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Once you have all six of the low levels keys, you'll need to gain a bit more experience before you can reach the seventh. Your opponents for this section are a bit tougher than the Drudges you faced before - Shadows, the warped minions of Bael'Zharon. The final key resides in the Carved Caves (72.1N 35.6W) in the North of Osteth. One route there will be familiar to those making the run to have Chorizite refined - take the North Direlands portal from near Glenden Wood and run via Plateau.

Quest:	The Sword of Lost Light (Carved Caves)
Participants (Level):	Aradius Stormchaser
Opponents (Level):	Ivory Gromnie (8); Shadow Child (12); Mountain Rat (20); Wild Monouga (22); Shadow (29)
Starts:	Glenden Wood
AC Stratics Rating:	0 - 20: Avoid; 21-30: Party; 30+: Solo

Part Two - The Carved Caves

Upon entering the Carved Cave you will be in a room with four exits.  Take the one to the east and you will come to a room with a few doors in it.  Behind one of those doors are a few Mountain Rats and a couple of chests.  In one of those chests is the first key you will need:  the Carved Key.

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Carved Key Value: 30 p 50 burden units This stout, carved key made of stone is used in the Carved Cave. Uses: 3

After getting the key, return to the entrance room.  From there, take the western exit.  Down the ramp is a couple of small rooms with a locked door.  Use the Carved Key to unlock this door.  Run straight thru and you will come to a room where you must jump across a gap.  You want to jump across to the other side, not down to the bottom.  If you accidentally miss the jump, don't worry as you can easily get back to the entrance room and try again.  While you're down here you can also pick up an Enchanted Fire Arrow from the ground.   After successfully making the jump, go thru the right-hand arch and there will be an Ivory Gromnie guarding a chest.  Dispatch the gromnie, and in the chest is the second key: the Small Carved Key.

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Carved Key Value: 25 p 50 burden units This small, carved key made of stone is used in the Carved Cave. Uses: 3

Upon retrieving the key, turn around and run up the ramp to a small room with a few Wild Monougas and a locked door.  Use the Small Carved Key on the locked door.  Beyond the door is a room with a platform.  Across from the platform is another platform.  You must jump from one to the other.  In the next room is a Surface Portal, your last chance to exit before dealing with the guardians of the Silvery, Mysterious Key: three Shadow Children and their dads, three shadows.  Take the ramp down from this room and you will come to a larger room with three Shadow Children.  Around the corner is another room with three Shadows and the chest containing the Silvery, Mysterious Key.

Carved Key Value: 50 p 50 burden units A silvery, mysterious key blackened by tarnish. Uses: 3

After retrieving the key, there are two portals that lead to the South Dires (88.3S, 64.5W) and one that leads to Qalab'ar.  If you are continuing your quest for the Sword of Lost Light from here, the portal to the South Dires will take you close to the Halls of Lost Light, and there is a life stone very near the portal.