_ __ __ _____ ____ _ _ _ _ __ __ _____ / \\ \ / /| ____|| _ \ | \ | || | | || \/ | |___ / / _ \\ \ / / | _| | |_) || \| || | | || |\/| | /_ \ / ___ \\ V / | |___ | _ < | |\ || |_| || | | | ___) | /_/ \_\\_/ |_____||_| \_\|_| \_| \___/ |_| |_| |____/ Quest FAQ by Relle getrelle@yahoo.com Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Updates 3. Quests 3a. Main Quests 3b. Side Quests 3b-1. Upper Avernum 3b-2. Krizsan Province 3b-3. Isle of Bigail 3b-4. Karnold Province 3b-5. Midori Province 3b-6. Monoroe Province 3b-7. Northern Valorim 4. Acknowledgements 5. Copyright Info =============================================================================== 1. Introduction =============================================================================== The Avernum trilogy is a remake of the Exile trilogy of games, which is in itself a major throwback to old-style gameplay. The monsters are tough, the gold is scarce, and the world is big. There are no cutscenes to watch, nor fancy FMV or impressive voicework. Just a game. A game, I might add, that is one of the better hidden gems on the PC and Mac. Before modern RPGs with their complex polygons and pages of text to sort through (Morrowind, I'm looking at you...) Avernum came along. This title has all the advantages of modern games, such as a huge world to explore, quests to undergo and many, many monsters to kill. Those quests I mentioned are numerous, perhaps not quite as much as some larger RPGs, but still requiring a good deal of attention to find and complete. So, I hope this FAQ will help you on your way. =============================================================================== 2. Updates =============================================================================== 0.50 - Not sure how complete this is, but I'm done with the quests up to and including Midori province. I may have missed a quest or two, so if you know of one I haven't written up, e-mail me and I'll credit you for the info. 0.55 - Corrected a formatting error and added a quest. 0.75 - Did I upload the last revision? I forget. Either way, I think I cleared Monoroe of quests, aside from the damn unicorn one from Bremerton. The only place left is northern Valorim. 0.76 - Minor corrections. 1.00 - Well, that's it. As near as I can tell, this guide is complete. Feel free to e-mail me about any quests I've missed, since in a game like this one, it's entirely possible I skipped over something. =============================================================================== 3. Quests =============================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3a. Main Quests ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 - Go see Anaximander Where to Get: Fort Emergence How to Complete: Simple. Talk to Anaximander in Fort Emergence. Reward: Nothing. 2 - Go Up To the Surface Where to Get: Anaximander in Fort Emergence How to Complete: Go to the surface and take the quest to destroy the slimes, then report back to Anaximander about it. Reward: Nothing 3 - Destroy the Slimes Where to Get: Mayor Arbuckle in Krizsan How to Complete: Follow the walkthrough to find the slime pit and destroy it. Return to Arbuckle for your reward. Reward: 500 XP and 1500 coins. +4 to your reputation. 4 - Investigate New Formello Murders Where to Get: Anaximander in Fort Emergence How to Complete: The murder cave is north of New Formello. Go through to the end to find a key. Report back to Anaximander. Reward: Nothing. 5 - Eliminate the Cockroach Infestation Where to Get: Mayor Bernathy in Shayder How to Complete: Follow the walkthrough to find the Filth Factory and destroy it. Return to Bernathy for the reward. Reward: 300 XP. +4 to your reputation. Fireband Ring. 6 - Destroy Troglo/Giant Barrier Where to Get: Solve the quest 'Slay Elhioc' How to Complete: Get the map that leads to the Concealed Tunnel from the giants. Power the teleporter, then either kill the Doomguard or just smash the crystal to bring down the barrier. Reward: Nothing 7 - Eliminate the Golems Where to Get: General Baziron in Tevrono How to Complete: Destroy the four Golem Control Spires, then assault the Golem Factory and smash the crystal controlling it all. Reward: 300 XP and 300 coins. +4 to your reputation and you can now ask Baziron about training. He will tell you about Tenuta, who will teach you the Parry skill for 5600 coins per point per person. 