See also: Sapience access
| ID | Name | Examine | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| dragon86 | the dragon of Mount Sapience | As you look this enormous creature over it stirs, looking at you with a huge eye. You feel as though it is looking into your very soul. The dragon is as long as eight horses, and as high as a house. It is covered with black lustreless scales, many of which are chipped and damaged from previous fights. In its eyes you detect a certain sadness, and you realise with a sudden flash of intuition that it is because this is the oldest of the dragons of Avalon. The dragon of Mount Sapience is a picture of health and vitality. The dragon of Mount Sapience is holding a tin key. The dragon of Mount Sapience is not wearing anything. | The Dragon's Lair, Sapience |
| platemail88 | a dragon scale | The scale is black, and reflects no light. It is harder even than adamant from the mines of Thaumacie and is about the size of a large plate. It is marked with the stamp of Rohan. The armour is in reasonably good repair. | The Dragon's Lair, Sapience |
| statue95 | a stone balrog | The statue is carved in intricate details from solidified lava. It has the form of a terrifying balrog, greatest of all demons. | The Mountain Hall, Sapience |
| altar105 | the altar of Sapience | The altar is carved from obsidian, and bears the shape of a slab of rock held aloft by four balrogs. You recognise it as the famed Altar of Sapience, fashioned by the Grey Sorcerer for his use during the Divine War, many years ago. Above the altar is a portal, through which you can hear the cries of demons cavorting on their natural plane. On the edge of the altar nearest you is a small lever. In the centre of the slab is a bowl of lava, in which you can see the image of Island at centre of lava pool. | Island at centre of lava pool, Sapience |
| Steps | Command | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | kill dragon | must kill dragon to get access to the Mountain Hall |
| 2. | get balrog | balrog statue will be within the Mountain hall |
| 3. | drop balrog | the balrog statue must be put in the Centre of the Mountain Hall |
| 4. | pull lever | after falling through Mountain Hall and climbing the Eternal Staircase, pull lever on altar at island in centre of lava pool to choose destination |
| 5. | enter altar | will be transported to the location last shown in the lava bowl of the altar |
Rewards:
| Text | Trigger |
|---|---|
| The Dragon of Sapience unfurls its tail and prevents you from departing its presence. | trying to move past dragon |
| The dragon screams loudly and agonisingly before crashing to the ground. As it convulses in its death throes, a perfectly formed scale falls from its neck | |
| You hear a voice, oozing with Evil, in your mind. It says, "Ye must place the balrogs in the Great Hall under this Mount. Such an action shall open the way for great events." | get balrog |
| As you gently lower the statue to the floor, it begins to glow. It reaches out towards you, and grabs hold of you. As you struggle, four more statues march in and begin manhandling you. They pick you up and carry you to the central dais in the hall, before solidifying around you providing you with no means of escape. | drop balrog (in Centre of the Mountain Hall) |
| The platform upon which you are standing creaks noisily. | |
| Beneath you the floor begins to sag noticeably. | |
| The dais begins to groan under the weight of the statues. | |
| With a loud crack the floor drops away under the tremendous weight of the statues. You fall a long way, and as the ground rushes up to meet you, you hear the sound of rock shattering on rock, before losing consciousness. | |
| The image in the bowl of lava shimmers and changes to that of Edge of the Crater. | pull lever (at altar) |
| The image in the bowl of lava shimmers and changes to that of Meeting place. | pull lever (at altar) |
| The image in the bowl of lava shimmers and changes to that of Before the Wolf gate. | pull lever (at altar) |
| The image in the bowl of lava shimmers and changes to that of South of the Mercinae Gate. | pull lever (at altar) |
| The image in the bowl of lava shimmers and changes to that of Beyond the gate of Thakria. | pull lever (at altar) |
| The image in the bowl of lava shimmers and changes to that of Hellespont Square. | pull lever (at altar) |
| You enter the altar of Sapience. | enter altar |
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