Talk:Ur-Dragon/@comment-26397311-20151213065933/@comment-25604735-20151214130353

That cutscene you saw is important. The character that is introduced is Barroch who silver & gold rarefies dragon forged equipment. He will be on the balcony overlooking the Duskmoon Tower Courtyard until you use the Void Key and advance the story. Then, he will move to other locations.

IMHO, if you are low level, there is only one important reason to fight the Condemned Gorecyclops. There is a good possibility he will drop a cursed level 2 weapon. In fact, should you decide to fight him, make a save file beforehand. If you do not get the level 2 wpn, revert to the save and try again. You can make a save file mid-fight by going all the way to the top. The Gorecyclops will go dormant after a while and the fight music will stop. You can then make a save. If you make this save when the Condemned Gorecyclops has only a little health left, you can use it to revert to easily get the drop you want.

If you do not want the drop, do not fight the Gorecyclops. Just bypass it and run up to the top to get the void key killing the Gargoyle and the Skeleton Sorcerers. Make sure you have something that cures petrification in case the Gargoyle zaps you with this debilitation--fatal if not cured. Once you're at the top you can use a lift stone to get back to the BBI Pier. If you don't have one, Barroch who was introduced in the cut scene sells them. You don't have to use the lift stone--it's just easier. You can rush past the Gorecyclops going back the same way you came.

One neat thing about the Cursed Dragon in the courtyard is you can kill him from the balcony near Barroch using range attacks--blast arrows are most effective. Every so often, the CD will use a putrid breath attack. Go down a few stairs and hug the wall when this happens. The CD telegraphs clearly and this will allow you to avoid it. Use Barroch to stock up on curatives before the fight and you have a fairly easy way a low level party can defeat the CD and get dragon forged equipment.