Hey, a town
and a castle!
Castle first!
Yessssss
See, Castle Britain is kind of your home base, for reasons I'll get into shortly. A modern game would probably start you here, but not this one! Back in my day you were expected to wander around aimlessly and write down clues until you figured out what you were supposed to do and where you were supposed to go! And that's just how we liked it! :crankykong:
He who laughs last, laughs the loudest! Ho! Ho! Ho! Can I look yet? Is it over?...question mark? Or maybe this was a designers note -- "This is where the player learns about Cove" that was misapplied to dialog. We'll never know.
Slowly but surely, thou shalt rise to Avatarhood!Someday we shall all fight together!At first, thou hast better not stray far from civilization!Evil trembles at thy coming.Why so hostile? Oh.
Travelers from across the realm often gather here to await the arrival of their companions.This guy acts as a healer, with the additional function of splitting members from your party if you want. We don't want to do that yet.
odd-order intermodulation distortion in linear power stages!Waaaaait a minute. This is a pretty great castle. And we're on the western side.
We got a thing!
determined by the eastern moon. The western moon's phase marks its spot!Oh. So somebody does break it down for us.
of men, a lasting peace can never come.Puff.
Only the Avatar of Legend can save us!So let's go talk to King Garriott.
Dude, harsh.
I'm the avatar here.
Oh.
See, Shamino's been killing a lot of monsters, so he's the first one to earn a level-up. And yes -- once you get enough experience, you have to come talk to Lord British to get the level.
You accidentally a word.
Anyway, you can ask him about each of the eight virtues. Here's what he tells us:
Without Humility, the practice of all other virtues is in vain. Walk among the ruins of Magincia, and learn.
Others seek to strengthen their arms or their minds, but the rangers of Skara Brae strive to perfect their souls.
The knights of Trinsic revere honor. All are worthy of thy deepest trust!
Minoc, to the northeast, is a city whose folk are strong in the virtue of Sacrifice. They have much to teach!
Deep in the northern forest, the druids uphold Justice with diligence.
Many of our bravest soldiers hail from Jhelom, where valor is celebrated!
The bards in the towne of Britain sing of Compassion.
Moonglow, a town on Verity Isle, holds Honesty sacred! The three Principles are Love, Truth, and Courage. Let's ask about them.
Love:
Empath Abbey, far to the northwest, is a fortress open to all who seek understanding of Love's ways.Courage:
The flower of Britannia's knighthood live and train in the mighty Serpent's Hold, on an island to the south.Truth:
In the Lycaeum, north of Moonglow on Verity Isle, dwell scholars who seek lives in pursuit of truth.And if you ask Lord B about health:
We say no!
HP/MP restored! (But we're still hungry.)
Anyway, we're almost done in Castle Britain.
We swing by the prison, dangerously close to the throne room.
One last stop.
Hawkwind will tell you if you're closing in on potential avatarhood in each of the eight virtues. Talking to him is itself good for Spirituality.
He tells me I'm progressing well in all of the virtues except... Humility.
Loose brick?
Yep.
remotest entrance to the dungeon Hythloth!Truth, Love, and Courage!a) Don't you mean eight dungeons? b) There's one altar room each for Truth, Love, and Courage.
Blast!
We'll just go this way, then.
Wait, there's a secret passage in the back of a
prison cell?
When the Skull of Mondain is used in towne, it feels GOOD. Dost thou also enjoy the destruction of pitiful innocents?We say no. It's good for Justice.
Thou art a wimp!Another other secret passage. It eventually leads, through needless stairways and more secrets, to:
Once thou dost enter, thou canst not return whence thou came!Presumably this is the secret entrance to Hythloth. But ahead is just another blocking door, so we can't check.
Things we learned:
- There is a hidden village called Cove. Heard of it.
- Some basic geography, and the names of the eight cities of virtue.
- The names of the castles of Truth, Love, and Courage.
- The remotest entrance to Hythloth has a lighter-than-air device nearby.
- All the dungeons are connected by the altar room
s of Truth, Love, and Courage.
- Mondain exists, but only as a skull. And using it is linked to the destruction of pitiful innocents.
- Once you enter Hythloth through the secret behind Castle Britain, you can't exit the same way.