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THE LEGEND OF KYRANDIA THE LEGEND OF KYRANDIA SOLUTION IS AT THE END OF THESE DOCS. Table of Contents History of Kyrandia..................... How To Play: Installation........................... Getting Started........................ Basic Instructions: Using A Mouse To Play.................. Keyboard Controls...................... Objection Manipulation................. Game Screen............................ Options Menus.......................... Loading A Game......................... Saving Games........................... Game Controls.......................... The History Of Kyrandia Deep Within The Ancient Forests, the enchanting world of Kyrandia has long been known as the most magical of the ancient Kingdoms. Many centuries before our story, King William the first created a covenant with the Natural kingdom. The residents of Kyrandia and the Natural world were made partners in a plan of mutual care and protection. An enormous gem, now known as the Kyragem, emerged from the ground on the spot where King William stood. The gem was given to the people of Kyrandia by the Land as a symbol of this sacred alliance. It was the responsibility of the Royal family to ensure the safety of the Kyragem. Before the Kyragem, Magic only existed as unconnected fragments of a temporary nature. The Kyragem has concentrated the magic in Kyrandia that anywhere else in the kingdom of man. The simple stone masons faced with the difficult task of building a vault to house the magical artifact developed the first uses of the Kyragem's powers. Originally used as the source of magic for the protective covering about the gem itself, the powers were later also used during the construction of the wondrous Castle Kyrandia. The descendants of these early craftsmen passed on knowledge of the magic to the following generations. Each geneation added to the knowledge, and expanded the applications to various sites throughout Kyrandia. Many years later, abuse of the magical powers became common and the magic was used daily for even simple tasks. As a result, Queen Thelia the Strict created the Order of Royal Mystics to organize and control all magic from the Kyragem. Choosing from among those stone masons posessing knowledge of the various forms of magic, Queen Thelia established the four mystical disiplines of Alchemy, Spirituality, Scrolls, and Gem Lore. The Royal Mystics celebrate their humble orgins each year with the festival of mortar, which is believed to be the luckiest week of the year. During the reign of King Bernard the fourth, nearby nations became jealus of Kyradia's prosperity and declared war. Several long years of brtal attacks almost rined Kyrandia. Reluctant to use magic as an offensive weapon, King Bernard eventually employed the magic of the Kyragem to turn the invading armies against the evil of their own commanders. Thus began the friendly alliances that endure today with Kyrandia's neighboring lands. Benjamin the Gardner, nephew of King Bernard, and first king of the modern lineage, spent his lengthy tenure occpied with the complete re-creation of the forests and natural wonders that had been so horribly destroyed by the invading armies during his childhood. The Roya Mystics assisted Benjamin in his work, and installed many of the magical natural wonders that exist to this day. Many historians also credit Pantos, a tailor to the court of Kyrandia, with the invention of trousers durning this period. Recent history has not been kind to Kyrandia. The enlightened reign of King William the Generous ended tragically not long ago when Malcom, a friend of the family and jester to the court, murdered both king and queen, and seized the Kyragem. For a brief and terrifying moment, Kyrandia was at the mercy of Malcolm. Fortunately, Kallak, chief of the Mystics, and father of the slain qeen, was able to create a magical seal that prevented Malcolmfrom leaving the castle. Fearing for the safety of his grandson, Kallak chose to leave the palace and raise young Brandon in a rural are beyond the Timbermist woods and far away from the castle now inhabited by the captive usuper Malcolm. Orphand as an infant, and sole heir to the throne of Kyrandia, Brandon has been kept ignorant of his royal status by his protective grandfather. Despite its long and gloris history, all is not well in Kyrandia today. Denied further access to the Kraygem, the Royal Mystics are unable to replenish their magical stores. Reseres are scare, and the Mystics have been forced to disassemble more protective enchantments every year in an effort to maintain enough power for the spell which restrains Malcolm. Now Grown To adulthood, Brandon will soon be drawn into the madness of Malcolm. Alone in his confinement, and unsable to escape, Malcom has carefully