Avernum 4 Annotated Maps

Mertis

	Silvar-Mertis Road
The Honeycomb		East of Mertis
Southeastern Road

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Subquests:

Clearing the Spiral - 400xp, 500c, +1 Blessing
Honeycomb Bandits - 400xp, 3 Emeralds, 2 Rubies, Piercing Crystal
Trimming the Bushes - 300xp, Girdle of Avoidance
The Mayor's Sash - 300xp, Woven Silk Robe

Jobs:

Icy Geodes - 80xp, 400c
Delivery: Tower of the Magi - 75xp, Madness, Group Haste, Mass Bless scrolls
Cauldron Spawn - 100xp, Disruption Wand
Hunting the Wyrm - 100xp, Bladeshield Chain

Cache: Shining Golden Band
Notable items: Armor Ring, Woven Silk Robe
Stats: Smite +1, Blademaster +1, Magery +1

Trainers:
Elder Arron (slightly expensive)
Smite, Summon Shade, Enduring Shield, Unshackle Mind, Heal, Mass Curing, Mass Healing

Mertis is a town that has been plagued by undead since Avernum 1. Voorhees is to the north, give him his letter. The pylon is to the south. Elder Arron will train you in priestly spell casting. Buy at least mass curing, as it's cheaper here than anywhere else. Unlike other friendly towns, you don't recharge when you enter town. That is why the altar is provided to provide this vital function. Go down his stairs for a spell book of smite. There's a farmhouse with an armor ring, which you should steal if for no other reason than to sell it.

As always, there are a number of quests to do in town. Elder Arron gives you the main quest to destroy the undead. Doing so gets you 500c and a powerful blessing (warriors gain +1 blademaster, mages/priests gain +1 magery- I'm not quite sure on the criterion for who gets what).

Corrin is in the inn and wants you to tell her the location of the Honeycomb bandits. Doing so gets you 3 emeralds, 2 rubies, and a piercing crystal.

Maxfield is in the employ to the TotM, and wants you to hunt down some of his bushes. They're in a locked building nearby, and you can kill them. Haste, and cast mass curing every turn (maybe twice, if necessary). Report back and you'll be told to go talk with Kelner at the TotM.

Goodwife Lisa wants you to put her husband to rest. You'll recognize him as you purge the Spiral. Lisa will give you a woven silk robe for killing the mayor.

Several jobs await on the job board, including Icy Geodes (like the swamp nodule quest- do it for 400c), Delivery: Tower of the Magi (Madness, Group haste, Mass bless scrolls for a reward), Cauldron Spawn (disruption wand reward), Hunting the Wyrm (bladeshield chain at TotM). Be sure to grab Cauldron Spawn before taking on the majority of undead, or else you might be stuck with an incomplete job.

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