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Drake island

The fiery volcanic Drake Island, home of the terrible thunder lizard, Antitheton.

Area Designer:[]

Cogitasne

Directions:[]

To pier: s*e*s*e*e*e*e*s*e*e*e*n*n*n (from south end of Empire Wharf, Sanctuary)
To Cliffisde Fortress: n*n*n*w*nw*nw*w*sw*w*nw*nw*n*ne*e*ne*se (from pier)
To Holn Switchblade: s*s*s*s*d*d (from Cliffside Fortress gate)
To Sandy Cave: nw*sw*w*sw*s*se*se*e*ne*e*se*se*ne*n*ne*nw*nw*ne*nw*nw*sw*sw*sw (from Cliffside Fortress gate)
Temple of the Dragon: s*se*ne*se*se*s*se*ne*ne*se*se*sw*s*e (from cave entrance)
Enraged Drake: ne*sw*s*se*e*se*nw*nw*n*nw*ne*w*ne*w*sw*sw*se*e*se*nw*n*nw*e (from Temple of the Dragon)
Vulcan: w*n*nw*se*nw*s*s (pick s) (from Enraged Drake)
To Marcus: nw*sw*s*se*e*se*ne*ne*n*ne*nw*w*nw*w*sw*sw*se*e*se*ne*n*ne*n*nw*sw*nw*sw*nw*nw*e*ne*se*s*e*e*s*sw (from Temple of the Dragon)

Reset:[]

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Story/History:[]

A large volcanic island in the eastern reaches of the Dragon Sea, Drake Isle is the home of a powerful magician from New Thalos. He moved to this remote location in order to conduct his experiments in peace and seclusion, the city was much too crowded for his secretive personality to tolerate. Little did the mage know, the island was not as barren as it had appeared. Now his retainers must be constantly vigilant for hunting drakes... or worse. A powerful warrior of the Thalosian Church has recently launched an expedition into the lair of the drakes, but he has not been seen or heard from since.
There is a latin inscription from Carus' poem De Rerum Natura in the rough-hewn stairs leading down into the room below the Dragon Golem:
This terror and darkness of mind necessary  
the weapons of the day not by the rays of the sun, by the bright
a part in examining, but by Nature and her law.
A principle belongs to fundamental axiom is this:
Nothing comes out of nothing by divine aid.
                       -T. Lucretius Carus
The original area featured a huge storage room connected to Vulcan's Workshop and a platinum banded chest that loaded the following items:
Q 0 16742 1 16740 1                            King's Ransom (100k coins)

Q 0 16743 1 16740 1                            Neural Whip

Q 0 16744 1 16740 1                            Legendary Sword of the Avenger

Q 0 16745 1 16740 1                            Miasma, the Blade of Plagues

Q 0 16746 1 16740 1                            Quarterstaff of the Elementalists

Q 0 16747 1 16740 1                            Hydra-tooth Bracelet

Q 0 16748 1 16740 1                            Summoner's Charm

Q 0 16749 1 16740 1                            Diabolist's Pendant

Q 0 16700 1 16740 1                            Roman Signet Ring
These items have been removed in the current version of the area, but it's interesting to note that some have been converted into assembly quest items featured in other zones.

Mobs of Note:[]

Holn Swiftblade - (pebble key to sandy cave, white leather belt, blue linen robe, Greaves of Valour) the enraged drake - (golden hilt of a shattered sword) Antitheton - (dragon claws, dragon wings, red dragonscale shirt, glistening dragonstone), Celfivl Prantroc - (scarlet cape, ornate flask, gleaming silver helm, Medal of Honor, gleaming silver platemail, Thalosian War Axe), Marcus Nonhilor - (serrated bastard sword, burnished steel boots, plate gauntlets, plate leggings, banded mail, tower shield), battered cleric - (crimson potion, crystal vial, tattered clerical robes, ebony cross), insane thief - (poisoner's ring, padded armor, broken dagger), Captain of the Watch - (key to fortress) Vulcan - (white leather apron, Vulcan's Hammer of Forging), hatchling - (Tove's Armlets), obsidian drolem - (obsidian vial), skeleton - (flake of dragon bone, faded scroll), cyclops - (leather apron, heavy tongs, smith's hammer)

General Zone Strategies:[]

Get the pebble from Holn Swiftblade in the Cliffside Fortress. Use the pebble to enter the Sandy Cave. Use a Bard runner with mirrors to get to the Temple of the Dragon, the enraged drake and ultimately Celfivl Prantroc. Alternatively, a mana/regen Ranger does well here, as the drakes are calmable (the enraged drake is not, nor is Celfivl).
There, immediately down from the Temple of the Dragon, is an easter egg room with a symbolic Latin warning. It's not a DT but you'll need a summon / recall out
Vulcan's Forge can be found in the second Volcanic Vent, near the enraged drake. If you drop down onto the vent ledge to get to Vulcan's Workshop, you'll have to recall out, as there is no way back into the tunnel complex.  (Except the DT down.) Vulcan tosses and entropies. Old school, Vulcan can be wodded down with two naked mages.  Today, you can 25 INT implode him or petrify/strike summon him down, too.
In Celfivl's room, take out the aggro wounded drakes first, (Marcus will assist good/neutral aligned tanks or attack evil tanks), then Marcus. Celfivl is not aggro so you can debuff him if you like. Celfivl is strike capped (400/strike) and will area so plan accordingly. Orb/Glow a 25 INT Jedi and implode him down. 25 CHA bardic petrify is great, too.
Mobs will reset in this zone occupied, so beware wounded drake re-pops while you're working on Celfivl.
Antitheton is beyond Celfivl (who blocks in that direction.) Antitheton is aggro!, is !pet (causes them to wander) and calls for a 25 INT imploding Jedi or a 25 CHA petting Bard. Antitheton is also strike damage capped at 400. The room below Antitheton requires a fly.