planned his revenge. He has worked against the bonds that hold him and ploted against all Kyrandia, as none would crown him king. At this very moment the shackles which held Malcolm have failed! Malcom has broken free, and his vengeful spite has already begun to destroy the land. Brandon is Kyrandia's only hope. You must guide him before it is too late! Focus your magic. Restore the Kyragem, and claim your rightful place in the legend of Kyrandia! How To Play MS-DOS Installing Kyrandia on your hard drive Insert Disk 1 into Drive A or B. Next, Type the letter of the floppy drive, A or B. Type INSTALL, press [Enter], then follow the prompts that appear. This will copy all of the necessary files to the hard drive. Be sure to select the correct graphics mode and sound card during this pocedure. It is always advisable to make back-up copies of your master program diskettes to increase the life of the masters and uard against accidents. Follow your computer's instructions to make copies of all game diskettes. Getting Started: The introduction to Kyrandia will begin once the game has been loaded. If you are in a hurry, or have already wathced the introductory scenes, you may bypass the introduction scenes by presing any key. If you do, the 'Load A Game' menu will appear, and you may either load a previosly game or begin a new game. You will find Kyrandia easy to learn and fun to play. All characters and game items are activated simply by pointing and clicking with your mouse. The first few scenes are not immediately dangerous to the Brandon, so feel free to roam about for a few scenes as you get comfortable. Using a Mouse to Play or: Clicking around Kyrandia: All of the game playing activities in Kyrandia can be easily controlled by using your mouse. Only the left button is needed. The middle and right buttons that you may have are not used in this game. The mouse is connected to the pointer arrow [cursor] on the monitor screen, and any movement of your mouse will result in a corresponding movement by the pointer on the screen. You play the game by moving the pointer to an area or on an object and then pressing on the mouse button. This activity is called 'clicking'. Clicking Brandon Around Kyrandia. The Main character in this game is named Brandon. You as the player will control the activities and even the fate of Brandon by clicking him around the scenes of Kyrandia. Click on the left side of the screen, and Brandon will walk in that direction. Click to the right, and Brandon will obediently walk to the right. In many cases, Brandon will walk to the exact spot where you clicked. In other cases, Brandon may not be able to walk as far as you wish. In those cases, Brandon will walk as far as he possibly can. You can often re-direct Brandon even as he is walking if you change your mind. You can walk Brandon out of the scene in wich he currently appears by clicking on the edge of the scene in the direction you would like him to go. He will walk to the edge, and then appear in the adjoining area as it is displayed. Notice that the shape of the pointer will change when it is positioned on a scene edge or doorway through which Brandon may pass. This is an indication to the player that clicking there will exit Brandon from the current scene, and send him into the adjoining area. Although Brandon can usually walk up, down, left or right, he will often find himslef in areas where his movements are restricted. The pointer will change to a NO GO sign when there is an area through which Brandon cannot pass. Using a Keyboard to Play: The keyboard controls for Kyrandia are similar in function to those for using a mouse. The on-screen pointer can be maneuvered by using the numeric keypad. Once you have positioned the pointer where desired, pressing the ENTER key or INSERT SPACE bar will serve the same function as clicking the left button on the mouse, and will initiate all walking and other activities. Object manipulation, or: Carrying on in Kyrandia: You can make Brandon pick up, carry, and use many of the objects that appear in Kyrandia simply by clicking on them. For example: you make Brandon pick up the apple that is hidden in the pot in his home by positioning the pointer on the pot and clicking. The apple appears and 'becomes' the pointer. This is an indication that the apple is Brandon's active possesion. Moving the Mouse will now allow you to move the apple around the screen. Once the apple becomes the pointer, several options are available to Brandon. You may have Brandon add the apple to the items he is carrying in his knapsack by positioning the apple down below the screen in one of his inventory slots, and the clicking to release it. the apple/pointer will remain until it is either released into the knapsack inventory, released somewhere in the scene, or otherwise used or