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Summary
| Enemies | Ghouls (source of Ghoul Flesh), war wraiths, skeletons, mummies,
mummy shaman (source of Mummy Tongue)
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| Special | Bloodstone of Faydark
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| Saves | 1 total: start
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| Portal | None
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| Chests | 13
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| Bosses | Slinthiss, Tomb Robber
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| Exits | Faydark Forest (previous area)
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Description
Other than for a little exploring, there is no reason to come to the Unexplored Tomb before you
have the Words of Spiritual Harmony in your inventory. So assuming you have the Words, or want
to explore only half of this area, read on....
This area is very well named, as it is difficult to explore and filled with undead. This is a
dead-end area, and you have to jump through many hoops to be able to fully explore the
Unexplored Tomb. First you have to defeat all of the orcs in Kelethin to gain access to the Orc
Caves, and then you have find the Archaeologist's Shovel as a random drop in the Orc Caves. The
shovel gets you access to half the Unexplored Tomb, but to get past the doors that are blocked
by discord, you must then use the Words of Spiritual Harmony that are a random drop in one of
the areas in the Plane of Nightmares. The reason why you might want to do all of this is to find
the Bloodstone of Faydark, which can be found as another random drop in the latter half of the
Unexplored Tomb behind the doors. The good news is you still keep the Archaeologist's Shovel
and Words of Spiritual Harmony after they have been used so you may return to this area without
jumping through the hoops again.
All the monsters in this area are undead and they have the standard undead strengths and
weaknesses, and all can be very tough so if you have a destroy undead weapon, now is the time
to use it. Most the enemies you have seen before, but the war wraiths have gained a new spell
-- summon skeleton -- and their skeletons can be melee skeletons or archers. The new monster
to be found here doesn't appear to be undead, but they are mummies. They are hard hitting melee
fighters with low hit points, and they rarely block. They can still be difficult as they have
powerful shaman to support them. Mummies like to creep up slowly before attacking, or chase
you down if you run away. If you don't want to melee with them, firing ranged attacks while
jumping back will keep them walking towards you, but don't turn around or they will start
running after you. If you are having difficulty with the mummy shaman (especially their
Frost Storm), use a gate scroll rather than trying to run through a dangerous spell effect.
The mummies in this area are the only monster that can drop Mummy Tongue upgrades.
There are also two mini bosses, a giant-sized war wraith named Slinthiss and a mummy named
Tomb Robber. Fight Slinthiss as you would a war wraith. Instead of blocking, run in small
circles and hit him when you can, or don't fight him at all. He gives little experience or
treasure if killed and is difficult to defeat. Tomb Robber is also a nasty mini boss, especially
because the room you find him in has mummies and mummy shaman to support him. Your best bet
is to run away when his name appears on screen, and draw him or his allies out one at a time
by shooting blindly down the passageway. Before either boss attacks, use a gate scroll to
checkpoint your progress as they are difficult and there is only one save point in this area.
Most Efficient Route
Follow the left wall through the area. Destroy all breakables on the other side of the door
that you had to open using the Words of Spiritual Harmony.
Fastest Route
Leave immediately unless you are here for the Bloodstone of Faydark, in which case it is the
same as above until you have the Bloodstone of Faydark. At that point you should gate out.
