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=== Accessing the Sorcerous Vault ===

There are two ways to access the Sorcerous Vault:

# Go up the stairs to the second floor of [[Sorcerous Sundries]] and lockpick (DC 15) the metal door to the left {{coords|12|-79}}. Interact with the '''Clasped Book''' in the bookcase in this room to open a portal to the central room of the Vault.

{{SmallIcon|Prerequisite Icon.png}} '''Note:''' You will need {{SmIconLink|See Invisibility Icon.png|See Invisibility}} to safely traverse this area; each octagonal room contains an invisible lever that disables all of the traps in that room. Several chests in the vaults are also invisible.

You can also cast {{SmIconLink|Knock Icon.png|Knock}} to open the named doors.

There are four hidden rooms in this area.

Behind the Silverhand -> Illusion door lies the {{SmIconLink|Greataxe PlusTwo Icon.png|Hellfire Greataxe}} {{coords|366|941}}. Destroy the 'Illusion' door to find this room.

If you entered the Vault from [[Ramazith's Tower]], you will begin in the hidden northern room. Otherwise, the room can be found behind a wall just north of the entry portal to the vault, locked behind a hidden button {{coords|369|1034}} (requires a DC 15 Perception check to reveal). This room holds {{SmIconLink|Book Special B Unfaded Icon.png|The Red Knight's Final Stratagem}} and several chests and crates full of items.

You may also choose to fight [[Yafeu]] when he tries to leave, though he only grants 250xp and does not drop any items. Note: It can be a convenient tactic to swap in and out of the lamp between turns, because inside the lamp is considered a separate region which results in refreshing the actions for those who are swapping causing you to defeat Yafeu before he's able to attack again.

*Summon any creature ([[Mage Hand]] works as well) and have them drag to move the lamp (the game will not let you take the throw action on the lamp) to swap places with your trapped character. Dismissing the trapped summon will destroy the lamp, assuming it was the only occupant.

**There is sometimes a [[Scroll of Summon Quasit]] in one of the Gilded Chests {{coords|-1602|113}}.

*[[Banishment]] can also be used to escape the lamp.

The final hidden area can be found behind another illusory wall {{coords|359|1010}}, behind a wooden chest in the transitional hallway between the portal room and the door puzzle. This library contains notes about [[Lorroakan]]'s attempts to gain immortality, a letter from [[Lenore De Hurst]], and {{SmIconLink|Book Special C Unfaded Icon.png|Caution Before the Seelie}}.

*[[Unlock the Ancient Tome]]

*[[The Wizard of Waterdeep]]

Notable items obtained in this location, whether looted, purchased, or obtained as a quest reward:

*{{MdRarityItem|The Red Knight's Final Stratagem}}: In a locked display case (DC 20) in the hidden northern room of the Vault {{coords|368|1057}}

*{{MdRarityItem|Foebreaker}}: In an invisible Gilded Chest in the Karsus Vault {{coords|327|1001}}