Orc Raids

Icon: Weaken
Difficulty: 3

A local Orc camp has been launching raids on the patrons of Occlo. In the last raid, the Orcs procured the Weaken Icon, which is a family heirloom belonging to a wealthy Occlo citizen. Find the camp, dispatch the orcs, and retrieve the Icon heirloom.

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Troll Bridge

Icon: Paralyze Field
Difficulty: 3

A very large Troll lives on a bridge southwest of Papua, attacking anyone that approaches the bridge. Last month Sir Knarvin was heading West along the highway and has not been heard from since. Sir Knarvin was in possession of the Paralyze Field Icon at the time of his disappearance. Kill the Troll and see if he has Sir Knarvin's Icon.

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The Boogie Man

Icon: Energy Field
Difficulty: 3

Deep underground lives a creature of every child's nightmare: The Boogie Man. This creature has long been in hiding due to its having intimidated the young daughter of one of Britain's noble houses into giving it the family Icon. It seems that the creature resides in a small, dark cave that can only be reached by a hidden entrance in the mountain ranges southwest of Trinsic. Beware, for there is danger around every corner.

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Little Shop of Horrors

Icon: Cunning
Difficulty: 3

The locals have been complaining of strange goings-on and frequent disappearances since the two sisters have set up shop in the outer city of Skara Brae in Trammel. While their shop appears to be normal, you will "just die" to buy their wares. An agent of British's court has spied upon the shop, and says they appear to be serving some unknown master. This entity has entrusted them with the Cunning Icon. Put an end to their wickedness and gain their icon.

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Lure of the Swamp Witches

Icon: Cunning
Difficulty: 4

A coven of evil hags has set up camp in the fiery swamps north of Papua. Rumor has it that they use a spell Icon to enhance their dark magics while performing gruesome experiments on captured townsfolk. This abomination cannot be tolerated! Find these despicable hags and restore the Clumsy Icon into the hands of good.

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Unknown Hero

Icon: Telekinesis
Difficulty: 4

A fallen hero of a long ago battle of Britain was known to hold the Icon of Telekinesis. This unknown man won the day for the people of Britannia, but no one knew what name to put on his gravestone - they only knew that he wore the Yew Bark tunic, something that was common to many warriors from the Yew Frontier. It is said his ghost still stands guard to protect those of Britannia. Find him and you will find the Icon of Telekinesis.

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Aiden

Icon: Protection
Difficulty: 4

A thief has been lurking along the road North of Britain in an Orc Camp. No one knows why he stays there. Perhaps it is because he has the mastery of the Orcish tongue, or perhaps because they provide him with some protection. Some say that he is hiding from heroes and bounty hunters that seek the thief of the Protection Icon. Find this thief and relieve him of his loot.

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Mordecai's Tragedy

Icon: Magic Untrap
Difficulty: 4

Mordecai was a young mage that lived in Trammel Haven. He met and fell in love with a blacksmith's daughter, Velma. All was well until her father found out about their love. In a fit of rage, he forbade his daughter to ever see Mordecai again. Then he betrothed her to the son of a blacksmith in Vesper and sent her to him. Fearing a life of loneliness, Mordecai wandered from Haven and leapt to his death from the cliffs. His friends from the mage guild erected a monument in his honor, and placed an icon of Magic Untrap beneath it. It is said that Velma often saw her beloved after his death. It is believed that she carved a clue to the location of Mordecai's ghost and the icon on the bottom of Mordecai's tombstone within the graveyard before taking her own life.

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Highwaymen

Icon: Agility
Difficulty: 4

Rough men are attacking passers-by near the passage of Yew in Trammel . They seem to have staked a camp in the fort along the road. No one knows why they are attacking people, as they only search their victims and take very little. One thing they are known for taking is the Agility Icon, which they took from the body of Telena the Ranger. Stop these highwaymen and retrieve Telena's Icon.

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Swamp Creature

Icon: Mass Curse
Difficulty: 4

Somewhere in the swamp west of Trinsic is a monstrous creature. A Druid priest residing in the area has reported that one of their acolytes fell prey to the swamp creature while transporting their Icon to one of the secret holy grounds. Find this creature and bring back the Icon that it holds.

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Two Ton Ogre

Icon: Chain Lightning
Difficulty: 4

The squire of the good Sir Frennath reported that a huge ogre killed his master last month, somwhere in the wilds northeast of Luna. Lord British was furious when he discovered at the funeral that Frennath had his Icon with him at the time of his death. The friends and family of this lost hero ask that the Icon be retrieved and returned to them.

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The Golden Harpies

Icon: Summon Air Elemental
Difficulty: 4

There is a place North of Minoc that is said to be the home of a flock of Golden Harpies. Stories tell of these harpies swooping down on a caravan that was on its way from Minoc to Vesper about a six months ago. Some of the rumors surrounding the story say that the caravan was attacked by them in order to steal the Summon Air Elemental Icon from a rich businessman. Beware of these foul creatures if you seek their Icon -- they are very quick and their scream can paralyze a good man's soul.

