Part 7: Complete Walkthrough - Fire

After freeing Hydros, you are told that maybe the Sorcerer's can help you. Sorcery is also the last magic that you have to master in order to be able to try and leave Pagan. On your way there, Beren warns you against angering the Mages. You take his advice, and enter the Enclave. There you learn of the Cabal and, after an unfortunate death, an opening for a new Sorcerer is given to you. You are once again put to the test to see if you are worthy of controlling the magical ethers of Pagan.

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• Recall to Carthax Lake and return to the Upper Catacombs 2. Head North through another electric gate (remember: North is the upper right corner of your screen). Walk around to the east to a gate with two metal walls in front of it. There are 3 strategies you can try to get by this. First, the easiest: If you look closely by the east wall, you will find a hidden switch. It's hard to see, but it is there. Pull this switch, and another door will open. The second strategy is to stand on the first metal door when it is down, then cast Aerial Servant on the large lever. This next strategy is mostly just a pain in the butt. You have to quickly pull the large lever back and forth to get both walls to lower at the same time. Sometimes the lever breaks, though, and then it's useless. After you've gotten by this little puzzle, walk straight to the edge of the lava and Beren will talk to you. Cast Air Walk and jump to where Beren was first standing. Make your way around to the southern side. Follow the water's shoreline west until you can see the other side. Jump across and head back east to a ledge. Climb up, go through the cave, and you're now in Sorcerer's Enclave or Daemon's Crag.
• Walk south then turn east where the road does and activate the Recall Pad.
• Walk west to Bane's house. Enter and ask about the Enclave, Morgaelin, current Sorcerers, Acolytes, the First Acolyte, and whatever else you want. Ask about Truenames. Agree to any tasks and learn her Truename. Go west to Vardion's house. Say you go where you will then apologize. Ask about the Fisrt Acolyte, dealings with Tenebrae, shrewd bargainings, and whatever else you want. Agree to any tasks and get his Truename. Reveal the Truename to whoever you want and the other will die. Malchir appears. Agree to any offers.
• Get the key from the current First Acolyte and go to the Library on the NW corner. Read the books and when you feel you are ready to be tested, take 3 of each reagent (except Daemon Bone), three of each candle, any foci you see, and return to the First Acolyte. Before you take the test, you can ask him/her some useful information about the Sorcery ritual. One of the most useful is when they literally show you the names of each of the pentacle points. Bane and Vardion also have reagents and Foci in their homes you can use. Agree to take the test and prepare Flame Bolt, Flash, and Endure Heat. If you leave the house at anytime, the test is forfeit and you'll have to start over.

You have past your first test and become a Disciple. Your next test lies in the Obsidion Fortress. You'll meet someone you thought was long gone, but turns out to be part of your test. In the Fortress, the plaques you find tell you what spells you must use to pass each test in order to gain the required symbol. Once you have all the symbols, you return to the gate that brought you there, and are sent to your final test

