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| Avernum 2 | Hidden Empire Fort | Eastern Province |
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| Hidden Empire Fort |
This Empire outpost is hidden on an island directly south of Cotra. Some of the troops which lead the attack on Cotra are still stationed here.
The dungeon can be reached by sailing directly into the underground docks from the west or by landing on the island and entering from north, east or south. As there are a lot of soldiers and a witch in the central area, it is probably not a good idea to sail in because they can attack before you have a chance to land and enter battle mode. So it is better to come in from land.
When you land on the island you can go to the north and then south entering this little fort from the north, or you can enter from the south or from the east. The best route is from the east because the tunnel is fairly long and you can keep some of your party (e.g. priest) out of sight of the dangerous enemies. This is particularly important if you try this dungeon with a relatively low level party, in which case you can keep everybody in the tunnel and entice enemy soldiers to attack you there, so that you can bump them off piecemeal.
Whatever you do, you should however prepare for a battle before going down any of the tunnels.
In the middle of this fort are lots of hostile troops including a Witch, lots of archers, elite soldiers, captains etc. These opponents are not particularly difficult, it is the mass that could overwhelm you.
When you have cleared the central area you will notice an Elvil Priest and some archers in a cranny to the NW. When you have killed them you will find yourself in front of a locked door behind which are a Mage, an Evil High Priest, two Bladesmen and an archer. They do not drop anything especially interesting and there is nothing lying around except some Empire records in one of the dressers.
In the NE is another locked room, this time unoccupied. In the desk is a Blue Pass and in the bookcase a Rod of Minor Call.
The storeroom to the SW is guarded by an elite soldier. There is only a bit of food in the barrels. In an alcove to the SE is a chest guarded by two captains a soldier and an archer. The chest is padlocked and whether you smash the lock or pick it, it explodes and injures you. After the flames have died down you can look in the box again and find the pay for the Empire troops (1000 coins are added to your inventory).
The various sodiers drop lots of good quality equipment including a shield ring and a fletcher's ring.
