Mercian Royal Crypt

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Dungeons: Mercian Royal Crypt
World Map: D9
In-Game Map

A necromancer is using the royal crypt to create a powerful undead army.

Dungeon Access

Mercian Royal Crypt is accessed from Iron Valley.

Secrets

There are 4 Secret Doors in this area.

NPCs

• Ghostly Scribe

Quests

• Mightier than the Sword

Teleportation

Scroll of Recall and Gate recall to Freetown (City)

Threats

Difficulty (0...9)	Enemy Level	Elemental Dangers	Enemy Vulnerabilities
7	3−19

Nonrecurring Enemies

• Necromancer (Mercian Royal Crypt)
• Tharum (in Royal Crypt #1)
• Brimard (in Royal Crypt #2)
• Falund (in Royal Crypt #3)
• Myrso (in Royal Crypt #4)
• Tenera (in Royal Crypt #5)
• Nastur (in Royal Crypt #6)
• Melporth (in Royal Crypt #7)

Recurring Enemies

• Skeletal Warrior | Skeletal Archer | Skeletal Evoker | Skeletal Champion (46x random)
• Wraith (2x + 29x respawning every 40 s)
• Vengeful Wraith (13x)
• Skeletal Evoker (3x)
• Skeletal Champion

Environmental Dangers

• Spike Trap (29x)

Items

Fixed One-Time Loot

• 1 hole in the wall containing:

Ancient Quill Pen (for quest Mightier than the Sword)

• 1 chest (in room with hole) containing:

Lightning Axe, 2x Scroll of Detection

• 1 chest (in northeast secret room) containing:

Ruby Key with number 6

• 1 chest (in Royal Crypt #1) containing:

Greater Potion of Resist Shock, Holy Helm

• 1 chest (in Royal Crypt #2) containing:

Composite Bow

• 1 chest (in Royal Crypt #3) containing:

Greater Ring of Ice, Flaming Dirk

• 1 chest (in Royal Crypt #4) containing:

High Mage Robes, Hood of the Hermit

• 1 chest (in Royal Crypt #5) containing:

20000 Gold

• 1 chest (in Royal Crypt #6) containing:

5000 Gold

• 1 chest (in Royal Crypt #7) containing:

Jeweled Breastplate

Random Loot

• 1 chest (in room with Necromancer) containing:

9-54 Gold (100%), Poisonous Bow (19.1%), Conjurer Hood (10%), Small Diamond (9.3%), Assassin's Leggings (5.8%), Potion of Ogre Might (4.3%), Assassin's Cuirass (4%)

• 7 crates containing:

11-66 Gold (100%), Journeyman Gauntlets (32.7%), Potion of Moderate Healing (14%), Forest Chain Leggings (10%), Scroll of Recall (8.3%), Journeyman Tunic (6.8%), Lesser Potion of Mana (6.6%), Scroll of Detection (6.2%), Shield of the Forge (5.8%), Scroll: Summon Wolf (5.1%), Blessed Chain Coif (4.1%), Hunter's Mark (3.8%), Orcslicer (3.7%)

• 4 sarcophagi containing:

8-48 Gold (100%), Emerald (16.4%), Scroll of Lesser Wisdom (7%), Velites Chain Coif (6.9%), Velites Chain Gauntlets (4.7%), Velites Chain Boots (4.5%), Legion Helm (2%), Legion Boots (2%), Legion Gauntlets (2%), Velites Chain Leggings (1.9%), Velites Chain Shirt (1.9%)

• 4 sarcophagi (all on the North side), containing:

10-60 Gold (100%), Small Diamond (16.8%), Emerald (11.4%), Greater Black Orb (5.5%), Scroll of Wisdom (5.1%), Legion Gauntlets (4%), Legion Boots (3.9%), Legion Helm (3.8%), Velites Chain Shirt (3.7%), Velites Chain Leggings (3.6%), Velites Chain Gauntlets (3.5%), Velites Chain Boots (3.4%), Legion Leggings (3.2%), Velites Chain Coif (3.2%), Legion Breastplate (2.3%)

Map

Mercian Royal Crypt 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Important sites and secrets 1 Exit to Iron Valley 2 Lever opening grate 12 3 A hole in the wall containing Ancient Quill Pen (for quest Mightier than the Sword) 4 Chest containing Ruby Key with number 6 5 Red doors leading to Royal Crypts 1-7 (opened with Ruby Key with number 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7) 6 Chest containing Greater Potion of Resist Shock, Holy Helm 7 Chest containing Composite Bow 8 Chest containing Flaming Dirk 9 Chest containing High Mage Robes, Hood of the Hermit 10 Chest containing Jeweled Breastplate 11 Trap closing grate 12 12 Grate (opened by lever 2 ) 13 Secret door (level 11) 14 Secret door (level 13-15) 15 Secret doors (level 21)

Important NPCs and enemies 16 Ghostly Scribe initiating quest Mightier than the Sword 17 Necromancer holding Boots of Balance 18 Tharum holding Ancient Tolassian Tome 19 Brimard holding Ancient Tolassian Tome, Maul of Desecration 20 Falund holding Ancient Tolassian Tome, Permafrost Greataxe 21 Myrso holding Ancient Tolassian Tome, Wand of Power 22 Tenera holding Ancient Tolassian Tome, Staff of the Dead Kings 23 Nastur holding Ancient Tolassian Tome, Bloodied Scarf, Magma Longsword (50%) 24 Melporth holding Ancient Tolassian Tome, Melporth's Sword

Notes

• After defeating the Necromancer, the number of Wraiths spawning within the area will approximately be halved.