QUEST FOR GLORY IV: SHADOWS OF DARKNESS
WALKTHROUGH - MAGIC USER (PART 3)
This walkthrough was written by Frodo for The Hero's Glory
　
　
　
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BABA YAGA
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SAVE YOUR GAME HERE. Time to make some ELDERBERRY PIE.
Put BONES (you got them from one of the Wraith mounds) in the
giant pestle & mortar, then use the pestle & mortar to grind them up.
Use an EMPTY FLASK to get the POWDERED BONEMEAL from the
mortar. Now in your Inventory window, place GRUE GOO,
POWDERED BONEMEAL, and ELDERBERRIES into the PIE PAN.
Now you need to bake the pie. SAVE YOUR GAME HERE. Show the
uncooked PIE to Bonehead, then show it to the group of skulls. They
will cook the pie with a laser. Now enter Baba Yaga’s hut. She turns
you into… something! Not very nice, is she? Anyway, she changes
you back when she remembers about the ELDERBERRY PIE. Now
give her the cooked ELDERBERRY PIE. As soon as you’re able, use
Talk Icon on yourself. Ask Baba for a MAGICAL SPELL - she gives you
the HIDE SPELL, then teleports you out of her hut. Enter her hut
again and give her some more GRUE GOO. Talk to her again, and Tell
About Gnome’s Humour again - she gives you a GOOD HUMOUR BAR
to give to the gnome, then teleports you out of her hut again.
Leave Baba’s area.
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FOREST
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Let’s head back to town, to give Punny Bones his reward. Head up
twice, left 4 times, up twice, left once, and up to the town.
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TOWN
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Make your way to the Inn, and enter.
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TOWN - INN
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Climb up stairs, and enter Punny Bones’s room at end of the hall.
Give him the GOOD HUMOUR BAR. He’s delighted to have his
humour back - he plans to do one more show, and then leave town.
Talk to him and work through all the topics. When you’re ready, leave
his room. As you do so, he tells you the Ultimate Joke. Now leave the
Inn.
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TOWN
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Walk down twice to the Town Gates, and SAVE YOUR GAME HERE.
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FOREST
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Let’s go and see the Leshy again. Go down twice, then right 3 times.
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FOREST - LESHY
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Search the bushes to find Leshy. His next riddle about a killer bush
with attitude. Use Talk Icon on yourself and Guess Elderberry Bush.
Leave the area, then immediately return.
Search the bushes to find Leshy. His last riddle was about a killer
bush with attitude. Use Talk Icon on yourself and Guess Elderberry
Bush.
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FOREST
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Let’s get some more RITUALS now. From the Leshy bushes, go right
once, down twice, right once, and down twice.
Cast TRIGGER on the bush, and walk through the opening.
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BABA YAGA
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Yes, you’re at Baba Yaga’s place again. She has one of the Rituals.
Enter her hut again.
Baba, the charming soul that she is, freezes you as soon as you enter.
Give her a FLASK OF GRUE GOO. Now use Talk Icon on yourself and
Ask For Dark One Ritual. You now have the BREATH RITUAL, so
leave her hut, then walk up to leave her area.
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FOREST
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Let’s go and get the next Ritual. Walk up twice, then left 4 times, to
the end. Continue up once, left twice, and down to the bottom, so
you’re back in the swamp area.
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SWAMP
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SAVE YOUR GAME HERE. Check the time, and wait here until
evening. The Will O Wisps come out when it’s dark - you may have to
leave the screen, then return. Place some CANDY on the ground to
lure them close to you, then catch them with an EMPTY FLASK. Now
go right one screen.
Remember the Squid Stone? One of the Rituals is hidden here. Hold
the WILL O WISPS up to the Squid Stone, and some hidden runes
will be revealed. Use DARK ONE SIGN on the Squid Stone, and spell
out the name ‘Avoozl’. Make sure you click on each letter until it
turns red. If you’ve done it correctly, a hidden compartment will
open, and you automatically take the SCROLL from it. You now have
the SENSE RITUAL.
Now walk left, and SAVE YOUR GAME HERE. Cast GLIDE, and head
left into the swamp. Continue left, making sure to avoid those
grasping hands, until you reach the Mad Monk’s Tomb.
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MAD MONK’S TOMB
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There are 2 Chenovys here. Rush up to them and kill them. After-
wards, SAVE YOUR GAME HERE.
Look at the tombstone, and place DARK ONE SIGN in the tomb-
stone. The symbols here represent the Rituals, and you have to click
on them in the correct order. Start with the Mouth symbol at top
right, then work your way clockwise, clicking on each symbol. If done
correctly, you’ll find the BONE RITUAL. SAVE YOUR GAME HERE.
Cast GLIDE, and head right back through the swamp, still avoiding
those grasping hands, until you reach the shore. Place the flask of
WILL O WISPS on the swamp shore to release them.
