Clouds of Xeen Guide takes us through the perils of Xeen and strives to give you the info you need to explore and solve the game in conjunction with your own mapping process.
Creating your Party
If you want guidance on creating a party, take a look at our Party Planning guide here.
Building Strength
If you want guidance on ways to build your party and character strength check the building strength page here.
Questing Xeen, cloud-side
If you want to meet from residence and solve some of their problems in exchange for loot, gold, and sometimes spells, you can find all the details in this table.
Reveal Quest details
| Quest Origin | Key Point | Quest | XP | Gold | Other Rewards | Spoiler | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vertigo | Mayor Gunther | Rid Vertigo of pests | 5000 | 4000 | 50 Gems | in Vertigo F-3 14,5 Talk to Gunther the Mayor 9,22 Find Exterminating Evidence Return to Gunther the Mayor | |
| F-3 | Myra the Herbalist | Gather Phima Root | 50 Antidote Potions (Cure Poison) | in F-3 9,11 Talk to Myra the Herbalist 8,2 Collect Phima Root Return to Myra for 5 Potions Repeat with more Phima Root up to 50 Potions but these are mostly useless as you will obtain Cure Poison spell very early. You can sell these potions for 155g each. 50x155=7750g or 15,500g if gold if you have Merchant. in F-4 12,14 Collect Phima Root 5,12 Collect Phima Root 7,12 Collect Phima Root 13,12 Collect Phima Root 6,7 Collect Phima Root 8,7 Collect Phima Root 12,7 Collect Phima Root 12,4 Collect Phima Root 7,2 Collect Phima Root | |||
| F-3 | Derek | Free Celia from the zombies | 25000 | 2000 | in F-3 4,5 Talk to Derek in D-4 15,15 Free Celia Return to Derek | ||
| Vertigo | Mayor Gunther | Defeat the Clan King | 50000 | in Vertigo F-3 14,5 Talk to Gunther the Mayor in Deep Mine Omega 30,26 Defeat the Clan King Return to Gunther To reach the deeper mines you will find keycodes while exploring Orc Mines 1,2,3,4,5. Use the keycodes on the Mine Car to reach the deeper mines. 'alpha', 'theta', 'kappa', 'omega' | |||
| F-3 | Orothin | Retrieve Bone Whistle | 15000 | Cure Poison spell, Cure Disease spell | in F-3 9,6 Talk to Orothin in E-4 5,14 Retrieve the Bone Whistle Return to Orothin | ||
| C-3 | Danulf | Retrieve Fairy Wand | 40000 | 25000 | in C-3 14,5 Talk to Danulf in D-4 8,14 Retrieve the Fairy Wand Return to Danulf | ||
| D-3 | Ligono | Retrieve Ligono's skull | 40000 | Recharge Item spell | in D-3 12,8 Talk to Ligono in D-4 2,1 Retrieve Ligono's skull Return to Ligono | ||
| Rivercity | Barok | Retrieve Barok's Pendant | 80000 | Enchant Item spell | in Rivercity 25,20 Talk to Barok 1,20 Retrieve the pendant Return to Barok | ||
| F-4 | Valia | Retrieve Alacorn of Falista | 60000 | Crusader skill | in F-4 9,3 Talk to Valia Obtain Crystal Key to Witch Tower 10,9 Enter Witch Tower in Witch Tower - Level 1 9,11 Go to Level 2 in Witch Tower - Level 2 10,10 Go to Level 3 in Witch Tower - Level 3 9,11 Go to Level 4 in Witch Tower - Level 4 7,4 Alicorn of Falista Return to Valia | ||
| Castle Burlock | Roxanne | Retrieve Roxanne's Tiara | 200000 | 12325 | 192 Gems; 4x L3 Items | in Castle Burlock - Level 3 2,11 Talk to Princess Roxanne in Rivercity 1,3 Retrieve the tiara Return to Princess Roxanne | |
| Asp | Adam | Remove the curse from Asp | Well active (+100HP) | in Asp 7,4 Make the pedestal blue 9,4 Make the pedestal red 9,2 Make the pedestal blue 7,2 Make the pedestal red 8,14 Destroy the transformer | |||
| C-2 | Falagar | Retrieve Crystal of Piezoelectricity | 75000 | Mega Volts spell | in C-2 8,11 Talk to Falagar in Asp 8,11 Retrieve the crystal Return to Falagar | ||
| A-3 | Kai Wu | Reclaim Kai Wu's Pagoda | 75000 | 40 Food | in A-3 15,12 Talk to Kai Wu 15,6 Find the pagoda Return to Kai Wu | ||
| C-3 | Tito | Retrieve Holy Book of Elvenkind | 60000 | 25000 | in C-3 3,8 Talk to Tito in B-4 14,13 Retrieve the book Return to Tito | ||
| A-3 | Glom | Destroy the cyclop's lair | 100000 | 7x L2 Items | in A-3 10,0 Talk to Glom in A-4 10,8 Destroy the lair Return to Glom | ||
| C-2 | Captain Nystor | Destory the ogre's lair | 75000 | Super Shelter spell | in C-2 9,1 Talk to Captain Nystor 5.0 Destroy the lair Return to Captain Nystor | ||
| B-3 | Thickbark | Destroy the troll's lair | 40000 | 20000 | in B-3 6,3 Talk to Thickbark in B-4 2,7 Destroy the lair Return to Thickbark | ||
| C-3 | Medin | Slay monsters of the lake | 100000 | 1x L6 Item | in C-3 12,13 Talk to Medin in D-3 Defeat 3 Water Dragons roaming in the waters around the tower. | ||
| Nightshadow | N/A | Remove the curse from Nightshadow | Well active (Level +10 Temp) | in Nightshadow 6,10 Set sundial to 9 8,11 Set sundial to 9 10,10 Set sundial to 9 1,14 Open coffin between 9pm-5am Defeat Count Draco | |||
