Drakan: The Ancients' Gates (Sony) - The Wartok Caves

Last modified on April 19th, 2003

Get 45 - 70 gold as she enters, from the three barrels and a crate just inside the entrance. Be on guard for an approaching Shield Wartok (0 - 29 gold), as she grabs the gold in the chests (47 - 100 gold). Have her pause after entering the next chamber to let the rolling boulder from above pass harmlessly by and smash some exploding barrels beyond (6 gold). Take out the nearby Fire Grull, then head behind the crates to the east to pick up 12 - 17 gold from the chest. Three Wartoks up on the ledge to the west can be taken out with magic. Continue to the north and up the hill, where two more Wartoks await. Grab 90 -125 gold from the barrels in the enclosure. Be careful of the large pit in the floor in the next room. Head around to the southeast and loot the carcasses of the three enemies on the ledge for 17 gold, then get another 70 gold from the three nearby barrels. Head west into the alcove for 67 - 82 gold while avoiding the exploding barrels, then continue on around the edge of the pit. Pick up 52 - 82 gold from the chest, then continue down the tunnel to the west. The invisible Wartok will make his first appearance here. Take out two Grull and a Wartok along the way for 47 gold.

Once she enters the area with a ledge encircling a pit of lava, save your game status. Get 45 gold from the first two barrels. Take out the grull (0 - 52 gold). Continue along the ledge and get 0 - 42 gold from the lone barrel, then another 4 - 14 gold from the chest later on. A Fire Wartok waits later on and may be partially hidden behind a wall, but he may have his back turned to her when she comes upon him. There's another puzzle piece (1, South) behind the stone area where the Wartok was hiding. Get 0 - 33 gold from the two barrels when she reaches the broken stone archway, then save your game status again. Jump across from pedestal to pedestal as each fireball is descending. Although it looks difficult to do, it really isn't! Continue on downward to the west, there's 21 - 74 gold in a two barrels at the bottom and a couple of Shield Wartoks guarding it. The invisible Wartok will make his second appearance here. Continue down to the north and get 13 - 45 gold from the chest, while the three barrels reveal 0 - 56 gold. There tends to be nothing in another barrel a bit farther on. Turn south down the hill and take out the Wartok where the path splits. There's 20 - 177 gold in the barrels in the alcove on the right (watch out for the lone exploding barrel). A scavenger will likely come down from the other pathway. Rynn will exclaim "Phew it stinks of Wartoks!" and you'll see one off to the east fighting against three to five Scavengers. There's 32 gold in the chest and the barrels contain 0 - 39 gold. There's a Grull and a Fire Wartok nearby as well. Get 90 gold from the alcove to the north, then head south and pick up 10 gold from the barrels and crate on the right. The invisible Wartok will make his third appearance together with a small and a normal sized Grull when she encounters a set of storerooms. Five more Shield Wartoks guard the interior. Get 97 gold from the chests in the rear west room and 43 gold from the barrels in the front east room. When finished, save your game status, and head back out, then proceed to the northeast. Take out the two Shield Wartoks, then open the chest. Next smash the barrels for 74 - 84 gold, and the next set for another 56 gold. Start down the incline, then come right back up and duck around the corner as soon as the Ice Grull fires. She can then easily take out the Shield Wartok and Axe Grull or two Axe Grull, who've run up the hill to attack her. Now head down the hill in a zig zag pattern, and take out the Ice Grull, that's firing at her. If the Shield Wartok is still below, take it out before moving on. Head down the path to the east, then turn north, then east again and she'll be in sight of a large, open area where the Disappearing Wartok is waiting. Save your game progress, then continue forward to meet him.

The Disappearing Wartok is just a regular Wartok, except he has more hit points and is invincible when changing to or from invisibility or when actually invisible. Move in and whack him when he appears normal. Step back a few steps when he starts to shimmer and simply wait until about a second after his appearance has returned to solidity before heading back toward him. Note that he's partially visible as he starts to reappear. It's not a difficult battle! He'll drop the Invisibility Gauntlets to the ground when he expires. Grab them and she says "There we are the magic braces. Suppose I'd better take these back to camp." Get 95 gold from the chest ahead on the left, then 64 - 74 gold from the next two chests on the left. Smash the three barrels beyond for 18 gold. Then open the treasure chests in the rear for 93 - 166 gold. Find another 37 gold in the crate to the northwest. Watch out for the exploding barrel! Head back and pick up 63 gold from the remaining chest, then have her walk toward the arch and turn west just past it and walk up the hill to the gate. Have her pull the lever to raise the gate and she can then exit the cave. She can now call Arokh and together, they can return southeast to the Northman's Camp to speak with Captain Serris, who's sitting at the table. He initially doesn't want to give her the sword, however she threatens to put the gauntlets back where she found them and he quickly relents. She then gives him the Invisibility Gauntlets and receives the Blade of Purest Gold in return, which is the fourth object required to gain entrance to the Half-Men's Mystic Barrier, and by the way can not be sold. Head farther back into the cave to speak with the blacksmith and repair her weapons and armor, plus buy any needed potions. Note that he's much more polite this time! Have her exit the cave and run back to Arokh, then take off and save your game progress. Fly north along the eastern mountains to discover a Grull camp, three Blackwings, and two Explosive Crossbows. Destroy everything, then land and pick up 97 gold and a Full Mana potion under the lean to in the camp. Continue to the north to meet another Blackwing before landing at the Half-Men's Mystic Barrier, which will soon be opened.

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