***************************************************************************** oooooooooooo .o. oooooooooo. ooooo oooooooooooo `888' `8 .888. `888' `Y8b `888' `888' `8 888 .8"888. 888 888 888 888 888oooo8 .8' `888. 888oooo888' 888 888oooo8 888 " .88ooo8888. 888 `88b 888 888 " 888 .8' `888. 888 .88P 888 o 888 o o888o o88o o8888o o888bood8P' o888ooooood8 o888ooooood8 .oooo. .dP""Y88b ]8P' .d8P' .dP' .oP .o 8888888888 ***************************************************************************** Written by: Brian Arney Alias: brianarney Version: 0.20 Last Updated: 10/28/08 ++++++++++++++++++++ + REVISION HISTORY + ++++++++++++++++++++ 10/28/08: Wrote some more information to sections E and F. Edited a few mistakes. Added SuperCheats.com to the "allowed to host" list. I will add more information to broad sections once the guide nears completion. This game is huge as you know, and you should if you're playing it. Thank you for being patient. (Version .20) 10/26/08: Laid out format for guide. Completed sections A, B and C. Began writing sections E and F. Childhood completed for Walkthrough. (Version .15) +++++++++++++++++++++ + TABLE OF CONTENTS + +++++++++++++++++++++ A. Introduction.........................,,,,[INTRO] B. Legal Information........................[LEINF] C. Contact Information......................[COINF] D. About Fable 2............................[ABFAB] E. Getting Started..........................[GETST] E1. Controls E2. You... The Hero E3. Your Dog E4. Getting Around E5. Items and Collectibles E6. Combat, Experience and Renown E7. Your Life in Fable 2... F. Walkthrough..............................[WLKTH] G. Silver Keys/Gargoyles....................[SKGAR] H. Achievements...........,,,,,,,,,.........[ACHIE] I. Hints and Glitches......,,,,,,,,,........[HINGL] A... INTRODUCTION [INTRO] ------------------------- This is my very first walkthrough of a video game. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it. I am a big fan of the Action-RPG genre and that's exactly what Fable 2 is and bit more. My goal while writing this guide is to be sure you get the full experience of Fable 2 while playing the game. You can expect to get the following while following this guide from top to bottom: * Complete all Quests and Sidequests * Collect all Silver Keys and Gargoyles * Find and open all Demon Doors * Many of the Treasure Chests hidden across Albion * Many of the Dig Spots hidden across Albion * Many of Achievements for XBOX 360 * ...and the ultimate experience of Fable 2 WARNING: This guide will contain spoilers. I will do my best not to ruin major plots of the game. So, if you do not want a portion of the game spoiled for you, I'd suggest you read no further. You have been warned! Let our journey begin... B... LEGAL INFORMATION [LEINF] ------------------------------ The only websites currently allowed to host this guide are: GameFAQs.com SuperCheats.com If you wish to have your website on the list, contact me and I will review over your website and give you a response within a 24 hours. This will also allow me to be sure that you have the latest up-to-date file on your server. Putting this document on your website is illegal, so be smart about it and contact me if you wish to use this on your website. It's not that difficult. (c) Copyright Brian Arney 2008. All Rights Reserved. This guide may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide (in part or whole) on any site without prior permission or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their respective trademark and copyright holders. C... CONTACT INFORMATION [COINF] -------------------------------- If you want to contact me, feel free to do so. I will only accept e-mails with the subject line as follows: "Concerning: Fable 2 Guide" If you do not write the above in the subject line in your e-mail, your message will simply be ignored. You are allowed to e-mail me questions, comments, corrections or any additional information you feel should be added into the guide. I will update the information if necessary and you will be given full credit. Here is my e-mail address: arney.br[at]gmail.com Note: Replace "[at]" with "@" when typing my e-mail address, while composing your message. This ensures that your e-mail will be sent to me. D... ABOUT FABLE 2 [ABFAB] -------------------------- Coming Soon... E... GETTING STARTED [GETST] ---------------------------- You should read this section before proceeding to the walkthrough. This will give you all the information you need to know when playing Fable 2. In this section, you can expect to learn the basics, controls and everything Fable 2 has to offer. There's a lot in here, so it's advisable to read! **************** * E1. CONTROLS * **************** The controls of Fable 2 are very simple and easy to learn. You will be ta ught on how to combine these buttons during the course of your journey. START: Brings up pause menu. SELECT: N/A LEFT STICK: Move your