dropped. Once the apple in his knapsack, Brandon will carry the apple with him as he moves about Kyrandia. Another option you have with the apple is to make use of it. There are many things to find in Kyrandia, and the employment of various objects in necessary to solve some of the puzzles Brandon is likely to encounter. In the case of the apple, it may be used by having Brandon eat it. If you picked up the apple and click it on Brandon, he will aet apple and an apple core will remain. There are also number of actives areas and objects in Kyrandia that Brandon cannot pick up. Clicking on these areas, and clicking objects on these areas will often initiate actions. For example: Clicking on the purple pot in Brandon's home will expose the contents of the pot, which is, in this case, an apple. Brandon will be as surprised as you, and will likely make some comment about finding the apple. The pot also has further potential for action. Once the apple has been removed, other items may be dropped in. The apple core may be disposed of in a hygenic manner by dropping in. The apple core may be disposed of in a hygienic manner by dropping in into the pot. Most of the other people in Kyrandia will speak to Brandon briefly upon meeting him, and can be prompted to speak at greater length by clicking on them. Some of the people may require that brandon bring specific objects to them [and that you click these items on them] before they will continue their conversations. The Game Screen: The game screen in Kyrandia is divided into two distinct areas are distinguished. The upper portion of the screen displays the graphics depicting the current location of the principal character Brandon. If you move Brandon far enough in one diection, the game screen will change to display his new surroundings. You, as the player, cannot view any other areas. Access to certain areas may not be allowed to Brandon unless specific game puzzle condirions are satisfied. For example, Brandon may need to assist Herman in repairing the broken bridge before he can cross into the Timbermist Woods. The bottom section of the game screen has four parts. On the left side there is a blue gem labeled 'OPTIONS'. Clicking on this icon will pause game play and activate the appearance of a menu of the choices available to you. Further instructions about your options concerning saving games, adjusting game controls, and quitting or resuming play are availble by selecting and click on the desired option. For more information on saving games see the section 'SAVING GAMES'. The middle of the lower screen section shows two rows of rectangular slots which may be used to carry items for Brandon. This area is analogous to Brandon's 'knapsack'. Anything placed into the inventory of the knapsack will be carried with Brandon from scene to scene until it is either used or discarded. If you wish to store more objects than you have slots, you may have to create stockpiles, or remember where you left a particular item. The right side of the lower screen has an area reserved for the display of a magic amulet. If you are successful in guiding Brandon towards its disvovery, the gold flame will appear. The frame supports four gems which may or may not become activated, depending on your direction of Brandon. Activated gems will be brightly colored, and clicking on them will iniiate specific activities. un-activated gems cause no actions, and are colored black. In between the upper display screen and the three lower areas is a narrow area that covers the full width of the screen. This is called the message box. Text displayed here may either to identify the specific area of Kyrandia currently shown or may comment on the status of things in Kyrandia. When you click on the apple the message box will say 'Apple Taken'. Move the apple into Brandon's knapsack inventory and the text will read 'Apple Placed'. Release the apple somewhere in the scene the text will show 'Apple Dropped'. The Options Menu By clicking on the options icon on the game screen you will activate a menu which includes headings titled 'Game Controls', 'Load a Game', and 'Save a Game' 'Quit Playing' and Resume Game'. Clicking on a head will activate a sub- menu within that area. Loading a Game Clicking on 'Load a Game' in the main options menu will activate 'load a Game' menu. You may then make a selection that allows you to either start a new game, or reload a game that you have previosly saved. Although you may save a number of different games, only five will be displayed on the menu at any one time. By clicking on the scrolling arrows you may move up and down within the list. Saving Games Clicking on the 'Save this Game' on the main options menu will activate display of the 'Save a Game' menu. When you save the game you are currently playing, you may place it into a empty