Guide to Overlord 2 - The Elven Sanctuary and Finding the Red Hive

 Stuff to look out for in this section: Spell Stone, Minion Stone, Brown minion gate, gnome side mission

Walk into the cave. You will notice that Borius (Nordberg’s town mayor) has taken the Spell Stone. This is an item you need in order to build your Tower. Not too far away is a “possession stone” which is inactive at this point. This will allow you to take possession of one of your minions so you can walk around into smaller areas that you normally cannot reach and a brown minion portal. Before you can take the stone, you need to take out some gnomes. You will now have a new side mission to kill off 1000 gnomes. However, will not be able to complete this during this part of the game.

Nearby is the Spell Stone, but you will need a portal so you can take it into the Netherworld. Look out for a wooden bridge. Have your minions carry the Spell Stone and follow you. You are officially in the outskirts of Nordberg and you will soon see the portal where you transport your spell stone. Put it in. A new quest is now triggered that will ask you to subdue and kill some local peasants. First, subdue 3 peasants. With your Xbox 360 controller, target them with LT. Make sure you are close to them and use the X button. Press it until the peasant falls to their knees. If they run, you can target the peasant and have your minions hold them by directing them to your target. After you get 3 subdued, you need to kill 3 of them. This is the part in Overlord 2 that lets you know you have two paths you can take, chaos or tyranny.

Now, backtrack across the bridge again and continue to go north. You will find an area that has a special minion stone and some gnome dwellings. Kill off any gnomes and grab the item (which will increase your minion number to twenty). Carry it back to the portal. Then put your minions back into their own portal (LT the portal, then RT the minions in). Then go through the netherworld portal to leave this area.

This is your next mission. (All new missions and tasks can be found in the Throne interface while you are in the Netherworld). The Nordbergian is a power seeking peasant who wants you to make him mayor of Nordberg. Accept the mission since you need to go to Nordberg because the empire is seeking to control it. As you may have observed in the end of the last mission, the pathway to Nordberg is blocked by fire barriers. So to be successful, you will first need to go to the Elven Sanctuary and find the red minions who will be able to help.

When you arrive in Nordberg, get a bunch of brown minions from their portal near the netherworld gate. Avoid the fire barriers and travel north across the bridge. You will then encounter an elf. After this, use your map as a guide and head towards the area marked as a yellow triangle. It is not too far away. The sanctuary is located in a cave which has a minion gate next to it (just in case you didn’t pick up any before).

 Stuff to look out for in this section: Possession stone, Dryad

When you arrive at this point in the Overlord 2 walkthrough, you will see a brown minion portal and a possession stone (Netherworld shard). Examine it by targeting your minions towards it. A bunch of them will go inside the shard, one will be singled out for possession and the rest will dance around it. Next, press your X button on your Xbox 360 controller to use your magic to activate it. You are now in minion form!

While in this form, look for the exclamation point on the map. Not too far away from you is a Dryad that you cannot reach directly because she is protected by a magic barrier. Look at the area close by it and you will see a narrow pathway that you are now able to walk through. Go into this area and you will be able to sneak up on the Dryad and attack her with your minions. She will not die right away but will become weakened. When you notice this, you will now be able to target the plants that she is using to help her create a magical barrier. Take these out and her magic is destroyed. You can now kill her. The pathway will open up and you will be able to go into a new area.

Transform yourself back into the Overlord by pressing and holding the X button on your Xbox 360 controller for a couple seconds. You will be back at the possession stone. Call your minions back and go through the pathway that was previously blocked by the Dryad.

Continue this Overlord 2 walkthrough on page 2.