Stonekeep (Walkthrough in this topic)

Level 6: Dragon Feeding Grounds

You have just descended the stairs from the Temple of Throggi. Drake immediately says "I wonder what we will find in this place." A lone sharga appears, and moves away from you in the distance, then comes to you and attacks. Slay the pest. Take the left turn ahead. Go here, and you trigger an attack by two more shargas. If you take a step west, facing east, they utter annoying things, such as "Yeah, run away, yeah, run away (laughs)", "Dis Sharga place, youz goez away", "Death to you", "Leave here", "Hey youz, do youz want some of dis? (laughs)", etc. Kill them. Enter the area they were guarding, and you find a chest. There is a rune scroll inside, and when you try to read it, Drake says "This rune is required to translocate. Use the Homing Rune to complete the circle." Go into your journal and appropriately name this new rune "Circle". You can't use it yet, though. (Remember, it says you need the Homing rune.)

Go left, then turn right at the intersection. See the boulder? Take the super heal root behind it. Looks large and immovable doesn't it? Turn around, facing south. See the bonepiles? Don't they suggest otherwise? Go down this corridor and immediately take the first left turn, or turn facing east or west, otherwise you will face a gruesome death. A hidden trigger in this hallway causes the boulder to roll after you from behind. Take the corridor around, and you'll encounter a toadstool alarm. Silence the thing! Now, go east, towards the door. You see something on the door, which prompts this conversation:

Dombur: That is definitely a Throggish magick glyph.

Farli: They must have some way of passing through it safely

Drake: Some way of identifying themselves perhaps.

Don't go through it now, or you will take up to 90 points of damage. Take a step back, and face south. Two throgs are blocking the passage here. Engage them in combat, then take the super heal roots they were carrying. Go east. You will now find a tough throg here. He will rush to the attack, so defeat him in combat, fair and square. Take the throg guard key he drops, as well as everything else. Head south to the campfire. Ignore the bad smelling throg food, and open the chest. You will find a super heal potion, and two heal potions. Do not consume the super heal potion, and leave it for later usage. This is the only one you can have for now. This potion heals approximately 30-60 points of damage to any member who drinks it. Head back to the toadstool, and go west, following the passage. When you reach the dead end, face east, and press the button. You have just revealed a hidden room with a mana circle. Use the Curing rune to heal your party, then recharge your mana. Head back to the boulder's passage, and go north. (Don't worry, it won't come at you from the south.)

Turn right, going east, then turn north next. Take the 2nd passage to the east. (Ignore the first one, that leads back to the Temple of Throggi.) Haven't seen a snake in a while? Don't worry about it. Slay it. This is the last snake in the game. The carcass has a single heal root, which is hardly worth it, but take it anyway. Exit this passage, going north, turning right, then north again, then turn right at the intersection, following the path until it branches north and south. See the boulder to the south? It must have pinned this poor explorer. Take the plate mail and plate leggings. Put them on Drake. Now he's got even better protection. As of now, the shargas cannot even harm you any more. Go north.

Enter this door to the west. Three shargas lie in wait here. Step forward to trigger their attack, then step back. Attack them one at a time. They each have three super heal roots apiece! The quicker you kill them, the more they leave for you. (Hint, remove Farli's and Karzak's weapons from their hands for this battle, then give them their weapons back afterward. They won't care, since they're NPCs.) When the battle is over, walk to the chest. Inside is a piece to a strange device. When you take it Drake says "This looks like Dwarven manufacture", and Dombur replies "It looks familiar."

Head back to the corridor, go south, then west, and turn north at the intersection, then turn west. Engage the sharga here, then go west some more, turning south one step. Turn west, going south, then west again, then turn south here. Follow the path until you see an intersection, with a corridor to the west. Turn right here, and you encounter the last two warrior ants in the game. Kill them. Turn north at the first right, and you come to a chest. Open it, and you see another piece to a strange device. Drake says "I've seen something like this before, and Dombur replies "So have I... but I can't quite place it." Go back to the dead ants, then turn right towards the other alcove. You will find a green mushroom here. Take it. Then exit back to the northern corridor.

Along the path ahead, you'll encounter an annoying toadstool alarm. Saute it! Take the path to the north, killing three exploding fungi along the way. (They are very impolite, I assure you.) When you get to where the path turns southward, look for a door on the left. Heal yourself if needed. Use the throg guard key to unlock it, then enter. You will have to engage some throgs here. Two of them will attack you as soon as you enter, and an even tougher one waits around the corner. Use Aquila's Orb after the battle. Take the coins the second one was carrying, then head up the stairs to the upper level.

Level 7: The Dwarven Fortress

The Dwarven Fortress is different than the previous levels. You will find Dwarves virtually everywhere. Since they are natural allies of humans, do not be foolish and attack. You need allies in your quest, and if you kill a dwarf and another dwarf finds his body, or if you attack the elder, you instantly become an enemy of the clan. This is very bad. For one, once you have become their enemy, there is NO way to make amends with them, no matter what you do. Second of all, if you become their enemy, they will attack you, and any dwarf in your party will leave your side and attack you as well. So save here and don't make that mistake. Go south, through the door, and take the door to the left. You encounter Thun Brightstone, one of the guards, and the following conversation takes place:

Thun Brightstone: Chalka! Halt! Who goes there!

Drake: I am Drake, an adventurer. Karzak sent us.

Farli: Halt yourself, Thun, we've come to see the elder.

Thun Brightstone: Farli, I'd not thought you would've returned. If you want to see the elder, I'm not going to stop you. I'll take you to him now.

Farli: I know the way, Thun Brightstone. You watch the gates. (Thun goes to the wall, and will not speak again.)

