Magic Candle FAQ version 1.0.0
(with walkthrough and everything)
by Andrew Schultz schultza@earthlink.net
Information extracted for the *Commodore 64* version. Some details may
be different for the PC and Apple versions, especially the bugs, but the
locations and strategies should be completely portable.
Please do not reproduce this FAQ for profit without my prior consent.
However, if you write a polite e-mail to me referring to me(and this
FAQ) by name, then I will probably say OK. But if I ignore you that
means no--and I am bad about answering e-mail. Sorry.
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This is a text document for (hopefully) relatively easy downloading and
off site viewing. But I thought Magic Candle was a complex enough game
that it merited a non-text guide. The developing one is at:
http://home.earthlink.net/~schultza/mc/mc.htm
Download whatever you want from it for personal use.
Also I cannot recommend enough Jason Spangler's site.
http://jasons.wumple.com/Interests/Gaming/Computer/MagicCandle/Welcome.h
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1. INTRODUCTION
1-1. THE GAME, THE SERIES
1-2. ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT
1-3. THE PURPOSE OF THE GAME AND WHY IT'S DISTINCT
1-4. EMULATION
1-5. OUTSIDE SOURCES TO USE WITH THIS WALKTHROUGH
1-6. USELESS TECHNICAL SPECS
2. CONTROLS AND STRATEGY
2-1. BASICS
2-2. MAKING IT EASIER OR QUICKER
2-3. HEURISTICS AND DUNGEON SLIDING
2-4. COMBAT
2-4-1. PREPARATION
2-4-2. MOVING AROUND
2-4-3. SPELL CALCULATION
2-4-4. STAGGERING YOUR MOVE ORDER
3. METRICS
3-1. TIMING/ENERGY FOR YOUR MOVES
3-2. SPELL POTENCY
3-3. LEARNING RATES
3-4. BUYING/SELLING
3-5. OTHER STUFF
4. MULTI-TASKING
4-1. THE BEST PEOPLE AND PLACES FOR IT
4-2. WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN'T DO
5. LISTS
5-1. COMPANION LIST AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5-2. LIST OF ITEMS
5-3. TELEPORTAL LIST
5-4. SPELL LIST
5-5. MONSTER LIST
6. OUTSIDE LOCATION DETAIL
6-1. PROVINCES AND HOW THEY BORDER AND WHAT'S IN 'EM
6-2. X/Y DETAILS FOR MINES, MUSHROOM PATCHES, AND MORE
6-3. HOW BEST TO GET TO SPECIAL PLACES
6-4. SPECIAL DIALOGUES
7. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A STRONG BEGINNING
8. FRIENDLY LOCATIONS(DIALOGUE, MAPS)
8-1. CASTLES
8-2. TOWNS
8-3. VILLAGES
8-4. RANDOM ROAD DIALOGUES AS HONORARY FRIENDLY LOCATIONS
9. UNFRIENDLY LOCATIONS
9-1. DUNGEONS
9-2. TOWERS(THE ENCOUNTER TYPE)
9-3. OUTDOOR AREAS
10. LOGICAL PATHS TO INFORMATION AND ACCOMPLISHMENT
11. SUPER QUICK WALKTHROUGH OUTLINE
11-1. 'MACRO' WALKTHROUGH
11-2. CHANT CHEATS
12. NED PROVIDES A WALKTHROUGH
13. [LEFT BLANK AS IT TURNED OUT TO BE USELESS]
14. HOW TO PROCEED IN THE HARD VERSION
15. BUGS AND CHEATS FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT, FRUSTRATION OR EXPEDIENCE
16. VERSIONS
17. CREDITS
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1. INTRODUCTION
1-1. THE GAME, THE SERIES
Rings of Zilfin preceeded Magic Candle--it was more of a trading game
where you traveled down fixed roads and only gave you one character. It
was also insanely hard until you figured out some good trades, but many
of the monster and mushroom names made the cut to Magic Candle. Keys to
Maramon is unofficially "Magic Candle 1 1/2," with more emphasis on
fighting. It's a legitimate prequel. Magic Candle II looks at what
happened to the Four and Forty, whose absence caused the potential
catastrophe you are assigned to fix in Magic Candle. Magic Candle III
continues on the same themes. Bloodstone, according to the-
underdogs.org, uses the same engines of this. But I can't evaluate the
last four, although I'd like to be able to some day.
1-2. ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT
After reading Wyvern's FAQ of Magic Candle, which was packed with
information well for its size and time written(the writing tools at
one's disposal these days are tremendous,) it occurred to me as I began
to write more guides that it didn't quite have everything. Dungeon maps
might be useful, as well as a quick walkthrough. The maps seemed
impractical at first until I was able to manipulate them with a
Commodore emulator and save states. Dialogs seemed opaque even with a
hex editor until I found a way to decode them. But I did not want to re-
write what was already there, and on replaying this game there were
questions evident to someone trying to get his groove back after
thirteen years. Some things, such as party selection and NPC evaluation,
were straightforward. The dungeons and left-out keywords were another
matter.
If there are any typos in the game script, it's probably the
Commodore's fault. Everything is checked against some extensive save
state info.
WARNING: the quick walkthrough spoils a lot of what is so fun about
the game. Read it at the peril of losing a lot of the enjoyment
discovering stuff in Magic Candle provides. Although I'll try to make up
for some of that enjoyment with humor, only use the walkthrough if
you've already played the game and want to sift through memories, or you
want to plow through it. I've found that once you know certain
information about what's relevant, Magic Candle is very easy to plan
completion for, and a good start can really get you rolling. But there's
still the getting through--and doing so efficiently. The dungeon rooms
provide some nasty combat challenges. Then there are stray mushroom
patches to find and even seeing if you can cut any tasks out.
1-3. THE PURPOSE OF THE GAME AND WHY IT'S DISTINCT
Magic Candle doesn't just have unique graphics, although the roofs in
the 3/4 perspective are a great use of tiles. It manages to tweak
standard mythic cultures, and every location has a great name. MC even
rewards heroism(or punishes last-minute goofiness) for its own sake in
ways Ultima IV couldn't; for instance, your charisma is boosted when you
free a town from an enemy tower that holds it captive. The game also
punishes greed or selfishness in some amusing cases that I don't want to
spoil for you just yet. It also allows your party to split up and do
their own things. The seemingly haphazard ways to travel also force you
to think of a way to maximize your efforts, and choosing companions is
fun. There are enough 'hooks' to improve that the game is appealing, and
given how your party formation matters more than in just combat(which
also allows considerable maneuvering--align players right and a tough
battle is won before it starts) Magic Candle achieves an admirable stab
at realism that still allows the player to imagine the rest--and want
to.
The only annoyance in Magic Candle is how you can knock on a door in a
village, get the person's name right, enter, and be rebuffed. It's the
same at every hour. And sometimes the letter controls are goofy, and
ship travel takes too long(i.e. 2 days to travel a distance took you 3
hours to walk.)
1-4. EMULATION
Apple emulation of this game should be straightforward; there is a
"crack" disk that will allow you to bypass the annoying copyright
protection, especially distressing since there is no way to tell which
page is which from the original manual on the web. With the Commodore,
you can use a tool that is in fact effective for Apple or Commodore in
general: the save state. Use save states instead of the "save game"
option, since the program only asks for the verification when you try to
restore a game. Although you shut down the Commodore emulator, the
program never really considers that you restart.
Saving states is also useful in dungeons or in combats, and it can
easily cut down the time and risk you need to take to explore, which may
spoil some of the fun. However, if you get addicted to save states and
shift them around, problems may be created when you use a save state and
the character disk changes--you wind up with two copies of Alhan and
Kruga is deleted, for instance, which is not fun. Generally if you
switch from one point in a game to a previous one and then mess with the
character roster, you may be in trouble. So just make sure you're not
ruining the character roster when you change things around. It's OK to
go to past parts of the game but make sure the big party changing
decisions are taken seriously.
VICE + arnold.c64.org images work for Commodore.
ApplePC + asimov.apple.net images(cracked) works for Apple.
As for cracking the PC version--www.theunderdogs.org has a manual
where you can guess at when pages stop/start. Maybe if it were scanned
as PDF, that would be even more helpful. But Jason Spangler's site(see
below) has a cracking executable that bypasses the copy protection.
Also if you choose to use the Commodre emulator, be aware that the
keys are a bit different. SHIFT-7 gives the apostrophe, and you must
type = to get a dash. On VICE the ALT-W(warp) may be necessary to bring
the thing to a reasonable speed after disk loads. But you need to turn
it off for regular action. And you need to beware of double-typing stuff
on 200% which is the most comfortable speed for everything except typing
conversations. At times when you do that, you have to back up your
cursor because your hand slipped, and the person you're asking won't get
the question.
The Commodore, you should note, also automatically capitalizes the
first word you type, but if you back up over it, that changes. Don't
worry about this for accuracy; even though the thing insists you type
out "RITUAL OF AWARENESS" in one case and is ponderously slow, it's not
case sensitive.
1-5. OUTSIDE SOURCES TO USE WITH THIS WALKTHROUGH
Magic Candle is a thoroughly complex game for the time it was
released, and this FAQ would have not been possible without the hard
work that preceeded it. I've mentioned Jason Spangler's page before and
must recommend it again.
http://jasons.wumple.com/Interests/Gaming/Computer/MagicCandle/Welcome.h
tml
He has allowed me to use the information on his page, including the
scans of the clue book--which I used in creating a list of the
teleports. It also has a general big-picture map of all the overworld.
WordPad should be able to open up the manual with the mysterious
'.wri' extension although I may ask Jason and see about saving it in
HTML form later. Reading the manual is very useful and entertaining as
well, so don't be shy about it. It features amusing friendly infighting
among many of the NPC's that you may ask to join your party.
I also have a weakness in my heart for my own sub-site:
http://home.earthlink.net/~schultza/mc/mc.htm
It contains graphical maps, and you can open up one browser for this
walkthrough and another for the pictures. Then use the alt-tab key to
move between the two.
You may download the pictures for your own personal use, but please
don't pass them off as your own work!
1-6. USELESS TECHNICAL SPECS
The game encodes conversations ingeniously in the Apple and Commodore
versions. It counts a 01 byte as TH, 02 as ER, 03 as RE, 04 as HE, 05 as
ST, and 06 as SH. This also discourages hacking to discover important
information as these are two common letter sequences. Also small letters
in the file became a space and that letter...and periods forced a
capital letter. So conversations were a bit packed in. I think dungeon
rooms were packed in with a (number of squares:icon number) algorithm.
The world is also a pretty big place.
OUTSIDE MAP = 19065 squares(155x123)
DUNGEON MAPS = 90854 squares(I trimmed some edges on this)
(range from 35x35 to 64x64 minus one 20x30)
CASTLES = 6400 (4 40x40)
TOWNS/VILLAGES = 29946 (Port Avur 64x64, all others 40x40 to 50x50)
DUNGEON ROOMS = 18200 (7x13, ~200)
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TOTAL = 164465 which is rather large for an early game, up
there with Legacy of the Ancients, and it has good variety. All the
added dialogue makes it feel even bigger.
2. CONTROLS
2-1. BASICS
The commands are listed on the lower left part of the screen. Just
type the first letter of a command to do something. They change when you
change locations. Walking is the default and uses arrows.
2-2. MAKING IT EASIER OR QUICKER
On an emulator you can frequently use time-warping for moving down a
road as long as you flee. It's awkward to try to move quickly but 200%
on the Commodore is good for a quick typer who barely touches the keys.
Lots of times you'll need to get in the groove by repeating an action
several times, i.e. see which characters need which mushrooms and having
each one eat by-mushroom.
2-3. HEURISTICS AND DUNGEON SLIDING
What I call dungeon sliding or side-walling is one of the most useful
tricks in the game. You'll note there are narrow passages where only one
party member can squeeze through, but you can break up when it's not
necessary for substantial benefit as well. Let's say you want to go
through a hallway, but you keep getting ambushed. There's a way around
that even if you're walking on the same squares.
Let's take a chute first. Say you know or suspect it's ahead. If 1
goes up to v he'll fall in. But let's divide the party up and go 2U2R.
Now we can pass by the portal. The only square that is a tripwire is the
'v.' But in fact I can be even more specific. Let's say 3 and 6 disband
and go north. They're not touching v but they still hit the chute.
What's important is if the UPPER LEFT SQUARE IN THE FORMATION touches a
trigger square. If they went 2U(1 or 2L)2U then they would step on what
I call the trigger square with no effect. Going up from D will have no
effect either.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Xv X Xv X Xv ^X Xv X
X X X 12X X 3X X23 X
X X X 45X X 6X X56 X
X123X X 3X X12 X X1 X
X456X X 6X X45 X X4 X
You can also pass by by dividing your party with a horizontal line.
Below remove 4, 5 and 6 from the party and move in. Then 4, 5 and 6 can
move to the top and past and rejoin on the other side of the trap.
I will call the methods left/right(making left and right factions) or
up/down(equal up and down factions) division as I go through the
walkthrough. Generally in a horizontal corridor, up/down division works,
but in a vertical one, you use left/right.
There are some tricks where you can maybe jump over an obstacle, and
they are what make the walls need to be so thick. For instance, with
formation:
1 . .
2 . .
If there's a wall of energy in your way, one thick, you can skip over
it by going up to it and re-forming.
1 E . => . E 1
2 E . . E 2
You can also hop over snakes similarly or just not have to cast as
many spells--or maybe even any.
S SX
X
X
123X
456X <= break off 1-5. Lead 3-6 through the snakes and when on the other
side switch back, dump 1-4, go north and rejoin. Then let 1-4 come up
and rejoin. It's a bit taxing, but it can be done.
Rearrangement can also help a party stuck on water. Say 1-4 are here.
1 2 3
4 5 6
Dispatch 1-4 and let 5 and 6 walk away. Then dispatch 1,4 from 1-4 and
let 2/3 walk away--it's OK to walk OFF water but not ON it. Then
1 . . . . .
4 . . => . 1 4 (can't re-form on water)
But this last bit is finery. The main thing to master and remember;
keep to a wall in unfamiliar dungeons and split up a party to explore
ahead. If any corner square is in a wall, you won't trip an ambush,
teleportal or trap...until maybe Khazan. Then you can probably rely on
the wall on the opposite side.
In general, I determine SIDE-WALLING to mean that you will walk around
with your party split up and with some of the unfilled positions in your
current formation in a wall. Most traps aren't set up to deal with a
full party that walks through walls, and who would enter a dungeon with
less than a full party?
2-4. COMBAT
2-4-1. PREPARATION
Many of these points will seem obvious, but when you get caught up in
strategizing or puzzle solving, you can forget.
