Heiraktazin

Heiraktazin is for Experts and Adepts. It's a tough zone with some very tough mobs in. First things first I'd like to thank Ivanushka and Vanastha for helping me map this zone - Astaroth died several times here - once discovering the death trap. There is only one death trap in this zone: The Heart of the Vampiric Mist (marked DT on the map) is to the east of the Deadly Intersection (Di) in the Stalagmite and City section of the map.

The small area just after you enter Heiraktazin isn't too hard. There are plenty of drow wandering around - some of whom are mages - and lots of hidden vampire bats that'll attack you without warning. There is also a small, hidden area to the north of the Rough Tunnel (Rt) use 'push rock' to open the way north to the Natural Cavern (Nv).

As you make your way south past the Lava Stream (Ls) into the deeper tunnels you need to start to be wary. There are a number of wandering mobs that will attack on sight. On the edge of the lake the helpless captive is, in fact, part of an Aboleth.

Entering the lake is safe, unless you travel up to the Santum of the Necromancer. Several tough mobs are in there and they'll attack you on sight.

The real danger starts when you move down into the Cavern and start towards the city. The Chill, Dark Tunnel (Ch) is host to a number of hidden mobs (Shadows) who will try and drain you. You'll also have to watch out that you don't stray into the Death trap here too. The tunnel leads one of two ways really. To the north is the City of Heiraktazin, to the north-east you'll find an ominous Stalagmite. The stalagmite is home to Tlithzareen, a powerful mage. He hits really hard through sanc and will dispel you given the chance.

The path to the City looks like a Death Trap. As you look north from the Collapsed Passage (Co) you see Death Of Altruism (DL) with no exits. It's not actually a death trap but does herald anoth mob to be warey of. To the north of Death of Altruism is the Altar of bones (Ab) where a very powerful mage awaits. Avoid it by going e,n,n,w and then north again to move into the Spiralling Tunnel (Sr). You do need to be flying to pass over here but to the north you'll find yourself safe and on the way to the city. There is a mini-maze here. I've marked all of the rooms in capitals and where their exits go to rooms that already exist, I've marked the exits with the rooms initials in lowercase. Hence travelling west from the Death of Hope (DH) takes you to the Death of Avarice (DV) which is actually 2s2w of Death of Hope (DH)!

Sneaking around the City, invisible meant that I didn't get attacked but the city is riddled with mages (Illithids) and their slaves. They all seemed to die fairly quickly and didn't give much xp but did good reasonable cash.

There are a number of locked doors in the city. The Crystalline key carried by an Illithid in the Phaenerakta unlocks the door to the Cell (Ce). This is useful because you can be captured at random in the City and dragged to the Cell against your will. There's a mad, lizard in there which will attack if you're visible. The rusty iron key carried by the Umberhulk in Below the Norther Balconies opens the door to the Filthy Cell (Fc), inside the cell a Heap of Rags contains a stell key that will unlock to door to Tlithzareen's Private Sanctum (Ps) where a treasure can be found... A worn stone key carried by a fomorian giant slave in the Slave Pens (Sv) opens the door to the breeding room Br.

Finally below Inside the Large Domed Building (Id) is the Sanctuary of the Eldar brain. It has several attendants that will attack you if you join in and is a high-level mage. Be careful if you attack it.

If you'd like to make a quick run to this zone, we recommend the following directions, starting at The Common in Shadowdale: sw2n2enw3nwnw4nw3nene2n4ed.

               Sa      Up to the Surface of the Lake
                 \    /                            
                  Bs-La Rb-Rb                         
                  |       /                            
                  Nc----Rb              