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Amazon Village

Icon: Blade Spirits
Difficulty: 5

A tribe of Amazons seem to have stolen the Blade Spirit Icon as their way of establishing their clan's might and superiority. This dangerous Icon cannot be allowed to remain in the hands of this upstart rebel troop. Their last sighting reports them somewhere to the east of Delucia.

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The Goddess Athena

Icon: Athena's Bridle
Difficulty: 5

Alas, many winters have come and gone since the great Goddess Athena promised the world that she would give us a better means to train our mounts. The magical whip that she created is said to be able to tame any ridable creatuire. Athena is said to live in the far North, to the west of a mountain of such strong winds that many men have fallen to their deaths. Her Temple is in a valley that cuts deep into the rock and thinly divides the mountains, as if a great sword had cleaved through it. Retrieve the Whip and a virtue stone will be your reward.

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The Drow Caravan

Icon: Bless
Difficulty: 5

The Drow carrying the Treaty is travelling between Britain and Yew. They appear to be heading to Shame! Secure the Sprite's Bless icon, which has been sent to the Drow King (see also The Drow and Sprite Alliance and The Drow King)

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Abominable Snowman

Icon: Meteor Swarm
Difficulty: 5

This creature from antiquity and fable has once again been reported. This time, the ape-like monster with 4 inch fangs has found a home in a secluded region hidden within the northern mountains of Malas. A sighting that had been reported a century ago mentions it killing a scouting party that carried one of the Northern Icons. Venture through the crystals of Malas and find this monster's lair so that you might kill it, and return with an Icon and a story worthy of fable.

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Frankenstein

Icon: Feeblemind
Difficulty: 5

Years ago, my father was driven mad with grief over the loss of my mother. He left Britian on the road to Trinsic and is rumored to be near a cemetary found in the wood northeast of Trinsic. I do believe that he settled someplace along the way. I heard he had been experimenting with the dark art of reincarnation. He also held the Feeblemind Icon -- a gift that's been in our family for centuries. I have not heard from my father in years, and I fear that he has fallen victim to one of his creations. Many have ventured there to see if these rumors of his death are true, or if they could could at least find the Icon. Determine the truth of this situation, and retrieve the Icon.

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Mad Blacksmith's Mine

Icon: Dispel Field
Difficulty: 5

Yebold Rustbeard was once an accomplished blacksmith who lived in Umbra. That is, until he dug into a pocket of maddening vapors and killed all of his fellow miners. Yebold is said to now possess the strength of 10 men in his altered state, and is thus very dangerous. The desert mine that he guards was once the secret hiding place of the Dispel Field Icon. Find the mine, kill the Mad Blacksmith, and retrieve the Icon.

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An Alchemist's Tragedy

Icon: Gate Travel
Difficulty: 5

Yershold the Great was a shop keeper and head alchemist of Moonglow's Herbal Splendor for many years. In the middle of a brilliant career, tragedy struck. While working on the infamous recipe for the potion of the Zephyr, two beakers of very dangerous concoctions broke and mixed together. The resulting fumes rendered Yershold unconscious for many hours, and in that time the vapors twisted and maddened him. Since that day, he has stayed in his laboratory northwest of Herbal Splendor Shop and is feared by all. Recent research indicates that Yershold had the Gate Travel icon, which now needs to be taken from him.

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The Den of Ali Babba

Icon: Teleport
Difficulty: 6

A bandit local to Haven and her highways in Trammel is known to have stolen the Icon of Teleportation from the former leader of his new gang of thugs. Ali Babba and his forty thieves now launch raids upon the town and any passing caravans. They strike, then disappear, and no one knows where. The mayor of Haven has asked for brave souls to hunt down this band of thieves and put an end to their tyranny. A thief captured by Haven's guards said that Ali Babba is protected in stone.

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The Hammer of Darkness

Icon: Magic Lock
Difficulty: 6

Ages ago, Ironskull, the Mad Dwarf Mage, created the Evil Hammer of Darkness as his revenge against the local Barbarians. The Barbarians however, outwitted Ironskull and snatched up his Icon of Magical Locking as well as the Hammer of Darkness before it could be used against them. Little did they know that the Hammer's mere presence would corrupt them and drive them insane. The clan bearing the evil Hammer is believed to have resurfaced near the shrine of Sacrifice in Trammel. A mortally wounded shepherd mentioned heading towards the shrine from his home in Vesper when he had stumbled upon a madmen clothed in animal skins that bowed to a shaman waving a dark glowing hammer.

