Part 04: Down and Dirty (Part 1)

Keelbreach Bog

The path will turn to the right, then keep going straight ahead and you'll reach a dead-end, that has aand twoon the floor, and in the dead-looking tree you can find athat reads:Dead Visitor,Are you getting frustrated yet? Does an undebatable foe stand on your way? Can't make heads or tails of one of my devious riddles?Why not go explore somewhere else for a while and seek new challenges? See if it clears your mind a bit. Perhaps you will find magical artefacts to aid in your quest, or encounter a beast that cleaves your head right off?My bet is on the latter.The Island MasterI think this guy is starting to get on my nerves!Anyway, head back and take the path going South that you past earlier. You'll past by a closed gate and then find a set of fast-moving windgates. Just beyond this you can find aand a talking head that says 'Don't let the rocks fall short of their target.' Seems simple enough. Go and stand right next to the windgates. The trick here is to time the throwing of your rock so that it flies past all of them without hitting one of the windgates. Otherwise it'll get teleported behind you and hit your back-row characters! Hold the rock in your hand and then click right after the second windgate shows up. All things being equal and you'll hear the sound of the gate opening up, otherwise you'll get whacked in the behind.Head through the gate and follow the path, sticking to the left and you'll find a small little path with someon the floor and a stone head that says 'Generations before you have trodden these paths. Only he and they had the patience to follow them to the end.' At this point I should probably mention there are a couple of Mosquito Swarms buzzing around the area that might run up to you. They shouldn't be an issue though, so just whack them when they show up. After that, head south, and you'll see a lower area of the floor to your right.Drop down into the lower area, don't worry the fall won't hurt you as it's not going down into a new area. Down here you can find aand a. Climb up the ladder to the south and to your right you'll see a closed gate. Press the button to open it up and head through.On this new side of the gate, you can head North and you'll run into a very annoying enemy. The Swamp Toad. They'll steal your items and take ages to kill, the only up-side being that they do drop a good food item once you're dead. Now, it's time to go for a little swim. There's a ladder into the water nearby, you can find aa little to the South of it if you fancy getting it, but what you need to do is head to the ladder that's to the North-West. When under the water, you'll notice there's a lower area down there. DO NOT fall down there or you'll likely drown trying to get back out. Follow the small path to the ladder on the other side of the river and climb up.There's another Swamp Toad lurking around here, so kill him quickly. There's a bunch of items for you to grab here such as theto the north, somejust South of that, and even further south are 10. You'll find the Pellets next to an area labelled 'The Hub'. This is the location of the windgate that can take you back to the Forgotten River. It's not active at the moment though, and needs a Key that we don't have yet. Don't worry, we'll come back here later. To the west of that you'll find someon the floor. Finally, there's a stone face that says 'The serpents can be awakened.'Time for another puzzle I think. There are twelve Levers in the area near to the Gem that's locked behind the Gate. The nearby sign say 'Reflexus', which doesn't really help all that much. The trick is that all the levers need to be pointing Down. However some of the level will effect the position of the others around them. Thankfully it's far simpler then it seems and only the four level on the ends will effect the two on either side. So what you need to do is make sure that the levers on the North/South facing sides match the ones on the East/West facing sides. Then you can toggle the East/West levers with ease. So, here's what to do: North two levers should be left alone. Of the four in the middle, flip only the two on the Eastern side. Of the two South ones, just flip the West-most one. With all those levers flipped, you can now flip the East/West facing levers so that they all point down. With that done, the gate will open and you can grab anotherPhew!With that Gem now in your possession, head back across the river and climb up the ladder there. Head North and just before the little area with the Dome on top, there's aon the left. To the right is another lower area with a ladder leading down. Drop down and you can find a. Down another ladder and you can find a. Head back up both ladders and then go north, smashing you way through the vines up ahead. There's another two Swamp Toads in this area for you to have fun dealing with. In the North of this area you'll see a windgate, and to the side of that some water. Follow the edge of the water around and you'll see twoon the floor.If you want to try it, you can drop down into the waters here. There's a bunch of stuff you can get, but some is harder to get then others. In the Northern part you can find threescattered around. There's anotherto the south, and in the little path to the South-West you can find a. The trick part is the lower area that's underwater. Dropping down here you can find anand acontaining SHOES, aand two. Just be quick when grabbing them, or you'll start drowning. Once you're done, come back to dry land.Whenever you're ready, take the windgate in the north part of this area. On your left will be 10next to the head, that says 'He and they are more concerned with who are allowed to enter then who are left out.'By now you'll have spotted the Gem on the far side of the area, before you go and pick it up, going to the area where it's sitting, and then going next to the water you can find an. When you wander over to pick the Gem up, eight Zarchtons will jump out of the water to attack you. This will be a tough fight if you're not careful, just take them one at a time. Once they're all dead you can safely claim the