Explore the Ruined Tower |
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| Type | Main Quest |
| Act | ??? |
| Location | Possible Sorak Base Tower of Magic |
| Reward/s | ??? |
Explore the Ruined Tower is a Main Quest in Solasta: Crown of the Magister. Quests are different tasks and missions that a player can acquire and partake in throughout the game, quests are usually unlocked through the main campaign, during a series of events, or are given by certain NPCs. Completing a quest also grants various rewards that can aid the player throughout their journey.
Explore the Ruined Tower Objectives
Explore the area
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Find out what the Workers are Doing
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Fight
Enter the Excavation
Continue Exploring
- The workers have gone through a lot of trouble to get into this ruined tower. Find out how far they got.
Follow the Light
Find a Way to Open the Door
- You've reached a massive door in this weird room, but the magical spherical system that opens it doesn't seem to be working. Look around the room and find a way to open the door.
Exit the Library
Kill the Sorraks
Seize the Artifact
Bring back the Crown
- You have completed your quest, The Soraks are real and you have proof. What's more, you have taken possession of something they wanted to protect. Take the Crown to the Council for examination.
Explore the Ruined Tower Walkthrough
After players complete the Quest, Report to Carran, the next location is the Possible Sorak Base (Tower of Magic). You will be tasked to Explore the Ruined Tower. Enter the area to initiate a cutscene.
- This will also initiate a Secondary Quest, Quest for Information.
Find out what the Workers are Doing
Approach the excavation site. Take the character's advice and sneak to approach the area, then attack the workers. The other option to approach them in a friendly manner would've still lead to a battle sequence. The workers attacked you without warning!
- These fanatics might be linked to some kind of cult, as their A-shaped tattoos seem to suggest.
Fight!
Complete the battle sequence to continue.
- You approached the seemingly peaceful people, but they attacked you with unrestrained violence.
Enter the Excavation
Loot the area. There will be a box hidden behind the foliage on the left of the entrance to the excavation. Search the basket on the right scaffolding tower as well before entering the excavation.
Enter the excavation site and continue down the path until you encounter a worker. A short cutscene will begin and he appears to drops and dies after he strains to talk when interrogated.
- You entered the excavation and found a lone worker who was willing to talk, despite being afraid. he was clearly under some kind of malevolent influence. A short cutscene will begin and he appears to drops and dies after he strains to talk when interrogated.
Continue Exploring
Enter the area past the worker until you reach a dead end. Move the rock to reveal a small crawl space passage. Push the broken pillar piece onto the glowing beaming light and it will ascend. This will initiate a short cutscene.
- If you climb up here and cross over the pillar, there will be a chest on the other side to acquire a Handy Haversack (rare) and a Primed Dagger along with other ingredients and materials.
Continue across the gap and follow the path. When you reach a small cliff descend down until you will eventually reach the archway entrance to what looks like a library.
- Exploring further, you found a large library disturbed by some strange magical phenomenon.
Follow the Light
Head around and follow the path. Push the boulder in your way until you reach the crystal orb. Interact with the orb to continue.
- You followed the torches to an exit door that seemed to be activated by a magical orb but... it didn't seem to work.
Find a Way to Open the Door
The doors will remain closed so return to where you came from and descend from the entrance instead. The way will be blocked by the magic beams. Head across and go down again and push the block from the lowest level so that it fills the space above. Return to the level above and interact with the statue once you cross the filled-in gap. Continue through the path until you are blocked by a rickety pillar. Knock this down to raise and go down one level to do the same thing and cross over. Examine the statue on the left.
Continue to the right second and head down the ladder, Knock the boulder over to raise it and complete the platform above. Returning to the upper platform will initiate a battle. Badland Spiders will attack. Prepare for combat and defeat the spiders to continue.
- Jump will be required to reach some chests in the area.
- A chest located at the corner dilapidated platform will contain A Primed Leather Armor
- A chest in the center platform, connected by a narrow wooden path will contain a Crafting Scroll of Fog Cloud, a Crafting Battleaxe of Acuteness document, a Javelin, Scroll Kits, an Angry Violet and a Candle light source.
- Fly will be required to reach the one in the back corner near the spider eggs. You can purchase this spell in Car Lem for 575
- The chest contains a pair of Beautiful Boots (worth 1000) and a Soul Gem (worth 750)
Continue towards the center platform, knocking down pillars and boulders to create a path.
Activate the First, Second, Third, Fourth Rune / Activate the Orb
You will then come across some runes for the Rune Puzzle. Step on the rune symbols on the floor to activate the runes. There will be some already visible runes shown on the floor. One rune will be underneath a boulder. Push off the boulders in the area to reveal a rune and step on it. Once all runes are activated, interact with the orb in the center of the glowing runes. A cutscene will be triggered and the door will open.
Exit the Library
Make your way towards the door next to the orb that you initially were at. Head out the exit until you reach a campfire area. Take a long rest here. Approach the blue mana lamp on the left of the door. Cast an energy cantrip at the lamp and enter through to trigger a cutscene. This will also initiate the next battle sequence.
Kill the Soraks
The Sorr-Akkath Warrior will approach. Kill them off and complete the battle sequence to continue. As an extra action, you could light all the other mana lamps in the area as well, and it will not take up an action. The Cleric Sorak will always have a shield against every attack action you deal except when he is flying. Kill off the other Soraks in the area first. Once they are cleared, you are free to approach the artifact. This will end in a cutscene.
You have vanquished the Soraks! You have your proof- but what is the artifact they were guarding?
Seize the Artifact
Interact with the pedestal in the middle. You have taken the Crown that the Soraks were hiding
Bring back the Crown
Once this sequence is finished. Loot the chest at the top right of the Crown Room to obtain the Crafting Scroll of Mage Armor.
Exit the area or Fast Travel back to return the Crown to the council and complete the quest.
The next quest, Report to the Council, will begin
How to obtain Explore the Ruined Tower
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Explore the Ruined Tower Rewards and Loot
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