The Explorer Society Quest

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1. Where To Head

It is in HellsGate, about 300 steps east of the spot the map marks with that name.

And 7 down from the surface once you are there.

1 — HellsGate, as the map itself names it
2 — the ground above the treasure

2. What To Take

Key 3015: a locked door bars the way, and that is the number of the key that opens it.
Something for demon, dragon lord and hero — they live down there.

3. Who To Talk To

In Ab'Dendriel: Elvith
In Carlin: Mortimer
In Port Hope: Angus

1 — Angus, in Port Hope

1 — Elvith, in Ab'Dendriel

1 — Mortimer, in Carlin

Step	Who	Say	They answer
0	Angus	butterfly hunt	The mission asks you to collect some species of butterflies, are you interested?
0	Angus	plant collection	In this mission we require you to get us some plant samples from Tiquandan plants. Would you like to fulfil this mission?
0	Angus	ice delivery	Our finest minds came up with the theory that deep beneath the ice island of Folda ice can be found that is ancient. To prove this theory we would need a sample of the aforesaid ic…
0	Angus	yes	It can easily be seen that this book was forged by a dwarf. Try to get a real copy somewhere.
0	Angus	yes	This memory stone looks damaged. Probably you bought it from some suspicious individual. Travel to Edron and get one on your own.
0	Angus	rune writing	We would like to study some ancient runes that were used by the lizard race. We suspect some relation of the lizards to the founders of Ankrahmun ...
0	Angus	mission	The explorer society needs a great deal of help in the research of astral travel. Are you willing to help?
0	Angus	yes	Sorry, this dress is infested with spectral moths. Get a spectral dress from the banshee queen.
0	Elvith	elven poetry	The last issue I had was bought by Randor Swiftfinger. He was banished through the hellgate and probably took the book with him ...
0	Mortimer	butterfly hunt	The mission asks you to collect some species of butterflies, are you interested?
0	Mortimer	plant collection	In this mission we require you to get us some plant samples from Tiquandan plants. Would you like to fulfil this mission?
0	Mortimer	ice delivery	Our finest minds came up with the theory that deep beneath the ice island of Folda ice can be found that is ancient. To prove this theory we would need a sample of the aforesaid ic…
0	Mortimer	yes	It can easily be seen that this book was forged by a dwarf. Try to get a real copy somewhere.
0	Mortimer	yes	This memory stone looks damaged. Probably you bought it from some suspicious individual. Travel to Edron and get one on your own.
0	Mortimer	rune writing	We would like to study some ancient runes that were used by the lizard race. We suspect some relation of the lizards to the founders of Ankrahmun ...
0	Mortimer	mission	The explorer society needs a great deal of help in the research of astral travel. Are you willing to help?
0	Mortimer	yes	Sorry, this dress is infested with spectral moths. Get a spectral dress from the banshee queen.
1	Angus	butterfly hunt	Did you acquire the purple butterfly we are looking for?
1	Angus	plant collection	Did you acquire the sample of the jungle bells plant we are looking for?
1	Angus	ice delivery	Did you get the ice we are looking for?
1	Angus	yes	Let me have a look! Yes, that's what we wanted. A copy of 'Songs of the Forest'. I won't ask any questions about those bloodstains.
1	Angus	yes	A flawless memory stone! Incredible! It will take years even to figure out how it works but what an opportunity for science, thank you!
1	Angus	rune writing	Did you create a copy of the ancient runes as requested?
1	Angus	ectoplasm	Do you have some collected ectoplasm with you?
1	Angus	container
1	Angus	mission
1	Angus	yes	Just in time! With this spectral article we can start the final phase of our research.
1	Angus	mission	With the objects you've provided our researchers will make steady progress. Still we are missing some test results from fellow explorers ...
1	Elvith	elven poetry	By luck I aquired another copy of the book you are looking for. Do you want to buy a copy of 'songs of the forest' for 500 gold?.
1	Mortimer	butterfly hunt	Did you acquire the purple butterfly we are looking for?
1	Mortimer	plant collection	Did you acquire the sample of the jungle bells plant we are looking for?
1	Mortimer	ice delivery	Did you get the ice we are looking for?
1	Mortimer	yes	Let me have a look! Yes, that's what we wanted. A copy of 'Songs of the Forest'. I won't ask any questions about those bloodstains.
1	Mortimer	yes	A flawless memory stone! Incredible! It will take years even to figure out how it works but what an opportunity for science, thank you!
1	Mortimer	rune writing	Did you create a copy of the ancient runes as requested?
1	Mortimer	ectoplasm	Do you have some collected ectoplasm with you?
1	Mortimer	container
1	Mortimer	mission
1	Mortimer	yes	Just in time! With this spectral article we can start the final phase of our research.
1	Mortimer	mission	With the objects you've provided our researchers will make steady progress. Still we are missing some test results from fellow explorers ...
1	Mortimer	research reports	Oh, yes! Tell our fellow explorer that the papers are in the mail already.
2	Angus	butterfly hunt	This preparation kit will allow you to collect a blue butterfly you have killed ...
2	Angus	plant collection	Use this botanist's container on a witches cauldron to collect a sample for us. Bring it here and report about your plant collection.
2	Angus	ice delivery	You already brought us the ice sample that we needed. Of course you can always ask me what missions are available.
2	Angus	yes	First finish the ice delivery mission. Then we might talk about advancement.
