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The Pyramid of the Ancients resides in the eastern regions of Khopshef Province. The self-proclaimed Oracle of Derketo has led his followers to this area. Many times these followers will vanish never to be heard from again. Entombed within this Pyramid lies an ancient evil imprisoned long ago that now stirs in the shadows once more. By adventuring into the Pyramid of the Ancients you will uncover the deception of the Oracle of Derketo and learn the story of Lord Atum-Keket. Assemble your allies and when you are ready, enter the Pyramid in Khopshef Province at coordinates (1256,799). Upon entering, the first thing you will see is a few lashers chasing out topless Harem Girls making it one of the breast...er best entrances ever.

1st Floor
The first floor of the Pyramid is where you will encounter the first of five Oracle Manifestation that will be sent from Lord Atum-Keket to stop you from proceeding any further. The first floor is a fairly small area, but it will be a place for you to collect a couple of quests before proceeding deeper into the Pyramid. The battle with the Oracle Manifestation will be the only major battle of this area. All other enemies are common fights.

Nearly everything in the Pyramid will drop two eyeballs, so this quest is easy to complete while you make your way through the zone. Simply kill any and everything you come across, collect the buffet of eyeballs and return them to that sick freak Deli.

2nd Floor
On the second floor there will be greater challenges to face as you will encounter more bosses and an area of poison filled corridors complete with floor spike booby traps. As you make your way through this level of the Pyramid you will come across each of these new challenges.

Poison Filled Corridors
Throughout the second floor you will encounter corridors filled with a green mist of poison. The best way to get through this is to run through and stop at the various pockets of fresh air often located in the corners and turns along the hallways to recover. Bringing along a few healing and stamina potions for this run is also very useful and can save you in a pinch and keep you from running out of gas in a gas filled pocket.

Floor Spike Traps
While exploring the second floor you will inevitably encounter several spots that have been booby trapped with spikes that will activate if you step on them. The best way to spot these traps is to look for small holes along the floor. With each trap there is usually a path around it that you can take to avoid becoming a human pin cushion.

To reach Shali you will have to run through a little poison gas. The poison areas have pockets of fresh air that you can stop and rest at located mostly in corners. Just don't stop in the gas to long as it will do quick damage to you. Shali is found chained to the wall topless on the second floor with the boss mob Thak at coordinates (90,184). Slay Thak and she will tell you where to find the key to her shackles.

Boss - Thak
(Level 39)

Location: 2nd Floor (90,184)

Thak is a level 39 oversized ape and a fairly easy boss to defeat as he is pretty much strait melee and crush damage. All you need to do for him is tank and spank. As long as your healers keep the tank up you will have no problem with this boss.

After Thrak is dead Shali will tell you that you must retrieve a key from the Master Torturer (184,130) in the torture chamber. Kill the Master of Torture, loot the key, then return to Shali to free her.

Known Loot:
Bane of the Destroyer
Thak's Iron Fist

Boss - Master of Torture
(Level 39)

Location: 2nd Floor Torture Room (184, 130)

The Master Torturer mainly deals slash and crush damage. His only other two skills are called Savage Blight and Ravaged Barrier. The fight is a pretty easy one and can be carried out in standard tank and spank fashion.

Known Loot:
Hunger
Torturer's-Mace

What's left of Menamon can be found on the 2nd floor at coordinates (183,133) in the torture room. You'll find his mutilated body on the slab and his various extremities scattered on the ground around the room. Careful of where you stand! One of the pieces is placed over a spike trap that will activate when stepped on and easily kill you if you stand on it too long. You can spot the trap area by examining the floor for several holes. Each hit from the trap will do around 725 points of damage.

To complete this quest you will need to locate the four elements in the Pyramid and capture them with the Essence Trap given to you by Ziyad. Map the item to your hotbar for easy use when you encounter one of the elements. When you find one, use the trap to capture it. You don't need to chase them, simply lay the trap in their path and after a little moving around, they will float right into it. The locations for the four are the same but at times different Essences will spawn at each location. All four essences can be found on the 2nd floor of the Pyramid.