slot or you may keep it in an already titled slot. Saving a game into an already occupied slot will replace the prvious game with the version you are currently saving. Clicking on the scrolling arrows will allow you to move the list of your saved game up and down. Selecting to save a game will activate a name box into which you can type a description of the game you are saving. You may name your saved games however you wish. As a matter of practice, it is advisable to save the game frequently as you progress. It is particularly advisable to save your game before you explore situations that may be hazardous to Brandon. SkID RoW US HEADQUARTERS THE LEGEND OF KYRANDIA SOLVE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Getting Started: TREEHOUSE: ~~~~~~~~~~ We start off as Brandon the grandson of... your grandfather. Pick up the garnet (red jewel) on the table. Pick up the note from the table. Pick up the saw from under the table. Click on the big pot (you get an apple). Leave this place. OUTSIDE: (FOREST 1) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Two screens to the right you will find a pond of (salty) water. Click on the pond and get a teardrop. Proceed to the right. A leaf should fall and will turn into a (green) peridot. Pick up the peridot. (On your way around this place, you will find an Amethyst. If you do find it, pick it up also. It's a purple jewel.) After you pick up the peridot, go up and then left. Here is the Forest Altar. Pick up a lavender rose here. Go to the right. (The Amethyst usually appears here.) Let's proceed back. Go left, left, down, left, left, left, left. Here lies a half-dead willow tree. Use the teardrop on the willow. Merith comes a long at this moment and asks you if you want to play. Merith has the marble so follow him to the right. Follow Merith until he has disappeared. Go to the south. Go south again and then to the left. There's Herman. He tends this bridge, which is now broken. Talk to Herman. Give your saw to Herman. Leave the cave to the right and go north and north again. Go all the way to the left until you can no longer proceed that way. Now go up and enter the church building. Brynn enters the room. Talk to Brynn. Give Brynn the note. She will decipher it for you. Give Brynn the lavender rose. You now have a silver rose. Leave this place and go south. Go all the way to the right and then up. Merith should be here. Just watch. Pick up the marble when Merith is gone. Go to your right. Here is the forest altar. Use the marble on the altar. Use the silver rose on the altar. You now have the amulet. Now go left and all the way south and then left again. You're back in the cave, and by this time, Herman should have fixed up the bridge. Now you can cross the bridge safely. AREA 2: (FOREST 2) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Once across the bridge, proceed to your left. Enter the hut. Talk to Darm the wizard. He will tell you to find a quill for him. Leave the hut and go south. This is a small forest and is a near quadilateral shape so it is not hard to find your way around. During your exploration, you will find certain gems and jewels. It would be convenient to put these in front of the golden plate altar once your inventory is full. Look for three items. An acorn (on a tree), a walnut and a pinecone. Once you have found these items, go to the screen (at the bottom of the area) where there is a hole in the ground. Drop these three nuts into the hole. A Pseudobushiahugiflora will appear and will give you the first stone to your amulet. It allows you to have the power of healing. Now go north a few screens until you see a bird nest with a bird on it. Click on the yellow stone on your amulet. Pick up the quill. Go back to the hut and give the quill to Darm. In return, he will give you a magical scroll. You can try this scroll out if you wish. Once you have the scroll, Darm will tell you about the birthstones. The first birthstone you seek is at the fountain in the river. Go to the river and click at the bottom of it. Voila, a SUNSTONE. During your exploration around this forest, you should have found quite a few gems and jewels. (i.e. Onyx, Topaz, Opal) Anyhow, the other three birthstones you need are in order: (SUNSTONE) GARNET, TOPAZ, and RUBY. To get rubies, grab a few from the ruby tree. Use the yellow stone on your amulet after you've gotten your rubies. Once you have all the right stones and have placed them in order, you will get a flute. Now go to the bottom right screen of the forest. Here is the entrance to the fiery dragon cave. Let's go in. Well, here's ol' Malcolm trying to stop you. Once he throws one of his knives at you, throw it back at him. Malcolm will chicken out but he shields the cave now. Here's your chance to use your flute. NOTE: Before you enter the cave, make sure