Keep Him in Pieces

Walkthrough

1. Lost sword service

   Hask replaces a lost sword for free after checking inventory, equipment and bank.

   Hask, the armskeeperNear Edgeville

   Say I have lost my sword

2. Talk to Hask

   Ask Hask beside the Skull Crypt trapdoor to teach you to care for a blade.

   Hask, the armskeeperNear Edgeville

   Say Teach me to care for a blade

3. Show Hask the sword

   Talk to Hask with the sword equipped to finish the surface preparation.

   Hask, the armskeeperNear Edgeville

4. Reclaim your sword

   Ask Hask for your lost sword. If it is banked, withdraw and wield it; he checks all three containers.

   Hask, the armskeeperNear Edgeville

   Say I have lost my sword

5. Claim your waiver

   Ask Hask to true the blade. Your preserved trial credit skips washing and oiling; retrieve a banked sword first.

   Hask, the armskeeperNear Edgeville

   Say True the blade

6. Recover the grave blade

   Ask Hask for the grave blade, or withdraw your existing one from the bank.

   Hask, the armskeeperNear Edgeville

   Say I have lost the grave blade

7. Get clean water

   Fill a bucket with clean water, then use it on the grave-crusted blade.

   Hask, the armskeeperNear Edgeville

   • Water

8. Wash the blade

   Use the bucket of water on the grave-crusted blade. The empty bucket stays in your pack.

   Hask, the armskeeperNear Edgeville

   • Water
   • Grave-crusted blade

9. Learn to oil it

   Ask Hask how to oil the blade. Work hilt to tip, along the flat.

   Hask, the armskeeperNear Edgeville

   Say Show me how to oil it → Hilt to tip, along the flat

10. True the blade

    Bring Hask the washed blade and ask him to true it. Check the bank if you already own the sword.

    Hask, the armskeeperNear Edgeville

    Say True the blade

11. Wield it and show Hask

    Wield your ceremonial longsword and talk to Hask. The crypt is a separate chapter.

    Hask, the armskeeperNear Edgeville

    • Ceremonial longsword

12. Train Slayer to 45

    Train Slayer to 45 before descending. The sword and its recovery are already yours.

    Hask, the armskeeperNear Edgeville

13. Tell Vexis you are ready

    Tell the private Vexis you are ready. Carriers move through the neck south of the flooded gallery.

    Vexis the SkullkeeperSkull Crypt

    Say Ready

14. Go down to Vexis

    Climb down the crypt trapdoor and choose the throne hold. Bring armour, a weapon and food.

    Crypt entranceNear Edgeville

    Say Go down to Vexis at the throne

15. Restart the hold

    Return through the trapdoor, choose the throne hold and tell Vexis you are ready. An interrupted hold restarts from wave one.

    Crypt entranceNear Edgeville

    Say Go down to Vexis at the throne → Ready

16. Hold the neck

    Cut down carriers before the throne. Bearers matter most. Kill guards too; the king forms after the hold.

    Skull Crypt

17. Go back down

    Return to Vexis through the trapdoor. Your saved delivery mask reforms the same king.

    Crypt entranceNear Edgeville

    Say Go down to Vexis at the throne

18. Break the king

    Defeat King Ossery at the throne. With no legs he stays put; with legs he chases. Vexis seals the bones afterwards.

    Skull Crypt