Now walk up, so you’ve left the swamp behind.
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FOREST
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It’s very late now, and you’re tired. Go up 4 times, right 3 times, down
once, and right once.
Well, what do we have here? If you remember, you saw a magic
Fountain here before - now there’s a magic Staff floating in mid-air
(this won‘t appear until you‘ve been told about the Destiny Spell).
Touch the staff - 3 fairies will appear. The Fairy Queen wants you to
retrieve Erana’s Staff for them, and demands that you make sure the
’Sacrifice Of Life For Love’ is fulfilled. She teaches you Ritual Of
Release in order to complete this task. Then the fairies disappear.
Head up into Erana’s Garden.
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FOREST - ERANA’S GARDEN
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The garden is as beautiful as you remember. Sleep Until Morning
here. You have another strange dream through the night.
Next morning, leave the garden.
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FOREST
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Make your way left twice, up twice, left once, and up to the Town
Gates. Walk up through the gates, into town.
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TOWN
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Continue up to the Inn.
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TOWN - INN
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Enter the Inn, sit down at the table, and have some breakfast. Talk
with the Innkeeper and his wife if you like, but they have nothing new
to say. Yuri & Bella are such nice people - if only you could find their
missing daughter for them. When you’re ready, leave the Inn.
Walk down twice, so you are outside the Town Gates, and SAVE
YOUR GAME HERE.
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FOREST
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Head down twice, right twice, and up once to the graveyard.
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GRAVEYARD
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Look at the Borgov family crypt. It’s quite imposing, isn’t it? Igor
gave you the KEY for this after you rescued him, so use KEY in the
crypt door to enter it.
Have a look around the crypt. Now if you remember, there should be
a secret passage leading through this crypt into Castle Borgov. But
where is it?
Look at the Borgov crest on the floor. Notice the different colour
strips on the left of the crest. Now there’s a big clue in the name.
Press the coloured strips in the following order.
B - Blue (5)
O - Orange (2)
R - Red (1)
G - Green(4)
O - Orange (2)
V - Violet (6)
If you’ve done this correctly, a secret compartment opens up, and you
gain another KEY. Use KEY to unlock Bas Relief on the right.
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CASTLE BORGOV
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You’ve done it! You’re inside the castle! SAVE YOUR GAME HERE.
Now the castle is rather complicated, with lots of secret passages,
and stairways leading up and down, making it very tricky to make a
map. But here’s how you get through it.
Walk right 3 times.
Defeat the Badders and climb up the stairs.
Go through door at top of the stairs.
Click on crest at top of the bookcase.
Walk through newly-revealed passage.
You’ve reached the pink bedroom. Go through door on right.
Climb up the stairs.
Go through door at top of stairs.
In the room with pink curtains, go through door on the left.
Go up another set of stairs.
Try to go through door at top of stairs.
There’s a monster here that won’t let you into the room. Check the
time, and wait until it’s evening.
Open door at top of the stairs again. This time, the monster won‘t
slam the door on you. A little girl is here, and she called the monster
‘Toby’. The girl looks like a vamp. Talk to the little girl and work
through all the topics. She tells you her name is Tanya. Could this be
the Innkeeper’s lost child? Talk to Toby and work through all the
topics. Give Tanya the DOLL. Use Talk Icon on yourself and work
through all the topics (except Goodbye). Make sure to tell them
about Erana’s Staff. Toby demands that you take them to the staff.
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TOWN
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You, Toby, and Tanya travel back to town, and stand around Erana’s
Staff. Toby understands the sacrifice, and he’s willing to give his life
so that Tanya may become a human child again. His nods, and his
‘Uh-huh’ grunts are heartbreaking! The sacrifice is complete - Tanya
is human again. Toby proved how much he loves Tanya. *sniff* You
take Tanya home to her parents.
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TOWN - INN
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The next morning, you awake in the inn, and ERANA’S STAFF is in
your possession. Leave your room and go downstairs.
The Innkeeper thanks you for returning Tanya. Talk to Tanya and
work through all the topics. Talk to the Innkeeper and work through
all the topics. Use Talk Icon on yourself and work through all the
topics. Sit down at the table to get some breakfast. When Bella
appears, talk to her and work through all the topics. When you’re
ready, stand up, and leave the Inn.
Walk down twice, so you are outside the Town Gates, and SAVE
YOUR GAME HERE.
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FOREST
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SAVE YOUR GAME HERE. Let’s go and see Leshy again. Head down
twice and right 3 times.
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FOREST - LESHY
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Search the bushes to find Leshy. His last riddle is about the Fairy
Queen. Use Talk Icon on yourself, and Guess Staff.
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Well, that’s all his riddles solved now. Congratulations.