you have some empty slots in your pockets. You will no longer need the flute nor the note. Nor do you need any gems. Drop the apple outside of the cave. So you should only have a scroll when you enter the cave. Enter the cave. IN THE LABYRINTH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Labyrinth is pretty deep and dark. If you wish to explore this labyrinth on your own, you can draw a grid map for yourself. It'd make it a lot easier. Here I will just direct you through the labyrinth from the cave entrance where there is a pond of water: Go right. Go right. (Gate will close behind you) Go right. Pick up three fireberries here from the bush. Go up. Drop a fireberry here. Go right. Drop a fireberry here. Go down. Drop a fireberry here. Go down. Pick up three fireberries here. Go right. Drop a fireberry here. Go up. Pick up the rock. Drop a fireberry here. Go up. Drop a fireberry here. Go right. Pick up two fireberries. Go up. Drop a fireberry here. Go right. Drop a fireberry here. Go right. You have now reached the Pantheon of Moonlight. Talk to the purple wisps here. Go right. Pick up three fireberries. Go down. Pick up the rock. Drop a fireberry here. Go down. Drop a fireberry here. Go left. Drop a fireberry here. Go down. Pick up two fireberries. Go down. Drop a fireberry here. Go down. Drop a fireberry here. Go right. You have now reached the Cavern of Twilight. Pick up the gold coin and the rock at the right of the screen. Go right. Pick up three fireberries. Go right. Drop a fireberry here. Go up. Drop a fireberry here. Go left. Drop a fireberry here. Go up. Pick up one fireberry. Go up. Pick up the rock. Drop the fireberry here. Go down. Pick up three fireberries. Go right. Drop a fireberry here. Go up. Drop a fireberry here. Go right. Drop a fireberry here. Go down. Pick up two fireberries. Go right. Drop a fireberry here. Go up. You have now reached an Emerald Cavern. Pick up the two emeralds. Go up. Drop a fireberry here. Go right. Pick up two fireberries. Go right. Drop a fireberry here. Go up. Pick up the rock. Drop a fireberry here. You should now have five rocks, two emeralds, a gold coin and a scroll. Now return to the gate. To make your life easier, go: down, left, left, down, down, left, up, left, down, left, down, right, down, left, left, left, up, up, up, right, up, up, left, left, left, down, left, down, down, down, left, up, up, left, down, left. Okay. Put all the rocks on the counterweight thingio. The gate opens. Let's get out of here. Go to the (wishing) well. Drop in the golden coin. Et voila, you have a moonstone. Let's go back into the cave, and into the Pantheon of Moonlight. To make your life easier again, start at the gate and go: right, up, right, down, down, right, up, up, right, up, right, right. Here we are at the Pantheon of Moonlight again. Use the moonstone in the altar. It should fit nicely. Now the two purple wisps will combine into one and combine with you. You now have a purple stone in your amulet. Eager to find out what the purple stone does? Save it and see. Click on the purple stone. Your are now a ball of (purple) moonlight. Travel: right, right, right, right, down, down, left, down, left, down, right, right, right, right, down, right. Here we are. You're at a river of fire. You should shift back to your normal self now. Use your magical scroll. Go north. Get the key. Go south. Click on the purple stone. Travel: left, up, left, left, left, left, up, up, up, up, left, left, left, left, left, down, left, up, (cross chasm), up, and right. We are finally out of this darn cave. AREA 3: (FOREST 3) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Now I'm going to let your worry about your inventory. When you run out of room, drop an item somewhere, but make sure you can find it at your convenience. Go to your right two screens. You will be clobbered by a tree. You will wake up in Zanthia's home. After a brief conversation, she will tell you to fetch magic water. Pick up the empty bottle. Go left three screens. Here you meet Malcolm. Malcolm has taken a magic lamp (or whatever) from the fountain. You have to get it back. I think you go all the way down, one screen to the left, and a few screens up. You should find a place on fire. If you are not in the right place, find it yourself. Once you find this place, use your magical scroll once more. This will be the last time you use this scroll so you can throw it away if you like. Get the lamp and find your way back. Use the lamp on the magical fountain and get some water. Drink it. You now have a blue stone in your amulet. Get some more magic water. Go three screens to your right to Zanthia. Give Zanthia the magic water. Another brief conversation with Zanthia and she'll tell you to gather some blueberries. Go two screens to the left. Here would be a great place to drop items which you might need later. Such as the emeralds, gems, jewels. Blueberries are: extreme South, extreme Right, Up, right, up. Somewhere there. It shouldn't be too hard to find. Get one blueberry, it's all you need. Go back to Zanthia and she'll probably tell you to get some fresh blueberries. Go get another blueberry. Come back to Zanthia and she should be gone. Put the blueberry in the pot. The liquid should turn bluish. