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Sanctuary citadel

View from the Promise of Heaven toward the Temple of Ils

Area Designer:[]

Osmium

Directions:[]

3e3nen2en2en (Fred, New Thalos)


Reset Time:[]

40 minutes (occupied)


Story/History:[]

The very name evokes thoughts of peace, freedom, safety and security. Undoubtedly, the former Illsigi slaves who founded the city surrounding a tiny fishing village dreamed of such when they named their new refuge. Today, their dream is as dead as the Illsigi Empire from which those slaves fled. Sanctuary was discovered by the Illsigis, absorbed into their empire, and became the largest trading city in the south. Decades later, the Great Pass was opened through the northern mountains, and the caravans stopped coming. The once great city fell swiftly into decay. Sanctuary became the home of the outcast, the dispossessed, those who simply had nowhere else to go. Now the Rankans have come, determined to stamp out all vestiges of the old Illsig Empire. Sanctuary? Oh the irony. A den of thieves, both highborn and low. A cesspool of intrigue, from government bureaucrats to priests, from Mages to the lowliest Downwind beggar, where one is more likely to find a dagger in his back, or poison in his drink, than prosperity. If you must go to Sanctuary, book passage in New Thalos on a ship crossing the Dragon Sea, or follow the road across the Floodland from Skara Brae.
Osmium has provided a very accurate representation of the Thief City Sanctuary from the Thieves' World series.  A must visit for any serious JediMUD adventurer.

For a more detailed understanding of the city, please link over to the Fandom Thieve's World Wiki.

Exploring the city in detail will reveal a few easter eggs: here's a sign near the entrance of the Serpentine:


"Sanctuary law and order is a joke" "the Hangman's noose is not justice" 
 "the prince is a girly-man" "shewah!  these guards are a pain in the 
butt" Someone has painted "a Gorgon" over Captain Golphan's name.


The area known as The Watchtowers is a separate zone couched within Sanctuary to accommodate Sanctuary's rather large 500 room size. It is comprised of nine (9) towers and garrisons, and is often the target of Quest organizers due to it's rather hidden nature. Find out more information about The Watch Tower on this link.

Mobs of Note:[]

Demi-lich - (Mace of St. Cuthbert), Hanse - (blowgun), Honald - (enlibrite sword), Gordonesh - (Thunderstone of Ils), Tempus Thales - (pink sword, leather belt, tin ring, jagged chip of onyx), water weird - (flask of weirdling water), Zalbar - (kite shield), Prince-Governor Kadakithis - (engraved brass bracer), Sikkintair - (Mace of Ils), Molin Torcholder - (Fist of Vashanka), Mizraith - (mystical silk leggings), Markmoor - (flimsy shield), Jubal - (hawk mask), Lady Amoli - (krrf), Cime - (leather leggings, diamond hair pins), Alten Stulwig - (ceramic, battledraught, ehrlenmeyer, stone flask, glittering, and opaque potions), Melilot -(key to governor's house), Enas Yorl (Staff of the Magius, finely twisted gold and linen), glassblower (glass ox, crystal pig, crystal owl, crystal monkey, crystal horse).


General Zone Strategies:[]

This is a large zone that is fun to explore in mid-level groups or as a solo adventurer.  While the equipment that loads here is mostly low to mid-level and has become obsolete by newer zone loads.

Hidden Mobs[]

Watch for hidden mobs, Rabben-Halfhand and Hanse (Shadowspawn).

Prince Kadakithis[]

There is a rather cool story line that follows a path to Prince Kadakithis in the Rankan Palace.  It follows loosely the tale told in "Thieves' World" about the tumult following a regime change and the attempt to bring order over a fractious world of cutthroats and brigands.

Find the home of Melilot the Scribe, and break into his office to steal the Invitation to the Palace.  (Alternatively, you can find the opal key to the Palace Gates on the shopkeeper, Froboz, in Rome.) Walk through the Palace entrance, and find the parlor east of the grand hallway. Pass through the tapestry (NE) to the second floor hallway. Find the second floor hallway through Princess' bedchamber. Move around the landing to the Governor's Hallway, where you'll defeat a guard for the first key, then proceed south to defeat another guard for the Prince's room key.
Calm the room as you enter the Prince's Audience Chamber. He will not assist his entourage so take them out first.

Serpentine[]

Mizraith's sister, the evil Cime, awaits your exploration of the Serpentine.  Beware the robbers and cutthroats of the Serpentine's dark maze-like alleyways.  There is a DT deep in the Serpentine, down the well, a few rooms north of Wrong Way Park! Find the hidden Markmoor, a powerful rival of Mizraith, and his flimsy shield here, deep within the maze.. For kicks, find One Thumb in the Vulgar Unicorn (Serpentine) and get his key.   Cappen Varra holds a clue to the Singing Sword Saga here.

The Demi-Lich and the Mace of St. Cuthbert[]

The Amulet of Heqt is a key held by Samlor hi Samt and will gain you access to the Temple Dais off the Serpentine and lead you to the demi-lich (Mace of St. Cuthbert).  The demi-lich occupies an !magic room, so plan ahead.

