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-==Solve the Catelius Minor==+==Quest Info==
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 +===Solve the Catelius Minor===
The mage Kalliar, lord of the Castle Phantasmal, is known a passion for puzzles -- in particular, life-sized ones. His creations can be found throughout the land. One of the three Catelii, the Catelius Minor, lies within Losthaven. The mage Kalliar, lord of the Castle Phantasmal, is known a passion for puzzles -- in particular, life-sized ones. His creations can be found throughout the land. One of the three Catelii, the Catelius Minor, lies within Losthaven.
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Estimated Danger Rating: Three Estimated Danger Rating: Three
-This is a fairly simple puzzle quest. From Losthaven square, go 3 south, 5 west and one north. You'll find a human there by the name of Fannion. If you bribe him, he will tell you of othe other Catelius. The entrance to the Catelius is east of Fannion. 
-The basis of it is simple. You have a 3x 3 grid. Each grid contains a representative of one of two races. If you slay one of these individuals, he shifts into the other race. The adjacent squares also change to the opposite race. The purpose is to get all of the grid squares to contain the same race.+===Solve the Catelius Major===
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-==Solve the Catelius Major==+
The mage Kalliar, lord of the Castle Phantasmal, is known to have a passion for puzzles -- in particular, life-sized ones. His creations can be found throughout the land. One of the three Catelii, the Catelius Major, is somewhere in the Underdark. Find it and solve it. The mage Kalliar, lord of the Castle Phantasmal, is known to have a passion for puzzles -- in particular, life-sized ones. His creations can be found throughout the land. One of the three Catelii, the Catelius Major, is somewhere in the Underdark. Find it and solve it.
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-==Solve the Catelius Maximus:==+===Solve the Catelius Maximus===
The mage Kalliar, lord of the Castle Phantasmal, is known to have a passion for puzzles -- in particular, life-sized ones. His creations can be found throughout the land. One of the three Catelii, the Catelius Maximus, lies somewhere beyond the Prime plane of existence. Find it and solve it. The mage Kalliar, lord of the Castle Phantasmal, is known to have a passion for puzzles -- in particular, life-sized ones. His creations can be found throughout the land. One of the three Catelii, the Catelius Maximus, lies somewhere beyond the Prime plane of existence. Find it and solve it.
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Estimated Physical Difficulty Rating: Five Estimated Physical Difficulty Rating: Five
Estimated Danger Rating: Eight Estimated Danger Rating: Eight
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 +==How to solve the puzzles==
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 +{{spoilers}}
 +===Puzzle Mechanics===
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 +All three puzzles work the same way. You get put in a set of rooms that are arranged in a grid pattern. Each room has an npc in it of a specific race. Every time you kill one of these NPCs, another NPC will spawn in it's place of a different race and the NPCs in the adjacent rooms will also switch race. The race that the NPCs switch to is alternating. The more races in a puzzle the harder the puzzle. Using this mechanism you have to get all the NPCs in all the rooms to be the same race. Once you do this you've solved the puzzle and you'll be wisked outside of the puzzle with a few random items for your adventuring pleasure.
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 +Note: On the grids below I marked the entrance to the puzzle with an E.
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 +===Catelius Minor===
 +This puzzle is relatively safe.
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 +* Races: Elf, Human
 +* Location: From [[Locations and Landmarks|Losthaven]] Square: 3s, 5w, 1n, e
 +* Grid:
 + [ ]-[ ]-[ ]
 + | | |
 + [E]-[ ]-[ ]
 + | | |
 + [ ]-[ ]-[ ]
 +
 +
 +===Catelius Major===
 +The NPCs are a bit tougher in this one, but still pretty easy with only 2 races.
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 +* Races: Drow, Nyloc
 +* Location: From the [[Locations and Landmarks|Underdark]] entrance go: id, d, 5w, 4n, 3d, 4n, 4d, 6n, w, 4sw, 9w, 5nw, 2n, 3ne, n, in
 +* Grid:
 + [ ] [ ] [ ]
 + \ | /
 + [ ]-[ ]-[ ]
 + / | \
 + [ ] [E] [ ]
 +
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 +===Catelius Maximus===
 +This one's pretty tough. The NPCs are tough, and there are 3 races. Which make the puzzle much harder to solve. Getting to the puzzle is even hard.
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 +* Races:
 +* Location: [[River Tethys]]
 +* Grid:
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 +{{endspoilers}}

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Quest Info

Solve the Catelius Minor

The mage Kalliar, lord of the Castle Phantasmal, is known a passion for puzzles -- in particular, life-sized ones. His creations can be found throughout the land. One of the three Catelii, the Catelius Minor, lies within Losthaven. Find it and solve it. 

   Estimated Mental Difficulty Rating:   Four
   Estimated Physical Difficulty Rating: One
   Estimated Danger Rating:              Three


Solve the Catelius Major

The mage Kalliar, lord of the Castle Phantasmal, is known to have a passion for puzzles -- in particular, life-sized ones. His creations can be found throughout the land. One of the three Catelii, the Catelius Major, is somewhere in the Underdark. Find it and solve it. 

   Estimated Mental Difficulty Rating:   Five
   Estimated Physical Difficulty Rating: Three
   Estimated Danger Rating:              Five


Solve the Catelius Maximus

The mage Kalliar, lord of the Castle Phantasmal, is known to have a passion for puzzles -- in particular, life-sized ones. His creations can be found throughout the land. One of the three Catelii, the Catelius Maximus, lies somewhere beyond the Prime plane of existence. Find it and solve it. 

   Estimated Mental Difficulty Rating:   Seven
   Estimated Physical Difficulty Rating: Five
   Estimated Danger Rating:              Eight


How to solve the puzzles

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Puzzle Mechanics

All three puzzles work the same way. You get put in a set of rooms that are arranged in a grid pattern. Each room has an npc in it of a specific race. Every time you kill one of these NPCs, another NPC will spawn in it's place of a different race and the NPCs in the adjacent rooms will also switch race. The race that the NPCs switch to is alternating. The more races in a puzzle the harder the puzzle. Using this mechanism you have to get all the NPCs in all the rooms to be the same race. Once you do this you've solved the puzzle and you'll be wisked outside of the puzzle with a few random items for your adventuring pleasure.

Note: On the grids below I marked the entrance to the puzzle with an E.

Catelius Minor

This puzzle is relatively safe.

  • Races: Elf, Human
  • Location: From Losthaven Square: 3s, 5w, 1n, e
  • Grid: 
  [ ]-[ ]-[ ]
   |   |   | 
  [E]-[ ]-[ ]
   |   |   |
  [ ]-[ ]-[ ]


Catelius Major

The NPCs are a bit tougher in this one, but still pretty easy with only 2 races.

  • Races: Drow, Nyloc
  • Location: From the Underdark entrance go: id, d, 5w, 4n, 3d, 4n, 4d, 6n, w, 4sw, 9w, 5nw, 2n, 3ne, n, in
  • Grid: 
  [ ] [ ] [ ]
     \ | / 
  [ ]-[ ]-[ ]
     / | \ 
  [ ] [E] [ ]


Catelius Maximus

This one's pretty tough. The NPCs are tough, and there are 3 races. Which make the puzzle much harder to solve. Getting to the puzzle is even hard.


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