Parliament of Owls

Designer:

Directions:

South across the Great Inland Sea from the Wandering ship.

d*s*s*e*e*e*se*se*se (from Punketah's ship deck)

Reset Time:

40 minutes (empty)

History:

Scholars and diplomats of all the lands travel to the lighthouse of Wealtheo, leader of the wise owls. They praise the learning and skill of these feathered champions of light who are ever-watchful for trouble at sea and in the hearts of men. Those who have returned from the lighthouse speak of the hospitality of the owls, but hint that there is a darkness in the place that made them glad to return home. Only players under level 20 may enter the Owlery.

Mobs of Note:

Barred Owl, Cornelia (!phys, key), Statue of Nike (!phys, key), Greyfeather, Kellius, The Mad Alchemist (key), Fizjeky, Mizraith's son (mystical netting), Hercumander, Mentor, Chchitt (rat fur boots, dark shield), Tyylull, Rapnet, Parliamentarian (memory, shrugs magical damage)

Assembly:

A Vision of Wisdom - mL 18 !tns 2 wis 2 cha
Various clues left on a range of mobs in the area will allow you to assemble this holdable relatively quickly. Make sure you junk the empty aged, claw-marked scroll case because it will block the final bundle load.

Mob	Item	Notes
a vole spy	an ancient binding	hidden mob outside of Tower
Kellius	a bundle of papers
Cornelia	a bundle of papers
Wealtheo	a bundle of papers	loads inside the aged claw-marked scroll case

Make Command:

> make wisdombook

General Zone Strategies:

Make your way to the southeast corner of the tower and enter the Grand Staircase. Find the well-patrolled corridor and defeat the barred owls that block access to the central flight shaft. The Barred Owls will assist the PC/NPC with the highest alignment, in some cases attacking one another. Having a low AC (around -100) tank will ensure they are dispatched quickly.

The second floor features the Parliamentarian and the Poet Chaucer, who provides some clues to the in-zone quest.

Defeat two more sets of Barred Owls in the central corridor to gain access to the Third Floor of the Lighthouse. Beware! There is a DT up from the 3rd Floor Central Flight Shaft. (Alternatively, use your B30 to suggest all the barred owls to sleep. This makes for easy re-running of the area.)

Find A Holy Shrine in the se corner of the third floor and defeat the Statue of Nike for a feathered key. Return to the Central Flight Shaft and descend a half-level so that you are between the second and third floors. Unlock the ne door to Sanctuary of the Goddess with the Nike feathered key.

Defeat Athena (!magic room) and use her key to unlock the NW door in her room and gain access to the Sanctuary of Wisdom. The Owl statue is aggro, so be prepared. Pick the secret south door in the Sanctuary of Wisdom (need to be flying) to find Wealtheo, who resists phys, and his key to the prisons.

Return to the Lighthouse Entrance, and in the Study nw of the Dining Room, open the unlocked trapdoor in the floor. Beware the DT in the northeast corner on this basement level. Proceed south and west and defeat the Archivist for his key to the Altar of the Beast. The Archivist will cast plague on group members, so have a restore handy.

Proceed to the next room west and use the key to the prisons to unlock the trapdoor down in Amongst the Shelves. Defeat or sleep the blocking owls and descend to Down into a Dark Cave.

Descend another level into a Dark Cave, moving counter-clockwise until you come to the trapdoor above A Shrine to the Beast. Defeat or sleep the aggro! voles along the way. Defeat the aggro! Tyylull and unlock the trapdoor with Wealtheo's key. Aggro! Rapnet occupies the opposite end of the semi-circular cave map.

Beware the three assisting strands of darkness. Sleep the strands with a naked mage as they will toss and energy drain. Run basic Bard debuffs on Chchitt. Glow and go. Chchitt will purge glow so be prepared. The Shrine to the Beast is an !exit room, so park your cleric above in the dark cave. (If you have a sohei, just strike it down and forego the rest.)

