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=Summary=
In the [[Western Altepa Desert]], there is a gate marked by four colored columns.  This is the '''Altepa Gate''' and it leads to the deepest parts of the [[Quicksand Caves]].  The gate is locked can be opened by activating the four colored columns.

:<small>''The Altepa Gate may also be opened by someone behind the door without the columns being triggered. In this case, the door will only be open for 30 seconds.''{{verification}}</small>


This gate must be opened before the NM involved in the [[Old Wounds]] quest can be reached.  There are also a few Antican notorious monsters behind this gate.  The gate is located at the southwest corner of ({{Location Tooltip|area= Western Altepa Desert|pos= I-6}}) of [[Western Altepa Desert]] but is only accessible through [[Quicksand Caves]].  It can only be opened when 4 columns/switches are activated. Remember, mobs in Quicksand caves will still aggro at 75 so it's a good idea if everybody can Sneak themselves.
[[Image:W ALTEPA.jpg|thumb|[[Western Altepa Desert]]]]
[[Image:Quicksand-caves 6.png|thumb|[[Quicksand Caves]]]]
[[Image:Sapphire Coulumn.png|thumb|Sapphire Column activated]]
[[Image:AltepaGateColumns.png|thumb|All columns with one activated]]
=Definitions=
;Activated: All columns must be down (color of column is hidden) for the gate to be open. You can see the status of the columns in the southwest corner of ({{Location Tooltip|area= Western Altepa Desert|pos= I-6}}) of Western Altepa. Once activated, columns stay down until the gate is opened. (The gate remains open between 15-30 minutes)

;Weight-switch: Requires three or more weight points to stand on the switch for a pressure door to open. Tarutaru are one weight point.  Hume, Elvaan and Mithra are two weight points.  Galka are three weight points. Put another way, a weight switch requires at least three Tarutaru, one Hume/Elvaan/Mithra and one of any other race, or one Galka.  These switches can only be activated by players; pets and NPCs do not count towards the required weight.

=={{Color|green|Emerald Column (green)}}==
'''(Weight-switches)''' Send enough party members to ({{Location Tooltip|area= Western Altepa Desert|pos= D-12}}) of Western Altepa. Enter the Quicksand Caves and head for ({{Location Tooltip|area=Quicksand Caves|map=Map 4|pos=F-7}}) on the map.  On the way, two doors will be encountered that can only be opened by standing on a weight-switch.  Once at ({{Location Tooltip|area=Quicksand Caves|map=Map 4|pos=F-7}}) find a hole in the floor and drop to a lower level.  Once down, head to the zone at ({{Location Tooltip|area=Quicksand Caves|map=Map 4|pos=H-4}})  on the map by hugging the right wall.  Once back in Western Altepa, follow the left wall to find and examine the Emerald Column.

=={{Color|blue|Sapphire Column (blue)}}==
'''(Weight-switches)''' Send enough party members to ({{Location Tooltip|area= Western Altepa Desert|pos= G-5}}) of Western Altepa. Zone into Quicksand Caves and pass through a weight-switch doorway to the right. Note that anticans there and spiders, will aggro level 75.
Go through a normal door, into a room filled with angry mobs, to trigger another weight-switch doorway and head for the zone at ({{Location Tooltip|area=Quicksand Caves|map=Map 5|pos=D-8}}) on their map. Once back in Western Altepa, go through the tunnel staying to the right to find the Sapphire Column.

=={{Color|beige|Topaz Column (yellow)}}==
'''(No Weight-switches)'''  One or more party members enter the Quicksand Caves at ({{Location Tooltip|area= Western Altepa Desert|pos= J-9}}) in Western Altepa. Go to ({{Location Tooltip|area=Quicksand Caves|map=Map 3|pos=D-11}}) to enter a different area of the map.  Then go to the farthest room on the right-hand side ({{Location Tooltip|area=Quicksand Caves|map=Map 8|pos=G-7}}) and fall through a whirlpool to a lower level.  From there, exit at ({{Location Tooltip|area=Quicksand Caves|map=Map 8|pos=C-6}}) to Western Altepa; find and examine the Topaz Column.

=={{Color|red|Ruby Column (red)}}==
The Ruby Column is passed on the way to the Altepa Gate. See the instructions below.

=='''The Altepa Gate'''==
Once the Emerald, Sapphire, and Topaz columns have been activated, gather at ({{Location Tooltip|area= Western Altepa Desert|pos= J-9}}) of Western Altepa and enter Quicksand Caves. Head north to ({{Location Tooltip|area=Quicksand Caves|map=Map 3|pos=K-6}}) and fall through the whirlpool.  Exit the caves at ({{Location Tooltip|area=Quicksand Caves|map=Map 3|pos=N-4}}) on the map to Western Altepa.

Head southwest through the tunnels and find the Ruby Column located at ({{Location Tooltip|area= Western Altepa Desert|pos= I-8}}).  Continue southwest to a large square area.  Take the northwest tunnel to the Altepa Gate at ({{Location Tooltip|area= Western Altepa Desert|pos= I-6}}).  The Altepa Gate looks like a tall set of double doors. Once all 4 columns have been activated, the Altepa Gate will open and remain open for about 15-30 minutes {{verification}}.


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