character. RIGHT STICK: Moves camera. A: Interact, Sprint, Sheathe Weapon and Roll B: Will Attack X: Melee Attack Y: Ranged Attack LB: First Person RB: Brings up the Expression Wheel. LT: Look-At and Lock on Target RT: Absorb Experience Orbs and Spell Selector *********************** * E2. YOU... THE HERO * *********************** Male or Female -------------- When you first start a new game, you will be asked to select the gender of your hero. You may be a male or female. Being male or female doesn't really have any benefits, but does have their share of differences. Those will be discussed later in this section. Good and Evil ------------- In Fable 2, you will have the choice to be good or evil. The choices you make during the course of the game will affect you physically, the people and the whole lot of Albion. So, when playing, how you want to be is up to you. More on this will be discussed later in this section. Purity and Corruption --------------------- This is different from being good or evil. Being pure will make you more attractive to the people of Albion, while being corrupted will make you uglier to the people of Albion. How to increase your purity and corruption will be discussed later in this section. Strength, Skill and Will ------------------------ This is what you'll be working on for the majority of the game. There are three categories of Abilities you will be working on during the course of the game. They are Strength, Skill and Will. Strength affects how strong you look physically, how much damage you can absorb and advancing your combat skills. Skill affects your accuracy with ranged weapons, speed and how well you can move during battle. Lastly, Will deals with the spells you can cast and making those spells more powerful. Customization ------------- You are able to customize your hero to however you wish to have him or her look like. This ranges from haircuts, facial hair and clothing. You also may change the colors of your hair and clothing by using any of dyes you find across Albion. **************** * E3. YOUR DOG * **************** Yes, you will have a dog with you during your journey. He... or she, is one of my favorite features of Fable 2. Why? Treasure Hunting ---------------- This is why you will love your dog so much. It will find many of treasure chests and dig spots across Albion. But, don't expect to be finding all sorts of treasures right out of the gate because you won't. You will have to find or purchase Treasure Hunting Books in order to get your dog better at finding those treasures. Dog of War ---------- Your dog will fight alongside of you to assist you any way it can. But, beware, it can get injured and you will have to heal it with a Dog Elixir potion. Those don't get handed over like bubble gum in Fable 2. Your dog is not by all means a great fighter in the beginning, but just like with treasure hunting, you will have to find or purchase Dog of War Books in order to make your dog more effective in combat. Alerting You... --------------- Your dog will alert you when it finds something, whether it's a treasure chest or a dig spot and even a enemy. Look for him and it'll lead you right to the spot. Be Loving... or Not ------------------- You can interact with your dog by playing fetch with it or petting it. You can even train it some tricks to show off to the people of Albion. Or you can choose to ignore your dog, punish it and treat it like some mutt. But, are you really that... evil? Good or Evil ------------ Your dog will change with you, whether you are good or evil. He will change physically while being good, he'll be a sweet looking dog and being evil will make him one of Albion's most feared dogs. ********************** * E4. GETTING AROUND * ********************** This is how you will get around Albion in Fable 2: Gold Trail ---------- You will be using this a lot. I will reference to this almost throughout the entire guide. The gold trail is your GPS in Fable 2, it will lead you to your destination. Sadly, you cannot set a waypoint, although it would've been a nice feature. Fast Travel ----------- By pausing the game, selecting Quests/Maps and scrolling down to Regions, you will be able to travel to any locations you have discovered. You will be using this feature a lot in this guide. It's a very helpful feature. Sprinting and Vaulting ---------------------- You can sprint with your hero by holding down the A Button. Also, if you come to a ledge, you can press the A Button to vault down to a lower ledge. Swimming and Diving ------------------- You can dive into bodies of water and swim across to reach a dive spot or another area of land. ****************************** * E5. ITEMS AND COLLECTIBLES * ****************************** There many items and collectibles to find across Albion. I will guide you to many of these items and collectibles during your journey. Demon Doors ----------- These stone doors make a return from Fable. To unlock these