8 - Deliver Prazac's Message Where to Get: Empress Prazac in Blackcrag Fortress How to Complete: Take the message to Anaximander in Fort Emergence. Reward: The quest 'Deliver Message to Prazac' 9 - Deliver Message to Prazac Where to Get: Anaximander upon completion of the quest 'Deliver Prazac's Message' How to Complete: Take the message to Empress Prazac in Blackcrag Fortress. Reward: 250 XP. +1 to your reputation. You now have permission to enter Footracer province. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3b. Side Quests ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3b-1. Upper Avernum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 - Find Lost Papers Where to Get: Thereza in Fort Emergence How to Complete: Northwest of the fort there's an area covered in stalagmites. There's a secret passage leading to the body with the papers. Reward: 200 XP. +2 to your reputation. 2 - Kill Bandit Leader Where to Get: Commander Johnson in Fort Emergence How to Complete: Kill the bandit leader in the bandit lair to the north. Reward: 150 XP and 100 gold. +1 to your reputation. 3 - Return Koriba's Statue Where to Get: Koriba in Ghikra How to Complete: The statue is in the bandit's lair. There's a hidden staircase in the wolf pens that leads up to it. Reward: Soul Crystal 4 - Info on Slimes for Rentar-Ihrno Where to Get: Rentar-Ihrno in Ghikra How to Complete: Find the rune in the Slime Pit. Reward: 250 XP and Rentar's Charm. 5 - Find Denise's Amulet Where to Get: Denise in Portal Fortress How to Complete: Her amulet is behind the dresser in her room, in the Tower of the Magi. Reward: 200 XP and a Forcecage scroll. 6 - Get Research Books Where to Get: Walner in Portal Fortress How to Complete: Just find research books anywhere and bring them back to him. Reward: 20 XP and 40 coins per book. 6 - Find Hmurrr's Cows Where to Get: New Cotra How to Complete: The cows are wandering around the forest north of Portal Fortress, across the river. Reward: 200 XP and some food. 7 - Kill Ice Pudding Where to Get: Crisper in New Cotra How to Complete: The ice pudding is in a small tunnel north of Portal Fortress. Just search along the west walls to find it. Reward: 200 XP and 300 coins. +1 to your reputation. 8 - Help Out Sliths Where to Get: Ahsoth in New Formello How to Complete: First talk to Commander Ace. He's wandering around, so it might be hard to find him. He will tell you to destroy the chitrachs south of the city. Do so (I warn you, it's tough) and return to Ace. Reward: 300 XP. +3 to your reputation. Talk to Hsska with three or fewer party members to have him join you. 9 - Read Vahnatai Notes Where to Get: Mahdavi in the Tower of the Magi How to Complete: Ask Erika about the notes once you can enter her tower. The notes are in a back room only accessible through the rear entrance. Reward: 200 XP. +2 to Vahnatai Lore. 10 - Recover Lab Notes Where to Get: Carrie in the Tower of the Magi How to Complete: The wight with the notes is in the creature lab. Kill it. Reward: 200 XP and the location of some magical armor. 11 - Recover Orb of Thralni Where to Get: Anaximander in Fort Emergence, after the roach plague is ended. How to Complete: Talk with Seles to go to where the thieves teleported. Go to their tower and recover the orb. Reward: 500 XP and the Orb of Thralni ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3b-2. Krizsan Province ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 - Find Dominique Where to Get: Benedict in Krizsan How to Complete: Dominique is in New Formello. Talk to her, then return to Benedict to get your reward. Reward: 200 XP. +1 to your reputation. One healing and haste potion, and some knowledge brew. 2 - Find Fellows' Ring Where to Get: Fellows in Krizsan How to Complete: Give him any gold ring. Reward: 100 XP and a lucky charm. 