
        Solution to Elvira - Mistress of the Dark

Combat tips

In this game, healing spells is very rare. So if possible try to win all
combats without injuring yourself. This may sounds difficult but it is
possible. I did! The best weapon is the crusader's sword, followed by
the longsword. So, when you started playing, get the longsword as soon
as possible, it is in the armoury. The armoury has lots of weapons and
armours but don't take the armor unless you are carrying very little
items, get the shield instead, choose the one which give the best
protection. Weapons  skill improve through practice, so stick to  the
longsword at the beginning. Don't waste your spells on the guards, save
them for the gremlins that are inside the garden maze. Fight at the in
until you reach the monster's lair. Cast two spells into the cave to
finish the monsters inside. Once the monsters in the lair is destroyed,
none will appear anymore. Get Elvira's ring and then use it to get the
crusader's sword.

Make a save before any fight. When in combat, try to guess which
direction the enemy is attacking, prepare to block when they did. If you
are injured, carry on the fight but load in the saved game and try again
until you have defeated the enemy without any injury. At first it might
be difficult, but once you have a weapon skill of 60 and above, combat
is easy. So in the mean time, endure! Remember one thing though,
monsters get lesser and lesser as you finish them off. So after a time,
you don't have to worry about combat anymore. To block an enemy attack
correctly, all you need is to block/parry at the correct timing, after a
few fights, you should be able to judge when to block/parry. As for
attacking, you can try any manner of attacking, but once in a while
change your combat style a bit to confuse the enemy.

Spell Ingredients

Ingredients are very limited. So try to collect them when you came
across them. Click on anything you see in the screen. Click on trees to
get herb, click on plants to get flowers, leaves, etc. Click on hole to
look inside them. Click on skull to get the bottle inside. So, you can
see that almost anything that is visible is worth clicking. Try not to
avoid those area you have been to, they might contains some useful
items.

Six gold keys must be found to open the chest.

1. Look for bolts in the drawers or cupboard upstairs. Find a silver
crucifix. Go to the blacksmith place. Get the crucible in the box and
place it in the fire. Place the silver cross inside the crucible to melt
it. Then put a bolt in the crucible to make a silver tipped crossbolt.
Go to stable. Look at man, when he transform into a wolf, use the silver
bolt to kill it. Now go inside and check out the stable closely. One of
the iron ring can be removed, behind it is a gold key.

2. Go to kitchen. Mix the light spell. Turn left and click on the dumb
waiter. When Elvira opens it, drag the glowing pride to the tunnel to
light it up. Elvira will then enter it and give you a gold key.

3. You will need to practice your crossbow skill with the wooden target
some where in the garden, just opposite the locked door. Practice a few
time until you have master it. Now go to the falconer, when he release
the falcon, use the crossbow to kill the falcon. There is a gold key on
the dead falcom.

4. Fight you way in the jail until you reach the torturer chamber. You
should see a fireplace with a pair of tongs. Click on the iron ring on
the floor and drag it to your inventory, This will reveal a skeleton and
a gold key. Bring the skeleton to the catacomb to one of the empty
coffin and let it rest in peace.

5. Kill the captain in the guardroom. Get the notice. There is a gold
key behind it.

6. Go to the knight which cannot be killed in close fight. When he is
approaching, use the crossbow. He will fall down the castle. You will
need to find his body in order to get the gold key. His body lies beyond
the gate under the well. You will need a iron key to open it. The key is
guarded by the weretiger at the catacombs. You will need the crusader's
sword to kill it. Before you get the sword, you will need to find
Elvira's ring. The ring is in the monster's lair in the garden maze.
Fight you way in until you reach the cave. Cast a few spell into the
cave to kill all the monsters that are hiding inside. Go in and get the
ring. Go to the church. Go infront and click at the cross. Now drag the
ring to the hollow in the cross. A passage will be revealed. Go inside
and get the crown, go forward to see the painting. Use your prayer
scroll to open up the painting. Place the crown on the king head and get
the crusader's sword. Now go and look for the weretiger. TIming is
criticle, only hacking at the right moment will you destroy it (one good
hit will kill it). Go to the chamber it is guarding and you will find a
iron key in the coffin. Go under the well, unlock the gate and look for
the knight's body. It is laying in the middle area, i.e. between the
wall and the vegetation. Remember, when you see the message saying that
you don't have enough air, surface immediately.

The chest

Get the pair of tongs in the torturer chamber. Remember, it can only be
place in a container or the torturer will get you. Go to the kitchen.
Move tongs out of the container, click on burning coal and drag it to
the inventory. The tongs will automatically grabs the coal. If you enter
water later on, the coal will when off, and you can ignite it by coming
back to the kitchen and dropping it into the oven. Now go and find the
cannon. Use the tongs with the lit coal to light the cannon. This will
blow part of the tower off. The chest is in the blown off area. Go find
it. Remember, you will need 6 gold keys to open the locks. Take only the
scroll, leave the dagger alone first. Now drag the dagger outside the
chest, so that it is not on the screen but in the room. Now click on the
red 'R' to exit from the close up view. Now drop your backpack, click on
the room icon and drag the dagger into the backpack. Then drag the
backpack into your inventory. You might get killed if you try other
ways. So be really careful.

Emelda

She is hidding inside the catacombs. At exactly the middle of the
catacombs is a small little hole in the floor. Click on it to see a
close up view. Drag the rune stone to the hole, this will make the hole
bigger. Make sure you have the following before proceeding: ceremonial
dagger, scroll of spiritual mastery, and the crusader's sword. Go down
the hole and you will find Emelda draining your life force, so better
act fast. First you must drag the crusader's sword to the pentagram to
weaken Emelda. Then use the scroll of spiritual mastery to weaken her
further. Then use the ceremonial dagger to go for the kill. With this
you have completed the game. Congratulation !

Solution by : benghai@iss.nus.sg  Date: 4/6/91

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