Neutral Quest

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The Neutral Quest is one of the new alignment-based quests in SLASH'EM. Unlike normal quests, the alignment quests do not have quest leaders, nor do you actually have to be the alignment in question in order to attempt the Quest. They are also only one level each. You have to complete at least two of the three alignment quests in order to get the keys to the indestructable doors in Vlad's Tower.

Map

|----
               |--------|                  |-----..{|
               |........|------------------|........|
               |........+^.^.^......................|
               |e.......|---------|..|-----|........|
               |........|         |..|     -------|.|             ---
               ----------        -|..|            |.|         ----|.|
                                 |..-|     |--- ---.|---------|.....---
                     |---|   |---|..|     -|..|-|.....................|
                   -|-...----|......|-    |.......------------........|
                   |............--|..|-| -|....---|          |........|
                   |.....-------| -|...|--.....|-            --|...----
                   |-----|         -|.......<...|              ----|
                                    |-----|....|-
                                          ------

The portal back to the Dungeons of Doom is at the stair mark, and there is a fountain at the { mark. The three marked traps are all spiked pits; there are also four other random traps. The e mark contains the Beholder, as well as a chest and four piles of gold; killing the Beholder will reveal the Eye of the Beholder and the Key of Neutrality. There are also 37 gas spores scattered throughout the level, as well as four other random e's and/or F's.

Lighting a gas spore here can have uncommon effects, indeed, their numbers are so high that you could hit one way and find an explosion on your back.

The Beholder

This monster is notable in that it can use a gaze of death, which is an instadeath. Fortunately, like all gaze attacks, it can be reflected with a mirror. However, it lacks both stoning resistance and see invisible, therefore doing so will turn it into a statue if you are visible. You will then have to finish it with a pick-axe, losing the possibility of getting the Eye of the Beholder. You will still get the Key of Neutrality, however.