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What's the longer and better way?
1 of 12: To start on the better solution, head over to the Gnisis Eggmine east of town and investigate the circumstances of Mr. Vabdas' death.
2 of 12: His ghost is in the Underground Stream area. You can get there via a direct underwater entrance that's east of town (location 23 on the Gnisis map), or through the mine itself.
3 of 12: If you want to enter through the mine, then get up to the mine entrance by entering Fort Darius, climbing to the top floor, exiting through the trap door in the ceiling, and then moving north a bit.
4 of 12: The mine door is locked, but all you have to do is talk to the nearby Legionnaire about "Eggmine" to get the key.
5 of 12: After entering the mine, you'll need to make your way to the Lower Mine area, which has some doors leading to the Underground Stream.
6 of 12: Note that Lugrub gro-Ogdum is in the Lower Mine, and he'll attack you if you hang around him for very long. (It's okay if you kill him now, though, instead of waiting until later.)
7 of 12: If you enter through the Underground Stream's underwater entrance, you'll need to make your way along a water-filled tunnel to a room with several crisscrossed beams. It's very hard to climb up one of those, so you'll probably want to use a Levitate spell instead.
8 of 12: One way or another, you should be able to find the ghost of Mansilamat Vabdas.
9 of 12: Talk to him about his murder to learn whodunnit and where the proof of it is.
10 of 12: Dive into the pool of water near the ghost to find the body and the axe you need at the bottom. Take the axe and find a door to the Lower Mine area.
11 of 12: Kill Lugrub gro-Ogdum if you haven't already, then return to Darius at the tradehouse.
12 of 12: Talk to him about the land deed again, then tell him that Mr. Vabdas was murdered. Give him the axe you found as proof of it.