Go forward. Farli says "Turn right." Do what he says, and go a few steps west until the following conversation takes place:

Dombur: Ah! Yes, this is my workspace. Now where did those supplies go?

Drake: Farewell, Dombur.

Dombur: Oh, yes, yes. If you see my brother, send him to me, I have a new device he must see.

Farli: I'm right here.

Dombur: Oh, yes, well, stop by later would you, please.

Dombur enters the corridor to the south, just a few steps west of here. Follow him into his workspace. He paces back and forth, and mumbles something:

Dombur: Now what did I do with that? If I... Yes, that would work! Hmm, yes, hmm, hmm, no, no, that would be dangerous. Well, maybe, just a little.

Dombur walks up to you, and the following conversation takes place:

Dombur: Can I help you?

Drake: Dombur... It's me, Drake.

Dombur: Oh, yes, it's Drake. (beat) Jake who?

Drake: I saved you and your brother...

Dombur: (interrupting) Oh, never mind, what can I do for you? I'm busy, you know.

Drake: Yes, well, you mentioned some secret device.

Dombur: Shhh! It's my secret project. A new weapon to use against, well, against somebody. I almost had it developed. I just can't find the missing pieces. They must have been delivered incorrectly. I would not have misplaced them.

Drake: If I can find the pieces to this weapon, can I use it?

Dombur: Of course. What's the point of a weapon if it won't be used? But then, what good is a used weapon? Well, bring me the pieces and I will loan you the weapon.

After this, he paces some more, and mutters more lines to himself:

Dombur: Ahh, yes... Now that should have worked. The inner problem is resolved when the outer tincture, ahh... what was I talking about?

Dombur paces back and forth some more, then comes forward to you, and says "Do you have one of the pieces?" Give him one of the "pieces to a strange device". He says "Yes, this is part of the project." He paces some more, and utters the same thing to himself he was muttering the last time he paced (it contains the phrase "tincture".) Then he approaches again, and says "Do you have one of the pieces?" Give him the other "piece to a strange device". Dombur says "Yes, yes! This is another piece to the stoneshooter!" Now you know that the secret weapon is a stoneshooter, but you don't have any more pieces left, so ignore Dombur and step forward into the room. A nearby scrollcase holds too scrolls. One of them reads "Dombur's To Do List: Work on secret project, finish designs for another keep of stone. Eat. Sleep. Shower." When you read the other scrool, Drake reads "This rune is for written languages only. Use on reader." Look at the table. Take the two stones and heal potion, but ignore the blank scroll. It's worthless.

Go back out into the main hall, and turn left. Farli says "Make this left." Do as he says, going south. Along the way, you may encounter a miscellaneous dwarf who says something to you. There are two of them. The quotes are:

1. "I heard you taught the Throg Shamans a lesson in their own temple. (laughs) Good going. If only we were able to strike back at them ourselves, but Torin is holding us back! (beat) Torin must have his reasons."

2. "I'm a little worried about Grak. He hasn't been himself since returning from patrol a couple of days ago."

3. "Have you seen Grak? He was supposed to report for duty, over two hours ago."

4. "There's an evil to the west. You can feel it when you get close. Be careful."

5. "Grak? Uh - a traitor? You must be joking."

6. "Good luck."

7. "Get some of those Throggish scum for me."

Those dwarves follow certain paths around the clanhall, and only talk to you once every time they go around the far eastern area, and also will only talk if they come towards you when you're facing them.

When Farli says to go "Straight.", ignore him and turn right, entering the Dwarven library. Meet Orson Stout-thinker. The following conversation starts:

Orson: Greetings. I am Orson, librarian recorder of this clanhall. What can I do for you?

Drake: I'm looking for help.

Orson: Well, you've come to a good place. Wander these halls, and ask your questions. Feel free to peruse the scrolls in this humble library.

Read the scrolls in the scrollcase on the left.
The first one reads: Orvig helped Rathe to repair Thera's temple. Discussion with Mage Icarius has theorized that this can help Thera act in this world by restoring her energies.

The second one reads: Evidence suggests that the ancients of Atlantis and Ys were destroyed nearly 1,000 years ago. Research this more.

The third one reads: Research theory of countermagick to deflect capturing energies. Possible Devastation explanation.

The right-hand scroll case has three more scrolls.
The first one reads: A prophecy tells that one of Thera's line will come to the Keep of Stone. This foreseen One will bring a wave of darkness to his people and be cast away. In time, the One will rise up and bring light to where there is none.

The second one reads: The Youngest Gods. Helion, born of fire. Aquila, life daughter. Thera, mother of earth. Azrael, the red warrior. Khull-Khuum, dark brother.

The third one reads: Marif, strongest of all. Afri, vision seeker. Safrinni, natural flyer. Yoth-Soggoth, master of magick. Kor-Soggoth, brother to magick.

There is also a scroll next to Orson's feet. This one reads: Ever since the Devastation, no Faerie has been sighted. Even before this time, sightings were rare. Faeries seldom left their own realm, and the Way to their Realm was often disguised wiht Magick. This Magick often took a natural form and pattern.

Exit the library, go south, and turn right when Farli tells you to do so. Just ahead is Torin, the elder of the clan, who is in conversation with Geldor Armorsmith:

Geldor: We must take the battle to them Torin.

Torin: No, Geldor, it isn't time. I cannot explain their recent actions, but we must remain calm. The clan needs us here.

Geldor: But if the Throgs attack us now, will all of the disappearances, I don't know if we can hold the clanhall!

Torin: Lost Thera! I will have no more discussion about this. (beat) We have guests, Geldor, stand aside. (to you) Come closer.

