The game begins with background on the Dark Wars and Rynn's and Arokh's
bonding. You speak with General Dehrimon about the area and learn about a group
of bandits on the road ahead.
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I. Reaching Myschala
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Area : Surdana (road to city)
Objective : Find Lady Myschala in the palace in Surdana
Given from : General Dehrimon, near starting gate
Reward : 300gp, Cypher Rune Quest
Reccomended Items : -None-
Items Found : Short Wood Bow, Potion of Life x2, Health Elixer x2
Walkthrough : Follow the road and complete the directions given at the top of
the screen. You will find a band of 3 Grull. Kill them and move up the hill on
the left and loot the cave. Continue down the road and cross the bridge. A
Grull will be crushed by another Grull's trap (a tribute to their intelligence)
kill the other Grull and move on to the tent. Pick up the **Short Wood Bow** on
the table and ***DONT PRACTICE WITH IT***. Practicing with the bow is a waste
of arrows. continue up the road and enter the city. After the short cut scene
with Jade, the magic shopkeeper, continue to the far side of the city and enter
the tower connected to the bridge. Take the lift up and cross the bridge. After
the chat with Zola Dane, walk straight to the throne room and talk to Lady
Myschala.
Points of Interest : Make sure you get the Short Wood Bow!!! The other bows are
quite expensive.
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Now you can go to the other shops and pick up sidequests. Be sure to visit the
Blacksmith, the scared man in front of the house, the Alchemist, and everyone
in the Tavern.Some things may not make sense, but it will all come together
soon. If you walk out the far side of the city and continue on the road, you
can go see a man in front of a cottage who is ditressed about his wife.
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II. Mushroom Picking Mess-Up
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Area : Surdana (mushroom cave)
Objective : Save the woman in the Mushroom Cave
Given from : The man in front of the cottage
Reward : 300gp (Thanks to snezedwarf2 for correcting me!)
Reccomended Items : Health Elixers x? , Potion of Life x? , A New Weapon!
Items Found : Wood Club, Potion of Life x?, Health Elixer x?
Walkthrough : Walk from the man's cottage to the new point on your map. In this
dungeon, there are new monsters called Scavengers. They are big, smelly, and
fast. Try to take one on at a time and use the Slash-Dodge on them. Follow down
the path to find a **Wood Club** on a pedastal. Make sure you loot all chests
and corpses of people that are holding Bags of gold. The woman you are
searching for will be on your left when you reach her. Talk to her with L1 and
continue down the path. walk through the doorway and ***PUSH THE ROCK BLOCKING
THE DOOR***. When the woman tells you how thankful she is, she will run back to
her cottage, follow her. Talk to the man to receive your reward.
Points of Interest : The Wood Club can be sold or used. Make sure to
investigate all skeletons on the ground for bags of gold, each contains 150gp!
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From here, return to the city and go to the man's house with the spider
problem (if you dont know what I am talking about, you didn't talk to everyone
earlier. Its the building across the Blacksmith shop with the man in front.
Talk to him to receive the quest)
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III. Rynn the Exterminator
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Area : Surdana (Spider house)
Objective : Kill ALL of the spiders in the villager's cellar
Given From : Villager, in front of house
Reward : 150gp (I may be wrong on this)
Reccomended Items : Wood Club (from Mushroom cave quest)
Items Found : Steel Club
Walkthrough : Go into the villager's house and help yourself to his treasure
chests =) . Go down into his cellar and kill each spider you find. *NOTE : THE
SLASH-DODGE TECHNIQUE IS NEARLY USELESS AGAINST THE SPIDERS, USE THE STRONG
OVERHEARD SWING INSTEAD* When you reach a room with boxes in the middle, kill
all of the spiders and start hitting the walls (I am not crazy, trust me) One
wall should cave in, revealing a switch. Pull the switch with L1 and move on.
