Overview
Free the four heroes - Beren, Istar, Haldir and Khadim - then return to the cottage with them and the treasures (diamond, sapphire, pearl, emerald, ruby and jade flower).
Primary walkthrough: Jacob Gunness (1993) via the Classic Adventures Solution Archive (https://solutionarchive.com/file/id,347/), structured by hero as in the archive.
Companion Commands
Many puzzles require a companion to act: BEREN GET SWORD, BEREN GET BIRD, BEREN ATTACK SERPENT WITH BIRD, ISTAR,READ SCROLL, ISTAR,WAVE WAND, ISTAR,READ MAP, HALDIR PLAY LYRE, KHADIM KILL PIRATE WITH DAGGER, and so on. YS tips (James Elliott, Tipshop) summarise creature/object solutions if a step fails.
1. Beren
Command Notes
W You begin to the east of a ruined cottage
GET TINDERBOX
E
S
E the gypsy king tells you to find a mirror
E
E
GET BIBLE
W
W
W
W
S
KILL BARROWIGHT WITH BIBLE
GET MONEY
N
E
S you are captured & locked up
GIVE MONEY TO GUARD he unlocks the door *and* gives you a key. Nice guy!
GET KEY
E
GET HONEY
GET MEAT
E
E
N
GET CAGE
S
W
W
U
GET SPEAR
N
N
N
E
E
E
LIGHT GAS WITH TINDERBOX the frog blows up!
GET FROG
KISS FROG it turns out to be king Beren!
2. Istar
Command Notes
W
W
W
S
S
S
W
DROP TINDERBOX
BEREN,GET SWORD
E
N
N
N
E
E
E
E
GIVE HONEY TO BEAR it falls asleep
E
E you must carry the key for the doors to be open
S
GET FLUTE
W
S
BEREN,GET BIRD in the cage
S
BEREN,ATTACK SERPENT WITH BIRD the serpent dies
W
GET BOTTLE
E
DROP BOTTLE to prevent that it shatters
W
PLAY FLUTE the crystal shatters, freeing the wizard Istar
3. Haldir
Command Notes
E
N
W
N
DROP BIRD
GET SCROLL
ISTAR,READ SCROLL "Orion" will transport you from the star room
DROP SCROLL
ISTAR,GET WAND
S
E
N
E
S
ISTAR,WAVE WAND a crystal bridge is formed across the chasm but a balrog is blocking further progress
PLAY FLUTE this kills the balrog
ISTAR,WAVE WAND now you may safely get the bottle
DROP BIBLE
N
W
S
S
GET BOTTLE
N
N
E
S
S
D
GET MIRROR
N
N
KILL DRAGON WITH SWORD
DROP SWORD
GET SAPPHIRE
W
S
DROP FLUTE
GET WHITE POTION
DRINK WHITE POTION the allows you to go through firegates
N
GET BOX
N
W
W
OPEN BOX it emits a gust of wind that blows the smoke away – you find a ruby
DROP BOX
GET RUBY
S
GET WATER from the waterfall
E
S
WATER ASHES the phoenix won't bother you now
N
W
GET WATER
E
S
S
ATTACK WITCH WITH WATER she dies
N
N
W
GET WATER
E
S
S
W
WATER PLANT it grows
E
N
N
W
GET WATER
E
S
S
W
WATER PLANT now it's climbable!
U
DROP COPPER KEY
GET COIN
D
E
N
N
W
N
W
ORION you're teleported to the cottage
DROP RUBY
DROP SAPPHIRE
E
E
S
GIVE MIRROR TO ANTON he also wants some silver...
GIVE COIN TO ANTON you must play an instrument in the hall of infinity
N
W
W
ORION you return
E
E
E
GET ACID in the bottle
W
W
W
S
W
W
ATTACK KNIGHT WITH ACID he dies very painfully
W
N
GET MANDOLIN
S
E
E
N
ATTACK HYDRA WITH SPEAR it dies
W
GET GOLD KEY
PLAY MANDOLIN your vision clears – you may leave again
E
S
E
N
E
S
E
S
S
W
U if you have the gold key the gates will be open
N
ISTAR,WAVE WAND the spirit vanishes
W
S
GIVE MEAT TO FALCON it'll come with you
BEREN,GET FALCON
N
DROP WAND
GET CARPET a key is underneath it
DROP CARPET
GET JEWELLED KEY
W
S
DROP MANDOLIN
GET DAGGER
GET PILLOW you may teleport to the cottage from here
N
E
E
S
D
E
N
E
S
BEREN,ATTACK BAT WITH FALCON the bat is killed
DROP SPEAR
GET CROSS
N
DROP GOLD KEY
GET FLUTE which you dropped here earlier
N
N
W
GET OIL in the bottle
W
W
S
W
W
W
OPEN COFFIN
ATTACK VAMPIRE WITH CROSS you have found Haldir!
4. Khadim
Command Notes
N
DROP FALCON
DROP CROSS
GET LYRE
S
S
GET CROWBAR
N
E
DROP BOTTLE
E
DROP PILLOW
PLAY FLUTE the jade flower lands unharmed on the pillow
GET FLOWER
W
GET BOTTLE
E
E
N
E
E
E
S
E
N you can pass since the dragon is dead
HALDIR,PLAY LYRE the spider slumbers off
OIL CHEST you brought the bottle?
OPEN CHEST the last hero, Khadim, climbs out!!
5. Finale
Command Notes
DROP BOTTLE
GET DIAMOND
S
W
W
S
W
W
W
KHADIM,KILL PIRATE WITH DAGGER
DROP LYRE
GET MAP
ISTAR,READ MAP location of the emerald
DROP MAP
GET SHOVEL
E
S
OPEN CLAM WITH CROWBAR
DROP CROWBAR
GET PEARL
W
DIG you find the final treasure!
DROP SHOVEL
GET EMERALD
W
U
N
N
N
W returning with all four heroes, and the diamond, sapphire, pearl, emerald, ruby, and jade flower, you have won the game!!