Hi, I'm a new player and still at circle one. I know favors are very important so I thought I'd get a start on them and followed DIR FAVOR to a temple outside of Riverhaven and obtained an orb.

However, I have been completely stuck on the riddle I have to solve to get out of the room with my orb. I'm not expecting someone to give me the solution but I'd be grateful for a hint or an indication of where I'm going wrong. Here is the room and what I see...


[Siergelde, Labyrinth]
You find yourself standing in a completely square room of shining obsidian walls, ceiling and floor. Simple sconces hold barely-lit reed torches, which cast a faint glow upon the mirrorlike surfaces. On one wall, you see a corroded brass plaque glinting softly against the shadows. You also see an odd hanging mounted high upon the wall.
Obvious exits: none.
>look hanging
High on the wall, but just within reach, is an odd hanging of wood, with six sets of bones stretching across its length.
>look bones
Two femur bones are crossed and bound to form an X.
>touch first bones
You reach out and touch the third set of bones.
>touch second bones
You reach out and touch the first set of bones.
>touch third bones
You reach out and touch the second set of bones.
>touch fourth bones
You reach out and touch the fourth set of bones.
>touch fifth bones
You reach out and touch the sixth set of bones.
>touch sixth bones
You reach out and touch the fifth set of bones.

The plaque says to "Search diligently for all things." but I don't get anything when I try SEARCH.

I've played around with the bones a lot, TOUCHing them in different orders/combinations (note the bone you touch is different from the number you enter). I've also tried several combinations with RUB.

I'm at wits end, most verbs I know don't work with the bones. My exp which was mindlocked when I went in has completely drained. I can't think what else to try and getting very frustrated partly because I don't understand a lot of this game yet. I've spent 2 hours browsing through forums and websites for a clue and the only thing I came up with is that it's much easier to get favors from the Crossing. So what do new people in Riverhaven do? Any advice would be very appreciated.

You know if you get stuck and you don't want to figure it out you can drop the orb right? It'll break and you'll leave the labyrinth


Jaedren says, "Alas, no Khri Ronco (Set it and forget it!). Woe."

>>>You know if you get stuck and you don't want to figure it out you can drop the orb right? It'll break and you'll leave the labyrinth

>There are other ways out, too, depending on the puzzle. However, things can get really buggy for you after that, so I very strongly recommend using only the method above to abandon a favor puzzle.

But if you're a Cleric it'll tank your devotion... not that it's hard to gain it back if you know how.


>I've always found it irritatingly interesting that so many (of every single race) claim to be orphans in Elanthia. ~ Bambina

Welcome to Dragonrealms, Sarangheyo. It's a great place, and we're glad to have you. As some of the folks on the boards have suggested, you might want to try the easier puzzles for favors at first (though I confess, I love the complexity of the hard ones - I'm weird like that).

Don't hesitate to ask the mentors for help, too - they're also on the DIR list. Just ring the bell if nobody's there at the time.

-Linda / GM Danalae