Kurn's Tower

Kunark Era (added 2000-2001)

The history of Kurn's Tower is a convoluted one. The tower is named after Kurn Machta, a warlord of the Sebilisian empire during Rile's reign. Rile's son, Atrebe, performed many experiments on various creatures within Kurn's Tower, eventually resulting in the creation of the Sarnak race. Now, however, the remains of the temple are haunted by the creatures destroyed in those experiments, and the burynai are using their necromantic powers to slowly reclaim the Tower.

Level of Monsters: 10-25 Types of Monsters: Scalebone Skeletons, Lesser Scalebone Skeletons, Greater Skeletons, Lesser Charbone Skeletons, Ice Bone Skeletons, Greater Scarbone Skeletons, Burynai Burrowers, Burynai Sappers, Burynai Excavators Notable NPCs: Bargynn, Burynai Forager, fingered skeleton, an odd mole, a skeletal cook, thick boned skeleton, undead crusader, an undead jester Unique Items: Broken Femur, Bargynn's Digger Bargynn's Digger MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: PRIMARY Skill: 1H Slashing Atk Delay: 30 DMG: 8 STR: +2 CHA: -5 WT: 2.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD DRU BRD ROG Race: ALL , Bargynn's Torch Bargynn's Torch MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY WIS: +2 INT: +2 SV FIRE: +2 WT: 5.0 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL , Burynai Digmaster's Claw Burynai Digmaster's Claw MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: PRIMARY Skill: 1H Slashing Atk Delay: 25 DMG: 5 STR: +2 WT: 2.5 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR RNG SHD BRD ROG Race: ALL , Burynai Hide Armor, Dusty Sealed Canopic Jar, Glowing Skull Glowing Skull LORE ITEM NO DROP TEMPORARY WT: 0.0 Size: TINY Class: NONE Race: NONE , Iksar Berserker Club Iksar Berserker Club MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Skill: 1H Blunt Atk Delay: 18 DMG: 7 STR: +4 WIS: +4 INT: -2 Effect: Fleeting Fury (Combat, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 10 WT: 8.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL except NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: ALL , Reinforced Rhino Armor, Iksar Skull with an 'X' (Leader), Iksar Skull with an 'X' (Caste), Solist's Icy Wand Solist's Icy Wand MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Effect: Shock of Ice (Must Equip, Casting Time: 5.0) at Level 12 WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL Class: WIZ Race: ALL , Withered Fingers Related Quests: Dreadscale Boots, Knight's Khukri, Iron Cudgel of the Mystic, Mirgon Dower's Head, Scaled Mystic Helm, Shackle of Rock, Soldier's Pike, Trooper Scale Helm Adjacent Zones: Field of Bone Name in /who: kurn Succor/Evacuate: -265, 20 (Zone line to Field of Bone) ZEM Value: 150 128 (171%) Respawn Timer: 18:20

Map

Map of Kurn's Tower - Upper Levels Upper Levels 1. "The Barracks" 2. Secret Safe Room 3. "The Dining Room" with undead crusader (wanders near stairs close to dining room) who drops Skull with an X (Common for non-Lore version, Rare for Lore version) and an odd mole 4. Entry Hall

Map of Kurn's Tower - Lower Levels Lower Levels 1. an undead jester who drops Iksar Berserker Club (Rare) Also Thick Boned Skeleton spawn that drops Thick Iksar Skull. 2. Wandering Burynai Forager who drops A Dusty Sealed Canopic (Common) 3. A skeletal cook is a static spawn who drops Shield of Kurn (Uncommon) who does not agro to anyone. You can hand a A Glowing Skull to the cook to recieve A Skull Of Torture in return. A Wandering fingered skeleton spawns nearby who drops various size Skeleton Fingers, he is not the same spawn as the cook!! Killing the cook does not make the fingered skeleton appear. Only the wandering mobs in the hallway are PH for the fingered skeleton. 4. Bargynn who drops Bargynn's Torch (Common) and Bargynn's Digger (Common) Note that thick boned skeleton can spawn in place of any of the above four creatures. It is believed that each of the 3 thick bones that are on floor 2 drop different class quest items, so trying to kil each thick bone at each location may yield a different item than another one. For example, the warrior gems. I have only see one specific gem drop for each different location. If you cant find a certain gem, try spawning thick bone at a different location. You can get all 3 warrior gems and the thick skull on the second floor, dont have to kill bargyn on the bottom level to get these. A&B are pits that lead from Basement to Tunnels

Dangers

This zone is filled from top to bottom with undead. These undead are also highly aggressive, regardless of your level, so travelling freely between areas is not really possible. Expect to be jumped by every skeleton you pass, and the skeletons are occasionally on patrol. Obviously, you need to be prepared to deal with this problem.

