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Might and Magic VII

Notes

Starting out Erathia Tularean Forest Harmondale Barrow Downs Tatalia Bracada Deyja
Avlee Evermorn Nighon

I had this game in my shelf for a long time and never played it through. Now I decided to give it another shot and must say I find it quite fun so far.

On starting, I took the default party of Knight, Thief, Cleric and Sorceror. Only change I made was to set the Knight to female. I really should have changed the Sorcerors voice, it is so annoying to hear a whiney "It's just a cut but I need it healed!" all the time.

The party is around level 27 by now, with all characters through their first promotion.

Starting out

Emerald Island

Pretty straightforward quest to collect several items, I just explored around and was level 4 or 5 by the time I had completed it and could leave. Only thing I found somewhat difficult was getting the musical instrument. Spoiler (highlight to read): I bought it from a bard wandering outdoors near the docks. I ran through the dragon layer, avoiding blasts and collecting stuff. Money was a problem, I did not have nearly enough to pay for everything I wanted. Finally I took a ship to

Harmondale

I checked all the buildings in the main village before venturing into my castle and ridding it of goblins and bats. Revealed a traitor with a scroll I found in the castle. I then proceeded to clear the outdoors area. Nothing real difficult and the guards helped me with the goblins somewhat. Then I went into the caves across the bridge in the south and found the a card deck (which also was part of a quest in Harmondale), nice reward and the first time you play and win in a tavern nets you some money. Then, as my butler had advised me, I went to the Barrow Downs to talk to the dwarves.

Barrow Downs

Checked out the few houses in the north and won another Arcomage game in the tavern there. I then went into the barrows but soon came out again and cleared the outdoors of undead. Found the dwarven Stone City across a bridge near the center. Inside I talked to the king and got told I had to free 7 dwarves turned to stone in the Red Dwarf Mines in the Bracada Desert. Took on and solved a quest to free the mines under Stone City of critters, needed to go back up several times to heal. Nice treasure and I could finally learn Plate with my knight. Went back outside and (with the help of the fire resistance pedestral near the Stone City) killed the Gogs. I decided to put off helping the dwarves somewhat in order to become stronger, since the Medusas in the mines sounded very dangerous. From what people in houses had told me, most expert teachers could be found in Harmondale, Erathia and the Tularean Forest so I decided to visit there. From now on I wandered around quite a bit so I will just note under the map what I did. The notes in the lists under each map are in the order I came across them.

Levelling and Questing

My party wandered or travelled by ship or steed to all maps on the main continent by level 19, except for the Land of the Giants. I have cleared most outdoors areas of red monsters, except for southern and western Avlee (too tough). The southwest corner of Erathia I found the way into pretty late, but by then clearing the griffons was easy.

Some dungeons have proven too hard, as noted under the respective area. I bought all normal and expert level spells for my characters by level 16 and by level 21 I have done the promotion quests for all four characters. Time to go for the Red Dwarf Mines.

The mines were super easy at my level and I solved the warrior mage quest on the way. Our castle in Harmondale is much nicer now, but the rulers in Erathia and Tularean forest start to act up. I cheated both, interested to see what becomes of it.

They seem to have forgiven me, I brought some artifact trumpet to Queen Catherine and then went through the dwarven tunnels to Nighon.

Misc

The brass lamps I found in Deyja give different effects on different days, so far I got +2 speed, +2 some resist, +7500 exp and eradicated and +10000 exp. The apples add one food to the party when eaten. Slopes the party cannot move up to can often be climbed by pressing the jump key repeatedly.

Erathia

Village of Steadwick, where you can learn many skills and turn in the ores you find all over to make items with. Got some nice stuff. Was easy with party level around 9, except for the area with griffons I cleared later. The Paramount Guild of Spirit and the Master Guild of Body and some ?? Guild of Mind are situated on a hill next to the castle.

Bandit Caves in the north east (Quest in Harmondale, solved)
Cavalier Promotion Quest (solved, undead aged me some, found picture)
Quest from collector (solved, did it before Rogue)
Turn ore in for stuff: Erundite>Kergar>Siertal>Phylt Laced>Iron Laced
Rogue Promotion Quest (solved, used Jump to get to the Master Thief, killed Guards to get the vase, is there a nonviolent way?), also Spy Quest later on
Crusader Promotion Quest (dragon too tough at level 16, killed quite easily at level 26)
Contest of Endurance
Queens Castle
Fort Riverstride
Southwest area, surrounded by mountains, mazelike canyons with griffons
Rumor: Some Tomb is supposed to be in Southern Erathia.

Erathia Transport Schedules
Day	Boat	Stable
Monday	5 days to Avlee	2 days to Tatalia, 3 days to Deyja
Tuesday
Wednesday	6 days to Bracada	2 days to Tatalia, 3 days to Bracada
Thursday	2 days to Tatalia	2 days to Harmondale, 3 days to Bracada
Friday
Saturday	2 days to Tatalia	2 days to Harmondale, 3 days to Bracada
Sunday	7 days to Evenmorn

North 5 days to Deyja, East 5 days to Harmondale

Tularean Forest

Elven Village of Pierpont, lots of expert and other trainers. Easy to kill all the trees outdoors with party level around 10. The Master Guilds of Air and Fire are situated here, as well as the Adept Guilds of Water and Earth. The Proving Grounds trai to level 25.