Move closer NOW. The following conversation takes place:

Drake: I did not mean to interrupt.

Torin: Nay, they are old words anyways. I am Torin, Elder of the Chak'ra clan. You must be Drake, I have heard of you. And Farli, you have returned at last.

Farli: Dombur needed...

Torin: Enough! Save it for later. Drake, what do you ask of me?

Drake: The dragon Vermatrix has been chained. I want to free her. Can you help?

Torin: Free a dragon, are you daft?

Drake: She was chained by Throgs...

Torin: (Interrupting) That is not enough reason.

Drake:...and she might be real friendly to those that help her.

Torin: Ahhh, and she would hate Throgs. Maybe I can help, or more likely, Sardin, our blacksmith, can. See him to the north, tell him I said to help you. Return when you have the time, I wish to speak with you some more.

Torin: Now, Farli, you disobeyed my direct command. You left the hall and went searching for your brother. What do you say to this?

Farli: I had to leave. I had to find Dombur. He would have done the same for me... sir.

Torin: Only if he remembered that you were gone, but that doesn't change the fact that you broke our laws. You are uck-togoth. Leave now.

Farli: But...

Torin and Geldor: (chanting) An uck-togoth cannot be hard or seen.

Farli: So be it. Goodbye, Drake. I must go.

Farli leaves the party. Go back to the corridor that goes north and south, go north to the 4-way intersection, then go west, and turn north at the end.

In this room, three home-cooked meals are on a table. Take them. Ignore everything else in this room, as there's nothing else of value. Head south. You will find four barrels and four grain sacks. Ignore the grain sacks, but break the barrels. The first has two heal roots, the second is empty, the third has one home-cooked meal, and the fourth has five stones. Now continue east, and turn north at the corner. Turn left, going west at the first intersection.

You have entered Farli's room. You will find a scroll under his bed. It reads "Drake. I cannot explain what has happened. I must leave for awhile to pay for what I have done. You would not understand, but please try. -Farli Mallestone." Nice note. Now go out of the room, turn left going north, and turn left at the next intersection, entering Karzak's room. Since he survived combat long enough to leave before entering the clanhall, Karzak walks to you and the following reunion takes place:

Drake: Karzak! How's it going?

Karzak: Argh! It is so boring around this place. There is much talk of battle with the Throgs, but nothing will come from it.

Drake: Well, Torin want to know if you will journey with me again.

Karzak: Oh, for the glory of battle, yes!

Drake: Come on then, time is wasting.

Give Karzak the Dwarven platemail, and give him the helm. Replace his Dwarven axe with the battleaxe, and remove his shield beforehand. Open the chest, and take out five oil bombs. Now turn left, and go north. Turn right at the intersection. Follow the zig-zagging path ahead, and when it straightens out, go forward three steps, then turn left, going north. Hear water? You're near a Fountain of Thera! Get out the wineskin and refill it, if you need to. Then head south, and continue east.

When the eastern passage turns south, follow that path around. When you go past the broken barrel, you will suddenly find no Dwarves around, and the music will turn eerie. When you start going north for the first time in this area, Drake says "There is something evil about this place." Turn south, and follow the path to the dead end. You will find some Dwarven picks and an iron spike. The iron spike is used for a certain purpose in the Faerie Realm. I'll explain that later. Now, go north, and turn east, following the path. When you reach an intersection, turn right, and go around until you see an intersection to the left.

In this intersection is a portcullis. Go past it and turn north, and you'll se a sarcophagus. Strike at it, and the zombie attacks. He is one really tough opponent, and is poisonous. If he attacks, you'll gradually suffer damage from the poison until you either die or consume a poison mushroom. If you get poisoned, consume such a mushroom immediately. Use the dagger of penetration, and hold the button for the weapon down to repeatedly strike the zombie. He's going to take somewhere around 15 or more hits. When he dies, step forward. Grab the ring of poison resistance, and the rune scroll, which Drake reads "Use to double power of rune. Increased mana use expected." You already have this rune. Exit this area, and turn left, then follow the path out of the Zombie's lair, to emerge near the Fountain of Thera.

Take the north path on the west side of this area, and you'll hear someone working at a lock. Approach, and you'll see a Dwarf with his back turned towards you. This is Grak. Approach him, and the following conversation takes place, and it isn't nice:

Grak: (spins around) What do you want?

Drake: What are you doing here?

Grak: Nothing! No go away!

Just stand there, and he gets more emphatic...

Grak: I said leave me! You have no business here!

Stand there some more, and let him stew a bit...

Grak: All right, have it your way then.

Turn to leave, and Karzak says "Drake! Watch out!" (It's a cowardly ambush from behind.) Turn around, and strike at Grak repeatedly. Each sneaky blow to your backside can do five times the normal damage. When he dies, he turns into a throg, and the following conversation takes place:

Drake: He was a Throg in disguise. Some sort of illusion magick. Thanks for the warning. It saved my life.

Karzak: A life, for a life.

Walk to where he appeared to be working at a lock, which is actually a blank wall, and go through. It is an illusion. Face west, and take a step back. Five meta rune scrolls lie on the ground. From left to bottom, in a clockwise direction, they read "Power II Meta Rune - Increases the power of a rune." (You have this one), "Potency Meta Rune - The magick restistance of the target is lowered." (Again, you have this one too.), "Duration Meta Rune - The rune effect lasts longer", "Ball Meta Rune - Area effect.", and "Power III Meta Rune - Greatly increases the power of a rune." Give them their respective names. Now exit this room, and go west, turning south at the corner. Along the way, you'll pass the guardhouse, which is to the east, where four Dwarf guards bunk. There is nothing of value, so continue south.