You will know you have killed all the spiders when Rynn proclaims "That seems
to be the last of them". Return to the top floor and enter the small room next
to the bed. Pull the switch inside and leave. Talk to the villager for your
reward.
Points of Interest : Pick up the Steel Club in the backmost room. The 2
switches are for getting rich later in the game =).
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Go to the blacksmith shop where the secret room is now open, and pull the
switch. You can sell your clubs for a new, stronger weapon. By now, you should
have spoken to everyone in the Village for sidequests and information. Finally,
when you are fully prepared, go to the bottom of the river and talk to the
guard, then enter Shadowmire.
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IV. The Swamp Crawl
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Area : Shadowmire
Objective : Retreive the Cypher Rune from the Tree of Mourning
Given From : Lady Myschala
Reward : Arokh
Reccomended Items : A New Weapon
Items Found : Rusty Iron Short Sword, Short Wood Bow, Rusty Axe, Steel Club,
Wood Long Bow, EARTH BLADE, Invulnerability Potion x1, Invisibility Potion x1,
Full Mana x3, Health Elixer x18, Potion of Life x 12, Cypher Rune, Toadfist's
Helm
Walkthrough : Walk down the path and talk to the man by the fence for the
*****Missing Daughter Sidequest*****, then walk across the bridge. Go left
at the fork, theres nothing on the left till later. Walk down the path and get
in the water. Watch out for Trogs in the water, they blend in very well and
move pretty fast. Turn left to find a big Trog, this is pretty muc what all
Trogs fight like, so get used to it. Go back and continually press R2 to lock
on to any hidden Trogs. When a lightening bolt flies by your head, you are
heading in the right direction. Defeat the Trogs and go back to the other side
of the small fork. There is a small hut for looting and a pair of Trogs to
kill. Go back left and move on. If you have the need to get out of the water,
here's your chance. BACKFLIP up onto the platformsfor some treasures. Jump and
hang to the next platform. You may notice here that the two barrels look
different. The tapered one with marking is an EXPLODING BARREL. DO NOT HIT
THIS BARREL. IT WILL EXPLODE. Jump from platform to platform, picking up
everything as you go. When you reach the last platform, I suggest you drop down
to a low platform and drop to the ground and book it to where you jumped up to
the first platform. Now go down the path, looting the huts that are on the
sides. Keep going until you reach a swinging log with spikes all over it. DO
NOT TOUCH THIS!!! IT HURTS ALOT!!! Run by and watch out for arrow traps. They
pop out of the water and shoot at you. When the go back down, run up to them
and slash them, or wait till the come back up and shoot at them. Continue to
find a campfire with Nichols the Bold standing near. *****TALK TO NICHOLS*****
he is a big part of finding the best weapon in the game. Continue down the path
until you reach a fork, and go right. Cross the bridge and loot the large hut.
Backtrack to the fork and this time go left, and enter the cave. Go through the
cave and watch out for holes in the ground. When you exit the cave, go left
down the path, cross the bridge and make sure to pick up the Full Mana on the
right. Drop down on the platforms and walk forward to the small ruins where a
cut scene sill ensue. Kill the three Trogs quickly for another cutscene and the
completion of the ******Missing Daughter Sidequest*****. Climb Up the nearby
ladder and watch out for two Trogs on the above platform. Proceed to the hut
ahead of you and loot it before you climb down the ladder. Don't worry, you
fall no matter what you do, just watch out for the Trog waiting for you below.
go down the path to the room with spiders all over the place. They will follow
you into the water, so you just have to kill them head on. Use the same
technique that you used in the Rynn the Exterminator Quest. Follow the path to
the lift. Take the lift up and move on. You will come to the Tree of Mourning,
the location of the Cypher Rune. Walk up to the doorway in the tree for a small
cutscene. Then move on to the cave on the left, facing the tree. At the end of
the tunnel, kill the Trogs and cross the log bridge, be sure to loot the chest
on your left. When you come to a gap in the trail, jump over it, then jump up
to the platform. Drop down to the other side, then drop to the lower platforms.
