Mistbury Catacombs

Mistbury Catacombs

Type	Dungeon
Region	Springlands
Sub-region	-

The Mistbury Catacombs are the burial vaults of Queen Pikemead, in the north of the Springlands. She ruled from Pikemead's Reach and was the mother of Jezmina, Gormander and the boss Vorgoth. Much of the crypt now lies in the Shroud, and the Fell walk its halls. A riddle carved by the entrance hints at the hidden rooms inside. Her final sarcophagus holds her shield, Pikemead's Bulwark.

Where to Find Mistbury Catacombs - Map Location

The catacombs lie in the north of the Springlands, close to the border with Revelwood. Lone Thistle is to the north-west. The Hill of Scavengers lies to the south-west and Moth's Grove further south-west.

Mistbury Catacombs map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Enemies

The Fell guard the crypt. Much of the route runs through the Shroud, so the timer matters here. Spike traps also guard one of the silver chests.

Enemy	Image	Kind
Fell		Faction

Unique Loot

Pikemead's Bulwark is a legendary shield that grants Shroud Resistance. Its description says that, even in death, the queen unites those who seek protection behind her shield. Her statues always show her holding it. It lies inside the final sarcophagus.

Item	Image	Type	Where
Pikemead's Bulwark		Shield	-
Pikemead's Bulwark		Shield	Inside the final sarcophagus in Mistbury Catacombs.

Chests

Down in the Shroud, a silver chest waits beyond a spike trap. A second silver chest stands on a wooden platform in the Shroud area to the north. Reach it with the Grappling Hook. A wooden chest sits in a small crevice that takes a jump to reach. On the upper level, another wooden chest hides in a dark corner on the southern side, across a grapple gap. The last one is on the top level, behind a barricaded door.

Chest	Image	Where
Silver Chest		Mistbury Catacombs - down in the shroud, beyond a spike trap.
Silver Chest		Mistbury Catacombs - in the shroud area to the north, on a wooden platform you need to grapple to.
Wooden Chest		Mistbury Catacombs - in the shroud area. In a small crevice that you need to jump across to.
Wooden Chest		Mistbury Catacombs - upper level. On the southern side (you need to grapple across). In a dark corner of the room.
Wooden Chest		Mistbury Catacombs - Top Level, behind a barricaded door.

Hidden Chests

Queen Pikemead's sarcophagus lies behind a sealed gate that opens only when four switches are lit. Two silver chests also hide in the Shroud below the causeway.

Queen Pikemead's sarcophagus

Go left from the entrance and down the stairs to the gate at the south end of the causeway.
Open the gate with a Lockpick.
Turn left and climb to the top of the chamber.
Grapple across the gap from the swing point.
Defeat the enemies on the far side and press the first switch.
Go back to the causeway and double jump onto the wooden platform on its left.
Go through the broken wall and climb the stairs to the ledge above the causeway.
Shoot the switch on the far wall, just below the torch.
Return to the causeway by the antechamber stairs and drop from the ledge on the right.
Glide down to the floor and follow the back wall north.
Shoot the switch on the right wall in the north-east corner.
Head west until a large hole opens in the wall on the right.
Use the grapple pull points to reach the raised platform.
Shoot the explosive barrel beside the mycelium to open a hidden passage.
Climb the stairs and press the last switch.
Go back to the causeway and head west through the open gate.
Cross the short causeway over the lava.
Open the sarcophagus to take Pikemead's Bulwark.

Silver chest beyond the spike traps

Drop down into the Shroud area below the causeway.
Head west from the drop.
Follow the corridor with the spike traps on the right to its end.
Open the silver chest there.

Silver chest on the wooden platform

Go into the Shroud area to the north.
Find the wooden platform above the floor.
Use the Grappling Hook to reach the platform and its silver chest.

Lore Pages

"One To Glory, One To Ice, One To Rule, And One To Life" is carved on the wall to the left of the entrance. The verse gives directions to four hidden places. The first lies far to the left, for the eldest and most regal. The second lies to the right, for the youngest, a child of the lyre. Two more hide along the spine of the main room, one above and one below. The tablet ends with a prayer that Queen Pikemead may rest forever.

Lore Page	Where
One To Glory, One To Ice, One To Rule, And One To Life	Stone tablet on the wall just inside the entrance to Mistbury Catacombs - carved on the wall on the left as you enter.

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