| Winterkill | Random the Mayor | Remove the curse from Winterkill | 500000 | Well active (MGT+50 Temp) | in Winterkill 8,13 Talk to Random the Mayor roams Defeat all Spirit Bones 13,1 Bang the gong 8,13 Talk to Random the Mayor roams Defeat all Polter-Fool 13,1 Bang the gong 8,13 Talk to Random the Mayor roams Defeat all Ghost Rider 13,1 Bang the gong Return to Random the Mayor | ||
| B-3 | Halon | Retrieve the Everhot Lava Rock | 150000 | Widget item | in B-3 9,6 Talk to Halon in E-2 7,11 Retrieve the rock Return to Halon | ||
| C-2 | Carlawna | Retrieve the Scarab of Imaging | 75000 | Moon Ray spell | in C-2 10,6 Talk to Carlawna in C-1 15,11 Retrieve the scarab Return to Carlawna | ||
| A-1 | Arie | Retrieve the Scroll of Insight | 750000 | Jeweled Amulet of the Northern Sphinx key | in A-1 11,5 Talk to Arie in Castle Basenji - Level 3 3,9 Retrieve the scroll Return to Arie | ||
| C-4 | Ebenezer the Taxman | Restore Newcastle | Own Newcastle property | in C-4 11,12 Talk to Ebenezer the Taxman Pay 50,000g | |||
| Castle Burlock | Emerson the Engineer | Build a Wall | Stone of a Thousand Terrors key | in Castle Burlock - Level 1 2,7 Show 5 Megacredits in C-4 11,12 Talk to Ebenezer the Taxman | |||
| Castle Burlock | Emerson the Engineer | Build a Keep | Golem Stone of Admittance key | in Castle Burlock - Level 1 2,7 Show 5 more Megacredits in C-4 11,12 Talk to Ebenezer the Taxman | |||
| Castle Burlock | Emerson the Engineer | Excavate a Dungeon | Xeen Slayer Sword | in Castle Burlock - Level 1 2,7 Show 5 more Megacredits in C-4 11,12 Talk to Ebenezer the Taxman in Newcastle 12,14 Down to Dungeon (pass:laboratory) in Newcastle - Dungeon 7,4 Xeen Slayer Sword |
Exploring Xeen, cloud-side
If you prefer to just start exploring Xeen you can refer to the Map Details here which lists aggregate data for each map in a sortable format allowing you to predict where you should go given your current party strength.
Quick Start Guide
Or.. if you prefer to follow more specific direction and mirror our playthrough use this Quick Start Guide.
Vertigo
Size: 32x32
Foes: Slime, Doom Bug, Breeder Slime
Item Level: 1,2
Spell Failure: None
You can map and clear the whole town and complete the Quest to Rid Vertigo of the plague of pests then train 2 or 3 levels depending on your classes. Key Spells to pick up early are Jump and Revitalize. Jump allows you to cross 1x water and forest tiles without Walk on Water, Swimming, or Pathfinding. Using Jump, you can collect Spells, Cure Poison and Cure Disease in F-3. You can also use successive Jumps to traverse a Forest, if you need or want to. Revitalize helps with WEAK condition if you want to limit resting, plus a few foes you will face soon grant WEAK condition. Otherwise, save the gold for Level Training. There are 19 Item loot nodes in Vertigo, hopefully you will not need to buy much gear at all, except for a Missile weapon.
25,5 Inn
15,28 Temple
10,11 Training
8,4 Store
16,11 Guild Membership Vendor
20,13 Guild
14,10 Portal Mirror
14,5 Quest: Gunther the Mayor
14,17 Perm Boost: HP to MaxHP
25,26 Skill: Pathfinder
8,16 Skill: Cartographer
"Money Trees" drops (up to) ⤒10g and they can be "reset" once and looted again by examining the portal mirror.
13,2 Search: ⤒10g
17,3 Search: ⤒10g
17,5 Search: ⤒10g
13,6 Search: ⤒10g
16,8 Search: ⤒10g
14,8 Search: ⤒10g
14,9 Search: ⤒10g
14,11 Search: ⤒10g
16,12 Search: ⤒10g
14,12 Search: ⤒10g
14,13 Search: ⤒10g
16,13 Search: ⤒10g
13,15 Search: ⤒10g
13,19 Search: ⤒10g
17,19 Search: ⤒10g
17,15 Search: ⤒10g
22,21 Search: ⤒10g
22,25 Search: ⤒10g
20,28 Search: ⤒10g
23,27 Search: ⤒10g
25,22 Search: ⤒10g
29,21 Search: ⤒10g
27,23 Search: ⤒10g
26,25 Search: ⤒10g
26,28 Search: ⤒10g
28,29 Search: ⤒10g
Stealing Items for characters with Thievery skill, others will be caught and jailed, losing 1 Year of game-time.
9,5 Steal: L1 Item
10,5 Steal: L1 Item
11,5 Steal: L1 Item
9,3 Steal: L1 Item
10,3 Steal: L1 Item
11,3 Steal: L1 Item
8,12 Steal: L1 Item
12,12 Steal: L1 Item
Loot crates, beds, and trash heaps.
28,7 Search: L1 Item
28,3 Search: L1 Item
3,17 Search: L1 Item
3,5 Search: L1 Item
3,25 Search: L1 Item
3,28 Search: L1 Item
8,28 Search: L1 Item
9,28 Search: L1 Item
9,25 Search: L1 Item
3,12 Search: L2 Item
9,22 Quest: Exterminating Evidence
F-3
Size: 16x16
Foes: Orc, Giant Snake, Giant Toad, Zombie, Skeleton
Item Level: N/A
Portal: 'toad meadow', 'ever blossom orchard'
There are several Temp Boosts here as well as a few quest NPCs. The foes here are not very difficult if you have leveled up before coming out of Vertigo. If you have Jump, you can map and explore the full area by jumping over narrow bits of shallow water.