Kill the Trogs and go left at the fork so you can see the "Keep Out" sign.
walk past the sign and walk up the lefthand trail to the Hut. before entering,
go to the left side of the hut and pick up the Rusty Axe, then go in the front
door. The Hermit is your ticket to opening a blocked door in the cave. After
talking to him, you receive the *****Black Powder Sidequest*****. Before you
leave the hut, loot the chest to get a Steel Club and a Potion of Life. Also
pick up the Mine Key. Walk around in the water till you find a closed wood
door. Use the key on the keyhole and enter. From the entrance, go right and up
the lift. Kill the Trog and pick up the First Satchel on the table. Walk
outside and around to the other cave entrance. Continue over to the lift and
pick up Satchel #2 on the table. Take the lift down and walk through the tunnel
to find the third Satchel on the table near the next lift. Take this lift down
and go up the ramp to the table with the last satchel on it. Turn around and
walk over to the entrance. Go back to the Hut and talk to the Hermit. Take the
Blasting Pot to the cave closest to the Hut. Watch for Scavengers scattered
through the cave. As you come to some small ruins, pick up the Wood Long Bow,
then go around to the hole in the back wall and jump through to get a Potion of
Life. When you reach the blocked doorway, Rynn automatically blows it up. Kill
the Trogs and press on. At the very large totem, go right for some treasure,
then go left until you reach the lift. Go past the lift and loot the small
room, then take the lift down. Follow the tunnel to the small pond area. Go in
the stairwell and loot the two rooms on eaither side before going throguh to
the doorway on the end. ****MAKE SURE YOU OPENED THE PRISON FOR NICHOLS****, if
he is left in there, you lose your chance of getting the best weapon in the
game. Continue through the kitchen area and library area to find a long room
with several large boxes on one side. Jump up over the boxes to find a passage
going up. Follow the passage and loot the room above. drop down through the
hole onto the boxes below. Walk down the tunnel and down the ramp to the bottom
of the Tree of Mourning. Pick up the Cypher Rune and backtrack. A new door
should open with several Trogs charging out. Kill them and walk up the ramp to
the dining area. Follow the tunnel until you reach an area with a lift on your
left and another path on your right. Take the lift down and walk along the left
side of the tunnel to Toadfist's Throne Room, part of the *****Toadfists Helmet
Sidequest*****. Walk down the path and into the throne room for a cutscene and
the Boss fight with Toadfist (How to Kill Toadfist is in the sidequest section
for him). Walk back and take the lift up. now go the other way. When you walk
across the bridge, it collapses. Quickly swim over to the 4 Mages and kill them
to save Nichols, who has once again been captured. He gives you Nichols Tome,
take this over to the rock altar ahead on the swamp level. Rynn automatically
reads the book and the door opens. ***GO TAKE THE Earth Blade***, and kill the
4 skeletons that appear. Once you leave go up on to the raised path and enter
the cave. Follow the cave up the ramp and pull the lever to open the gate. You
are now near that first fork in the road. Walk along and take a left at the
fork. Talk to the man with his daughter to get a reward and leave Shadowmire.
Points of Interest : BE SURE TO PICK UP THE EARTH BLADE!! WITHOUT IT, YOU
CANNOT GET THE BEST WEAPON IN THE GAME!!!! Pick up the various weapons
scattered around the Shadowmire, you can sell them for alot of money!.
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IVa. Missing Daughter Sidequest
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Area : Shadowmire
Objective : Locate Semira, the missing girl from Surdana
Given From : Semira's Father
Reward : 225gp, Potion of Life x1
Reccomended Items : -None-
Items Found : -None-
Walkthrough : When you reach Semira, she is tied to a stake and is about to be
burned. Kill the Trogs to save her. To receive your reward, talk to her Father
before you leave Shadowmire with the Cypher Rune.
