Diablo 2 Walkthrough -> Act 3
Quest 1 - Jade Figurine
You won't receive the quest at the beginning of this act; you'll need to head to Spider Forest and start thrashing around. While wandering Spider Forest, you can stumble upon the Jade Figurine by killing a certain NPC.
It's impossible to predict which NPC you'll get it from: we've had different NPCs, both in town and deep in Spider Cavern:
Once you have it, go talk to Kain - Meshif - Kain - Alcor. The latter will tell you to come back if he's finished with the potion by then. Click on him again, and he'll give you a potion that adds +20 health.
Quest 2 - Blade of the Old Religion
After kicking around in the Spider Forest, head back and talk to the guys in town: Kain will give you quest number three, and Ormus will probably give you quest number two. If he doesn't, visit him again after you've been to the Flayer Jungle.
For this quest, you'll need the Gidbeam blade, which is located in the Flayer village, which surrounds the entrance to the Flayer Dungeon:
There will be a small pile of trees called Gidbeam – activate it and a fire will start, a Flayed NPC will appear. Kill him and receive the blade. Take it to Ormus.
Quest 3 - Khalim's Will
After returning from the Spider Forest, talk to Kain; he will give you the main quest of this act - Khalim's Will. This quest consists of four parts, in which you will have to again search for components to put them together in the Horadric Cube. This will complete the fifth quest and approach the sixth.
Khalim's Eye is located in the Spider Cave, lost in the Spider Forest. Descend into the cave and kill all the spiders guarding it. The eye is in a chest.
Khalim's Brain is located in the Flayed Dungeon, lost in the Flayed Jungle. You can get there through the Black Marsh at the other end of the Spider Forest. There's a fire burning near the dungeon from the second quest, so don't miss it if you haven't been there yet.
Khalim 's Heart is in the sewers beneath the Kurast Bazaar. The bazaar itself is located near Lower Kurast, beyond the Tattered Jungle. The sewers have two entrances in the bazaar, but one exit. You can exit inside the sewer leading to Upper Kurast if you wish.
Khalim 's Flail is obtained by killing the main Council member. Killing all the other members completes the fifth quest. The Council is located in Travincal, which you can reach via the Kurast Causeway, built in Upper Kurast.
You can access Upper Kurast through the bazaar. Travincal is a dead zone. This will be your most difficult quest yet.
Quest 4 - Lam Esen's Tome
On your way through the bazaar, Upper Kurast, and the dam, you can come across several temples and similar small dungeons. If you talk to Alcor at the bazaar, he will tell you about Lam Esen's Tome. It is located in one of six mini-dungeons. If you find it and bring it to him, he will reward you with five bonus points.
Quest 5 - Blackened Temple
Here, you only need to kill the members of Travincal's council. You don't even have to talk to anyone. If you kill everyone, you will receive Halim's Flail for quest three. Talk to Kain; he will complete this quest for you.
Quest 6 - The Guardian
After obtaining Khalim's Flail, go to Travincal and destroy the Compelling Orb:
This will open the entrance to the Durance of Hate. The main villain, Mephisto, is holed up on the third level of the Dungeon, and you'll have to finish him off.
There's a waypoint on the second level. Activate it, as you'll likely die on the third level. There are council members, ghouls (like the ones you already encountered in the Arcane Sanctuary), and a whole bunch of other guys there.
Strategically, it's best to kill all the weaker guys before taking on Mephisto – he's already strong. Kill him and return to town.
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