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Brigand Fort

Icon: Reactive Armor
Difficulty: 6

Brigands have assembled in force at an old fort south of Gravewater Lake. They have launched raids from their fort against all local highway traffic and caravans. They have also been accused of ambushing Lord Joril, who was carrying a Reactive Armor Icon at the time of the attack. Gather a party of heroes, destroy these brigands, and retrieve Joril's Icon.

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The Stone King's Mine

Icon: Greater Heal
Difficulty: 6

In the rambling caves of Covetous, you will find the mighty Stone King. Reliable sources report that this powerful king hides from the proper owner of the Greater Heal Icon.

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The Dark Fire Spitter

Icon: Reveal
Difficulty: 6

Ancient legends tell of a vile, fire-breathing spirit. So corrupt and contagious was its evil that most monsters feared to approach its realm. Hero after hero sought out the monster, hoping to banish it from the land. The Spirit stole the Reveal Icon, hoping to deny its power to anyone seeking him out. The spirit has been silent for so long that many believed it had passed from this world, but alas, a refugee reported that his party had stumbled into a small valley inhabited by many fiery creatures, and one that seemed to suck the light from about him. The Dark Fire Spitter is again corrupting the land. The refugee reported him somewhere west of Terathan Keep in Felucca. He must be stopped, and the Reveal Icon restored to its rightful owners!

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The Dark Fairy

Icon: Flamestrike
Difficulty: 6

On the open grass of Trinsic Island in Felucca, the dark fairy can be found gathering with her kind. This spirit was once good, like other fairy-folk, but then she fell victim to the magic and trickery of the evil mage Faren. She was twisted and tortured until she became dark and evil. It is said that the Dark Fairy eventually killed her master and stole his powerful Icon of Flamestrike. Venture to the island, kill this dark evil spirit, and take back the Icon... if you dare.

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The Mad Alchemist

Icon: Flamestrike
Difficulty: 6

Somewhere far north of Papua, a very accomplished alchemist once lived. His business and his trade flourished until the vapors of his work rendered him insane. Rumor has it that he built a house in the desert for solitude and protection. He is now dead, and it is said that his house is magical -- to enter it, you must unravel the riddle that he built into the house.

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Wasteland Orc Fort

Icon: Summon Creature
Difficulty: 6

South of the North Mines passage there is fortress of Orcs. The army of Orcs that occupy the fort have now adopted a new leader, an Ogre Lord named Lunklug. He is suspected of being the same Ogre Lord that has roamed the lands east of Delucia attacking all humans that he came across. The victims may have included Ramael OryLyn, the visiting high-mage from Moonglow, who disappeared last fall along with his Creature Summoning Icon. Kill Lunklug, and see if he has the Icon.

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Lycanthropy

Icon: Create Food
Difficulty: 6

Tales abound of a mystical bridge west of Umbra in the Broken Mountains. No one understands why it is there, but many believe that the bridge has magical powers. Lord Gallawin, the holder of the Food Creation Icon, ventured there several seasons ago to solve the mystery of the bridge, but has never returned. Many believe that if you find the bridge, then you will also find a pale wolf, and it is he who will have the Gallowin Icon.

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Gershman's Chalice of Elementals

Icon: Summon Water Elemental
Difficulty: 6

Tales of the legendary Alchemist and Mage known as Gershman Majestica have been told throughout history. These tales tell that Gershman worked powerful magics to draw the powers of the elements from an Icon he obtained, using them to create a mystical chalice. This Chalice of Elementals houses a powerful Water Elemental: The Spirit Lord of Water. The chalice has long been lost, but recent documents hint that it resides in the dungeon of Shame in the lake of many rooms that are thought to have once been Gershman's home.

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The Drow and Sprite Alliance

Icon: Cure
Difficulty: 6

The Drow and Sprites are attempting to form an alliance. They have joined together at an old fort west of a Trinsic Guard Outpost. Destroy this threat and retrieve the Drow's Cure Icon, which binds them in their alliance. (see also The Drow Caravan and The Drow King)

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The Drider Alliance

Icon: Resurrection
Difficulty: 6

The long told stories of an alliance between the Drow and the Drider clans seem to be true. For several months now, many of Papua's citizens have been telling stories about sighting Drow west across the river. If an alliance is being made, an Icon is surely to be found somewhere in or near the hive. The residents of Papua are fearful that this alliance may soon threaten their nearby town. Retrieve the Icon to break the alliance.

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The Shapeshifter

Icon: Incognito
Difficulty: 6

Thraka-ma-Thul was the Head Professor of the Encyclopedia of Magika's school of magical arts some 100 years ago in Trammel. Thraka was well respected as one of Trinsic's finest Sorcerors and so had been charged with the honor and duty of guarding the Incognito Icon. However the day came when he could no longer resist experimenting with the Icon, and its powers of Incognito. He became more and more reclusive and eventually was forgotten by his brethren. At the time he was believed to have been locked up in his Winter Keep located south of the city. Find his keep and gain possession of this Icon.

