Dreamer's Challenge Quest
Name: Dreamer's Challenge Quest.
Location: Under Plains of Havoc
Reward: Bread, Wine, Certificate of Completion, Ability to teleport to various locations in the world, Membership in either the Order of Nightmare Knights or the Brotherhood of Bones (one to choose from), and the ability to do the Nightmare Outfits Quest or Brotherhood Outfits Quest.
Monsters: Magicthrowers, Plaguethrowers, Shredderthrowers, Tarantula, Ghouls, Giant Spiders (if someone lured),
Items needed:
Shovel
Pick
Carrot
Fire Bug
2 Death Rings
Life Ring
Vial of Water (in some kind of container, of course)
Fire Field Runes
Leather Boots
Description:
First go to the ruins near the temple on the Plains of Havoc. Dig a hole with a Shovel and go down into it. Underground, walk a bit encountering Ghouls along the way until you reach a place where you need to use a Pick to go down the hole even lower:
Go through the tunnel. Strange plants should stand in your way. There is a monster hiding there, which does not let anyone through. Fortunately, you have a Carrot, thanks to which you will safely cross to the other side:
At the end of the tunnel, you'll encounter fields of poison and one vacant gray spot where you should use Fire Bug:
Enter the teleport that appears. You will now find yourself in a room with trees. On its north side there is a special place along with a plaque that says that the circle of life can be broken with its opposite. This, of course, refers to the first Death Ring, which you place under the plaque, which will open the way to the teleport in the center:
The next puzzle requires a bit more thought. In order for the teleport on the right to work you need to solve the puzzle. It involves 36 pillows that you have to arrange as the pattern on the north side of the room shows you. To do this, use the buttons around the board, which allow you to move rows and rows of pillows:
Once you've dealt with this, enter the teleport and walk a bit through the tunnel. Enter another teleport and you will appear in a small room with four levers. Your goal is to pull them all and enter the teleport, but beware: this will cause the walls to fall down (after each pull of lever 1), making the Magicthrowers, Plaguethrowers and Shredderthrowers standing around start attacking you, so you need to be prepared for danger:
You will now end up in a ruined house:
Head first to the place marked with a 1 and take a Book from one of the crates:
At number three you will find the NPC A Ghostly Woman, from whom you will learn how to move on in exchange for a Leather Boots. All you have to do is tell her:
- Player: Hello
- A Ghostly Woman: I feel you. I hear your thoughts. You are ... alive
- Player: Boots
- A Ghostly Woman: Do you have a pair of boots for me?
- Player: Yes
- A Ghostly Woman: Oh thank you. Perhaps this will give me some comfort. It is that cold since I am dead ... for so long ...
- A Ghostly Woman: All I can give you is a little hint though: Not me but only the lost heroes can show you the way and though its only agame it might change what will happen.
- Player: Bye
- A Ghostly Woman: Alone ... so alone. So cold.
Go now to the room marked two, where a large tic-tac-toe board awaits you. Using the lever in the northwest corner of the room (each use will create several pawns for the game) and the book you just acquired, you must arrange the X and O pawns on the board in their respective places. As you can easily see, all 6 names mentioned in the book have 6 letters each and there is some letter O or X in each. So we arrange the figures in places corresponding to their positions in the names, which is like this:
Now go back to the room with the ghost (#3 on the map) and drag the lever twice. A teleport should appear, which you should go through.
You will now end up in a room with a strange machine that looks like the one below. Now in the places marked above, place two opposite items: Life Ring and Death Ring.
Then go to the northwest of the chamber and pull the lever by the fountain:
Go back to the center of the machine and use the Fire Field Rune on the spots marked earlier in the picture and pour out the water. A teleport should appear in place of the center stone, which of course you enter and quickly.