1. make sure your spellcasters have sermins before starting.
2. before a tough combat, eat mushrooms and save the game. I've gone in
and lost and retried only to find what I'd eaten after saving was no
longer effective! Similarly the second time through a tough combat I've
forgotten to draw my weapons in the rush to get started.
3. be sure to have shields for everyone before facing magic.
4. have an extra pick for dungeon rooms as well as loka/medicin.
Accidents do happen when you fetch your just reward.
5. starting formation is important. If you need to cast spells to soften
hand-to-hand monsters up, stay back and be ready to use bows. But for
strong spellcasters later on that don't just buckle under to spells,
you'll have to start off close to them.
6. after visiting a god, be sure to check if you can get new weapons.
If you want to save game time, you can perform operations in a dungeon
room. But later on in the game when I got flush with supplies, I had
everyone eat nifts before a big fight even if I knew my spellcasters
hadn't gotten hit. No need to micromanage--you can't take nifts with you
at the end of the game, especially on the Commodore/Apple versions which
never got the sequels.
For overland encounters(guards at a pass) or tower fights/ambushes,
you can save right before the incident and enter until you get a fight
you like(numbers or placement in your favor.)
2-4-2. MOVING AROUND
There are three sorts of combat: outside, dungeon room, and dungeon
ambush. I'll group in tower fights with dungeon ambushes. Outside combat
allows lots of space, and if you have bows you should retreat and wait
for the bad guys to come at you. Generally few will have missile
attacks...if a cyclops or zebani does line up with you, you can actually
get ALL your party to line up with him and keep moving out of the way,
especially if you have good dexterity. He'll cut in and probably not
shoot.
In dungeons it's a bit more crowded(7x13,) and you'll have to make use
of the vulnerability of trapped combatants. Here are ways to trap a
combatant. I assume here that 1-6 are your main characters, 4 is the
archer, and 5-6 are magic users. X is the wall. Then:
1
2O3
XXX <-The orc is trapped. The next hit gets him.
X1
XO2
XXX <- The orc is trapped here too.
1
2 O
XXXXXX <- The orc is trapped if you shoot at him but not if you attack
with a sword.
Oh--one thing about arrows. They can hit the guy behind--friend or
foe. Below 4 can shoot 2 if the orc ducks.
x 2 O 4 X
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Smarter monsters(i.e. spellcasters) may jump out of a corner if they
can; in general monsters can move diagonally at you, which isn't always
an advantage. Zebanis, who have missile attacks, do this, and it can
leave them open to manual attacks instead of bows and spells.
You also have to be aware of a nonlinear spell being blocked. Let's
say you want to cast a spell at a Zorlim in the corner, but a fountain
is blocking your way.
This is also relevant in ambushes; however in some such cases monsters
may try to align vertically with you and wind up trapped behind a wall.
I really push the envelope on ambushes, often restarting from my save
point or save state if I fall into one.
The need for Gonshis is more urgent when you enter a dungeon room from
the side, as rooms are wider, and monsters can be eight paces away
instead of four.
Wizards can be useful late in combat to trap in a monster. If there
are a lot of opponents that hang back, a spellcaster can move to trap
them and make it easier for you to finish off. Keep them with mirgets
and luffins, too, so if a monster does approach, they can do serious
one-time damage without using a spell.
2-4-3. SPELL CALCULATION
Casting spells isn't all pyrotechnics. With many spells and manual
attacks having fixed values, you can often figure out how many turns you
have to kill bad guys. Coupled with gonshis(4 spells you can cast or 4
attacks or attack+move=5) you can decide who to liquidate on your first
turn. This all may affect which spells you initially want to recall.
Let's say you do 45 damage with a fireball but there are enemies in the
next dungeon room with fifty hit points.
2-4-4. STAGGERING YOUR MOVE ORDER
It's almost never the best strategy to let 1 move first and then go
with the rest. One common tactic is, if you have gonshis and especially
luffins/mirgets, to take out front-guarding weaker monsters and have
your fighters run at the spellcasters behind them. In the example below,
say 1 has a luffin and mirget and gonshi. He can run at the orc and
overkill it(a mirget-less hit would have done easily) and then have a
swing at the hibliss. Then 5 can try to chip at its shields with
fireballs.
Or 5 can move first, wipe out the orc with one blow, and 1 can run at
and kill the hibliss, perhaps leaving 5 to knock off something else.
5 1 O I
There's another odd case where you can trap a bad guy in.
3. METRICS
3-1. TIMING/ENERGY FOR YOUR MOVES
Timing depends on your slowest person's speed and the terrain. Two may
win this booby prize, and even if no one else is close, the whole party
will suffer. It's usually your wizards who are the slowest. However
speed * time is not constant. In fact as your wizards get faster you can
really whiz around. On daylight after having found the three locations
to increase speed, with Tamar and Dokas both having eaten Drelins, you
only take ten minutes walking on the road.
Drelins = +3 speed
night = -1 speed
tired = -1 speed
As for energy used--there's a little bug where the energy used doesn't
show up if you try to flee but an obstacle appears in the way. However,
you don't use any time this way(another bug--fleeing into combat loses
1/2 your time,) and so occasionally it's useful if you're trying to get
somewhere quickly. Also it helps you spend even less time on a road, and
you can flee into a town with no time loss at all.
--5 minutes if you try to buy something and decline
--15 minutes if you do buy something
--5 minutes if everybody wants to eat an item
--100 ticks(8 hrs 20 mins) to train for charisma or learning
--2 days to learn fighting
--3 days to learn magic
On a tangential note, people appear/disappear in towns on the hour,
and you get paid for working on the hour--even if you started at, say,
13:55.
3-2. SPELL POTENCY
Walkwater receives one move per magic user's ten points.
Teleport allows passage in the following diagonal directions.
90+: 6x4(whole screen)
70+: 5x4
50+: 4x3
30+: 3x3
10+: 2x2
Shatter hits a monster for a random damage between 0 and (your spell
power - 1) inclusive.
Fireball hits your opponent for 5 + (spell power / 2) damage.
Zapall hits your opponent for (spell power / 4) damage.
3-3. LEARNING RATES
For regular learning, skill improvement = learning / 5, except in the
case of charisma. For charisma, improvement = (learning / 8) + 2.
Learning increases 10 points for a wizard and takes 100 ticks. It
increases 7 points for a human or elf and 4 for a dwarf and 6 for
halflings. Charisma also takes 100 ticks but gives 14 for 99 learning--
you're probably best off getting to 99 learning early on and then
getting some charisma later(in fact you may only need to get 2
improvements for the fast walkthrough, 75 is the maximum charisma
required so no one blows you off, 55 is strictly necessary for the
elves' guild, and any more is only useful for haggling, but you should
gain cash quickly,) as in the meantime you can memorize spells.
It takes 1 point less of energy to cast a spell for every 4 points of
magic skill you gain up to 80. However you cannot go below 1.
It takes 1 unit(5 minutes) less of time for every 4 points you learn.
However you cannot go below 3.
Ishban with 99 learn is
| LEARN | ENERGY
SPELL | 0 99 | 0 80
---------+--------+-------
(SABANO) +---+----+-------
FEAR | 40| 16 | 50| 30
CONFUSE | 50| 26 | 40| 20
SHATTER | 35| 11 | 30| 10
REPEL | 30| 6 | 25| 5
LOCATE | 40| 16 | 30| 10
ASSESS | 25| 3 | 20| 1
(ISHBAN) +---+----+---+---
FIREBALL | 33| 9 | 30| 6
TELEPORT | 60| 36 | 25| 6
HEAL | 30| 6 | 50| 26
WEAKEN | 25| 3 | 35| 11
VISION | 50| 26 | 25| 6
FREEZE | 50| 26 | 90| 66
(DEMARO) +---+----+---+---
ENERGY | 25| 3 | 30| 10
PIERCE | 25| 3 | 25| 5
DISAPPR | 55| 31 | 40| 30
WALKWATR | 42| 18 | 35| 15
SHIELD | 30| 6 | 25| 5
RESURRCT | 75| 51 | 90| 70
(ZOXINN) +---+----+---+---
ZOFIR | 45| 21 | 55| 35
ZAPALL | 65| 41 | 65| 45
ZENGRL | 60| 36 | 50| 30
ZISHOXE | 55| 31 | 50| 30
ZEFOAR | 60| 36 | 50| 30
ZUTYUN | 70| 46 | 75| 55
3-4. BUYING/SELLING
Weapon/Item | Buy | Sell
------------+------+------
Brom Bow | 400 | 300
Great Axe | 525 | 400
Brennix | N/A | 3000<=but don't be a fool. Keep it!
You can sell back an item--wear and tear does not affect price.
Selling prices for supplies are never based on charisma. Instead, they
are determined by town. But of course you can't sell too many supplies,
only pearls and gems. Buying prices for supplies are based on charisma.
If charisma=5 you get no discount, but above that you get a little
something. Some items give more of a discount than others.
Item | High price | Low price
---------+------------+-----------
b=potion | 35 for 12 | 21
c=gonshi | 40 for 12 | 26
d=sermin | 30 for 24 | 21
l=mirget | 52 for 6 | 36
m=nift | 50 for 12 | 33
n=luffin | 40 for 12 | 26
p=loka | 72 for 6 | 51
q=drelin | 45 for 12 | 36
s=pearl | 50 | 26
0=blanket| 70 | 51
2=pick | 95 | 71
3=boot | 150 | 111
4=shovel | 55 | 41
5=lens | 230 | 181
6=medicin| 55 for 6 | 36
Town | Pearl | Topaz | Ruby | Emerald | Diamond
---------------+-------+-------+------+---------+---------
Port Avur | 20 | 60 | 125 | 190 | 400
Delkona | 40 | 20 | 153 | 333 | 766
Merg | 20 | 75 | 110 | 210 | 390
Knessos | 35 | 65 | 95 | 200 | 475
Keof | 33 | 66?? | 133 | 233 | 560
Sumruna 30 80 135 210 500
* = best price
3-5. OTHER STUFF
Here's how people improve each time they meet a god, with the maximum
they can improve to:
Str/Sta/Agi/Dex
You, Nazim 5/ 9/ 2/ 6
Ziyx,Eflun, 2/ 8/ 1/ 5
Tamas,Dokar,Madir / /
Nehor,Lupi 4/ 8/ 3/ 10
Sakar,Kruga 8/ 9/ 2/ 8
Dalin,Rogga, 7/ 8/ 1/ 7
Yulig? / / /
Alhan,Eldai? 3/ 7/ 3/ 7
Amad,Ben? 4/ 8/ 2/ 7
Rexor,Nagi? 6/ 8/ 1/ 5
Jimbo/Min/Nimmo? 3/ 7/ 3/ 11
Miko 4/ 6/ 3/ 10
Rasul: ?
Dwarves tire when energy = 24, humans at 19, elves and wizards at 14,
and halflings at 11. When you're tired you can't do anything and forget
any spell you might have learnt if you are sleeping.
4. MULTI-TASKING
An important part of getting through the game is learning to multi-
task. Have some people do something while others are split apart maybe
studying or learning skills. A weakness of this is if a party is
attacked, but on the other hand you can have some party members being
productive when they're not 100% necessary for the quest.
4-1. THE BEST PEOPLE AND PLACES FOR IT
--people with professions can work in various towns. Port Avur is a
great place for this. Keof's carpentry shop pays 9 an hour, which is
great, but it's a bit inconvenient. Port Avur has 3 different places to
work and companions from the castle can fill in all of them.
--you can also have mages wait around and memorize spells while other
people are going on a quest. Check up on your mages and make sure they
don't get tired, or all this will be useless. Leave them with some
sermins.
--the start of the game is best for this, as is at the Crystal Castle
when you get new members and need them to memorize spells.
--you can even look ahead from a dungeon room although that is not
always practical.
4-2. WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN'T DO
--Unfortunately you can't switch every other move--it would require an
inane amount of disk loading.
5. LISTS
5-1. COMPANION LIST AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Here are the statistics for the people you will find in the Royal
Castle(companions A-L:)
I've shortened the table from the actual view so that everything would
fit on one line. Attributes where the current equals the maximum when
you start out(strength, stamina, agility, dexterity and speed) are only
shown once, and everyone has a maximum 99 HUNT and LEARN. Race
abbreviations should be pretty obvious as well.
People shown below are divided up into Royal Castle dwellers, Crystal
Castle folks, and you.
| S| S| | |AG| | | |LE|DEX|SPE|BO|R/C
| T| T| | |IL| |CHAR |HU|AR|TER| E|OK|R/C
NAMES| R| A|SWORD|BOW |TY|MAGIC|ISMA |NT|N |ITY| D| |R/C
-----+--+--+-----+-----+--+-----+-----+--+--+---+---+--+--------------
ZIYX |04|30|20/45|00/00|03|50/99|07/30|00|25|30 |07 |S |WIZ/MAGE
NAZIM|15|35|35/80|30/80|05|20/80|15/99|70|20|25 |10 | |MAN/RANGER
JIMBO|10|25|30/60|30/75|08|00/00|30/99|50|20|20 |10 | |HAL/CARPENTER
NEHOR|14|30|20/75|50/99|08|15/80|10/60|60|30|40 |11 | |ELF/RANGER
SAKAR|25|50|45/99|15/80|10|00/00|05/50|10|15|35 |09 | |DWA/FIGHTER
DALIN|22|45|40/99|15/80|09|00/00|10/50|20|15|30 |09 | |DWA/METALSMITH
MIN |09|25|30/60|20/75|08|00/00|33/99|50|30|20 |10 | |HAL/TAILOR
EFLUN|10|30|30/45|00/00|05|35/99|04/30|00|20|20 |08 |D |WIZ/MAGE
ALHAN|10|30|20/75|42/99|07|20/80|10/60|25|15|30 |11 | |ELF/GEMCUTTER
AMAD |20|40|35/80|35/80|06|00/00|04/99|00|10|35 |09 | |MAN/MERCENARY
REXOR|18|35|35/80|25/80|06|00/00|25/99|10|15|30 |09 | |MAN/KNIGHT
MIKO |14|30|25/60|25/75|09|00/00|30/99|40|25|20 |10 | |HAL/METALSMITH
-----+--+--+-----+-----+--+-----+-----+--+--+---+---+--+--------------
KRUGA|42|60|55/99|30/80|12|00/00|05/50|10|20|45 |11 | |DWA/FIGHTER
BEN |30|50|45/80|40/80|10|00/00|05/99|05|05|35 |10 | |MAN/MERCENARY
RASUL|14|40|35/80|25/80|07|00/00|30/99|10|35|30 |09 | |MAN/TAILOR
MADIR|15|40|35/45|00/00|07|35/99|10/30|00|25|35 |08 |D |WIZ/MAGE
LUPI |22|45|35/75|55/99|10|25/80|15/60|70|25|45 |12 | |ELF/RANGER
NIMMO|18|40|30/60|40/75|09|00/00|40/99|15|30|30 |11 | |HAL/GEMCUTTER
YULIG|36|55|55/99|30/80|10|00/00|10/50|20|25|40 |09 | |DWA/GEMCUTTER
ELDAI|18|45|30/75|45/99|09|25/80|15/60|15|20|35 |11 | |ELF/CARPENTER
TAMAS|12|45|35/45|00/00|08|45/99|05/30|00|35|35 |08 |I |WIZ/MAGE
NAGI |30|50|45/80|20/80|08|00/00|35/99|25|25|30 |09 | |MAN/KNIGHT
DOKAR|12|45|30/45|00/00|09|40/99|10/30|00|70|40 |08 |S |WIZ/MAGE
ROGGA|38|55|55/99|30/80|09|00/00|05/50|25|20|60 |10 | |DWA/METALSMITH
-----+--+--+-----+-----+--+-----+-----+--+--+---+---+--+--------------
LUKAS|16|35|35/80|35/80|06|20/80|20/99|50|30|35 |09 | |MAN/RANGER
Each one has a cute little blurb, too:
ZIYX: I am Ziyx, the arch mage.I am old so my speed is not what it used
to be. However, my magical skill is still unmatched.