10,13 Vertigo ()
5,13 Dwarf Mine 1 ()
7,15 Dwarf Mine 2 ()
9,11 Quest: Myra the Herbalist
4,5 Quest: Derek the Ranger
9,6 Quest: Orin the Hermit
8,2 Quest: Phima Root
12,8 Spell: Cure Poison
12,2 Spell: Cure Disease
12,12 Temp Boost: AC+5
7,7 Temp Boost: HP+25
14,6 Temp Boost: Poison Res+50
0,1 Temp Boost: Level+5
1,7 Temp Boost: LCK+60
F-4
Size: 16x16
Foes: Skeleton, Zombie, Giant Snake, Giant Toad
Item Level: N/A
Portal: 'forest of the walking dead', 'witch tower'
There is a Tower here which we will explore right now, a few levels at least. You will need to speak with Valla the Old Woman to obtain the tower key. There are a lot more Phima Roots here but Cure Poison potions are not needed in the tower and we are going to find the Spell: Cure Poison very soon. If you want to farm the potions, they Sell for 155g each and 50x155=7750. or 15,500g with Merchant
10,9 Witches Tower ()
9,3 Quest: Valla the Old Woman
5,12 Quest: Phima Root
7,12 Quest: Phima Root
13,12 Quest: Phima Root
12,14 Quest: Phima Root
6,7 Quest: Phima Root
8,7 Quest: Phima Root
12,7 Quest: Phima Root
12,4 Quest: Phima Root
7,2 Quest: Phima Root
Witches Tower – Level 1
Size: 16x16
Foes: Goblin
Spell Failure: Jump
5,11 Feed-me Skull
3,8 Loot: 5k XP, Save the boy
4,6 Loot: ⤒15g, L1 Item
10,6 Loot: ⤒15g, L1 Item
Witches Tower – Level 2
Size: 16x16 Foes: Goblin Spell Failure: Jump 10,6 Feed-me Skull 10,6 11,8 Loot: 5k XP, Save the boy 11,8 7,5 Loot: ⤒15g, L1 Item 7,5 7,4 Loot: ⤒15g, L1 Item 7,4 5,5 Loot: ⤒600g, ⤒50 gems 5,5 4,10 Loot: ⤒600g, ⤒50 gems 4,10
Level 3 of the tower is a bit too much for now, with Wicked Witches that attack the whole party with Magic damage. I suggest a small diversion to grow your strength just a bit, then we will be back very soon.
E-4
Size: 16x16
Foes: Skeleton, Zombie
Item Level: N/A
You can use Jump here to get Orothn's Bone Whistle which you turn in back on F-3. Map this zone and clear it out, then head back to F-3 to turn in the Whistle and pick up the Cure Poison and Cure Disease spells -- stop off in Vertigo to Train and Sell then let's go check out the Orc Mines!
4,4 Ancient Temple of Yak ()
5,14 Quest: Orothin's Bone Whistle
Dwarven Mine 1
Size 16x32
Foes: Giant Bat, Mad Dwarf
Item Level: 1
Spell Failure: Jump
Start mapping this out but we're only doing half it for now to grab some low-hanging loot. Regarding PER and END, if you limit to 20 for a character, you will be able to use the END+5 and PER+5 pools in the Ancient Temple of Yak! But if a character has a PER or END greater than 20, you will not be able to use the respective pool for that character. We are going to the Temple of Yak very soon!
5,7 Perm Boost: MGT+2
3,4 Perm Boost: MGT+2
2,6 Perm Boost: LCK+2
2,7 Perm Boost: LCK+2
8,17 Perm Boost: END+2
9,17 Perm Boost: END+2
10,17 Perm Boost: END+2
11,20 Perm Boost: ACY+2
10,23 Perm Boost: ACY+2
8,23 Perm Boost: INT+2
7,22 Perm Boost: INT+2
6,21 Perm Boost: PER+2
6,20 Perm Boost: PER+2
9,21 Perm Boost: SPD+2
9,20 Perm Boost: SPD+2
1,2 Search: ⤒2000g
11,1 Search: L1 Item
11,2 Search: L1 Item
11,3 Search: L1 Item
13,2 Search: 100g, L1 Item
13,4 Search: L1 Item
11,10 Search: 100g, L1 Item
11,11 Search: 100g, L1 Item
10,8 Search: 5xL1 Items req:MGT>20
D-4
Size: 16x16
Foes: Stinger, Killer Sprite
Item Level: 4
You can sidle in here and speak with Mirabeth for the Yak Stone of Opening but be careful of Stinger attention, they are a little too tough for you right now. Before we go to the Ancient Temple of Yak, let's dip into Nightshadow and purchase the Levitate and Turn Undead spells.
13,5 Nightshadow ()
12,3 Quest: Mirabeth the Mermaid
Nightshadow
Size: 16x16
Foes: Bat Queen, Gnome Vampire
Item Level: 3,5
We are not ready to clear this zone.. but you can map your way to the Guild and Membership vendor which luckily are near to each other. You will need to take out a few packs of Bat Queens, but they have no missile attack or spells so they are an easy real-time engagement kill. Buy Levitate and Turn Undead then get out of town.
14,11 Guild Membership Vendor
12,4 Guild
11,2 Loot: 10 gems
9,2 Loot: 10 gems
10,8 Loot: 10 gems
Ancient Temple of Yak
Size: 32x32
Foes: Skeleton, Cleric of Yak
Item Level:
Spell Failure: Jump
Use Levitate to avoid the pit traps. We are going to explore the 2 southern paths only for now. You will face Skeletons and Clerics of Yak. There are switches here that need to be flipped to open the passageways we need. Start with the right-most southern path at 6,14. Do not open any coffins!! Just grab what we are here for and get out. Skip the rooms with Yak Priest, we'll be back. Grab Hypnotize, it is very useful in the early game. It is a group control spell that prevents foes from acting and makes them easier to hit. We will use this on the Wicked Witches in the Witch Tower, right now!
1,12 Switch 1
2,13 Switch 2
14,11 Switch 3
7,8 Switch 4
2,10 Flip Switch 1,2 for passage
9,5 Flip Switch 1,2,3,4 for passage
6,11 Spell: Light
30,3 Spell: Hypnotize
18,9 Steal: King's Mega Credit
20,9 Steal: King's Mega Credit
13,9 Steal: King's Mega Credit
15,9 Steal: King's Mega Credit
23,9 Steal: King's Mega Credit
27,9 Steal: King's Mega Credit
19,8 Perm Boost: END+5 IF<21
14,8 Perm Boost: PER+5 IF<21
Witch Tower – Level 3
Size: 16x16
Foes: Wicked Witch
Spell Failure: Jump
Now you are ready to finish up the remaining 2 levels of this tower. Many boosts have a damaging effect when you use them and I don't normally call it out. I am calling it out here because you are still low enough level that one might kill your Sorcerer, or anyone with a pittance of hit points. The value in Parenthesis is the cost in damage.
