Necropolis of Anser
Names: Necropolis of AnsernecropolistombtemplecatacombAnser's tombthe crypt
First appears in Book 4: The Gate of the Feral Gods, chapter 1 (1)
Appearances
What you know
Book 4: The Gate of the Feral Gods
- Ch 1Bubble 543 is a bowl atop the Necropolis of Anser, a very high tower, with ground and sea far below.
- Ch 6Under the town hall, Carl finds the map of the Necropolis of Anser, a vast catacomb maze, which installs into his party's maps.
- Ch 8Carl's new altitude gauge shows the Necropolis of Anser rises nearly nine kilometres above the water quadrant.
- Ch 25The Necropolis of Anser is the final castle; to take it the crew must drain its water by shutting off the submarine's pump.
Connections
- containsHump Town
- related toHump Town Town Hallthe town hall basement borders the catacombs
- containsThe Gate of the Feral Gods
- related toSandcastle of the Mad Dune Magebuilt against its wall, guarding the entrance
- related toAkulalodged in its base, pumping water in
- part ofSubterranean Quadrant
Key moments
- Book 4 · Ch 10Necropolis begins flooding
Morris reports the tomb's exits sealed after the Water Quadrant fell and the necropolis is filling with water beneath his party.
- Book 4 · Ch 12The Wasteland is crippled
Carl's missiles detonate on the Wasteland as the party leaps from the balloon, survives the fall by potion, and crashes through the necropolis roof.
- Book 4 · Ch 14Donut drops Chris through the floor
As Carl prepares to kill the petrified Chris, Donut casts Hole and Chris falls into a sealed chamber in the subterranean quadrant below.
- Book 4 · Ch 29Connecting the lightning trap
While Carl's team fights feral pazuzu, Morris reconnects the electrical panel as Low Thi decoys Quetzalcoatlus; both die, and lightning strikes the towers.
- Book 4 · Ch 29Subterranean Quadrant liberated
The lightning trap electrifies the temple and kills Quetzalcoatlus, the tomb's guardian, liberating the last quadrant; all its crawlers are dead.