W, GET SAPPHIRE, W, CLIMB TREE, N,N, GET GOLD, S, E, N, FLORASSIA HELLO, FLORASSIA YES, BUY GROWTH SPELL, S It is wasteful to test your growth spell by trying it in the shop. Florassia will not approve either! E, N, N, GET ROPE, S, S, E, PLANT ACORN Possible because of the soft ground mentioned CAST GROWTH SPELL, TIE ROPE TO TREE, CLIMB DOWN ROPE, GET AMULET, D, N, OPEN DOORS, N, W, W, W Remember the secret word Loranin tells you at this point W, STABLEBOY ENQUIRE This word has obviously been arranged between Lorainin and the stableboy N, N, N, E, PAWN SAPPHIRE, W, N, W, S, BUY DOUBLESWORDS These improve your skill W, N, W, SANTOWA HELLO, BUY SKILL RINGLET, E, E, E, N, N, N, S, S, E, CAST GROWTH SPELL, CLIMB TREE, GET ORB, GET DIAMOND, D, W, N, N, GIVE ORB TO BOWMEN Now you are able to proceed North N, E, OSTLER HELLO The Ostler is demanding an extortionate price for the horse. The diamond will be recognised by the pawnbroker and you get no money for it. Therefore you must give it to the Ostler GIVE DIAMOND TO OSTLER, MOUNT HORSE The horse has obviously been trained by the Ostler to do this evil trick. There is no way back across the river. If you had gold pieces left, note that the Ostler will have stolen them all by this point W, N, EXAM FORESTER, CAST DARKSIGHT SPELL No need to worry about the effects of this spell wearing off - it lasts for hours S, W, W, GET RUBY Of course the malyt is asleep during the day - it's a troll! E, E, E, N, N, E, E, FARMER HELLO, GIVE RUBY, W, W N, N, W, N, KILL FIGHTER >B> (That was in the original, so it isn't an HTML typo! Gerard) You will lose unless you are GOOD and ENERGETIC or BETTER S, E, N, N, N, THROW KNIFE AT THIEF The thief is the only murderous opponent you will meet N, N, PULL ROPE, GIVE EMERALD If you have the sapphire, the ferryman will reject this. The armourer will tell you why. N Your password to part two is XAOR, if you have the silver falcon amulet. (Uncredited in Crash issue 75 , Page 7) 9663 If you haven't worked it out for yourself, this is how you complete part two... THE STORY SO FAR - PART TWO N, E, E, N, N, N, N, Here you will catch a part of the guards' conversation, either one of them will tell the other that a) his brother Sutrinan sent him a silver falcon amulet or b) the guard will complain that his brother forgot his birthday. It is clear that you must have the amulet at the end of part one for speech 'a' and hence have received the password XAOR. W If your password was XAOR, the silver falcon amulet will be here. GET AMULET, EXAMINE AMULET, E, S, S, S, S, W, W, N, W, N, HAWK ORNITHIA OSTRANIA These words are on the silver falcon amulet - they are a cabalistic spell. EXAMINE TREE, OPEN DOOR, ENTER TREE, D, N, HERMIT HELLO He will now give you a golden skull charm. S, U, U, S, E, N, N, W, EXAMINE LOG, E, N, W, Falcassia's spell restores stamina as well as improving skill. E, S, S, E, DROP CHARM ONTO PENTACLE, S, D, D, E, E, N, N, N, N, E, KILL MERCHANT, GET FRIENDSHIP SPELL, GET AMETHYST, W, S, S, S, S, W, W, N, N, N, N, W, GIVE AMULET, N, W Ignore the sign W, CAST FRIENDSHIP SPELL, S, KILL GUARD, EXAM GUARD, CAST DARKSIGHT SPELL, E, E, N, W If you have the amethyst of truesight you will see an opening in the rockface. W, N, N, W, EXAM DRAWINGS You find the words of a cabalistic spell GET BOW, GET ARROW, GET DIAMOND, GET SCROLL This must be taken last E, D, SHOOT SPRITE, N, N, W W, S, W, PRISONER HELP This will give you help but it not necessary E, N, E, N, E, S, W, GET RUBY E, S, JUMP ACROSS PIT The pit is not booby-trapped. The oaken doors are impassable E, E, N, W, GET WISHBONE This is the charm connected with the cabalistic spell found on the illustrated wall. The prisoner tells you it affects the altar. W, S, W, W, JUMP ACROSS PIT, N, N, W, S, W, W, ALTAR DORACIN RECAYA, GET SAPPHIRE, E, E, N, N, W, S, EXAM GARGOYLE, N, E, S, E, E, EXAMINE PENTAGRAM Here you find the words of a cabalistic spell, only useful in part three. W, N, E, GET TOPAZ, W, W, N, PUT RUBY IN RED CHALICE, PUT SAPPHIRE IN BLUE CHALICE, PUT EMERALD IN GREEN CHALICE, PUT DIAMOND IN WHITE CHALICE, U And that is Part two solved! (Uncredited in Crash issue 76 , Page 5) 9676 Part 3: Wait, swallow pearl (the only way to retain possession of the pearl when the guards arrive), wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, say Arona Corala (if this is said before now, your disappearance will be noticed and you'll be killed in the dungeon), w, n, n, n, get curse, s, u, u, cast curse, e, n, get fear, s, w, d, d, w, cast fear, kill gaoler, get copper key, e, u, u, e, s, w, get bow, e, unlock gate (examining the gate will reveal it has a copper lock), open gate, s, kill guard, w, w, w, w, n, w, w, get levitation (the stores are inaccessible), e, e, s, e, s, s, s, w, s, s, w, s (the guard wakes up if you do anything here), u, u, get arrow, get brass key, d, n, shoot guard (the only way past the guard), n, n, unlock gate (the gate has a brass lock), open gate, n, e, e, e, pull rope this obviously rings the alarm Dell; guards from the ground level wilt now go to the courtyard), cast levitation, pull (ever (this traps the guards in the courtyard). E, e, e (the guards in this passage are not here now), get doubleswords (your status should now be outstanding and energetic), w, w, w, n, e, n, n, n, e, u (there would be a guard here had the bell not rung), w, s, get silver key, n, e, d, w, s, s, w, n, u (there would normally be a guard here), s, w, n (reading the books will provide valuable clues: that Karyssia fights with magic swords - obviously the swords of the Starfighters - and that the Star Pendant is probably connected with these. The Book on Cabalism tells you that the Star Pendant was a cabalistic amulet but the spell has been lost. Remember the spell on the pentagram in part two...?), unlock door, open door, e, get skill, cast skill, get pendant, get diamond key, w, s, w, w (the other stairway is just as suitable), s, e, n, get invisibility spell, get bless spell (the illusion spell is a red herring), s, e, n, cast invisibility (the other six elite guards will not be fooled by this spell), w, n, kill Wyvern (this can only be done a: If your status is at its maximum and b: before it is fully grown), cast bless spell, smash orb, n, examine diamond key, door, Enxara Aloxia (the key indirectly opens the door), n, throw knife (else she will shoot and kill you), cast levitation (the only way out of the flames; you must have the floatstone at this point), Karyssia Astara Ordania (this is the cabalistic spell which affects the glowing swords. NB. Swords Astara Ordania is also available), kill Karyssia (at last you get a hand-to-hand fight, which you will win if you are a master of combat and energetic).