 Maybe my memory is faulty...
You're right, those are for the final battle. The only thing I can think of is that the merchant has the quest for you and will send you there.
If the portal is disabled, and you can't gate scroll, and I am wrong above, I'd guess you're up a creek without a paddle.
I don't have a character at that point in the game right now to test with, so I can't help much more. |