Chapter 3: Galenholm, the Forgotten Ruins and the road to Kol

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Galenholm

1. After the arrival scene, cross the bridge to the west and drop straight down onto the beach on your right. The pots at its south end have a Seed of Wisdom and 66 gold.

2. The inn is right here; the dressers in its corner give Boxer Shorts and Leather Armour.
3. Back over the bridge to the west, a sister lets you save. Carry on to the fountain.
4. South of the fountain:
   1. The equipment shop is on the right. See the box below for what’s worth buying.
   2. The house to the left has 122 gold in the dresser, and the red book on its bookshelf is the Safe Passage Scroll. That spell protects you from poison swamps; you’ll need it soon.
5. West of the fountain, the item shop is to the north, with a Pot Lid in the barrel beside its door. Keep going west and down the wooden steps for a Mini Medal in a pot.

6. A building with a red door can’t be opened yet. You’ll be back with the Thief’s Key.

Back east to the Wayfarer’s Chapel

1. You can warp to Erdrick’s Hollow, but walking back gives you experience and a few sparkles. Head east along the north side of the mountains.
2. On the way:
   1. A sparkle to the south of your path: Bamboo Pole, Plain Clothes, Leather Hat.
   2. In the forest right above Erdrick’s Hollow, a well-hidden sparkle in the middle: two Antidotal Herbs.
   3. The lake north-east of the Hollow: on its west shore, a Seed of Defence and a Medicinal Herb.
   4. South-east of the lake, out in the desert: a Leather Suit and a Leather Shield.
3. Further south-south-east, a small building in a clump of trees is the Wayfarer’s Chapel. The left room has Musk in a pot and, in the pouches on the wall, a Seed of Stamina and 83 gold. The right room is locked for now. Save here and rest if you need to.

The Forgotten Ruins and two Secret Spots

1. From the chapel, cross the bridge to the east (the road south leads nowhere useful yet) and head south-east. A sparkle in a little patch of desert holds a Seed of Wisdom and a Seed of Luck.
2. North-east of it are the Forgotten Ruins. Enter from the south:
   1. In the broken house to your right, a barrel holds a Mini Medal.
   2. Go north to a fork and keep north. Behind the north-west house, the pot under the tree has a Seed of Strength.
   3. To the east is Zalen, a travelling bard. Talk to him for a short scene; you’ll keep running into him.
3. Leave and head for the small desert east-south-east of the ruins. On its north-east side is a Secret Spot with four barrels in the middle:
   1. Musk, Holy Water, a Thorn Whip and 308 gold.

Across the bridge to Kol

1. There’s a long bridge due south of the Secret Spot. Before you cross, walk west from its entrance for a sparkle with two Chimaera Wings and 33 gold.
2. Now step onto the bridge. Its own small area loads, and a scene there tells you that Princess Gwaelin has been taken.
3. On the far side, the poison swamp to the south-east is where the soldiers went searching. You’ll go there later; for now your marker is still to the north.
4. Follow the dirt road north-east:
   1. A sparkle north of the road: Copper Sword, Wayfarer’s Clothes, Musk.
   2. In the little forest on the east side of the desert to your right: Dragon Scale and Magic Water.
5. Back on the main road, go north. A path branches west — that one leads to the objective, the Shrine of Rain. Leave it for now and keep going north.
6. Where the forest starts, look north-east for a pine tree that doesn’t match the others. It’s a Secret Spot with two people to talk to and nothing to pick up.
7. From there go west to the sea and follow the cliffs north for a sparkle with Plain Clothes, Hardwood Headwear and a Tangleweb.
8. The town in the middle of the mountain to the east is Kol. Its north-east slope has one more sparkle with a Seed of Magic; then walk round to the south side of the mountain and go in from there.