Shadowkey:Caretaker Rescue

Help the Crypt Caretaker escape the Crypt of Hearts. Quest Giver: Crypt Caretaker at the Crypt of Hearts I Location(s): Crypt of Hearts I Reward: 2700 Experience Points

The Caretaker has had enough

Quick Walkthrough

1. Try to unlock the Crypt Caretaker's door.
2. Talk to the Caretaker to learn some valuable information.
3. Clear the passage to the exit of the crypt.
4. Return to claim your reward.

Detailed Walkthrough

Caretaker or Taking Care?

Attempting to unlock a locked door inside the crypt will result in a brief conversation with a terrified resident. Once you manage to convince him that you're alive and not one of the undead denizens of the crypt, the door will be opened.

Inside the room is the Crypt Caretaker, who is desperate to leave the crypt as it has become infested with evil. He offers to tell you what he knows about the crypt and items contained therein, in return for which he wants you to slay the undead between him and the exit.

Secrets of the Crypt

The Caretaker will answer questions about the Braziers in the crypt, about Shadow Gates, and about Star Teeth. If you ask him about the braziers he will say:

"The braziers bless the worthy. Those on this level fortify the body, those on the next level increase the mind, and the spirit is fortified on the final level."

Asking about Shadow Gates results in:

"The one across the way? It requires three Shadowkeys to open. Mind you, I have never seen a single key. Rumor is, it locks in some pattern for a suit of armor; lower keys produce lighter armor, higher keys heavier armor, or some such. There is another Shadow Gate on the next level, but it's behind a maze of doors I have never negotiated."

And asking about Star Teeth elicits the response:

"The Vault of the Heavens is the next level down, in the southwest. If you have enough, place the Star Teeth in the holders. The result is a powerful enhancement which can help you against creatures of shadow, but it is restricted to the Vault of the Heavens. You would have to lure the beasts in to the vault for the enchantment to help you."

Cleaving a Path

There aren't many undead between the Caretaker and the exit, and it's entirely possible you already killed them while finding them. Once they're all dead, return to the Caretaker and speak to him once more.

Tears Well Up

Upon hearing the news that the path to the exit is now clear, the Caretaker's eyes well up and he announces he is leaving to look for his family. You receive 2,700 experience points for helping him leave.