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> > > > > > > > > > Hi all,
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I have absolutely no clue what I should do next.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > My inventory:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > 17 Bronze Coins
> > > > > > > > > > Stone of Strengthening
> > > > > > > > > > Sticks
> > > > > > > > > > Portrait
> > > > > > > > > > Map
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > 8 Red Gemstones
> > > > > > > > > > Food Rations
> > > > > > > > > > String
> > > > > > > > > > Clear Focus Stone
> > > > > > > > > > Magnifying Glass
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > 7 Black Gemstones
> > > > > > > > > > Rope
> > > > > > > > > > Wire Clippers
> > > > > > > > > > Piece of Trash
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Guard's Sword
> > > > > > > > > > Tinderbox
> > > > > > > > > > Key of Opening
> > > > > > > > > > Hammer
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > You have gotten the backstory on the Gwuils and the Metamorph Ring, correct?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > If not: Go visit the building south of the city, talk to all its inhabitants, then go ask questions at the tavern.
> > > > > > > > > If you have: It doesn't look like you've pulled off an important switch in the banquet hall yet, and that's the most elaborate ruse in the whole game. Have you been all around the castle yet?
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> > > > > > > > > -Mandi
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I did talk to those funny lookin' creatures before, but all I got out of them was a bronze coin.
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> > > > > > > > ~Nelson
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > And I have gotten the backstory, but where do I find any ring to trick them into believing?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Have you met someone who could make you one? A metalworker could pull it off.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -Mandi
> > > > >
> > > > > But he'd need to know exactly what it looked like...
> > > > >
> > > > > -Dingbat
> > > >
> > > > Ok, I've talked with the blacksmith, and discovered the painting in the banquet hall. But how do I get it without the serving girls noticing?
> > > >
> > > > And what's all this talk about the most elaborate ruse of all time?...
> > > >
> > > > ~Nelson~
> > >
> > > Well, you may have noticed that the serving girls aren't guarding the dining room, they just happen to come in before you can remove the painting. So, you will have to do something to keep them busy for a longer time.
> > > -Ding"cooking and cleaning"bat
> >
> > I notice you left your crate behind. you need to keep ahold of it for future use. :)
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> I can't get the picture either. So what am I suposed to do?

If the game currently gives you the option to take the picture (but you get caught anyway), I'll start you off. You have to cause a disturbance in the kitchens, but you have to enter from another route - notice there's an open window on one side of the castle? You can't climb up to it from the moat, but if you search the castle bottom to TOP, you will find a way to access said window.

Sounds complicated? Well, yeah, this is probably the most complicated maneuver you pull off in the whole game - next to defeating that PITA Pheicryn (you'll meet her later on).

If you DON'T have the option to take the picture, go get some backstory so you know why you need it.

-Mandi