NAZIM: Greetings (you), it's good to see you my friend.My hunting skill
can feed your party.
JIMBO: Salutations (you), I can keep your group warm when you must camp
outdoors.
NEHOR: I am Nehor of Trilliad. My skill of archery is well known among
my kin.
SAKAR: Garvath (you), slaying orcs and trolls is my favorite activity.
DALIN: Hello (you), my skill at the forge may provide coins when in
need.
MIN: I am the best tailor east of Oshmar.
EFLUN: I have the spell to resurrect the fallen in combat.
ALHAN: I am a gem cutter by trade, but note my skill with the bow.
AMAD: I normally expect to get paid for my services. But this once, I
shall serve for no reward!
REXOR: To die for a cause such as yours is the dream of every knight!
MIKO: I am not a magic user or a mighty warrior. Yet, I am certain I can
help.
KRUGA: Hail [char], there is none to match my strength.
BEN: I may not be as strong as a dwarf, but I sure know how to fight!
RASUL: I can learn to fight, but can a fighter learn my craft?
MADIR: I fight with spells and swords.
LUPI: None can match my skill with my brom bow!
NIMMO: I am the best halfling warrior you will ever find!
YULIG: I can fight as well as i cut gems!
ELDAI: I am a craftsman. But I am also a magic user and a weapon
wielder.
TAMAS: I conjure the best fireball in all the Deruvias!
NAGI: I can charm or harm the devil, when I want!
DOKAR: I learn spells faster than anybody!
ROGGA: I am strong, fast, and I hate orcs!
[Please allow me to join your quest as a member of your party.]
You as an everyman also start out with 50 shield and 10 sermins, which
is nice.
Now which of the five should you choose to start your mission? That's
actually a different question from which you should choose to get it
going. You can probably sacrifice at least ten days just to preparing
your squad in easy mode, stockpiling mushrooms, etc. with people who
have professions.
* The best laboring party should have a large variety of professions:
NEHOR/DALIN/MIN/ALHAN/ZIYX. After getting supplies from the King, you
can quickly run to Port Avur, buy armor, train, work and rest a lot.
* The strongest combat party(i.e. the one to get you to the Crystal
Castle) seems to be LUKAS/SAKAR/REXOR/DALIN/NEHOR/ZIYX. I'll describe a
finesse later where you can avoid having to use Eflun extensively, who
can be useless in combat before you get another spell book--and once you
get that spell book, it'll be close to time to trade up. His slot is
better used with a fighter if you want to get through the game quickly,
and he's only really necessary for casting shield spells. The resurrect
spells are nice, but 1)they're a lot less necessary if you've got extra
fighting power and 2) since the Crystal Castle characters are stronger
it's not worth getting him another spell book. However, if you wish to
avoid spoilers, Eflun will come in handy.
* No one character is a real stinker, relatively speaking, at the
beginning. They are all trumped later on by Crystal Castle characters,
but you have no truly bad choices unless you combine too many of one
profession or ability or just outright forget about magic.
* NAZIM is a decent choice, but he is pretty much pareto-dominated by
you. Although his hunting skill is good, Nehor's is about the same, and
hunting isn't that useful anyway.
* AMAD is pretty strong for a human, but dwarves are better in combat.
* MIKO's charisma may come in handy, but if you have DALIN in the party
his smithing ability is less useful, and if you have ALHAN or NEHOR then
his bow skills are relatively diminished. He is a bit stronger than
JIMBO, though, but I like to take NEHOR and give him armor immediately
as you can only have three people bringing home the bacon early
on(carpenters can only be hired in Keof.)
Now on to the guys you'll find at the Crystal Castle. The elimination
process is a bit tougher here.
* BEN is overall pretty weak.
* RASUL's a bit wimpy too, and carpentry is not the most convenient
profession.
* ELDAI's an interesting Jack-of-all-Trades. But Lupi has the brom
bow and better magic.
* KRUGA vs. NAGI seems to be a tough decision; stats versus armor.
I'd ditch NAGI because even though he has the better armor, that can and
will be improved later in the game. KRUGA will always have a nice
statistical edge.
* NIMMO has good charisma, but you can improve that on your own once
you return to Pheron. You may possibly want to use him to get into
Meardom your first time back and then switch to LUPI once you've trained
your own up.
* MADIR is obviously the weakest of the three mages. His relative
advantage in fighting skills doesn't mean much.
* YULIG's gemcutter skills could come in handy but unfortunately he
doesn't have quite the statistics of a pure fighter.
* This leaves a party of LUKAS/KRUGA/ROGGA/LUPI/DOKAR/TAMAS. You may
not be able to cast resurrect until you find the Book of Demaro, but I
find the offensive strategy(combined with saving after a critical fight)
works best.
* Congratulations! You're now not only the leader but also the lame-o
of the group. Unless...well, you HAVE been following my advice and
training? That will help a bit.
5-2. LIST OF ITEMS
This isn't always logical or connected--i.e. why are the shapes broken
up? But I thought I'd give a nonspoiler list of what does what.
A = none
B = potion(heals all hit points unless diseased/poisoned)
C = gonshi(offers extra attacks for one round)
D = sermin(restores energy to 99 unless starving/poisoned/diseased)
E = pyramid(used with teleportal)
F = sphere(used with teleportal)
G = cr dust(crystal dust, no use in combat or travel)
H = cube(used with teleportal)
I = S. Ash(Shir-Aka Ash, no use in combat or travel)
J = Amulet(white amulet, no use in combat or travel)
K = Hoyam(hoyam essence, no use in combat or travel)
L = mirget
M = nift(two standard attacks do no harm)
N = luffin
O = rope, which helps you cross chasms. Noncheaters may need several for
various mountain ranges.
P = loka. Cures poison which cuts down hit points to 0.
Q = drelin. Lets a party member go faster(+3 speed.) To conserve them,
give only to your slowest or those with <3 speed greater than your
slowest--your speed is determined by the slowest member, so someone who
*can* but won't break the speed record doesn't need one.
R = star(star key, no general travel use)
S = pearl. Useless special power with the "magic" of technology, but you
can sell for a profit.
T = topaz, appropriately. Good to sell.
U = rUby. Very good to sell.
V = emerald. Fetches a day's salary at least.
W = diamond. Makes you rich fast when you sell.
X = hammer. No general travel use.
Y = Dream dust. No general travel use.
Z = Cloak. Not useful until...
0 = blanket. buy at general store--lets you get energy>50 while sleeping
1 = circlet. No general travel use.
2 = pick. Use it on chests in dungeon rooms. You probably need just one.
3 = boot. Get one for each party member for lava filled areas.
4 = shovel. Get just one and use it to dig when you get a dungeon
treasure map/instructions.
5 = lens. Use it at the temple altar--or one other place--to learn
chants you'll need.
6 = medicin. Cures disease(i.e. hit by hraffel which cuts down energy to
1/2.) Probably won't need too many.
7 = pass. Get it from the Port Avur guard house and use it at the jail.
8 = Lens. Need it to read some small writings.
9 = medicin. Used to combat disease. Disease reduces maximum energy to
50.
5-3. TELEPORTAL LIST
Thanks to Jason Spangler and, down the chain, the guy who dropped the
hint book on him for this. No comments on what passages are best to use
here, just what goes where.
Bedangidar:
Cube Pyramid Cube -> Rosus 093, 034
Sphere Sphere Sphere -> Shendy 019, 088
Sphere Pyramid Pyramid -> Udar 128, 107
Sphere Sphere Pyramid -> Pheron 007, 025
Crezimas:
Cube Pyramid Sphere -> Fubernel 067, 080
Sphere Pyramid Pyramid -> Selderad 124, 030
Pyramid Sphere Cube -> Trilliad 093, 069
Pyramid Cube Sphere -> Pheron 021, 024
Dermagud:
Pyramid Cube Sphere -> Isles of Ice 009, 098
Sphere Pyramid Cube -> Pheron 023, 009
Cube Pyramid Cube -> Selderad 133, 032
Cube Cube Cube -> Yberton 129, 090
Khazan:
Sphere Sphere Sphere -> Port Avur N/A
Sphere Sphere Cube -> Yberton 138, 096
Pyramid Cube Pyramid -> Shendy 008, 087
The portal to Yberton is east of the Crystal Castle, with no guards
stationed to hassle you as you slip back in. I think going to Crezimas
after Khazan is a good idea, putting two important dungeons together.
It's pretty easy to shuttle between the two, in fact, and late in the
game it's really necessary for expedient completion. The other two are
good panic retreats. Of course you can always leave and rest a bit on
Fubernel before attacking Shadrum. But in fact the distance to Keof is
about the same as the distance to Delkona if you'd exited.
Kherbel:
Cube Cube Cube -> Merg N/A
Pyramid Sphere Pyramid -> Fubernel 058, 071
Cube Pyramid Pyramid -> Hidden Vale 109, 094
Sphere Sphere Cube -> Pheron 007, 023
Khiriss: (ok)
Sphere Cube Cube -> Fubernel 066, 075
Sphere Cube Pyramid -> Trilliad 127, 063
Pyramid Pyramid Pyramid -> Shendy 012, 075
Pyramid Cube Pyramid -> Shertuz 055, 035
Meardom:
Cube Pyramid Sphere -> Fubernel 045, 082
Pyramid Sphere Pyramid -> Knessos N/A
Pyramid Sphere Cube -> Kendar 069, 061
Cube Cube Sphere -> Udar 144, 116
Pheron:
Cube Sphere Cube -> Kendar 074, 035
Cube Cube Cube -> Hidden Vale 109, 094
Sphere Pyramid Sphere -> Meram 044, 051
Pyramid Sphere Sphere -> Rosus 105, 036
The official destination of CSC is "Bay of Meric." This place may be
useful to get to the Hidden Vale or(during the brick buildings quest)
Rosus. In addition, you can maybe use it as a shortcut from Port Avur to
Lymeric.
Sargoz:
Pyramid Pyramid Cube -> Fubernel 059, 071
Cube Pyramid Pyramid -> Port Avur N/A
Sphere Sphere Sphere -> Hidden Vale 109, 094
If Sargoz is the last dungeon you need to face, then you can drop
right off at Hidden Vale and win the game from there. Otherwise it's not
too bad to track to Pheron.
Shadrum:
Cube Cube Pyramid -> Fisestar 140, 082
Sphere Sphere Sphere -> Isle of Giants 041, 116
Sphere Pyramid Cube -> Marmaris 007, 056
Pyramid Cube Pyramid -> Shiran (Darvale 103, 108 actually)
If you want to go to Fisestar, then 2S 3E gets you to one mushroom
patch and 4N lets you inspect another. The teleport to Isle of Giants
puts you in an awkward SW part of the island, and the Marmaris location
is just southwest of Soldain. Shiran is probably the best place to go
from here unless you forgot/need to pick up Dream Dust(Fisestar, close
to Bihun and Trilliad.) Even so Shiran->Khiriss->Trilliad->Crystal
Castle->Selderad is a good move.
Shendy:
Sphere Cube Sphere -> Dakland 086, 005
Cube Sphere Cube -> Piyan 098, 114
Pyramid Pyramid Cube -> Uberion 015, 044
Very useful on your quest to get through the whole brick houses,
levers and gods bit. Uberion is not a bad destination either as there's
a mountainous nook to the north where you can get sermins--although the
game doesn't reveal it to you after you win the fight with the guarding
trolls and Zorlims. Then you can go to Soldain for a Sabano if you want.
Sudogur:
Cube Pyramid Cube -> Darvale 085, 021
Sphere Sphere Pyramid -> Marmaris (crashes C64)
Cube Sphere Cube -> Pheron 007, 011
Pyramid Pyramid Pyramid -> Sumruna N/A
Ahh, Marmaris isn't really worth going to anyway. Pheron is; you can
sneak through the north entrance to Port Avur and go south through it to
get to the road with minimal time spent or fatigue.
Thakass:
Cube Pyramid Pyramid -> Bihun 134, 053
Pyramid Sphere Pyramid -> Khiriss 140, 026
Sphere Pyramid Cube -> Sargoz N/A
Sphere Cube Sphere -> Pheron 025, 021
Vocha:
Pyramid Sphere Sphere -> Phaleng 073, 013
Cube Cube Cube -> Meram 043, 049
Sphere Sphere Sphere -> Shendy 008, 078
The teleport to Phaleng is actually referred to as "Ice Plains." Meram
is just east of Marmaris and Soldain, and assuming you completed Vocha,
it's a good idea to go west. Also, if you've raised the sunken isle then
you may want to take a look at it on Meram. But if you need/want another
Ishban right now then Phaleng is an OK choice--you can always head south
from Pheron through some easy patrols at a later date. Shendy's a bit
too in the middle here although you can take a boat to Fubernel for
Khazan and/or Shadrum.
5-4. SPELL LIST
****************
* SABANO *
****************
Not surprisingly for a basic spell book, some of Sabano's spells are
pretty lightweight. But once you buy another spell book there's nothing
wrong with your leader or an elf taking Sabano as a backup.
FEAR: Moderately useful to breeze through a combat. If you have first
strike and high magic ability, you can stop opponents' magic casting for
a bit.
