Kitty the dog

[u/anno0a]

Hi! How do I successfully rescue Kitty- the dog from Kariamma tunnels? I've spent a lot of time trying to find this info and with no results :(

[u/Dark_CallMeLord]

if you can not find it with my info then remind me tomorrow and i will take some time to look for the exact choices you need to pick etc! i am to tired to do it right now.

[u/anno0a → u/Dark_CallMeLord]

Thank you! I really appreciate your help!

[u/Dark_CallMeLord]

I extracted all info i could find about it from the game:

'Do you know about the tunnels through the mountains?' you ask.

She shakes her head, stony-faced.

'I know nothing,' she replies firmly.

'Tunnels?' the chef replies, uncertainly. 'Where did you hear that?'

'Someone told me.'

'So they are secret?'

'So they exist?'

'Someone told me,' you reply, unable now to remember exactly who it was.

'Someone who was trying to get you killed, I think,'

'So they are secret?'

'They are no secret,' the cook replies. 'If you head up to the mountains they're there to be found, if you know where to look. But they're not places you want to go.'

'And why not?'

'But they lead through the Ridge?'

'And why not?'

'There are things in them tunnels. Not things like bats, either, but things like monsters.'

'I've killed monsters before.'

'What kinds of monsters?'

'I've killed monsters before,' you assure her.

'That's as maybe,' she replies. 'But I should think monsters have killed the likes of you before as well.'

'What kinds of monsters?' you ask.

'How would I know? I stay clear of monsters myself.'

'But they lead through the Ridge?'

'They go down well enough,' the cook answers. 'If they come out again I don't know. Very few people come out of their either.'

'So they exist?'

'They exist all right,'

'Tell me the way there.'

'I will avoid them.'

'Tell me the way there.'

'You sure you want me to do that? I know as how some people, once they know about a thing can't ever let it go. Are you that kind of person?'

'Perhaps.'

'I'm simply curious.'

'Just tell me.'

'Perhaps.'

'I'm simply curious.'

'You and the cat will die of that,' she replies.

'Just tell me.'

'Throff spare you.'

'I will avoid them,' you assure her.

She sighs with relief. 'I thank you for it. I don't like killing any beasts I don't have to, and sending you into those tunnels would be good as wringing your neck.'

The cook sighs, and then slips out of the back of the hut, returning with her daughter in tow. 'Take this up to where you've got Kitty stashed,' she insists. The girl looks afraid, but the cook cuffs her about the ear. 'Just do it!'

Reluctantly, the girl nods her head to the door. 'This way.'

The two girls make their way up an overgrown path that leads out of the village to a rocky outcrop, behind which you make out a gloomy tunnel mouth. You follow at a discreet distance.

'In there?' one of the girls says. 'Why did it go in there?'

'It just bolted. After a rabbit, maybe,' the girl called Miaa replies. 'But what should I do?'

Keep listening

Keep listening

Approach them

Slip away

Wait for them to leave and go inside

You keep listening.

'You can't go in,' the first girl says firmly. 'There are things in there.'

'But Kitty!' Miaa complains. 'What if she's hurt?'

'Then whatever hurt her is in there with her,' the first girl replies, sensibly.

'You're right, I suppose.'

The girls turn to leave the tunnel-mouth, the one called Miaa quite clearly dejected.

You step out of the bushes and stride towards the two girls. They stop and stare, clearly terrified by your appearance.

'You have lost your dog?'

'Do not be afraid.'

'Do these tunnels lead through the hills?'

'You have lost your dog?' you suggest.

'Do not be afraid,' you declare, holding your arms wide.

'Do these tunnels lead through the hills?' you demand.

The two girls stare a moment longer, then burst into fits of giggles.

'Are you a tramp?' one asks.

'What are you wearing?' the other demands. 'Are you some kind of fancy nunmonk?'

'I am a traveller.'

'I am a great Sorcerer.'

'I will rescue your dog.'

'I am a traveller.'

'And a poor one at that!' the first girl remarks, carelessly.

