CADAVER - Mirrorsoft (Part 1)

  Playing guide supplied by The ST Adventurer's PD Library

The caves lie beneath the Castle and contain many distinct areas;
The Mines, Mortuary, Gaol, Crypts, Chapel and King's Tomb. A
secret opening in the Marsh has allowed Karadoc to gain access
unobserved. Karadoc starts in the Old Mine Workings and is seeking
the route up to the next level of the Castle.

One or two little 'bonuses' have been omitted from this guide as
they are not absolutely necessary to complete the game.

Scattered throughout the game are parchment clues in the form of
books, letters, instructions or memos. These prove ESSENTIAL for
anyone who plans to solve the game unaided.  It is recommended
that the player reads all parchments and notes down their
contents.


LEVEL ONE

In the first room, COLLECT the PICKAXE, COIN and DIARY, then go
NORTH. PULL the LEVER (this unlocks the NORTH door) and leave
through the NORTH door.  COLLECT the SACK OF STONES that is on the
floor (weapon) and go WEST. KILL the spiny CREATURE and then
COLLECT the CHARM. Head SOUTH. COLLECT the RUNIC STONE that is on
the ground, KILL the SPIDER that drops from the ceiling and exit
NORTH twice. There are several sacks in this room, and if you move
them you will discover a GEM; COLLECT the GEM, KILL the WORM and
exit SOUTH.

Go EAST twice and then SOUTH to get to the Main Chamber, and once
there, COLLECT the ROPE on top of the barrel (the barrel is filled
with stamina-restoring potion) and head EAST twice. COLLECT the
KEY in this room and then make your way back to the room from
where you started. Head EAST from here this time into the next
room and PULL the LEVER that is there.  Make your way back to the
Main Chamber and go through the (now unlocked) SOUTHERN door. The


passage that you are now in is blocked by a large wall, but don't
worry; just simply keep on THROWING the PICKAXE at the WALL until
it is completely destroyed, and then exit by the SOUTH door.

SEARCH the SKELETON in the corridor and TAKE the CLUE BOOK that
appears. Go EAST. This corridor has four buttons on the NORTHERN
wall. These unlock the door to the Dragon Room if pressed in the
right order (1-4-3-2, the left button equals 1), although you
won't be going there just yet. Once you've pressed the buttons, go
NORTH and then WEST to where the Well is. TAKE the KEY that is
hidden under the bones and leave again. Go WEST into the Stores,
OPEN the CHEST and TAKE all the contents (COIN, CHICKEN and
BREAD).  Go EAST and then NORTH into the Gaol.

COLLECT the COIN from the table, USE the KEY on the KEYHOLE in the
WEST wall and go NORTH into Cell One. Exit SOUTH straight away and
KILL the MONSTER that has appeared, then go into the next Cell.


There is a Man present in this cell and GIVING him FOOD will
provide you with some handy clues.  Exit SOUTH afterwards. Go EAST
into Cell Three and exit WEST. Head EAST into Cell Four, COLLECT
the KEY and exit WEST. Now return to the corridor near the Well
and head EAST from there. COLLECT the GREEN GEM and HIT the BUTTON
on the wall to lift the cover in the Cadaver Store. READ the BOOK
to find out what you're meant to do with the gems and the pit,
then go NORTH into the Cadaver Store.

DROP the ROPE down the hole in the centre of the room and then
fall down the Pit.  Walk over to the Rat and OPEN it to reveal a
KEY for the East door; COLLECT the other KEY that is on the floor,
OPEN the CHEST and COLLECT the URN that is inside. Go EAST twice
into a small room. COLLECT all the gems (you should now have SIX)
and go back to the Main Pit Room that you entered through the
hole. THROW each of the six GEMS into the WATER and you should be
teleported to the Crypts near the Chapel. Leave SOUTH and you end
up just West of the Embalming Room. Go EAST into the Embalming
Room.  SEARCH the SKELETON to find a hidden KEY (touching the

other corpse will disturb a monster!). After getting the key, go
NORTH into the Balm Store.  There are several potions in this room
on a ledge:- Cure Poison (unknown), Shot Shield, Stamina (red
cross), Poison (acrid). DRINK or COLLECT the ones you want. The
KEY on the floor is for the keyhole in the West wall.  INSERT KEY
covered with spider's web into KEYHOLE. Go back into the Embalming
Room - avoiding or killing the spiders - and then head EAST into
the Purifactory.

