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== Lower Crypts: Warriors and Tutors ==

The Lower Crypts are the level 2 strata above ground, reached from the Columbarium. Their most notable features are the crypts - structures of {{favilink|ornately carved marble}} which contain the {{favilink|sarcophagus|plural}} and {{favilink|reliquary|plural}} of the deceased. Reliquaries in the lower crypts usually contain {{favilink|grave goods}} and potentially a small assortment of other low-value items. The interiors of the crypts grant the tomb-tethered effect and are safe from the Bell of Rest.

In addition to the usual death pilgrims, {{favilink|conservator|plural}}, {{favilink|graverobber|plural}}, {{favilink|graverobber|plural}}, and {{favilink|gelatinous cupola|plural}}, the lower crypts are heavily populated by {{favilink|crypt ferret|plural}}. Crypt ferrets have extremely high [[DV]] and can latch onto enemies, preventing them from moving. They are members of the hidden [[Beasts]] faction, whose reputation cannot be normally raised, and will thus almost always be hostile to the player. However, they do not tend to chase the player outside of melee range. If they can see a reliquary, they will attempt to steal an item from it.

At least one of the zones in the Lower Crypts will contain stairs to the Upper Crypts; other zones may contain {{favilink|stairwell teleporter|plural}} which will teleport the player to these stairs.

== Upper Crypts: Priests and Royal Families ==

The upper crypts are the level 3 strata above ground. They are largely similar to the Lower Crypts. However, the {{favilink|reliquary|plural}} in the Upper Crypts may contain valuable items including {{favilink|brain brine}} and high-tier [[artifacts]]. Crypts containing valuable items are protected by {{favilink|crypt sitter|plural}}, which will awaken if the reliquary is opened, regardless of whether an item was taken from it. In addition to the player, they can be awakened by {{favilink|crypt ferret|plural}} stealing items.

The layers above the Upper Crypts contain the tombs of the historic [[Sultans]]. They are affected by a powerful ambient [[normality]] field. Each room contains an {{favilink|imperial sarcophagus}}, a {{favilink|sultan reliquary}}, and several [[Sultan murals]]. The murals display alternate descriptions of events from the [[Sultan histories|history]] of the Sultan in question.

The reliquaries contain the [[Sultan masks|Sultan mask]] and any [[relics]] which the Sultan gained and did not lose in their history. They are guarded by [[cherub|cherubim]] from a faction associated with the Sultan, and with dynamic abilities depending on the Sultan's [[Sultan themes|theme]]. For the fourth and fifth sultans, the cherubim are mechanical. Items cannot be taken from the reliquaries while the cherubim are present, though the reliquaries can be freely opened to view the items inside. Taking an item from a reliquary will cause "robber chimes" to sound, making all other reliquaries disappear.

The top tomb, which would have been the tomb of [[Resheph]], is unfinished, as Resheph was not buried within it. By talking to {{favilink|Herododicus}}, the player (with a tattoo of the [[Mark of Death]]) can demand to be entombed within it. Herododicus will engrave murals depicting the player's achievements. After the murals are complete, the player can enter the {{favilink|imperial sarcophagus}} to travel to [[Brightsheol]].