the rebus egg.
Should I work for the T'Rang?
I said I would, then lied to them. They got upset and attacked,
but they were easy to beat.
Why does it tell me that I get an eerie feeling in a certain spot?
The spot is haunted. Remember where you are; you'll have to come
back to this spot later.
A raven flies overhead and says, "Al-bie..." What does this mean?
Darned if I know. But the raven might be trying to say "Help me"
4.6. Nyctalinth:
Should I work for the T'Rang now?
Yes. H'Jenn-Ra T'Rang will tell you the combination to get the
*BOAT* map from Rattkin Ruins, and will also let you use the
T'Rang teleport facilities.
What do I do in the graveyard?
Make sure you've explored the rest of Nyctalinth first. Then
start by digging up graves. You'll fall through into a huge
underground complex. This complex leads to yet another statue
where you should search for something useful.
How do I get past the eggs?
Use the thermal pineapple.
What do I do with the frozen Savant Troopers?
Use the Mystery Ray. You'll find out something interesting.
How do I get the wand that the ghost keeps stealing?
Use the TYDNAB EMYT statue in the empty tomb.
What do I do with the wand?
Equip it (it's cursed) and you'll be able to go through the force
field to find something useful.
4.7. Rattkin Ruins:
How do I get in?
Just off the road on the way to Rattkin Ruins, there's another
small ruin. Go in and you'll have a big fight with Man o' the
Woods (walking trees): a very nasty fight, with three rounds.
After the fight, put the Bonsai Tree (from the Inner Sanctum
of Orkogre Castle) in the middle of the pavement in the middle
of the ruins.
Why should I care about Bertie?
He can sell you a potion that you need in the funhouse.
How do I get into the Thieves' Guild?
Down on the ground inside Rattkin Ruins, try to pick Blindmeis's
pocket. You'll get a ring. Take the ring back up to the Thieves
Guild entrance, put on the ring, and stick your hand through the
window.
How do I get into the Funhouse?
Talk to Blindmeis in the Thieves Guild.
What do I do with the teeter-totter?
Wind up the weight with the spool handle. Put the rubber band
onto the strange device with two blades. Drink the featherweight
potion before hopping on the teeter-totter.
What do I do with the dowel?
Stick it through the hole in the wall. It will come in handy
later.
How should I set the levers?
The levers control the direction you go on the water slide.
First, take the rope that's attached to the bar and lower it down
the hole near the top of the water slide. Then experiment with
the levers. I just treated the five levers as a binary counter,
with up counting as a 1-bit and down counting as a 0-bit. It's
easy to walk through all the possible combinations in a
methodical way.
You can try this combination, I still don't know if it's the correct
so mail me about it please.
First, some definitions. "Top" means the lever most towards the top
of the monitor on the upper level (the one with 3 levers on it)
when looking at the level using the map kit, "Right" means the
lever most towards the right of the monitor screen, etc. For the
levers, 1=down and 0=up.
Top 1
Right 0
Left 1
Bottom level Top 0
Bottom level Bottom 1
What's the proper combination of the spears?
H'Jenn-Ra T'Rang tells you.
It is 534261
How do I tell Don Barlone what he wants?
You need the T'Range Portbook and the TX-Decoder. Use the
Decoder on the Portbook.
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4.8. Giant's Cave:
This is just a straightforward slugfest. You need the Necromantic
Helm for later.
4.9. Witch Mountains:
What do I do with the vines?
Merge them into 1000' of vines. Use the result at the huge
"unscalable" cliff so you can get down into the Tramontane
Forest.
How do I find out the names of the witches?
Go to the "haunted" spot north of Ukpyr. Put on the Necromantic
Helm. Wait till the darkest part of the night (midnight). You
will see a haunting that will tell you the names.
4.10. Dane Tower:
What do I do with Jonga powder?
On each level, there is a little urn. Sprinkle Jonga powder into
the urn and it deactivates certain traps on the level. The traps
won't stop you, but they will blast you, paralyze you, drive you
mad, etc.
What's the story about Belcanzor?
You can find him by day in his shop in Dane Tower. You can find
him by night at his shop in New City.
In the Temple of Deadly Coffers, I can't get the gate open.
You probably have several coffer keys, you tried one and it
didn't work. The trick is that each coffer key is different, and
only one of the keys works on each gate. By the way, after
you've opened all the gates on this level, you can throw away
your surplus coffer keys; you'll never need them again.
When I meditate on the word "Moo", some of my characters go to sleep?
The ones who manage to stay awake get 1 point of Mind Control
skill. Therefore, you should meditate, step out of the spot, let
your people wake up, and step back to the spot again. Keep doing
this until everyone has stayed awake at least once, so that all
your characters have the Mind Control skill. If you're patient,
you can keep stepping in and out until all of them have raised
their Mind Control skill as high as you'd like.
What do I do with the Book of the Immortals?
Read it to see how to summon the demon...but to kill the demon,
just whack it. It's not that tough.
How do I get into the Magna Dane's room?
Search the Magna Dane's body. He's carrying a ring. Use the
ring on the door.
How do I get into the last treasure room?
There's a secret door from the Magna Dane's room. Use the
demon's horn.
What do I do with the jeweled pillow?
Sell it; it's worth money.
4.11. Return to New City:
How do I enter the Security Room?
Use the control card. Use the Blackship command server number
(found in Nyctalinth) to check up on Vi Domina. Use the Security
Access server number (given by the malfunctioning Savant Trooper
under Nyctalinth) to free her from the cell.
What do I do with the consol ?
Try looking up Vi Domina in the personal files. (Host : Black ship
command)
How do I free Vi?
