Ch2 The Crystal Disks: The Eastern Temple – Risen

This guide will help you complete a chain of quests leading you to one of the crystal disks during Risen’s Chapter 2. It comes with detailed quest descriptions and a handy map.

Chapter 2 The Crystal Disks: The Eastern Temple Quests Map

Legend

1. Fincher
2. Temple entrance
3. Maliko
4. Dirk
5. Back entrance
6. Adan & Dytar
7. Danilo
8. Old bust
9. Olf
10. Pedestals
11. Nautilus hole
12. Passage to the underground
13. Hole to the lizardmen complex
14. Lizard priest

Chapter 2 The Crystal Disks: The Eastern Temple Quests

Overview

After hiring the treasure seeking triplet for the eastern temple, their plan is finally set in motion. At the end of this adventure, another crystal disk will be in your hands.

• The Mystery of the Eastern Temple
• Find Danilo the Fighter
• Find an Exit to the Eastern Temple
• Lost in the Eastern Temple
• Tell Fincher about Debacle at the Eastern Temple

The Mystery of the Eastern Temple

During your visit to the bandit camp (#1), talk to Fincher about the eastern temple and the crystal disks. He’ll send you to the place and mark it on your map. You’re supposed to find Danilo, the man in charge of the excavations there, put manually by Fincher.

The temple is located at #2. To reach it, head to towards the large swamp and then turn right. You’ll see a faint pathway obscured by large amount of flora. Just go through that grove and a campfire will be in front of the entrance. Right after entering the place, you’ll meet Maliko (#3).

He’ll say that the whole operation is a disaster. Even though the temple might be rich with treasures, the dangerous environment is just not worth it. After learning that there are six fighters and three treasure hunters in total, you’ll get a quest to search for Danilo and find out what’s happened. Maliko will just stay at the entrance, doing nothing (or guarding as he says).

Explore the place freely. There’s an obisidan deposit nearby. Also, there’s a trapdoor right in the middle of the room, and as Maliko said, Dirk (#4) has fallen right into it. You can do the same and talk to Dirk (#4) to receive the quest Find an Exit to the Eastern Temple.

After leading Dirk out of the area, head right this time, avoiding the trapdoor. You’ll meet Adan and Dytar (#6). Adam won’t have a lot to say, except that he thinks the mission is a disaster as well and that Danilo is most likely dead somewhere. Dytar has a bit more to say, particularly about the strange architecture of the place and that Olf’s disappeared with the rest of the fighters. This starts the quest Lost in the Eastern Temple, which covers the search for Olf.

After finding Olf at #9, get back to the main room at #6. Place the busts you’ve collected onto the altars (#10). After using up all three busts, make sure not to run straight into the deadly trap. Instead, using the nautilus scroll you’ve found in the previous room to cross the small opening at #11.

Explore the sarcophagi and then continue through the passage at #12 further underground. The next areas of the temple are totally uncharted, so just follow the only way possible, because they are fairly linear. At #13 you’ll find the while which leads to the lizardmen temple complex. Just proceed, looting everything in the process.

You’ll finally meet a lizardmen priest at #14, after wading through a lot of skeletons. Loot him to receive a teleport stone, crystal disk and the ending of the quest for 500 experience. Make sure to explore the rest of the ruins, and once you’re ready head out the way you came from.

At the entrance, Maliko (#3) will tell you to tell Fincher about the disaster expedition. This is the last quest on this page. The other boys will be outside by the campfire. Talk to them and you’ll receive a pearl necklace, around 350 gold and 50 experience. There’s only one thing left, to talk to Fincher.

Find Danilo the Fighter

This quest is received from Maliko (#3) who’s standing at the temple entrance. He’ll say that the whole operation is a disaster and that Danilo is probably dead.

During your exploration of the temple, you’ll eventually find Danilo at #7. He’s lying dead, having most likely died to the ghouls. Loot him for the region map of the temple and another 350 experience. Talk to Maliko (#3) and Adan (#6) to receive 50 experience from each one of them.

Find an Exit to the Eastern Temple

After speaking to Dirk (#4), he”ll be anxious to leave the place he’s in. Apparently, some noises he’s hearing nearby are unsettling for him. Head over to the end of the corridor and climb up to reach the lonely ghoul. Once he’s down, explore the new area. There’s a chest with a nautilus scroll, and a stone plate (it gives wisdom when read). Head to the area with a torch to find a lever which opens the nearby door.

Follow that path and you’ll reach a winch and a massive gate (#5). Use the winch and the gate will be opened. This way the quest is over with 300 experience, and you can go back and tell Dirk about the entrance. You’ll receive and old bust and 100 experience. Keep the bust for the other quest. Head back through the main temple entrance (#2) to continue with the other quests.

Lost in the Eastern Temple

After speaking to Dytar (#6), head through the cave to the left. Explore the sarcophagi for a nice two-handed sword called Demon blade. Sadly enough, after defeating two ghouls in the next room, you’ll stumble upon Danilo’s corpse. Loot him to find the map of the place, which will make navigation a bit easier. Also check the sarcophagus at #8 for another old bust. After defeating another ghoul, you’ll finally find Olf at #9. There’s a lever nearby that you’ll have to use to open the gate. Upon talking to Olf, you’ll be granted 300 experience, completing the quest. After a bit of persuasion, Olf will give you his old bust as well. Talk to Dytar and you’ll receive 100 experience.

Tell Fincher about Debacle at the Eastern Temple

After fully exploring the eastern temple, you’ll receive the quest from Maliko (#3). Since someone has to tell Fincher what had happened, he doesn’t want to do it as it would be his ticket out of the bandit’s camp. Therefore, the burden has fallen onto you.

Talk to Fincher (#1) and you’ll earn 400 experience. Once you tell him what had happened to Danilo, you’ll earn additional 300 gold and 150 experience. The quest ends here.