3 - Get Metal Lumps Where to Get: Arion in the Inn of Blades How to Complete: The trees in the diamond shape are north and slightly east of the Inn. The metal lumps are on a hill due north. Reward: 200 XP. +1 to your reputation. Slow spell level 3. 4 - Free Illyee Where to Get: Guhkbar's Pit How to Complete: Either slay Guhkbar or free Illyee with the key. Reward: 250 XP either way. 200 coins if you kill Guhkbar yourself. 5 - Return Paolo's Package Where to Get: Paulo in Pergies How to Complete: Enter the locked room in the Delis inn by way of the secret passage. You'll need Dispel Barriers or a piercing crystal. Warning: if you take the package, you'll make the entire town angry at you! Reward: 200 XP and a Mage's Bracelet. 6 - Bring Dryad Something Beautiful Where to Get: Northwest of Ernest's Hut is the dryad's grove How to Complete: There's a Perfect Flower in a mountain pass in Karnold Province, north of Libras. Reward: 250 XP and the location of the Dryad's Blessed Charm. 7 - Kill Roaches for Nell Where to Get: Nell in Farport How to Complete: Her house is in the southeast corner of town. Just kill all the roaches, then return to her for the reward. Reward: 200 XP. +1 to Arcane Lore. 8 - Deliver Note to Northern Hut Where to Get: The Hermit's Hut on the south side of the mountain range, northeast of the Inn of Blades. How to Complete: Take it to the Hermit Hut on the north side of the mountains. Reward: 40 coins. 9 - Deliver Note to Southern Hut Where to Get: The north Hermit Hut upon completion of quest 8. How to Complete: Take the note back to the southern hut. Reward: 50 coins 10 - Deliver Note to Northern Hut (part 2) Where to Get: The south Hermit Hut upon completion of quest 9 How to Complete: Take it to the Hermit Hut on the north side of the mountains. Reward: 60 coins. 11 - Deliver Note to Southern Hut (part 2) Where to Get: The north Hermit Hut upon completion of quest 10. How to Complete: Take the note back to the southern hut. Reward: 70 coins 12 - Deliver Note to Northern Hut (part 3) Where to Get: The south Hermit Hut upon completion of quest 11 How to Complete: Take it to the Hermit Hut on the north side of the mountains. Reward: 80 coins. 13 - Deliver Note to Southern Hut (part 3) Where to Get: The north Hermit Hut upon completion of quest 12. How to Complete: Take the note back to the southern hut. Reward: 90 coins 14 - Deliver Note to Northern Hut (part 4) Where to Get: The south Hermit Hut upon completion of quest 13 How to Complete: Take it to the Hermit Hut on the north side of the mountains. Reward: 100 coins. 15 - Deliver Note to Southern Hut (part 4) Where to Get: The north Hermit Hut upon completion of quest 14. How to Complete: Take the note back to the southern hut. Reward: 100 XP and 110 coins. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3b-3. Isle of Bigail ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 - Graymold Salve for Jed Where to Get: Jed in Shayder How to Complete: Any graymold salve will do. If you have potion-making at level 5 and the proper recipe and ingredients, you can make your own. Reward: 250 XP. +2 to your reputation. You can now find Meena in the Anama temple and have her train you in Pathfinder. 2 - Deliver Package to Lorelei Where to Get: Irvine in Shayder How to Complete: First buy booze from the innkeeper to get an 'in' with Irvine. The package is south in a tiny room. To deliver it to Lorelei without incident, use a secret crossing west of Lorelei to take you past the checkpoint. An easier method is to use Ernest's teleporter. Reward: 250 XP and 1000 coins. You can also now join the Thieves' Guild. 3 - Find Grunders's Ring Where to Get: Grunders in Shayder. Must have Anama rings, real or otherwise. How to Complete: The ring is along the north ledge in the sewers, and requires a boat and a point or two in Luck to find. Reward: 200 XP and 500 coins. +1 to your reputation. 