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Lan shook his head sightly. 'He was better. But he thought I was finished, with only one arm. He never understood. You surrender after you're dead.'

Robert Jordan, New Spring
CoS - Citadel of Stars (by Erkuor the Drunken Master)

Laergot says, 'This old thing? I have no use for it. It is yours.'
Laergot the Shopkeeper gives you an ancient calendar.
Laergot says, 'To use it, start at the Month of the Creator.'
Laergot says, 'Follow the arrows to each season, reading each set'
Laergot says, 'of four months from top to bottom, then move to the next
season.'
Laergot says, 'Finally, after autumn, go back to the Month of the
Creator'
Laergot says, 'and the new year.'
Laergot the Shopkeeper smiles happily.


>look calendar

         --------o Winter o--------
                  --------       \/
                   Winter        \/
                   Staves        \/
                   Swords        \/
                   Cups          \/
     o Autumn o------  /\    o Spring o
      --------     \/  /\     --------
     Remembrance  The Creator  Masks
     The Shadows               Daggers
     Reunions                  The Rose
     Desolation    Summer      The Falcon
         /\       --------       \/
         /\        Shields       \/
         /\        Suns          \/
         /\        Summer        \/
         /\        Battle        \/
         ---------o ---- o---------
This item is in PERFECT condition



>say Citadel

Laergot says, 'The Citadel was removed from time and space to stop Astirin'
Laergot says, 'from taking over the kingdom and gaining access to the'
Laergot says, 'Celestial Pathway and the gates of the Abyss.'
Laergot says, 'The Citadel's gates are controlled by the Sentinels.'



>say sentinel

Laergot says, 'Sentinels are ancient artifacts used by the Ancients to'
Laergot says, 'do various things. They are often commanded by power'
Laergot says, 'words called Dominium.'



>say Dominium

Laergot says, 'There are many different command words. The ones I know
of'
Laergot says, 'are raxosin and letorasin, which are used for switching
pathways.'
Laergot says, 'There are also other command words that can get you to
different places.'
Laergot says, 'There are three kinds of Sentinels in the Citadel. Ones
that'
Laergot says, 'Switch the portals through the Citadel, those that
transfer'
Laergot says, 'people to the Oracles, and those that can use the One
Power.'


>enter portal
>look floor

        --------o Vinder o--------
                  --------       \/
                   piloss        \/
                   ytuohd        \/
                   cicjku        \/
                   gaskaw        \/
     o Audunn o------  /\    o Sqrins o
      --------     \/  /\     --------
       kindin      golare      baridn
       narfid                  aajyls
       teswnd                  scrtad
       zdaete      Sunner      venhdu
         /\       --------       \/
         /\        xivodn        \/
         /\        etyuin        \/
         /\        dolirs        \/
         /\        meglyn        \/
         ---------o ---- o---------

Paths through portals:

start: letorasin -> spring
spring: letorasin -> autumn
autumn: raxosin -> summer
summer: nothing -> winter
winter: raxosin, enter, enter, enter, letorasin -> creator



Miscellaneous Note:

Guard at entrance to citadel carries citadel key.
Warlords of each Tower carry a key.
Warlord of the Creator carries a seal that opens the door north of him.
Warlord of the Creator loads a sharp short sword.
Elite tower guards load sharp short swords.
Elite tower guards hunt.


List of Keywords:

SEASON - KEYWORD - MOB NAME - ITEMS

spring - aajyls - musrak - jambiya dagger
spring - baridn - telifor - white silk mask
spring - scrtad - elyona - nothing much, familiar loads pelt
spring - venhdu - sekiron - ring of the falcon, runed gauntlets
autumn - teswnd(n) - yolian - silver topaz encrusted band
autumn - kindin(e) - vikara - aegis band, familiar loads pelt
autumn - zdaete(s) - xodius - bonecharred scythe, stygian talisman
autumn - narfid(w) - hrasik -
summer - xivodn(n) - kerdan - shield of the ram
summer - etyuin(e) - quaris - nothing much, lion loads pelt
summer - dolirs(s) - clystomen - cuendian short sword
summer - meglyn(w) - dhakros - chimera arm guards, spinecleaver,
familiar loads pelt
winter - cicjku - dericor - wolf marked bracers, zweihander,
winter - gaskaw - gestania - nothing much
winter - piloss - borlik - maul carvixer, orb of blizzards,
familiar loads pelt
winter - ytuohd - aipria - nothing much


Miscellaneous Note To Get Into Hellpit:

you need an order follower to get the globe from
bar'adin, then put the globe and all runestones in the basin, then enter the portal,
then learn the maze' are go from portal (esduwnsdunnsnndde)

then kill 4 demons and unlock 4 doors, then say hi
to akrai and kax kill them and open door south and u are in hellpit.



Bar'adin the Dragon says, 'Kill not the Oracle Child.'
Bar'adin the Dragon says, 'If you do, you are a madman, as you WILL
die.'
Bar'adin the Dragon says, 'If you are pure of heart, ask me for the
globe.'
Bar'adin the Dragon says, 'Else, leave this place now!'

>say globe

If evil:
Bar'adin the Dragon says, 'How dare you even ask, wicked one! Leave my
presence!'

If good:
(Bar'adin will give you a globe.)