Ruined Castle Dungeon – Eschalon: Book III Location

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In this guide we’ll show you everything there is to know about the Ruined Castle Dungeon, which is located beneath the Castle by the Sea.

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Map

Enemies

• Goblin Archers
• Goblin Bombthugs
• Goblin Soldiers

Notable Loot

• Dreadnought Spears (#9)
• Gildedmoon Pendant 22 (#7)
• Platinum Bolt Widget (#7)

Secrets

• Secret Area (#11)

Overview

1 – Locked Door

This door has a rank 9 lock, but you can unlock it with the Brass Key (#4).

2 – Chest

You’ll find a Gold Key in this chest.

3 – Locked Doors

These doors have rank 10 locks, but you can unlock them with the Gold Key (#2).

4 – Chest

You’ll find a Brass Key in this chest.

5 – Red Ceramic Jar

After blowing up this jar, inside you’ll find Copper Scale Armor, Copper Scale Boots, and Copper Scale Gauntlets.

6 – Trapped Room

You’ll discover three pressure plates in this room. The middle one will open and close the gate to the treasure room (#7). The other two are trapped and will probably kill you (or at least kill your equipment). There isn’t any way to disarm the traps.

7 – Treasure Room

There are three chests in this room. In the leftmost chest you’ll find Gildedmoon Pendant 22, which you’ll be able to use in the Moonrise Underground. The middle chest is trapped, but inside you’ll find a Platinum Bolt Widget, which you’ll need in Omentor Temple. The rightmost chest is random.

8 – Powder Kegs

You’ll find three Powder Kegs here.

9 – Chest

Inside this chest you’ll find a Copper Battle Axe, a Copper Spiked Mace, and 15 Dreadnought Spears.

10 – Lever Room

You’ll discover three levers and four gates in this room. Your goal is to open the two exit gates. To do this, you’ll just need to pull the levers in the following order: middle, left, right, left.

11 – Prison Cell

This prison cell is a secret area. To reach it, you’ll need to enter the cell at the far end of the prison, and then walk through the secret doors connecting all of the cells. Inside the secret area, you’ll find a skeleton with a Copper Plated Belt, Copper Plate Boots, a Copper Grand Axe, and a Hemp Heavy Cloak.

12 – Gate

To open this gate, you’ll need to pull the lever on the western side. That is, this gate will allow you to leave the dungeon more quickly after you’ve explored it.

Local Exit

A – Stairs up to the Castle by the Sea