Hub 4: Effluvium



''The muck and sewage prophesy what will become of Hexen unless Korax is stopped. Yet even here, it is possible to find a key to moving on.''

The Effluvium is one of the maps on the mini-hub, the Gibbet.

This area is a sewer area that you will visit at least twice. Stalkers roam about in the muck.

First visit
You’ll begin in a sewer corridor. In the distance, a Stalker boss will shoot slime, so be ready to dodge. There are alcoves on either side with Ettins, along with Mana of both types. At the end of the corridor are stairs leading down to a slimy room with Stalkers in the muck. You’ll need to press the skullface switch in the third alcove on the right (northeast), which raises the slime level so you can continue forward (it also opens the exit behind you). There are plenty of Crystal Vials here to replenish your health. Down the next corridor, you’ll pass an iron door which won’t open for now. Jump up the righthand ledge at the end, and you’ll enter a room full of hanging tortured corpses. Outside, Centaurs, Slaughtaurs and Ettins will see you through the barred windows and become agitated. In the first window on the left, you’ll see the Dungeon Key, which is what you came for. The eastern wall with the metal knocker will open to a stairway to the outside surface. Be prepared for a big fight! Once you’ve cleared the area, you can pick up the Dungeon Key from the northern window alcove. Your objective complete, you can make your way back to the sewer corridor. The portal back to Gibbet is in the southeast alcove.