CONFUSE: useful if nothing else is available, but your major
challenges will come from guards deliberately blocking a narrow path.
Maybe if monsters have cornered you and you want to try to push them
back.
SHATTER: the best of the Sabano spells. Damage is random, as low as
zero and as high as your magic level. The randomness is not weighted.
The best time to use shatter is at the start of the game--be sure your
spellcaster's recharged before combat. Later on, fireball is more
consistent and potent, but when a fireball or two will leave a monster
with, say, two hit points(remember to keep track of monster HP,) you can
take a chance and cast shatter to try to take it out with one less hit
than you need.
REPEL: necessary to get by snakes that block dungeon corridors. Not
good for much else, and you won't need TOO many--in fact, breaking your
party up to tiptoe past the snakes will save you having to use this
spell more than you need to. Since it's always effective and never based
on skill, later on you can have a non-wizard stock up with a few of
these.
LOCATE: I find this uselesss widely because I flee so much, which
means monsters will not be able to run at me successfully. It's also
pretty clear where fixed monsters should be. Now if it'd tell you where
MERCHANTS are on a road...
ASSESS: You should be able to figure out which monsters do what pretty
quickly. Since you can write down information, you've seen all monsters
once you've seen one, with a slight variance in armor class.
**************
* DEMARO *
**************
You might get the feeling that Demaro's uses are somewhat forced on
you. It's not a big deal in combat, and many of the spells seem curious.
Still some of it is necessary to win a game, and none of the spells are
too bad to memorize. As you progress in the game and get the Zoxinn
book, you can probably fob Demaro off to your Elf and have him learn the
workaday spells to leave wizards free for offense.
ENERGY: only marginally useful, but it can have its purposes; it
doesn't depend on spell ability, and often a weaker spellcaster can use
this on a stronger one in place of a Sermin, thus getting an extra
fireball in. You may have to break up the usual move order for combat.
PIERCE: vital in later dungeons. Energy fields are these scrolling
things that don't go away without it. Lite Sabano's repel, you will
still want to be conservative with this and not try to eliminate
everything--even see if you can sneak by with two guys. Another great
spell for beginning casters to stock up on as it doesn't depend on skill
DISAPPEAR: I never found this terribly useful as a luffin and mirget
before battle produce the same result, and the monsters will attack
SOMEONE, anyway. Useful in a pinch if someone's badly hurt as it has a
bit more offense than healing, and they can take a luffin and drink a
potion before they reappear and hit someone--especially if agility is
high.
WALKWATER: also vital in later dungeons although sometimes water
conceals treasure. Be wary of getting caught on water without one spell
left. You may need to save and restart a few times to figure exactly
where you want to go if a weaker spellcaster uses it, as it wears off
sooner then.
SHIELD: for combat purposes, makes the book of Demaro worthwhile very
quickly--but as your players get very good, it also becomes redundant.
RESURRECT: definitely have a few in an emergency if you really don't
want to try to work through a fight again, i.e. you're very near a god
or a dungeon objective, and you forgot to save recently.
**************
* ISHBAN *
**************
Powerful combat stuff here.
FIREBALL: on average, more damage than Shatter, but Shatter may give
that necessary jolt you need at the start of combat. With weapons being
predictable, knowing the damage you do helps immensely in planning which
enemies to hit with what.
TELEPORT: a bread and butter spell while outdoors. Not always useful
to every square on the map, but it can often tell you where monsters may
be. You can also use it several times without saving just to explore
around.
HEAL: somewhat useful in combat if you have no other important spells,
or if one player HAS to attack and is low on hit points. Still it's
usually better just to use a potion.
WEAKEN: becomes more valuable as the enemy gets tougher. If one has,
say, 99 shield and 10 armor, then this is much more effective than a
fireball(max ~60 damage) or a shatter. Works best on spellcasters.
VISION: practically worthless. You can just shut the computer off and
turn it back on instead.
FREEZE: most effective when Jerrahs decide to cast it against you.
With enough stocked up you may be able to stall a few magic users, and
as you go first you may be able to keep this up for a while(lesser users
can cast energy.) But it generally helps the underdog to kill off
someone. You shouldn't go into battles as the underdog.
**************
* ZOXINN *
**************
Some very impressive spells but not always as awesome as advertised.
By the time you get around to this book, you will probably be so rolling
in money that mushrooms will do a better job. Ironically there's more
thinking for you in nonmagic combat than in wizards casting spells!
ZOFIR: unfreezes a party member, but I prefer to go with direct
offense.
ZAPALL: is a great spell. Especially if there are a lot of monsters,
and you have two Zoxinn books, and energy spells to cast on your two
spellcasters with Zoxinn. The damage is not quite a half of fireball.
ZENGRL: costly heal-all. I often prefer potions or just waiting it
out.
ZISHOXE: very nice against several spellcasters, unless they happen to
have hit your party too unevenly. With combats against several
spellcasters you should also have had shields at 99 before.
ZEFOAR: radius of this Fireball spell is 2 squares. Ideally have the
spellcaster use this first and then have the fighters move in.
ZUTYUN: worth the cost, again, with lots of enemies when you need to
eliminate armor and shields(i.e. the strongest spellcasters) or just
flat out clear weak ones from your path to the big guys.
5-5. MONSTER LIST
While hit points and damage remain constant, monsters gain armor class
and even shields when they pop up in different areas. They also do
varying damage but the hit points and abilities are usually constant.
NAME | HP | DAMAGE |
---------+-------+--------+
SANDGU | 25 | |
CYCLOPS | 50-60 | 25 | STRAIGHT MISSILE
ORC | 15 | 7 |
HRAFFEL | 40 | | DISEASE
JERRAH | 60 | N/A |
FERMIGON | 75 | 28 |
AZRAEL | 250 | N/A | 49 SPELL DAMAGE
WOLVINGA | 25 | 9 |
ZORLIM | 35 | N/A | DISAPPEAR WHEN DEAD, 16 SPELL DAMAGE
BARG | 54 |
TROLL | 57 |
ZEBANI | 51 | 22-24 |
DOMUG | 34 | 14 | STRAIGHT MISSILE
D KNIGHT | 35 | | 16 SPELL DAMAGE
GRAGAN | 50 | N/A | 19 SPELL DAMAGE
GNOLL | 40 | 24 |
OGRE | 400 | | AC=6
GAEM | 90 | N/A | SPELL DAMAGE
MONGOR |
HIBLISS | 135 | |
DREAD | 200 | | AC=8
6. OUTSIDE LOCATION DETAIL
6-1. PROVINCES AND HOW THEY BORDER AND WHAT'S IN 'EM
Provinces are defined in game memory by rectangles, but most of them
border on the sea, so they seem more like your average country border.
Below I give the lower-right limits of each territory. When the border
as the computer sees it goes into the water I just look for the furthest
south actual land piece on the map.
*********************
* MAP OF OUTERWORLD *
*********************
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Pheron | Phaleng | Dakland | Fiztraz |
| x=033 y=031 | x=077 y=018 | x=118 y=017 | x=153 y=021 |
| +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
+-------------+ Shertuz | Kendar | Darvale | Seld | Khir |
| Uberion | x=064 y=047 | x=077 y=066 | x=118 y=030 | erad | iss |
| x=033 y=050 | | +-------------+ x=132| x=153|
+-------------+-------------+ | Rosus | y=048| y=048|
| Marmaris | Meram | | x=118 y=043 | | |
| x=033 y=066 | x=064 y=066 | +-------------+-+----+------+
+-------------+-------------+ | Trilliad | Bihun |
| Shendy | Kuskunn | | x=123 y=076 |x=153 y=070|
| x=024 y=096 | x=032 y=082 +-------------+ +-----------+
| +-------------+ Fubernel +---------------+ Fisestar |
| | Heavenly | x=077 y=096 | |x=153 y=089|
| | x=039 y=096 | | Kherbel | |
| | | | x=123 y=101 +-----------+
| | | | | Yberton |
+-------------+------+------+-------------+ |x=153 y=101|
| | +-------+-------+-----------+
| Isles of Ice | Isle of Giants | Vo | Piyan | Udar |
| x=034 y=123 | x=072 y=123 | x=082 | x=117 |x=153 y=123|
| | | y=123 | y=123 | |
+-----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
* - note there are some overruns. Part of the Isle of Vo is labeled
"Piyan," and the west edge of Kherbel is labeled "Fubernel."
6-2. X/Y DETAILS FOR MINES, MUSHROOM PATCHES, AND MORE
Place | Location | From | X, Y
----Friendly-------+----------------+--------------------
Bondell | Fubernel(NW) | | 044, 069(2x2)
Crystal Castle | Yberton | | 133, 096(3x1)
Delkona | Fubernel(E) | | 061, 080(3x2)
Keof | Shendy(NW) | | 010, 071(3x3)
Kharin | Udar | | 130, 108(2x2)
King's Castle | Pheron | S | 014, 027(3x1)
Knessos | Fiztraz(NE) | S | 135, 017(3x2)
Lymeric | Kendar | | 065, 026(3x3)
Merg | Trilliad(N) | | 101, 046(3x2)
Port Avur | Pheron | | 011, 017(3x3)
Shiran | Darvale | | 101, 018(2x2)
Soldain | Marmaris | | 011, 052(2x2)
Sumruna | Kherbel(SW) | | 082, 096(2x2)
Theldair | Trilliad(S) | E | 105, 063(2x2)
----Dungeons-------+----------------+------+--------------
Bedangidar | Bihun | S | 148, 066
Dermagud(E) | Pheron | E | 024, 032
Thakass | Fiztraz | NSEW | 145, 012
Khazan(S) | Heavenly | | 037, 093
Khazan(N) | Fubernel | | 051, 093
Vocha | Isles of Ice | W | 031, 117
----Noncritical----+----------------+------+--------------
Monks/rest stop | Uberion | | 116, 018
Monks/rest stop | Dakland(SE) | | 013, 041
Monks/rest stop | Piyan | | 113, 106
Teleportal House | Pheron | SE | 006, 005
Teleportal House | Khiriss | NSEW | 136, 033
Teleportal House | Kherbel | NSEW | 108, 085
Teleportal House | Shendy | | 019, 078
Cliff(need rope) | Rosus | EW | 106, 036
Cliff(need rope) | Fiztraz | NS | 125, 008
Cliff(need rope) | Kherbel | NS | 122, 083
Cliff(need rope) | Phaleng | EW | 052, 012
Cliff(need rope) | Uberion | NS | 007, 043
Cliff(need rope) | Kherbel | EW | 099, 093
Elf Maiden Suerfin | Selderad | | 132, 035
Elf Maiden Ellidrin| Trilliad | | 098, 066
Elf Maiden Aellin | Shendy | | 020, 087
Enemy tower | Meram | | 046, 058
----Religious------+----------------+------+---------------------
Temple(Valon) | Uberion | N | 033, 036(Dermagud)
Temple(Kalb) | Dakland | | 101, 011(Dakland)
Temple(Pax) | Rosus | S | 087, 031(Piyan)
Temple(Hissen) | Kherbel | | 097, 098(Crezimas)
Temple(Sur) | Shertuz | E | 046, 035(Sudogur)
Temple(Heru) | Fubernel | | 062, 094(Khazan)
Temple(Paladin) | Kherbel(SE) | N | 123, 097(Bedangidar)
Temple(Nexis) | Kuskunn | NE | 025, 073(Vocha)
God(Pax) | Piyan | S | 105, 112
God(Kalb) | Dakland | E | 084, 009
----Important------+----------------+------+----------
Brick House 1 | Darvale(W) | | 090, 026
Brick House 2 | Piyan | | 093, 113
Brick House 3 | Phaleng | | 074, 008
Brick House 4 | Meram(island) | | 058, 057
Obelisk(#2) | Fiztraz | W | 143, 005
Obelist(#3) | Isle of Vo | | 078, 117
[Obelisk #1 is in Meardom under Crystal Castle.]
Unicorn | Heavenly | NSEW | 034, 086
Wolf Rock | Phaleng | N | 059, 010
Mushroom or magic plant patches are great places to replenish supplies
or just pick up something you wanted to experiment with but didn't have
the money for. All are well represented, and talking to monks or
sometimes wizards generally helps you find them. Just be sure to leave a
plant behind in case you decide or need to come back. That's how they
regenerate.
Patch | Location | X, Y | Referrer
--------+-------------+----------+-------------------------
Sermin | Darvale | 108, 026 | Ugdobar(Knessos)
Sermin | Fisestar | 144, 084 | Zukumya(Sumruna inn)
Sermin | Uberion | 018, 041 |
Sermin | Trilliad | 115, 060 | Atvalan(Shiran)
Gonshi | Pheron | 026, 014 | Lufer(Port Avur)
Gonshi | Yberton(S) | 135, 101 | Lupsikin(Crystal Castle)
Gonshi | Selderad | 124, 025 | Gelsham(Merg)
Gonshi | Fubernel(N) | ???, ??? | Tumis
Mirget | Meram | 036, 061 |
Mirget | Piyan | 099, 110 | Hakim(Sumruna inn)
Mirget | Khiriss | 145, 037 | Lunikor(Merg)
Mirget | Giants Isle | 059, 117 | Shanek(Delkona)
Loka | Udar(S) | 132, 116 | Mishu(Sumruna)
Loka | Darvale(N) | 111, 009 | Berdiso(Lymeric)
Loka | Phaleng | 074, 012 |
Loka | Isles of Ice| 021, 104 |
Luffin | Kherbel | 111, 091 | Basko(Sumruna)
Luffin | Kherbel | 093, 082 | Basko(Sumruna)
Luffin | Shertuz | 058, 036 | Kafir(Lymeric)
Luffin | Fubernel | 044, 081 | Gonnar(Delkona)
Luffin | Kuskunn | 032, 077 | Tiko(Delkona)
Nift | Phaleng | 046, 007 |
Nift | Trilliad | 116, 067 | Sevidor(Theldair)
Nift | Fiztraz | 131, 009 | Tenkit(Knessos)
Nift | Shendy | 007, 081 |
Drelin | Shiran | ???, ??? | Carvis(Shiran)
Drelin | Shertuz | 039, 031 | [none]
Drelin | Fisestar | 142, 079 | Bornozar, Sorgulara(Merg)
Drelin | Fubernel | 058, 092 | Tumis(Delkona)
Enemies:
Generally enemy troops will have one magic using unit and one brute-
force squad--there can be up to four varieties of monster. The outposts
occupy strategic bottleneck areas so that you can't just go anywhere on
foot. Usually you can teleport over them but sometimes the game just
decides to guard certain squares against that. It seems pretty arbitrary
on the whole. I'll indicate when you should definitely avoid a fight--
and when I recommend you slug through it.
