There
are two possible ways to get through this tunnel. I've written
from the perspective of having gotten permission from Gregory in
Lorelei, Midori Province, but if you haven't you can fight your way
through the first section.
When
you first enter you should enter the inn just to the northwest of the
Portcullis and talk to the innkeeper. This is Velasquez, and as
well as running the inn he'll give you information on the tunnels and
sell a few items.
Velsquez
will tell you about a lever off of his office, so enter his office,
which is the southern of the two doors on the eastern wall. The
lever is in a secret room which can be entered through the wall just to
the south of the bookshelves. Pulling this lever solidifies a
bridge in the tunnels.
Now
leave the inn. If you want to, and have a decent enough tool use
skill you can enter each of the three doors in a building to the east
of the inn. Each room is guarded by a Basilisk, and the
chests are fairly heavily trapped. Save your game before entering
the rooms. If you're successful in disarming the traps you'll end
up with a few nice items, including a suit of Blessed Plate Mail and a
Firewalkers Band.
Now
head north of the inn to a bridge. Before crossing the bridge
look to the west to see a passage leading off that way. The first
room has a barrier in it, which you'll need Dispel Barrier Lv.2 or a
Piercing Crystal to get through.
Follow
the passage until you reach the bridge leading over a chasm. If
you pulled the lever back in the inn you can cross over it. If
you haven't, there's a secret passage to the south which leads around
the chasm, but you'll need Move Mountains Lv.3 to get through it.
Continue
following the passage and you'll eventually come to some Spine
Beasts. Kill the Spine Beasts and continue along the passage
until it opens up into a large room.
In the large room is a Doom Guard, which will probably take a little bit of effort to get by.
Once
you've killed the Doom Guard go out the portcullis to the west.
Take note of the wheel in the small antechamber. When you return
through the passage you'll have to use this wheel to open the
portcullis.
Going up the stairs will take you into Blackcrag Fortress.
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