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#441068 31/03/11 12:20 AM
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Help! I can't find the key at the miners dig for the (Hall of Echoes Bound) part. I've searched the whole area for the key and I can't find it. What am I doing wrong or where is it that I'm not searching? I can't figure this puzzle out. I've searched on-line for clues but have had no success. Any one out there that can help me, will be greatly appeciated. Thanks

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You can not get the key until after you have the battle tower. At that point you can get into the quarry tower in Broken Valley (near where there was a cutscene when you first approached, with the miners blowing up the main entrance), and head upstairs to rescue the guild master. Once you have the dragon form, Lovis' tower and the quarry tower are pretty easy to spot from the air.
In D2:ED the quarry tower was open from the start, but the large jump in opponent level made it difficult to get the key early (though not impossible if you were not too concerned with protecting the miners after you got the key as they tried to escape).

You will want to finish up everything you want to do in Broken valley, the fjords and on Sentinel Island before heading to the Hall of Echoes, so there is no rush to complete the associated quests. Likewise, if you do not have the battle tower yet, you will want to finish everything that you can do in Broken Valley (except getting the mine key) and on Sentinel Island (except retrieve some loot from a boat in a tree) before doing so.


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So how do I get into the Battle Tower? Is it in Broken Valley or Sentinal Island? Because I can't go any further on Sentinal Island at this point. Are you telling me that I need to complete everything i Broken Valley first to go any further? Should I start a new game?

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Where are you in the game, in terms of main plot quests?

If you have the battle tower and returned to Broken Valley, what exactly is the problem? Can you enter the quarry tower? Can you talk to Williams on the top floor?


Have you installed the patch?

If the tower is locked when it should be open, or Williams is missing or unresponsive, try emailing support@larian.com, with a description of the problem and a link to this topic.

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No, I can't talk to William And I Haven't installed any patch. Could that be the problem, the patch?

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Unlikely.

You said that you can't go any farther into Sentinel Island. Why not?


I bet that what you need to do is go to the place with wind and candles and look at the quest books in your inventory.

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As Stabbey said, if there is still a barrier blocking access to the path leading up to the battle tower (on Sentinel Island), you need to use the book of magic (Arcane Notebook) that can control wind, received when you rescued the guy on the top of the pillar (near the trainer Kenneth). The windy spot, around a tombstone and three candles, is near where you start on the island.


Speaking of the windy peninsula, have you done any swimming around the island?
Jump into the water to either side of that peninsula, and you can swim to the entrance of a hidden cave.


You can get most of the way through the battle tower before you have to worry about finishing off everything in Broken Valley. There is a warning in-game before that point (once you enter the summoning chamber there is a fight before you confront Laiken and take over the battle tower, after which most quests and NPCs in Broken Valley and on Sentinel Island will no longer be available).

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Okay, let's see if I can explain whats happening! I am on Sentinal Island, I have done all of the preliminary's like choosing my 4 partners, I have lit the 3 candles and I can't get too the boat on the tree. As you suggested I went through my contents and just discovered that the "Arcane notebook" is not in my contents. It's in the logbook that I lit the candles and that Sassan's ghost asked me to resurrect her. I've wandered all through Broken Valley and did all the tunnels that I could find. I spoke with the imp near Maxo's tower that say's that that he can't dechiper my information because I am missing three parts of four. So at this point I am really confused because I have done alot of searching and I still can't get into the Battle Tower. Please help!!!

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1. Go to Sentinel Island
2. Teleport to the "Sea Side Shrine"
3. Look around for a door set into a cliff. It should be nearby.
4. When you try to open it, you should get a prompt for the password. It is Demise.



The imp thing is an unrelated quest. You are missing one piece of parchment found in Broken Valley. They are located:

1. In a chest near the Tribal Teleport Shrine
2. In a chest just across the river from the tribal shrine, in a ruin up top, you'll need to cross the river through a canyon and climb up.
3. In a chest in a ruin between the south-east goblin camp and the south-east mini-bandit camp. From the South Valley shrine, go north.
4. In a chest hidden behind some wood outside the entrance to the large Bandit Camp.

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Hey that worked. I'm in Laikens Tower. Your great, Thanks a whole lot. Hope I don't have to many more problems. Thanks again!!!

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Hey, I can't get into the tunnel that was blown up and I missed the clue that the bandit gave me.

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Where did Lynn(Archmage) get her explosives from?

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Never mind I found it. That is, the explosives.


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