3rd Floor
The 3rd floor will provide you with a new set of challenges such as time altering hourglasses and new bosses. This area is not that large but there are several challenges put in place here and one specifically you must complete to be allowed to reach the final battle.

Glass of the Hours
As you progress through the 3rd floor of the Pyramid you will often encounter several oversized hourglasses that will alter time in a variety of ways. In some cases time will slow causing you to move at a decreased movement speed. In other cases it may speed up movement of you or your enemies. Destroying these hourglasses will remove their effect on the surrounding area.

Boss - Cult Swordmaster
(Level 39)

The Cult Swordmaster is in the first room of the third floor and will be the first major enemy you will face on this level. He is guarded by several minion dogs as well as a time slowing hourglass. Destroy the hourglass and the minions before you attack him to eliminate his advantage in this room.

This enemy deals slash and crush damage but also has a knockback ability and an ability called Breech which can decrease all of your Melee Invulnerability by 4%. This can be offset with certain buffs but the battle shouldn't be to difficult as long as you eliminate the enemies in the room and destroy the hourglass before engaging. After that you will have very little trouble disposing of this foe.

Known Loot:
Spellmaster's Flambard
Bane of the Spell Master

Boss - Cult Spellmaster
(Level 39)

The Cult Spellmaster can be found in the second full room of the third floor and he has several dog minions guarding him. There is also another hourglass that increases the speed of the enemies in the room. Destroy it and slay the minions before you attack the Cult Spellmaster to eliminate his advantage. This enemy has several spells in his arsenal such as Disintegrate, a direct damage spell that is a pretty decent damaging nuke. He also deals melee crush damage, but he shouldn't prove to be much trouble as long as your group eliminates his hourglass and minions.

Known Loot:
Spellmaster's Dagger

The Conflagrant Visage roams the third floor halls pathing between the main hallway and the large room with the hourglass at coordinates (22,414). First destroy the Glass of the Hours if you haven't already done so to remove the debuff that it gives and then destroy the Conflagrant Visage to free Kalis's tormented soul..

The Guardian Statue that has kept Lord Atum-Kektet imprisoned within the Pyramid has been robbed of its eyes by thieves. Because of this, Lord Atum-Keket has been able to stir once more. You will need to aid the statue by retrieving its eyes from the thieves that have taken them within the Pyramid. The two eyes can be found on the two Emerald Guardian bosses on the second floor.

Boss - Emerald Guardian
(Level 39)

Location: 2nd Floor (85,136)

When you reach the first Emerald Guardian you will notice that the path to him is blocked by a large number of spike traps. Here is the upside, from the edge of the trap area you will notice an hourglass on the other side. This hourglass accelerates your movement speed by 75%. This will allow you and your group to run across the trapped area and only take 1 or 2 hits from it. Just make sure you run towards the left side of the hourglass to avoid aggroing the boss who is just in and to the right. By doing this you can make it across and heal up before you engage the enemy.

The Emerald Guardian is a pretty much a tank and spank fight. He deals mainly slash and crush damage and has a skill that can decrease your Unholy Invulnerability by 1%. This enemy also has an attack that can drain your stamina, so bringing stamina potions for the fight is advised. One thing to make sure you do is fight with your back to the wall as he does use knockback and one bad hit will send you flying into the surrounding spike traps and that can bring a nasty end to your adventure.

Known Loot:
Endurance
Umbral Bronze-studded Fauld
Guardian Right Eye (Quest item)

Boss - Emerald Guardian
(Level 39)

The second Emerald Guardian can be found in the hallway directly across from the first. Like the last Guardian, you will also find an hourglass here and another set of spike traps. Don't destroy the hourglass here as it slows your movement speed by 75% and will allow you to walk the safe path around the traps without moving to fast and getting shanked by spikes. Just make sure you don't slip and step on the spikes as the slowed movement speed could prove to be fatal with such a mistake.

The battle with this guardian is a little different than the other, but the knockback rule still applies. Keep your back against the wall unless you want to take a nap on a bed of spikes. This guardian deals slash and crush damage but also has the Dulling Blow attack which will decrease the target's physical damage output by 5.2.

