Emerald Maze

Directions:[]

4n5w (New Thalos Central Square)

> enter maze

Reset Time:[]

30 minutes (occupied)

Area Designer:[]

Gonfalon

Story/History:[]

Long ago a powerful young sorceress pushed the known limits of her craft beyond what was perhaps wise. She created a potent new spell, a variation on the simple magic missile which could find its target at any range, no matter how distant. Her missiles, however, were special. Iris intended to merely extend the range of her spell, but the incantation had an unforeseen bonus. Her magic missile somehow utilized temporal mechanics to achieve its unlimited range. It is always unwise to play with forces as elemental as Time itself. Her spell also did damage in proportion to the age of its target. Thus her spell, which would scarcely harm a normal human or even a longer-lived creature such as an elf or dwarf, could have catastrophic impact on beings far older.

After throwing a few spells at her former classmates and an unkind mentor, she ignorantly chose to target someone more powerful. The god she chose to target next was a well-known trickster and rogue. Everyone knew he had quite a sense of humor. Unfortunately, her poorly conceived spell completely obliterated him. His family was not amused. As a punishment for her crime they trapped her soul in a sword, shattered it, and created a magical prison to house the pieces. They created the prison in the form of a verdant green hedge maze in honor of their clever, brother who always loved green growing things.

Mobs:[]

demonic, enchanted yew, a variety of butterflies, minion of Iris, long-eared hare, the head and torso of a troll, a troll's left hand (aggro), *a troll's right hand (aggro), a troll's left leg (aggro), a troll's right leg (aggro), *Edwin, the haggard cityguard, blind gardener (shard of a broken blade), young basilisk, corpse of an adult basilisk, shrike (bird)

Assembly Quest Items:[]

There are three main assembly quest items in the Emerald Maze: the Shimmering Steel Broadsword, the Possessed Broadsword , and the Sentient Broadsword "Iris Godbane"

General Zone Strategies:[]

Use a tracker (warrior, ranger, thief, or jedi) to quickly find the mobiles that load assembly quest items.

Every room in this zone is !magic. To exit, you'll need an external summons out, or use the maze exits denoted on the maps below. Beware! The terrain movement demands have been increased inside the Emerald Maze, and if you're not careful, you can easily run out of moves. For striking Soheis, this could prove challenging.

To move betwen mazes one and two, you'll need to find the obelisk in the first maze, then walk directly south as far as you can go (four squares), then retrace your steps to the first obelisk. When you arrive at the location of the original obelisk you will have been transported to the second maze.

Make sure you grab the Iris' Focus Stone from the campfire. A nice regen holdable that loads per zone reset in the campfire.

To collect the globe artichokes, find a stand of giant thistles and issue the command:

> hit thistle

Equipment:[]

ITEM	TYPE	MOB	DISPLAY
sentient broadsword "iris godbane"	weapon	assembly	mL 28 !mctjb !n 7D4 17.5 avg 2 dam 2 dex
possessed steel broadsword	weapon	assembly	mL 15 !mctjb 6D4 15.0 avg 2 con
shimmering steel broadsword	weapon	assembly	mL 5 !mctjb 5D4 12.5 avg 2 hit
shard, broken blade	weapon	blind gardener	mL 0 !cp 3D4 7.5 avg 4 hit
bindings, leather blood-soaked	wrist	troll's right arm	mL 10 !rests 1 ac 1 int -1 wis
long sword	weapon	Edwin	mL 0 !mc 1D10 5.5 avg 2 hit 2 dam
pestle, marble	treasure	blind gardener	mL 0 !rests 6 hp potions
shears, gardening	weapon	blind gardener	mL 0 !m 3D2 4.5 avg 1 dam
lead bracelet	wrist	Edwin	mL 0 !rests 1 hit 5 hp
mortar, marble	treasure	blind gardener	mL 0 !rests 3 hit 1 con use for mixing potions
meteor chunk	treasure	enchanted yew	mL 0 !rests 1% hpR 1% mnR
basilisk balm	potion	constructible	mL 0 !rests 2 x bless 1 x stone skin
branch, broken yew	trash	on ground	mL 0 !rests
chips of malachite	treasure	enchanted yew	mL 0 !rests
heart, basilisk	food	adult basilisk corpse	mL 0 !rests
Iris's black panacea	potion	constructible	mL 0 !rests 1 x restore; 1 x sanctuary
jar of mint oil	potion	Edwin	mL 0 !rests 1 x cause light
merest sliver of chipped stone	trash	enchanted yew	mL 0 !rests
obelisk, white marble (maze 1)	canteen	on ground	mL 0 !rests 30 units
obelisk, white marble (maze 2)	canteen	on ground	mL 0 !rests 30 units
piece of chalk	trash	obelisk one	mL 0 !rests
potion of laumspur	potion	constructible	mL 0 !rests 2 x cure critic
scrap of garbage	trash	obelisk two	mL 0 !rests
seeds, celery	trash	on ground	mL 0 !rests
shreds of a Midgaard guard's uniform	trash	Edwin	mL 0 !rests
sprig of laumspur	food	on ground	mL 0 !rests
stone, black	treasure	enchanted yew	mL 0 !rests
stone, dull grey	treasure	enchanted yew	mL 0 !rests
stone, golden	treasure	on ground	mL 0 !rests
stone, green malachite	treasure	enchanted yew	mL 0 !rests
stone, hematite	treasure	on ground	mL 0 !rests
stone, purple	treasure	enchanted yew	mL 0 !rests
tongue, toad	food	young basilisk	mL 0 !rests
oil vitriol on a silver chain	neck	blind gardener	mL 0 !rests -1 int 1 x poison
Iris' focus stone	hold	campfire	mL 0 !rests -20 mana 10% mnR
chip of bone	trash	on ground	mL 0 !rests -10 hp -20 mana