doors, you will have to perform its requirement(s) and if successful, you will be rewarded... and trust me, the rewards are great. Their locations will be disclosed throughout the guide. Gargoyles --------- There are gargoyles mounted on structures across Albion and they are hidden very, very well. There are a total of 50 gargoyles and collecting all 50 gives you a very special reward. Their locations will be disclosed throughout the guide. Dig Spots --------- You will rely on your dog for these. But, there are many scattered across Albion and some have very rewarding items. So, if you hear your dog bark, check to see if it's found a dig spot. To dig it up, follow your dog to the spot and once it starts digging, press down on the directional pad to use your spade. I will make note of certain dig spots across Albion that will prove to be beneficial to your journey. Treasure Chests --------------- Again, you will rely on your dog for these. But, there are many scattered across Albion and some have very rewarding items. So, if you hear your dog bark, check to see if it's found a treasure chest. To open it, just approach it and press A. Some treasure chests require a certain number of Silver Keys to be collected before opening. I will make note of what chests to open that will prove to be beneficial to your journey. Silver Keys ----------- These are hidden across Albion and you will need to collect them to open some chests. There are a total of 50 Silver Keys across Albion. Their locations will be disclosed throughout the guide. ************************************* * E6. COMBAT, EXPERIENCE AND RENOWN * ************************************* Health ------ It is very important that you keep your health bar full at all times because you never know what you may come across while traveling Albion. While traveling across Albion, you will come across potions called Elixir of Life. These potions will increase your health bar significantly, so if you come across one, be sure to use it. Just to make a note of this, but you cannot die in Fable 2, instead, if you health bar gets too low, your hero will collapse and get back up. What's the catch? Well, for everytime you collapse, your hero will get a nasty scar that won't look so good. Experience Orbs --------------- Experience Orbs are orbs you collect to spend on skills to upgrade your character. Remember the three abilites: Strength, Skill and Will? You will be spending those orbs on those abilites. All orbs are color-coded. Strength orbs are blue. Skill orbs are yellow. Will orbs are red. There are green orbs that are considered as general orbs. They can be spent with any of three abilites. Also when fighting, if you combine your skills effectively, you will receive bonus experience orbs. Abilites -------- Here are the following abilites and upgrades you can purchase in Fable 2: *********************************************************************** * Strength * *********************************************************************** Brutal Styles -------------- Level 1: Blocking ----------------- You can block melee attacks by holding X, but be warned not all attacks can be blocked. Level 2: Flourishes ------------------- Flourishes are melee attacks that do greater damage. To perform a flourish, hold X and point the LS towards an enemy until the controller begins to vibrate, then release X. Level 3: Chain Attacks ---------------------- If you press X at the right moment, you can perform chain attacks which increase the speed and damage of your attacks. This will also work for ranged attacks when reloading. Just hit Y as soon as you hear the click of the reloading process. Level 4: Counter Attacks ------------------------ When an enemy begins a melee attack on you, press X and simultaneously press the LS towards your enemy to unleash a counter attack. Physique -------- By increasing this ability, you will cause more damage with melee weapons and your hero will look stronger physically. Toughness --------- By increasing this ability, you will increase your overall health. ************************************************************************** * SKILL * ************************************************************************** Dexterous Styles ---------------- Level 1: Rolling ---------------- Tap A while pushing the LS in the direction you want to roll. This is great when trying to avoid an enemy's attacks. Level 2: Aimed Ranged Attack ---------------------------- Hold Y to target an enemy and release to fire. This will become very helpful when it comes to Gargoyles. Level 3: Zoom ------------- When holding Y to aim, continue to hold to zoom in on your target, then release to fire. Level 4: Sub-Targeting ---------------------- When holding Y to aim, hold LT to bring up the sub-targeting crosshair and move the LS to the area you wish to fire upon, and release. Accuracy -------- By upgrading this ability, you increase the damage done by ranged