When you have reached the east-west corridor, turn west, then turn south at the second intersection. Take the first right, to see Orson, and he says "Your journey is an education. Never forget that." Now exit his area, turn south, then head west, going towards Torin. The following conversation takes place:

Torin: Have you put that undead thing to rest?

Drake: Yes. It shall bother you no more.

Torin: I am very grateful. You have saved many of my people's lives. The gifts in the chests are yours.

Drake: I have a question. What is an uck-togoth?

Torin: It literally means 'the forgotten.' If a Dwarf breaks a great law, then he is called uck-togoth and banished from our halls. The uck-togoth will never return.

Drake: (sad) Ah. Thank you for telling me.

Torin: It is hard, Drake, but we will all get over it.

Now open the chest, and take out the magic shield and the rune scroll, which Drake reads "This rune magick requires a previously inscripted point to complete the circle to home." Name this rune "Homing." Exit Torin's room, head three steps north, and turn right to face the door.

The only way to enter this room is to kill Geldor Armorsmith and take his key. But there is nothing worth taking in here but a scroll with a bad joke, so it isn't worth angering the clanhall and becoming their enemy. The only other things in there are hammers, swords, axes, and a spear, which you don't need. Now go north, and turn right at the 4-way intersection. Turn left at the first intersection where you can do so, going north. Turn left when you reach the two guards standing by the wall (one of them is Thun Brightstone.), and enter the door. Follow this path to exit back out to the Dragon Feeding Grounds.

Follow the path until you see a door on the right. Enter, and you'll wind up in an isolated area on the lower level. Kill all three exploding fungi. Where the chest is, there is a rune scroll on the outside. It reads "Potency Meta Rune. The magick resistance of the target is lowered." Yet another rune you already have, and this was the third such scroll with the Potency rune. Inside the chest is the last stoneshooter piece, and you also find a super heal potion, strength gain potion, and an agility gain potion. After taking them, close the chest and head back to the upper level.

Go three steps south, go west, and face south. You will find an exploding fungus. Slay the pest (this is the last exploding fungus you have to slay, there are no more). Continue working your way south, and you will meet a sharga. This is Skuz. Unlike other shargas you've met, he's friendly. The following conversation takes place:

Skuz: Hiyaz! Skuz happy to see friendly faces!

Drake: If you want a fight, we'll give it to you.

Skuz: No, no. Nice youz misunderstand. Skuz want outta dis place.

Drake: Well, I think you should find somebody else to travel with.

Skuz: You gotta take Skuz with youz! Skuz show you tings, Skuz will!

Drake: Oh, all right, if it will keep you quiet.

At this moment, Skuz joins your party. Ignore the door dead ahead for now. This door leads to the Ice Caverns. You don't want to go there yet. Get out your throg runecaster, and inscribe the Firebolt rune on it, enhanced with the Power III Meta Rune. Follow the corridor south, then turn left, going east. You will encounter a nasty throg shaman, and he harbors a major grudge. The following not-so-nice conversation starts:

Throg Shaman: You think you are so tough. You kill my people, and defile our temple. Yes, I've heard of your actions. You will pay for what you have done.

Drake: You are servents of Khull-Khuum, but I can find it in my heart to let you go if you promise to leave us alone.

Throg Shaman: No, what you have done cannot be ignored.

Drake: Well, okay then.

When the battle starts, back away and blast the Throg Shaman with a powerful firebolt attack. You'll kill him instantly. This throg shaman has the Duration Meta Rune, which you should already have. Take the green mushroom and red mushrooms from the chest, but leave the odd dropping. Continue east, and you'll find a mana circle. Step in it to recharge your mana, then take the intersection to the north, and turn left to find a chest. The chest contains 4 coins and a scroll.

The scroll reads:
Tell Gorda Karn that those strange glowing things are back. They stay in the area to the east of the Dragon, and flee whenever our Guards approach. I think they're Faeries. Something faerielike might open the gate to their Realm. They would make good slaves...

Now, follow the path in reverse to the lock, then turn left. Take the coin along the way, then go through the door ahead. Take the stairs down to the lower level, then head straight for the Dwarven Fortress. On the way to the Dwarven Fortress, when you reach the door that has the throggish magick glyph, Skuz says "The Shamans are the only ones go through this door. Skuz tink it's probbly their funny hats!" When you get to the first door in the fortress, the following conversation starts:

Skuz: Skuz wait for youz here. Mean Dwarfies no like Skuz.

Drake: Okay Skuz. Stay there and we'll be right back, after we take care of a little business.

Skuz: Don't worry. Skuz no goin' anywherz. (Skuz will wait here until you return.)

Go to Dombur's room. If you don't remember, take the left to the area where the guards stand, turn right where the guards are standing, turn right again, then take the first left. Enter Dombur's room. The following conversation ensues:

Dombur: Well, what do you want?

Drake: It's me, I'm looking for your secret weapon.

Dombur: Shhh! Don't tell anybody about that, it's a secret. It's a bunch of secret pieces, I guess. Oh, I remember you. You're looking for it.

Dombur paces some more, mumbles, paces again, then returns to ask "Do you have one of the pieces?" Give him the last stoneshooter piece. He responds "Ah, the final piece! Go away while I assemble my masterpiece. Return later and it will be ready for you." Now he goes to work at the table on the other side of the room. Stand there for a moment, and Dombur finishes up.

When he approaches, the following conversation starts:

Dombur: Ah, there you are. I have finished this up. I would have come looking for you, but something important... well, something... well. I entrust the stoneshooter, the ultimate weapon of destruction, into your hands." Take the weapon. Now Dombur says "You need these instructions too." Take the instructions with the right mouse button. The conversation continues:

Drake: Thanks.