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Blade Spirit Keep

Icon: Mass Dispel
Difficulty: 7

Foolishly summoned to the Yew Prison by one Rupert the Clumsy, a petty criminal of dubious magical ability, the Master of Blades rapidly killed the unprepared guards and inmates of the prison, seizing in the process the Mass Dispel icon that Rupert had planned on using to banish the Spirit once he'd escaped in the confusion. Alas, it would have taken far greater magick than Rupert possessed to bend the Master of Blades to his will, and he was the first to fall to the malevolent spirit. Though he had taken the Prison easily by summoning his Blade Spirit minions, the Master learned quickly the prison was not a safe place to remain, as it was far too close to the Guards' Garrison. He withdrew to the Lost Lands of Felucca, taking control of the estate of a minor nobleman far from the beaten paths of the area. It is said the Master left a shortcut to his new hideaway in the swampy area East of Papua, on the Southern shores of the Shallow Sea. Defeat the Master of Blades and his minions, retrieve the Mass Dispel Icon, and liberate the Nobleman's Estate.

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Dungeon Doors

Icon: Poison Field
Difficulty: 7

Just outside of the dark city of Umbra, resting in the Shadows of the Mountains, lies the fabled Dungeon without Doors. Actually, the architects of the dungeon did place doors in it, they just had twisted senses of humor and hid all the doors. Years ago, a brave but not too bright adventurer entered the dungeon while carrying the precious Poison Field Icon. He never left the dungeon, and it is believed the Icon is now in the possession of one of the Dungeon's most dangerous residents. The Lords of the Realm can only hope that whoever ventures to retrieve the Icon is more competent than the one who lost it.

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Dead Knight

Icon: Wall of Stone
Difficulty: 7

Long ago there was a noble knight named Maggots, who served the Britain Lords and held the Icon for creating walls of stone. After his years of service, he spent his time searching for the secrets of magic and power. As he aged, his greed and power changed him. He made a deal with the Daemon Lords of the underworld in return for power from them, but his folly did not stop there. He tried to cheat the daemons and for doing that they made him serve out eternity in a special circle of stone southwest of Haven. Since he can only regain his life by collecting souls, he must be stopped and his Icon retrieved.

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Gauntlet

Icon: Mana Drain
Difficulty: 7

Deep within the Dungeon Deceit in the Evil Lands lies a pit where creatures were once forced to battle to the death. The winner of these matches was made to hold the Mana Drain Icon until they, too, were defeated. The Overlords of these matches have long since bored of their diversion and abandoned the pit, but the last great Champion still holds the Icon. A great reward awaits the one who defeats this evil beast and returns the Icon to its rightful owners.

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Invisible Stairway to the Stars

Icon: Mind Blast
Difficulty: 7

When the Ethereal Warriors took possession of the Mind Blast Icon, they sought to protect it by building a Fortress in the Stars in order to hide it. Unfortunately, the Titans orchestrated a diversion, and while the Ethereal Warriors were engaged in battle elsewhere, the Titans seized control of the Fortress and moved the entrance far from the realm of the Ethereals. The Elder Titan now holds the Mind Blast Icon, and the way to his chamber is well guarded. The Stairway to the Heavenly Fortress has been spotted near the Minoc Moongate. Ascend the stairs, defeat the Titans, and restore the Icon to the Ethereals.

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Mind Trap Prison

Icon: Lightning
Difficulty: 7

Long ago a great war was waged against the mighty Terathan kingdom. After many fierce and bloody battles, the Terathan armies were defeated and the Terathan Matriarch captured. The Great Mages of the day pooled their resources and created a special prison to hold the Matriarch deep within her former fortress, along with other evil creatures that had allied themselves to the Terathans. The Prison has held strong, but reports are that someone has smuggled the Lightning Icon to the Matriarch, which she plans on using to effect an escape and lead a new Terathan uprising. Someone must make their way through the prison, using the odd clues left by the mages until they reach the Matriarch. Defeat her, and reclaim the Lightning Icon before another vicious war breaks out.

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The Gargoyles of Monsurat

Icon: Earthquake
Difficulty: 7

Fearing the risk of earthquakes upon the Coastal Cities, the Earthquake Icon was entrusted to Baron Balaros of the Castle Monsurat. The Baron's castle was guarded by powerful Gargoyles, whose loyalty the Baron trusted implicitly. Alas, while the Baron was away on Royal Business, the Gargoyles rebelled against him and seized the Earthquake Icon, fleeing to a hiding spot deep in the Evil Lands. They are said to occupy the former Terathan Kingdom, and many fear they will use the Icon to unleash chaos on the land. They must be found and the Icon returned to Baron Balaros quickly!

