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[2.3] Part 1, Chapter 3: In Search of Celia
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As you suspected, Kanred's tutor turned out to be the Cinbri
you knew as the Dark Wizard. He is now calling himself the
'Overmage' and told you his plans to return his people to Aranna.
He asked for your help, but instead you swore to gather the Elves
and oppose him. However, he revealed that the Elves have already
fallen before him.
Now, you are desperate to get to Aman'lu and find out what
happened to your hometown. However, Sentinel Kirani told you
that the path to Aman'lu is sealed and only Warden Celia can
open it.
She agrees to give you the password to the area in which Celia
is currently hunting another rogue mage so you can talk to Celia
yourself.
Objectives:
* Give the password Kirani taught you to the Guardian statue
in Arinth's Heights.
* Find Warden Celia.
* Destroy Celeb'hel the Rogue Mage.
* Convince Warden Celia to open the path to Aman'lu.
Find Kirani in the domed structure on the east side of camp and speak to her.
She'll give you a password that will allow you to pass Dryad Guardian Statues
that block entrances with vines. Refit your party and teleport to Blasted
Valley (South).
Head north, over the bridge, then west to a cave blocked with the glowing
lights. In the back of the cave is a vine-blocked door. Use your password on
the statue to enter a large room containing Eliza (Soram's wife), who is now
a bound creature (and a mini-boss one at that). Defeat her and her minions,
then open the sanctuary doors around the room. There are four, one for each
main class and each requiring level 36 in that class.
Venture back to the Blasted Valley (South) teleporter and continue south into
the Blighted Hills. As you enter the Hills, before crossing the bridge, go
west to a cavern blocked with the vines and statue. Use your password to get
in and loot the place. There's nothing quest-related in here, but there are a
lot of goodies.
Teleport back to the Outpost and visit Soram in the southeast corner. He'll
be rather upset that you killed his wife and will fight you. When you reduce
his health, he surrenders and thereafter refuses to speak to you. Wow. Really
breaks you up, doesn't it?
Now it's time to explore the environs north of the Outpost. Leave by the
north gate and enter Arinth's Gorge. You'll go over a bridge, then down into
a gully and under that same bridge. As you go north, you'll go down a couple
of ramps. At the bottom of the ramps, look for a little cul-de-sac to the
southeast (your right). At the end is a broken mana shrine. Click it to
obtain the mana-infused stone you need for Mage Nari's "Ancient Tome" quest.
Continue north, past the Arinth's Gorge teleporter, to a vine-blocked cave.
Use the password to enter the Hak'u Tunnels. Beyond is Arinth's Heights. This
is a long, relatively straight climb with three teleporters along the way
(Lower, Upper and Summit).
About halfway between the Lower and Upper teleporters, you'll see a dryad
hanging about along the west side of the path. She has the distinctive orange
exclamation point over her head, so talk to her to do "The Human Refugees".
The canyon you need to clear is right behind the dryad, so you can wrap this
up immediately.
Continue on up to the summit of Arinth's Heights, where you encounter another
mage gone mad. This one is familiar; it's Celeb'hel, the Elder leader of the
Aman'lu. You are forced to fight him and the fight plays out exactly like the
ones against Kanred and Kikrak. The biggest difference this time is Celeb'hel
is a bit more dangerous even when not executing his teleport-circle-of-death
attack. You may need to buff up a bit and stock up on health potions using
the Arinth's Heights (Summit) teleporter before you take him on.
When Celeb'hel is defeated, you get a soulstone, an entry for "Celeb'hel the
Elder" side quest, a conversation with Celia and the next chapter.
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