weapons. This will also make your hero look taller physically. Speed ----- By upgrading this ability, you increase how quickly you reload and how fast you attack in melee. *********************************************************************** * WILL * *********************************************************************** Chaos ----- Chaos confuses your enemies and may cause them to stop fighting and behave strangely. They may even attack each other. Upgrade to make this spell more effective. Force Push ---------- Force Push pushes your enemies away from you. Best used when by ledges to send them on a long fall down. Upgrade to make this spell more effective. Inferno ------- Inferno allows you to throw fireballs at your enemies. Upgrade this spell to make it more effective. Raise Dead ---------- Raise Dead allows you summon allies to fight alongside with you in battle. Upgrade this spell to make it more effective. Shock ----- Shock allows you electrocute your enemies to stun them for a period of time. I found this spell to be most effective in the game. Upgrade this spell to make it more effective. Blades ------ Blades allows you to summon swords and throw them at your enemies. Upgrade this spell to make it more effective. Time Control ------------ Time Control allows you to slow down time and warp towards an enemy. I found this spell to be very effective during battle. Upgrade this spell to make it more effective. Vortex ------ Vortex creates a tornado that sends enemies flying, objects flying into enemies and even enemies flying into each other. Upgrade this spell to make it more effective. Renown ------ You will renown by completing the game's many quests. Renown acts as your reputation in Fable 2. The more renown you have, the more people will know about you and the way they treat you. It is always important to increase your renown whenever possible. ******************************* * E7. YOUR LIFE IN FABLE 2... * ******************************* Interacting in Albion --------------------- There are many things you can do Albion. I have listed many of the things you can do in Fable 2 that truly makes what this game really is. Safety On or Safety Off? ------------------------ By default, you cannot harm villagers across Albion. This is to prevent accidents. But, let's say you do want to kill or harm a helpless villager. Just face the person you want to attack, pull out your weapon and press the down directional button. You should notice how the skull icon changed. Fire or whack away, but expect some villagers to come to the rescue... Crime ----- If you commit a crime, (which you should know if you) a guard will arrest you, only if you are caught. Now, you will have the choice to pay a fine, perform community service or resist arrest. If you resist arrest, all the guards in the area will give you a fight. A list below describes the crimes that you able to commit in Fable 2: Assault: Attacking with your magic spells. Attempted Murder: Attacking with melee or ranged weapons. Murder: Killing a villager or a guard. Drunk and Disorderly Conduct: Committing a crime while drunk. Trespassing: Refusing to leave someone's property when asked to. Derelicition of Payment: Not paying back your gambling debt. Public Indecency: Doing an expression when not clothed properly. Extortion: When seeing extorting people for money. Harassment: Doing a rather harsh expression on a villager. Vandalism: Destroying property. Resisting Arrest: Self-explanatory. Guards will attack you. Violating Parole: Not performing community service. Stealing: Self-explanatory, Hero Titles ----------- The citizens of Albion will recognize you by your hero. You can purchase more titles as you progress through the game and even earn some for free by performing the requirements. You start out with the the title Sparrow as you begin Fable 2. Trophies -------- As you complete certain quests, you will obtain trophies to show off to the people of Albion. You can increase your renown by showing off your trophies to crowds of people. Expressions ----------- The citizens of Albion will give their opinion on you by who you are, what you look like, what you wear and etc. Some citizens may like you so much that they may even offer you a gift. But, you will have to learn more about that person before getting the gift. To find out more about the person, target them with the LT Button and press Y. This will show their likes and dislikes. Expression Wheel ---------------- This makes accessing expressions much easier in Fable 2. To access the Expression Wheel, press the RB Button and use the LS to select what type of expression you wish to perform. This is very helpful when trying to impress someone. Extending Expressions --------------------- Some expressions can be extended. Just perform the ones that have the little "e" on them. Hold the expression until to meter turns green. The longer you hold it, the more effective the expression will