This was the place to get Journeyman Boots (Jboots) during Classic era when it was still dropping from Drelzna before being made a quest on October 13, 1999.

The entrance to Najena lies in the southeastern corner of the Lavastorm Mountains. It is impossible to miss, as it consists of a huge set of double doors, with one blown off its hinges from some unknown force within.

Basic Zone Information

The front rooms are packed with skeletons, with typically 2-3 of them of various types lying on the floor of any given room. Added to this are aggressive elementals and ogre guards, all of whom will attack on sight. Further in the dungeon are Dark Elf and Goblin magicians, Dark Elf necromancers, as well as undead frogluks, giant black widows, and tentacle terrors.

For adventurers in the lower level ranges listed above (below 17th level or so), traveling in a group should be the rule, as simply walking in a room can result in 4+ creatures jumping you at once, and hunting in the front rooms should provide enough excitement. Be especially wary of Mist Elementals as they cast invisibility on themselves several seconds after spawning.

Advanced Zone Information

For higher level adventurers or groups, the zone is much more interesting than trying to fight off swarms of skeletons. There are several areas of interest.

In the caves behind Najena's room there are two camps of goblins and a few spider spawns. The southern goblin camp consists of 3 goblin spawns while the northern goblin camp consists of 5 goblin spawns, and the goblins can be either level 18ish warriors or level 18ish magicians. The magicians all summon elementals and cast a DS on anything nearby and occasionally drop mage focus quest items. A minotaur can also spawn at the goblin camps. There are 4 individual spiders that spawn back near the goblin camps also, one of which is the placeholder for the Widowmistress.

On the way there, you will find a couple lower level magicians guarding the entrance to the dungeon proper, and further east past the entrance to the caves you will find the crystal room with 3 more (higher level) magicians for hunting mage focus quest items.

There is also a prison area, which the intrepid explorer can find himself trapped in by falling through one of two pit traps located in the upper level. There is a High Elf damsel in distress here, as well as an injured halfling who won't talk to anyone, but, as mentioned above, will rush to the aid of his ogre guard for no apparent reason. At the end of the prison area you will find another room with 3 magicians as well as Rathyl's room.

Keys

To access key parts of the dungeon there is a whole key system. Various creatures and NPC's carry the keys to access other areas within the lair. I will use the keys to describe how to move through the zone.

Prison Key: Guard's Keyring

Although not part of the sequence, the ogre guards and Moosh carry Guard's Keyring, which will give you access to the prison cells. One note on Moosh: attacking him in the prison itself will make an injured halfling join in against you, although when you kill him you take hits with all the Rivervale factions. This is especially a pain because Moosh will stupidly attack people way above his level, so even hanging out in there is a bad idea for reasons of faction.

Key #1: Dull Bone Key

The first monster in the key sequence is BoneCracker. BoneCracker is an approximately level 23-25 undead froglok who lives in a room Map Icon.png with two lovely dark elf necromancers. He also drops the Barbed Leather Whipand Leering Maskoccasionally, and he himself spawns every 18 minutes. He gives you the Dull Bone Key

Key #2: Shiny Metal Key

The guard captain must then be killed to get the Shiny Metal Key.

Key #3: Bloodstained Key

The Shiny Metal Key is then used to open the cell outside of Rathyl's room. The Dull Bone Key is then used to access Rathyl's area, where you can fight Rathyl (sometimes there is a magician PH). Note you need both keys to get to Rathyl or be small enough to fit through the bars. Killing him will give you access to the Bloodstained Key for Drelzna's room, as well as possibly the Travelers Pouch or Travelers Pack. He then reincarnates (as Rathyl reincarnate) and sometimes has the Hollowed Bone Bracers as loot.

Key #4: Golden Crescent Key

Then, you can access Drelzna's room (possible Necromancer PH), who is slightly higher level, and used to spawn the Journeyman Boots (but not as of ? era). Now you can get the Ashenwood Short Spear there. Getting the Golden Crescent Key from Drelzna will allow you to access the room with Najena herself, who is about 29th level or so and has several high level protectors. She drops the Flowing Black Robe and the Black Tome with Silver Runes.