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The Soul Reaper

Icon: SummonDaemon
Difficulty: 7

Deep in the Yew Crypts east of town in the Evil Lands, many foul undead creatures can be found, but none so hideous as the Soul Reaper. This undead abomination is said to strip the very soul from its victims before throwing their bodies to his ravenous underlings. He is also said to possess strong magical powers and to have used them to warp the already corrupt magics of the Icon of Daemon Summoning. Few will go anywhere near this haunted crypt and attached buildings... to retrieve the Icon from this monster's lair one must be exceptionally brave or fearless from stupidity.

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Valhalla

Icons: Odin's Thunderbolt, Thor's Hammer, Loki's Wand
Difficulty: 7

There be a great hall in the stars of the Viking Gods. This hall is Valhalla. In this hall, there be Odin, Thor, and Loki, the most horrible of all the Viking gods. If ye are brave and skilled enough, then know that in the lands of Malas across the great mountains east of Luna, and then across a bridge that will take you to the land where the Valkyrie roam you will find the secret entrance to this Great Hall in the Stars.

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The Sand Demon of the Barren Wastes

Icon: Mark
Difficulty: 7

Northeast of the Barren Wastes Oasis in one of the many sand dune valleys of the Wastes dwells the Sand Demon. This foul monster is said to possess extraordinary powers of magic and sheer physical strength. He is also said to possess the Mark Spell Icon, which he took from one of the many Ancient Wyrms that live nearby.

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Cyclops Valley

Icon: Summon Fire Elemental
Difficulty: 7

Papua sailors know that Cyclops Valley can be found by travelling a bit southwest from the Serpent Pillar. Non-sailors also know of this valley because of a gate that leads there from the back of the mage's shop. This is a place of fable and mystery and is home to many of the strange one-eyed creatures. This dangerous valley is also known to be ruled by a mutant with magical powers that long ago killed a noble for his Icon. The name of the noble and which Icon it was has been forgotten, but the fact that it is in the possession of the Mutant Cyclops has not. Find this cyclops and take his Icon from him.

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The Terathan Queen's Lair

Icon: Energy Bolt
Difficulty: 7

Somewhere in the Terathan Keep is the nest of the Terathan Queen. Few that have ventured near have lived to tell the tale. It is said that this Queen rules a huge hive of the horrible Terathans, and that they pay her a goddess-like tribute of devotion. The long missing, powerful Icon of Energy Bolt is now believed to have been delivered to her by a group of her followers, who murdered the Icon's proper guardian. Search the keep to find the Queen's lair.

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Caliph of the Ophidians

Icon: Dispel
Difficulty: 7

The ancient Ophidian Fortress found in the Barren Wastes is rumored to house the Ophidian Caliph. This ruler has long been known to have conquered an army of Lord British's grandfather for the sole purpose of taking the Dispel Magic Icon from the army's most revered hero, Lord Kostian. The Caliph's whereabouts have not been known for over 50 years, making this the very first chance to find him. Make your way to the Ophidian Lair, find this Ophidian ruler and kill him. Bring the Icon of Dispel back to its proper place.

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Eye of the Beholders

Icon: Arch Protection
Difficulty: 7

The Brotherhood of Saint Alfonso had finally succeeded in obtaining the Iconic relic of Arch Protection, the spell which had sealed Alfonso's claim to Sainthood. While traveling back through Trammel to the Parish of Saint Alfonso on Ice Island in Felucca, the Brothers took a wrong turn and found themselves in a forest, with the sea in front and beside them, and a mountain to their other side. Before they could turn back, the Mother Beholder happened upon them. Terribly outclassed, the carriers of the Sacred Relic were soon decimated and the cherished Icon taken by the Mother Beholder. Reports indicate that she still dwells in the same area by the Western Coast, somewhere south of the Dungeon Shame. Defeat the Mother Beholder and her spawn, and return the Cherished Iconic Relic to the Brotherhood of Saint Alfonso to obtain a virtue stone, and an invitation to their Pancake Breakfast.

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The Secret of the Crystal Dragons

Icon: Invisibility
Difficulty: 7

The Crystal Dragons have long held secret the origins of their ability to remain hidden in plain sight. It has recently been discovered that this ability was developed centuries ago, with the help of the Icon of Invisibility. The Crystal Dragon Czar holds their sacred Icon, and needs to be found in order to be relieved of it. The sages of Lord British believe him to reside in a field surrounded by mountains, to the East of Tanalorn.

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The Catacombs of the Dark Liche Lord

Icon: Paralyze
Difficulty: 7

The Yew Fort of the Damned houses the entrance into the catacombs of the Dark Liche Lord. This foul abomination is mentioned in many a fable to carry the powerful Icon of Paralysis, and to consume the life energy of his victims. Venture to the Yew Fort to find the catacomb's entrance.