be. Falling in Love --------------- If you find someone you like, you may fall in love with them. In order to fall in love, you will have to take them to their favorite places, give gifts, perform the expressions they like. When you get to a certain point, it may be time to step it up notch... Sex, Marriage and Kids ---------------------- Yes, you can have sex in Fable 2. You can have sex with a man, a woman or even both. Yes, you can have orgies in Fable 2. But, that's not all of it. Once you have fallen in love, you can choose to ask your partner, whether it's a man or a woman to marry you. You can find a home for them to live in and then choose to have protected or unprotected sex. (Be sure to have condoms in order to have protected sex!) If you choose to have unprotected sex, you may have a kid or a few more if you choose to do so. It is also possible to re-marry and have two, three or even four spouses. But, be sure to keep it a secret, or there will be hell to pay. But, I surely do hope you do not cheat on the one you first married! It's not nice! Work, Work and Work ------------------- You will have to work for a living in Fable 2. I have described the jobs that are available across Albion and what must be performed. The goals of the jobs are to reach a five star rating and the higher rating you have, the more gold you receive for finishing a product. To receive more gold for each product you complete is rack up the multipliers by stringing together chains. Some jobs are easier for others, but the ones that are considered difficult are the highest paying jobs. The object of the job's minigame is very similar to the extended expression minigame: stopping the white dot in the green meter. The game will provide you with more information before taking on the challenge. Blacksmith ---------- This is the hardest of three main jobs in Albion. But, does pay very well. You will have to forge swords by hammering them perfectly. Try to get the green meter each time because, if you're good at this minigame, you will rack up your multipliers very quickly, thus earning a lot of gold. But, earning the promotions will take quite some time. Woodcutting ----------- This is far by the easiest of the three main jobs across Albion. But, the pay is not very good at first until you really pull in the chains and multipliers. You will have to chop, chop and chop before earning a multiplier. But, chopping goes by very quickly, if you have good reflexes. Bartending ---------- In my opinion, being a bartender is the best job of the three. For one, the green spot is always in the same spot! The multiplier will increase every three successful pours. You will get paid for each successful pour as well.If you're not quick with pressing the A Button, this job may not be for you. Gambling -------- There are three pub games, you will be familiar with these games if you have played the Fable 2: Pub Games on the XBOX Live Arcade. Their descriptions are below. Spinnerbox ---------- Spin the switches and try to match the same symbols in chains of two or more. Some switches may have bonuses added to them like multipliers and free spins. Keystone -------- Set wagers on what stones will be removed before the arch collapses. Roll the dice and set bets on each roll of the dice. Fortune's Tower --------------- Dealer throws out eight rows of cards and further you go by pushing your luck, the bigger payout you win. If you match two of the same numbers in vertical rows, you lose. But, draw out a hero card, you will be saved and allowed to continue. F... WALKTHROUGH [WLKTH] ------------------------ ********************* * F1. AS A CHILD... * ********************* Area: Bowerstone Old Town ----------------------- | Silver Keys: None | | Gargoyles: None | ----------------------- After selecting New Game from the main menu, select your character type: Male or Female and watch the opening cutscene. After the cutscene, you will be prompted to follow Rose to the crowd that has gathered around Mystical Murgo's caravan. On the way, you should attempt to get... ***************************************************************************** * ACHIEVEMENT ALERT * ***************************************************************************** Chicken Kicker - [5GS] ---------------------- While walking up the alley towards Town Square, you will notice chickens walking around. Give them a good kick by pressing the A button. It may take a few attempts, but you can get it here. ***************************************************************************** When arriving to Town Square, listen to what Murgo has to say and listen to the spooky gypsy woman that appears. (Doesn't she remind you of Kriea from Star Wars: KOTORII?) After listening to the dialogue, you have probably figured out that you need to gather up five gold coins. What are we waiting for? Let's get busy. Walk towards the guard you see ahead of you and you will