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* Silverhand -> Abjuration -> Silver -> pull the lever to unlock the Karsus Vault -> proceed through any door to return to the beginning. | * Silverhand -> Abjuration -> Silver -> pull the lever to unlock the Karsus Vault -> proceed through any door to return to the beginning. | ||
=== Hidden Rooms === | You can also cast {{SmIconLink|Knock Icon.png|Knock}} to open the named doors. | ||
===Hidden Rooms === | |||
There are four hidden rooms in this area. | There are four hidden rooms in this area. | ||
==== Hellfire Greataxe Room ==== | ====Hellfire Greataxe Room==== | ||
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. | 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. | ||
==== Hidden Northern Room ==== | ====Hidden Northern 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. | 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. | ||
==== Yafeu the Djinni's Room ==== | ====Yafeu the Djinni's Room==== | ||
In the transitional hallway between the portal room and the hidden northern room, walk up to the eastern wooden chest to discover an illusory wall {{coords|374|1039}}. The room behind this wall contains a '''Peculiar Lamp'''. | In the transitional hallway between the portal room and the hidden northern room, walk up to the eastern wooden chest to discover an illusory wall {{coords|374|1039}}. The room behind this wall contains a '''Peculiar Lamp'''. | ||
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'''Escape Tactics''' | '''Escape Tactics''' | ||
* Summon any creature and have them throw the lamp to swap places with your trapped character. Dismissing the trapped summon will destroy the lamp, assuming it was the only occupant. | *Summon any creature and have them throw 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}}. | **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. | *[[Banishment]] can also be used to escape the lamp. | ||
==== Hidden Library ==== | ====Hidden Library==== | ||
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}}. | 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}}. | ||
==Related Quests== | ==Related Quests== | ||
* [[Unlock the Ancient Tome]] | *[[Unlock the Ancient Tome]] | ||
* [[The Wizard of Waterdeep]] | *[[The Wizard of Waterdeep]] | ||
==Related Locations== | ==Related Locations== | ||
*[[Sorcerous Sundries]] | *[[Sorcerous Sundries]] | ||
*[[Ramazith's Tower]] | * [[Ramazith's Tower]] | ||
==Notable Items== | ==Notable Items== | ||
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*{{RarityItem|Caution Before the Seelie}}: In a hidden library area behind an illusory wall {{coords|350|1010}} | *{{RarityItem|Caution Before the Seelie}}: In a hidden library area behind an illusory wall {{coords|350|1010}} | ||
*{{RarityItem|Scroll of Bestial Communion}}: Received as a reward for reading Caution Before the Seelie. | *{{RarityItem|Scroll of Bestial Communion}}: Received as a reward for reading Caution Before the Seelie. | ||
*{{RarityItem|The Tharchiate Codex}}: In a locked display case (DC 20) within the [[#Unlocking the Elminster and Karsus Vaults|Elminster Vault]] {{coords|417|998}} | * {{RarityItem|The Tharchiate Codex}}: In a locked display case (DC 20) within the [[#Unlocking the Elminster and Karsus Vaults|Elminster Vault]] {{coords|417|998}} | ||
*{{RarityItem|Pyroquickness Hat}}: In an invisible Opulent Chest within the Elminster Vault {{coords|415|995}} | *{{RarityItem|Pyroquickness Hat}}: In an invisible Opulent Chest within the Elminster Vault {{coords|415|995}} | ||
*{{RarityItem|The Annals of Karsus}}: On a bookshelf in the [[#Unlocking the Elminster and Karsus Vaults|Karsus Vault]] {{coords|318|997}} | *{{RarityItem|The Annals of Karsus}}: On a bookshelf in the [[#Unlocking the Elminster and Karsus Vaults|Karsus Vault]] {{coords|318|997}} | ||
*{{RarityItem|Scroll of Dethrone}}: On a bookshelf in the Karsus Vault next to The Annals of Karsus {{coords|318|997}}. A second copy is received as a reward for reading The Annals of Karsus as part of [[The Wizard of Waterdeep]]. | *{{RarityItem|Scroll of Dethrone}}: On a bookshelf in the Karsus Vault next to The Annals of Karsus {{coords|318|997}}. A second copy is received as a reward for reading The Annals of Karsus as part of [[The Wizard of Waterdeep]]. | ||
*{{RarityItem|Foebreaker}}: In a Gilded Chest in the Karsus Vault {{coords|327|1001}} | *{{RarityItem|Foebreaker}}: In a Gilded Chest in the Karsus Vault {{coords|327|1001}} | ||