Reputation is very important in a solo knight game when you heal at a temple, you get a specific buff depending on which reputation level you are at. You want to stay at Angelic at all times as Hour of Power is by far the most useful buff.

Saintly will get you day of protection, which is not useful because between Super Resistance potion, Shrine of God and multiple rings of protections, you will not need any more resistance. Eagle eye is helpful, but not necessary.

Hour of Power offers among other things haste, AC, heroism and bless. These provide a huge boost to damage and speed, which makes dungeon clearing easier and safer. Furthermore, this saves me from having to make expend herbs to make potions and use the herbs for +100 hp potions for survival purposes.

That was my long-winded explanation for why I am doing all the reputation decreasing quests first. Now with my reputation in tatters, I donated until I got to respectable.

During this trip, I also ended winter, captured the prince of thieves, did some shopping to get a stellar bow of flame, 2 rings of resistance, a jeweled dagger of poison and a necklace of speed.

These exploited allowed me to train to level 20, get expert bodybuilding, bow, repair item, merchant, disarm trap expert.

The next area to clear is Ironfist. Clearing the land was easy as all the monsters died to 1 arrow. The three dungeons prove to be a bit tricky, but luckily I discovered a "trick" of some sort.

When you fight near a door or a corner in turn-based mode, if the enemies are positioned in a certain way, you can get 5-10 strikes in quick succession while they are waiting for their turn. This made temple of baa and dragoon cavern much easier. I cleared all of temple of baa for the cauldrons and extra experience.

Bootleg bay is naturally the best step. Clearing the land took no time at all, Temple of the Sun and Temple of the Fist were quick. I skipped the secret Minotaur in Temple of the Sun for now. Temple of Tsanta took a while longer as there was no temple nearby to heal and due to the sheer volume of monsters.

Last one was Hall of the Firelord. It can be down right impossible if you don't know the way. But if you do, there are just 2 doors you have to unward. It took me merely 5 minutes to complete the question. I will return to clear it later once I gain more level.