4 - Retrieve Charm for Nephil Where to Get: Nephil east of Bavner How to Complete: The innkeeper is in the northwest building in Bavner. Reward: 200 XP and a blessed bow. 5 - Visit Point Contemplation Where to Get: Mother Loomis in Bavner How to Complete: Point Contemplation is south of Shayder. Look around inside. Reward: 250 XP. +2 to your reputation. 6 - Find Mundt Where to Get: Mother Melamed in Kuper How to Complete: Mundt is in Lorelei. Reward: 200 XP. +1 to your reputation and the Xian coin. 7 - Find Curing Potion Where to Get: Anama priests wandering the road on the north end of Bigail How to Complete: Just sell them any healing potion Reward: 200 XP and 50 coins. +1 to your reputation. 8 - Find Elspeth's Crystal Where to Get: Elspeth in the Southpoint Lighthouse How to Complete: The crystal is guarded by a horrid specter in the northpoint lighthouse, in a secret room along the west outside wall. Reward: 250 XP. +1 to your reputation and several useful crystals. 9 - Help Some Spiders Where to Get: The chief spider in the GIFTS cave How to Complete: Go to the stone circle due northwest of the spider cave. Reward: The location of the friendly roaches. 10 - Clear Out Odd Dungeon Where to Get: Mayor Yale in Marish How to Complete: Wipe out the undead in the Chasm of Screams, north of Marish. Reward: +1 to your reputation and a blessed steel helmet. 11 - Dispose of Marish Brigands Where to Get: Mayor Yale in Marish, upon completion of quest 10. How to Complete: There's a band of rebels along the west coast, hiding behind the mountains northwest of Marish. You'll have to kill them. Reward: -2 to your reputation and a Flaming Sword ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3b-4. Karnold Province ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 - Hunt Ogres Near Bolton Where to Get: Voster in Bolton How to Complete: The ogres are wandering around outside Bolton. Kill them. Reward: 250 XP. +2 to your reputation and an iron greatsword 2 - Libras Courier Job Where to Get: Mervin in Libras How to Complete: Just buy some Fine Clothes from Mervin or other merchants and sell them in Squiggus to the north. Then buy Savory Herbs and take them back to Mervin. Simple. Reward: 100 coins for each bundle of goods. 3 - Destroy Undead for Stormport Where to Get: Runkle in Stormport How to Complete: Far north of Stormport, across the river, is a tower full of undead. Destroy them all. Reward: 250 XP. +2 to your reputation. Talk to Dana afterwards to learn the location of a spellbook that teaches Healing level 3. 4 - Remove Ogre from Dryad Grove Where to Get: The dryad's grove north of Libras How to Complete: Send one character into the grove and solve the puzzles to reach the ogre. Kill it. Reward: The loot the ogre has around him. 5 - Kill King Vothkaro Where to Get: Mayor Najib in Aminro How to Complete: After completing quest 10, you can safely kill Vothkaro. Reward: 250 XP. +2 to your reputation and an Armor Ring. 5 - Get Ring for Ginny Where to Get: Ginny in Sharimik How to Complete: Talk to Sloan to learn the location of the ring, then get it. Reward: 200 XP. +1 to your reputation and some food. 6 - Hunt Down Zang Where to get: Starcap, the trainer in Sharimik How to Complete: Zang is in Moon. You'll have to kill him. Reward: 250 XP. +1 to your reputation, and Starcap will direct you to a book in city hall that teaches Far Sight level 3. 7 - Destroy Altar for Corie Where to Get: Corie in Sharimik How to Complete: First get the Ritual of Santification from the hermit, then purify the altar in the troglo hideout east of Sharimik. Reward: Corie's permission for quest 8. 8 - Sharimik Scroll Quest Where to Get: Mayor Knight in Sharimik after completing quest 7. How to Complete: Take the scroll to Vothkaro. Finish quest 11, then take the message back to Knight. Reward: 400 XP. +2 to your reputation and 500 coins. The door in the library that was locked is now open. The book inside teaches Dispel Barrier. 