Hollowgrave Tunnels

From Fangroot Forest you descend into tunnels linking the two sections of the forest and several caves below. At the first closed gate, look for a stone switch on the right. Click it to open the gate, but expect several zombies to approach from beyond it. Withdraw towards the entrance and fight one or two at a time. Rest once the nearby enemies are down; if resting is still blocked, move further away at your next opportunity.

Near the silver lock, another wall switch opens a gate into a room of worms. Take the ordinary pickaxe from its stone shelf. Leave it in the shared inventory and click an ordinary rockfall to clear it; no hero needs to hold the tool. Break webs and breakable stone protrusions with melee attacks. Tough rubble requiring a reinforced pickaxe is a separate obstacle.

At a pit with a pressure plate on the far side, take a rock or another expendable item from your inventory. Drag it into the centre of the game view and release it to throw it onto the plate. A successful landing extends a grate across the hole. Use the same method in the later room with several pits. If a hole stays open, check where the object landed.

Top up your health before using the next switch in the webbed section. It opens the route and brings out Arachneira, so have healing ready for poison damage. After the fight, check the eastern gate and clear the rubble beyond. The northern branch leads to Rat Nest; the southern branch takes you towards the orcs and the village. Returning from Rat Nest into the eastern forest instead puts you nearer the starting area.

The name Spider Cave is also used for the spider encounter, while the separate Spider Cave map shows a cave with an exit into Fangroot Forest. We have not confirmed that they are the same place. Use the current area name and its map when choosing your route.

The Warehouse Key opens the chest containing a Sword and eight coins. A different chest needs the Mine Key, found in the north of the tunnels, and contains a Scimitar and Ham. A western chest holds the Novice's Baton and two types of mana potion. The hidden button near (27,13) on the attached map opens the secret wall to its east.

To continue into the forest, find the Silver Key in the unlocked chest beside the Orc Chieftain in Fangroot Forest. The Chieftain Key belongs to a different, locked camp chest. Bring the Silver Key back to the lower gate with the large keyhole and climb out beyond it. We have not confirmed the exact connection between this gate and the north-western tunnel doors.

Two exits and several pits lead down from the tunnels into Abandoned Caves, with further drops into the small Abandoned Cave. A separate eastern exit connects to Rat Nest. These side areas have their own pages, keeping the village route separate from exploration of the lower levels.