On the lower levels, the undead are mixed in with burynai that are often of the necromancer or shadowknight classes. These burynai cast all of the available necromancer spells and can Harm Touch you, but are not as aggressive as the undead. There are many areas, however, where there are many of them closely packed together.

The other danger is in moving between the lower levels. To move from the basement to the catacombs requires a drop through one of two very deep holes. Once in the catacombs, the only way out is through an exit that leads you to the Field of Bone outside, back at the entrance of Kurn's Tower (inexplicably). Having levitation or lots of hit points around is useful for these drops.

Benefits

Kurn's Tower is an excellent step up for the Iksar from Cabilis who are hunting in the Field of Bone. As far as hunting goes, the zone is a relatively safe area to hunt. Most of the monsters spawn in predictable spots away from other monsters (or large groups of them). They can be pulled easily and, since they are mostly undead, you don't need to worry about runners. This makes hunting either solo or in a small group fairly easy to do. Trains are very rare here, and if they exist consist of maybe one or two skeletons that the poor person simply couldn't finish off.

Also, there is some nice loot here. First of all, any necromancer from anywhere nearby should hunt here, since you can gather hordes of bones for the future, as well as be able to use your undead-oriented spells. The creatures in the lower levels occasionally drop bronze weapons and spell research components, and provide some good money for the level of the creatures that are here. Also, monks spend a great deal of time here acquiring quest components.

Also, the zone is largely empty. There is usually a small cluster of people situated in the front entryway, but the other levels are typically completely empty. Pick a room, any room, and pull all the other rooms on the floor if you want to.

Traveling To and From Kurn's Tower

Kurn's Tower is the most impressive structure in the Field of Bone, jutting from the ground at the north end of the ancient reservoir.

When Entering or Exiting Kurn's Tower it's common practice to enter on the right and exit on the right.

What's in this zone?

19 NPCs that spawn in Kurn's Tower:

Name	Level	Class	Race	Coordinates	HP
an undead tower guard	18	Warrior	Iksar Skeleton	(162, 192)	504
a skeletal cook	14	Warrior	Iksar Skeleton	(-30, 80)	336
an odd mole	20	Warrior	Burynai	(15, -58)	600
an undead jester	14	Warrior	Iksar Skeleton	(182, 60)	336
Bargynn	20	Shaman	Burynai	(-115, 264)	600
a burynai excavator	12-16	Warrior, Shaman, Shadow Knight, Necromancer	Burynai	Various	336
Burynai Forager	18 - 20	Warrior	Burynai	172,146	~ 500
Burynai Forager	18 - 20	Warrior	Burynai	172,146	~ 500
a burynai sapper	16 - 18	Warrior, Shaman, Shadow Knight, Necromancer	Burynai	(57, 157)	459
a burynai burrower	10-12	Warrior, Shaman, Shadow Knight, Necromancer	Burynai	(-1028, -4)	264
Diggory	22	?	Burynai	?	?
fingered skeleton	11	Warrior	Iksar Skeleton	(0, 31)	231
greater scalebone	14-15	Warrior	Iksar Skeleton	Kurns Tower: Tunnels, Basement, 2nd/3rd/4th Floors	375 - 416
greater skeleton	11-13	Warrior	Iksar Skeleton	Kurn's: Everywhere	299
a lesser charbone skeleton	17 - 19	Warrior	Iksar Skeleton	Tunnels, Basement, 3rd/4th Floors	459
lesser icebone skeleton	17 - 18	Warrior	Iksar Skeleton	Tunnels, Basement, 3rd/4th Floors	504
scalebone skeleton	9	Warrior	Iksar Skeleton	(-1721, 1064)	171
thick boned skeleton	15	Warrior	Iksar Skeleton	(81, -49)	375
undead crusader	16	Warrior	Iksar Skeleton	(-40, -121)	416