The Lost City of Old Thalos

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  The ruins of Old Thalos.

Area Designer:

Rorschach

Directions:

4sw (from Great Eastern desert)

Reset Time:

20 minutes (occupied)

Story / History:

1350 years ago, the grand city of Thalos stood gleaming over the Eastern Desert.  Today, it is a crumbling ruin, ruled only by evil lamias and a dread monster.  Adventurers daring to enter the desecrated city are warned to take precautions to protect themselves from the advances of the lamias, who delight in ambushing and waylaying travelers.

Mobs of Note:

Beholder (shield, dark green cloak), mimics (potions and scrolls), golem, lamias (various stones)

General Zone Strategies:

Low-level mobs (the lamias) are aggressive.  Beholder occupies !magic room.  Beware the DT upstairs in the collapsed building in the center of town.  Alistra occupies the Lich Tower, an adjunct mini-zone to Old Thalos accessible via the NW Tower.  There is a portal near Alistra linking the Lich Tower to the Lich Crypt in the Abyss.

The golems in the north and south watchtowers hold keys (seals) to the cabinet and desk in the City Hall building.  Both cabinet and desk are hidden (not loaded as .zon objects) and their locks pickable, obviating the needs for keys.  The cabinet contains armor (including the prized iron sleeves, +dam +dex) and the desk contains a couple of scrolls (tattered and bound).

Equipment:

ITEM	TYPE	MOB	DISPLAY
dark green cloak	about	Beholder	mL 12 !rests 4 ac 15 mana
vibrant purple stone	hold	lamia	mL 10 g! -10 hp 20 mana
shield, iron	shield	Beholder	mL 10 !mtn 7 ac -2 ss save breath
talisman, demon-faced	neck	mimic	mL 10 !rests 5 ac 1 str
girth, iron	waist	cabinet (City Hall)	mL 0 !mtnrb 12 ac -3 ss
leggings, iron	leg	cabinet (City Hall)	mL 0 !mtrnb 14 ac -1 hit -1 dex
stick, scavenger's	weapon	kobold	mL 0 !rests 2D7 8.0 avg 2 hit 2 dam
sword, two-handed	weapon	golem	mL 0 !mctn 3D4 7.5 avg 1 hit 3 dam
some iron sleeves	arm	cabinet (City Hall)	mL 0 !mtnrb 9 ac 1 dam 1 dex
stone, pale green	hold	lamia	mL 5 !rests 5 mana
vest, ringmail	body	golem	mL 0 !mrb 9 ac !enchant
helm, iron	head	cabinet (City Hall)	mL 0 !mtnb 10 ac -2 hit
scarlet and blue	hold	lamia	mL 7 !rests 1 int
stone, pale blue	hold	lamia	mL 7 !rests 1 str
stone, pearly white	hold	lamia	mL 7 !rests 1 hit
stone, pink	hold	lamia	mL 7 !rests 1 con
brigandine	body	golem	mL 0 !mtn 7 ac
stone, pale lavender	hold	lamia	mL 7 !rests -2 ss
robe, black silk	about	mimic	mL 0 !rests 5 ac enchantable
stone, iridescent	hold	lamia	mL 10 !rests 15 hp -20 mana
plate, battered iron	body	on ground	mL 0 !mtn 8 ac -4 hit
shield, splinted	shield	Beholder	mL 0 !rests 4 ac
stone, dusty rose	hold	lamia	mL 5 !rests
boots, iron	foot	cabinet (City Hall)	mL 0 !mtnrb 5 ac -1 hit -1 dex
gauntlets, iron	hand	cabinet (City Hall)	mL 0 !mtnb 5 ac -3 hit 1 dam
stone, clear	hold	lamia	mL 0 !rests 3 ac
ball, smooth quartz	light	mimic	mL 0 !rests
black	potion	shack	mL 0 !rests 1 x blindness 1 x sanctuary 1 x strength
bound	scroll	desk (ebony seal)	mL 0 !twn 1 x dispel evil
engraved ebony seal	key	golem	mL 0 !rests
engraved ivory seal	key	golem	mL 0 !rests
flute, silver	wand	on ground	mL 0 !twn 2 x charm
jet black	potion	on ground	mL 0 !rests teleport, sanctuary, strength
mandolin	wand	on ground	mL 0 !rests 3 x cure serious
orange	potion	on ground	mL 0 !rests sense life
stone, dull grey	hold	lamia	mL 0 !rests
stone, lavender and green	hold	lamia	mL 0 !rests -4 ss
tattered	scroll	desk (ebony seal)	mL 0 !rests enchant weapon
tattered	scroll	mimic	mL 0 !rests enchant
stone, pink and green	hold	lamia	mL 0 !rests -5 hit

Maps:

• 
  UHD Inkarnate battlemap of the Lost City of Old Thalos, c. 2021 by Dank. Note the DT.
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  Semi-useful map of the Lost City with Lich Tower notes, c. 1998 by Dank.
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  Original junk map of OT by Dank, c. 1995.