Points of Interest : -None-
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IVb. Black Powder Sidequest
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Area : Shadowmire (Powder mine)
Objective : Retreive four powder satchels from the Mines, Return the powder
satchels to the Hermit.
Given From : The Hermit
Reward : Blasting Pot
Reccomended Items : Mine Key
Items Found : Black Powder Satchel x4
Walkthrough : Before you leave the hut, loot the chest to get a Steel Club and
a Potion of Life. Also pick up the Mine Key. Walk around in the water till you
find a closed wood door. Use the key on the keyhole and enter. From the
entrance, go right and up the lift. Kill the Trog and pick up the First Satchel
on the table. Walk outside and around to the other cave entrance. Continue over
to the lift and pick up Satchel #2 on the table. Take the lift down and walk
through the tunnel to find the third Satchel on the table near the next lift.
Take this lift down and go up the ramp to the table with the last satchel on
it. Turn around and walk over to the entrance. Go back to the Hut and talk to
the Hermit.
Points of Interest : -None-
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IVc. Toadfist's Helmet Sidequest
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Area : Shadowmire
Objective : Brekk offered me 2000 gold to bring back Toadfist's Helm
Given from : Brekk the Blacksmith
Reward : 2000gp
Reccomended Items : -None-
Items Found : Toadfist's Helm
Walkthrough : To kill Toadfist, I suggest you get in close to him so he can't
use his magic bolt on you. Use the Strong right-to-left swing or the Strong
left-to-right swing to knock him down to get free hits in. Once he is dead,
take his Helmet and give it to Brekk when you return to Surdana.
Points of Interest : -None-
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Leave the Shadowmire entrance to see a cut scene with a cameo appearance by
Jasaad, the ruler of the Desert Lords. Proceed to the town, after the cutscenes
with Arokh sell all unwanted goods. When you give the Helmet to Brekk the
Blacksmith, walk over to the corner and DROP THE EARTH BLADE. IT WILL STAY
THERE THE ENTIRE GAME. Then proceed to sell him the extra weapons. Either
repair your old weapon or sell it and get a new one. You can now get the Chain
Armor, Mithril Long Sword, and other goodies. You can also visit Jade's Magic
Emporium for some magic. It is now time for some fun wandering time!
Hop on Arokh when your errands are complete and fly around. Shoot down some
blackwings and wander the counrtyside.
Where there are a slew of rivers, look for a small cave. When you find it, kill
the GIANT CHICKEN inside to get a GOLDEN EGG worth a cool 1000gp.
Now might be a good time to look for the Inquisitor the man in the bar was
talking about. Talk to the people for clues as to where to look. If youre not
into detective work, just walk under the waterfall near the blacksmith shop.
This is for completing the *****Inquisitor's Lair Quest*****. (explained later)
I think the easiest quest to do right now is the *****Rest in Peices Quest*****
Look for a temple looking building deep in a valley. If you can't find it, its
at the bottom middle of your map. When you reach it you will get a map marker
for The Brotherhood of the Eternal Word. Go inside the building and take a left
and talk to the man behind the table.
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V. Rest in Peices
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Area : Surdana (Brotherhood of the Eternal Word)
Objective : Investigate the evil in the Brotherhood of the Eternal Word's
catacombs
Given From : Grand Sevant (head of the Brotherhood)
Reward : 1000gp
Reccomended Items : Any fast weapon, Health Elixer x?, Potion of Life x?