Drake: You know, Jake, there is something that bothers me about you. You're a little tall for a Dwarf, you know that?

Drake: Ah, yes, I, uh, had tall parents.

Dombur: Oh, that would explain it. Well, I'm a busy Dwarf and busy Dwarves... are busy, you know.

Drake: Yes, thank you Dombur.

If you went away, and returned to find him pacing, the conversation is extended:

Dombur: Yes, yes. I'm busy, and my time is not to be wasted.

Drake: I'm sorry to disturb you.

Dombur: Well, in that case I will return to my work.

Note that if you have a version of the game lower than 1.1, Dombur won't accept the third Stoneshooter piece right now, even when he holds his hand out. There is a bug in the game. If this is the case, get the patch, or give it to him after your trek through the Faerie Realm, which is next.

Head out of Dombur's room, leave the Dwarven Fortress, and Skuz rejoins your party. Go to the Dragon Feeding Grounds, then go to the stairs to the upper level, and when you get there, take the first north path, and follow it until you see the faerie glows. Go to where they disappear, and place a primrose on the ground at the dead end. (They're yellow flowers.) Step forward into the new dead end to teleport to the Faerie Realm.

However, if Enigma the Elf is in your party when you try to enter the Faerie Realm, the following conversation takes place:

Enigma: I cannot enter this realm. My vow for vengeance won't let me.

Drake: Why not? Surely you can for just a little while.

Enigma: My vows mean much, and if I disobey their wishes, I will perish. (Enigma leaves the party until you have left the Faerie Realm.)

You should go to the Faerie Realm before going to the Ice Caverns. If you have version 1.1 of the game or lower, Enigma will prevent you from entering the Faerie Realm. That can be fixed by getting the version 1.2 patch.

On the way down this corridor, take the wild thyme (it is red in color). Continue west until a faerie glow approaches you. When it comes on the ground, you realize it is Murph. The following dialogue ensues:

Murph: (slowly) They said...

Karzak: I'm just going to kill him. That's all. No one would notice. He wouldn't scream until after he's dead.

Murph: (continues) that I should... give you... this. (Tosses a rune scroll on the ground.) They were laughing a lot. I don't... get it. (Reverts to glow form and zips away.

Read the scroll, and Drake says "This rune is from a very, very, Very Murphy faerie. I still don't get it." This is the Slow rune. Give it the name "Slow" in your journal. Now continue west down the passage, to the alcove. Clear out the flowers fast to find a fine Faerie cake and a fiddle. Turn south. After going a certain number of steps south, Binkle approaches. He says "I'm looking for my fiddle. Hey, have you seen it? I tell you what, I'll drop my drawers to get my fiddle back. If you happen to go over into the Troll area to look, watch out for that nasty one in the west. Oh, thats foul. (beat) You've got my fiddle! It's a love thing, cha-ching! I'll trade ya for it." Give him the fiddle. Binkle says "Whoo-ho, gotta love it. I told ya, I'd drop my drawers for it. Thanks." (Goes to glow form and zips away.) Take a step back and take the faerie pants that are on the ground.

There is an empty decanter just south of where Binkle was. Take it, then continue south. Go one step west, four steps south, two steps east, then one step south and east each, then go two steps south and enter the alcove to the right. Approach the faerie glow. It de-glows and you encounter Winkle. He says "I think that poo-head Giggle hid my dr-dr-drum. He's as b-bad about drums as Trolls are about bells." Exit into the corridor, take two steps south, then turn right and head for the faerie glow. When it de-glows, you encounter Snort. He says "I'm Snort and welcome to my brewery! (sings) If you've got the thyme... and the moss and a bottle... get a snort here! Well, don't just stand there." If you have the ingredents, this continues, and Snort goes into his male faerie form and says "Hand it over and stand back!" Give snort the Brownie moss, wild thyme, and bottle. He goes into glow form, then comes out of the form, and snorts "One for you and one for me! Good stuff!" Don't drink this. You need this for a later encounter. All it'll do is get you drunk. (One amusing tidbit: If you try to give Snort more than one Brownie moss, he cries out "No moss, no moss!") (If you drink the brew, it'll be marked by the 'damage-shake' and the spins, that is you spin around to face random directions. A second drink extends the time and causes it to become more frequent. A third drink extends the time again and your vision is affected. If you do a fourth drink, it extends the time and the screen blacks out occasionally. Try to take a fifth drink and Drake says "Never again." If you get drunk, consume a green mushroom to cure the affliction.)

Exit Snort's brewery, go south two steps, turn right, and follow the path to the 2-by-2 area. Face south towards Winkle. He appears and stutters "H-Hi. I'm Winkle. You'll like it here, even through it's not as nice as before. He Who Casts Shadows sunk Lady Iaenni's beautiful realm below the earth. If I could only find
the Last Tome of the Elves, maybe I could, you know, make a difference. I'd be ever so grateful if you found it." Go back into the corridor, until you can't go east any further, then go back into the room, to see Winkle. He says "Hi. No luck finding the Last Tome of the Elves? Oh, well, I hope it's not with the Tr-Tr-Trolls! In case you go over there, here's something that might help." He gives you an iron spike, then he says "If you dr-dr-drive this into the ground, it will keep most Trolls at-at bay. See ya. Bye-bye." (He disappears.) Head out of the room, head south past the mushroom (take the iron spike behind it), and look west. Take the jester's cap. At this moment, Karzak might utter something unpleasant. Ignore him and go north to the 4-way intersection. Turn east, going away from Snort's brewery. Take the first right.