Ab	- Approaching The Base	Ac	- Ascension
Ah	- The Arena of Heiraktazin	Al	- Altar of Bones
An	- Along the Norther Causeway	As	- Along the Southern Causeway of Heriaktazin
Ba	- Base of a Spiraling Staircase	Bc	- Bottom Of A Canyon
Be	- Beginning of a Winding Staircase	Bg	- The Beginning of the Western Causeway
Bo	- The Base Of An Ominous Stalagmite	Br	- The Breeding Room
Bs	- Below The Surface	Bt	- Branching Tunnel
Bn	- Below the northern Balconies	Cb	- The Chamber of the Heart
Cd	- A Choice of Directions	Ce	- A Cell
Cg	- inside the CIty Gates of Heiraktazin	Ch	- A Chill, Dark Tunnel
Ci	- Cave In	Cl	- A Small Clearing
Cm	- Chamber of the Mind	Co	- A Collapsed Passage
Cp	- A Curve In The Passage	Ct	- Collapsed Tunnel
Cu	- A Curving Tunnel	Cv	- Curve In The Path
Cy	- A Chilly, Dark Tunnel	Da	- A Dangerous Intersection
DB	- Death By Betrayal	DE	- Death For Life
Df	- A Debris Filled Passage	DH	- Death Of Hope
Di	- A Deep Intersection	DJ	- Death For Justice
DL	- Death Of Altruism	Dk	- A Dark And Bloody Cave
Dm	- A Dark, Musky Hallway	DN	- Death Of Innocence
Dp	- A Damp Passage	Dr	- A Dark Pool of Water
Ds	- A Dark, Secluded Room	DT	- Death Trap
DV	- Death Of Avarice	DY	- Death By Mercy
Ea	- The Entrance to the Arena	Ec	- East of the City Gates
En	- Entrance To A Communal Cave	Es	- An Escaped Slave's Hide Out
Et	- Earie Tunnel	Fc	- A Filthy Cell
Ga	- A Small gathering Place	Gc	- A Gentle Curve
Hp	- Chamber of the High Priest of Ilsensine	Ia	- An Ideal Ambush Spot
Ic	- Opening into an Immense Cavern	Id	- Inside the Large Domed Building
Ih	- Inside a Hollowed Stalagmite	In	- An Intersection
Ip	- An Intersection of Passages	Is	- Inside a Commune
It	- An Intersection of Tunnels	La	- Lair of the Aboleth
Lc	- A Luxurious Courtyard	Le	- A Ledge
Lg	- A Ledge Overlooking Heiraktazin	Lh	- A Long Hallway in Phaenerakta
Lo	- A Large, Open Cavern	Ls	- Lava Stream
Mw	- Midway Along a Winding Staircase	Na	- natural Caverns
Nc	- A Narrowing of the Causeway	Ne	- Nearing the Arena of Heiraktazin
Ng	- Natural Passage	Nh	- Northeast Corner
Nl	- Nearing a Landing	Nn	- Northwest Corner
No	- Northwestern Edge of Heiraktazin	Np	- Narrow Passage
Nr	- A Narrow Tunnel	Ns	- A Narrow Space Between Two Columns
Nt	- Narrowing Tunnel	Nu	- A Narrow Tunnel
Nv	- Natural Cavern	Nw	- A Narrow Path
Oc	- Opening To A Cavern	Oe	- Outside the Eastern Face of a Large, Domed Building
Ol	- On a Landing	On	- Outside the Northern Face of a Large, Domed Building
Os	- Outside the Southern Face of a Large, Domed Building	Ot	- The Obsidian Tower of Ilsensine
Ow	- Outside the Western Face of a Large, Domed Building	Pb	- A Path between Communes
Pe	- The Pen	Ph	- Phaenerakta
Pl	- A Precarious Ledge	Pn	- Phaeneraktan Laboratory
Ps	- Tlithzareen's Private Sanctum	Pu	- Poor, Unfortunate Souls
Pz	- A Small Plaza	Rb	- A River Beneathr the Dragonspine Mountains
Rd	- Remains of a Desperate Battle	Rf	- Room of Failed Experiments
Rt	- A Rough Tunnel	Ru	- A Rough, Uneven Passage
Sa	- Sanctuary of the Necromancer	Sc	- Steamy Cavern
Se	- Southeast Corner	Sf	- The Surface of an Underground Lake
Sg	- Summinging Chamber	Sl	- A Small Ledge
Sm	- A Smelly Cave	Sn	- Scorpion's Nest
So	- South of an Obsidian Tower	Sp	- A Sulfurish Passage
Sr	- A Spiralling Tunnel	St	- Steamy Tunnel
Su	- Shore Of An Underground Lake	Sv	- the Slave Pens
Sw	- Southwest Corner	Tc	- Twisting Caverns
Tw	- Three Way Intersection in the Caverns	Ug	- Underground Garden
Us	- Under the STalagmite	Uw	- under the Western Balconies
Vc	- Verdant Cave	Wb	- Wizard's Bedroom
Wo	- West of an Obsidian Tower	Wp	- Wide Passage
Wt	- Wide Tunnel