The Crypt of Gerard Dryden
(The Catacombs part 4/8)

Quest Giver: Archbishop Dryden in the Catacombs, top level
Level: 3 Party
Patron: The Silver Flame (4/8/12)
Length: Long
Entry Point: Catacombs, third level down
Prereqs: This is the 4th part of the Catacombs series. In order to qualify for end reward, they must be done in order. You can assist an ally if you are not on the quest. Recommended Party: any, rogue is nice, as is a strong character
Base Experience: 1,068
Quest Info:
--Creatures: skeletons, Ghouls, brown spiders, iron defenders
--Traps: none

Walkthrough:

Follow the hall east till you get to the shut gate. Open the side door, fight your way through and pull the lever. Continue east. Follow the hall east and turn north till you reach the next gate. Again enter the side door and get the lever.

Continue along the north hall, the door on the west wall is able to be picked for an optional chest, with chance at Unique Loot: Gerard Dryden’s Mace. Continue north around the corner. Reaching the locked gate, enter the side door. This is a shrine and there is a lever for the gate. Continue on.

Once again, follow the hall around the corner, side room, lever. Continuing on, this time you will reach a chest, and a portcullis that blocks the path back to the beginning. Open the chest to retrieve the key, open the side door. Grab the lever. If you have someone strong enough, open the gate. If not then just backtrack. There are two unpickable doors you passed along the way on the central wall. Head back and open them. Pull the levers therein, to gain entry to the central chamber.

Once in the central chamber, defeat the Ghoul of Gerard Dryden. Be sure to grab the end chest. Possible Unique Loot: Gerard’s Mail, Battleworn Sword. Read the inscription on the back of the central sarcophagi. Finish out and return to Archbishop Dryden to advance. Be sure to advance after you get your end reward.

End Reward: Choice of standard loot list