10,6 Feed-me Skull
7,8 Loot: 5k XP, Save the boy
6,9 Loot: 2xL2 Items (35Ph)
8,9 Loot: 2xL2 Items (35Ph)
8,7 Loot: 2xL2 Items (35Ph)
6,7 Loot: 2xL2 Items (35Ph)
6,8 Perm Boost: ALL STAT+1 (35Ph)
7,7 Perm Boost: ALL STAT+1 (35Ph)
5,11 Spell: Sleep (5G)
4,10 Spell: Pain (5G)
4,6 Spell: Beast Master (5G)
5,5 Spell: Clairvoyance (10G)
10,6 Spell: Lightning Bolt (10G)
9,5 Spell: Toxic Cloud (10G)
Witch Tower – Level 4
Size: 16x16
Foes: Goblin, Wicked Witch, Head Witch
Spell Failure: Jump
The Head Witch is not trivial and do your best to avoid fighting her along with a pack of Wicked Witches. She has less than 100 HP and goes down pretty fast, don't let the fight drag on as that will favor her. If you land a Hypnotize, she is done.
5,11 Feed-me Skull
5,5 Feed-me Skull
4,10 Loot: 5k XP, Save the boy
3,8 Loot: 7500g, 4xL2 Items
10,6 Use Passcode: Rosebud
7,4 Alacorn of Falista
4,9 Perm Boost: All Stats+1 (35Ph)
4,7 Perm Boost: All Stats+1 (35Ph)
If you are curious why this game is called "Clouds" of Xeen... go UP the stairs at 10,10. Just take a peek then head back to town to Train, Repair, and Resupply before planning your next move. Don't forget to talk to the old lady about the Alacorn of Falista. This is the end of the quick start. In my case, I am level 8 across the board and it is day 57. I know this can be done in way less days than 57, I did some pointless backtracking on guide making missions.
Early Game
After completing the quick start you will be strong enough to almost walk through these early game locations. Be sure to utilize the temporary boosts that you have found, acquire new spells, repair your gear and save often as you explore and discover and map in real-time.
E-3
Size: 16x16
Foes: Orc, Skeleton, Zombie, Insect Swarm
Portal: 'pitchfork creek'
3,4 Dungeon of Death ()
3,14 Quest: Last Snowflake of Winter
11,12 Skill: Spot Secret Doors
9,14 Temp Boost: Fi/El/Co/Po Res+20
8,6 Perm Boost: SP+25 IF<MaxSP
D-3
Size: 16x16
Foes: Skeleton, Zombie, Killer Sprite, Water Dragon
Portal: 'fairy forest', 'darzogs tower'
4,13 Darzog's Tower ()
8,9 Temp Boost: PER+10 & INT+10 (once)
15,4 Temp Boost: El Resist + 50 (once)
12,8 Quest: Find Ligono's Skull
13,11 Loot: Scroll of Enchant Item
11,1 Loot: Scroll of Enchant Item
8,3 Loot: Scroll of Enchant Item
D-2
Size: 16x16
Foes: Insect Swarm, Jouster
Portal: 'castle burlock'
9,9 Dwarf Mine V ()
8,2 Castle Burlock ()
14,2 Skill: Merchant (6000g)
3,8 Temp Boost: MGT+50 (once)
Castle Burlock
Size: 16x16
Foes: Mad Fool
Emmerson the Engineer is where you buy the upgrades for Newcastle.
6,5 Skill: Linquist
10,5 Skill: Astrologer
1,4 Quest: Find Crodo
8,1 Quest: King
2,7 Quest: Emmerson the Engineer
in Level 3
2,11 Quest: Roxanne
Castle Burlock Dungeon
Size: 16x16
Foes: Castle Guards
11,3 Perm Boost: MGT+10
13,1 Loot: L6 Item
Rivercity
Size: 32x32
Foes: Insane Beggar, Robber, Sorceress, Yang Knight, Robber Boss, Captain Yang
Spell Failure: Jump
Map it and clear it. There is a quest here to find a Pendant. You can also find Roxanne's Tiara here. Body Builder and Arms Master is here as well as Swimming, Navigator, and Mountaineering. There are some high-value loot nodes and a few quests that will net the needed gold to buy up spells and skills. Hypnotize works well vs Sorceress and Robber Boss, they can't act and are easier to hit.
19,23 Skill: Swimmer (100g)
30,30 Skill: Mountaineer (5000g)
22,30 Skill: Navigator (2000g)
30,1 Skill: Body Builder (1000g)
30,3 Skill: Arms Master (300g)
25,27 Guild Membership Vendor (500g)
25,20 Quest: Barock the Sorcerer
1,20 Quest Item: Barock's Pendant
1,3 Quest Item: Roxanne's Tiara
14,18 Perm Boost: SP+100 IF<MaxSP
C-3
Size: 16x16
Foes: Killer Sprite, Evil Ranger
11,7 Rivercity ()
14,5 Quest: Danulf the Fairy King
15,0 Temp Boost: Ma Resit+50 (once)
D-4
Size: 16x16
Foes: Killer Sprite, Stingers, Swamp Thing
Portal: 'lifeforce lagoon'
Map and Clear D-4 since you likely have Swimming or Walk on Water by now. We'll try to clear Nightshadow next and then the Ancient Temple of Yak since they are both right here. There are 3 quest items here.
13,5 Nightshadow ()
8,14 Quest Item: Wand of Faery Magic
15,15 Quest Item: Celia the Maiden
2,1 Quest Item: Ligonos Missing Skull
12,10 Loot: L4 Item
10,3 Loot: L4 Item
1,2 Loot: L4 Item
Nightshadow
Size: 16x16
Foes: Bat Queen, Gnome Vampire
Item Level: 3,5
Now we are going to clear the zone but we will need to defeat Count Draco. According to the clue at 4,6 we will need to look for Count Draco at night. We also need to set the sundials as per clue at 14,14. Many coffins here will first spawn a Gnome Vampire and once defeated Level 3 items can be found. Many trees here have Gems ready to loot. This town is not a full town, there is only a Guild and Portal Mirror. Defeating Draco is worth 50,000 XP and 99,999 gold.
