The Ogre Zombie and Death in The Shin-Vice are one of the Time Trials' combats, and killing them here gives the Sigil to open that Trial room. In the Trial, they have DAMASCUS weapons that drop at a decent rate
- Third Iron Maiden is detailed below, after the Second
Available only in a second playthrough - New Game Plus
Endgame DAMASCUS superweapons are found here, and a full set of HAGANE Hoplite armor, if one counts the four rooms of the Third Iron Maiden.
The Second Iron Maiden itself is composed, roughly speaking, of two parts. The first is a connected avenue of rooms which each appear to have four exits, but for all practical purposes only have two, and for the purposes of completing the game have only one: the south door. Keep going South, from The Eunic's Lot to The Spider.
And then there are a series of small "island" rooms, which in terms of normal space, are separated from all other rooms. Go through an exit of an island room, and you will teleport to another island; try to go back through the same door, and you will end up somewhere else. Snowfly Forest is similar in this respect, but it at least can be mapped in its entirety as a contiguous whole-each one of the Second Iron Maiden rooms has to be mapped separately, with every one of the four exits labelled.
GameFaqs hosts a beautiful map of this dungeon crafted by thico_ . But read the map carefully-aesthetic design considerations prompted its creator to put some of the rooms close to others, even though they do not directly connect. Also, in case of confusion, read "right" on the map as being "east", rather than being to Ashley's right as he enters the room (which, admittedly, is apparent when the rest of the "up" and "down" directions are considered).
Critical path[]
Required to complete the game
The Eunics' Lot[]
Go South
Ordeal By Fire[]
Go South
The Oven at Neisse[]
Go South
Pressing[]
Go South
The Mind Burns[]
Go South
The Rack[]
Go South
The Saw[]
Go South
The Cold's Bridle[]
Go South
The Cold's Bridle is a spelling mistake by the game developers; it was supposed to be "Scold's Bridle", a torture device from the age of witch hunting that has a Wikipedia entry. It is not the only such spelling error: "Slaugher" is the in-game spelling for Slaughter of the Innocent, and "Sinner's Sustenence" instead of "Sinner's Sustenance". There are also two rooms identically named "Escapeway", necessitating creative naming on this wiki; the Balance Mod addressed such errors when recreating the game. J Tilton's guide specifically pointed out Slaugher and Cold's Bridle as misspellings, and is unlikely to be the cause of Sustenence either, as he derived data directly from the game files. Cold's Bridle at least is a plausible name, so it is retained, whereas it would be actually ironic to recreate spelling mistakes such as the other two in the name of accuracy.
The Shin-Vice[]
Go South
- The reward here, the first time through, is the Azalea Sigil from the Ogre Zombie. It drops nothing else, and the Death drops nothing. The Death's Head casts Thunderbolt, Fire Storm, Gravity and Acid Flow; its Body, Recharge 50 MP. The Azalea Sigil opens up a similar combat with the same two types of enemies in the Time Trials (North door of Wiping Blood From Blades)
The Spider[]
The last room in the avenue. Again, go south, to the first of the "islands", or if desired, first visit Lead Sprinkler room to the East and/or Squassation room to the West.
Lead Sprinkler[]
Lich, Shrieker. Paralysis panel. Chest with three Mana Potions and HAGANE Hoplite Helm
Squassation[]
Lich, Shrieker x 2. Traps: Poison Panel, Terra Thrust.Chest
| HAGANE Hoplite Shield, three Cure Potions |
The Strappado[]
Game completion only: Go east to Tablillas
Map completion; slower : First go South to Tongue Slicer
Tablillas[]
Go East
Tormentum Insomniae[]
Go North to Third Iron Maiden, which is composed of only three rooms and an exit to The Keep, and finishes off the set of HAGANE Hoplite Armor begun in the two side rooms
Map Completion[]
To complete the map in the shortest time, at the same time as completing the game, insert the rooms in the following section between The Strappado and Tablillas
Tongue Slicer[]
Go South
Brank[]
Go South
Thumbscrews[]
Go South
Pendulum[]
Go South
Dragging[]
Go West
Ordeal By Water[]
Go North
Strangulation[]
Go North to Tablillas
Third Dungeon of the Iron Maiden[]
Available only in a second playthrough - New Game Plus. An adjunct to the Second Iron Maiden, it can only be discovered by travelling through that area.
The Iron Maiden[]
Asura
Judgement[]
Exit North to The Iron Maiden, West to Dunking the Witch, East to Saint Elmo's Belt, and South to The Keep
Saint Elmo's Belt[]
Chest| HAGANE Hoplite Leggings, HAGANE Hoplite Glove, Elixir of Kings,
Elixir of Queens |
Dunking the Witch[]
Chest with HAGANE Hoplite Armor, HAGANE Hoplite Glove, Elixir of Kings, Elixir of Queens
Lich Lord. Head: Radial Surge Lv 3, Spirit Surge, Recharge 50 MP
| SILVER Tilt Glove 8/255 | SILVER Tilt Glove 8/255 | LEATHER Wizard Hat 8/255 | SILVER Brigandine 8/255 | SILVER Missaglia 8/255 |
Faufnir's Tear 13/255, SILVER Shamanic Staff 13/255 + Runkasyle Elixir of Sages 8/255