Dark Cathedral

Dark Cathedral is one of the locations in the game TERA. It an open world Non-instanced dungeon in.

This is part of the Scions of Lok story arc, and the last part of the story quest Apparition of the False Lok.

These ruins, dating back to the giants’ empire, are better preserved than most, at least underground. They’re confusing to scholars, though, who wonder why such a grand structure exists in the giants’ capital city, yet is not built to giant scale. One theory states that the Dark Cathedral was where the giants kept their amani slave soldiers, which would explain why it suffered less damage on the Day of Flame.

Today it’s a redoubt for ’s followers, a safe haven they can fall back to if their other strongholds get destroyed. An undead legion guards the front gates and upper halls. Lokians pack the inner chambers and lower levels, and the cult has several heavily armored fimbrilisks in reserve to repel assaults.

Federation scouts have searched the cathedral for the leaders of the cult, but so far those searches have been fruitless. Is there a secret hideout inside the fortress?

Cathedral Passageway
First level is called Cathedral Passageway.

Dark Cathedral
This is the name of the area of the majority of this level. After the stair down there is corridor patrolled by Ossugon Legates and their skeletal minions.

Corridor has few side chambers and a waterpool on the other side. At the end of the corridor there are few Federation Justicars fighting the undead, protecting the Federation camp Vindicator Redoubt. This camp has Teleport Master who can teleport you to camp outside or to the lower level The Portal with entrance to Cultists' Refuge dungeon.

Transepts
To continue into inner areas of the Cathedral we have to cross a bridge over the moat into area called Transepts. Transepts is sideways corridor that leads to Altar of the Blood Pearl and to the Vault of Tomes.

Vault of Tomes
Area on east end of the Transepts. Lokian worshippers books have texts: "May Lok's blessing surround the Devan Dark Empire"

- Resurrection Scripture

"Lok shall open the gate to the power of the gods. The other gods shall look upon him in awe, and the world shall be saved."

- Advent Scripture

Part of lore that tells how Lok took Gods' powers and locked them into unknown place. "Lok arrived at the forest, chased by Shakan the wicked. Shakan's nails tore Lok's flesh and spirit. His body fell to the ground of the forest and his blood formed the river. That's the story I heard, anyway."

- Ordeal Scripture

This describes the death of Lok in the hands of Shakan the Beastlord. This event happened in Blightwood.

Corridor turns back and has several small side rooms that seem to be Lokians' libraries.

Altar of the Blood Pearl
Area in west end of the Transepts. There is secret route to the water moat in middle of the first level. You'll find secret agent Jacobi hiding there. There is even more secret route in the back of the altar to down to the lower level.


 * Vindicator Redoubt - Federation camp

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Lower level is called Dark Cathedral.

Areas:

Grand Chapel
Majority of the area. Enemies are Lokian fanatics and worshippers with few Shurians.

Stadium of Devotion
First round room holds Nurkrasid, the First Sacrifice. There are total three similar rooms with fimbrilisk sacrifices and Atel Akaad priests. Interestingly, every Atel Akaad priest has unique title. First is called Dark Restorer.

The Portal
Are in the middle of lower level has few federation people who can teleport you to the Cultists' Refuge.

Stadium of Sacrifice
Second round room past The Portal area. Has the Third Sacrifice Masakrad. This room has exit from the Cathedral out to the Aurum Road.

Chapterhouse
along the corridor past the Stadium of Sacrifice, a small empty chamber that has the Dimensional Hold.

Stadium of Rebirth
Last round room, well it's actually the second and has Valursus, the Second Sacrifice

Past the stadium, there is one more chapel and stairs to the upper level to semi-hidden area behind the Altar of the Blood Pearl (stairs not marked on map).