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- || Here are the potions which you want to make: Amount: || || || || (BLUE) SAPPHIRE + (BLUE) BLUEBERRIES = BLUE POTION (1) || || || || (RED) RUBY + (RED) EXOTIC FLOWERS = RED POTION (2) || || || || (YELLOW) TOPAZ + (YELLOW) TULIP = YELLOW POTION (1) || ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go get your sapphire, rubies, tulip, topaz, apple and rose back in forest 2. You need the apple & rose for later on in the game. Even though you've used the jewelry, they should reappear. Make sure to click on the purple stone before you re-enter the cave. Once in the cave. Go all the way down and all the way to the left. Get the items To get the EXOTIC FLOWER go back to Zanthia's place and click on the carpet. You've discovered a secret doorway. Go in. AREA 4: FOREST (4) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well, the exotic flower, should be to the NORTH EAST. (UP AND RIGHT). The exotic flowers are on a beach where there are two golden unicorns at the side of a chopper landing place. Pick one up. Go and mix your potions now. Once you have a blue potion, a yellow potion, and 2 red potions. Go through the secret doorway again. From here, go: 2 screens down 1 screen left 2 screens down 1 screen right 1 screen up You should now be at a place where there are two big green crystal towers. MIX BLUE POTION WITH RED POTION. Result = magical purple potion. MIX RED POTION WITH YELLOW POTION. Result = magical orange potion. These are all the potions you need throughout the rest of the game. If you want to play around with the other potions such as the magical yellow, blue, and red potions then go ahead. They're nothing special, nothing to see. Yellow tastes like furniture polish. Blue gives you hiccups. And red tastes warm and good (chili?). Well, since you have mixed these potions, let's go get the Royal Chalice. You may have seen this in forest 2. Go back to Zanthia's place. From there, go to the fountain. Go down and to the left. The grail should be floating in the air here. Click on the blue stone. Hmmm... you didn't quite get the grail did you? Let's go 1 screen to the right. Click on the door. Drink the purple potion. You're inside. The pipsqueak wants something good. So why not a rotten apple? Give the pipsqueak the apple. Go outside and get the royal chalice. Once you have the royal chalice, let's go to the chopper landing site. (You know, the one with the two gold unicorn statues) Once you are there, drink the orange potion. IMPORTANT NOTE: Make sure you have the following before you drink the orange potion: the key one lavender rose the royal chalice CASTLE LAND: ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Once you reach the island, go to the right. Put the rose on the grave. Your mother will appear (as a ghost). She will speak to you. After a brief conversation with your mother, you will receive the last stone of your amulet. The red one. Go one screen to the right. Go right again to the castle. Click on the red stone. Use the key in the keyhole. You're in. IN THE CASTLE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Once in the castle, Malcolm will welcome you inside. Go right. Go up. Go left. In the foyer, go to the second door to your right. Go right. You're in the kitchen. Pick up the sceptre. Leave the kitchen. In the foyer again, go the the second door to your left. Go left into the library. Pull out the following books: "O" pal "P" otions "E" nchantment "N" ature Get the crown. Go upstairs. Go left. Go up. Here you should meet Herman. Click on the yellow stone on your amulet. Go left. Pick up the mallet, and play - DO FA MI RE (green, white, gold, blue) Get the key from the safe. Go back downstairs and to the big door. Use the gold key in the door. Go to the library and step into the half circle. The trap door turns and you're into the catacombs. Find your way to the green force field. Click on the blue stone on your amulet. Go up. Go left and left. Click on the false stone on the ground. Pick up the key. Leave the catacombs and go back to the big door. Use the key in the door. Go in. Use the crown (middle) Use the sceptre (left) Use the royal chalice (right) (remember to save) The door opens. Malcolm steps in to warn you. Go right. Step in front of the mirror. Congratulations, you have followed the instructions accurately and have finished the game!