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| Fort Draco |
| Avernum 1 | Fort Draco | Spiders/Formello |
Navigation: General Hints, Shops, People and Quests, Notes
List of all towns and shops in Avernum
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| Fort Draco |
Fort Draco is the centre of mining in the north with the best ore in Avernum. The town can be approached from the east or south by land and from the west by water. It is not possible to enter it from the north and you cannot get onto the land tongue north of the moat which surrounds the town. Although you can use the docks on the west, the entrances from the river to the moat are blocked by rocks.
| Person | Function | Items, Quests and Notes | Rating |
| Aife | Alchemist | She will tell you how to reach Phyllea and will sell the recipe for Healing Elixir. She will also buy Arenea fangs for 15 coins apiece. |
slightly expensive |
| Phyllea | Recluse | She can be reached through Aife's shop or with a boat. She is distinctly unfriendly, but if Zathnia in the Tower of Magi has told you about Cortath, she will deign to tell you that he has a hut across the river to the west and then south. | |
| Boutell |
Shopkeeper (Armour/Weapons) |
Boutell is the best smith and owns the biggest anvil in the whole of Avernum. He makes fine weapons and armour which he will sell at a price. He will also offer a reasonable price for your loot and can repair any weapon including the Demonslayer, once you have recovered the parts. When you finally get him to repair it you get not only the Demonslayer but also 50xp and one reputation. | expensive |
| Bill | Assistant | Works in the smithy and will tell you to talk to Bill about wine. | |
| Bill | Assistant | Works like his namesake in the smithy and will give you a quest to get some cheap wine. | Quest |
| Doc | Innkeeper | Doc does not have an easy time what with soot from the smelters and the rowdy miners. | Room: 5 |
| Grant | Guest | She has problems finding her 'familiar', her pet lizard, but tells you that Motrax is friendly and helps mages. |
It is always a good idea to talk to everybody. The following notes give hints on hidden rooms, traps and puzzles.
On the Walkway outside the fort is a spirit in the SE corner. It is guarding a corpse which has a suit of Fine Leather Armour.
There is an inn run by Doc. Rooms here are cheap (5 coins).
Greymould and the recipe for Greymould Salve are diffucult to find. Zathnia and Phyllea do not make it easier. You actually do not need to ask them. When exploring the caves to the west over the river you will certainly come across the hut by the Remote Lake. So why all the fuss?
In the east is a locked storeroom with lots of chests containing various metal bars. To the south of it is a secret room with two traps. The barrels contain a lot of ore. Most of the ore and bars can be taken without trouble. A few are however marked as "not yours". Since the guards stay outside, you can close the doors and steal to your heart's content.
In the Aranea Cave you can pick up some Spider Queen Fangs. If you give them to Phyllea, she will reward you with 30xp and 1 reputation She will also let you have some Shadow Leather (1-4 + 3 damage, nothing special) but it is good for your mages who cannot cast spells with heavy armour.