If you want to cheat at any mountain pass you can just keep running
into the monsters after viewing your party a different number of times.
** Ledger for shorthand below **
Types of terrain guarded:
b = located on bridge
p = mountain pass
For strategy:
k = you need to kill them if you pass this way
l = you should probably save your teleport spells for later
t = you can and should teleport over them
u = you're not allowed to teleport over the monsters
? = it doesn't matter how you get over them--but teleport saves time
1-5 = how important is what they're guarding? 5= *very*
Az = Azrael
Ba = Barg
Cy = Cyclops
Dk = Dark Knight
Do = Domug
Fe = Fermigon
Je = Jerrah
Mi = Minotaur
Or = Orc
Sa = Sandgu
Sl = Slime
Tr = Troll
Wo = Wolvinga
Ze = Zebani
Zo = Zorlim
Zu = Zumagin
Location | type | X, Y | Strategy/Details
-------------+---------------+----------+-------------------
Bihun | Je,Zo,Ba | 125, 086 |
Bihun | Zo,Mi | 143, 069
Bihun | Or,Ba | 145, 068
Dakland | p: Do,Wo,Or,Go| 106, 013 | l-1
Dakland | p: Do,Wo,Or,Go| 106, 015 | l-1
Dakland | p: Zo,Tr | 088, 014 | ?-5(3rd to Kalb)
Dakland | p: | 085, 010 | k-5(Kalb 1N1W)
Dakland | p: Zo,Tr | 086, 012 | k-5(2nd to Kalb)
Dakland | p: Zo,Tr | 090, 006 | l-1(dead end)
Dakland | p: Zo, Cy | 093, 012 | l-1
Dakland | p: Zo,Mi,Tr | 094, 009 | l-1
Dakland | p: Zo,Mi | 105, 010 | l-1
Dakland | p: Je,Zo,Tr,Ba| 099, 007 | l-1
Darvale | p: Zo,Je,Ba | 114, 027 | l-1
Darvale | p: Zo,Je,Ba | 116, 024 | l-1
Fisestar | Zo,Je,Ba | 131, 086
Fisestar | Zo,Je,Go | 134, 081
Fisestar | Tr,Je,Zo | 128, 071
Fisestar | Wo,Zo,Je | 134, 077
Fisestar | Wo,Go,Or | 143, 072
Fiztraz | 122, 008
Fiztraz 122, 015 Wo,Zo,Je
Fiztraz | p: Or,Zo,Je,Ba| 124, 012 | l-1
Fiztraz | p: Mi,Je,Zo | 131, 010 | u-4(nifts above)
Fiztraz | p: Zo,Mi,Je | 119, 012 | l-1
Fiztraz | p: Zo,Je,Do | 133, 013 | u
Fiztraz | p: Zo,Mi,Je | 136, 012 | u-1
Fiztraz | p: Zo,Je,Ba,??| 145, 012 | t-5(Thakass, Obelisk)
Fiztraz | b: Zo,Ba,Tr | 125, 018 | ?-?
Fiztraz | p: Or,Zo,Je | 125, 007 | l-1
Fubernel | Ba, Sa | 047, 082 |
Fubernel | b: Zo,Do | 049, 076 |
Fubernel | p: Zo,Ba | 052, 075 |
Fubernel | Sa,Or,Go | 055, 092 |
Fubernel | b: Tr,Zo,Or | 056, 085 |
Fubernel | b: Zo,Je,Or,Ba| 062, 086 |
Fubernel | b: Tr,Zo | 055, 081 |
Fubernel | p: Zo,Mi | 058, 080 |
Fubernel | p: Zo,Mi | 060, 078 |
Giants' Isle | p: Sl,Hr,Ba | 052, 105 | l-1(mirgets too far
Giants' Isle | p: Sl,Hr,Ba | 054, 115 | l-1 away/not worth it)
Isles of Ice | p: Zo,Ze | 011, 102 | l-4(best way to Vocha)
Isles of Ice | p: Zo,Tr | 006, 102 | l-1
Isles of Ice | p: Je,Zo,Tr | 012, 116 |
Isles of Ice | p: Hr,Cy | 013, 101 |
Isles of Ice | p: Zo,Hr | 015, 101 |
Isles of Ice | p: Do,Or,Wo | 013, 108 |
Isles of Ice | p: Do,Or,Wo | 015, 116 |
Isles of Ice | p: Zo,Mi | 023, 111 |
Isles of Ice | p: Je,Zo | 019, 117 | u-2
Kendar | p: Zo,Cy | 074, 047 |
Kendar | p: Cy | 075, 049 |
Kendar | p: Go | 070, 055 |
Kendar | p: Cy | 074, 048 |
Kendar | p: Cy | 071, 049 |
Kendar | p: Cy | 080, 048 |
Kendar | p: Do,Wo,Or | 066, 048 |
Kendar | p: Sa,Or | 065, 040 | k-2(e. desert passage)
Kendar | p: | 074, 041 |
Kherbel | p: Je,Mi | 122, 078 |
Kherbel | p: Ba,Zo,Je | 102, 078 |
Kherbel | p: Sa,Je | 101, 097 |
Kherbel | p: Zo,Je,Tr,Ba| 088, 093 |
Kherbel | p: Sa,Go,Or | 079, 088 |
Kherbel | p: Wo,Do,Or,Go| 081, 090 |
Meram | p: Hr | 035, 058 |
Meram | p: Hr | 047, 049 |
Meram | p: Hr | 059, 050 |
Phaleng | p: Or | 035, 012 |
Phaleng | p: Wo | 034, 013 |
Phaleng | p: Go | 058, 015 |
Phaleng | b: Zo,Ba | 072, 011 |
Phaleng | b: Do,Or | 050, 012 |
Phaleng | b: Do,Or,Wo,Go| 078, 006 |
Pheron | b: Or,Wo,Do | 030, 007 |
Pheron | b: Or,Wo,Do | 036, 007 |
Pheron | p: Or | 011, 009 | l-2(teleportal house)
Pheron | p: Do, Go, Or | 020, 009 | l-1
Pheron | b: ??,?? | 027, 020 | k-5(your 1st combat)
Piyan | b: Sa,Dk,Sl | 102, 107 | ?-1
Piyan | b: Sl,Ba | 113, 109 | l-1
Piyan | b: Dk,Sl,Ba,Hr| 116, 105 | t-4(guards temple/lever)
Piyan | p: Je,Zo,Or,Ba| 085, 108 |
Rosus | p: Do,Zo | 118, 036 | ?-4(temple-fight to W too)
Rosus | p: Go,Zo | 113, 038 | l-1
Rosus | p: Zo,Tr | 114, 036 | ?-4(see 118, 036)
Rosus | p: Do,Wo,Or,Go| 110, 038 | t-4
Rosus | p: Zo,Ba,Tr,Je| 103, 036 | t-4
Rosus | p: Zo,Tr | 101, 034 | t-4
Rosus | p: Zo,Wo | 099, 032 | ?-5
Shendy | Zo,Tr,Je | 015, 075 |
Shendy | Zo,Je,Or,Ba| 015, 067 |
Shendy | Ze,Zo | 017, 074 |
Shendy | Je,Zo,Or | 006, 082 |
Shendy | Zo,Tr | 011, 082 |
Shendy | Zo,Tr | 013, 081 |
Shendy | 019, 087 | ?-4(elf maiden)
Shendy | 020, 088 | ?-4(elf maiden)
Shertuz | p: Sl | 052, 047 |
Shertuz | Sa,Or,Go | 040, 034 |
Trilliad | p: Zo,Ba | 095, 074 |
Trilliad | p: Zo,Ze | 092, 074 |
Trilliad | p: Sa | 094, 076 |
Uberion | p: Wo | 009, 034 |
Uberion | p: Or | 008, 048 |
Uberion | p: Or | 013, 045 |
Uberion | p: Or,Go | 015, 038 |
Uberion | p: Tr | 018, 042 | k-4
Uberion | Go | 020, 044 |
Uberion | Wo | 020, 047 |
Uberion | p: Zo,Tr | 012, 032 | u-4(Dermagud/Soldain)
Uberion | b: Zo,Tr | 028, 041 | l-1
Uberion | p: Go, Sa, Or | 034, 042 | l-1
Udar | p: Zo,Je,Tr,Ba| 125, 107 | t-1(easier way thru swamp)
Udar | p: Zo,Je,Ba | 132, 102 | t-4(Methreal)
Udar | p: Or,Je | 131, 105 | t-4(Methreal)
Udar | p: Tr,Je | 134, 105 | ?-3(Loka S, Sermin N)
Udar | p: Je,Do | 139, 113 | ?-3(Loka)
Yberton | p: Je,Zo,Tr | 127, 095 | t-4(Crystal Castle)
There's a weird bug where if you go to (77,78) through (77,82) from the
left(this is possible in Kherbel) you'll get an enemy combat no matter
what. I don't think you were supposed to switch disk sectors there.
6-3. HOW BEST TO GET TO SPECIAL PLACES
I'm going to assume you have a magic user with 50+ skill who can cast
teleport although some places may need even more.
The three brick houses containing levers are not easy to find
information on, and then they're just not easy to find.
The first, in Darvale, is a short jump from Shiran, and I mean jump--
you can't just walk there. A teleport 3S3W onto one island and then
another teleport west--although you may want to move SW first as
monsters may be guarding that island. But you can also teleport south
from Dakland if you wanted to see Kalb first.
Finally the third is NE of Lymeric. There are guards you probably
don't need to teleport over, and although there are ice patches it's not
really that bad. Because if you don't want to use a teleport, you can
move north and then flee three times--N, E, N--to get near the house,
and none of the flees uses energy or time.
To get to the tower of Ruhan on the Sunken Isle, you need to go into
south Meram to see the tip of an island and then cast the spell there.
6-4. SPECIAL DIALOGUES
Wolf rock script:
[character] opens the vial and the sweet aroma of the Hoyam essence
starts to rise around them!
Suddenly a white wolf appears on the rock above! It gazes at them with
calm blue eyes.
A golden chain can be seen around the wolf's neck. From the chain hangs
a star-shaped, beautiful key.
After a while, thw wolf shakes its head, as if to signal approval. The
star gets loose from its neck and falls to the ground below.
[character] Finds the star key. Should he take it?
Elf maiden dialogs:
--ELLIDRIN/SWAN SONG:
--AELLIN/RIVER SONG:
--SUERFIN/SPARROW SONG:
Oh! so you know about my song. All right, then listen.
The elven maid starts to sing a most beautiful tune...
[+1 speed to all]
[get greedy:] You all have my gift. I can do no more.
--1 of other 2: She is my sister
Mismatch the songs:
"That's my sister's song!"
Omit 'song':
--I sing about them!
Seek my two other sisters as well.
--SISTER: I have two.
--C: I don't know what a rumor is!
--SONG/TUNE: Ask me the name of the song you wish to hear.
BRICK HOUSES DIALOG
Mainland:
There are steps there going up to an iron lever in the wall.
[pull all 3 levers:]
A deep rumble rises from the earth as distant tremors are felt by all.
On Sunken Isle:
There is a book here, protected by a bell jar. Its title reads: 'Rituals
of Magic'.
What is the name of the ritual [char] wishes to read?
--AWARENESS: [char] Reads: 'Ritual of awareness' opens with the verse:
'Rehtem verek' 'Eklem kenek' 'Elatir gnassar'
Bedangidar dialogues:
SONOMA IMPRISONED(LEVEL 1):
That's a cage. There is a white pigeon within. The cage's door may be
opened. Should [char] open the cage?
As the pigeon escapes from the cage, she tranforms into an elven lady.
She says:
I, Somona the sorceress, am in your dept for freeing me. Meet me at
Theldair and I shall hear your need.
Somona changes back to her alternate shape and flies through the window!
A bird cage. It's empty.
BRENNIX(LEVEL 5):
You found Dreax's chamber. This is the room where Zokadir captured the
demon!
Brennix! The legendary sword of great Zilbann! should [char] take it?
SARGOZ/AMULET(4)
Through the fiercely crackling flames a white amulet is seen, lying on
white-hot coals.
Should [char] attempt to get it?
[NO CLOAK:] Hot flames prevent [char] from approaching the amulet!
[CLOAK:]
[char] Wraps the elvish cloak all around him and disappears into the
furnace.
After a few moments [char] returns triumphant with the white amulet in
his hand!
Unicorn script:
At a tiny clearing in northern parts of the forest.
Facing you from a prudent distance is the legendary last unicorn!
You are mesmerized as she gazes at you with calm blue eyes.
Than suddenly, before you can make any moves, she disappears!
[Sherro's high call:]
Sherro's high call echoes through the forest.
A short while later the unicorn reappears!
[inspect front:]
The unicorn wears a green ring on her single horn!
Should [char] attempt to take the ring?
The unicorn bows her head and the green ring gently falls into [char]'s
palm!
[never had this happen:]The unicorn shakes her head nervously,
preventing [char] from taking the ring!
[inspect back:]
That's the back side of the unicorn
Ogre King(5)
[You are in the presence of the Black king, king of all ogres.]
"Greetings adventurers. You have defeated many of my minions to reach
here. I salute your courage.name a wish within my power and it shall be
yours!"
--B: 'Ask' about an item you need.
--C: The rumor is you wish to prevent Dreax's escape!
--CIRCLET: Ah! the circlet eh? Well all right, it is my most precious
possession but here, it is now yours!
again: [It is yours now!]
--OGRES: My kind.
Mad Wizard script:
The Mad Wizard has some nutty things to say.
Mad Wizard(40)
"Oh go away or I'll turn you into a lizard!"/"Well.. I am not mad, and
that's that!"
--B: Patience is a great virtue!
--C: Well, hmm... The quonnies must be ready for the moon dance!
--BUNGIONS: I eat them raw!
--KUSPAR: Keeps babies quiet!
--QUONNIES: They are my friends!
--DREAX: Demon lord!
--MOON DANCE: I love to watch it!
--MONGIR: What a wild one he is!
--MONGIR'S CURSE: I never learned to cast that one!
--BLUE RING: The blue ring of power, eh?
[you have it:]Didn't I give that away!?
[random below, just keep asking:]
Here, I have no use for it. it's yours if you want it!
I think you suffer from Mongir's curse!
O foolish one, give up and go home!
It whispers of trouble!
I vaguely remember something like that!
Right! Just throw a pinch of kuspar and she will stop crying!
Shadows of your thoughts darken my sight!
My fireballs can fry Dreax himself!
It looks like green bungions.
