Kaesora
The old city of Kaesora rests at the center of the wasteland known as the Field of Bone, and is now ruled by a powerful Sarnak vampire lord named Xalgoz. Kaesora appears to be just a few ancient, ruined towers sinking into the hills of bones. In these towers and crevasses are passages, some well hidden, which lead into the buried city.
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The main inhabitants are Xalgoz's undead minions, but some snakes, spiders and other vermin have made quiet burrows here too. The city is of ancient Iksarian architecture, and much of its original riches lie buried and unspoiled.
The tops of four ancient towers are the only signs of Kaesora seen above ground in the Field of Bone. Originally the Five Towers of Teraaz, they were part of an ancient Iksarian temple, and were the five tallest structures of old Kaesora. The five towers were of equal height, and formed a giant circle around the base of the temple. Now only the very tops of four towers can be seen above ground, standing in a crescent.
Two of these towers have passages to the city below. Other entrances exist where some cave-ins have occurred. Most of Kaesora is completely dark.
Near the Five Towers of Teraaz sits a ruined arena. Among the rubble lie fallen statues of Iksarian heroes and crumbling marble pillars. A small network of cells and corridors lay intact under the floor of the arena, housing a small colony of giant spiders.
Some of the buildings here still display the beautiful craftmanship of their original inhabitants: giant Iksar statues, marble pillars and floors. Most of the city generally looks desolate - except for Xalgoz's Stronghold, formerly the royal palace, now headquarters for his undead army. Troops patrol the stronghold and the surrounding area. Xalgoz has converted the dungeon of the old palace into a laboratory, where he is usually found researching ancient magics and resurrecting the dead to do his bidding.
Map
 Map of Kaesora - Main Level Kaesora - Main Level:
6. Hut with Hungered Ravener who drops Icy Blade (Common) and Luminary Two Handed Sword 7. Broken Floor Room, dropping down leads to pathway to exit and also to Church area Note: Red X's above denote pits leading downward. Note: the arrows above denote areas where you can only go one way, either down a pit or a ramp. Note: Safe spot in dead end tunnel south of area 6. |
 Map of Kaesora - Five Towers Kaesora - Five Towers:
Note: the tunnels labeled A connect together. Tip: To get to the church with Xalgoz, when exiting the spider area (map texture will change from "stone" to "rock"), hug the LEFT wall the entire way. |
Safe/Evac Spot
370, 40, 102 (Zone line to Field of Bone)
Dangers
Probably the most prominent danger in the dungeon is the fact that it is very confusing. From the entrance, there are two entrances out of the main room, both pits leading downward. One of the pits leads down one level, and the other pit, if taken far enough, leads to the bottom of the dungeon. The one-way nature of the dungeon is dangerous, because leaving the dungeon is a long path out past many monsters, and there's not really any way to retrace your steps. Once you fall down a beginning pit, you either better know your way or have a way to port out.
There are two separate groups of inhabitants in this dungeon, the spiders and the undead. The spiders consist of a mixture of necromancers and healers as well as warrior types, and are all aggressive to outsiders. Some will see through regular invisibility, and they can root if they need to, which is very dangerous if you wish to flee this area quickly. The undead are typical undead, although in general they tend to stay pretty spread out throughout the areas that they inhabit. They are also occasionally seen intermingled with some of the spiders.
Benefits
Kaesora is considered a "doable" dungeon, which means that a group of the appropriate levels that is well-balanced can go through most parts of the dungeon, getting experience and items along the way, with relative ease. A group in the mid to high 30's in level could do most of the dungeon. This is enhanced by the fact that virtually all of the loot from Kaesora does not come off of static spawns, but drops off of every monster in the zone. Anything from spiders to undead will drop virtually all of the items that don't come off of a static spawn.
The loot is also quite good, and within several hours of time a typical group would generally gather half a dozen or more items from the creatures within, all of which are generally pretty rare to find on the market, and so tend to sell well. For example, Truesilver is a pretty uncommon item to see up for sale, however the Truesilver Mail Shirt is about as good as most of the class-specific armor breastplates, and can drop off of anything in the zone.
The dungeon is also not a very busy one, placed deep within the continent. Most are fighting in the church for the key to Howling Stones, when they are here. That means that doing the dungeon becomes something that is really an option for any group wanting to do so. The ruins outside of Kaesora is also a bindable spot, making it even better to hunt in.
In addition, the monsters are generally pretty well spread out. Although the dungeon consists of a series of twisting corridors and rooms, it isn't crawling with creatures. This means, in general, that a group can pretty safely hunt here and expect to be able to rest and recuperate without constantly being attacked by monsters. This holds true all the way down to the bottom of the dungeon. This scarcity combined with only occasional wanderers, and a group can feel free to take a rest just about anywhere.
Traveling To and From
Kaesora can be reached by entering the ruins in Field of Bone and travelling down through an opening into Kaesora itself. The opening lies just above the ground in the ruins to the south of the Pit. The location is approximately -1900, -275.
Foraged Items
| Zone | Item | Edible | Stack | Lore | Magic | Nodrop | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Fruit | Y | Y | N | N | N | can be used in brewing and baking |
| All | Berries | Y | Y | N | N | N | can be used in brewing and baking |
| All | Vegetables | Y | Y | N | N | N | can be used in brewing and baking |
| All | Rabbit Meat | Y | Y | N | N | N | can be used in baking to make a stew |
| All | Roots | Y | Y | N | N | N | can be used in brewing |
| All | Pod of Water | Y | Y | N | N | N | can be used in brewing to make normal flasks of water |
| All | Fishing Grubs | N | Y | N | N | N | Used w/ Fishing Skill |
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Bestiary
There are a total of 0 known NPC's in Kaesora:
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Items
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Quests
There are 0 known quests that start in Kaesora.
- TODO: document The Tome Raider Quest; should only be that 1 quest that starts here.
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