The Cave of the Dead is a location inside Amkethran where the quest of The Graveyard Lich takes place. To gain access to the Cave, you must get Marlowe to agree to pass a message to the guardian monk and allow your entry. The party cannot enter the cave unless they are engaged in the quest.
Inside you will meet with Vongoethe, the Lich at the center of this quest.
There are traps on the doors on the balconies in the north of this area, if you disarm them yourself it will net you at least 16.000 XP.
There are four tables on the raised platform, equally spaced apart. These tables may be interacted with ("clicked on'). Each Table will spawn monsters (yielding a total of 110.000 XP) and disarm some of the traps that are set on the balcony and doors (reached by climbing ladders). If you wish to gain XP by disarming the traps yourself, do that before clicking on the tables:
- The north table spawns four Greater Air Elementals.
- The east table spawns four Fission Slimes.
- The south table spawns two Ice Golems.
- The west table spawns Greater Fire Elementals.
One of the doors is an entrance to Balthazar's Monastery However, it will be impassable if you have not already made certain progress in the adventure.
Mod Content[]
Installation of the Sword Coast Stratagems Mod makes some changes to the abilities of the spawns. For instance, the Greater Air Elementals will employ a "whirlwind" attack similar to the HLA. It also has a chance to implement an instant death effect. The Ice Golems deal very strong Cone of Cold attacks that bypass most magic defenses and magic resistance.