Lair of Motrax|
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Lair of Motrax |
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| The Lair of Motrax |
Poor Motrax is getting rather old, even for a dragon. He is however willing to talk to you and give you some useful information.
| Person | Function | Items, Quests and Notes | Rating |
| Ko | Captain | Greets you and tells you the rules (keep to the path and behave). | |
| Leith | Sage | Will tell you about the Orb of Thralni which is in the Waterfall Warren. | |
| Marian | Witch | She is in love with Ko but will tell you a bit about Motrax. | |
| Motrax | Dragon | He will tell you a lot, among other things about his siblings Athron, Khoth, Pyrog and Sulfras. If you listen to his story about the first expedition, Motrax will tell you where to find the stone key. He will also tell you that he gave a few "trinkets" to his "pets". (One trinket was an ivory brooch and his pets are fire lizards.) | |
| Zeld | Ghost |
At the end of a secret passage to the west of the entrance to the cave is a ghost, which tells you to steal Motax' treasure. He tells you where it is and that all the traps have been set off. That is what he thinks! If you anoy him by telling him that he deserved to get killed for tyring to to steal Mortrax treasures, he will attack you, which gives you a little experience but costs no reputation. |
It is always a good idea to talk to everybody. The following notes give hints on hidden rooms, traps and puzzles.
If you ask Motrax about the scroll of history that Claudette wants, he will tell you that he does not have it and will recommend trying Khoth (who actually does have it).
In the rooms to the east where Leith and Marian are you can steal a few items. There is a secret room to the east where you cannot steal anything because Lieth and Marian just stand where they are and can watch you..
If you are persistant, he will tell you a lot. The Stone Key you will need later is at C on the Outdoor Map. He will also tell you that he threw some trinkets to his pets, who are a whole brood of fire lizards living in the cave to the west. When you have eradicated them you can find an Ivory Brooch in the chest.
There is no Job Board in this town.
Motrax has his sleeping quarters to the east. There is a secret passage which leads to his treasure. On the way to his treasure trove you come across two traps which need a Tool Use of 7 to disarm them. Further on is a magical barrier behind which four Draconic Sentinels are waiting. There is a really nice lot of loot there including a Frozen Blade, 4 Gold Bars, around 440 coins and, behind a trap (TU 10), a Wand of Inferno.