Shadow Castle

Shadow Castle is nestled in the dark expanses of ancient Mandrake Forest, to the northeast of the Town of Xaventry. It is essentially a training ground for all assassins and those devoted to becoming one with the shadow. Filled with various levels of assassins, from neophyte to master, these thieves are likely to stab you in the back at every turn. While they rely on their physical stealth and cunning to surprise a victim, the guild is not ignorant of the power of magic, and worship Night.

The Sorceress of Shadows resides on her balcony above the garden courtyard to the west, and several assassins research magic upstairs. The Guildmaster lurks behind a locked door, but welcomes challengers, many of which reap the benefits of Midnight Gear. It is rumored that the great balrog Abacax lurks beneath the castle, but finding him requires traveling to nearby Xaventry and braving chaotic player killing - certainly for Archons only! For the less experienced adventurer, there creep various shadows, ghouls, ghasts, zombies, and demons in the Shadow maze, which leads to the Lich.

• The Mark of Dusk is available in this area.
• The Sorceress of Shadows is known to teleport throughout the castle.
• Look carefully for a wall missing a brick--at the end of this passage, one is likely to find in the shadows what Kanis of Rune has been searching for!
• The shadow maze can become impossible to escape if you wander the wrong way--bring some method of escaping repeating disorienting rooms.
• There are many keys in the castle, most of the doors that they go to can be bashed in--but a few cannot! Avoid locking yourself inside, as the only way out would be death.