Pools of Darkness: part 1 of 31 - Pools of Darkness_7 walkthrough

TAYDOME’S KEEP 1. Door to Leave the Keep 2. Monsters 3. Ruoln 4. Prisoners 5. Treasure 6. Kimarr 7. Journal Back to the World map travel to Taydome’s Keep (7) and enter. You’ll be immediately attacked by giants that seem to be controlled. Dispatch them, retrieve some magical treasure and continue north (unless you want to clean the side rooms from monsters). At 3 you’ll meet Ruoln. He asks to join your party but refuse and choose to “Evade” him. His presence will prevent your party from resting in some areas. Enter the room at 4 to free the prisoners and cross the secret door to the north to retrieve some treasure. (Note that with this action your party will sustain damage so be prepared). Follow the hallway east cleaning the rooms that contain monsters and soon, at an intersection, Kimarr appears and sends a drow force against you. Remember that the drow are resistant to magic (so plan your attack carefully) and that their weapons will be destroyed by the sunlight. After the battle retrieve the journal at 7. Continue on your path and approach the door at 6. Be fully rested and then save. You must face Kimarr now so, when you’re ready, enter the room. You’ll fight a dozen of giants and Kimarr himself. Concentrate your mages’ efforts on the giants mages and send your fighters on Kimarr for a melee combat. Before dying Kimarr will change into a blue dragon so kill him quickly to prevent him from casting his deadly bolts of lightning. When the battle is over retrieve the treasure and you’ll meet Quill. Agree to go with him, you’ll end this quest and return to the World Map.

Acknowledgement

Annotated by Marco Alessandri for the RPG Gamers archive.