The Royal Crypts

The Royal Crypts lay beneath level four of the Cathedral. It's a single levelled dungeon strewn with pots of ashes and sarcophagi. It's a fairly small level and always has the same layout. This is the last area before you encounter your first real boss, The Skeleton King.

The Royal Crypts map

Access to Levels

• Cathedral Level 4
• Crypt of the Skeleton King

Quests in The Royal Crypts

• Reign of the Black King

Events and Bounties in The Royal Crypts

• Kill Captain Clegg
• Kill Rad'noj

Common Monsters found in The Royal Crypts

• Skeletal Archer
• Skeletal Shieldbearer
• Skeleton
• Tomb Guardian
• Unburied (only appears as Rare)

Monsters only spawning as minions of a rare monster

• Risen

Special Monsters found in The Royal Crypts

The following Superunique monsters can but might not always appear in The Royal Crypts:

• Captain Clegg, Risen Dead - Target of the bounty Kill Captain Clegg
• Rad'noj - Target of the bounty Kill Rad'noj

Notable NPCs

• Lachdanan's ghost

Checkpoints

Checkpoints are respawn points. Players who die appear back at the last checkpoint they reached. Players can also leave the game and resume at the last checkpoint at a later date. In effect they are a 'save game' feature. The following Checkpoints appear in The Royal Crypts

Quest: Reign of the Black King

• Inside the entrance of The Royal Crypts.
• Just before entering the Ornate Door to the Crypt of the Skeleton King.

Waypoint

Waypoints are special plates on the ground that form a network of jump points allowing players to instantly teleport between them. The nearest waypoint for The Royal Crypts appears a short distance from the stairway down into it.

Lore Entries Found in The Royal Crypts

• Leoric's Journal - (Parts 1 - 5 required for A Quick Study achievement)

Associated Achievements

The Royal Crypts is in some way involved in the following achievement(s).

Name	Points	Description	Banner

<achievement type="single">Destroyer of Destiny</achievement><achievement type="single">Thorough Investigation</achievement>

Gallery

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  Lachdanan & Leoric

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  Ghost of Leoric refuses your offer of warmth

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  The four pillars spawn an army

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  Two side areas perfect for ranged attackers to pew pew from

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  Skeletons fall out of sarcophagi