Broken Vally Main Story Quest'sChasing The DragonOnce you arrive in Broken Vally Rhode will then give you your next task which will be to find out what the locals know about the Dragon sightings in the area. You could go straight in & start this quest if you like but I'd go hunting some enemy's to level up a bit first, finishing this quest will put you instantly on level 4 but the enemy's outside the village are all between level 1 & 4. If you choose to do this quest straight away then the lower level enemy's won't give you much exp for killing them & with limited amounts of enemy's to kill it's best to kill the enemy's around your level rather than relying on quests to level you up. That way you'll get the maximum benefit form both the enemy's & the quests & it will work out better for you in the long run. So anyway head into the village to speak with the locals, you'll need to speak with the following before heading into the barracks to see Rhode,Ollie, Elisabeth, Romon & Winthrop.
So head toward the building to your Left & you'll see 2 men sat at a table outside it. The man on the left is Ollie talk to him & he'll tell you what he knows about the dragon. Once your done with Ollie head up the slope past the stables & you should see Elisabeth on patrol talk to her & ask her what she knows about the dragon. After your done with Elisabeth head across the bridge & speak with Romon who's speaking to a guard to the right of the chapel. Ask him about the Dragon to find out what you need to know & he'll ask a favour of you (See Lovis' Loot in Side Quests). Once your done speaking with Romon head back over the bridge & down the slope round to the left you'll see Winthrop stood outside the entrance to the mill. He's the last person you'll need to talk to so speak with him & he'll tell you what he knows about the Dragon.
Once you've spoken to everyone it's time to go & speak to Rhode, So head back to the Village entrance & head up the steps to the left of the entrance & walk along the wall past Keane & in through the door. You'll See Rhode To your right talking with Louis, so speak with her & tell her what you've discovered about the dragon sightings, she'll then give you you're next mission.
To Lay a Ghost to RestId advise you to do a bit of levelling up before continuing otherwise you might find yourself more than a little overwhelmed. Try to be at least Level 4 before entering the chapel to face the ghost within or you might not make it out alive, be sure to save before you enter in case you need to do a little more levelling up. The goblins outside the village are all between level 1 & 4 so there easy pickings for the most part, so it's best to go bully them till your ready to go into face the wrath of your foe. Once you ready to rock go into the chapel walk toward the alter & go through the door to the right of it into the tomb. Once your inside you'll be greeted by 3 level 4 skeleton's so turn there bones to dust & go through the door to the catacomb. As soon as you approach the alter in the centre of the room the ghost will show up & talk to you. As soon as your conversation is over you'll enter battle, The Ghost is level 5 & he will be assisted by some level 4 skeleton's. A good tactic to use in this battle is to keep your distance from the ghost & hurl a few spells his way while dispatching any skeletons that come your way. Another way to go about fighting him would be to learn Magic Missile, get close to him & slap him a few times & he will attempt to use his Firewall magic. If your caught inside it you'll suffer fire damage for about 5 seconds, so get close stab him a few times & jump or roll out of the way when you see he's about to cast his spell. When he does hurl your Magic Missile at him, this tactic works like a charm & if you have enough points in your Magic Missile the spell will target him & any nearby skeletons as well. You will only have to knock about 3/4 of his health off him to end the battle once you have done so he will stop attacking & talk to you once more. If you like to use a sword & Shield then it may be a good idea for you to mindread him to learn the location of his old shield if not then don't waste your exp. Once he's finished patting you on the back for a job well done he'll give you his sword, a two handed blade. Don't get too attached to it though it's not going to be yours for long, so before you head back to Rhode take a look around. You'll find a key on the alter that the ghost appeared beside behind the pillar on the wall (behind the said alter) you'll find the treasure chest that the key unlocks. Inside you'll find your first armour set piece & a few goodies to take with you, now turn left & open the gold chest on the left side wall. If you look on the alter next to the gold chest you'll find a stats book ...cool free points... anyway as soon as your done looting the crypt head back the way you came. As soon as you leave the catacomb you go straight into a conversation with Rhode, it doesn't matter how you reply to her the outcome will still be the same. Once she's annoyed you & robbed you of your prize she'll leave & you'll be able to claim your reward.......Damn you Rhode you b***h.
The next story quest won't kick in until you've been a naughty little slayer & gone wondering, so head down the Vally to the place you seen Marius guarding earlier. (on the opposite side of the river from the burnt chapel) the path that leads further down the Vally is now open to you so go explore the next area, as soon as you approach the shrine at the bottom of the path your on a cut scene will kick in. As soon as the long string of scenes is finished you will receive your next story quest woohoo.