ZIRVANAD DIALOGUE WITH MAGIC WORDS STRUCK OUT:
[inspect:]
A stone vault with a star shaped keyhole.
Within the vault there is a book. On its cover the word 'Zirvanad' is
barely readable. A powerful spell holds it glued down. It's not possible
to remove it.
[use lens:]
With the aid of a lens [character] reads:
Chapter V. Should the candle start to melt.
In the event that the candle starts to melt, following steps must be
taken to prevent Dreax's escape.
Three magic users must enter the hall and locate the three lighting
stones.
Each magic user must possess one of the following items:The white amulet
of light, The green ring of order, The blue ring of power.
The holder of each item must stand on the stone of its color: blue on
blue, white on white, and green on green.
The holder of the white amulet starts the process by chanting the
'ritual of awareness'. It is essential that the steps described herein
be executed in the exact order specified.
[3 chants here found elsewhere in the game]
(Three of the following spells must be cast immediately after using
magical dusts and ashes. Do not allow the dust to settle before chanting
the magical words.)
Next, the wearer of the blue ring must throw crystal dust into the air
and conjure a 'Bubble of Captivity.' the bubble will cage Dreax while
the candle is being repaired.
[3 chants here found elsewhere in the game]
Once the bubble is formed, it is time to transfer Dreax from the flame
of the candle into the bubble.
This is done by the green ring holder who sprinkles elven dream dust in
the air and chants the 'three words of will' while the dust floats
around the candle.
[3 chants here found elsewhere in the game]
Without the effect of the dream dust, Dreax can not be contained within
the bubble for more than a few seconds.
Following the transfer, the green ring holder chants 'ude', 'samaid',
and 'dehuble' to prepare the candle for repair.
Immediately, the blue ring holder must fling a pinch of shir-aka ash in
the air and chant 'exiteralmisto', 'haxobez', 'behsaim' before it
settles.
At this point, if all was done properly, the candle would be whole
again.
There now remains one last step, the task of transferring Dreax back
into the candle's flame.
This operation is performed by the amulet holder chanting:
'ekburamitral', 'hox', 'begone'.
End of game(celebration at castle) script:
Congratulations! You and your companions succeeded in restoring the
magic of the candle and, kept Dreax trapped.
It is now time to return to King Rebnard's court and inform his majesty
of your great deed.
Some time later at the king's castle...
The banquet to honor the brave heroes of the Candle is in progress.
His highness King Rebnard the Just, signals for silence.
The king: My friends, we are gathered here this night to salute the
skill and the courage of these few men, who, as of this day, are to be
known as the 'Heroes of the Candle'.
[he rattles off names and adjectives here in a roll call:]
] Our chosen hero [name],
] Great wizard [wizard],
] Fair [name], [elf]
] Charming [halfling],
] Valiant [dwarf/human],
We hereby present you our most heartfelt gratitude for what has been
accomplished. Your names, and your heroic deeds, shall become a
permanent part of our land's lore and culture.
It is thanks to your victory against Dreax and his forces of darkness
that we could gather here tonight and make merry.
So, let us all rise and toast, to our Heroes of the Candle!
The hall rings with the shouts of all who attend the banquet: Hail to
the Heroes of the Candle!!!
The king: my friends, the victory we celebrate this day is sweet. But
alas, the war with Darkness is far from being won.
The word reaching us from the lands beyond the sea of Oshmar causes us
much concern. There is talk of a new demon-lord who equals Dreax in
might. He is said to gather a dark host that is the most powerful ever!
So it is our grim duty to make it known here tonight, that the well
deserved rest our heroes will have following their victory, may have to
be shorter than we would wish.
But for tonight, let us all enjoy this moment of peace and thank you
once again, [name] and Heroes of the Candle!
The End
You may now save the game one last time. The file you save in can be
transferred to play the upcoming sequel to The Magic Candle.
7. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A STRONG BEGINNING
It's actually not best to go out and start looking for monsters to
attack. Better to gather information. On easy mode, there won't be many
monsters to attack you and you can probably get away with resting and
using just magic to get by critical fights in mountain passes or
bridges. On hard mode, you may not survive with a full party.
Therefore the best thing I find to do is to get three party members to
work at Port Avur. Metalsmith, Gemcutter, and Tailor can all make solid
salaries--6, 5 and 7 make for 18 an hour or 432 a day--yup, they get
paid 24/7. The best part is that they act as a nice bank--when you
return to Port Avur you just join the party with them and break them off
again--but be sure to begin them when they're in the one-person party so
they get paid for not questing! Also be sure to pool money and supplies
to your active party.
Not much to buy here other than a shovel(to find treasure,) gonshis,
drelins for quick travel(useful when provoking random friendly road
encounters or making it to a town before the gates close) and maybe a
few extra sermins for emergencies.
If you want to play the game totally honestly then pay attention to
advice in the Royal Castle and Port Avur. If not Ned can tell you how to
get a very good spell book early on. Eventually it'll lead you to
Soldain where you can buy some interesting stuff. There will be some
mountain passes but you can use magic exclusively as there shouldn't be
too many combats. In fact you may want to see if you can plow through to
Dermagud. The first task you have is to get to Yberton via the
teleportal. You'll need to get shapes from the merchants on the roads
first, and drelins help the whole process take less game time.
In Dermagud There will be one encounter to pass through; you'll need
full shield spells and LOTS of magic, and you will probably have to
either take your workers along or eat a lot of gonshis--if nothing else,
to distract the bad guys from hitting your spellcasters exclusively.
The point of getting to the Crystal Castle is to exchange Ziyx and
Eflun for the much more capable Tamas and Dokar. Now you wil probably
want to have one each of Ishban, Sabano and Demaro to start off as
Demaro's much harder to track down later, and there's no harm in
memorizing its spells you'll need later. Your hero can always just learn
shields to take the burden off Tamas and Dokar.
Even if all six come to the Crystal Castle, don't exchange for Kruga,
Rogga and Lupi yet. Instead find the teleportal in Crezimas back to
Pheron--the combinations are hidden in the dungeons, but I'll forgive
you for using a crib sheet. Oh, and if you walk the road outside you may
find dwarves who offer a legit get rich quick scheme. Buy their gems.
With your permanent spell casters in effect, you can start them
learning. Ned knows the short way, which is a bit cheaper, but either
way you should learn rapidly. Stop at Port Avur to get money and now let
your three non-workers learn until each is at 99. Those that make it
first can rest up and learn spells--Ned was even more ambitious, though.
Now you can go back to Port Avur and learn some serious magic. Two
cycles will net everyone +38 to their magic skills, which really helps
fireballs. It's worth the delay at the beginning. With all this, you can
now go back to Dermagud with --OR you can continue to learn spells with
your leader using a teleport house to Fubernel and Bondell(make sure he
can cross the treacherous passes where encounters wait with teleport
spells.) The king's court mentioned Tonton will help with charisma, so
you'll want to see him. Then you'll need to take a boat to get back--no
teleporters are nearby, sadly. Blue Crab Beach is OK for the 'non-
accelerated' since the way west and north has been cleared but otherwise
you can take a boat to Shendy.
In the meantime Tamas and Dokar should be learning offensive spells en
masse. If you have two ishbans then fireball is best but otherwise have
one person learn it and another shatter with a couple of repels on the
side. Also have some teleports in reserve. Your hero can learn pierce
and walkwater which will be handy in dungeons.
Once your hero is back in Port Avur(by boat, teleport, teleportal or
all of the above) it's time to go get the workers and bring them over to
Crystal Castle and replace them. You can now teleport through Dermagud,
and you should also have enough gold to get Methreal Armor(two teleports
southish from Crystal Castle to Kharin and back)--if not, you may want
to keep your spellcasters learning spells(leave your hero's book with
them so they can swap books) and have your hero eat some drelins and
take his cash and "invest" in what dwarves have to sell him off to the
east. I also recommend cheating the gamblers in whatever cities you can
find them in--Delkona has one, which makes it well worth the bribing
price of admission.
You should be rolling in cash now, and so you'll want mirgets and
luffins for big encounters, gonshis for getting quick boosts, drelins
for quick overland travel, a lens and--if you're insanely rich--boots
for everyone, which aren't necessary until very much later. But you'll
probably forget them. Blankets are also nice.
With your current party you may want to go back to Dermagud and find
Valon and clear the place in the process--note you wait until the new
party comes in to wake him up. Don't waste the one-time shot on the
weakies you got from the King's Castle. For the rest of the nine days,
instead of just waiting for Methreal armor you can solve the levers
quest or find a few more gods. Solving Bedangidar is a stretch unless
you have tons of mushrooms, but you can always find the elf maidens or
maybe even clear Vocha/Sudogur if you're wily.
Or if you go the non-cheating route you're probably not going for a
record time. So you can just have spellcasters read and fighters build
up their learning before training. Lupi can learn magic twice, and Kruga
and Rogga can max out their sword abilities. All this with almost no
fights yet!
8. FRIENDLY LOCATIONS(DIALOGUE, MAPS)
8-1. CASTLES
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(all:) REBNARD: Our king, may gods bless him!
Dincher(20 charisma, ?-?)
--B: Nuri the cook gives free food.
--C: They say Lady Naran is in love again!
Rean(25 charisma, 18-5)
[behind barrels, need to break party up to get to him]
--B: Seek Everos at Port Avur.
--C: I saw Sir Banas chase a chambermaid last night!
--EVEROS: He is Belazar's grandson.
--BELAZAR: He is wise.
Forkos(25 charisma, 5-12)
[SE corner]
--B: Seek captain Garlin in Port Avur.
--C: They say Garlin has much gambling debt.
--TRAVELS: I bought 'passage' to keof once.
--PASSAGE: Ask about that to Garlin.
Castle, level 1, servants' quarters:
--??: I asked Rimfiztrik about 'teleportals' once.
Dehos(15 charisma, 12-22)
--B: Read about 'hoyam essence' at the library.
--C: Pay no attention to court gossip!
Kayse(15 charisma, 0-9)
--B: You'll need picks and shovel in dungeons.
--C: I hear screams from below!
Castle, level 1, kitchen:
Rana(15 charisma, ?-?)
--B: Eat my master's food.
--C: I hear screams from below!
--FOOD: Ask the cook about 'food'
Sol(15 charisma, ?-?)
--B: Read about 'hoyam essence' at the library.
--C: Beratt hides a secret, they say.
--HOYAM: It is a rare plant.
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Chilek(15 charisma, 8-19)
--B: You may buy a Sabano from Azidamus.
--C: I hear screams from below!
--AZIDAMUS: Knock on his door at Soldain.
--SABANO: It is a spell book.
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Castle, level 1, guard quarters:
Bosekan(15 charisma, 12-18)
--B: I have a 'friend' in Soldain.
--C: Pay no attention to court gossip!
--FRIEND: He is a 'dwarf'.
--DWARF: My friend Yodan the dwarf lives in Soldain.
--YODAN: Knock on his door at Soldain.
--KNOCK: Do that if the doors are closed.
Gron(? charisma, 19-0)
--Bosekan knows a 'dwarf'.
--C: Pay no attention to court gossip!
--BOSEKAN: My friend Bosekan gets here at noon.
Danamar(25 charisma, 0-10)
--B: Buy a spell book as soon as you can.
--C: They say a wizard in Soldain sells a 'spell book'.
--BOOK: Chilek can tell you more!
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Gustron(20 charisma, ?-?)
--B: Rates of combat schools vary from town to town.
--C: They say Thorin's hammer is stolen!
Veridia(15 charisma, ?-?)
--B: Kids love Rimfiztrik.
--C: I love them, have you any?
Rimfitzrik(25 charisma, ?-?)
--B: You must find 'cubes', 'spheres', and 'pyramids'.
--C: A quaint concept!
--CUBES: Talk to Ferdo about those.
--TELEPORTALS: Read about teleportals at the library of Keof.
Gelhad(, ?-?)
--B: Ask monks about temples.
--C:
Ferdo(15 charisma, ?-?)
[right of fountain]
--B: Buy cheap, sell dear!
--C: They say trolls are holding all the bridges.
--PYRAMIDS/SPHERES/CUBES: My wandering 'colleagues' sell them.
--COLLEAGUES: Those that travel the roads.
Guards(4 charisma, ?-?)
"Hail Brave one!"
--B: Guards usually know when people come and go.
--C: They say only Mindcraft can save us!
Castle, level 2, servant chambers:
Beratt(35 charisma, 6-9)
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Castle, level 2, king's court:
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Rejections: "Sorry but I have no time to chat. Matters of state, you
know."
UBERION: Enemy guards all the passes there.
Belazar was the old counsellor. /
0 = Bhardagast(20 charisma, ?-?)
"Greetings, I am Bhardagast, counsellor to the crown."
--B: Seek help of 'gods'!
--C: matters of state...
--GODS: There are but eight. One sleeps in 'Dermagud'.
--DERMAGUD: It's a deserted old dwarf mine in 'Uberion' that Bordal
knows.
--UBERION: Ropes may be needed to cross the mountains of Uberion
--BORDAL: He is probably at the inn.
--INN: At port avur.
--ZIRVANAD: You must find it.
1 = Dinge(4 charisma, ?-?)
--B: Salutations good sir, I am Dinge, mayor of Bondell.
--C: Don't believe every rumor you hear.
--BONDELL: My kin are gifted with 'charisma'.
--CHARISMA: Tonton may improve your charisma.
--TONTON: He lives in Bondell.
2 = Nethien(4 charisma, ?-?)
"Greetings, I am Nethien, the elven prince."
--B: Seek my kindred in Trilliad.
--C: Don't believe every rumor you hear.
3 = Grolf(15 charisma, ?-?)
"Hail, I am Grolf, commander of the royal guards."
--B: Learn locate, and confuse spells to avoid enemy patrols
--C: matters of state...
4 = Subia(4 charisma, 14-?)
"Hello, I am Subia, a royal cousin."
--B: Oh do stay for a while. It has been so dull lately!
--C: They say Banas is up to something!
--BANAS: He is the king's uncle.
5 = Brontos(10 charisma, ?-?)
--B: Go to Shendy.
--C: They say Banas is up to something!
--SHENDY: It's on the way to Bondell!
--BONDELL: Home of halflings.
6 = Banas(10 charisma, ?-?)
"Greetings, I am Banas, the king's uncle."
--B, C: Come see me tonight in my quarters.
7 = servant(4 charisma, ?-?)
"Greetings sir, I am a servant in attendance."
--B: Ask Trikerviz about pearls.
--C: We are all doomed, they say.
--TRIKERVIZ: He is on the road a lot.
8 = usher(4 charisma, ?-?)
"Greetings, I am the usher of the court."