After you kill the Emerald Guardian, exit the room the same way you came in and make your way back up to the third floor. As you make your way back to the Guardian Statue you will encounter the third and fourth Oracle Manifestations on the third floor. Once you reach the statue you will learn one of the gems has been cracked and instead of sealing the tomb the statue has inadvertently opened it further and allowed Lord Atum-Keket to escape. Guess who gets to go stop him. Completing this quest will open up the final door just across the hall from the statue. Enter it and face your final challenge.

Known Loot:
Umbral Canvas Cloak
Guardian Left Eye (Quest Item)

Battling Lord Atum-Keket
The 3rd floor is where you will face your final challenge and do battle with Lord Atum-Keket, but before you can face him there are a few things you must first do. You will need to defeat his manifestations all three floors and collect their wards for the final battle with Lord Atum-Keket. The final two Oracle Manifestations will not spawn until you collect the two "Emerald Eyes" and make your way back to the third floor. It is there you will encounter them as you try to reach the Guardian Statue.

Boss - Oracle Manifestation
(Level 38)

Location: 1st Floor (216,433)

The first of the four Oracle Manifestations will be encountered on the first floor just past the entrance. This enemy casts Unholy magic and is a pretty simple fight. Slay him and take the Ward of Corruption for the final battle.

Known Loot:
Ward of Corruption
Mocking Warclub

Boss - Oracle Manifestation
(Level 39)

Location: 2nd Floor (130,122)

This enemy uses Holy magic and tries to draw you into the trap just behind him which does major damage, so don't follow too closely. Once defeated he will drop the Ward of Piety.

Known Loot:
Ward of Piety
Stormforged Long Bow

Boss - Oracle Manifestation
(Level 39)

Location: 3rd Floor (24,356)

This Oracle spawns after you have the two Emerald Eyes. The third manifestation will make use of fire attacks and a spell called Repenting that deals Holy damage. The battle is pretty simple. Just be mindful of his magical damage. As long as your healers are paying attention he shouldn't prove to be much of a problem. Once defeated he will drop the Fire Ward.

Note: This Oracle will not spawn until you have the two Emerald Eyes in hand.

Known Loot:
Fire Ward
Tenacious Cured Armbands
Replenishing Iron-cored Quarterstaff

Boss - Oracle Manifestation
(Level 39)

Location: 3rd Floor (72, 461)

This manifestation deals cold damage and is very fond of the spell Freeze. Any Cold Invulnerability buffs will be useful here. Aside from that just tank and spank it and you'll bring it down pretty quick. Once defeated he will drop the final ward called the Frost Ward.

Note: This Oracle will not spawn until you have the two Emerald Eyes in hand.

Known Loot:
Frost Ward
Frostwrought Heavy Bolts

Boss - Oracle Manifestation
(Level 40)

Location: 3rd Floor Inside Lord Atum-Keket's room. (74,438)

This final Oracle can be found inside of the room that you will face Lord Atum-Keket on the 3rd floor. You will need to face him before the Lord will show himself. This fight is pretty simple and he primarily uses fire attacks such as Flamestrike. Take him down and ready yourselves for the final battle as Lord Atum-Keket will spawn as soon as he takes enough damage.

Lord Atum-Keket
(Level 40)

Location: 3rd Floor (74,438)

Once you defeat the final Oracle Manifestation Lord Atum-Keket will spawn instantly. This will be the toughest fight thus far but there are a few things you can do to make it a little easier. The first thing is to be aware that two minions will spawn every 25secs at which point Lord Atum-Keket will teleport to another corner in the room. You will need the 4 wards that dropped off of the manifestations earlier so make sure you place those on the hotbar before going into this battle. At 100% of the Lords health cast the Ward of Corruption, at 75% of the cast Ward of Piety, at 50% cast Fire Ward and at 25% cast Frost Ward. If these are cast at these times, Lord becomes a lot easier and can be beaten with a tank and spank approach. Just remember to use your wards and manage the adds and you will have this Pyramid purged of evil spirits before you know it.

Known Loot:
Thirst
Lord Atum-Keket's Cape