Approach the faerie glow in this room, and you will meet Surly. The following conversation ensues:

Surly: Oh, you must be kidding. I heard the "Chosen One" had shown up. That can't be you.

Drake: That remains to be seen, I guess.

Karzak: You know, I could almost like this one.

Surly: Well, I think the old songs are bunk anyway. But no skin off my if you try. Tell you what, you bring me a Faerie cake and I'll give you what you need to see the queen.

Drake: That's very generous of you.

Surly: Heh, not my idea.

Drake: I'm Drake, by the way. May I have your name?

Surly: Surly. One joke and you'll see where I got the name, OK?

Drake: Um, yes, um... ma'am?

(Surly goes into glow form and goes back to female faerie form quickly.)

Surly: Well, don't just stand there. You want to get on with this, or what? Hand it over!

(If you don't give Surly a Faerie cake within a few seconds, she gets angry and says "What an idiot! How do you expect to get anywhere just standing around like that. When you're ready to give me the cake, come back.")

Give her the cake. The conversation continues:

Surly: Don't that just take the cake? Heh, heh-heh. Hey, have I given you what you need yet?

Drake: Um, no actually.

Surly: Then you might consider laughing at my jokes, huh?

Drake: (Forces a laugh.)

Surly: I don't have real high hopes for ya, pal.

Take what she has for you, which is a silver key. Surly says "This will help you see the queen.", then goes to glow form and exits. Leave this room, turn right, then turn left at the corner. Sweetie appears and says "I heard you released my friend the dragon! Sweets for the sweet!" She gives you a fine Faerie cake. When she leaves, turn left at the corner, and go to the 2-by-2 area. Stop at the north-east quadrant of it. Pick up the flowers on the left side, and you'll see another daisy chain. Pick it up, then go back east a few steps, and turn north. Face west where the path turns east, and walk backwards. You spin rapidly and get thrown north. Follow the path east until it turns south, taking a decanter or two from behind a mushroom along the way. When you reach the eastern most section, and turn south, the Faerie Players appear. Give Chuckle a gladiola. You get treated to a performance of "I'd Rather Be a Dwarf." Since you have Karzak in your party, Chuckle starts by saying "Are you sure about this?" (He says that if there are any Dwarves in your party.)

Chuckle: Oh, we love this story, we do. Murph, get on up here. (beat) Murph. (beat) Murph!

Murph: Sorry. I was-a.... (beat) I'd Rather Be a Dwarf, by Murph, but of course you... You knew that. (coughs)

Chuckle: Are you ready?

Murph: Ready!

Chuckle:
If you could be the king,
Wouldn't that be a dandy thing?

Murph:
I'd rather be a dwarf.

Giggle:
A hero great and tall,
Vanquish foes - one and all?

Murph:
I'd rather be a dwarf.

Snort:
The wisest man in all the land,
Who holds all knowledge in his hand?

Murph:
I'd rather be a dwarf.

Binkle:
A poet, artist, or a sage,
A singer, or a mighty mage?

Murph:
I'd rather be a dwarf.

Winkle:
A tinker, tailor, soldier, thief,
A slug, a worm, an ugly leech?

Murph:
I'd rather be a dwarf.

All except Murph:
A pile of rocks, a lock of hair,
The lint beneath a rocking chair,
A broken twig, a hairy gnat,
The guano of a worm-sick bat!?

Chuckle:
(loud whisper) Murph!

Murph:
Oh - I'd rather be a dwarf
(beat)
But I am pretty stupid... I guess I am a dwarf!

Karzak: (as the faeries exit) I hate this place!

Go south to the intersection, then go left, then north, and go see Sweetie. She responds the same as she did the last time you came with a daisy chain. Give this one to her, and she says "Oh, thank you so much! For a reward, would you like a kiss or a prize? Hold our your hand if it's the prize." Take what she gave you. Sweetie says "Thanks!" (If you don't take it, she says "You want a kiss? Yeeck, I'm a Faerie! Who'd wanna kiss a man?", then throws the item at you.) In case you don't know, this item is a four-leaf clover. You know why this item is good? It is magickal, and it enables you to see the invisible trolls in the Troll area, which means you can fight them. Go south, turn right, then turn left, following the path southward.

At the end of the corridor, turn left going west, then turn south when you reach an intersection. Follow the path, and ignore the intersection you come to along the way (Also, don't take the rowanberries either). In an alcove, you will find a weak heal root. Take it if you wish, then go into the corridor you just passed. It leads west. When you get to a zig-zagging area, and turn right to go north, the Faerie Players appear. Give Chuckle a stone, which will result in a performance of "Ice Wars":

Chuckle:
Thank you, thank you. And now, right here on our stage, it's... Giggle, with the story of "War of the Ice Realm".

Giggle:
Thank you, thank you very much. Buddy. Good to see ya. OK. Say. Finish this line. Ready? Cool. The only good Sharga is a...

Karzak:
...A dead Sharga!

Giggle:
Wrong, babies! Close but wrong. Way out of line. Here's why.

Chuckle (aside):
Want some cheese?

Giggle:
Cool as the frost on an icy witch,
Cruel as the mind of an evil...

Chuckle:
Snitch?

Giggle:
Cool as the tufts on a polar bear's nose,
Cruel as the chill when the cold wind blows...
That's Cruel.

All but Giggle:
Cool, cool
Cool, cool
Cool, cool
Cool, cool
Cool, cool
Cool, cool.

Giggle:
Cool as the minions by her side,
Cruel as the tanning of a baby seal's side,
Cool as a swim in the icy flows,
The Ice Queen's as cruel as everyone knows...
And thats cruel.
Real cruel.