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House of Xaniar

Icon: Magic Unlock
Difficulty: 7

Xaniar was once one of the most trusted mages in the realm, and was assigned to guard the Unlock Icon. Long sought after by both the Thieves' and the Assassins' Guilds, the Unlock Icon would have enable these unsavory elements nearly unrestricted access to otherwise secured locations. Once the Guilds learned that Xaniar held the Icon in his possession, they launched many efforts to take it from him. With each one, Xaniar's devotion to guarding the Icon slipped deeper and deeper into obsession. He created a doorless house floating in the air, and summoned various undead guardians to defend the access to it. His obsession has crossed into madness, and the Lords of the Realm have decreed that the Icon must be retrieved and placed again into trustworthy hands. Find Xaniar's House in the Land of Malas, on a peninsula above the Northern Crags.

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Blood-Red Abbey

Icon: Polymorph
Difficulty: 7

Years back, Wargulon, the Abbot of a Religious Sect, founded an Abbey just outside of the town of Papua. It wasn't exactly the best neighborhood, but the price of the land was right. The Monks of the Abbey kept mostly to themselves, devoted to the teachings of Wargulon. As Wargulon grew older, his teachings grew stranger. Wargulon somehow came to possess the powerful Icon of Polymorph, but with each transformation he undertook, less of his humanity remained. During his final transformation, Wargulon's mind completely snapped and he slaughtered everyone within the Abbey. When he returned to himself, he was overwrought with guilt and attempted to bring all the victims back. When Wargulon himself died from the exertion, his residual magic returned him as a powerful Lich. It is said that only a truly noble soul can free the trapped spirits of the Monks, dispatch Wargulon, and reclaim the Icon.

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Elemental Evil

Icon: Curse
Difficulty: 8

Deep in the bowels of an ancient dungeon of horror, resides the last traces of Elemental Evil. This is an evil so horrible and corrupt that it alone is able to provoke forth the full powers of Curse from its dreaded Icon. Many still worship this being and its purity of evil. Find its home deep in Doom.

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The Lizard King

Icon: Summon Earth Elemental
Difficulty: 8

For countless centuries, the Icon of Summon Earth Elementals has been guarded by the benevolent, ageless Lizard King, monarch of the deserts of Felucca. Recently, however, the Lizard King has had a change of heart. Maddened by his own power and the many years he has lived and the atrocities he has witnessed, he has become selfish, vain, and evil. He is using the Icon and his own formidable powers to raise a small army and attack unsuspecting travellers and pilgrims to the Shrine of Compassion. We beseech you, stop this mad dragon and take the Icon from him, that it may be turned over to saner hands!

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Lord Black's Keep

Icon: Explosion
Difficulty: 8

Lord Black is a well-known Krakken Lord and leader of many Krakken forces. He is most known for his attack on Lord Cromwell's castle several years ago, where he murdered all of his prisoners, then looted and burned the castle. Lord Cromwell had an Explosion Icon as a family heirloom, which is now believed to be in Lord Black's possession. It is said that Lord Black has established a keep somewhere in the old Terathan Kingdom of the Evil Lands. Find this keep and rid the land of the evil Lord Black.

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The Black Pool

Icon: Magic Reflection
Difficulty: 8

In the swamps North of Trinsic in the Evil Lands lies a black pool. It is said that anyone who steps into this pool will sink to the lair of the Black Swamp Lord, who with his evil minions, holds captive the Magic Reflection Icon. Great reward awaits any who could brave this dark passage in order to defeat the Black Swamp Lord and win back the Icon.

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Dracula

Icon: Heal
Difficulty: 8

Once known as Count Vladimir the Impaler, Dracula is rumored to have sold his soul to obtain everlasting life. He was hoping to outlive his bad reputation and once again be popular with the fairer sex, but deals with the devil often carry an unexpected twist. Dracula was now popular with the ladies, but only with Goth ladies that were more often more depressed than he was. The key to Dracula's immortality lies in his possession of the Heal Icon, which eliminates any damage his body accumulates over time. Spies report that the entrance to his lair lies in a small ruin beyond the mountains North of Luna in Malas. End Dracula's evil reign by defeating him and reclaiming the Heal Icon.

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Hamunaptra and the Evil Priest Imhotep

Icon: Mummy's Bandage
Difficulty: 8

Over a millennia ago, before the ancient ones walked the land, a vast Empire wielded its power over the world! One dark day, the High Priest Imhotep and his followers rose up and murdered the King. The King's loyal bodyguards gave chase to Imhotep and his priests as they raced South across the desert to their stronghold, the Temple of Hamunaptra (the Temple of the Dead). The guards overpowered Imhotep and his priests. Justice was swift.

