Each of the places where the artifacts are found have obstacles in them. The places where the artifacts are hidden are designed for you not to leave alive unless you have the artifact. To get inside the place where the artifact is hidden you must first have a key to get inside. Once you get inside there are traps to prevent you from getting to the artifact, like in the Fablehaven Inverted Tower, where some steps from the many staircases are intangible and you would fall through to your doom. A room in the tower was designed to not let you leave with a weapon besides the key. The room was filled with paintings of monkeys, which if you entered the room with a weapon besides the key a monkey would come down and have your weapon, which in turn vanishes from your hand. There is also a room with