Thanks. Gear? Since first playthrough, I don't really know but I believe you are right. One still has his rags. The Red Prince got most of the armor I could wrangle and the best one-handed weapon and shield I obtained but it still is only 8-9 I believe (an ax). The main character just has basic shoes, teleportation gloves, a belt, and an enchantress' head dress while the other some mish-mash of items.
Are the noxious bulbs/piked heads the place with the bulb circle and chest in the middle? I was suspicious of the layout so teleported the chest out of the circle, opened it, and boom! (but not where I was). Just seeing if I'm getting the initial direction right. I couldn't get around the rocks hugging the beaches on either side of the boat and that seems to be all that is left there. It sounds like the sanctuary is close to the boat but I got nowhere near the flag on the circle map.
OK, the crocs for the teleport quest. Since I used the save the elf quest to escape, this one didn't happen. However, I did kill three or four crocs on the beach to the northwest of Ft Joy, I think. Are those the ones you speak of? I think the in swamp ones (they may not have been crocs and the "voice" spoke while I fought them) were to the southeast of the (also defeated) decaying hydrophist (I think - she cackles according to the narrator and speaks of a new master that she works for voluntarily), a decaying assassin, decaying swashbuckler, and I think a decaying knight. Note: no void monster here.
My character has scholar and mystic.
I believe this will be of great help. Again, thanks.