2	Angus	yes	Sorry but your rank mirrors your performance perfectly.
2	Angus	yes	This is odd indeed. I must have confused something in my papers, sorry. I grant you the rank of a journeyman.
2	Angus	rune writing	You already brought us a copy of those runes which gave us some interesting insights.
2	Angus	ectoplasm	You already brought us enough ectoplasm for our research.
2	Angus	research reports	Oh, yes! Tell our fellow explorer that the papers are in the mail already.
2	Mortimer	butterfly hunt	This preparation kit will allow you to collect a blue butterfly you have killed ...
2	Mortimer	plant collection	Use this botanist's container on a witches cauldron to collect a sample for us. Bring it here and report about your plant collection.
2	Mortimer	ice delivery	You already brought us the ice sample that we needed. Of course you can always ask me what missions are available.
2	Mortimer	yes	First finish the ice delivery mission. Then we might talk about advancement.
2	Mortimer	yes	Sorry but your rank mirrors your performance perfectly.
2	Mortimer	yes	This is odd indeed. I must have confused something in my papers, sorry. I grant you the rank of a journeyman.
2	Mortimer	rune writing	You already brought us a copy of those runes which gave us some interesting insights.
2	Mortimer	ectoplasm	You already brought us enough ectoplasm for our research.
3	Angus	butterfly hunt	Did you acquire the blue butterfly we are looking for?
3	Angus	plant collection	Did you acquire the sample of the witches cauldron we are looking for?
3	Angus	mission	The reports from Northport have already arrived here and our progress is astonishing. We think it is possible to create an astral bridge between our bases. Are you interested to as…
3	Mortimer	butterfly hunt	Did you acquire the blue butterfly we are looking for?
3	Mortimer	plant collection	Did you acquire the sample of the witches cauldron we are looking for?
4	Angus	plant collection	Use this botanist's container on a giant jungle rose to obtain a sample for us. Bring it here and report about your plant collection.
4	Mortimer	plant collection	Use this botanist's container on a giant jungle rose to obtain a sample for us. Bring it here and report about your plant collection.
4	Mortimer	mission	The reports from Port Hope have already arrived here and our progress is astonishing. We think it is possible to create an astral bridge between our bases. Are you interested to as…
5	Angus	butterfly hunt	Did you acquire the red butterfly we are looking for?
5	Angus	plant collection	Did you acquire the sample of the giant jungle rose we are looking for?
5	Angus	portals	Sorry, you did not charge both floor tiles as requested.
5	Angus	portals	Both carvings are now charged and harmonised. In theory you should be able to travel in zero time from one base to the other ...
5	Angus	portals	The portals should be ready to be used now. If you have an orichalcum pearl with you, enter the portal.
5	Angus	mission	There are no new missions avaliable right now.
5	Mortimer	butterfly hunt	Did you acquire the red butterfly we are looking for?
5	Mortimer	plant collection	Did you acquire the sample of the giant jungle rose we are looking for?
5	Mortimer	portals	Sorry, you did not charge both floor tiles as requested.
5	Mortimer	portals	Both carvings are now charged and harmonised. In theory you should be able to travel in zero time from one base to the other ...
5	Mortimer	portals	The portals should be ready to be used now. If you have an orichalcum pearl with you, enter the portal.
5	Mortimer	mission	There are no new missions avaliable right now.
6	Angus	butterfly hunt	You have already finished the butterfly hunt. Of course you can always ask me what missions are available.
6	Angus	advancement	You have not even finished your butterfly hunt. Perform some missions and ask again.
6	Angus	advancement	So you think you are worthy of an advancement?
6	Angus	plant collection	You have already finished the plant collection missions. Of course you can always ask me what missions are available.
6	Angus	yes	You have not even finished your plant collection. Perform some missions and ask again.
6	Angus	yes	Well, you performed some simple tasks at least but do you realy think you deserve an advancement?
6	Mortimer	butterfly hunt	You have already finished the butterfly hunt. Of course you can always ask me what missions are available.
6	Mortimer	advancement	You have not even finished your butterfly hunt. Perform some missions and ask again.
6	Mortimer	advancement	So you think you are worthy of an advancement?
6	Mortimer	plant collection	You have already finished the plant collection missions. Of course you can always ask me what missions are available.
6	Mortimer	yes	You have not even finished your plant collection. Perform some missions and ask again.
6	Mortimer	yes	Well, you performed some simple tasks at least but do you realy think you deserve an advancement?

Step is the number this world keeps for the quest, which is how the game itself knows how far you are — so that is the real order, not a guess. The answers are the words the NPC really says.

4. The Room

1 — the chest

What Lives There66

Creature	Hit points	Experience
Demon	8200	6000
Dragon lord	1900	2100
Hero	1400	1200
Banshee	1000	900
Giant spider	1300	900
Dragon	1000	700
Orc warlord	950	670
Priestess	390	420
Elder beholder	500	280
Orc leader	450	270
Demon skeleton	400	240
Fire elemental	280	220
Lizard snakecharmer	325	200
Monk	240	200

The strongest 14 of 66 kinds whose nests reach this place.

5. The Reward

spectral dress
strange powder
spectral stone
memory stone
sheet of tracing paper
elven poetry book
wrinkled parchment
funeral urn
ectoplasm container
preparation kit
botanist container
ice pick