MindreadLord Arban = 400 exp = learn the location of his shield
Talana = 400 exp = makes her lost cleaver appear in Broken Vally, near the Maxos Temple
Looking For LovisAfter your many encounters & conversations you'll be given you next story quest to complete so before you head to see Lovis have a little scout around & level up a little. At this point you should be at least a level 6 so go turn some skeletons into ash piles & get yourself up to about level 7 or 8 before you head into the tower.The Skeletons around the tower are level 7 & 8 so try not to let yourself get too outnumbered or you may find yourself joining there ranks. Note as well that you'll be able to finally complete one of the side quests you picked up during the Chasing the Dragon mission (See Lovis'Loot in the side quests section). So once your ready to storm Lovis' Tower head toward it & you'll see on the one side of it the remains of a bridge leading from the tower. Next to the 2nd support pillar is a series of ladders & platforms, so make your way up to the top to be greeted by the locals. You'll have grind the bones of 3 level 8 skeletons to get into the tower, but hay it's nothing you can't handle right........RIGHT. Anyway once you introduced them to there very own urn it time to finally enter the tower & start looting the place...... I know I know where here to see Lovis. Well if you insist, when you enter freeze dry the bones in front of you & look to your right & you'll see a platform on the wall. Jump up on it then to the next & then the last & pull the lever to open the gate. Go through & look to your left, on the first wall section you'll see another platform.....yup you guessed it jump up onto it. Look over to the right side wall & there is another to jump to & another then the last on the left wall, Woohoo another lever. Pull it to open the gate forward, jump down & underneath you'll see another lever, this one opens the gate to the outside. I always open it because it can come in handy if you want to enter the tower to do some shopping (it leads to the Tribal Shrine area). So continue on through the gate turn some more bones to charcoal & head up the ramp to the left & climb the ladder outside. Yay another ladder, yay more climbing, yay no more climbing woohoo but instead we find a bunch of glowing dragon statues & a locked gate . Ok so take a look at the statues, you'll notice that there all pointing in a different direction. Start by pressing the Pressure Plate on the one closest the ladder you came up, the statues are actually facing the one you need to press next So the order is 1243 open sez me lol. Right then I've just walked through the gate & now there is 2 roads to travel, if we were in OZ I would tell you to follow the yellow brick road but the glowing one that leads down will have to do. So Divine Avenger if the road down is the right way to go then whats up? my answer to that is (see Lovis'Loot in the side quests section) ok so now that you've followed the light & you've come to a wooden platform with a ladder take the ladder down .... or just jump to the platform below either ones fine, jump back into the tower & Fracture some bones. Now before you rush in to Lovis' Chambers go down toward the gate & go out onto the balcony area to find a dead body & a small chest. Loot the chest to find Penelope's Amulet, (See Penelope's secret stash in the secret section) pull the lever to open the gate ready for your return trip & enter the door to Lovis' Chambers. Once you enter you can either make your way through the open path to the right in the hopes that the barrels & crates have some loot in them. Or you can jump over the rubble to the left & turn round to find a corpse to search, take the Reveal Spell, open your inventory & use it. Once you've read the spell a lever will appear, so pull it & take the lift down to Lovis' throne room. Woohoo more treasure chests, 4 of them can be looted right now & 1 of the ones to the right is holding the Blood Echelon Sword. Once your lust for loot is content approach the throne. Activate the pedestal by the throne to start a little quiz about Lord Lovis now if you don't remember what Romon & Nebirius told you about him then hears the answers.
1, Anastas, queen of ancient Ferol.
2, Ouroboros, god of Dragons.
3, The Battle of Ten Thousand in which he slew more than six hundred foes and three Black Ring Generals.
4,Ba'al, the Arch Demon who raided this Vally.
5, The Vally of Shrines.
Once you answer all 5 questions correctly you'll be rewarded with Lovis' Pendant a handy thing to have as it raises your mindread skill by 2 points. Now that you've found Lovis it's time to have a little chat on what to do next, so see you in a few when your ready to continue. Oh yeah 1 thing before you go off to chat with Lovis be sure to mindread him but before you do equip Lovis' Pendent that you just got from the quiz. Don't worry you can talk to him again after your conversation, but his mindread is very costly so mindread him when you equip the pendent & he'll open the chest to the right of his throne for you woohoo more loot.
MindreadLovis = 680 exp = Opens one of the treasure chests by his throne (i had the pendent equiped when I read his mind)
Paper TrailYay welcome back, did you enjoy your conversation with Lovis, so did you agree to help him if you did then you know what I'm going to say (see Lost Soul in side quests section). Ok so it's time to say goodbye to Lovis & his tower & hello Maxos Temple & all who dwell within but before that I would recommend that you finish off killing anything you haven't killed around the Vally & complete any side quests you have yet to finish. The Maxos Temple will be your first step to earning your wings but one big pain in the a** waits inside for you, but Tell him MAXOS & you'll be fine. Once you've done everything & are ready to continue head on over to the Temple, you'll find it North West of Lovis' Tower.So approach the Maxos Temple & you'll be thrown into the middle of a conversation with Rhode & co. She'll make it painfully clear that she has no love for you anymore given your new nature, she'll set her hounds on you & run off in a strop to go sulk somewhere. Now your left with Marius & friends your left with no choice but to fight, if you chose to come here too soon then your going to be in for the fight of your short life as a Dragon Knight. Marius & his minions are all level 12 but if you've spent the time to level up to around level 11 or higher then they won't be too much of a problem, be careful if your going to have a dual with them Marius can hit pretty hard but if you take out his companions first it helps allot as the one will keep healing while the other attacks with his bow. A combination of close quarters attacks & long range attacks is a good way to play this fight but if you choose to stay at long range you might struggle a bit Marius' Rush Attack can be devastating if you don't have enough Melee Protection. Dual Wield characters are pretty good in this battle, sword & shield characters are also a god send as this battle can be very bloody & brutal if your under levelled. The way I like to fight with my dual wield character is to get stuck in hacking them up while back flipping out now & again to heal then using Rush attack to get back into the fray. I also like using Magic Missile or the fireball spell just to annoy the computer while I wait for my potions & healing magic to do there job. Once you've dealt with them head into the temple & you'll be greeted by a familiar face, so once you've been told what your to do next your conversation will end & so will the quest congrats.