--B: Find old Lufer in Port Avur.
--C: They say Belazar is dying!
--LUFER: He gathers 'mushrooms'.
9 = servant(4 charisma, ?-?)
--B: It is not my place to advise
--C: We are all doomed, they say.
a = Luan(4 charisma, ?-?)
"Hello, I am Luan, a courtier."
--B: Guards are knowledgable about peoples' schedules.
--C: The queen is depressed, they say.
--QUEEN: She speaks to nobody!
G = silent guards
--(all:) Pardon me sir for I can not speak while on duty.
K = king Rebnard
--B: Seek counsel in my court but do also see old Belazar before you
leave.
--C: Best you be on your way.
--LUAN/SUBIA: A valued member of the court.
--BELAZAR: He is very old now.
--COUNCEL: I need some myself!
Castle, level 2, royal chambers:
Two women(25 charisma, 8-0)
[woman to left]
"Hi, I am queen's chambermaid."
--B: You are sweet but you must leave the royal apartments now!
--C: They say Mikemira can alter the effects of black magic.
--MIKEMIRA: She is a guest of her highness.
--[THE] QUEEN: She worries much about the future of the land.
[woman above]
"Hi, I am queen's chambermaid."
--B: Leave quickly, you don't belong here!
--C: They say Mikemira was a great sorceress once.
--MIKEMIRA: She never leaves her room anymore.
--[THE] QUEEN: Lately, she has been in a foul mood.
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have visited him in court first.
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Naran(10 charisma, ?-?)
--B: Isn't Bhardagast wise?!
--C: They say he will propose soon!
Kid(15 charisma, ?-?)
[next to Naran]
"Wow! Are you on a quest?"
--B: Do your homework!
--C: Ha ha!
Krien(20 charisma, 9-14) UR
"Pardon me, sir, but I'm busy."
--B: Ask Forkos about his travels.
--C: (can't help you)
--FORKOS: Catch him early in the morning in servants' quarters.
Panok(10 charisma, ?-?)
--B: Nuri the cook gives free food.
--C: (can't help with that)
Castle, level 3, Belazar's chambers
Yolam(4 charisma, ?-?)
"Greetings sir, I am Yolam, my master's servant for 30 years."
--B: Do not stay too long for my master is very old and not in the best
of health.
--C: They say some of the castle servants are enemy spies.
--BELAZAR: He spends most of his days in bed now. he is too weak to
move.
Belazar(25 charisma, ?-?)
"Greetings, I am Belazar, counsellor to the late King Ognar."
"Please go away, I am very tired."
--B:
[no Zirvanad]
Yes, I have some advice for you. [space] Your quest is long and
dangerous. You must learn about 'gods' and 'temples', 'elven maids' and
'halfling teachers', 'gate prayers' and 'gem traders'. [space] But most
important of all, you must locate Zirvanad. Seek father Orbonn at Port
Avur and ask him about 'Zirvanad'.
[after Zirvanad]
Now that you've read Zirvanad, you know what must be done. all those
items and knowledge you asked to gather are beyond my knowledge, except
one! [space] A 'green ring' was mentioned in an old parchement that I
once studied. It was written there that 'the last unicorn' carried a
green ring on her long horn. Find the unicorn, and perhaps she will give
you the ring.
--C: Who can tell what is rumor and what is fact!
--ELVEN MAIDS: Their songs have strange effects.
--GATE PRAYERS: They are needed to raise dungeon gates.
--GEM TRADERS: You may buy gems at favorable prices from wandering
dwarves.
--GODS: They may grant you more power.
--GREEN RING: You must get it from the unicorn
--HALFLING TEACHERS: One may teach you how to be more charming.
--KING: He is a good boy.
--LIBRARY: In Port Avur
--ORBONN: He can be found at the 'library'.
--SHERRO'S HIGH CALL: Elves may have this knowledge.
--TEMPLES: For each god, there is a temple.
--THE LAST UNICORN: It is said that the unicorn will come to 'Sherro's
high call'.
--WANDERING DWARVES: They stay away from towns.
--ZIRVANAD: Ask Orbonn.
Castle, level 3, Mikemira's chambers
Mikemira(4 charisma, ?-?)
"Mikemira the sorceress greets you."
--B: My power of sorcery is mostly gone now. But there is one last thing
I can do to 'help' you.
--C: Shh! don't waste time!
--GIFT: At great risk to my life, I will attempt to cast a 'Neutar'
spell. [space] It should slow down the effect of the evil magic that
causes the candle to melt. You would gain an extra 60 days to complete
your quest.
--HELP: If you are down to ten days or less to complete your quest, and
in dire need of more time, I shall make you a 'gift'.
[<= 10 days left:]
I see it is time to cast the Neutar spell. Are you ready?
Done! You now have 60 additional days before Dreax will go free.
Please leave now, I can't talk anymore.
Castle, level 3, Banas's chambers
Banas(10 charisma, ?-?)
[must have visited him in the court first]
"Come in, I hope no one saw you coming here!"
"I can't talk to you, I don't trust you."
--B: There is something about this castle that I think you should know.
But I can't speak of it for I am under oath to my late brother Ongar.
[space] However, I will tell you this much: read about Meardom at the
library of Port Avur, and seek Bestul at Keof.
--KING ONGAR: He was Rebnard's father.
--OATH: I am bound to silence.
--BESTUL: He is a friend.
--KEOF: Buy 'passage' on a boat to get there.
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--BANAS: That's my name.
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"Royal apartments."
"Keep off. Mines infested by demon-kin."
"Crystal court"
Guard(30)
"Hail brave one!"
--B: Mind your manners in the court.
--C: They say the queen can 'sense' the monsters down below.
--SENSE: Ask her advice.
Marumas(70, UL)
--B: Hot lava flows freely down in crezimas. Don't go down without
magical 'boots'.
--C: Some say the furnace of Hades is at the bottom of Sargoz.
--BOOTS: You can buy them at any supply shop.
--TELEPORTALS: Sphere, pyramid, pyramid from from Crezimas gets you to
Selderad.
--SARGOZ: Go there only after you are the best you can be!
--FURNACE OF HADES: Hell's window at this plane.
Guard(N)(25)
--B: Don't go down unless you are ready. It is hell down there!
--C: I heard of a treasure down below.
--CREZIMAS: Step down the stairs and you are there!
--TREASURE: Talk to Edromir about that.
--EDROMIR: He is around.
Moria(woman, 35, by residences)
--B: You can use the castle's 'guest room' to rest.
--C: I hear there is no more dust!
--GUEST ROOM: It is at the castle's north-east corner.
--DUST: Crystal dust, that is.
--CRYSTAL DUST: Ask the queen about it.
--QUEEN: She holds court during the day.
Veren(45) (center below court)
--B: Shagar claims knowledge about the lost dungeon.
--C: I hear Marumas is cursed with a no-sleep spell.
--SHAGAR: He resides in Kharin.
Edromir(55) (rt of him)
--B: Seek Trebor one eye's treasure in Crezimas.
--C: Umaro claims he went down once!
--CREZIMAS: I used to go down there, but not anymore!
--TREBOR: He was a thief-king. They say his treasure is buried 11 steps
west of his tomb.
--UMARO: He is the queen's hero.
Tamahir(55) (left of him)
--B: Seek Hubbo's advice when you can.
--C: I hear Marumas is cursed with a no-sleep spell.
--HUBBO: He lives in Bondell
--MARUMAS: He likes to wander after midnight.
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* QUEEN'S COURT *
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Everyone leaves at 19:00.
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"Shsh! silence please!"
--CRYSTAL DUST: Ask that to our queen.
a = Tepekoz(kt, 45, 8-19)
--B: Find the portal at level 2 .
--C: I don't care much for rumors.
--CREZIMAS: I counted two enemy parties waiting in ambush at level 4.
b = Ochann(kt, 35, 9-19)
--B: The queen can sense the presence of enemy bands down below. Ask her
advice.
--C: I don't care much for rumors.
--CREZIMAS: I counted three enemy parties waiting in ambush at level 2.
c = (lady, 20, 10-19)
--B: Buy Methreal armor at Kharin.
--C: I hear the 'cloak' is stolen.
--CLOAK: The elven cloak protects from fire, they say!
--CREZIMAS: My cousin Trelan said he observed 4 enemy bands waiting in
ambush at level 5.
--TRELA: He was later slain in combat.
d = Umaru(man, 35, 11-19)
--B: Search Crezimas thoroughly.
--C: I hear of a very valuable stolen 'item' hidden down below.
--ITEM: I heard that one from Edromir.
--EDROMIR: He is in the castle.
--CREZIMAS: I counted three enemy parties waiting in ambush at level 1.
[referred to as Umaro elsewhere]
e = Queen(9-19)
"Greetings adventurer, what brings thee to our court?"
--B: I can tell you the number of enemy bands waiting in ambush within
rooms and corridors of Crezimas. Which level do you wish to know
about(1-5)? (if >5: 'There are only 5 levels in Crezimas.')
**I sense # enemy bands waiting in ambush and # Enemy parties within
chambers of level #
--C: We have no time for rumors!
--CREZIMAS: 'Members' of my court explored Crezimas. Ask them about it.
--MEMBERS: They are usually here with me.
--ENEMY: They invaded our 'mines'.
--MINES: Crezimas, the only place where crystal dust is to be found.
--CRYSTAL DUST: We would much like to offer you some crystal dust.
But the mines underneath our castle are infested with monsters of
darkness. We can no longer access the crystal dust veins. If you destroy
ALL the vile creatures below, we could then fetch all the crystal dust
you need.
[But we still sense enemy bands down below. You must destroy them all. /
Here, would you like to have some?]
f = Mahor(man, 40, 12-19)
--B: There are two 'stairs' from level 1 of Crezimas.
--C: I hear the only way to Vo is from Sumruna.
--CREZIMAS: I counted four enemy parties waiting in ambush at level 3.
--STAIRS: They go to levels 2 and 3.
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* PRIVATE ROOMS *
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"That's my name."
Glenli(45, elf)
"Greetings seeker, how fare you?"
"I am busy right now. Perhaps we can talk some other time."
--B: My kin may help you locate a 'ring'.
--C: I hear of three 'elven maids' with strange powers.
--RING: I suspect it may be on Heavenly.
--HEAVENLY: The only way to Heavenly is thru 'stairways to heaven'.
--STAIRWAYS TO HEAVEN: In Khazan.
--KHAZAN: You can find out about its whereabouts and how to enter at
Fubernel.
--ELVEN MAIDS: I once heard, on the Isle of Shendy, a maiden by the name
of Aellin sing a most beautiful 'song'.
--AELLIN: She was sitting by a river.
--SONG: The name of her song was 'river song'.
Dessen(35, woman)
--B: Dinera the witch knows the perils of Shadrum.
--C: Hodli ducks will be our doom, they say!
--HODLI DUCKS: They are huge and fat!
--SHADRUM: Ask that to Dinera.
--DINERA: She may be on Fubernel.
Truk(75, wizard)
--B: I have reason to believe that the teleportal at Thakass is a gate
to Sargoz!
--C: Some say the gods have abandoned us!
--SARGOZ: You must teleport to Sargoz.
--TELEPORTALS: Three pyramids from Sudogur ports to Sumruna.
Argelb(70, wizard)
--B: Do talk to Shagar before you head for Khazan.
--C: They say dreads are back in Sargoz!
--TELEPORTALS: 'Pyramid', 'pyramid', 'cube' from Sargoz gets you out to
Fubernel.
--SHAGAR: At Kharin.
Remon(50, knight)
--B: Seek evil dragon Rahkan's treasure.
--C: They say Rahkan will one day return.
--RAHKAN: Long time ago, a group of powerful wizards tricked Rahkan into
a 'trap'.
--TRAP: It was a trap from which Rahkan was able to 'escape', but he was
forced to leave our plane.
--ESCAPE: It is said that he had to leave his treasure behind, buried
under a cursed sign.
Pindalf(75, wizard)
--B: I hope my 'studies' can help you.
--C: Don't waste time with rumors!
--STUDIES: I study 'magical rituals'.
--MAGICAL RITUALS: Ask me about a specific ritual.
--RITUAL OF AWARENESS: The ritual of awareness is written in a book
called 'Zilmaeron'.
--ZILMAERON: It was put in a glass sphere and locked in the 'tower of
Ruhan'.
--TOWER OF RUHAN: Tower of Ruhan is on the 'sunken isle'.
--SUNKEN ISLE: Meliso claims knowledge of that long-lost secret.
--MELISO: He lives in Bondell.
--TELEPORTALS: I suspect the teleportal at Shendy is a gate to Sargoz
--??: Read about the 'sunken isle' at the library of Delkona.
8-2. TOWNS
General tips about towns:
--close at sundown, open at sunup.
May: 7 00 AM / 19 00 PM ??
Jun: 6 00 AM / 20 00 PM ??
--You can gamble and win up to 1000 gold before the gambling houses shut
down. They don't regenerate that quickly, but you can proceed by winning
continually with either using save states on the Commodore/Apple or
saving games on the PC. The one problem is that the randomizer(for C64)
depends on how many times you've gambled, so if you find you'll lose the
next time, bet 1 instead of 99 and then go back to 99. You should get a
nice wad of cash pretty quickly. Just beware that when the computer asks
how many coins and suddenly gives 1-X where X<99, that means the
opposing gamblers are about to run out of funds. Back away then.
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* DELKONA *
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Don't leave Delkona unless you're sure you're ready to. If you reenter
the guardhouse, then you can't go back east without another bribe. As it
is, it takes 100 gold to get in. But there's some useful info and even a
tower to test your battling skill.
Signs:
"Welcome to Delkona"
"Docks"
Dergald(captain)
Good morning! Are you ready to set sail?
[Y:]Let's go!
[N:]I give no refunds.
--PASSAGE: You already bought one!
--C: C'mon mate, let's go!
Bobo(halfling, entrance, 35, ?-?)
--B: Fozimar the wizard may increase your learning skill.
--C: They say Fozimar's services became very expensive.
--FOZIMAR: He lives with my kin at Bondell.
Pavik(wizard, 46, s of entrance, ?-?)
--B: There is an obelisk on Vo.
--C: Stop wasting time on rumors!
--OBELISK: Inspect it!
--TELEPORTALS: Sphere, sphere, cube from Khazan ports to Yberton.
Stavko(man, 60, walled east of entrance, ?-?)
--B: One of the three levers is at Darvale.
--C: They say there are two destinations to teleport from the 'lost
dungeon'.
--LOST DUNGEON: Ask Llockhean about it.
--LLOCKHEAN: He likes to wander in dark.