TAKE the LEARN POTION SPELL and the GIANT JUMP POTION (frogskin)
then go WEST and SOUTH to the Offal Store, although this contains
nothing of value.  Return to the corridor with the row of buttons
(WEST-WEST-WEST-WEST). From here, exit SOUTH but be ready with the
BAG OF STONES so that you can KILL the HOPPING BRAIN. INSERT the
KEY (Skeleton) into the KEYHOLE and continue SOUTH.  Go WEST twice
to the Mourning Room and KILL the HOPPING BRAIN that is on the
table (not too hard considering it is asleep!), then TAKE both the
HOLY WATER FLASKS and the CHARM before going SOUTH. There is


another brain to kill in this room, however, this one is awake. If
you're quick enough you should be O.K.  COLLECT the KEY that is
left after you've destroyed the brain, then go WEST and NORTH to
the Royal Armoury.

PICK UP the BRONZE ARMOUR, the SWORD, the RED-STRIPED SHIELD and
the BRONZE HELMET. Now exit SOUTH and WEST into the Ante Room.
PRESS the BUTTON on the wall (this will not work without the
armour that you have just collected!) and you will be transported
to the King's Secret Treasury. TAKE the CROWN, the COINS and the
CHARM and then PULL the LEVER to go back to the Ante Room.  Head
SOUTH and OPEN the CHEST with the key that you got from the brain
and TAKE the contents (MEAT & COIN). Return to the Mourning Room
and exit EAST into the passage, then EAST again and SOUTH. You
should now be in the first room of the Chapel. Two Bugs are
wandering around but they can be easily avoided.  Put out the
flames in the bowls by jumping on them (this unlocks the East
door), then go EAST THREE TIMES to the Common Crypt.

COLLECT the KEY on the ALTAR (revealed when the urn smashes), PUSH
the FOUR STONES off the other altar to reveal a DISPEL TRAP SPELL
and a CANISTER OF EXPERIENCE (OPEN the CANISTER and TAKE the
SPELL). Exit EAST into the Shrine.

COLLECT the MONEY and the BAG OF STONES then return to the Common
Crypt. Go SOUTH into the Glutton's Shrine and THROW the JOINT OF
MEAT onto the SHRINE to be rewarded with a SUPER FAST POTION. TAKE
it and go back to the Common Crypt and head through the West door
then NORTH into the Lesser Crypt.  Under the pile of stones there
is a RUNIC STONE (Spell); TAKE this then go SOUTH and NORTH to the
Priest's Crypt. While standing on the altar, SEARCH the LARGE URN
to reveal a CHARM and a WORM. TAKE the CHARM and go SOUTH twice to
the Warrior's Crypt. DROP the GOLD FUNERARY COIN onto the Tomb of
Kazah, and then COLLECT the POTION (FIRE SHIELD - save this for
the Dragon).  Go NORTH again (you will have seen these two rooms
when you were teleported from the Pit), and CAST a DISPEL TRAP on
the CHEST. OPEN the CHEST and COLLECT the CHARM and the URN.
Return to the first room of the Chapel and go SOUTH. Avoid the Bug
and DROP the URN OF LORD CAROLUS onto the Altar of Lord Carolus
and COLLECT the SPELL that appears (MASSACRE - unknown and
unusable until known - save this for the Dragon). Exit SOUTH to
the Inner Sanctum, and WEST into the Crematorium. PLACE the URN OF
RAGNAR THE CHIEF ALCHEMIST onto the appropriate slab, COLLECT the
FLASK OF BLOOD and return to the Inner Sanctum.

DROP the BLOOD on the High Altar, COLLECT the KEY and the SPELL
(READ MAGIC), USE the KEY in the KEYHOLE in the West wall, then go
WEST. CAST DISPEL TRAP on the CHEST, then OPEN it and TAKE the
RUNIC STONE (READ LANGUAGE).  Head NORTH into the Library, COLLECT
the SPELL (MAP) and return to the Inner Sanctum.  DROP the unknown
spell that you found earlier and CAST READ MAGIC upon it; this
will allow you to use it to kill the Dragon.  Now go SOUTH and
WEST into the Purifactory.

DROP a FLASK OF HOLY WATER into the BOWL and then DRINK it; this
will teleport you to a hidden Treasure Chamber. PULL the LEVER and
COLLECT the reward, PULL the LEVER again to be teleported back to
the room adjacent to the Purifactory.  Repeat this as many times
as you have flasks of holy water.

Having got the MASSACRE SPELL, the FIRE PROTECTION SPELL and the
KING'S CROWN you are now fully equipped to face the Dragon. Go
back to the passage with the four buttons and go WEST into the
Dragon Room. DRINK the FIRE SHIELD POTION to protect you from the
fireballs, HOLD the MASSACRE POTION and PRESS FIRE to CAST it,
ridding you of the troublesome monster. PRESS the BUTTON on the
wall, exit NORTH, PULL the LEVER and that's Level One completed!

@~To be continued in the next issue of SynTax.