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FOREST
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Now you have ERANA’S STAFF, you should go and give it to the Fairy
Queen. She’ll only appear at night time though, so check the time
and do whatever you want until it gets dark.
When it’s dark, from the Leshy Bushes, walk right once, down twice,
and left.
SAVE YOUR GAME HERE. The fairies appear, and the Queen
demands ERANA’S STAFF from you. The STAFF has other ideas
though, and declares itself belonging to you, Hero, as you are
destined to restore the spirit of Erana. The Faries attack you. You
need to defend yourself - Cast SUMMON to summon ERANA’S
STAFF. Cast REVERSAL. Cast RESISTANCE. You’ll probably need to
drink a HEALING POTION now. Now Cast FROST BITE at the fairies,
and repeat this until they retreat. They leave behind the HEART
RITUAL they were hiding - you automatically take it. You have all 5
DARK RITUALS now.
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RITUAL LOCATION SUMMARY
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This is where all 5 Rituals can be found.
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Blood Ritual - Cask in basement of the Monastery.
Heart Ritual - Fairy Queen
Breath Ritual - Baba Yaga, after she has Elderberry Pie.
Sense Ritual - Squid Stone in the swamp.
Bone Ritual - Mad Monk’s tomb in the swamp.
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FOREST
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It’s late now, and you need to sleep. Walk up into Erana’s Garden.
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ERANA’S GARDEN
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Cast FETCH at the tree at the far end, to get a MANA FRUIT. Now
Sleep Until Morning.
You had another strange dream. When morning arrives, leave the
Garden.
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FOREST
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Let’s get another reading from Magda. Head right once, up to the
top, right once, and up to the Gypsy Camp.
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GYPSY CAMP
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Enter Magda’s caravan. Talk to her and work through all the topics.
Talk to Davy and work through the topics. Use your MONEY POUCH
on Magda to get a reading. Use Talk Icon on yourself and Tell About
Child, then Say Goodbye. When you’re ready, leave the Gypsy Camp.
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FOREST
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Check the time. Do whatever you like for the rest of the day. When
it’s evening, return to the Inn in town.
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TOWN - INN
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Enter the Inn. The gnome should still be here - sit down at the table
to watch his last performance. Talk to Punny Bones and work
through the topics. Talk to the Innkeeper and work through the
topics. Talk to 3 men at the back table and work through the topics.
When you’re ready, go up to your room.
Immediately leave your room again. Punny Bones has left now. Sit
down at the table to get some supper. When Bella arrives, talk to her
and work through all the topics. After supper, go back up to your
room.
Click on your bed, and Sleep Until Morning.
When you wake the next morning, a NOTE has been left at the end of
your bed. Take the NOTE to read it. It’s a note from Katrina, asking
you to meet her at the Castle Gates this evening.
Leave your room, and climb downstairs. Sit at the table to get your
breakfast. After breakfast, leave the Inn.
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FOREST
Walk down twice, so you are outside the Town Gates, and SAVE
YOUR GAME HERE. Check the time and do whatever you want until
evening. When evening arrives, make your way to the Castle Gates.
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CASTLE BORGOV
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Uh-oh! Your old pal Ad Avis is here! It was really him that sent the
note asking you to meet here. He’s now a vamp, and he’s under the
Dark Master’s control, which he’s not too happy about! Walk over to
him, and he hypnotises you. He takes you to the Castle Dungeon, and
chains you up. He casts a sleep spell on you, and you don’t wake up
until the next morning.
You HAVE to escape from this dungeon! Luckily you’re a powerful
Magic User - simply Cast OPEN on the chains to break them. Take
the STAKE and take the HAMMER that Ad Avis left next to you. Click
on the door twice to hear the goons talking outside. So there’s a
secret passage in here? Let’s find it! SAVE YOUR GAME HERE. Click
on the Iron Maiden to open it, then step inside.
Wow, you find yourself in a bedroom. A very large, luxurious bed-
room. Have a look around if you want. Look at the coffin, then open
the coffin. It’s… it’s… KATRINA!!! Quickly, before she wakes, Kiss
Katrina.
She’s not very happy, and chains you up in the dungeon again. Talk to
her and work though all the topics. Now use Talk Icon on yourself
and say whatever you like. Whatever you say, it will end the same
way - she’ll force you to help her find the Five Rituals. Use Talk Icon
on yourself and Agree To Help. You have 3 days to return with the
Rituals. Then she teleports you outside the Castle Gates.
Since you already have all 5 Rituals, simply leave, then return. The
gate is open, so head on up to the castle. Katrina takes you to the
Dark One Caves, so that you can perform the Rituals and summon the
Dark One to cast Eternal Night. *gulp*
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DARK ONE CAVES
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SAVE YOUR GAME HERE. You’re in the cave with the tentacled
beast. Cast CALM to send the beast to sleep, the Cast Levitate to
lower yourself down into the pit. Take the BOOK that was next to
the beast. The Book was the diary of the last Boyar, and contained
the Essence Ritual. You memorise it to heart. Cast LEVITATE again
to rise up to ledge on the right. Now walk right into the next cave.
