CHAPTER EIGHT: A DRAGON THRONE IN JEOPARDY
In this chapter, you get to save Lantharond and its Dragon throne by restoring peace and diplomatic relations between Lantharond and Tanirith, as well as with the amazons of Artemisia forest. You uncover more traitors sold or turned to the Overlords' side, but in the end you defeat the last of their known schemes to undermine and destabilize the Sword Lands. This sets you up for the penultimate chapter of the story.
1) Go to Adv. Inc. in Tanirirth and choose to take the job of restoring relations between Tanirith and Lantharond (thus insuring additional revenues). Then go to the north-eastern lands, passing through Arvoranan.
2) On the road to Lantharond, there is a chance that you'll see Lantharond troopers riding your way: choose to stand your ground and wait for them. When they get to you, their commander will warn you that the area is dangerous because of amazons ... when suddenly, a second group of troopers rides in and clashes with the first group. Choose to help the first group. After the battle, it will be revealed that the second group are impostors. This sets things up nicely. (note: along the way, you may stumble upon knights of the Flame being attacked by "troopers", so help the knights; also, some troopers may stop you saying that Lantharond is at war with Tanirith: this is not true and these are impostors). Then stop by the trade caravan waystation of Creek Dale. Inside, you'll overhear a conversation about an abandoned compound which would be not-so abandoned anymore ...
3) Go to the compound at x51y75. You'll clash with "troopers" along the way. At the compound proper, you'll fight it out with another mind-mage (sub-commander Zaroth). There, you'll get important proof about what is going on exactly (i.e. Zaroth is drilling false troopers to attack knights of the Flame and the amazons, therefore arranging things so that Lantharond passes for the bad guy). Then go to Lantharond.
4) Upon arriving in Lantharond, you come upon a big offensive that the amazons are serving up on the battered city. Help the Lantharond soldiers and troopers. After the battle, go see King Vallar Dragonheart and show him the proof of the false troopers' activities. He will be beside himself, and demand of his royal mage, Kaylor, about how or why he was not made aware of this. Kaylor will reveal himself to be sold to the Overlords, and he will attack you in order to rid the Overlords of you and take the crown forcibly. After you defeat Kaylor, the king bids you to go to the amazons and show your proof to their Queen.
5) Go to Artemisia forest and wander around there until you stumble upon amazons being attacked by troopers: choose to help the amazons. After the clash, the amazon princess Scyrella Silverspear will bid you to go with her to her village in order to show your proof to her mother, Queen Moreta. Cross the village's gates, then walk up to the Queen's hut at x45y87. Of course, the queen will declare her daughter to be a traitor, what with being under the mental control of the Overlords and all. If Naryl is with you, she will encourage the Queen to fight their hold on her mind, but to no avail. If you spoke with Strider in Wailsrond, he will burst on the scene, enjoining also the queen to fight the influence of the Overlords. But alas, their hold is too strong and it all results in a big slug fest with the Queen and those confused amazons who still side with her, while the rest of the amazons just wait the fight out to see who'll come up on top. After the battle, both Scyrella and Strider offer to join your party (and it is highly recommended that you accept them). Scyrella tells you that she will take rulership of the amazons only after peace is restored with Lantharond, and after the Overlords have been dealt with. Strider will give you a map indicating the location of a portal leading to the lost temple of Graaz'z, the place where the shadow elves suspect the Overlords are hiding (see Chapter Seven).
6) Go back to see King Dragonheart to conclude this chapter. Peace between the amazons and Lantharond will be restored, and the king will send representatives to Tanirith (whith the proof you found) to restore diplomatic relations with the great city. Finally, go back to Tanirith to get your reward from Adv. Inc. for a job well done.
And there you have it! You are now ready to proceed with Chapter Nine!
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