Solution to "Bronze" by Emily Short YES X ME ... Exploring the castle I NORTH X SIGN SW NE W W N S E N E E NE X CAGE X SCEPTRE X SHOES OPEN CAGE OPEN DOOR SW SE LOOK THROUGH WINDOW X FOREST GET HELMET READ WRITING WEAR HELMET LISTEN NW E X ELZIBAD X LUCREZIA E X MAZE D U W W W N N LISTEN TO CHIMES E X GARGOYLE GET IT UP E X PUZZLE LOOK UNDER TABLE SW NE SW X PORTRAIT NE S X MIRRORS LOOK IN MIRRORS S LOOK SOUTH X HOME LOOK EAST LOOK SW N N SE X SHACKLE GET IT NW E X STOOL GET STOOL W W E N X DOOR N N ... ...if we look again, we may randomly see something else this time... W D W S W W N D E LISTEN E NE NE U X CHIMES ... Deactivating the chimes GET CHIMES JUMP DROP STOOL STAND ON STOOL GET CHIMES GET DOWN S E X EMBROIDERY GET IT GET EMBROIDERY X BENCH X RELIEF S X KEY GET KEY I X KEY W UNLOCK CAGE E N NW STAND ON STOOL UNLOCK CHIMES GET CHIMES GET DOWN GET STOOL S W ... Exploring the state rooms X BENCHES W X MAP W SW X CONTRACT BOOK READ IT LOOK UP ME IN CONTRACT BOOK LOOK TAKE OFF HELMET N X GLASS UP X BEAST ... Discovering the beast -- he may be in a different room, but will appear after half the rooms are explored WAKE BEAST KISS BEAST X BEAST W X RECORDS ... Record room LOOK UP BEAST IN RECORDS LOOK UP ME IN RECORDS LOOK UP FATHER IN RECORDS LOOK UP ELZIBAD IN RECORDS LOOK UP LUCREZIA IN RECORDS LOOK UP GARGOYLE IN RECORDS E S SW E X WEDDING TREASURE X SUPPER E Z E X CHESSPLAYER TURN IT ON G X CHESSPLAYER REMEMBER IT E ... Bellroom X CHIMES ... It appears that rung bells and chimes return here. X GOLD BELL X SILVER BELL GET ALL E X DRAWINGS X REFERENCE W SMELL W W I GO TO THE DINING HALL ... Feeding the beast LOOK G G G G G G G G RING GOLD BELL W RING GOLD BELL E X FEAST GET FEAST GO TO THE BEAST FEED BEAST I ... Retrieving the shoes GO TO THE IRON CAGE UNLOCK CAGE OPEN CAGE LOOK IN CAGE GET ALL FROM CAGE LOOK I WEAR THE SHOES X PIECE GO TO THE JIGSAW GO TO THE PARLOR SOLVE PUZZLE READ IT I X SCEPTRE X BELL GO TO THE TRANSLATION ROOM W D W N W W X QUILL G RING SILVER BELL LOOK X CANDLE I E S GET THE BOOK READ THE BOOK LOOK UP ME IN BOOK N W LOOK UP ME IN BOOK ... Having a look at the contract book LOOK UP BEAST IN BOOK LOOK UP FATHER IN BOOK LOOK UP ELZIBAD IN BOOK LOOK UP LUCREZIA IN BOOK LOOK UP LAMPLIGHTER IN BOOK LOOK UP KITCHEN IN BOOK X BOOK LOOK UP OSTLERS IN BOOK LOOK UP BISHOPS IN BOOK LOOK UP WHORES IN BOOK LOOK UP FIGHTING-MEN IN BOOK LOOK UP CHIMES IN BOOK E I W GET THE CANDLE E E E E D E N NW D ... Exploring underground with candle S X SCRAP E X WAX SW X VIAL X MINIATURE GET IT THINK ABOUT MINIATURE NO I SE NW SW X LEAK TOUCH LEAK NW I NE NW NE W N SW ... The sinister door X SINISTER OPEN IT X CORD X INSCRIPTION READ LETTERING INSCRIPTION WAVE CANDLE DROP CANDLE MOVE CANDLE TOUCH INSCRIPTION PUSH CANDLE G X INSCRIPTION SW X INSCRIPTION I NE DROP STOOL PUT CANDLE ON THE STOOL GET CANDLE PUT THE CANDLE ON THE STOOL SW X INSCRIPTION NE GET ALL SW PULL CORD NE S W SW N SW Z PULL CORD NE U S W WAIT I NE E N D SW W ... Lucrezia's Study X IMAGE X TAMBOURINE X NOTES LOOK UP THE TAMBOURINE IN THE NOTES LOOK UP ME IN THE NOTES LOOK UP LUCREZIA IN THE NOTES LOOK UP BEAST IN NOTES LOOK UP QUILL IN NOTES LOOK UP CONTRACT BOOK IN THE NOTES I X SHOES ... Fixing the shoes LOOK UP SHOES IN THE NOTES X IMAGE I GO TO THE BELLROOM GET THE TAMBOURINE GO TO THE EMPTY BEDROOM HIT TAMBOURINE WEAR SHOES X SHOES W NW S S N N W D W N E E D N D SW ... Exploring the Crypt SW X TOKENS OPEN DRAWERS X IVORY GET IT GET HARNESS LOOK UP IVORY IN NOTES I GO TO THE NOTES GET NOTES E I LOOK UP ELEPHANT IN NOTES SW W X RELICS S NW NE I GO TO THE TRANSLATION ROOM ... Investigating the miniature LOOK UP MINIATURE IN THE CONTRACT BOOK GO TO THE BELLROOM GO TO THE RECORDS ROOM LOOK UP YVETTE IN THE RECORDS E E E E GET COW BELL RING IT W W W W GO TO THE TRANSLATION ROOM LOOK UP HARNESS IN THE CONTRACT BOOK GO TO BELLROOM GET GONG X GONG I RING GONG G ... ...assuming we feel brave... GO TO ELZIBAD RING GONG Choice: GO TO BEAST -> go to branch (1) ... Taking vengeance on the beast GO TO THE SCRYING ROOM -> go to branch (2) ... Contacting Yvette Branch (1) Choice: RING GONG -> end GO TO THE CRYPT -> go to branch (1.1) ... Freeing the servants first Branch (1.1) S LISTEN JUMP I WEAR HELMET JUMP X STONE OPEN STONE D N X LIQUID SMELL IT TASTE IT LISTEN I GO TO BELLROOM TAKE OFF HELMET GO TO BELLROOM W I W W SW S X FRAMEWORK E X BUCKLE X BOAR X LEAF GET ALL S N GO TO THE WEDDING TREASURE X WEDDING TREASURE I GO TO THE BLACK GALLERY GET THE INKPOT I LOOK UP INKPOT IN NOTES X INKPOT N X STORYBOOK I X STAND LOOK UP LIBRARIAN IN THE CONTRACT BOOK GO TO THE TRANSLATION ROOM LOOK UP LIBRARIAN IN THE CONTRACT BOOK GO TO THE STAND PUT THE CONTRACT BOOK ON THE STAND GO TO THE BELLROOM GET THE GLASS BELL GO TO THE STAND RING THE GLASS BELL GO TO THE PRESS ROOM FILL INKPOT GO TO LIE LIBRARY PUT INKPOT ON THE STAND RING THE BELL GLASS Branch (2) RING THE COW BELL LOOK UP SCRYING IN THE NOTES GO TO THE MIRRORS RING THE COW BELL GO TO THE CRYPT N' N GET THE GIRDLE WEAR IT GO TO THE BEAST ... Cure the beast immediately KISS THE BEAST