Avernum 5 Annotated Maps

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	Harston Dock Road
New Harston			Northern Avernum
Harston Lowlands

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There's not too much to do here until you've defeated Hirickis and got the papers of transit.

You are teleported here whenever you touch a pylon. This is an excellent place to store your junk. Drop everything you want on the floor.

When you get here the first time, Sergeant Cienna will talk with you. She will want an update every time you find something new (which is fairly often).

Talk with Portmaster Pirro and you'll get a quest to kill some shades. Also explore the southern staircase to get another piercing crystal. Then take the northern staircase and fight the shades. One has a lot of HP and should only be attacked with missiles and spells, otherwise it will frighten your melee attacker. Once they are dead, explore the area. The magic barrier to the south is guarding a shining silver band, which is a fairly weak ring. You can use Pirro's book for a point in Summon shade for your victory. He will have a second quest for you when you get to Tranquility.

The second shade is a fragmented shade. This shade will spawn off help after every round you do damage, and will also slow/curse your melee attackers. Hit it hard with spells and take it out. Use your melee attackers to kill the spawned shades and occasionally hit the fragmented one. Once dead you get a point in minor summon.

He has a third quest once you get to the Azure Gallery (or soon thereafter). Several shades have taken up residence again. The Shamanic Spirit is the leader of three shades. If you hit it with melee, it may freeze your characters. Try using your meleers on the accomplice shades and focus magic attacks and missiles on the shamanic spirit. When it dies it drops a Ghostly Blade, which has the quite powerful ability to curse those it hits. It's a very cool weapon. You also get a point of Summon Aid for your time.

Underneath this area you'll find some goblins. Not too big of a deal.

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