10,3 Portal Mirror
14,11 Guild Membership Vendor
12,4 Guild
1,14 Count Draco's Coffin
10,10 Set Sundial to 9
8,11 Set Sundial to 9
6,10 Set Sundial to 9
7,7 Temp Boost: Level+10 (once)
IF Draco is slain
3,2 Loot: 999g, L3 Item
6,14 Loot: 999g, L3 Item
1,1 Fight: 999g, L3 Item
1,2 Fight: 999g, L3 Item
1,4 Fight: 999g, L3 Item
1,5 Fight: 999g, L3 Item
8,14 Fight: 999g, L3 Item
Ancient Temple of Yak
Size: 32x32
Foes: Skeleton, Cleric of Yak, Yak Priest, Yak Liches
Item Level: 1,3
Spell Failure: Jump
Let's head back to the ancient temple and finish mapping and clearing it out and find the Elixir for Mirabeth! Power Shield, Fiery Flail, Awaken, Heroism, and Holy Bonus are a big help here. Be sure to check the Foes list, foes in here have a variety of resistances and elemental damage. Many coffins will first spawn 1 or 2 Yak Liches and once defeated, gold, Gems, and L3 Items can be recovered. You may have to come back later for the Yak Master, the rest is very doable at this point if you have been collecting everything mentioned thus far.
4,5 Spell: Acid Spray
0,5 Spell: Sparks
30,25 Quest Item: Elixir of Restoration
27,22 Steal: King's Mega Credit
27,28 Steal: King's Mega Credit
25,26 Yak Pool: 25,000xp (Dead)
2,6 Destroy Altar for 5000xp
2,17 Destroy Altar for 5000xp
25,7 Destroy Altar for 5000xp
27,25 Destroy Altar for 5000xp
2,4 Coffin with Yak Lich(2)
25,9 Coffin with Yak Lich(2)
26,18 Coffin with Yak Lich(1)
26,14 Coffin with Yak Lich(1)
1,29 Coffin with Yak Lich(1)
1,27 Coffin with Yak Lich(1)
2,28 Coffin with Yak Master(1)
2,2 Steal: Potion of Enchant Item
27,7 Steal: Potion of Enchant Item
27,9 Steal: Potion of Enchant Item
23,9 Steal: Potion of Enchant Item
23,7 Steal: Potion of Enchant Item
21,23 Switch 5
24,29 Switch 6
19,30 Switch 7
16,30 Switch 8
20,28 Switch 5 for passage
13,27 Switch 6,7,8 for passage
Dwarf Mine 2
Size: 16x32
Foes: Mad Dwarf, Giant Bat, Giant Spider, Tiger Mole
Spell Failure: Jump
There are a few Permanent Boosts and minor loots in here such as Gold, Gems, and XP via Giant Spiders, just map and clear and well move on. I don't bother with the Gold Veins, the gold potential is low for the damage incurred.
10,26 Perm Boost: MGT+2
11,25 Perm Boost: PER+2
11,23 Perm Boost: INT+2
10,22 Perm Boost: END+2
6,6 Perm Boost: LCK+2
4,2 Perm Boost: SPD+2
4,3 Perm Boost: SPD+2
4,1 Perm Boost: ACY+2
5,1 Perm Boost: ACY+2
F-2
Size: 16x16
Foes: Orc, Lava Golem
Portal: 'red river basin'
Clear the Orc Camps for XP and come back later for the Lava Golem... nothing else is here.
E-2
Size: 16x16
Foes: Orc, Lava Golem
Portal: 'red dwarf range'
Clear the Orc Camps for XP and save the Lava Golem for later. Let's explore Dwarf Mine 3 and Dwarf Mine 4.
9,1 Dwarf Mine 3 ()
1,1 Dwarf Mine 4 ()
3,4 Temp Boost: SPD+50 (once)
Dwarf Mine 3
Size: 32x16
Foes: Mad Dwarf, Giant Bat, Giant Spider, Tiger Mole
There are a few Permanent Boosts and minor loots in here such as Gold, Gems, and XP via Giant Spiders, just map and clear and well move on. I don't bother with the Gold Veins, the gold potential is low for the damage incurred.
5,11 Skill: Danger Sense
2,1 Perm Boost: MGT+2
3,1 Perm Boost: MGT+2
5,1 Perm Boost: MGT+2
6,1 Perm Boost: MGT+2
2.0 Perm Boost: SPD+2
3,0 Perm Boost: SPD+2
Dwarf Mine 4
Size: 16x16
Foes: Tiger Mole, Giant Bat, Giant Spider
Spell Failure: Jump
There are a few Permanent Boosts and minor loots in here such as Gold, Gems, and XP via Giant Spiders, just map and clear and well move on. I don't bother with the Gold Veins, the gold potential is low for the damage incurred.
8,4 Perm Boost: LCK+2
8,5 Perm Boost: LCK+2
Dwarf Mine 5
Size: 16x16
Foes: Mad Dwarf, Tiger Mole, Giant Spider
There are a few more Permanent Boosts and minor loots in here such as Gold, Gems, and XP via Giant Spiders, just map and clear and well move on. I don't bother with the Gold Veins, the gold potential is low for the damage incurred. While this close to Castle Burdock, jump in there and turn in Roxanne's Tiara that we found in Rivercity.
5,3 Perm Boost: SPD+2
8,7 Perm Boost: SPD+2
6,2 Perm Boost: ACY+2
7,2 Perm Boost: ACY+2
8,5 Skill: Direction Sense
Deep Mine Alpha
Size: 32x32
Foes: Tiger Mole, Mad Dwarf, Clan Sargent, Giant Spider
Deep Mine Theta
Size: 32x32
Foes: Mad Dwarf, Giant Spider, Tiger Mole
Deep Mine Kappa
Size: 32x32
Foes: Mad Dwarf, Giant Spider, Clan Sargent
Deep Mine Omega
Size: 32x32
Foes: Giant Spider, Tiger Mole, Clan Sargent, Clan King
Mid Game
Continue to grow your strength for the coming battles.