The priests were immediately executed and mummified. However, Imhotep was sentenced to an unthinkable death. He was mummified alive! As he was being sealed into his sarcophagus, he swore to return and seek vengeance on all who would disturb his remains, and then he would destroy the world! Much time has past since then.

The Capital city has been reclaimed by the desert from which it rose. But there are many tales told, for a price, to those seeking adventure and wealth. One such tale tells of the ruins of Hamunaptra, where danger and death lurk in the shadows.

Should the cursed Imhotep ever be brought back to life, there is only one way to stop him. The rumor is to slay his mummified body and take a piece of the cloth he was mummified in. It is also rumored that to find his body in the ruins you must find the scroll held by his minions. The last rumor is that the Temple lies east of great waters in the sand in the land of peaceful Malas.

So it was written, so it shall be told... Trade the mummy's bandage for a Virtue Stone.

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Octavia

Icon: Poison
Difficulty: 8

The Land of Felucca once housed a powerful kingdom of Dwarves, who expanded an ancient tunnel network, and whose Lords and Kings ordered the building of lavish halls. Several of these halls were built on small islands in the underground lakes of the caverns, making them more defensible against potential power struggles within the Dwarven culture.

While Dwarves cannot cross water without some form of bridge, since their dense muscle mass makes them only slightly more bouyant than granite, what the Dwarven Rulers failed to consider was enemies not of Dwarven origin. When the Solen Queen settled near the caverns and began her new colony, the Dwarves thought nothing of the oversized bugs prowling outside their supposedly secure tunnels until the dark day when the Solen colony reached sufficient numbers to overrun the Dwarven tunnels.

While the Dwarves were legendary warriors, and each dwarf easily slew many Solens, the defense of the caverns was doomed from the start. For each Solen slain, a dozen more simply marched over the fallen body. A small number of the elderly dwarves escaped the tunnels with what dwarven infants they could carry, while the few remaining dwarven warriors retreated to their supposedly secure strongholds in the underground lakes, drawing up the bridges against the Solen Infiltrators. What they did not count on was the continued piling of Solen bodies in the lakes making an easily crossable bridge. The last of the Dwarven defenders lay dead before the first night of the siege ended.

But the Solens were not the only giant arthopods that gained entrance to the caverns. In the midst of the battle, Octavia crept along the roof of the caverns, periodically feasting on the fallen bodies of both Solens and Dwarves. Other arachnids crept in as well, similarly taking advantage of the easy meals, but it was Octavia that grew the most powerful. While the Solens took no interest in the confines of the Dwarven strongholds, Octavia found one of the stone edifices to be the perfect place to set up her nest. She took up residence in the Dwarven King's treasure room, where the Poison Icon caught her eye and became her fondest possession.

For many long years, the descendants of the few escapees from the Solen invasion have longed to retrieve the great treasure of the Poison Icon, but gaining entrance to Octavia's nest not only requires fighting one's way past her numerous children, but also getting past the hordes of Solens that still occupy the tunnels.

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Orc Fort

Icon: Night Sight
Difficulty: 8

(No current description)

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The Undead Hordes from Hell

Icon: Mana Vampire
Difficulty: 9

A fable of our past tells of "The Victim of Mana". It is said that one day long ago, he was on a hunting trip south of the hedge maze, when suddenly the sky darkened and a storm descended from the heavens. Then, in the blink of an eye, it was over. What he saw next, no man would believe. He saw Death himself appear, and it looked upon him. With a move of his hand the nearby mountain opened to reveal a castle of great evil, an evil that only the desolated lands of Felucca could host, and from it poured forth the Undead Hordes of Hell itself. Death then said to the Victim, "As you have seen what has transpired here, you shall be eternally locked into this world as the 'Sacrificial Victim for Mana,'" at which point he brought forth the horrendous Icon of the Mana Vampire. For centuries now, this poor soul has been condemned to his part in this evil scheme. It is asked that the Icon be removed from Death's Keep so that it may be made safe and the Victim be allowed his peace.

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Tiamat, Dragon Matriarch

Icon: Energy Vortex
Difficulty: 9

A lone surviving fisherman returned from a coastal trolling expedition telling a story about a group of dragons on an island somewhere east of Britain in Trammel. He said that the dragons were all huge and seemed to be protecting a dragoness the color of Mytheril. This dragoness sounds very much like Tiamat, the Matriarch of all Dragons. If it is Tiamat she is known to have at least one Icon in her possession. Defeating her will be very difficult indeed, take heed and be ready for a dangerous battle.

