ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

Today my archer made it to the final level of Dreadfell. After clearing most of the level, I finally came across the Master. I quickly dispatched his mooks and started feathering him. Brought him down to about half his life, then he teleported away. Now he is nowhere to be found. He must be alive as the quest hasn't updated. There's a vault on the level, could he have teleported in there? I haven't been able to fully clear it due to powerful mobs and lava floor. Any advice would be appreciated.

Could it be there's a room that's only reachable by digging? They sometimes happen.

You're sure you explored everywhere that's not a vault? Try digging out any large-ish area that might have unconnected rooms/passages.

Ruined Dungeon bosses are notorious for going MIA as well... if he did end up in the vault, that will be useful to know, so they can finally fix this game-breaking bug.

I am not sure whether this fully applies to monsters and bosses, but vaults generally cannot be teleported into.

Do you have any levels in the archers' telepathic ability, Track? It works through walls and it might be able to help you understand if Master is really MIA, or just hiding in an isolated area.

Thanks for the replies. I tried using Track (level 1), but couldn't find anything. I've explored all accessible areas outside the vault. I also tried digging the larger empty areas, but didn't discover new rooms. I'll dig some more, just to be on the safe side.

So I dug out more of the level, looks like a Swiss cheese now. Still no Master. I cleared out as much of the vault as I could and used Track around the remaining parts, but can't see any mobs in there (but I know there are some).