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Level 7: Upper Reaches of the Drow

Drow and Skeletal Lords inhabit the seventh level of the dungeons. The Drow use weapons tipped with a poison that causes short-term paralysis. When fighting them keep moving or try to kill them from a distance. The Drow are also resistant, although not immune, to spells. Skeletal Lords are the elite skeleton warriors and fight together in groups. Have a Cleric symbol in hand to turn them when they get close. Skeletons take half damage from piercing and slashing weapons.

1) Stairs up to Level 6 Location 46. The first time you walk down here the Drow will ask for a bribe. If you give them your Kenku Eggs they’ll leave you alone. The Drow patrols will not attack you unless you attack first or wander somewhere where you shouldn’t be.

2) Drow Patrol.

3) An inscription on the north wall reads “Don’t delay”.

4) Stepping on any of the Pressure Plates from 4A-4D releases a fireball that flies east from 4A and then north from 4B.

5) Cleric Scroll of Slow Poison.

6) Cleric Scroll of Create Food.

7) Mage Scroll of Fireball.

8) There’s a Spider Keyhole on the east wall. Use a Gold Key to open the door.

9) Stairs up to Level 6 Location 48.

10) This door can only be opened from this side.

11) A Drow guards this room. Inside you’ll find a Cleric Scroll of Bless, a Necklance and Rations.

12) An Arrow.

13) An Ornate, non-magical, shield.

14) The Button on the west wall closes the pit to the north. When you press it a Fireball flies south from #17. It will turn east at #16 and then hit the wall.

15) Stepping on this Pressure Plate releases a Fireball from the north. Stay still. The Fireball will turn east at #16.

16) The Fireball veers to the east here.

17) Scorched walls where the Fireballs come from.

18) A door that can be opened from either side.

19) Skeletal Lords are released from 19A, B and C when you step on the Pressure Plate at #20. 19A also has the bones of the Cleric Ileria and a Cleric Holy Symbol.

20) Stepping on the Pressure Plate opens the three doors at #19 and releases 3 Skeletal Lords.

21) A Key, Cleric Scroll of Remove Paralysis and a Cleric Scroll of Protection from Evil 10’.

22) Two Drow.

23) Insert a Key to open the south door.

24) Arrows.

25) A Luckstone Medallion.

26) Stairs down to Level 8 Location 1.

27) Drow.

28) An Arrow.

29) Three Drow patrol this area.

30) Scorch holes on the east and west walls.

31) Potion of Healing and a Key.

32) Stairs down to Level 8 Location 2. Use a Drow Key on the Spider Keyhole to open the door to the east which leads to more stairs leading down to Level 8 Location 9.

33) Stairs down to Level 8 Location 16.

34) The inscription on the south wall reads “One battle for glory”.

35) Skeletal Lord.

36) An inscription on the north wall reads “One sacrifice made”.

37) Place an item on the shelf on the west wall land press the Spider Button to open a passage to the south.

38) You can drop down the pit without taking damage. It leads to Level 8 Location 81.

39) + 2 Ring of Protection. The message on the wall reads “One leap of faith”.

40) Stairs down to Level 8 Location 14. The writing on the wall reads “No turning back”.

41) The message on the east wall says “One way”.

42) The message reads “Fight for your freedom”.

43) Pressing the Button on the south wall reveals four passages, one to the west, one to the east and two to the south.

44) Skeletal Lord and Banded Armor. When you step her a door opens at #53.

45) When you step here a door will open at #51B. You’ll also find a Jeweled Key here.

46A) The Button on the north wall opens the door to #44. The Button on the south wall opens the door to #45.

46B) The Button on the north wall opens the door at #47. The Button on the south wall opens the door to #48.

47) Skeletal Lord and Three Arrows. Stepping here opens the door at #54.

48) Two Skeletal Lords and a Ruby Key. Stepping here opens the door at #56.

49) The Spider Button opens the door to #50.

50) Skeletal Lords and Mage Scroll of Lightning Bolt. Stepping here opens the door at #57.

51A) Press the Button at #43 to open the wall here. The north Button opens the door to #51B. The south Button opens the door to #53.

51B) Stepping here opens the door at #45. There’s also a Jeweled Key.

52) The north Button opens the door to #56. The south Button opens the door to #54.

53) Skeletal Lord and Cleric Scroll of Cure Light Wounds. Steping here opens the door at #44.

54) Skeletal Lord and Drow Key. Stepping here opens the door at #44.

55) The Spider Button opens the door at #57.

56) Skeletal Lord and Mage Scroll of Fear. Stepping here opens the door at #48.

57) Skeletal Lord and Drow Key. Stepping here opens the door at #50.

58) Use a Jeweled Key to open the door to the west.

59) Use a Drow Key to open the door to the west.

60) Use a Drow Key to open the door to the west.

61) Use a Jeweled Key to open the door to the west.

62) An empty shelf.

63) The Portal on the north wall requires a Stone Medallion Key to activate. Stepping through it teleports you to Level 4 Location 59. The portal on the east wall is inactive.

64) A Rock and a Useless Wand.

65) The Portal on the north wall requires a Stone Dagger to activate. Stepping through it teleports you to Level 9 Location 11.

66) Glowing Rock.

67) The Portal on the west wall is activated with the Stone Holy Symbol and teleports you to Level 11 Location 3. The Portal on the north wall requires a Stone Necklace to activate and takes you to Level 5 Location 24.

68) Use a Ruby Key to open the door.

69) Stairs down to Level 8 Location 24.

70) Destination of teleporter at #83.

71) Two Skeletal Lords.

72) Teleporter to #82.

73) The message on the north wall reads “Weapon”.

74) Here you’ll find a +3 Short Sword named Slicer.

75) Pulling the Gold Lever on the south wall opens the door to #74 and closes access to locations #80 and #77.

76) The message inscribed on the north wall reads “Armor”.

77) Here you’ll find +3 Elven Bracers of Defense.

78) The Gold Lever on the south wall opens the door to #77. Once you pull the lever location #80 and #74 can no longer be accessed.

79) The message on the north wall reads “Magic”.

80) Ring of Wizardry.

81) The Gold Lever opens the door to #80. Once you do locations #77 and #74 can no longer be accessed.

82) Destination of teleporter at #72.

83) Teleporter to #70.

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