9 - Steal Book for Ivanova Where to Get: Ivanova in Golddale How to Complete: Steal the book Piercing the Lost Portals from Ernest's hut. Reward: 300 XP. -1 to your reputation and +2 to Resistance for your party. 10 - Slay Lizard Chief Where to Get: Delenn in Golddale How to Complete: Traverse the Golddale mines till you find the Slith chief. Reward: 300 XP and 1000 coins. +2 to your reputation. 11 - Clean Out Ursagi Cave Where to Get: Delenn in Golddale, after completing quest 10 How to Complete: The Lair of Ursagi is in the northeast corner of the valley. Go in and kill everything that moves. Reward: 300 XP. +2 to your reputation and a Blessed Longsword. 12 - Slay Elhioc Where to Get: Vothkaro in the troglo castle How to Complete: Go into the lower levels below the castle to find and kill Elhioc. He's waiting in the northwest corner of the map. Reward: 300 XP and the quest 'Destroy Troglo/Giant Barrier.' 13 - Metal for Carmine Where to Get: Carmine in Lennus How to Complete: What you need is mithril, which will show up as metal lumps on your special items screen. The easiest way to get some is to take the quest for Arion and use that metal. Reward: Pay him 1000 coins and he will make the Mithril Sword, one of the best weapons in the game. It will take 20-30 days to finish, so just do some adventuring and come back later. 14 - Meet Empress Prazac Where to Get: Shahpur in Angel's Rest How to Complete: Simply speak with Empress Prazac in Blackcrag Fortress. Reward: 250 XP. +2 to your reputation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3b-5. Midori Province ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 - Find Zik Where to Get: Mayor Scowcroft in Softport How to Complete: Zik is in Dorngas, at the inn. Kill him. Reward: 250 XP. +2 to your reputation, 100 coins and a Reward Slip. 2 - Recover Soldiers' Possessions Where to Get: Commander Bruskrud in Lorelei How to Complete: The soldiers in question died in the Cavern of Giants. Their personal effects are all on the first level, in chests. There's four of them in total. Reward: 200 XP for the Love Letter, 100 XP for the Good Luck Charm, Embroidered Favor and Locket With Painting, plus 300 coins for each item, for a total of 1200 coins. 3 - Free Empire Soldiers Where to Get: Commander Bruskrud in Lorelei How to Complete: The three soldiers are in prisons scattered along the top level in the Cavern of Giants. You must first secure the escape route in the southeastern corner of the map, then speak to each one to free them. Reward: 200 XP and 500 coins. 4 - Find Son's Silver Ring Where to Get: Mia in Malloc How to Complete: The ring is on an island northeast of Malloc. You'll need the Orb of Thralni to reach it. Reward: Nothing but good feelings. 5 - Hunt Goblins for Malloc Where to Get: Mrrr in Malloc How to Complete: The goblins are wandering around outside Malloc. You'll need a fairly good Nature Lore to catch up to them. There's 3-4 groups in total. Reward: 250 XP. +1 to your reputation and a suit of Field Plate Mail. 6 - Liberate Dryad Grove Where to Get: A dryad outside, east of Lorelei How to Complete: Go to the stone circle she mentions and kill the giants. Reward: 200 XP and an Invulnerability Elixir. 7 - Find Hidden Poubslo Giants Where to Get: Daltrey in Poubslo How to Complete: The giants are in a secret passage you can enter via the north side outside the town's walls. Reward: 250 XP. +1 to your reputation and +1 to Anatomy. 8 - Bring Fine Meal Where to Get: An enclave south of Lorelei How to Complete: Bring them sacks of fine meal. Simple. An easy way to do this is to sell one to Levy, then buy it back as many times as needed. Reward: 25 coins per sack 9 - Kill Vampire By Sea Where to Get: Some ogres east of Calloc and southwest of Dorngas How to Complete: You have to kill the vampire southwest of Calloc, by the sea. Reward: 100 XP. +1 to Anatomy for each member of your party. 