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The {{name}} is a the game's largest dungeon-like area. It plays a central role in the main quest. | The {{name}} is a the game's largest dungeon-like area. It plays a central role in the main quest. | ||
The tomb is enormous. It fills an entire | The tomb is enormous. It fills an entire {{parasang}} and extends for twelve total levels upward and downward throughout that entire area, making for a total area of more than 100 zones. The tomb's exterior perimeter, which passes through 16 additional zones to encircle the Tomb's entire parasang, is constructed of {{favilink id|SultanWall_Ornate_Period5|carved stone from the sultanate}} of each of the five sultans that preceded [[Resheph]]. This carved stone perimeter is dotted with many recesses that are filled with golden {{favilink id|EaterStatue Gold|statues of Eaters}} that are in various states of weathered decay. | ||
The tomb is constructed around the [[Spindle]], which extends vertically through the center of the entire Tomb. This central zone of the {{name}} is generally inaccessible, but if the player does manage to dig or phase into this zone, it will be constructed entirely of {{favilink|burnished azzurum}} except for a circular opening in the middle of the zone. These central zones are referred to as {{qud text|The Spindle Channel}}. | The tomb is constructed around the [[Spindle]], which extends vertically through the center of the entire Tomb. This central zone of the {{name}} is generally inaccessible, but if the player does manage to dig or phase into this zone, it will be constructed entirely of {{favilink|burnished azzurum}} except for a circular opening in the middle of the zone. These central zones are referred to as {{qud text|The Spindle Channel}}. | ||
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== Arcade to the Twin Gates == | == Arcade to the Twin Gates == | ||
The entrance to the tomb is found in the Omonporch area, in a zone called {{qud text|Arcade to the Twin Gates, Omonporch, surface}}. There will be an elaborate brick walkway that leads to tomb from several zones to the south. The {{qud text|Arcade to the Twin Gates, Omonporch, surface}} is also the area where one finds {{favilink|Asphodel, Earl of Omonporch}}, a key character in the main quest sequence ''before'' the player must enter the {{name}}. | The entrance to the tomb is found in the Omonporch area, in a zone called {{qud text|Arcade to the Twin Gates, Omonporch, surface}}. There will be an elaborate [[brick walkway]] that leads to tomb from several zones to the south. The {{qud text|Arcade to the Twin Gates, Omonporch, surface}} is also the area where one finds {{favilink|Asphodel, Earl of Omonporch}}, a key character in the main quest sequence ''before'' the player must enter the {{name}}. | ||
This entry zone includes the twin gates that seal the tomb, the {{favilink|death gate}} and the {{favilink|life gate}}. The player must eventually enter through the '''Death Gate''' in order to proceed in the [[Tomb_of_the_Eaters_(quest)|Tomb of the Eaters questline]]. Attempting to enter the '''Death Gate''' before inscribing the [[Mark of Death]] will result only in seeing the message ''The gates are sealed for eternity.'' The '''Life Gate''' is not relevant to the quest and cannot be opened through normal means. | This entry zone includes the twin gates that seal the tomb, the {{favilink|death gate}} and the {{favilink|life gate}}. The player must eventually enter through the '''Death Gate''' in order to proceed in the [[Tomb_of_the_Eaters_(quest)|Tomb of the Eaters questline]]. Attempting to enter the '''Death Gate''' before inscribing the [[Mark of Death]] will result only in seeing the message ''The gates are sealed for eternity.'' The '''Life Gate''' is not relevant to the quest and cannot be opened through normal means. | ||
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This area, called the {{qud text|Grand Vestibule, Tomb of the Eaters}}, will be constructed of {{favilink id|InnerSultanWall_Period5|gilded marble from the sultanate}} from several sultan periods, as well as {{favilink|ebon fulcrete}}. | This area, called the {{qud text|Grand Vestibule, Tomb of the Eaters}}, will be constructed of {{favilink id|InnerSultanWall_Period5|gilded marble from the sultanate}} from several sultan periods, as well as {{favilink|ebon fulcrete}}. | ||
The vestibule will be filled with ruined [[sultan murals]], {{favilink|rubble}}, {{favilink|large boulder|boulders}}, {{favilink|bones}}, and other refuse. Amidst the rubble, a dark marble walkway will form a path that is also lined with a multitude of {{favilink id|Tomb Techlight5|arc sconces}} and {{favilink|hologram of eater|holograms of Eaters}}. In this section of the tomb more than any other, an industrious player would be wise to bring a {{favilink|pickaxe}} or another means of overcoming solid walls, in case the paths proceeding further into the tomb have collapsed under rubble. | The vestibule will be filled with ruined [[sultan murals]], {{favilink|rubble}}, {{favilink|large boulder|boulders}}, {{favilink|bones}}, and other refuse. Amidst the rubble, a dark [[marble walkway]] will form a path that is also lined with a multitude of {{favilink id|Tomb Techlight5|arc sconces}} and {{favilink|hologram of eater|holograms of Eaters}}. In this section of the tomb more than any other, an industrious player would be wise to bring a {{favilink|pickaxe}} or another means of overcoming solid walls, in case the paths proceeding further into the tomb have collapsed under rubble. | ||
Although the marble walkway path is likely to be blocked by heavy rubble and very dense ebon fulcrete walls, it is possible to break through (or phase through) the wall and follow the path through several screens. The zone that is directly west of the entry zone will also be part of the '''Grand Vestibule''', and will contain elevator | Although the marble walkway path is likely to be blocked by heavy rubble and very dense {{favilink|ebon fulcrete}} walls, it is possible to break through (or phase through) the wall and follow the path through several screens. The zone that is directly west of the entry zone will also be part of the '''Grand Vestibule''', and will contain {{favilink|elevator shaft|plural}} that one may use to jump down into the '''Folk Catacombs'''. However, it is often easier to take the side tunnel rather than try to break through the walls. | ||
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