begin... **************************** * F2. ALBION'S MOST WANTED * **************************** * Reward: 1 Gold * Good: Collect the warrants and give them to Derek. * Evil: Sell the warrants to Arfur. We will complete ALBION'S MOST WANTED while completing other quests. So, for now, let's go ahead and begin our next quest to obtain a gold coin. Follow the gold trail and stumble into... ***************************** * F3. BARNUM'S IMAGE DEVICE * ***************************** * Reward: 1 Gold * Good: Pose for a nice picture using a respectable expression. * Evil: Pose for a bad picture using a rude expression. You and your sister will take the stage and Barnum will ask you to pose for a picture. Here, you will make your first of the many moral choices you will make during your journey. You can either pose for a good picture with a respectable expression such as giving him the thumbs up or you may ruin his picture by doing a rude expression such as farting. It's your choice. Whatever you choose, you will obtain your first gold coin. Four more to go... When finished, make your way down the alley and you will come across a bully, who appears to be abusing a dog. Like a big sister should, Rose goes over to confront the boy and he doesn't take it to well and gives your sister a nasty headbutt. Do you smell a fight? Well, it appears the bully wants to fight... so, draw out your weapon and hit him with your wooden sword five times and that will do it. He will run off and your sister will come back to her senses... listen to the dialogue. You will earn an unavoidable amount of Good points. But, don't worry, if you're wanting to be evil, you'll have plenty more evil points to earn. ***************************************************************************** * ACHIEVEMENT ALERT * ***************************************************************************** The Show-Off - [5GS] -------------------- While in the town square, walk up to a random person and hold LT to get their attention. Hold the directional button on an expression you can hold and wait for the meter to turn completely green and let go of the directional button when in the green area to earn this achievement. ***************************************************************************** Make your way down the alley and about halfway, you will come across your first warrant. Pick it up. [WARRANT FOR ARSON (1/5)]. That's one collected. Continue down the alley and you will come to an opening, just in front of you by a steaming grate, you will find the next warrant. [WARRANT FOR SNEAKINESS (2/5) ]. It's time to do another quest... go up the stairs in front of you to begin... *********************** * F3. THE BEETLE HUNT * *********************** * Reward: 1 Gold * Good: Shoot all of the beetles without damaging any of the stock. * Evil: Take up on Arfur's offer and destroy the stock. After accepting this quest, you will find yourself inside a shed. Arfur will make you an offer, if you destroy the stock, he will give you a gold coin. Decide what you wish to do and shoot either the stock or the beetles until 100% has been reached. The beetles can be found upstairs, while the stock can be found downstairs. When finished, you will receive your reward. That's two gold coins down... three to go. When finished, go down the stairs and make a 180 degree turn and head down further into the area and you will see a couple arguing. Ignore them for the moment and keep going forward towards the wall. Next to a post, you will see the third warrant. [WARRANT FOR BURGLARY (3/5 ]. Now, turn towards the couple arguing and you will begin the next quest... ************************ * F4. TRAMP'S TREASURE * ************************ * Reward: 1 Gold Coin, Warrant for Guntoting * Good: Give the booze to the wife. * Evil: Give the booze to the husband. After accepting this quest, follow the trail to any alley where you'll find a drunk sleeping next to the bottle of booze. Slowly walk into the alley and pick up the bottle and slowly walk out of the alley, so you do not wake up the drunk. Return back to the couple and give either the woman or the man the bottle of booze determining your alignment. You will receive another gold coin and a warrant. [WARRANT FOR GUNTOTING (4/5)]. When finished, turn around and you should see the dog you rescued earlier from the bully. He appears to have found the last warrant. [WARRANT FOR ASSAULT (5/5)]. That's all of the warrants, so let's follow the gold trail... On the way back, you will be stopped by Arfur... again. You can decide to sell him the warrants for one gold coin to earn some evil points, or you can run past him and give the warrants to Derek for one gold coin... ***************************************************************************** * SPOILER ALERT!!! * ***************************************************************************** The choice you make here with the warrants will affect Bowerstone Town in the future. If you give the warrants