The Host Tower: Fifth Floor

A-Host Tower Portal B-Nyphithys C-Eighth-Floor Portal Stone D-Battle Devourer

In the northeast room, you'll meet Nyphithys, former cohort to Archmage Arklem. Free her by destroying the nearby brazier, and she will reward you. Search the room for sixth- and seventh-floor portal stones. In a chest in the far northwest section, you'll find an eighth-floor portal stone.

The Host Tower: Sixth Floor

A-Host Tower Portal B-Valindra C-Eighth and Ninth-Level Portal Stones

In the northwest room of this level, you'll face Valindra (13th-level wizard/6th-level cleric). She's a powerful spellcaster in both of her chosen fields, but once she's dead you can search the small bedroom to the south to find portal stones for both the eighth and ninth floors.

The Host Tower: Seventh Floor

A- Host Tower Portal B- Host Tower Warden C- Deltagar D- Ettercap E- Lich F- Gray Sladd G- Prisoner and Fred

This prison has little of importance. Kill the warden for the key, then search the cells. There are a few monsters you can kill for experience points and a strange prisoner talking to a dummy named Fred. If you free Deltagar in one of the cells to the west, he will tell you about Maugrim's infiltration of the Host Tower.

The Host Tower: Eighth Floor

A-Host Tower Portal B-Vrock

There is absolutely no reason to come to this floor, except for experience points. There's an 8th-level vrock here, as well as some low-level wizards and mephits.

The Host Tower: Pinnacle

A-Host Tower Portal B-Archmage Arklem C-Stairs Up

This is the penultimate level, but the pinnacle portal stone will bring you here. Talk to Archmage Arklem, a powerful lich. He will ask you to free him, and you have no choice. Destroy the braziers in the alcoves to the west and south. With each brazier's destruction, a creature will appear. Once the braziers are destroyed, Arklem will vanish and open the door to the actual pinnacle.

The Host Tower: Maugrim, Aribeth, and Morag

Approach the gate and listen to Aribeth, Maugrim, and Morag discuss the Words of Power. When they're alerted to your presence, they'll vanish and you'll have to fight a small army of lizardmen. Kill the reptiles and head down the stairs to Maugrim's Lair. Take Maugrim's journal from the desk, then return to the temple and speak with Aarin. It's time to learn more about these Words of Power.