Shortcut key

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Shortcut key
Release	4 September 2006 (Update)
Members	Yes
Quest item	The Darkness of Hallowvale
Properties
Tradeable	No
Equipable	No
Stackable	No
Disassembly	Yes
Destroy	Safalaan gave you this key as a reward for helping out in Meiyerditch, you can get another key from him.
Actions
Backpack	Add to keyring, Destroy
Values
Value	1 coin
High alch	1 coin
Low alch	1 coin
On death	Always kept outside Wild
Weight	0.055 kg
Examine
A key allowing a shortcut into the Sanguinesti region. (Darkness of Hallowvale)
Advanced data
Item ID	9662
Links	MRID • recipe
FAQ • doc

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The shortcut key is obtained near the end of The Darkness of Hallowvale quest. With the shortcut key, the time to reach sector 3 from the start is cut to around a third. There are two shortcut doors which are identified by the symbol of the key on them.

See the Meiyerditch shortcut guide for the route that requires the key.

The shortcut key can be added to the steel key ring.

This item is always kept on death, regardless of what other items the player is holding, unless the player dies in the Wilderness, in which case it is lost.

If the shortcut key is lost, it can be reclaimed from Safalaan. After the quest The Branches of Darkmeyer, since Safalaan has disappeared, Vertida Sefalatis (located in the Meiyerditch hideout) will replace the key instead. After The Lord of Vampyrium, the key can be reclaimed by simply attempting to open one of the shortcut doors in Meiyerditch.

1st shortcut door

2nd shortcut door

Disassembly

Disassembly category	Default disassembly items
Disassembly XP	0.1
Item quantity required	1
Material count	1
Base junk chance	?  98.9% Your actual junk chance depends on your junk chance reduction researched. See the table below for all values, and Junk for more information. Reduction Junk chance None 1 98.9% 1 34 98.0 2 49 96.0 3 64 94.0 4 69 92.0 5 78 90.0 6 83 87.1 7 91 85.1 8 95 82.1 9 105 79.2
Possible materials
Often
Simple parts	99/100
Rarely
Variable components	1/100

Update history

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• patch 3 May 2016 (Update):
  • It is now possible to reclaim the Myreque shortcut key by attempting to reopen one of the locked doors after the events of the quest Lord of Vampyrium.

• patch 2 April 2012 (Update):
  • It is now possible to reclaim the shortcut key used in the Myreque quests from Vertida when Safalaan is unavailable post-Branches of Darkmeyer.

• update 4 September 2006 (Update):
  • Added to game.