Items Found : Steel Mace, Iron Club x2, Full Mana x3, Potion of Life x1, Half
Mana x2, Health Elixer x2, *****FLAMESTRIKE*****
Walkthrough : Walk over to Brother Alto in the other room and talk to him. He
will open the door to the catacombs. Walk down the stairs until it loads. Walk
all the way down the first corridor and keep your eyes open for the first Iron
Club. Take the first left and kill the skeleton.Walk all the way down to the
closed gate, then walk back. As you walk by, a skeleton will pop out of the
wall, kill it and walk down the stairs. Go down the corridor to find 2 more
skeletons waiting. Always be sure to check the small rooms that skeletons pop
out of, they usually contain treasure and other goodies. Kill the skeleton on
your left and walk down the stairs. The lights will go out and 2 more skeletons
will come out on the left. Kill them and pick up the Half Manas. Pull the
switch at the end of the corridor and kill the skeleton behind you. Walk up the
stairs and take a left. Kill the skeltons on each side of the room and walk to
the top of the stairs. The platform on the other side of the gap will rise, but
no worry, you can still make it if you jump at the high middle point on the
opposite side. If you are unsure that you can make it, save right before the
jump. On the other side, walk down the stairs and enter the room. A skeleton
will come out of the wall and attack, kill it and move to the opposite side of
the room. Hit the wall so that it caves in. Loot the goodies and move on. Walk
up the stairs on you left and prepare for a battle. Walk towards the exit, the
flames will go out and skeletons will come out of the ground. Try to keep all
of the skeletons in front of you, and dont get cornered. Make sure you have
running room. Once you defeat them, loot the 4 chests and exit. Go into the
next room where a skeleton will come out of a coffin after each one you kill.
Continue to the doorway and watch the floor break. Once it is finished, drop
down and walk left, jump over and walk to the top, jump over and jump up to the
next platform. When you reach the other side, walk staight across and loot the
room like its nobodys business. Walk out and take the other doorway. After the
cutscene and after drooling over that flaming sword, run up to the Skeleton
Lord and treat him like you would any other skeleton one-on-one. I knocked him
down over and over and didnt let him get a hit in. He also has a couple buddies
to help him. Once he is down for the count, kill any other skeletons and loot
the room before stepping on the teleporter. IF YOU LEAVE WITHOUT THE
FLAMESTRIKE, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A HARD TIME WITH THE REST OF THE GAME!!!!!!!
Step on the teleporter and walk up the stairs. Talk to the Grand Sevant for the
reward (as if the Flamestrike isnt reward enough).
Points of Interest : FLAMESTRIKE, if you dont get it, you are foolish. There
are also a slew of weapons to pick up, none of which are that good, but they
are a nice boost of cash.
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From here, go back to town and restock and sell anything extra. I HIGHLY
suggest that you visit Jade, she will give you a quest to kill Khossa Vole, the
necromancer behind all the Undead. This is another great quest to undertake,
and skeletons are sooooooooooo easy with the Flamestrike.
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VI. Fun with Necromancers
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Area : Surdana (City of the Damned)
Objective : Slay the Necromancer, Khossa Vole and recover the Gravestone.
Given From : Jade
Reward : 1 free spell
Reccomended Items : Flamestrike
Items Found : Lastat Blade, Full Mana x2, Half Mana x2, Health Elixer x2
Walkthrough : Fly from Jade's Shop to the new marker on your map. As you go,
there are several artillery placements shooting at you, destroy them and move
on. There are Bone Dragons here, they shoot electricity at you and the best way
to kill them is to shoot from a large distance and run when you have to. Once
you rid the area of Bone Dragons, land on the tower entrance and walk up the
stairs and on the teleporter. When you are done loading, walk outside and to
the top of the tower. Look at your surroundings to get a bearing for things.