All but Giggle:
Cool, cool
Cool, cool
Cool, cool
Cool, cool
Cool, cool
Cool, cool.

Giggle:
Cool under fire is what they have to be,
Cruelty to stop is important you see,
Cool is the way they like their land,
So the Ice Shargas are a fighting band...
And that's cool.
Real cool.

All but Giggle:
Cool, cool
Cool, cool
Cool, cool
Cool, cool
Cool, cool
Cool, cool
Cool.

Skuz:
Skuz always knew Skuz cool.

All Faeries:
Be-Skuz, Be-Skuz, Be-Skuz, Be-Skuz, Be-Skuzzzzz,
Be Skuz of the pitiful things he duz. (laughter)

Binkle: Freakin'!

Chuckle: (clock ticking) Oh, dear. Will you look at that sundial... it doesn't mean a thing. So, it must be time to go.

All: See ya! (They leave)

Go past the zig-zag, and head north. Turn right at the intersection. Follow the path to the end, and Chuckle appears and says "Hello, I'm Chuckle. You know, being the head of the Faerie Players is thirsty work. How about I bribe you to find some of Snort's Brew, and I'll give you something to help against Trolls!" You already have some, and he adds "Wait! You have some!" Give him the container with Snort's Brew in it...

Chuckle: Yee-ahss! Thank ya! This will help, but, you know, you're really going to need a four-leaf clover just to see those Trolls! Gotta run, see ya!

Take the faerie cap he left behind, and return to the corridor. Turn right, and follow the path. You will run into Giggle. He comes to you and says "Hi. I'm Giggle. But you guys knew that. OK, hey, did something happen there? Funny things go on since the Shadow King did his thing. Hey! I rhymed. Now I love a good poem as much as the next Faerie. But I lost my poem book. O sadness. Hey, big idea! I know - how about you find it for me and I'll give you something you need to see the queen! (beat) And you'll need to see the queen, to know that." You should have the book. In this case he continues, and says "Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, guh, guh." Give him his poem book (it's the first one you picked up). He says "I take back nearly all the bad things I said behind your back. Here, you'll figure out where to stick this buddy. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Maybe it's Unseen because it needs some flowers. See ya." Head north, then turn to face south before the 4-way intersection. Walk backwards to be spun rapidly and thrown west. Follow the path and take next passage to the left, which goes south.

Follow this path around to the next 4-way intersection. Turn left here, and then turn right. You run into Winkle again. He says " (normal voice) Oh! You've got it! You have... (booms) the Last Tome of the Elves. (normal voice) Can I have it?" Give him the book. He booms "I have the book! Wait a second, I have something for you." Then in his normal voice, he says "There! Always practice safe spells!" As he leaves, he booms "I have the book!" Exit this room, head south past the four-way intersection, then turn left going west. You run into Winkle again, who says "You have my drum! Can I have it, please?" Give him the drum. He says "Thank you. Maybe Binkle and I can start the fiddle-and-drum corps again!" (He leaves, and leaves behind a jester's cap.)

Go north to the four-way intersection, turn left and go east. Follow this path, ignoring all intersections. You wind up at the area with all the flowers. Go to the other side of this 2-by-2 area, and go past the south-west quadrant. Chuckle appears and says "Well, I see you have both charcoal and parchment. How about letting me have a go?" Give him the charcoal and parchment (order does not matter). Chuckle goes into glow form, and you hear moments of furious scribbling noises. He then goes back to his male faerie form and says "Not bad, eh? A great portrait of the queen, if I do say so - and I do. Maybe you should take it to the queen for her opinion, hmmm?" He then goes to glow-form, pops back, and adds "It's been a while since I've drawn. Thanks." He drops a faerie shirt, turns to glow form, leaves, then adds "Roses down, twice around." Put the shirt on Drake. (Doesn't he look totally ridiculous now? Don't worry. These provide protection against Troll attacks. Switch to your regular armor when you leave their area for the final time.)

Turn right to face north, and you see a locked portcullis. Go one step north, then turn right to face a key hole in the rock. Use the gold key, and then the silver key on it. Now the portcullis unlocks and opens. Enter this new area. Turn right, following the path north, and stop in the middle, then turn to face right. You see a shrine-like statue, which is really a mana-hearth. Simply touch it, and it recharges all of your runecasters. Now continue around the corner, and take the first right afterward.

See the area in front of you? Looks like there is no wall there, but it is darkened and you can't pass here. Take the faerie cake, then step back and place a primrose in front of you. Now go around this very 3-by-3 square area twice in a row. When you've done so, return here and the path will be open. Approach the pedestal, and the Faerie Queen appears and says "I am Iaenni, Queen of the Faerie. Please sit a while, and enjoy some refreshments, for you may rest safely in my court. But it is unsafe elsewhere. Beware the Trolls, for they are a corruption of everything Faerie and good. Without preparation, they can be deadly foes. Since they are still Faerie, even tainted, I cannot act against them directly." Then she adds "My Faeries say you have an offering to me. May I see it?" Give her the portrait. She says "This is very beautiful. Thank you. Please accept this gift in return." She gives you the luckstone ring, which provides even more protection against troll attacks. Then you get treated to her first story, "Atlantis and Ys":

Iaenni: I have used my magick to watch your progress. You have traveled a great distance, but many tasks await you before your battle with Khull-Khuum will be over. This started long ago, when the human world was divided into two great lands, Atlantis and Ys. The rulers of these realms despised and mistrusted each other, and there were many conflicts.
There might have been war and suffering among your kind, but there was balance as well. Then one day, a mysterious figure appeared before the rulers of Ys and offered magick potent enough to destroy their enemies. He did not lie, but he did not tell the truth. Ys cast the mighty ritual, and Atlantis used their most powerful countermagicks, but all was lost. Atlantis was destroyed, but as planned by Khull-Khuum the backlash caused a cataclysm that nearly destroyed the world. This was the Devastation. All the faces were affected, not just you young humans. In defending my children, my powers are taxed to this day.
I must rest for a while, return if you will hear more of your adversary.