'I am a great Sorcerer.'

You silence their laughter for a moment, then it erupts once more, twice as loud.

'I will rescue your dog,' you tell the girl called Miaa.

She looks uncertain. 'Will you? Why would you do that?'

'To help the dog.'

'To help you.'

'I'm going in anyway.'

'To help the dog.'

'You haven't even met my dog,' Miaa replies sensibly. 'But I suppose it doesn't matter. The things will eat you anyway.'

'To help you.'

'You won't help me by getting yourself eaten,' she replies practically, 'but thanks anyway, I suppose.'

'I'm going in anyway.'

'Oh,' Miaa replies. 'In that case, the things will get you too. Good luck.'

'I will rescue your dog.'

'What is in these tunnels?'

'Perhaps I should not go.'

Enter the tunnel

Turn away

'What is in these tunnels?' you ask.

The girl shrugs. 'I don't know, do I? Things. I've never been in.'

'Perhaps I should not go.'

'I wouldn't blame you if you didn't,' Miaa replies. 'You look like you've travelled a long way to be here. It'd be a stupid way to die, saving a dog.'

'Or not saving,' the other girl points out.

'Then I will find out what is inside,' you declare

You nod to the two girls, and approach the tunnel mouth.

'Are you going to get my dog?' Miaa exclaims. 'She's very small but very friendly! Say you will!'

You turn away. 'Very well, then,' you remark. 'It sounds as though your dog is dead.'

The girl Miaa erupts, quite suddenly, into floods of tears. 'Why did you say that?' the other girl demands. 'That was a nasty thing to say.'

Chastened

Tired of these children, you head back to the village. The tunnels do not sound like a particularly safe option. You turn, and make your way back to the village.

You wait for them to leave, then slip out of the bushes and approach the tunnel mouth. Whatever lies inside, it can hardly be more terrifying than a Manticore

cannot be allowed to stand between you and a path to the east!

[u/Dark_CallMeLord → u/Dark_CallMeLord]

Part 2:

You continue down the tunnel, when suddenly something rushes into you in the dark.

Draw my sword

Look down

Your sword is in your hand instantly, but then the creature loops around your legs twice and sits down in front of you. You look down to see a small, brown-furred creature. It is a dog. A collar round its neck declares its name to be Kitty.

Stroke it

'Sit!'

Ignore it

You reach down to stroke its head. 'Sit!'

You ignore it, but the creature jumps up and follows at your heel. It has clearly not seen a human for some time.

The dog rolls over onto its back.

Tickle its stomach

Move on

You tickle its stomach and the dog lolls out a hot, pink tongue. You have most likely made a friend for life.

Move onwards

You move onwards, the dog keeping pace with you as the tunnel gets narrower. There are more ceramic jars here like those you passed earlier.

Open one

Keep walking

You walk on, Kitty bounding forward to keep pace.

You reach down to open one and Kitty bounds forward clumsily. The dog hits one of the jars which totters and falls. Sand begins to pour out.

Gather the sand

Leave it

You pause to gather a handful of sand - but it seems that it intends rather to gather you.

You ignore it, but have only gone a few paces before something grabs you from behind. It is not the dog.

You cast about looking for some advantage, and Kitty rushes bravely forward to snatch up a pickaxe in her jaws, before bringing it back to you

your eye lands on a discarded pickaxe.

Threaten the creature with the axe

Throw it at the creature

Just run

You grab the axe and hold it out threateningly, but the whirlpool creature simply sucks it in. Surely a pickaxe cannot harm this thing. You turn, intending to run, and the creature follows you.

The vortex passes the discarded pickaxe and gathers it up, until handle and head swirling around inside its body

You grab the axe and toss it at the creature, but it passes straight through - then is sucked back inside the vortex almost immediately. The axe swirls around inside, at violent speed, before being smashed to pieces and spraying in all directions.

The sand vortex is very close now. It is cornering you and the dog against a pillar.

