Temple Catacombs – Dungeon Lords

This Guide is an overview of an area in the Human Lands for Dungeon Lords. It’s made up of a map, map legend, and overview of the varying points of interest.

Map Legend

1 – Headless Brute
2 – Secret Door
3 – Secret Door
4 – Galdryn’s Horn
5 – Magic Mouth
6 – Guardian Beast

Exits:

1. Catacombs entrance.
2. Stairs between the entrance level and the main level.
3. Weak floor to the first lower level of the catacombs. It’s a one-way trip.
4. Broken floor. Unlike Exit C, the floor here starts out broken, and there is an altar underneath it, which you can use to climb between the main level and the first lower level of the catacombs.
5. Ladder leads between the main level and the second lower level. It’s the exit you’ll need to take to find the guardian beast (#6).

Overview

1 – Headless Brute

You’ll probably have to face a couple headless brutes in the catacombs, and one always seems to spawn in this room. If you’ve been to Custard Mansion, then the brutes should look familiar, but the version here is easier to kill because it has fewer hit points. Backing up while pinging the brutes with ranged attacks doesn’t work very well since the brutes are surprisingly fast, so you might have to go toe-to-toe with them and take your lumps.

2 – Secret Door

The loose brick that opens the secret door is located just to the south. Inside you’ll have to fight off a few ghouls and mummies, but you’ll find a coffin and a level 4 chest. A scout skill of 2 is enough to detect the loose brick (if the loose brick needs to be detected at all).

3 – Secret Door

The loose brick that opens the secret door is located just to the south. A scout skill of 2 is enough to detect the loose brick (if the loose brick needs to be detected at all).

4 – Galdryn’s Horn

Galdryn’s Horn is your objective in the catacombs. You won’t be able to take it until you’ve talked to the magic mouth (#5) and dealt with the guardian beast (#6).

Note: If you’re playing version 1.4/1.5, then you’ll find that Galdryn’s Horn is a trinket that you can wear (and a good one, too). In earlier versions, you’ll only find the horn under the “invoke” section of your inventory. In MMXII the horn is once again unwearable, but you can still invoke it by placing it in your hotkey bar and activating it from there.

5 – Magic Mouth

The magic mouth controls the cage surrounding Galdryn’s Horn (#4). It won’t remove the cage until you’ve spoken the magic password. You’ll get the password when you kill the guardian beast (#6). Then the password should become a dialogue option when you talk to the magic mouth.

6 – Guardian Beast

The guardian beast looks like a minotaur. It does not hit very hard, but it has an annoying breath attack that will prevent you from doing anything other than moving. Since the beast also doesn’t have a huge number of hit points, you can either ping it with ranged attacks while avoiding its breath, or you can move in for melee attacks and then run away when it breathes on you. If you have a lot of problems with the beast, then you can let it chase you to the ladder (Exit E). Enemies can’t climb ladders, so if you climb up then you’ll be able to hit the beast with ranged attacks without having to deal with its attacks.

When the guardian beast dies, the words “Espiritus Caldere” will appear in the air over it. That’s the password you’ll need for the magic mouth (#5).

Exits:

1. Catacombs entrance.
2. Stairs between the entrance level and the main level.
3. Weak floor. When you walk over the floor here, it will collapse, sending you to the first lower level of the catacombs. It’s a one-way trip. You’ll have to make your way to the altar at Exit D to climb out. At some point after falling through (probably after picking up Galdryn’s Horn at #4), the floorboards will magically repair themselves, making it easier for you to leave the area. If you want, you can jump over the weak floor and skip the sequence in the first lower level. Note: In MMXII, the floorboards won’t repair themselves.
4. Broken floor. Unlike Exit C, the floor here starts out broken, and there is an altar underneath it, which you can use to climb between the main level and the first lower level of the catacombs.
5. Ladder. The ladder leads between the main level and the second lower level. It’s the exit you’ll need to take to find the guardian beast (#6).