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| Fort Emerald |
| Avernum 2 | Fort Emerald | Great Cave |
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| Fort Emerald |
This fort is the last bastion before the Empire controlled lands to the north. The defending forces fear that an Empire sortie disguised as Avernites could fool the guards here and thus get past the defences. That is why they will never open the gates for you if you approach from the north, although you can easily open them from the inside. As you can always turn west and enter the Great Cave via Gnass, this is not a particularly annoying restriction. Anyway you could use Dispel Barriers (if you have it) to enter the town in the NE corner.
| Person | Function | Items, Quests and Notes | Rating |
| Theresa | Townswoman | She is a merchant waitng for her current shipment to be appproved, so that she can move on. She is also worried about her boyfiend Brian who has been badly wounded. | Quest |
| Schnitzius | Captain | He tells you a bit about the Empire raids on the fort and about Limoncelli who organises most of them. He tells you to speak to General Landren, who can give you more information. | |
| Brian | Soldier | He is in the infirmery to the NE of the town and will tell you he saw some Vahnatai with Limoncelli's troops | |
| Tessa | Mage | She will tell you a bit about the unfinished fort and Empire passes. | |
| Buck | Priest | Tells you a bit about the green crystal in the centre of the fort. |
It is always a good idea to talk to everybody. The following notes give hints on hidden rooms, traps and puzzles.
To the west of the gate are General Landren's quarters. There are only two guards sitting in his office which contains nothing of interest. His bedroom is also empty except for trivia and 15 coins that you could steal from his desk. The only thing worth taking from the barracks to the north of this are a few coins, but you cannot because of the two soldiers sitting there. Further north in the kitchen is a loaf of bread if you are hungry.
Right in the centre of the fort is the Crystal Chamber, where a large green crystal, that gives the fort its name, is displayed. If you meditate here your spell points will be restored.
There is a hidden room in the SE corner of each of the two biuldings in the east of the town. In the northern one is a Chitrach and to the south a Salamander. They are guarding nothing and drop nothing.
The Quest for Theresa is very easy: you just have to cure Brian with some Greymould Salve (Reward: 20 xp and 1 rep.).
General Landren's quest is natually much more difficult. Limoncelli is in Fort Dolthar where you can kill him (if he does not kill you first). Reward: ?? and permission to learn Dispel Barriers from Heustess.
There is no inn or resting room in this town. You can however restore your Spell points by meditating in the Crystal Chamber..