Newcastle
When you have 50,000 gold, you need to buy Land for Newcastle. Find Ebenezer the Taxman in C-4 @11,12. Once you purchase, go see the Engineer in Castle Burlock @2,7 and purchase the first upgrade.
After buying the first upgrade, explore Newcastle and you will be given the Stone of a Thousand Terrors which is a dungeon key.
After buying the second upgrade, explore Newcastle and you will be given the Golem Stone of Admittance which is a dungeon key.
After buying the third upgrade, explore Newcastle Dungeon (passcode: Laboratory) and you will find the Xeen Slayer sword @7,4
Tomb of 1000 Terrors
Size: 32x32
Foes: Ghouls, Tomb Guard, Tomb Terror
Spell Failure:
Item Level: 3,4,5
You can get some XP by trying out the torture devices and will take some damage for doing so. I did not list those nodes because I don't think the XP was worth it.
18,19 Perm Boost: SPD+5
5,3 Perm Boost: SPD+5
13,30 Perm Boost: MGT+5
9,30 Perm Boost: MGT+5
8,17 Perm Boost: END+5
11,30 Loot: King's Mega Credit
1,22 Perm Boost: END+5
7,22 Perm Boost: END+5
1,24 Perm Boost: ACY+5
7,24 Perm Boost: ACY+5
1,26 Perm Boost: MGT+5
7,26 Perm Boost: MGT+5
1,16 Loot: King's Mega Credit
3,5 Teleport to 13,9
1,30 Teleport to 26,16
8,9 Teleport to 26,16
17,9 Teleport to 26,16
11,13 Perm Boost: INT+5
15,13 Perm Boost: INT+5
11,5 Perm Boost: PER+5
15,5 Perm Boost: PER+5
8,11 Perm Boost: ACY+5
8,7 Perm Boost: ACY+5
Asp
Size: 16x16
Foes: Snake Man, Guardian Asp
Item level: 3
Small town, map it and clear it. There are Level 3 items and Gold hidden around the town. Searching may induce Poisoned. Clues for Crystals at 1,7 and 2,7
7,2 Set Crystal Red
9,4 Set Crystal Red
7,4 Set Crystal Blue
9,2 Set Crystal Blue
8,14 Quest Item: Transformer
8,11 Quest Item: Crystals of Piezo..
12,1 Portal
6,7 Guild Membership Vendor
2,1 Guild
8,3 Perm Boost: HP+100 IF<MaxHP
C-1
Size: 16x16
Foes: Gargoyle, Giant Scorpion, Sand Worm
Portal: 'gargoyle range'
B-2
Size: 16x16
Foes: Barbarian, Giant Scorpion
Portal: 'barbaric mountains'
B-3
Size: 16x16
Foes: Ogre, Evil Archer, Evil Ranger, Ninja
Portal: 'ogre hills'
11,0 Darkstone Tower()
0,2 Cave of Illusion()
A-3
Size: 16x16
Foes: Ninja, Snow Beast
4,6 Winterkill()
Winterkill
Size: 16x16
Foes: Spirit Bones, Polter-Fool, Ghost Rider
Item Level: 4
Another small town, map it and clear it. You will need to clear it 3 times each with a different foe. Bang the Southern Gong to spawn the new monster type after clearing the map. There are Level 4 items, Gold, and Potion of Holy Words hidden around the map. Searching may induce Poisoned.
8,13 Random the Mayor
1,8 Guild Membership Vendor
7,1 Guild
10,14 Portal
6,11 Perm Boost: MGT+50 (once)
Castle Basenji Level 1
Size: 16,16
Foes: Werewolf, Wizard
Item Level: 3
14,6 Stairs down to Dungeon
1,14 Stairs up to Level 2
6,11 Trap: Linguist 5,000XP (Depressed)
5,11 Trap: Linguist 5,000XP (Confused)
4,11 Trap: Linguist 5,000XP (Insane)
3,11 Trap: Linguist 5,000XP (Weak)
6,13 Perm Boost: Fi Res+10 IF Linguist
3,13 Perm Boost: Fi Res+10 IF Linguist
3,9 Perm Boost: El Res+10 IF Linguist
6,9 Perm Boost: El Res+10 IF Linguist
Castle Basenji Dungeon
Size: 16x16
Foes: Werewolf
Spell Failure: Jump
There are minimal foes down here and teleport works. The best group XP comes by rescuing 6 prisoners, each 10,000XP. There are also boxes with 5,000XP that a character can open in trade for elemental damage. The items on the pedestals are also 5000XP to the reader but these bits are deep and will make the reader Insane or Dead.