WITH THE FLAMESTRIKE, IT TAKES 2 (TWO) HITS TO KILL THEM!! THE FLAMES WILL
FINISH THEM OFF!!! This is important to conserve HP for this great weapon. Walk
down the ramp and down the hill to the archway, walk through and slay the
skeletons that arise. By the way, YES, the trees ARE looking at you. Continue
along the path across the bridge and over to the small ruins. check behind for
2 chests. Walk over to the broken bridge. Line yourself up so that you will run
off the farthest point and land on the nearest point on the other side. When
you land, book it across the next bridge, it will collapse soon. On the other
side, try to avoid the floating mummy looking character and attack all the
skeletons for lots of Experience Points. As you wander over the hills, look for
a tree with a sword stuck in it, this is the *****Lastat Blade*****, when you
hit with it, it sucks health from your victim and heals you! MAKE SURE YOU GRAB
THE LASTAT BLADE!!! THIS IS YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO GET THIS SWORD!!!!! Once you
have it, go into the small cave entrance and enter. Walk onto the small
platform next to the floating body of Khossa Vole and hack away at him. When he
falls, his mummy guy will come out of the next room and attack. NOW you should
hack at him until he falls. BEFORE LEAVING walk along the side walls to
find skeletons hiding. after killing them, keep hitting the walls for extra
goodies. In the green room, take the reasures and the Gravestone and step on
the teleporter. Walk outside and get one Arokh, fly over to the shiny blob in
the sky and fly through it. Arokh now has the Sonic Breath Attack. It is VERY
powerful. now fly back to Jade's and talk to her.
Points of Interest : The Lastat Blade is a VERY nice sword. If you dont want
to use it yet or cant use it yet, drop it next to the Earth Blade you got
earlier. I picked up lots of Full Manas, Half Manas, and Health Elixers from
the skeletons on the hills. MAKE SURE YOU GET AROKH'S SONIC BREATH ATTACK. To
change between abilities for Arokh, press the L1 button.
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At this point, I suggest you go do the Inquisitor's Lair Quest. You are now
ready for it and are well equipped. Talk to the people in the Tavern if you
dont already have this quest.
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VII. Inquisitor's Lair
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Area : Inquisitor's Lair (Under waterfall behind the city)
Objective : Find and kill the Inquisitor who lives in the tunnels under the
city.
Given from : Villager in tavern.
Reward : 3000gp
Reccomended Items : Flamestrike, Fireball spell, A Bow of some kind.
Invulnerability Potion x1
Items Found : Crown of Thorns, Iron Hammer, Steel Club, Full Mana x4, Health
Elixer x3, Invulnerability Potion x1
Walkthrough : From the tavern, go outside and get on Arokh. Fly behind the
Blacksmith shop to see the waterfall. Land near it and go inside. Walk down the
path and up to the bridge. The Wartok on the far side shoots fireballs, so whip
out your bow and shoot at him from a distance. After killing him walk down the
hill, killing Wartoks as you go. continue down the hill until you reach a cave.
Go inside and work your way to a switch at the end. pull the switch and head
back (be sure to pick up the Steel Club on the ground. Head down the hill to
the new bridge. Before crossing, head right and loot the small ruins (be sure
to pick up the Iron Hammer here). Now go the the other small ruins and loot it.
Those people who are kind of treasure hungry might have seen the sparkle on top
of the ruins wall. Use the backflip trick to get to the top and Press L1 to get
the Crown of Thorns, a powerful mace that is worth alot back at Brekk's. Go
back to the bridge and try to pick off the two Wartok Mages on the other side.
Cross the bridge and proceed LEFT and up the stairs. The best way to kill the
Inquisitor is to drink an Invulnerability Potion. His spells are lethal, so
this is the safest way. Just hack away at him until he dies. Then talk to the
Villager and step on the teleporter. Go up to the Tavern and talk to the man to
receive your reward.
Points of Interest : In the small ruins with the Crown of Thorns, there is a
Invulnerability Potion. Use the L1 buttuon to find it. THE CROWN OF THORNS IS
WORTH ALOT!!! I SUGGEST YOU PICK IT UP!!!!!
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With all the quests complete, its about time we blow this popsicle stand.
Follow the Map Marker to the Valley to the Andrellian Isles and have fun at
your new Island getaway!
******WARNING***** - YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COME BACK TO SURDANA FOR A WHILE!!
******wARNING***** TAKE EVERYTHING YOU WANT WITH YOU AND RESTOCK IN SURDANA