Equipment:[]

ITEM TYPE MOB LOAD % DISPLAY
necklace, amber beads neck amber drake 75.0% mL 4 !rests 1 ac 2 mov 9 mana
dragon claws hand Antitheton 65.0% mL 15 !mctrb !e 6 ac 2 dam -1 dex
dragon wings about Antitheton 15.0% mL 24 !mctns !n 1 dam 2 str
glistening dragonstone hold Antitheton 11.0% mL 20 !rests 15 hp 15 mana
red dragonscale shirt body Antitheton 100.0% mL 15 !rests 27 ac 2 str 2 con
crimson potion battered cleric mL 0 !rests 1 x armor

1 x bless

cross, ebony hold battered cleric 95.0% mL 0 !rests 4 x dispel evil
crystal vial potion battered cleric mL 0 !rests 1 x sanctuary

1 x word of death

robes, tattered clerical about battered cleric mL 3 !rests 3 ac ench!
key, iron key Captain of the Watch mL 0 !rests
sword, short wire-bound weapon Captain of the Watch mL 7 !mc 3D6 10.5 avg 2 hit -1 dam
the medal of honor neck Celfivl Prantroc mL 15 wp! g! 4 ac 1 dam 1 str
leather apron about cyclops mL 3 !rests 3 ac 3 hit -3 cha
tongs, heavy iron forge weapon cyclops mL 0 !mctns 7D2 10.5 avg 2 hit
golden hilt, shattered component enraged drake mL 0 !rests !rent
leggings, drake leg enraged drake 4.0% mL 16 !mcpasr 1 str 10 hp not in .zon file

(item moved to arden as:

lightning scorched drake leggings)

spear, war weapon fortress guard mL 6 !mct 3D5 9.0 avg 3 hit
Tove's Armlets arm hatchling

giant lizard

mL 20 b! 6 ac 1 cha 10 mana
banded mail body Holn Swiftblade mL 0 !mtnrb 21 ac
greaves of valour leg Holn Swiftblade mL 16 !mcrb !n 14 ac 1 dam -3 int
pebble key Holn Swiftblade mL 15 !rests 1 x earthquake
robe, blue linen about Holn Swiftblade mL 6 !twpanr -1 ss 7 mana
white leather belt waist Holn Swiftblade mL 10 !ctwpanrb 4 ac 2 con 10 mana
armor, padded body insane thief mL 3 !rests 9 ac ench!
dagger, broken weapon insane thief 95.0% mL 5 !c !g 2D4 5.0 avg 3 hit
poisoner's ring ring insane thief mL 0 tn! 1 ac 1 dam 1 dex
bastard sword, serrated weapon Marcus Nonhilor 75.0% mL 13 !mctns 4D5 12.0 avg -1 hit 3 dam
flask, ornate potion Marcus Nonihlor 100.0% mL 0 !rests harm, heal, heal
leggings, plate leg Marcus Nonihlor 100.0% mL 0 !mtnrb 12 ac ench!
mail, banded body Marcus Nonihlor 100.0% mL 0 !mtnrb 21 ac ench!
tower shield shield Marcus Nonihlor 30.0% mL 16 !mctrb 8 ac 1 dam 1 str
vial, obsidian potion obsidian drolem 100.0% mL 0 !rests 1 x cure critic

1 x sanctuary

boots, burnished steel foot Sir Celfivl Prantroc 80.0% mL 0 !mtnb 4 ac 1 con 10 mov
cape, scarlet about Sir Celfivl Prantroc 50.0% mL 10 !tn 5 ac 11 hp 8% hpR
helm, gleaming silver head Sir Celfivl Prantroc 75.0% mL 10 !mctanjsrb !e 10 ac 1 str 1 dex
suit of gleaming silver platemail body Sir Celfivl Prantroc 32.0% mL 15 wp! g! 30 ac 1 dam 15 hp
thalosian war axe weapon Sir Celfivl Prantroc 20.0% mL 16 !mctnb !n 4D7 16.0 avg 2 hit 2 dam
gauntlets, plate hand Sir Celfivl Prantroc

Marcus Nonihlor

100.0% mL 0 !mtnrb 6 ac ench!
sleeves, plate arm Sir Celfivl Prantroc

Marcus Nonihlor

100.0% mL 0 !mtnrb 6 ac ench!
dragon bone, flake other skeleton 35.0% mL 0 !rests
faded scroll skeleton mL 0 !rests 1 x enchant armor

1 x group invis !rent

Hammer, Vulcan's weapon Vulcan 3.0% mL 15 njsr! n! 7D4 17.5 avg 2 hit 2 dam
white leather apron about Vulcan 80.0% mL 4 !mc 4 ac 5% hpR
knife, thief's weapon mL 0 !c 6D1 6.0 avg 3 hit 2 dex


Maps:[]

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