Sanitori - King Minos Castle

NOTE: This is an older area report and the information may no longer be 100% accurate.

AREA: Santorini- King Minos' Castle

DIRECTIONS: Town Portals to S. Isle Landing, East to S. Isle Landing East, North to S. Isle Isthmus, North and take the boat to Santorini Isle, Follow the SW shoreline and you will see 3 caves, take the first one in.

TESTED WITH: Sterling Lvl 40+ Wizard/PM/DD and Logan Lvl 40+ Fighter/COT/WM

WHAT WORKS WELL: Slashing/Piercing Damage, Lvl 9 Grapple, IGMMs, Horrids

NOTES:


 * Minonan Guards (CR 55): See Previous Notes
 * Minonan Guard Swordsmen (CR 61): See Previous Notes
 * Spartan Spearmen (CR 70): Swordsmen on Viagra. Dev Crit as well.
 * Minotaur of Minos (CR 34): These guys do Slashing / Sonic damage.
 * Minotaur Shaman of Minos (CR ?): Cast Blade Barrier, WOF, Summon Balors and Elementals, and keep buffing their spell resistance. Easier to melle than cast at.

Santorini- Minos Caverns: You will find Guards, Swordsmen, and Spearmen here. If your a caster, it would probably be good to have a few lvl 9 grapples ready when you enter a room with 4 monsters. The entrance to Lvl 2 is NE on the map.

Lvl 2: More of the same, and the Minotaur spawns, go East around.

Lvl 3: Same, add the Shaman's now. WARNING: It is very easy to pass by an encounter without knowing you spawned it. Keep in mind that when you have too many encounters tagged to your group you will start seeing future encounters despawn or disappear. If this happens back up and clear the previous area. Last thing you want is to be ported backwards when you open future doors, or have the boss disappear on you.

You will find yourself on a small island back on Santorini Isle, head North up a ramp and enter the Castle.

Minos Castle Residence: Lvl 1, head East

Castle Lvl 2: at the end will be a large long room with a number of encounters in it. If your here for the first time, I'd go slow. You might want to grapple a few as they run towards you, and if you/your party is susceptible to Crits, grapple the swordsmen and spearmen first. If your really swamped, try retreating to the hall/doorway so you don't get surrounded.


 * King Minos (CR 83): Same tactics work on him as the others, he's just a bit tougher.

LOOT: On the King you will find MINONAN ARMOUR of KING MINOS, +6 AC, 3 soak 15, 30 bludge resist, haste, MINONAN QUEST HELM, +5 AC, 20/20/20 physical resists, +12 conc and disc, FEHDRAS AMMY of WITCH, two lvl 8 spell slots, 20 pierce resist, +6 CON, +3 Conc. KING MINOS BASTARD SWORD, +6 Enh, keen, 12 dmg crits, +3 vamp, MINONAN SHIELD, +5 AC, SR 18.

In the chest in the far side of the room is a CLERICS EMBRACE (Heavy Armour) +5 AC, Imm death/KD, +1 regen, +6 conc, and Cleric use only... MASTERWORK COMPOSITE LONGBOW +5, AB +5, ERD B & P, 2d6 crits, +5 mighty

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