7,12 Trap: Linguist 5,000XP (Insane)
8,13 Trap: Linguist 5,000XP (Dead)
7,8 Trap: Linguist 5,000XP (Insane)
8,13 Trap: Linguist 5,000XP (Dead)
1,5 Trap: 5,000XP (100 Energy DMG)
13,5 Trap: 5,000XP (100 Energy DMG)
13,3 Trap: 5,000XP (100 Energy DMG)
5,3 Trap: 5,000XP (100 Energy DMG)
9,3 Trap: 5,000XP (100 Electric DMG)
3,3 Trap: 5,000XP (100 Fire DMG)
1,12 Rescue Peasant 10,0000XP
14,12 Rescue Peasant 10,0000XP
1,8 Rescue Peasant 10,0000XP
14,8 Rescue Peasant 10,0000XP
13,1 Rescue Peasant 10,0000XP
14,1 Rescue Peasant 10,0000XP
Castle Basenji Level 2
Size: 16x16
Foes: Wizard
13,4 Trap: AGE+25 IF Linguist
12,1 Trap: AGE+25 IF Linguist
5,14 Perm Boost: PER+ IF Linguist
7,14 Perm Boost: PER+ IF Linguist
7,10 Perm Boost: SPD+ IF Linguist
7,12 Perm Boost: SPD+ IF Linguist
7,8 Perm Boost: INT+ IF Linguist
5,8 Perm Boost: INT+ IF Linguist
11,4 Perm Boost: Ma Res+10 IF Linguist
14,1 Stairs up to Level 3
9,15 Stairs up to Level 3
1,14 Stairs down to Level 1
Castle Basenji Level 3
Size: 16x16
Foes: Wizard, Cult Leader
4,10 Trap:Linguist 5,000XP (Depressed)
3,10 Trap:Linguist 5,000XP (Insane)
2,10 Trap:Linguist 5,000XP (Dead)
4,9 Trap:Linguist 5,000XP (Confused)
2,9 Trap:Linguist 5,000XP (Confused)
4,8 Trap:Linguist 5,000XP (Dead)
3,8 Trap:Linguist 5,000XP (Insane)
2,8 Trap:Linguist 5,000XP (Depressed)
3,9 Quest Loot: Scroll of Insight
2,14 Loot: 20,000g 1000G
14,4 Perm Boost: Ma Res+10 IF Linguist
11,2 Perm Boost: En Res+10 IF Linguist
12,1 Perm Boost: En Res+10 IF Linguist
11,4 Loot: 20,000g 1000G
Sphinx Body
Size: 16x32
Foes: Stone Golem, Mummy
Item Level: 5
12,1 Loot: 3x L5 Items, 100G
10,1 Trap: 3x L5 Items, 100G,
Summon Mummy (Cursed:5)
4,1 Trap: 3x L5 Items, 100G,
Summon Mummy (Cursed:5)
2,1 Trap: 3x L5 Items, 100G,
Summon Mummy (Cursed:5)
1,17 Trap: 3x L5 Items, 100G,
Summon Mummy (Cursed:5)
13,17 Trap: 3x L5 Items, 100G,
Summon Mummy (Cursed:5)
7,13 Award: Prince of Thieves,
500,000XP IF Robber
13,23 Stairs down to Dungeon
7,15 Stairs, Sphinx Head(Pass: golux)
Sphinx Dungeon
Size: 16x16
Foes: Earth Golem
13,15 Loot: 100G
15,13 Loot: 100G
4,11 Loot: 100G
11,11 Loot: 100G
1,9 Loot: 100G
4,9 Loot: 100G
0,3 Loot: 100G
0,15 Spell: Teleport
14,2 Spell: Item to Gold
Sphinx Head
Size: 16x16
Foe: Earth Golem, Stone Golem, Mummy
2,8 Spell: Divine Intervention
12,8 Spell: Star Burst
4,14 Award IF...
Orc: Legendary Orc, 500,000XP
Dwarf: Legendary Dwarf, 500,000XP
Gnome: Legendary Gnome, 500,000XP
Elf: Legendary Elf, 500,000XP
Human: Legendary Human, 500,000XP
Cave of Illusion Level 1
Size: 16x16
Foes: Water Golem
0,14 Perm Boost: LCK+2 (10G)
0,11 Perm Boost: ACY+2 (10G)
14,13 Perm Boost: INT+2 (10G)
11,13 Perm Boost: MGT+2 (10G)
3,6 Perm Boost: END+2 (10G)
5,6 Perm Boost: SPD+2 (10G)
1,1 Perm Boost: PER+2 (10G)
4,0 Perm Boost: INT+2 (10G)
9,8 Perm Boost: SPD+2 (10G)
8,5 Perm Boost: END+2 (10G)
10,4 Perm Boost: ACY+2 (10G)
15,6 Perm Boost: PER+2 (10G)
13,4 Perm Boost: LCK+2 (10G)
12,1 Perm Boost: MGT+2 (10G)
Cave of Illusion Level 2
Size: 16x16
Foes: Water Golem
6,0 Perm Boost: SPD+3 (20G)
3,5 Perm Boost: ACY+3 (20G)
1,9 Perm Boost: PER+3 (20G)
3,14 Perm Boost: MGT+3 (20G)
6,13 Perm Boost: INT+3 (20G)
Cave of Illusion Level 3
Size: 16x16
Foes: Water Golem
15,11 Perm Boost: LCK+5 (50G)
14,5 Perm Boost: LCK+5 (50G)
15,3 Perm Boost: LCK+5 (50G)
12,2 Perm Boost: LCK+5 (50G)
1,14 Perm Boost: MGT+5 (50G)
4,7 Perm Boost: INT+5 (50G)
10,3 Perm Boost: INT+5 (50G)
1,3 Perm Boost: PER+5 (50G)
10,0 Perm Boost: PER+5 (50G)
2,2 Perm Boost: END+5 (50G)
4,1 Perm Boost: ACY+5 (50G)
5,0 Perm Boost: SPD+5 (50G)
Cave of Illusion Level 4
Size: 16x16
Foes: Water Golem
14,13 Pull the Plug
7,14 E. Key Tower of High Magic (300G)
14,10 Perm Boost: END+10 (200G)
11,3 Perm Boost: END+10 (200G)
13,3 Perm Boost: ACY+10 (200G)
1,10 Perm Boost: ACY+10 (200G)
1,14 Perm Boost: MGT+10 (200G)
Tower of High Magic Level 1
Size: 16x16
Foes: Flying Feet
5,11 Perm Boost: Elem Resist+10
5,5 Perm Boost: Fire Resist+10
9,11 Perm Boost: Cold Resist+10
9,5 Stairs up to Level 2
Tower of High Magic Level 2
Size: 16x16
Foes: Flying Feet
5,11 Perm Boost: Pois Resist+10
5,5 Perm Boost: Fire Resist+10
4,6 Perm Boost: Elec Resist+10
4,10 Perm Boost: Cold Resist+10
9,11 Stairs up to Level 3
Tower of High Magic Level 3
Size: 16x16
Foes: Sorcerer, Flying Feet, Red Dragon
4,10 Perm Boost: Pois Resist+10
10,10 Perm Boost: Pois Resist+10
4,6 Perm Boost: Ener Resist+10
10,6 Perm Boost: Magi Resist+10
Tower of High Magic Level 4
Size: 16x16
Foes: Sorcerer, Flying Feet
6,8 Skill: Prestidigitator
7,7 Spell: Prismatic Light
7,12 Skeleton Key to Darzog's Tower
Darzog’s Tower Level 1
Size: 16x16
Foes: Carnage Hand
Loot: L4 Items
You can avoid the Spell Point reduction trap with Jump but to avoid it and reach the stairs up, you will need to use Teleport. If you stand on 10,8 and Teleport 2N you will find the stairs up.