Iaenni leaves. Now exit her room, and head back out to the flower-filled 2-by-2 area.

When you approach Iaenni's throne, she re-appears and you get treated to her second story, "The Gods vs. The Shadow King.":

Iaenni: Tell me what you know of Khull-Khuum's role in the Devastation.

Drake: I know little, my lady. Only that the gods were captured by the Shadow King and he rose to take power.

Iaenni: That much is true, though there is much more to be learned. Khull-Khuum did not challenge the Immortals. He betrayed them and used the power from the deaths of their own followers to entrap them in the orbs you are carrying.
While the other weakened immortals fought a hopelsss battle against Khull-Khuum during the moments of the Devastation, Thera damaged one of her own temples, a source of her magick power. She hid some of her powers away, and cast a spell that made it impossible for Khull-Khuum to recover the trapped Immortals. This left her with a small measure of freedom. Since then, Thera has worked for the return of the orbs to her temple.
Now I must rest. I will return soon. (She leaves.)

Wait for 30 seconds. (Karzak may or may not utter something unhappy.) Iaenni reappears and you get to hear her third story, "Why Wahooka saved Drake.":

Iaenni: There is another whom you should be aware of. Wahooka is not from this world, and he is shadowed from my magicks. I fear that he is something primal, perhaps more dangerous than Khull-Khuum. Wahooka's involvement may be nothing more than a trick.

Drake: He did all of this as a prank? I find that hard to believe, Lady Iaenni.

Iaenni: For whatever purpose, only he could tell you for certain. I believe there is more to him than he wants you to see. If you succeed in your quest, then all we know will change... and he might want that.
Leave me for awhile, but return. (Iaenni leaves.)

Wait for 30 more seconds, and Iaenni returns for the final time. You get to hear her fourth story, "Enigma the Elf.":

Iaenni: I am grateful that you have returned.

Drake: You are gratious to see us, my lady. Do you have another tale for us?

Iaenni: Yes, I have one final tale. It is the story of the last Elf, one who is dear to me.
The dark one was opposed by many, including the Faeries and Elves with our magicks. Khull-Khuum was only annoyed, and while I used my powers to hide my people from his damning gaze, the Elves were not so fortunate. Every city and stronghold of the Elves was destroyed. The few Elves that survived were hunted to death by his followers.
Only one survived, for he was my lover and stood my side while his people were ravaged. For hundreds of years afterwards, he contained his grief and misery. But his heart - and his love for me - was overcome with vengeance.
He left to destroy the dark one. He journeyed far, and I aided as well as I could, but he has been captured by the Ice Queen, a minion of the shadows. The keeper of my heart is but a living statue in her realm, trapped in ice. And I can do nothing.
As you seek to destroy Khull-Khuum, seek my love and free him. He is a mighty warrior and knowledgeable in the ways of the dark one. Even if he chooses not to return to my side, I will be eternally grateful.

Drake: We shall try to find him, Lady Iaenni.

Iaenni: Then take this. It is my pendant, and I have placed what magick I could within it. Now, please go. I have used too much of my strength in this.

Iaenni leaves, and will not return. Take a step back, and take the pendant she dropped on the ground. Now exit to the flower-filled area, turn north, then follow the path towards the 4-way intersection. Face backwards and walk backwards into it, to be spun rapidly and thrown north. Follow the path east until the Faerie Players appear. They are the only characters that'll appear in this area aside from the will-o'-the-wisps of the troll area. Give Chuckle a skull, and be treated to a performance of "Troll Hint.":

Chuckle: A performance by Chuckle the Faerie and the Faerie Players. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. Company, are you ready?

All but Chuckle and Murph: Ready!

Murph: Ready!

Chuckle: You're late.

Murph: Sorry.

Chuckle: Now then. The performance is entitled "For Whom the Bells Troll."

Chuckle:
For whom the bells Troll.

All but Chuckle and Murph:
They Troll for you!

Murph:
They Troll for you!

Chuckle:
You're late!

Murph: Sorry.

Chuckle: Wanna try it again?

Murph: No!

All: (giggle and laugh)

Binkle: Freakin' my neck off!

Chuckle: Well, that concludes another performance. Shows twice nightly. You don't need reservations with us. If you're drinking, please don't drive. Don't forget to tip the waitresses, they had to pay to get in here too. Goodnight.

Binkle: (Like Quasimodo) The Bells! The Bells!

Giggle: Did ya get it? It's a clue, baby. Pay attention. They-hate-the-bells. See ya! Good to know you. (The Faeries disappear.)

Head a few steps south, turn left going east, then follow the passage to the next intersection. Turn north, following the path to the dead end. You get teleported back to the Dragon Feeding Grounds. Remove the Faerie duds from Drake, and put the helm from the far east, the plate leggings, and plate mail back on him. Head west, take the path on the right until you get to the far west side of the upper level. When you get to the corridor with the door that leads to the room with the stairs to the lower level, turn right going west instead. Take the path around until you get to the Dragon lock. Turn right, going south. Ignore the first door and continue south. Don't follow any intersections, and look for a door to your left. When you reach it, save your game. Now enter the door and go down to the Ice Caverns.