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Kalil the Forsaken

Icon: Jewel of the Sun
Difficulty: 9

Kalil was once the son of a noble family, destined to rule in the land of his birth. When he was but 16, his father was deposed by a bloody coup. His parents murdered, Kalil and his siblings were sold into slavery. Kalil was bought by a powerful mage, who put the youth to hard labor in the mundane tasks of his keep. Unbeknownst to the mage, though, Kalil could read, and began studying the old mage's tomes, learning evil magic to avenge himself on those who had murdered his family. Consumed with bitterness and anger, Kalil sank further into evil plotting. He finally murdered his ancient master, stealing from him the Jewel of the Sun necklace and claiming its power for himself. He has both created and recruited minions to his cause, and even now ruthlessly attacks any who come near. His plans for conquest have gone far beyond his own land and include anywhere his reach can extend. Kalil must be stopped and the Jewel of the Sun taken before he can unleash his evil on the land. The way to his chamber is twisted and difficult, but starts just north of the City of Umbra in Malas.

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Barnyard Bizarro

Icon: Johnboy Willie's Pitchfork
Difficulty: 9

Many years ago, a humble farmer name John Boy Willie and his lovely bride, Bo Peep, sought to help tame the wild lands of Felucca by starting a farm. They built their farm on a plot of land somewhere south of the Shrine of Sacrifice. Alas, they were one night visited by a travelling mage who had been set upon by some of the brigands that frequent the area. Frightened of mages in general, and of how the brigands might treat them if they helped the mage, John Boy Willie and Bo Peep turned the mage away. Summoning the last of his strength, the mage crawled back to Vesper where he was found by another member of his order. As he died, the mage related the story. His associate first tracked down the brigands responsible for the attack and slew them, then found the little farm. Angered by their refusal to help a traveller in need, the mage cursed the land they worked and all that dwelt on it. John Boy Willie, Bo Peep, and all their creatures became twisted distortions of their former selves, so malevolent that even the brigands leave them alone. Their souls may only be freed by claiming John Boy Willie's Pitchfork in battle and returning it to the Magic Order that first cursed them.

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The Black Dragon's Treasure

Icon: Recall
Difficulty: 9

Not far from the city of Luna there lives a powerful dragon with a stronger than usual lust for treasure. Mere gold and gems are not enough for the mighty Onyx, he hungers for the rarest of artifacts. In recent years, the guardians of the Icon of Recall were slain, and it is believed that Onyx is both responsible for their deaths and currently has this Icon. If he does have it, it will be his most treasured posession, with him at all times. It is said that Onyx lives in a cave full of treasures, served by lesser dragons. Any adventurer brave enough to slay this menace and retrieve the Icon will be handsomely rewarded!

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The Drow King

Icon: Fireball
Difficulty: 9

Sources have revealed that the Drow King awaits a treaty and many fear this new rogue king and his alliance. It is believed that he will unite many Drow, as well as the Sprites. They had been last sighted travelling north from the Shrine of Spirituality in Trammel, and are thought to have finally set their base camp. Killing this rogue king will prevent this threat, as well as gain the Fireball Icon he plans to use to seal his alliance with the Sprites. (see also The Drow Caravan and The Drow and Sprite Alliance)

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Mellifleur

Icon: Magic Arrow
Difficulty: 10

Mellifleur was once the most accomplished mage in all of Britannia. He was the only mage of this age that has been able to create any new spells or Spell Icons. However, he became twisted by the very magic he tried so hard to create. A tome of his work mentioned his desire to spend the afterlife in the Ancient Mage Guild. This guild is believed to be located in the ruins in somewhere to the far North of Malas. This vile monster is believed to have the Icon of one of his own spells, most likely Magic Arrow.

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Mortis

Icon: Harm
Difficulty: 10

Mortis the Mighty was once the head of a powerful Mages' Guild, whose primary purpose was guarding the Harm Icon. Mortis sought to use the terrible Icon as a tool to defend it against those who sought to bend it to their evil wills, while others in the guild felt it was best kept locked away from any and all. The Icon, they argued, corrupted those who held it. Mortis persisted despite the counsel of his colleagues, and took the Icon into his possession anyway. A horrific struggle broke out in the guild, as those opposed to Mortis' action attempted to take the Icon from him. Mortis fled the Guild, along with his supporters, and now hides away from view. The Icon has corrupted him and his followers completely, and he is now a greater threat than those he sought to keep the Icon from. Rumor has it that his hideaway lies beneath the ice of a frozen dungeon in an evil land. Defeat Mortis and restore the Icon to safe keeping.

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The Tongue of Golden Fire

Icon: Fire Field
Difficulty: 10

Troubling reports indicate that a strange new cult has sprung up recently. An off-shoot of the Pyromancer's Guild which makes their home in Trammel's Fire Dungeon, this cult apparently worships a minor demon who possesses the fearsome Fire Field Icon. Calling themselves The Tongue of Golden Fire, this group of pyromaniacs has left the Fire Dungeon and found themselves a home even hotter than their previous one. Only those brave enough to step into the fire will be able to reach their compound. Find the cult and wrest the Icon from their leader and you shall be rewarded!

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