--LEVERS: Must pull all three at once.
Tombul(merchant, 50, by docks, ?-?)
--B: Don't gamble! Look at me, I am ruined. Lost everything at dice,
including the 'amulet'.
--C: They say my amulet was magical.
--AMULET: I fell on hard times. I sold it to Faruk.
--FARUK: He is a rich merchant now, here on Fubernel.
Tiko(halfling, 37, NW, ?-?)
--B: You can pick luffins on Kuskunn.
--C: They say it's all because of hodli ducks!
--HODLI DUCKS: They are dreadful!
Kid(65, garden, 11-?)
"Hi! I am not scared of goblins, you know."
--B: [above]
--C: They say you must go to Sargoz.
--SARGOZ: I hear the only way in and out of Sargoz is through teleportal
chambers.
Aartinix(65, NE, 3-?)
--B: Faruk sells teleportal keys.
--C: They say there are two stairways leading down from level 2 of
Khazan.
--KHAZAN: Khazan is the dungeon under the sea.
--TELEPORTALS: Three spheres from Khazan gets you into Port avur.
(should be --FARUK: He travels between Bondell and Delkona.)
Leksra(Wizard, 55)
--B/TELEPORTALS:There are four teleportal houses on the 'surface' of
Deruvias.
--C: Stop wasting time on rumors!
--SURFACE: At 'Pheron', 'Khiriss', 'Kherbel', and 'Shendy'.
--PHERON: Three cubes from Pheron ports to Hidden vale.
--SHENDY: Sphere, cube, sphere from Shendy ports to Dakland.
--KHERBEL: Pyramid, sphere, pyramid from Kherbel ports to Fubernel.
--KHIRISS: Three pyramids from Khiriss ports to Shendy.
Llockhean(man, 70, SE area)
--B: Argelb knows the teleportal combination to escape from Sargoz.
--C: They say Argelb speaks to no one.
--ARGELB: He lives in Crystal Castle.
--SARGOZ: Sargoz is the lost dungeon.
Kahir
--B: Don't lose the rings, they would end up in the 'furnace of hades'.
--C: Stop wasting time on rumors!
--FURNACE OF HADES: It is the furnace of eternal flames at the bottom of
Sargoz.
guard-u(45)
Leksra knows all about teleportals.
guard-d(45)
Old man Kahir has much wisdom.
both:
"Hail adventurer!"
--C: I hear the kraken is awake!
[calls Llockhean Llockhgua]
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* DELKONA LIBRARY *
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all:
--C: I am concerned only with the facts!
librarian
--"Greetings, ask me about your subject of interest."
--B: Read about Khazan before you attempt to conquer it.
--KHAZAN: Khazan is the name given to great underwater tunnels built
many ages ago by Elden engineers. Its two entrances are on Fubernel and
Heavenly. The first 4 levels of Khazan are interconnected by stairs. The
fifth level can only be accessed through a portal in the Hall of Lost
Souls at level 4. Within this hall there are four portals, placed at
four corners. Portal to fifth is in the northwest corner.
--OBELISKS: It is believed that before their departure to the higher
plane, Elden wizards placed three obelisks in three different parts of
Deruvia. Engraved on each one of them was a single word which, when came
together, formed a most powerful spell. Up to this day, neither the
locations of the obelisks, nor the nature of the spell they contain,
have been discovered. Many scholars and wizards are known to research
the subject of mysterious obelisks.
--SUNKEN ISLE: Sunken isle is an example of elden magical might. Before
the eldens started their trek to the higher plane, they placed many
books they deemed to be potentially useful for other inhabitants of
Deruvias in a tower called Ruhan. They then used their powerful magic
and submerged the island that housed the tower. Alas, the knowledge to
raise the isle from the sea was lost during the chaotic age which
followed the departure of Eldens.
Bundi(50, right)
--B: Read about Sherro's legend at the Keof library.
Lippa(45, left)
--B: I know of an 'elf' that may help you, but I must warn you about his
temper.
--ELF: Genevar the elf claims he has gained much insight to the mystery
of obelisks lately.
--GENEVAR: He visits the Delkona inn often, but hardly ever speaks to
anyone.
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* INN *
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dish = roast pork
a = Innkeeper(40)
"Welcome to my inn."
--B: Try and talk to that grumpy elf Genevar.
--C: Murdar has a lady friend at Sumruna they say.
--GENEVAR: He is here after 1700 hours.
--MURDAR: Captain Murdar gets here before noon.
--SUMRUNA: Nice town.
b = drunk(70)
"Letsh all trink!"
--B: Search for the stairways to heaven!
--C: I hear necromans are about town.
--STAIRWAYS TO HEAVEN: Beyond the snake pit of Khazan, there is heaven,
ho ho!
c = Domlin(monk, 50, 9-15)
--B: Seek Heru, the god of war.
--C: I haven't heard a good one lately.
--HERU: He sleeps in Khazan.
--TEMPLES: Heru's temple is on Fubernel.
--KHAZAN: It is close.
d = Murdar(captain, 9-12)
--B: Visit Shendy, it is dandy!
--C: Some say faery rules Heavenly!
--PASSAGE:
Isle of Giants 200 x=061 y=100
Shendy 150
Blue Crab Beach 250
Sumruna 150
e = Emmo(halfling, 35, 16-)
--B: You will find a lever in Piyan.
--C: I hear there is no more dream dust in Theldair.
--DREAM DUST: Elven magic!
--LEVER: One of three.
f = Pupin(halfling, 50, 16-20)
--B: I survived! So could you.
--C: I heard of the man who can raise dungeon gates with a gaze!
--KHAZAN: Do you seriously consider entering Khazan?! Well, I wish you
good luck. The words are: 'eksam', 'rattabl', 'gangamurt'.
g = Tumis(halfling, 30, 16-20)
--B: Seek the gonshi patch at northern Fubernel
--C: I heard of a drelin patch at southern Fubernel.
h = Uzim(wizard, 50, 16-20)
--B: You must find the combination to port to Sargoz.
--C: They say there is a teleportal on Shendy.
--SARGOZ: There is no other way in.
--TELEPORTALS: Sphere, pyramid, pyramid, from Bedangidar ports to Udar.
i = Genevar(elf, xx, 17-22)
--B: Research at the 'library' is essential for success.
--C: I haven't heard a good one lately.
--LIBRARY: There is a parchment on 'obelisks' at Delkona library.
--OBELISKS: I believe the words engraved on the obelisks are the three
Words of Will.
j = Shanek(man, 65, 18-)
--B: You can probably find mirgets on Isle of Giants.
--C: I haven't heard a good one lately.
--ISLE OF GIANTS: It was our home before the giants came.
k = Gonnar(man, 65, 18-23)
--B: Seek the luffin patch at west Fubernel beaches.
--C: I haven't heard a good one lately.
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* DELKONA ENTRY *
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Guard:
"Hail!"
--B:/C: I am just a private. Talk to my officer.
Officer(48)
"Hail strangers, by the order of the city warden, no foreigners are to
enter the city."
--B: Why don't you camp outside. It is so pleasant around Delkona.
--C: Rumor has it that the enemy infiltrated our city and prepares to
strike from within!
(after clearing tower:)My orders are to let no strangers enter the city.
Yet, you seem like a decent bunch!
[Offer 100 gold:]All right, go ahead and enter. But stay out of trouble.
[try to exit east:]Strangers are not allowed into the city.
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--MAD WIZARD: Bestul remembers him.
--BUZBAZGUT: I hear he is captured at last.
A lens is needed to read the Zirvanad.
(rumor?): They say the king is ill.
3 signs
Docks
City of Keof
Keof square
Captain:
"Good morning. Are you ready to set sail?/Let's sail"
--B: I give no refunds.
--C: This isn't the time for that!
--PASSAGE: You already bought passage.
Kid(5)
"Hi! I ain't scared of you!"
--B: Catch Ferrin at the inn early in the morn.
--C: They say you can teleport from Vocha.
--VOCHA: Home of orcs.
Dolomar() monk
--B: You need the mad wizard's help but you have to be very patient with
him.
--MAD WIZARD: He sits at the top of his 'tower'
--TOWER: Why, the tower of Thakass, of course.
--THAKASS: He just sits there, looking at his 'ring'.
--RING: The mad wizard holds the blue ring.
Numbar(30) old man in garden
--B: You must go into a dungeon to find what you seek.
--C: I ignore rumors!
--DUNGEON: Name the dungeon you seek.
--VOCHA: You can raise the gate of Vocha by chanting: 'hokde', 'kaflth',
'pokandajo'
Nulden(20)(UL woman)
--B: Talk to the mysterious guest at the guest house.
--C: They say a saviour is coming!
--GUEST: He is so handsome!
Zentyne(15) (DR woman)
--B: You must raise your charisma for the world is full of crabby old
men!
--C: They say Tonton's services are expensive.
--TONTON: A master of his craft, I hear.
Kebo(12) halfling Keof Square
--B: Seek Tonton at Bondell.
--C: They say fermigons love to eat halflings!
--FERMIGONS: Don't you hate them!
Umurik(18) merchant
--B: You can 'teleport' to Yberton from Dermagud!
--C: They say the combination is hidden in Dermagud.
--DERMAGUD: In Uberion
--TELEPORT: Learn dwarvish to read the combination scroll in Dermagud.
--YBERTON: Crystal Castle is there.
--CRYSTAL CASTLE: You can find more volunteers there!
Isham(15) man, E
--B: Ask about 'teleportals' to wizards.
--C: I ignore rumors!
Atlan(20) man, Keof Square
--B: Visit the 'candle'.
--C: They say it's melting.
--CANDLE: It is in Berbezza.
--BERBEZZA: In Hidden Vale.
Tasfaras(30) NE Keof square wizard
--B: You must develop your learning skill. Aksimento can help.
--C: I ignore rumors!
--AKSIMENTO: He resides in Lymeric.
--TELEPORTALS: Cube, sphere, cube gets you from Sudogur to Pheron.
Bestul(40) SE Keof
--B: Many teleportal combinations may be learned in Shiran.
--C: They say the end is near!
--SHIRAN: Wizards' village.
--DEBARAMOS: He had an apprentice at Merg by the name of Ruhbear. Ask
him about Debaramos.
--ONGAR'S WIZARD: Ask me by his name.
Usmet(20, north) man
--B: Ask Bestul about Ongar's wizard.
--C: They say Chambur is dead.
--CHAMBUR: He was an orc chieftain.
--BESTUL: Ask the guards about him.
--ONGAR'S WIZARD: Ask Bestul about Ongar's wizard.
Vixeskre(30) e Keof square
--B: Remulda of Lymeric sells Ishban.
--C: I ignore rumors!
--ISHBAN: It is a spell book.
--TELEPORTALS: Pyramid, sphere, sphere gets you from Vocha to Ice
plains.
lt guard(15)
"Hail stranger!"
--B: Seek Tasfaras.
--C: They say Dolomar is worried.
rt guard(15)
"Hail stranger!"
--B: Seek Vixeskre.
--C: They say Dolomar is worried.
--DOLOMAR: Dolomar is out around 01:00
--VIXESKRE: Vixesgu[sic] is out around 00:00
--BESTUL: Bestul is out around 16:00
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* INN *
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Innkeeper(15)
"Welcome to my inn travellers."
--B: Hire Kunder to sail.
--C: I hear the serpent has risen from the deep!
--CAPTAIN/KUNDER: Captain Kunder gets here around 1900 hours.
--SERPENT: It swallows whole ships!
--ATLAN: He lives in Keof.
Drunk
"Letsh drink and be m-merry!"
--B: Have fun!
--C: If Atlan comes I leave!
--ATLAN: I owe him 20 coins
Krundo(12)
--B: Captains won't sail to Heavenly
--C: They say a cure for the curse exists!
--HEAVENLY: Isle of faery magic!
Ferrin
--B: My advice to you is: avoid bad advice!
--C: Kunder dares to sail to Isles of Ice, they say.
--ISLES OF ICE: Monster domain!
Father gostand[sic](25)
--B: Ask about 'white wolf' to Yodan
--C: They say giant eagles have stolen the prince!
--YODAN: He lives at Soldain.
Meldon(35)
--B: After you read Zirvanad, visit Belazar again.
--C: I hear a strange guest is staying at the guest house.
--BELAZAR: He is a wise old man
Wein(33)
--B: Read about Sherro's legend at the library.
--C: I hear the captain may sail to Point Hena.
Danto(25)
--B: If you ever are in Lymeric, visit my friend Zeke.
--C: I hear Vixeskre only comes out after dark.
--ZEKE: He gives sound advice.
--VIXESTRE[sic]: He is a wizard
Mentino(15)
--B: Kunder can take you to Kuskunn.
--C: They say black dragons burnt Theldair.
--KUSKUNN: Take a 'lens' with you.
--LENS: Buy it.
Baston(15)
--B: Kunder may take you back to Port Avur.
--C: I hear a band of heroes is on a quest to save us!
Kunder
--B: Sail with me!
--C: [can't help]
--[location]: I sail there often.
--CAPTAIN: I am one.
--PASSAGE: Where do you wish to sail?
Isles of Ice 200
Port Avur 120
Kuskunn 50
Fubernel 100
Point Hena 200
I can take you there for * gold alright?
(yes:) O.K. Meet me at the docks tomorrow at 7:00AM.
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* KEOF LIBRARY *
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Librarian
"Greetings, I am the librarian. Inquire to me about your subject of
interest."
--B: I believe books will help you where swords fail.
--C: I deal only with written facts.
--SHERRO'S LEGEND/LEGEND OF SHERRO: The legend of Sherro is an old elven
tale that may or may not have happened. According to the legend Sherro
was an elf girl, born in days when unicorns still dwelled in Trilliad at
large. She had an unusual gift of attracting unicorns to her side by
chanting words that came to known as Sherro's high call. It is said that
upon hearing the call, unicorns would come to her side from great
distances. It is possible that the words to Sherro's high call are still
known among the elven kind.
--TELEPORTAL/TELEPORTALS: Teleportal chambers provide the means of
instantaneous travel. In every tp chamber there are three slots, also
known as teleportal gates. A magical item, in the shape of a sphere,
cube, or pyramid must be inserted into each one of the gates. If the
combination of shapes form a valid key, all those that are present in
the chamber are teleported to their destination.
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--B: After obtaining the 'star', seek the 'Gate keeper'.
--C: I hear of poisoned pillows at some guest houses.
--GATE KEEPER: He is at Lymeric.
--STAR: It is the key of the 'vault'.
--SUDOGUR: Ask about 'Sudogur' to the gate keeper.
--VAULT: The vault is in 'Sudogur' below lymeric.
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