10 - Kill Ogres in Swamp Where to Get: The vampire southwest of Calloc How to Complete: Kill the ogres who gave you quest 6. Reward: 100 XP. +1 to Find Herbs for each member of your party. 11 - Eliminate Calloc Raiders Where to Get: The mayor in Calloc How to Complete: The Nephil are northeast of Calloc. Don't attack them! Instead, speak with them. Now go to the small valley that's east of Calloc. Kill off the monsters there. Reward: 100 XP and 500 coins. +1 to your reputation. 12 - Kill Creatures for Sulfas Where to Get: Sulfas, in her lair How to Complete: Go where Sulfas tells you and kill the Alien Beasts. Reward: Quest 13. 13 - Get Things From Dragons Where to Get: Sulfas upon completion of quest 12 How to Complete: See Khoth and check his shelves for the ritual, then see Athron for the Metal Lumps. Speak with Sulfas again to finish the quest. Reward: The Beastslayer. 14 - Find Grimoire of Thren Where to Get: Cerulian in Moon How to Complete: The book she wants is in Blackcrag Fortress. Speak to Shane, then Howar the alchemist, and he'll give you the book. Reward: 250 XP. If you demand payment first, you'll receive a Knowledge Charm. Either way, you can now examine the pedastal in the library and learn Divine Host level 3. It requires some Vahnatai Lore. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3b-6. Monoroe Province ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 - Hunt the Unicorns Where to Get: Some farmers near Bremerton How to Complete: There's six packs of unicorns. Having high Nature Lore or being on horseback will allow you to catch them. Reward: 200 XP, a Spidersilk Shirt and some cake. 2 - Writing Supplies for Spineridge Where to Get: Alzon in Spineridge How to Complete: Just bring her pens and paper. Reward: 5 XP and 20 coins per item. 3 - Find Heroic Brew Recipe Where to Get: Nantier in Gale How to Complete: Speak to Nantier to learn about the key to the Gale library. Go to the herb seller and buy it off her for 5000 coins. The recipe is in the library. Reward: 250 XP and a collection of potions. 4 - Deliver Message to Baziron Where to Get: An Empire encampment southwest of Tevrono How to Complete; Just take the message to General Baziron in Tevrono. Reward: 250 XP and 300 coins. +1 to your reputation. 5 - Destroy Golem Scouts Where to Get: General Baziron in Tevrono How to Complete: The golems are within view of the bridge, on the other side of the river. Use the Orb of Thralni to reach them easily. Reward: 250 XP. +1 to your reputation. 6 - Destroy Golems for Delakros Where to Get: Delakros, in his lair south of Greendale How to Complete: Eliminate the golem plague. Reward: You can now take Delakros' treasure. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3b-7. Northern Valorim ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 - Clear Undead Out of Crypt Where to Get: Bohen-Ihrno in the Defiled Crypt, north of Calloc How to Complete: Discover the Crystal Souls, then report back for your reward. Reward: +1 to Vahnatai Lore skill. 2 - Find Golem Torc Where to Get: Petrie in Blackcrag Fortress How to Complete: She wants a Golem Diadrem. They're sometimes dropped by Demon Golems. Reward: 250 XP and a pair of Boots of Speed. =============================================================================== 4. Acknowledgements =============================================================================== Thanks to you, the reader and gamer, for taking the time to read my faq. Thanks so much to Jeff Vogel of Spiderweb Software (http://www.spidweb.com) for preserving old-school gameplay in this and other fantastic titles. And finally, thanks to CJayC and Gamefaqs for hosting this guide. =============================================================================== 5. Copyright Info =============================================================================== This file is Copyright (c)2002-2004 to its respective author, namely myself. All rights reserved. This file may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission, except www.gamefaqs.com. 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