Trapped in Paineel

[bukinashi]

So, this has been posted before - but I'm at a loss. I've done everything except petition (thought I'd try this first).

I started an Erud Necromancer, and I can't activate the elevator to get out of Paineel.

I've read that you need a key - and to get it you have to Hail a guard and say something like, "I need a key" or "I need keyz". But the guards all ignore me. So... what now? Is there another way out?