What awaits you now is a trip through some strange and fantastic places, or a dream:
Now just walk ahead:
The dream is over, and you will appear in a Dream Realm, where you will meet A Ghostly Guardian and some crates. From one of them take the reward (it doesn't matter which one) and then head down the corridor to the right:
Now you are faced with a choice: You can join either Nightmare Knights or Brotherhood of Bones.
| Nightmare Knights | Brotherhood of Bones |
|---|---|
Go north and speak with the NPC The Dream Master:  |
Go west and speak with the NPC The Bone Master:  |
| Player: Hello The Dream Master: Be greeted, visitor. Player: Join The Dream Master: The Nightmare Knights are almost extinct now, and as far as I know I am the only teacher that is left. But you might beright and its time to accept new disciples ... Rhe Dream Master: After all you have passed the Dream Challenge to reach this place, which used to be the process of initiation in the past... The Dream Master: So I ask you: do you wish to become a member of the ancient order of the Nightmare Knights, Player? Player: Yes The Dream Master: Please know that your decision is irrevocable. You will abandon the opportunity to join any order whose doctrine is incontrast to our own ... The Dream Master: Do you still want to join our order? Player: Yes Rhe Dream Master: So I welcome you as the latest member of the order of the Nightmare Knights. You entered this place as a stranger, butyou will leave this place as a friend ... The Dream Master: You can always ask me about your current rank and about the privileges the ranks grant to those who hold them. Player: Bye The Dream Master: Good bye. May the gods watch over your path. |
Player: Hello The Bone Master: Welcome to my little realm. Player: Join The Bone Master: The Brotherhood of Bones has suffered greatly in the past, but we did survive as we always will ... The Bone Master: You have proven resourceful by beating the silly riddles the Nightmare Knights set up to test their candidates ... The Bone Master: It's an amusing thought that after passing their test you might choose to join the ranks of their sworn enemies ... The Bone Master: For the irony of this I ask you, Player. Do you want to join the Brotherhood of Bones? Player: Yes Bone Master: But know that your decision will be irrevocable. You will abandon the opportunity to join any order whose doctrine is incontrast to our own ... The Bone Master: Do you still want to join the Brotherhood? Player: Yes The Bone Master: Welcome to the Brotherhood! From now on you will walk the path of Bones. A life full of promises and power has just beenoffered to you ... |
| As of now, you belong to the Order of Nightmare Knights, and your rank is Novice. | As of now, you belong to the Brotherhood of Bones, and your rank is Maggot. |
Those with the lowest rank have access to teleports on the second floor of the Knightwatch Tower on the Plains of Havoc, through which you can make trips to: Thais, Carlin and Dream Realm (of course, you need to have the Orichalcum Pearls).
They can also use a Document of The Follower that will allow them to get the right outfit for their brotherhood (start Nightmare Outfits Quest or Brotherhood Outfits Quest).
| Ranks in the various brotherhoods | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nightmare Knights | Brotherhood of Bones | |
| 1 | Novice | Maggot |
| 2 | Initiate | Hyaena |
| 3 | Dreamer | Death Dealer |
| 4 | Lord Protector | Dread Lord |
Missions:
To be able to gain further privileges, you must advance to higher ranks. To do so, you must perform missions that involve collecting Demonic Essences and bringing them to your superior.
Mission 1 Your goal is to collect 500 pieces of Demonic Essence. Once you have done this, go to your boss (The Bone Master or The Dream Master) and tell him the advancement. From now on your rank has increased and you can use teleports to Ab'Dendriel, Kazordoon and Fibula. You also have the option to use the second document for a new outfit.
Mission 2 Your task is to collect 1000 pieces of Demonic Essence. After getting them, go to your supervisor and tell him the advancement. Your reward for this task is a unique shield (Nightmare Shield for Nightmare Knights or Necromancer Shield for Brotherhood of Bones) and a higher rank. You can also use the last document (Document of The Leader).
Mission 3 Your task is to collect 1500 pieces of Demonic Essence. Follow the same steps as the previous ones, and your reward is the ability to use teleports to Ankrahmun, Darashia and Mintwallin. You also get the ability to create all three documents needed to get an outfit as part of the Nightmare Outfits Quest or Brotherhood Outfits Quest.
