Mutamin's Challenge: Final Challenge

A-From Minotaur Maze B-From Entryway C-Door Riddle D-Hallway E-Pillar of Light F-Invisible Stalkers G-Gorkan H-Final Riddle

If you enter from the maze, you won't have to solve the door riddle. The statue in the middle of the room will tell you the riddle. To get the answer, multiply the number of offspring in the current generation by two, and then subtract three--which will give you 19. Open the door marked 19 and get the key. The hallway beyond the door is guarded by a tough ghoul ravager (9th-level undead/7th-level fighter).

The door riddle.

Near the pillar of light, Gam needs healing. Help him (with a healer's kit or a spell), and he'll tell you that the invisible stalkers (all 8th-level elementals) in the next room can be defeated by leading them to the pillar. Take his advice unless you're up for a challenge. In the northeastern room you'll find a crystal egg in a chest. Of all the crystal objects you've found down here, this is the one you want. This is the Danny Zuko of crystal objects.

Before you get to the final riddle, Gorkan will attack you. Loot his body when he's dead to find the notched axe for Daelan's henchman quest. The final riddle awaits. Listen to the riddle, and put the appropriate crystal object in the chest. The appropriate crystal object is the egg. Return to Mutamin for your reward.

The Tomb of the Arcane Brotherhood

A-To Green Griffon Inn Region B-Corpse Hand C-Key D-Locked Gate E-Brother Toras

The other area of interest in the Green Griffon Inn region is this ancient tomb, located in the northeast corner and watched over by a strange man. You can persuade him to give you the key, which opens the locked crypt in the graveyard. You may want to wait until later in the chapter to explore this tomb--some of its inhabitants are nasty.

The tomb itself is filled with difficult undead--zombie lords, mummies, skeleton mages and priests, and more. You'll find two quest items here, though, so it's worth your trouble. In a chest near the entrance you'll find the corpse hand needed for Grimgnaw's henchman quest.

Brother Toras himself holds the Imaskarran Tome of Life for Eltoora's quest. To get to Brother Toras, though, you'll need to retrieve the tomb key, guarded by a mummy (15th-level undead/5th-level wizard) on a platform to the north. Unlock the gates, and get ready for what is probably your toughest battle yet: Brother Toras has plenty of guards, and he himself is a 20th-level wizard--and a lich to boot.