Posted August 13th, 2008 by Martuk
The Sanctum of the Burning Souls is a 6-man dungeon nestled far to the east in the Wild Lands of Zelata. Intended for players ranging from level 37 to 39, there are a number of quests scattered across Hyboria that involve this treacherous place, and here we document them all for you. Just be sure to bring a group with you, lest you be killed by the Drowned Ones!
|Boss Strategies| |Sanctum Map|
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In the Outflow Tunnels beneath Old Tarantia, I found an Ancient Sarcophagus with an open lid. The walls of the room around it were spattered with blood and the floor was covered in mangled corpses. Amongst the debris, I found a small book, possibly a journal. It appears to be inked in blood and bound with human hair and the script is harsh and angular – I have never seen its like. I should ask a scholar to translate the book for me. |
73 copper, 34 tin |
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Teltus the Alchemist has asked me to travel to the old ruins and recover three types of plant, Gravai fungus, Kowers mushroom and Tagre lichen. They only grow in the wet darkness of the ruins. Teltus will reward me handsomely for their recovery. |
73 copper, 34 tin |
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After a cryptic conversation with Zelata, I have discovered that an ancient evil in the old ruins to the north is the reason for the problems in the Wild Lands. If I can find a way to cleanse the ruins of the evil, the Wild Lands will be well on the way to recovery. |
86 copper, 15 tin |
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"Tearing the Veil" |
Wild Lands of Zelata with Zelata. |
Zelata has asked me to slay the restless spirits of Acheron. Some dark power has awoken them, and their numbers will continue to grow as time passes, unless they are stopped. I should kill any Drowned Ones and Acheronian Shadows that I find. I can find them in the ruins of the Sanctum of the Burning Souls, to the north. |
79 copper, 95 tin |
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Maxus, the old drunk in Tesso, has asked me to recover his ancestral sword which was lost years ago in the old ruins near the town. |
76 copper, 10 tin |
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"The Sanctity of Slaughter" |
In the Sanctum with Melkar |
Entering the old ruins in the Wild Lands, I encountered an ancient spirit named Melkar. After several cryptic references to the Mark of Acheron, he told me that people have awoken the power of an altar in the ruins. To stop them, I will need to cleanse the altar using the “Ritual Chalice”, which Melkar claims is in a chamber that was lost when the city was flooded. I should find the chalice and cleanse the altar. |
70 copper, 14 tin |
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"Lifting the Curse" |
In Wild Lands of Zelata with Zelata after amongst the Fabio line of quests. |
Zelata has identified the statue which appeared during the vision created by casting powder on the fire. It is the Sanctum of Burning Souls, the twisted ruin of a city destroyed in the time of Acheron. She suggests that the scroll belongs with the statue and that if I wish to be rid of the scroll and its curse, I should return it to the ruins it came from. |
47 copper, 67 tin |
|Boss Strategies| |Sanctum Map|