Tularean Caves in the Northwest
Clanker's Lab in the tower in the Northeast (Water Walking, too tough at party level around 18)
Druid Quest (not solved), Archer?
Rumor: A band of mercenaries from Tatalia carried a big green rock -> heart of trees?
Rumor: A tunnel leads from the elvish castle to the Tularean caves

Tularean Forest Transport Schedules
Day	Boat	Stable
Monday	Bracada	3 days to Avlee
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday	3 days to Avlee	2 days to Harmondale
Friday	---	3 days to Avlee, 2 days to Deyja
Saturday		2 days to Harmondale
Sunday	Evenmorn	Deyja

South 5 days to Harmondale, North 5 days to Avlee

Harmondale

Small village we won a castle in. Has all magic guilds at varying levels [write down next time].

Master Archer Quest (at Mark, not eligable yet)
Monk Initiate (solved around level 10, easy)
Return Lantern of Light Quest (easy, Spoiler: it lies in Barrow II )

Harmondale Transport Schedules
Day	Stable
Monday	2 days to Erathia
Tuesday	2 days to Tularean Forest
Wednesday	2 days to Erathia
Thursday	2 days to Tularean Forest
Friday
Saturday	2 days to Tularean Forest
Sunday	4 days to Arena

South to Barrow Downs
West 5 days to Erathia
East 7 days to Tularean Forest

Barrow Downs

Mountanious area with Stone City near the Center. The Master Guild of Earth lies in the Southwest of Stone City.

Undead Mansion in the north west (cleared, picture, ageing and fear attacks)
3 entrances to Barrows (Monk Initiate at Ankh)
Tunnels to Nighon underneath Stone City

East 5 days to Erathia
North 5 days to Harmondale

Tatalia

From snow to swamp, fairly hard fights against trolls at level 15.

Lord Markhams Manor (cleared, 2 Quests solved)
Wine Cellar with Vampires (too tough at level 15)
Spirit Guild atop pub, could not reach with jump
Altar in the southwest, Statue placed
Dragon cave in the north (too tough at level 16)
Tidewater caves on Island to the west, super easy at level 19, secret door in "Ship"

Tatalia Transport Schedules
Day	Boat	Stable
Monday	4 days to Bracada	--
Tuesday	Erathia
Wednesday	Bracada	---
Thursday	--
Friday	Avlee
Saturday	--
Sunday	Evenmorn

East 5 days to Erathia

Bracada Desert

Desert with lots of teleporters. Aggressive Griffons, quite easy to shoot down. The Master Guild of Water is accessible through a teleporter.

Wizard Promotion Quest, also Archmage
Rumors of Celeste above the desert, teleporter in the center?
Red Dwarf Mines in the Northeast, very easy at level 21
Building I could not reach in the Northeast
Ranger Lord and Champion Quests (not solved)
Light Magic
Contest of Intellect

Bracada Transport Schedules
Day	Boat	Stable
Monday	4 days to Tatalia	3 days to Erathia
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday	6 days to Erathia	3 days to Erathia

North 5 days to Erathia
East 5 days to Barrow Downs

Deyja

Wastelands with Harpies (curse) and Undead. Small village near the road and another one in the northwest. Shops are open at night. The Master Spirit Guild and the Guild of Twilight are here.

Villain promotion quest (not gotten)
Rumors of Pit underneath, Divine Intervention
Priest Promotion Quest (Easy at level 18)
Two golem parts in chests
Hall of the Pit in the northeast
Assasin promotion quest (not gotten)
Watchtower 6
Falk gives Priest of Dark quest

Deyja Transport Schedules
Day	Stable
Monday	2 days to Erathia
Tuesday	2 days to Tularean Forest
Wednesday
Thursday	2 days to Tularean Forest
Friday	2 days to Erathia
Saturday
Sunday

East to Tularean Forest

Avlee

Sylvan elven lands around the village of Spaward. The Paramount Guilds of Mind and Body stand on a platform in the village.

Hall under the Hill northwest of village, super easy at level 19, hard to find lock for key, Spoiler: The lock is around the corner from the dead end passage at the end of the caves, in the wall facing north behind a secret panel.
Rumor: Titans Stronghold in the south, wyverns on the way too tough at level 19, easy at level 26
Two Islands with water creatures to the west, one holds a golem part
Statue placed on altar to the southwest
Snick gives Promotion Quest to Sniper
Temple of Baa

Avlee Transport Schedules
Day	Boat	Stable
Monday		---
Tuesday	4 days to Erathia	3 days to Tularean Forest
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday	2 days to Tularean Forest	---
Saturday
Sunday

Evenmorn Island

Several islands connected by bridge or ford overrun with undead and gargoyles. Very easy to clear at level 20. Some trainers still live here, and there are two large temples. Both where easy to completly clear by the time I got here.

Boat to here leaves on sunday, provided you are a priest
Test of Personality behind one Temple
One pedestral helped me a lot

Nighon

A rocky area full of mountains where Rocs, evil Warlocks and Hydras wander. The Paramount Guild of Fire oversees a village.

Rumor of Tunnels to the Land of Giants
Quest to find some dead guy in a maze
Promotion to Warlock quest at Anneyn
not completly mapped

Sandra Rennecke, last change 25-Jun-2004