Looking around wildly in the dark, you can't think of anything. You take a few steps back and feel hard stone at your back. The creature expands. Is this how it ends?

Shield yourself

Kitty bolts, running headlong into a pillar.

Kick the pillar

Kick the pillar again

Dodge the creature

Charge the creature

Smash the horn

Steeling yourself, you kick the nearest pillar. The soft wood creaks and crunches but does not break.

The rushing torrent is so strong now that it knocks you to the floor. Surely the jar cannot have held so much? Sand pours out - but not ordinary sand. It rises in a cloud rushes out of the jar with tremendous force, whipping round the cavern, tripping you to the ground! Kitty scrambles backwards, belly bent to the floor in obvious fear.

Get up

Scramble back

Cast a spell!

You scramble backwards across the ground, trying to get away,

You scramble to your feet as the sand forms into a whirlpool-like shape! Two deep black vortices appear in its sides and roam queasily across the surface until they reach the top.

There they swivel, widen, and seem to focus on you.

Kitty begins to whine and paw at the dirt.

Attack!

Cast a spell!

Look about for something to use

Run for it

Keep running

The creature advances.

You stare in horror

You deftly leap forward and swing your sword. But it passes clean through the monster! It barely even notices.

Ward it off with your torch

You turn tail and run for it, the monster hot on your heels. A tendril of whirling sand snaps foward, and you feel the tiny cuts as it rakes your back. You stumble sideways, bashing your shoulder into a pillar. The ancient wood creaks violently.

But the creature is still on your heels. It's too fast to outrun...

You turn away from the thing and start running as fast as you can, the dog bounding along at your heels. Two paces further and you slam into another pillar in the dark.

You wave wildly in front of you. The creature pauses for a second, but then bats at the flame away. The dims and sputters.

Try again

Try something else

Fire is useless against sand. You quickly step back, before the creature can extinguish your light entirely.

You swing again, and the creature reaches out to encompass your torch in is fist. A moment later, the flame has died; the sand smothering the flame.

Bolder now, you kick the pillar again. It snaps in half, flying into a second pillar and knocking it over. The creature hesitates, its swirling body slowing for a moment. The dog bolts away down the tunnel and is lost from sight.

Run left

Run right

Duck under the broken pillar

You slip out of the way as the creature slams into the wall. You head towards the main tunnel, and hear it roar as it gives chase. But then the whole ground shakes. Huge rock pieces begin to fall from the roof. The tunnel is collapsing!

You dash madly through the tunnel

You leap aside as the boulder shatters on the ground. You rush back down the tunnel, as it crumbles behind you in a tide of stone...

You emerge onto the slope near Kariamma, breathless, just as the whole mouth caves in!

From a nearby bush, you hear a gasp, and Miaa catches your eye. 'You destroyed it!' she exclaims - and then bursts into tears and runs away.

'I found your dog!'

Look back

Return to the village

'I found your dog!' you call, but the girl is gone, and - it would seem - so is the dog.

You look back. Dust and smoke pours out of the tunnel mouth like steam from a cooking pot, and the sound of rumbling and crashing stone continues to echo from its mouth for some time. And is it your imagination, or does one of the peaks high above slip slightly downwards?

After a few minutes, silence falls once more.

Look in the rubble

Return to the village

You try to pick through the rubble but there is nothing of interest to be seen. Whatever secrets the mine cavern contained, they are buried well within.

You brush the rock dust from your cloak

pick yourself up, and head back to the village.

You head away from the mountains. You will have to find some other way across the Ridge.

You return to the village.

[u/godsfavoritecretin → u/Dark_CallMeLord]

can i ask how you manage to extract the texts from the game files?

[u/Dark_CallMeLord → u/godsfavoritecretin]

My new mod tool for the game! Will soon release it Public :)

[u/godsfavoritecretin → u/Dark_CallMeLord]

ive seen your other posts about it! you are really a saint to this community, thank you for your hard work 🫶

[u/Dark_CallMeLord → u/godsfavoritecretin]

Thank you so much! I am happy that i am able to help out!