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• The First Acolyte will send you to the Obsidion Fortress to meet Malchir. Follow the road as far west as it goes, and go over the bridges. The doors will open automatically. Go through and face Malchir for the first time. Run past the Daemons he summons to the next area.
• DO NOT attack or Banish the Daemon in this next area. Talk to him instead. You'll find out he is the only Daemon Sorcerer and a part of the test of the Obsidion Fortress. (Those of you who have played Ultima 7 may recognize Arcadion from the Forge of Virtue and Serpent Isle, although he won't recognize you. Tell him you're from Earth for an amusing response.) From Arcadion, learn what you are to do in the Obsidion Fortress in order to return and meet Malchir for your final test. Prepare the following spells using Arcadion's Pentacle: Extinguish, Ignite, Armor of Flames, Explosion, Summon Daemon, and Banish Daemon. Walk onto the platform in the back, and you will be Flashed to the Tests.
• Ghouls rise around the area where you entered in certain places. You can do the tests in whatever order you want, but this is the order I usually do:
• Extinguish: Walk south from the center platform through the pillar passage, and turn west, then south. You'll come to a plaque that reads, "An Flam, Extinguish". Make your way past the red mushrooms, a kith and sometimes a troll or seeker, and you'll come to a flaming pentagram with a Magic Helm in the middle. Cast Extinguish ON YOURSELF to douse all the flames. Take the Helm and symbol and return to the hallway just after the plaque.
• Turn west, then north. The first turn to your west leads to a mad Sorcerer. You can kill him and use his pentacle for any spells you forgot to prepare for the test. He also has the Conflagration spell set up. Take advantage of it, as it's a harder spell to setup yourself. You'll have to do several things before preparing it: Make sure there is no Daemon Bone on the Sorcerer's body. If you have Daemon Bone near a Pentacle, and it's not part of the spell, you may accidentally summon a daemon that attacks YOU! Also, there is an extra piece of Daemon Bone near Perivolcan Pa and an extra piece of Brimstone at the Aphelion. Move these away, or the spell will backfire.
• Endure Heat: Continue North past a kith and turn West to a plaque that reads, "Sanct Flam, Endure Heat". Fight or use Grant Peace on the undead in the area. Make you're way through the maze of pillars and stalagmites to the west and you will come to an opening with a lava field to the south. Cast Endure Heat and drop down onto the lava. Step ONLY on the orange lava. Make your way south, jumping where you have to. You'll come to a ledge to the west with a daemon on it. Banish the Daemon and climb up. Get the Magic Armor and symbol. Make your way back across the lava and back out to the plaque.
• Flash: Continue North then East to the next plaque. It says, "Flam Por, Flash". Go North. Flash across the the rolling spheres. Use Intervention to get past the red mushroom fields to save Flash charges. Banish the Daemon and get the awesome Flame Sting. This is the all-time, best weapon in the game! Go through another red mushroom patch to the north. There may be a Seeker here. Check out your new sword and kill it easily. :) Get the symbol to the North. Make your way back out to the plaque the same way you got in.
• Armor of Flames: Head east then south to a turn to the east. Cast Armor of Flames before even turing down it to read the plaque which reads, "Vas Sanct Flam, Armor of Flames". Make your way to the east. You'll know you're going the right way when you pass an activated Daemon Talisman between 2 pillars. It has Summon Daemon in it. Continue east and you'll come to an open area. The Daemon Shield is near the opening. It has the power of the Armor of Flames spell. When you approach in, flames will erupt. Grab it quick before an explosion throws it beyond reach. The symbol is to the south.
• With all four symbols, return to the platform in the center, and you will be teleported back to Arcadion. Talk to him. He will direct you back to the platform again which will now take you to Malchir. Malchir will test you again. Cast Flame Bolt, Explosion, and Summon Daemon on Malchir in that order. Banish his Daemon and you will be taken to participate in the Ritual of Flame. Reminder: If you remember, your teacher (Bane or Vardion) told you to keep a red candle with you for this ceremony. If you don't have one, grab one BEFORE you cast Summon Daemon on Malchir from the back of his domain. Do as everyone else does during the ceremony. Watch the confrontation between Pyros and Malchir. If you've done everything right, Malchir will praise you. If not, he will reprimand you. He will also do this if you forgot a candle or ignite spell. And if you REALLY screw up (forget both things, and ask Malchir if you must kneel), you may even set Pyros free!

You are now an Acolyte of the Cabal. From your teacher, and watching the ceremony, you learned that the Blackrock fragment called the Tongue of Flame is in Malchir's possesion. You go to ask him if you can have it, but instead are made a more powerful Sorcerer than you ever thought!

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• After the Ceremony, the First Actolyte, whoever it may be, is in the First Acolytes house (Vardion's original home).
• Go to Malchir again the same way you got to him before, and he will attack you. Kill him and take the Tongue of Flame from his body. Alse read the book about it on his body. The end has a hint on what you should do with it.
• The Blade of Striking is in a chest in the back. If you have Flame Sting, keep it. It's more powerful.
• You are now the Master Sorcerer. Go talk to other 3 Acolytes, and watch the worship you. :)
• Walk onto the Great Pentacle, and the Fire Storms will start. Make sure you pick up the Tongue of Flame again after you get up!!.

"For what pathetic reason have you summoned me, mortal?"