Chapter Five: Temple of the Spider

You’re going to begin this level with a lengthy fight against a number of Orcs. With Leanna on your side, you’re effectively unkillable, since she’ll heal you whenever you fall below around 30 health. Just be sure to protect her and kick or kill anyone that attacks her.

The orcs are a fair amount tougher than Black Guards, although they still get killed instantly by being kicked into the spike walls that litter the area. If you want to have a little fun with magic, park Leanna back near the wizards, get up on top of one of the ruined buildings here, and use Freeze to cause the Orcs to fall off the walkways when they try to reach you. Battling on top of the buildings will let you kick the Orcs around for extra damage, but it will make it easier for the archers to fire on you.

The Bow Of Rope

When everyone’s dead, find the portcullis that needs to be raised. In order to raise it, you’ll have to drop down into the nearby tunnels; just fall down and let Leanna heal you if you took any damage.

You’ll soon be attacked by numerous Facehuggers here. It’s best just to spam out attacks at these guys. If you head into one of the nearby tunnels, they’ll be forced to bunch up as they attempt to follow you, which will cause the attacks of the rear creatures to hit the ones in the front and help you out a bit. You can also Charm them if you have that spell.

The rope bow will be required to move ahead in the game.

When the creatures are dead, walk up the sand slope in the same room that they appeared in and hop into the tunnel there to find the Rope Bow. Flip the switch on the wall to open the portcullis for Leanna above you. Now, you can exit the pit you’re in by firing the Rope Bow at the pillar above the hole near the corpse, or you can explore a bit to find a secret area.

If you’re interested in the latter, head back to the sand-filled room and walk down the tunnel nearby. The small chamber at the end has another wooden beam above it, so fire a rope arrow up and wait for it to stop swinging before climbing up it. (If it’s still swinging when you climb, you’ll likely get stuck inside a wall.) The chamber above has a Poison Bow, as well as a full health potion and an antidote.

When you’re ready to move on, return to the room where you found the Rope Bow, fire it into the ceiling, and climb out. You’ll be attacked by a Paokai here almost immediately. Follow the two orcs into their little chamber to evade the Paokai’s lightning attacks. Kill the orcs, head upstairs and kill the other orcs, then meet up with Duncan before heading into the Temple proper.

Temple Of The Spider

You’re in! Now you just have to find whatever it was that you came here for. Some kind of skull? Or crystal? Or MacGuffin? Well, whatever it is, it ain’t going to find itself.

I don’t think it likes you very much.

The first large room you find will have a small altar with some potions and a very handy Ring of Regeneration. It’ll increase the rate at which you regenerate health. Equip it if you like. When you want to move on, fire your Rope Bow at one of the rafters near the ledge nearby, then flip the switch to allow Leanna to follow you. Kill the Orcs nearby to clear the altar, then wait for Leanna to clear the path leading on for you.

The next room, with the many statues, is the location of the next secret area, and it’s one that may be impossible for you to get unless you’ve unlocked Telekinesis. Look around a bit; you should see a bunch of statues on the pedestals. There’s one statue on the ground, though, and one pedestal that’s empty. If you pick up the statue with Telekinesis and move it over to the pedestal, you’ll find a number of goodies, including potions and the very nice Superior Naga Silksword. With +6 to damage and +4% Critical Hit chance, this will be a sword you’ll probably be using for quite a while. It does require two points in the Critical Hit skill, though.

Another secret area can be found in the room with the goblins. Look for one of the support pillars that’s braced up with wood. Break the wood and climb up the pillar to find a hidden chest.

Goblins...Why’d It Have To Be Goblins

Fight your way past the next couple of goblins, but get your rope bow out before proceeding. You’re going to enter a trap room with stone blocks that will attempt to crush you. Rope yourself up to a wooden beam and climb up to escape the stone blocks. The passage on will be a dead end, so you’ll have to return to Leanna.

Before you get to do anything with Leanna, though, the Paokai will attack. It may look impossible to defeat, but it’s anything but. Simply get its attention, run back through the gate you use to exit and re-enter the room, then flip the switch when it attempts to follow you through. You’ll plunge the gate through its neck in pure Rancor style, which will earn you an automatic kill.

When Leanna clears the path for you, drop down and move on.