E1M1: Cragskull (Realm of Parthoris)

E1M1: Cragskull is the first map of Realm of Parthoris. It was designed by TheCupboard and uses the music track "Plasma," by Ilkallio.

Essentials
Take the Ethereal Crossbow and ammo in front of you, kill the gargoyles and golems blocking your path then head west until you reach a platform with an undead warrior ghost on it (tread carefully on the white ice as it is slippery). Go round the platform then head north-west to find a stone door with a chain switch next to it, then pull the switch to open the door and reveal a nitrogolem guarding the blue key. Approaching the key will open closets either side of you containing fire gargoyles and golem ghosts, and three sabreclaws will teleport in behind you.

Leave the chamber and head north-east towards a brown brick building with a wooden door in its west wall. Open the door and head east through the hall, pushing past some nitrogolems to the exit door which is guarded by a disciple of D'Sparil. Open this door with the blue key, kill two fire gargoyles waiting behind it then press the switch to finish the level.

Other points of interest
Look north of the stone door leading to the blue key to find Gauntlets of the Necromancer.

A Dragon Claw, Silver Shield and an Energy Orb can be found on an icy patch west of the brown brick building. Stepping on the ice will release various monsters into the immediate area.

Secrets

 * 1) In the blue key room, approaching the key opens up the monster closets. Enter the south-west one and find the switch in the bottom right corner, opening up the wall behind you containing a disciple, a Tome of Power and a Crystal Vial. (sector 228)
 * 2) Head west from the start and onto the raised platform with the Quiver of Ethereal Arrows. From there, jump towards the trees to the east, then around and up the icy steps where you will find a Shadowsphere. (sector 311)

Current records
The records for the map at the Doomed Speed Demos Archive are:

Miscellaneous demos
This information was last verified in its entirety on August 31, 2021.

Player spawns
This level contains only one spawn point, making it unplayable in deathmatch mode:
 * 1) facing west. (thing 8)

Things
This level contains the following numbers of things per skill level: