Lion King's Castle
| Where | Above El Nath, through a door on the top ledge of Wolf Territory II |
|---|---|
| Monster levels | 115 to 127 |
| Best for | Parties |
| Maps | 23 |
| Shop | Glibber at the Desolate Moor |
| Tougher guards | On the roofs of the first three towers |
Lion King's Castle is the snowbound fortress on the peaks above El Nath, the castle you can see in El Nath's cliffs. Its walls and towers are guarded by monsters of level 115 to 127 with very large HP, so it is built for parties, and it pays them well in EXP.
Getting there
- Go to Wolf Territory II, one of El Nath's maps (monsters level 55 to 75: Hector, Werewolf and White Fang).
- Climb to its top ledge and take the door there. It leads to the Desolate Moor.
- From the Desolate Moor, the east door takes you to the Castle Entrance, and from there into the castle.
No level and no quest are needed to enter.
- Mystic Door cannot be used inside the castle.
- On the Castle Entrance map you cannot use movement skills or jump down through platforms.
- If you read a Return Scroll - Nearest Town or die inside the castle, you go back to the Desolate Moor (from the Desolate Moor itself, to El Nath).
The route
The castle is a chain of five towers joined by walls. Every map also leads back the way you came.
| Map | Monsters | Leads to |
|---|---|---|
| Desolate Moor | none (Krag and Glibber stand here) | Wolf Territory II, Castle Entrance |
| Castle Entrance | none | Under the Castle Walls 1 |
| Under the Castle Walls 1 | Crocky the Gatekeeper | First Tower |
| First Tower | none (Jenn the Locksmith) | Under the Castle Walls 2, Roof of the First Tower |
| Roof of the First Tower | Red Crocky | – |
| Under the Castle Walls 2 | Reindeer | Second Tower |
| Second Tower | none (Murt) | Under the Castle Walls 3, Short Castle Walls 1, Roof of the Second Tower |
| Roof of the Second Tower | Prison Guard Boar | – |
| Short Castle Walls 1 | Grey Vulture | Third Tower |
| Under the Castle Walls 3 | Blood Reindeer | Third Tower |
| Third Tower | none | Under the Castle Walls 4, Short Castle Walls 2, Tall Castle Walls 1, Roof of the Third Tower |
| Roof of the Third Tower | Prison Guard Rhino | – |
| Under the Castle Walls 4 | Bearwolf | Fourth Tower |
| Short Castle Walls 2 | Grey Vulture | Fourth Tower |
| Tall Castle Walls 1 | Castle Golem | Fourth Tower |
| Fourth Tower | none (Luden, Chief Knight) | Under the Castle Walls 5, Short Castle Walls 3, Tall Castle Walls 2, Very Tall Castle Walls, Roof of the Fourth Tower |
| Roof of the Fourth Tower | none | – |
| Under the Castle Walls 5 | Bearwolf | Fifth Tower |
| Short Castle Walls 3 | Grey Vulture | Fifth Tower |
| Tall Castle Walls 2 | Castle Golem | Fifth Tower |
| Very Tall Castle Walls | Castle Golem | Fifth Tower |
| Fifth Tower | none (Luden) | Roof of the Fifth Tower |
| Roof of the Fifth Tower | none (Ifia, the Queen) | – |
The roofs of the Fourth and Fifth Towers hold no monsters, and the castle's throne rooms beyond them are closed.
Monsters
| Monster | Level | HP | EXP | Found on | Drops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crocky the Gatekeeper | 115 | 475,000 | 10,782 | Under the Castle Walls 1 | Crocky's Helmet |
| Reindeer | 118 | 505,000 | 11,304 | Under the Castle Walls 2 | Reindeer's Spear |
| Blood Reindeer | 120 | 525,000 | 11,640 | Under the Castle Walls 3 | Reindeer's Spear |
| Bearwolf | 122 | 545,000 | 11,976 | Under the Castle Walls 4 and 5 | Bearwolf's Morning Star |
| Grey Vulture | 125 | 575,000 | 9,209 | Short Castle Walls 1, 2 and 3 | Vulture's Shoulder Accessory |
| Castle Golem | 127 | 600,000 | 9,303 | Tall Castle Walls 1 and 2, Very Tall Castle Walls | Castle Golem Brick |
Each of these monsters also drops a Purification Totem, and each drop (its own item and the totem) comes 80% of the time. The monster items are Etc loot you can sell to shops for 130 to 150 Vesos each; the totem sells for 1 Veso.
The roof guards
| Monster | Level | HP | EXP | Roof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Crocky | 115 | 950,000 | 26,955 | Roof of the First Tower |
| Prison Guard Boar | 117 | 2,500,000 | 12,825 | Roof of the Second Tower |
| Prison Guard Rhino | 117 | 2,500,000 | 12,908 | Roof of the Third Tower |
These are boss monsters. They drop Vesos but no items. Their avoidability is high (97), so bring accuracy.
Fighting tips
- The field monsters hit hard: weapon attack from about 1,500 (Crocky the Gatekeeper) to about 2,350 (Castle Golem), with weapon defense 850 to 1,650 and magic defense 950 to 1,600.
- Their accuracy is 360 to 423 and their avoidability 39 to 45.
- None of them is weak or strong against any element.
- Every castle monster has a Monster Book card.
Tamers
The six field monsters are Tamer species of Rare rarity and can be bound in a wild battle: Crocky the Gatekeeper and Bearwolf are Holy type, Grey Vulture is Lightning, and Reindeer, Blood Reindeer and Castle Golem are Neutral. The roof guards cannot be bound. See Capturing Monsters and Tamer Species.
NPCs
- Glibber (Merchant, Desolate Moor) runs a shop: Orange, White and Blue Potions, Mana Elixir, the Dexterity, Speed, Magic, Warrior and Sniper Potions; food (Watermelon, Ice Cream Pop, Red Bean Sundae, Hot Dog, Hot Dog Supreme, Lemon, Fried Chicken, Pizza, Hamburger, Unagi, Pure Water, Melting Cheese, Reindeer Milk, Sunrise Dew, Sunset Dew); a Return Scroll - Nearest Town (400 Vesos), Subi Throwing-Stars (500 Vesos), Bullets (600 Vesos) and a Dimon Wand (360,000 Vesos).
- Krag keeps watch at the Desolate Moor.
- Jenn (Locksmith) is trapped in the First Tower and wants to escape.
- Murt stands in the Second Tower.
- Luden (Chief Knight) stands in the Fourth Tower, and again in the Fifth.
- Ifia (Queen) waits on the Roof of the Fifth Tower.
None of the castle's NPCs give quests yet.