Jubal[]

Jubal and his lieutenants Moria, Mor-am, and Saliman command a gang of Hawkmasks in a compound south of the Downwind sprawl. (If you are perma invis, they cannot see you!)

Temple Row[]

Up from the Temple of Ils and Gordonesh (Thunderstones of Ils) is Sikkintair, the multi-legged demon (4XANNI). Be glowing.


Equipment:[]

ITEM TYPE MOB LOAD % DISPLAY
a flask of weirdling water component Water Weird 5.0% mL 0 !rests
amulet, heqt key Samlor hi Samt 45.0% mL 20 e!
aura of arrogance about Prince Kadikithis mL 23 !rests 1 dam 5% mvR
battledraught potion Alten Stulwig mL 0 !rests 1 x armor

1 x magical vestment 1 x bless

belt, leather waist Tempus Thales mL 3 !rests 2 ac 1 str -1 con
blowgun weapon Hanse 70.0% mL 0 !rests 6D3 12.0 avg 2 hit 2 dam
bracelet, tin wrist Tempus Thales mL 0 !rests 2 ac 10 mov -1 ss
bracers, engraved brass wrist Prince Kadikithis mL 14 !mcb !g 1 ac 2 dam -5% mvR
mystical silk leggings leg Mizraith mL 15 !twnb 30 ac 15 mana 5% mnR
ceramic potion Alten Stulwig mL 0 !rests 1 x blind

1 x regenerate 1 x waterwalk

crown, brass head Prince Kadikithis mL 0 !g 10 ac 1 int 2 wis
black onyx cat light Glassblower mL 10 !rests 2 cha crash!
crystal pig light Glassblower mL 10 !rests 2 int crash!
glass ox light Glassblower mL 5 !rests 2 str crash!
crystal horse light Glassblower mL 10 !rests 2 con crash!
crystal owl light Glassblower mL 10 !rests 2 wis crash!
crystal monkey light Glassblower mL 10 !mcpajs 2 dex crash!
dagger, blue weapon Jubal 40.0% mL 10 !cwpaj !n 3D7 12.0 avg 2 hit 1 dex !drop
deep blue enameled key key Jubal mL !rests
deep green potion Alten Stulwig mL 0 !rests 1 x stone skin

1 x blindness

drug, krrf canteen Amoli mL 0 !rests
ehrlenmeyer potion Alten Stulwig mL 0 !rests 1 x cause critical

1 x aid 1 x hold

enlibrite sword weapon Honald 47.0% mL 12 !mctn !e 6D4 15.0 avg 2 hit 2 dam
flask, stone potion Alten Stulwig mL 0 !rests blind, strength, recall
leggings, leather leg Cime mL 9 !rests 30 ac 5 mana 5% mnR
glittering potion Alten Stulwig mL 0 !rests harm, invis, sleep
gong, small bronze hold Lythande mL 0 !rests 1 x teleport
hair pins, diamond head Cime 55.0% mL 10 !rests 12 ac 4 acM -2 ss
hawk mask head Mor-am 6.0% mL 15 !mcwpajs 16 ac 2 dex 5 hp
hawk mask head Moria 45.0% mL 15 e! 16 ac 2 dex 5 hp
Invitation to the Palace key Melilot mL 0 !rests key to palace
leggings, plate leg Razkuli, Quag, Bourne, Zalbar, Aye-Golphan mL 0 !rests 12 ac ench!
linen, finely twisted gold hand Enas Yorl mL 5 !e 2 wis 2 con
Mace of Ils weapon Sikkintair 45.0% mL 15 !e 6D3 12.0 avg 2 hit 2 dam
mace of st. cuthbert weapon demi-lich 55.0% mL 15 !mtapjs g! 6D4 15.0 avg 2 hit 2 dam
mace, fist of vashanka weapon Molin Torcholder 45.0% mL 10 !rests 4D4 10.0 avg 3 hit -1 dam
onyx, jagged chip component Tempus Thales 7.0% mL 0 !rests !rent
opaque potion Alten Stulwig mL 0 !rests harm, invisibility, sleep
pendant, sandal (thufir) neck Samlor hi Samt mL 5 !e 2 wis
ring, carved wooden ring Tempus Thales 70.0% mL 5 !rests 1 str 5 hp
Savankh hold Prince Kadakithis mL 0 !rests 3 ac
shield, flimsy shield Markmoor (hidden, Serpentine) mL 0 !rests 3 ac 1 int
shield, kite shield Zalbar mL 0 !rests 9 ac -1 hit -10 mov
sleeves, plate arm Razkuli, Quag, Bourne, Zalbar, Aye-Golphan mL 0 !rests 6 ac
staff, Magius weapon Enas Yorl 45.0% mL 15 !e 7D2 10.5 avg 1 hit 2 dam
sword, pink weapon Tempus Thales 55.0% mL 18 !rests 8D2 12.0 avg
the thunderstone of ils neck Gordonesh 5.0% mL 10 !twapnjs n! 1 dam -1 ss 1 x lightning
thufir sandal pendant neck Hakiem 70.0% mL 5 !e 2 wis


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