Use the consol (Host: central security)
What is the codes for the consol ?
SERVER : 023@41A2
HOST: Black Ship Command
SERVER : 018@67c1
HOST : Central Security
What do I do with the *BOAT* map?
It contains the secret of the heads in the Curio Museum, and will
let you get the Wikum boat.
4.12. The Dragon Cave
How do I get to the Dragon Cave?
Go through the mists to the cliffs at the south of Brombadian
Bay. Wait till night. You'll see a spot of light in one section
of the cliffs. Use the Coil of the Serpent, found in Dane Tower.
Where is Bombadeg?
In the water in the middle of Dragon Cave.
4.13. The City of Sky:
What do I do with the banner?
Give it to Ke-Li, Queen of Sky. She'll give you something that
will give you Eagle Eye.
What is the answer to the first test?
The name of the Astral Dominae's creator -- see the beginning of
the manual.
What is the answer to the second test?
Darned if I could figure it out. However, I have the following
advice from Guido Roessling: write down which buttons are
available, then consult the *STAR* map and look up your notes
on the Gaelin Stone from the Isle of Crypts. Each map entry
on the Gaelin Stone is represented by three symbols, and one of
those is available as a button. Start where the *STAR* map
tells you, and write down in which order you have to press
the buttons. If this doesn't work, try going the other
direction (clockwise, if you started counter-clockwise).
Thanks to Guido. My own answer was to buy Ankhs of Might
from Ke-Li until everyone in my party was STR 18 or better,
then to force the door open.
How do I get into the spaceship?
Talk: say the name of the creator (see the first test).
How do I get the goodies in the Hall of Preservation?
Out in the courtyard, there's a little pavilion (very hard to get
to, thanks to those invisible barriers) where you can find a Key
of Light. You only get one key, so you have to decide which
treasure you want most.
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4.14. The Isle of Crypts:
What does the ghost mean by BMOCYENOBB?
Read it backwards -- boney combs (sort of). Way back in Orkogre
Castle, you probably found some bone combs in the Queen's
Bedroom. Now in the tombs you'll find a regal-looking female Ork
corpse. Give her back the combs and the ghost will be laid to
rest.
How do I open the gate with the dragon on it?
You need the Key of the Dragon, found in the Dragon Cave.
How do I kill monster X in the Tomb of Gorrors?
Hard work and taking a dozen cracks at it...but you don't have to
kill any of the monsters to finish the game. They're just thrown
in to let you build up experience points and to give your hot-
shot parties a real challenge. But you can get some really good
stuff here as random treasure (things like Faerie caps, Excalibers,
Meanad's Lance)
How do I open the gate with the skull on it?
Go to the Gaelin stone. Use the *LEGEND* map on each face. This
will produce the needed key.
How do I find the jewel of the sun?
Go to the skull door. Cast a Wizard's Eye at the 7-dice level.
Off to one side, you'll see a secret tunnel beginning from a
water square. Go to the water square, open the secret door, and
follow it to the jewel.
What do I do with the jewel of the sun?
Go back up to ground level. Close to the Isle of Crypts are two
smaller islands with cubes on them. Each cube has a false wall
that you can walk right through. Enter one cube; use the jewel
of the sun. Enter the other, and wing it.
Tell me about the Hall of the Past.
It's filled with visible and invisible elevators which take you
up or down levels. The whole place consists of eight 8x8
squares, and finding your way through is a nightmare. You just
have to map, using the automap feature liberally.
What do I do in the pentagram of the Hall of the Past?
Read the *CRYPT* map, and follow the instructions.
The right order is : DRAGON, TOWER, MOON, CROSS, SKULL, STAR
and EGG
All right, here I am, finally at the Tomb of the Astral Dominae. What
do I do now?
If you have the globe ring (from the spaceship in the City of
Sky) and the amulet (obtained by playing with the jewel of the
sun up in the cubes), you're ready to summon Vi Domina and the
big bang-up fight with the Savant. By the way, have one
character Use the Elysium of Divinity in the first round of the
fight; that's what it's for.
5. Other Questions:
How do I get personal skills?
Firearms -- sign up as a recruit with the Umpani in Ukpyr
Mind Control -- meditate on the word Moo in one lighted area of
the dark level in Dane Tower
Eagle Eye -- give the Helazoid Banner to Ke-Li in the City of Sky
Reflexion -- ask Blienmeis about Reflexion in the Rattkin Ruins
Snake Speed -- this comes from the potion you mix from the five
flowers.
Power Strike -- Find it in the Inner Sanctum of Murkatos in the
secret Room with
the MANY Spectral Raven
How do I find out useful things?
Ask every character you meet about RUMORS. They'll charge you 50
GP, but they'll often tell you useful things.
What maps are there and what do you use them for?
BOAT -- tells you how to work the heads in the Curio Museum to
gain access to the Wikum boat
CRYSTAL -- tells you the order to push symbols in the pentagram
area of the Halls of the Past, in order to open a door
leading to the final level
DRAGON -- gives clues for how to open the Dragon Cave in
Bombadian Bay
FOOLS -- useless
GLOBE -- is secretly aimed at Vi Domina and tells her how to open
the Tomb of the Astral Dominae
LEGEND -- Use this map on the Gaelin Stone to obtain a key to the
Halls of the Past; this is the one map you must have in your
hands at the time; with all others, you can just read them,
copy down their contents, then drop the map
SERPENT -- supposedly tells you how to make your way through the
Dragon Cave; I didn't need it
STAR -- tells you how to use the information from the Gaelin
Stone to pass the Second Crusaders Test
TEMPLE -- tells you how to open the Munkharama temple
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