to Derek, the town will be considered as a lively town that does pretty well for itself. If you sell the warrants to Arfur, the town will look the opposite... terrible. People will be poor, the town will have no law, polluted with whores, homeless and anything else that makes a town not worth living in. ***************************************************************************** * END SPOILER ALERT!!! * ***************************************************************************** We have one more quest to do. Head back into Town Square and follow the gold trail to a man standing by a house. Watch the cutscene and when finished, follow the gold trail to the man to begin our last quest of our childhood... *********************** * F5. The Love Letter * *********************** * Reward: 1 Gold * Good: Give the coin to the daughter upstairs. * Evil: Give the coin to the daughter's mother. After accepting this quest, you will be given a letter. Go over to the house and knock on the door. The daughter's mother will answer the door. After being invited in, you can choose to wait downstairs to give the mother the letter to earn some evil points or you can dash up the stairs and give the daughter the letter for some good points. Either way, you will end up earning your last gold coin. When finished, leave the house. Now that we have gotten all five gold coins needed to purchase the music box, return to Murgo's caravan and purchase the music box. After purchasing, follow the gold trail down the alley and watch the cutscene. After the cutscene, follow Rose back to your shed, only to find that same dog... again. Watch the next cutscene. After the cutscene, you will get out of bed, follow the gold trail to the guards to be transported to the castle. When arriving at the castle, you will be asked to follow Jeeves... and you will be able to handle the rest. This is fantastic stuff coming up and I'd hate to ruin the slightest bit for you. ***************************************************************************** * ACHIEVEMENT ALERT * ***************************************************************************** The Whippersnapper - [25GS] --------------------------- You will earn this achievement after obtaining all five gold coins and purchasing the music box, thus completing the Childhood portion of the game. It cannot be missed. ***************************************************************************** *********************** * AS A YOUNG ADULT... * *********************** Area: Bower Lake ---------------- | Silver Keys: 3 | | Gargoyles: 4 | ---------------- You will start out talking to Theresa and she will tell you to go collect your first chest. It contains some weapons and some useful items, but the most important thing is your Spade. You will use this for digging up the treasures your pet finds. Go open the chest now, open it and equip the weapons and name your dog with the Collar of Holding. Once done, go over to the caravan (the house next to the chest) and examine the property sign on the right side of the door. You want to rent out the property so you can be earning at least some sort of income while playing. Hey, something is better than nothing, right? Raise the price, if you're willing to be corrupted when playing the game. You could lower the price if you're willing to be pure, but you're not making much at this point of the game, so I wouldn't do anything. Now, we must go meet Theresa at the gate. Follow the gold trail to the gate and you'll go through. She'll hand you the Bower Lake Tomb Seal and this will allow you to make the first step on becoming a hero. She will instruct you to swim to the tomb... well, hold that thought, we want to do some collecting first and unlock a few achievements while at it. Follow the path to left a little ways and your dog should find a dig spot, dig it up. You've found a rubber ball! You can now play fetch with your dog and earn an... ****************************************************************************** * ACHIEVEMENT ALERT * ****************************************************************************** The Archaeologist - 5GS ----------------------- You've just dug up treasure that your has found for you. ****************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************** * ACHIEVEMENT ALERT * ****************************************************************************** The Pooch Pamperer - 5GS ------------------------ Play fetch with your dog by selecting the ball in the items menu or using the expression wheel. ****************************************************************************** Continue forward and you will come to an intersection. Make a left and go under the bridge and follow this path until you reach another intersection. G... SILVER KEYS/GARGOYLES [SKGAR] ---------------------------------- H... ACHIEVEMENTS [ACHIE] ------------------------- I... HINTS AND GLITCHES [HINGL] -------------------------------