This is the cave with 4 doors. The door on the right is pulsating - click
on that door to enter.
You’re back in the Bone Chamber. SAVE YOUR GAME HERE. The
Dark One Altar is on the right, with a torch holder on each side of it.
Use your TORCH to light altar-torch on the left, then replace YOUR
TORCH in sconce on the right of the altar. Use DARK ONE SIGN in
the altar, then use BONE RITUAL on the altar. Dang! The bones have
formed a cage around you, trapping you inside. But don’t worry.
You’re a powerful Magic User. Cast FROST BITE on the bone cage,
then Cast FLAME DART on the bone cage. Finally, Cast FORCE BOLT
on the bone cage to break it open. You’re free! Take the TORCH
again, and leave the cave.
The door on the left is pulsating - click on that door to enter.
You’re in the Blood Chamber. Walk down to bottom of the path.
Click on the ledge above you to climb up onto it. Walk up to altar on
the right. Use BLOOD RITUAL on the altar. An acidic liquid starts
flooding the cave. Cast FROST BITE on the upper bowl to stop the
flow of acid. Quickly retrace your steps and go down path on left side
of the lower pool. Click on the ledge below to climb down. Make your
way out of the cave again.
The top-left door is pulsating. Click on that door to enter.
You’re in the Breath Chamber. SAVE YOUR GAME HERE. Walk over
to the altar on the left, and use BREATH RITUAL on the altar. Now
this bit is kinda tricky, and it’s hard to make out. There are 6
tentacles on the altar on the altar, and they have to be blown in the
correct order. Blow the tentacles as so, SAVING your game between
each blow.
Bottom Right
Bottom Left
Bottom Middle
Top Middle
If you did it correctly, a door will open, and a strong wind will pulsate
through the cave. SAVE YOUR GAME HERE. Walk back towards the
right of the cave. As you do so, you’ll get sucked in by the wind.
When you’re sucked into the valve, Cast CALM to stop the wind, then
QUCIKLY Cast OPEN so you can escape from the valve. You
automatically walk to safety. Now leave the cave.
The top-right door is pulsating. Click on it to enter.
You’re in the Sense Chamber. You can’t see anything, feel anything,
hear anything, or smell anything. Work your way to the lower-left,
then upper-left, then upper-right of the cave. Gradually, your senses
return. When you reach the top-right, you’re at the Altar. Use SENSE
RITUAL on the altar. The dendrites are now activated, and pulsating
with electricity. You have to find a safe way out of there. SAVE
YOUR GAME HERE. Retrace your steps along the path, Casting
LIGHTNING BALL at the dendrites as you get near to them. Now
walk out the cave.
All that’s left now is the Heart Ritual. This is the giant altar in middle
of the room. SAVE YOUR GAME HERE. Use HEART RITUAL on the
stone altar, then Cast LEVITATE to climb up through the ceiling.
Katrina and Ad Avis are here. You begin the Ritual to summon
Avoozl. As soon as you are able, SAVE YOUR GAME HERE. Now all
hell begins to break loose. Ad Avis blasts the platform you are
standing on, leaving you hanging on for dear life. Katrina doesn’t
approve of this (she’s become quite fond of you), and attacks Ad
Avis. Unfortunately, this is her downfall! By attacking Ad Avis, she
has broken the bonds that control him, allowing him to do as he
pleases. He attacks her. She retaliates and attacks him. Both of
them throw some spells at each other. Then Ad Avis turns his
attention to you, and tries to kill you with a spell. Katrina jumps in
front of the spell to save you - but it kills her instead. You finally
manage to pull yourself back up onto the platform. You HAVE to
stop Ad Avis, once and for all! Cast SUMMON STAFF to summon
ERANA’S STAFF. Ad Avis taunts you, saying that Erana‘s Staff will
not protect you. Okay, let’s try something more devious. Use Talk
Icon on yourself and Tell Ultimate Joke. This distracts Ad Avis, and he
can’t stop himself from laughing. Cast FORCE BOLT at Ad Avis to
dispose of him once and for all. Now Cast SUMMON STAFF again to
free Erana. It seems poor Erana was trapped by the Dark One, and
cursed to spend eternity in darkness and torment. By using ERANA’S
STAFF on the glowing crystal, you have freed her spirit, allowing her
to finally pass on to the afterlife. She drives Ad Avis back to the
darkness, where he belongs.
Thanks to you, the Shadows Of Darkness have been driven from
Mordavia. Now sit back and enjoy the Hero’s Ceremony.
Congratulations - you proved yourself a hero once again.
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