The Quest/Spoiler-free hints

Drink water

If you run out of water, you and Gorn will die of thirst. It is therefore necessary to buy a waterskin.

You can refill the waterskin at various locations.

• Central Balema: there is a lake to the west, before the forest.
• West Balema: there is a fresh water pond at the end of a southwards road.
• North Balema: you can refill the waterskin in the river, near the bridge or the waterfall; there is also another water source, harder to find.

Disk 1: central Balema

Castle provisioner Read the list. Necessary item: waterskin. Strongly recommended items: cartograph, lantern. Notice the book shelf in the picture.

Balema Bayou Location: approximately west from King Galt's castle. Drink water and refill the waterskin. Read the sign. If it is unclear, walk west into the bayou to understand better...

Hermit's cave Location: approximately south from King Galt's castle. Ask anything to the hermit, and he will reply that you have to pay him. He accepts any number of Gold Sovereigns.

Swamp Location: south from the bayou, west from the hermit. Go south and give a better look at the skeleton.

Lisa's home Location: west of the forest, at the end of the road She checks your fingers for a reason: she will join your party only if a certain condition is satisfied.

Forest pit Location: in the middle of the forest, away from the roads. Go down, do one action, come up, then repeat. If Gorn is carrying too many items, he will be unable to climb up. Graphics mode is useful to understand what you can interact with.

Ancient ruins Location: south of the forest, west of the swamp. The lizardmen are too strong for Gorn alone. If you manage to defeat them, check the visible items. You can escape the lizard-men by going down into the dungeon (disk 2), but you need a lit lantern.

Disk 2: west Balema

Balema Beach Location: follow the road west across the forest, then go south at the first fork. You can swim to an islet while Gorn waits on the beach. Coming back is difficult, because of sharks; think of a way to completely avoid the water on the way back.

Vulture pool Location: follow the road west across the forest, then go south at the second fork. Read the sign before you refill the waterskin.

Border station n.1 Location: after the forest, go all the way north. The guards warn you against the Red Dragoon, a human knight (notice the double OO in dragoon). If you continue past the guards, the Red Dragoon will send you to his jail (game over).

Village Location: follow the road west across the forest, then go north at the second fork, then west, then south. A cutscene occurs here.

Crystal clear pond Location: south of the village. Drink water and refill the waterskin.

Sphinx In the far north-west, a sphinx guards a cave. In order to enter the cave, you have to answer its riddle correctly. Focus on the last line, and completely ignore the rest of the rhyme (The sphinx says: "The question to answer is: What am I?").

Western dungeon One entrance is guarded by the sphinx, another entrance is from the ancient ruins in Central Balema. The dragon can be found here. Brute force is useless: you should rather communicate with it.

Disk 2: north Balema

Border stations n.2-3-4 Location: go straight north from King's Galt castle, then take different paths at the crossroad. They warn you against the Red Dragoon, a human knight (notice the double OO in dragoon). If you continue past the guards, the Red Draggon will send you to his jail (game over).

General store Location: go straight north from King's Galt castle, then go west at the crossroad, then south He sells the same items as the provisioner in the castle, except for the books and the "cartograph" (map), that is replaced by salt. Items that you already purchased in the castle are omitted from the list.

Destroyed village Just flavor.

Desert There are two places of interest in the desert: Tree-lined cliff: it is along the eastern border of the desert. While you walk along it, Gorn points out a specific spot. Oasis: somewhere in the middle of the desert. Drink water and refill the waterskin.

Small forest A group of bandits will surround you and Gorn, and steal everything you carry, except for the waterskin. There is a way to prevent getting robbed. Fighting is valiant, but useless.

River bridge Drink water and refill the waterskin.

Waterfall Drink water and refill the waterskin. Since you can hear a hollow sound, tell Gorn to look at the waterfall. An oilskin can keep something dry.

Cliffside cave There are two ways to reach it: either from below or from above, using two different items.