The BMV Ararat is a wreck sunken on the bottom of Gravewater Lake in Malas. The wreck can only be accessed by those wearing four special pieces of equipment. This equipment can only be obtained by undertaking the ‘Exploring the Deep’ quest chain. The quest begins in the Sons of the Sea near Trinsic dock where 3 scrolls found on top of the barrels set the scene. These scrolls make it clear that you need to speak to Hepler Paulson, who stands just outside the building. He tells you: Greetings! My have my pockets become burdened with gold! Not that […]

Gained by defeating the shadowlord in the hold of the sunken wreck of the Ararat, deep below Gravewater Lake Abhorrence Spell Channeling Hit Lightning 35% Hit Mana Leech 40% Hit Lower Defense 20% Swing Speed Increase 35% Damage Increase 50% Energy Damage 100% Bane Weapon Damage 18-22 Weapon Speed 4.5 Range 8 Strength Requirement 35 Two-Handed Weapon Weapon Skill: Archery Durability 163 Captain Johne’s Blade (gargoyles only) Random Slayer Hit Chance Increase 15% Defense Chance Increase 15% Swing Speed Increase 30% Damage Increase 60% Cold Damage 25% Poison Damage 75% Bane Weapon Damage 11-15 Weapon Speed 2.75 Strength Requirement 20 […]

An addition to the menu of most craft tools with the Stygian Abyss Expansion is the ‘Alter Item (Gargoyle)’ option.  Note: Some special items, made by crafters that have read the appropriate recipes from Doom but not alterable by a crafter, can be altered by visiting Vrulkax the Exalted Artificer at the Crafting Plaza in the Royal City. Note: Items presented to Vrulkax must be in full repair When altered to Gargoyle version the bone armor artifact item ‘cuffs of the arch mage’ becomes stone, repaired via Masonry This can be used directly by a crafter, or through an alter […]

Agralem is found in the company of the Artificers, close by the city’s soulforge. He offers a simple ‘kill’ quest requiring the death of 10 Void Daemons. Any of the void creatures will count towards this quest. they are: Korpre The building block from which the three ‘paths’ of void creatures evolve. Anzuanord First of the survival path. Relanord Second of the survival path. Vasanord Third of the survival path. Anlorzen First of the grouping path. Anlorlem Second of the grouping path. Anlorvaglem Third of the grouping path. Betballem First of the killing path. Ballem Second of the killing path. […]

Organiser Agent | Undress Agent | Restock Agent |Buy Agent | Sell Agent |Scavenger Agent | Remove Items Accessed from the user settings menu the Agents Setting offers a variety of ways to organise your play. The picture below shows the drop down list of available agents. It is also possible to create a macro to open this menu by using the ‘command’ action from the ‘other’ menu in the actions list. In the command box add this line, exactly as it appears below: script MainMenuWindow.OnToggleAgentsSettings() Agent – Organiser This agent can be used to transfer selected items to a […]

Many players prefer, for convenience and ease of play, to have some form of shortcut to frequently used actions or spells. There are two ways of achieving this aim, the first is through the use of desktop icons in the classic client or hotbars in the enhanced client. The hotbars are a more versatile option, being one of the feature that justify that client in its name of ‘enhanced’. The alternative method of creating shortcuts is through macros which will be dealt with on the page ‘Creating Macros‘, although in enhanced client these methods can be combined as icons representing […]

Macros allow for a sequence of events to be triggered by one ‘hotkey’ stroke. The number and type of possible macros is far too numerous to list, this page gives the basics of how to create a macro and illustrates with a single example for each client. Classic Client Macros The list of possible actions that can be put into a macro is found by opening the paperdoll and clicking on the ‘options’ button at the right hand side. This will open the options menu, macro options are accessed through the bottom left tab. Some macros are already in the […]

Mini champs are spawn areas within the Stygian Abyss dungeon composed of two to three groups of monsters (in increasing levels of difficulty), with a final ‘champion’ monster called a [Renowned]. Renowned are a considerably stronger version of a familiar mob, something like Ilshenar paragons, but on a higher scale. Each mini-champ group drops one type of essence, named for the Gargoyle virtues, used in imbuing. The renowned monsters may drop artifact items, which can be found listed here   More Detailed maps are Stygian Abyss West and Stygian Abyss East   Mini champ areas are marked in yellow on […]

Medusa | Stygian Dragon To face these two formidable foes you must first gain access to the Stygian Abyss. There are two entry quests, Garamon’s Quest or Naxatilor’s Quest . You may only undertake one of these, if you undertake Naxatilor’s Quest you will be unable to do Garamon’s Quest and vice versa. Medusa The closest entrance to Medusa’s Lair is that from Underworld, shown in yellow on the map. On some shards abyss access is available by house teleporter through the Abyss House, this is shown on the map in orange. The area leading to her lair is rife […]

There are two entry quests for the Stygian Abyss, Garamon’s Quest beginning in Underworld or Naxatilor’s Quest beginning in Ter Mur. You may only undertake one of these, if you undertake Naxatilor’s Quest you will be unable to do Garamon’s Quest and vice versa. The entrance to Underworld is found on a beach in the far north of Fire Island overshadowed by a recently formed volcano.   As you walk down the corridor from the entrance you find someone standing at the end, this is Garamon, he addresses you as you approach Here now begins your quest. As you proceed […]