Durdel Anatha is the entrance cavern of Lower Dorn's Deep, and the starting area of chapter 6a of Icewind Dale.
Description[]
Centuries before the events of the Icewind Dale game, this cavern was part of the dwarven stronghold of Dorn's Deep. More recently, deep gnomes settled here.
Now, it is under control of monsters from Poquelin's army, who enslaved the gnomes.
Most of the houses have been boarded up.
Plot[]
When the party first enters this cavern, chapter 6a of the game starts.
Maps[]
Durdel Anatha consists of 1 large map (the main cavern), and 2 small accessible buildings located inside the cavern:
| Map | Enemies | Quest content |
|---|---|---|
| main cavern |
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| Gemcutter's house | - |
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Watchtower
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Main cavern map[]
Enemies[]
The main cavern map initially has 39 hostile creatures, regardless of the difficulty setting:
| Creature type | Count | Loot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salamander (lvl 8) | 21 | ? | |
| Tarnished Sentry (golem, lvl 9) | 9 | ? | |
| Thief (human, lvl 8) | 8 | ? | |
| NPC: Voice of Durdel Anatha (lvl 20) [EE only] | 1 | ? | |
In addition,
- the archers inside the Watchtower (see that article for details) shoot[1] arrows at you through the tower's arrowslits when you approach it.
- Seth can be turned hostile.
The thieves are initially invisible, and try to seek out and backstab the party.
8 more thieves and 4 more salamanders can spawn every 8 hours if the previous ones were killed.
Traps[]
None.
Lootable containers[]
None.
Gallery[]
Footnotes[]
- ↑ Technically, these arrows are implemented as a scripted trap-like effect, so the archers' THAC0 etc. is not actually involved.