Articulate Vlish Almny Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Early in Avernum 6 the party encounters a collection of supposedly rare, large crystals in the goblin occupied cave. This *seems* like an important find, especially given the importance of a rare, large crystal at the end of the story. However, my party never did ended up using (or even telling anyone about) the crystals. Did I miss something in my play-throughs? Was this a potential path for the last quest that ultimately was left on the cutting room floor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Earth Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 you mean crystal spires? no quest related on those, goblin trophies is different quest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulate Vlish Almny Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 We may be talking about the same thing. I took a screenshot of the crystals and their location, but I'm having trouble finding a way to embed it in the post. The in-game text states: There are five natural crystal spires, glowing dimly with natural magic. All nearly flawless, all waiting for someone to extract them and take them to the Tower Colony. Sadly, as they weigh tons, you won't be able to claim them. I really expected there would be more to these crystals (especially what happens to the Great Portal and the end game quests). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Earth Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 take a screenshot and upload it to some picsite like tinypic and post url here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulate Vlish Almny Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 I considered doing that, but I was concerned about image copyright policies on such sites. I would expect fair use to apply to uploading a screenshot here; I would be less certain on, i.e., imgur, tinypic, &c. I may just be paranoid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 People do it all the time, it's not a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulate Vlish Almny Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 Awesome. Let's give this a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Earth Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 yea same place and no further quests once you have killed big bad boss of that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulate Vlish Almny Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share Posted September 12, 2014 Ok. I guess the purpose of the discovery was just to demonstrate how desperate the situation in Avernum had become that people were just leaving nearly priceless treasures unclaimed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Davies Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Ok. I guess the purpose of the discovery was just to demonstrate how desperate the situation in Avernum had become that people were just leaving nearly priceless treasures unclaimed. Not necessarily. Those crystals are potentially very useful if the wizards at the Tower Colony can transport them without damaging them, and if they get appropriately enchanted without anything going wrong, which would be a lot easier if the wizards aren't focused on the little matter of the demon prince hanging out in their upstairs. And all this would take months, where the situation in Avernum 6 occurs over the course of a few weeks. (Assume that one day passes every time you visit a city or settlement, and you still won't add up to more than thirty days, I'm pretty sure.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulate Vlish Almny Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 Yep. That's what I mean that the situation has become desperate. The crystals are enormously valuable, so the miners would never have let the mine fall to goblins if Avernite society wasn't in colapse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Earth Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Goblins are quite tough against non-soldiers especially with large amount of goblins and kingdom just doesn't have soldiers to spare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Ok. I guess the purpose of the discovery was just to demonstrate how desperate the situation in Avernum had become that people were just leaving nearly priceless treasures unclaimed. Not necessarily. Those crystals are potentially very useful if the wizards at the Tower Colony can transport them without damaging them, and if they get appropriately enchanted without anything going wrong, which would be a lot easier if the wizards aren't focused on the little matter of the demon prince hanging out in their upstairs. And all this would take months, where the situation in Avernum 6 occurs over the course of a few weeks. (Assume that one day passes every time you visit a city or settlement, and you still won't add up to more than thirty days, I'm pretty sure.) Maybe Avernites just don't like crystals? There's a perfect crystal formation with purported magical powers near Cotra in every Avernum game that takes place in the main caves. I've sure several NPCs comment on it, and your party definitely travels to it, and yet it's never studied or claimed or anything of the sort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Davies Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Maybe Avernites just don't like crystals? There's a perfect crystal formation with purported magical powers near Cotra in every Avernum game that takes place in the main caves. Not in 6, I don't think, and the Empire was making an effort to do so in 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Zaego Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 There's a perfect crystal formation with purported magical powers near Cotra in every Avernum game... I think it's a kind of a quasi-secret, if my memory serves me correctly. Somehow I recall that it's not exactly a known location and that there are people who seek the magical crystal cavern. Could be that many a adventurous soul doesn't wish to risk his or her life in search of a place that may or may not be there. EDIT: For example in the first game there's a guy, a wizard, in the Darkwyrm Inn who gives you a hint of the crystal cavern after you finish a quest for him, almost as though it was a mighty reward for a heroic deed. That'd certainly imply towards the rarity of the knowledge of this cavern. (Or maybe it wasn't a quest... maybe you had to mention someone's name before he would divulge the hint.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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