7,8 Trap: Set SP = 0
Darzog’s Tower Level 2
Size: 16x16
Foes: Carnage Hand
Loot: L4 Items
4,10 Perm Boost: SPD+20
5,11 Perm Boost: ACY+20
4,6 Perm Boost: END+20
5,5 Perm Boost: PER+20
10,6 Perm Boost: MGT+20
9,5 Perm Boost: INT+20
Darzog’s Tower Level 3
Size: 16x16
Foes: Darzog's Clone
7,6 Quest Item: Crodo the Overseer
Darzog’s Tower Level 4
Size: 16x16
Foes: Carnage Hand
Loot: L5 Items
11,8 Loot: 5x L5 Items
Late Game
Time to prepare for the battle with Xeen.
Witch Clouds
Size: 32x32 Foes: Harpy Item Level: 4 1,1 Award: Super Explorer
High Magic Clouds
Size: 32x32
Foes: Sorcerer, Flying Feet, Cloud Golem
Item Level: 5
Golem Dungeon
Size: 32x32
Foes: Wood Golem, Stone Golem, Iron Golem, Diamond Golem
You need the Teleport spell to complete this dungeon, as far as I can tell. Be sure to Set a beacon either here at the start of the dungeon or better, in Rivercity near the Well. Bring Energy damage.
First, do the South area and flip these switches: 1,1 | 9,1 | 1,6 | 9,6 | 1,13 | 9,13 -- In each case, you need to teleport out of the small chamber you create into the larger center chamber.
Next, the North area, where you will flip in this order: 1,23 | 1,26 | 1,29 | 1,23 | 1,29 and yes 2 are repeated. If you did it correctly, you will see a White Box on 5,30 and 5,29 and the rest should be Glowing Rocks from 5,28 - 5,23.
Next, the East area, flip only these switches 21,20 | 23,20 | 21,14 | 23,24 | 19,25 and THEN jump in the teleporter at 22,25. Avoid the teleporter at 29,25.
At this point, the dungeon becomes more linear and you will face Diamond Golems on the way to the end. Come back later if you need to.
4,1 King's Mega Credit
6,1 King's Mega Credit
11,18 King's Mega Credit
11,22 King's Mega Credit
6,1 King's Mega Credit
15,12 King's Mega Credit
11,9 King's Mega Credit
15,6 King's Mega Credit
30,12 King's Mega Credit
30,6 King's Mega Credit
27,4 King's Mega Credit
18,4 King's Mega Credit
13,1 Award: Master of Golems, Level+1
D-1
Size: 16x16
Foes: Acid Dragon, Lava Golem
Portal: 'lava lake'
10,5 Dragon Tower()
E-1
Size: 16x16
Foes: Great Hydra, Lava Golem, Acid Dragon
Portal: 'dragon lair'
14,12 Dragon Cave()
15,2 Volcano Cave()
Dragon Cave
Size: 32x32
Foes: Fire Dragon, Frost Dragon, Dragon King
Spell Failure:
Item Level: 5,6,7
Portal: "count du money" will drop you at 13,1
You can use Teleport spell to avoid the dragon tax urns, but more importantly, use Teleport to initiate combat with dragons. When there are a pair of dragons near to each other, teleport such that you will be on top of 1 dragon and the other is out of view, ideally behind. Using this tactic, you can isolate the dragons to fight 1 at a time. (and skip the dragon tax)
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16,0 Award: Loremaster of Worms
IF INT>24
12,1 Loot: 25,000g 500G
15,2 Loot: 25,000g 500G
0,31 Award: Loremaster of Lizards
IF INT>49
1,29 Loot: 25,000g 500G
1,30 Loot: 10,000g 5x L5 Items
31,31 Award: Loremaster of Serpents
IF INT>74
31,3 Loot: 12,000g 3x L6 Items
31,29 Loot: 10,000g 5x L5 Items
20,30 Loot: 10,000g 5x L5 Items
22,16 Award: Loremaster of Drakes
IF INT>100
23,16 Loot: 25,000g 500G
24,16 Loot: 10,000g 5x L5 Items
25,16 Loot: 50,000g 1000G
27,0 Award: Loremaster of Dragons
IF INT>149 27,0
29,0 Loot: 3x L6 Items
30,1 Loot: 50,000g 1000G
31,0 Loot: 100,000g 2x L7 Items
Volcano Cave
Size: 16x16
Foes: Demon, Devil
You can approach from the South in E-2, then Teleport 3N onto the entrance. To crush the 2 Skulls on level 1 you want to try and minimize the steps on lava. The Skull at 9,9 can be approached with a Teleport from 14,9 and once the skull is crushed, another teleport to 3,9 works well, no steps or turns required. The Skull at 0,15 requires 1 step. Stand at 1,7 facing N. Side-step to 0,7 then Teleport 8N. Crush the Skull and then Town Portal or Lloyd's Beacon to get out. On Level 2, from the stairs, simply Teleport 9W and nevermind Level 2. On Level 3, from 15,10 just Teleport 6W and welcome to Shangri-la.
Shangri-la
Size: 16x16
0,11 Guild Membership Vendor
0,7 Guild
0,3 Learn all Skills
7,8 Award:Found Shangri-la (Level+1)
Clouds of Xeen
Size: 32x32
Foes: Cloud Golem, Roc
Item Level: 6
11,25 Quest Item: Endurance Doll
12,22 Quest Item: Accuracy Doll
15,24 Quest Item: Might Doll
14,26 Quest Item: Speed Doll
12,29 Quest Item: Cupie Doll
Castle Xeen
Size: 16x16
Foes: Xeen's Guard
Portal: 'lord xeen'
1,14 Destroy Pois Generator
14,14 Destroy Cold Generator
14,2 Stairs to Destroy Elec Generator
1,2 Stairs to Destroy Fire Generator
Destroy Xeen
Attribution
How to obtain a copy of this game:
eBay link – PC version (1992)
GOG link – Digital PC version (includes games 1-6)