Equipment:

ITEM	TYPE	MOB	DISPLAY
a bloody tick	neck	Ramlet	mL 8 !mcwpajsrb !g 5 ac 1 con mxL 20
a cubic gate	wand	Owl-Statue of Wisdom	mL 0 !rests word of recall x 6 !rent
aged claw-marked scroll case	container	Wealtheo	mL 0 !rests
boots of the rat	foot	Chchitt	mL 10 !mcwpjsrb !g 1 dam 1 dex
candle, burning at both ends	light	Cornellia	mL 6 !mcjs 2% hpR
claws, owl	weapon	barred owl guardian	mL 8 !mcpajsb 6D2 9.0 avg 1 dam -3 wis
dark shield of hatred	shield	Chchitt	mL 13 a! e! 8 ac 1 dam
dirty gloves	hand	Rapnet	mL 10 !mcpajsb e! 4 ac 1 dex 6 hp mxL 20
feathered vestment	about	parliamentarian	mL 10 !mctwnsr 1wis 2mana regen about body !n 1 ac 1 wis 2% mnR
feathers, stealth	neck	Grey Feather	mL 10 !mcpjsrb !g 4 ac 1 str 1 wis
gavel of office	weapon	parliamentarian	mL 10 !rests 4D4 10.0 avg 1 str 1 wis mxL 20
Golden Armlets of the Owls	arm	Grey Feather	mL 10 !mcj !g 9 ac 1 wis 1 dex
grey feather, owl	neck	barred owl guardian	mL 12 !mcpb !g 6 ac
turban, sandy silk	head	pilgrim	mL 0 !rests 4 ac -3 ss
Item of Terrible Power	wand	owl	mL 10 !rests sense life x 5 20 mxL
jug dark white fluid	potion	owlet	mL 0 !rests rejuvenate x 2 waterwalk
light of love and wisdom	light	Kellius	mL 10 !twa !e 5% mvR mxL 20
list of words	scroll	owl	mL 10 !rests monsum one x 2 !rent
medallion of enchantment	wand	Chchitt	mL 14 !twpnb !g 1 cha 1% mnR charm person mxL 20
musings of wealtheo	scroll	owl	mL 0 !rests sanctuary teleport x 2
mystical silk net	weapon	Fizjeky	mL 8 !ctwn 1D1 1.0 avg -4 str 3% mnR mxL 20 !drop
necromancer's band	ring	Chchitt	mL 10 !twpr !g 4 hp 3 mana mxL 20
netting, mystical silk	weapon	Fizjeky	mL 10 !ctwn 1D1 1.0 avg -4 dam -4 str mxL 20
Ontological Musings of Wealtheo	treasure	Wealtheo	mL 0 !rests
pendant, owl	treasure	owl	mL 10 !rests -1 dam 1 wis mxL 20
pitchfork, devilish	weapon	Xyzzy	mL 0 !g 5D3 10.0 avg 1 dam -2 con
rat, tiny dead	food	owl	mL 0 !rests
ring, black owl	ring	barred guardian owl	mL 5 !mcwparb 4 ac
shield, rat fur	shield	Rapnet	mL 4 !mcpajb e! 10 ac 2 dex -2 cha
skeletal gloves	hand	Tyylull	mL 8 !mtwpnjsb !g !n 1 dam 5% hpR
slime	potion	owlet	mL 0 !rests cure serious x 2 remove poison
torch of New Thalos	light	sultan's guard	mL 8 !rests
victory, fruit of	potion	Nike Statue	mL 0 !rests heal
skeletal helm	head	Tyylull	mL 8 !mtwpnjsb !g !n 5 mana
war lantern	light	red sash	mL 3 !rests
Ygolohcysp, Sword of Diplomacy	weapon	Xyzzy	mL 13 !rests 4D4 10.0 avg -2 hit 1 wis
Epistemology, dagger of wisdom	weapon dagger	Wealtheo	mL 5 !cwtn 7D1 7.0 avg 1 int 1 wis mxL 20
ornate mithril armlets	arm	elven archer	mL 7 !mtnsrb 1 con 4 hp
ornate mithril leggings	leg	elven archer	mL 14 !mtnsrb 16 ac 1 con 4 hp mxL 20

Maps:

Dank's chicken scratch map of the Parliament of Owls.
Dank's Google Drawing c. 2017, updated 2020.
Dank's Google Drawing c. 2017, updated 2020.
Dank's Google Drawing c. 2017, updated 2020.
Dank's Google Drawing c. 2020.