HCBailly plays Secret of Evermore - Part 21 of 31

In this entry, you'll find out that the Queen has a hidden agenda for why she is sending you to the other town...

All maps by Grizzly.

Chessboard Maze

Map

You'll be taking down a bunch of Skullclaws here while you go from end of the maze to the chessboard in the center. You may also find some Acorns near the trees, too, so use the Sniff function whenever you can.

Boss - Footknight

The Footknight will try to follow you around a lot and will ram into you whenever possible, so be ready to strike with your weapon and cast as many spells on him as you can. If The Dog can land a Level 3 attack on it, it'll help quite a bit.

When you win, a staircase will open up in front of the statue on the left. Go down this and you'll find a hidden staircase that leads you to the forest.

You'll see an Energy Core on your way down the stairs, but you won't be able to get it quite yet.

When you make your way down, you'll trigger a cutscene where Queen Camilla talks to her servant Eronio. You'll find out that there's some cruel intentions behind the journey she gave you...

Entrance to Dark Forest

When you reach the bottom, you'll come out of a cave near a waterfall. Talk to the guy walking around so you can save your game, which will prove necessary since the Dark Forest Maze can be tough.

Dark Forest

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You'll be fighting a couple of Dragoyles and other creatures on your away around this forest.

If you see a Greeble (those little black evil-looking guys hiding in the trees) in the foreground, you're going the right way.

There is an alchemist that has the One Up formula if you find him. Keep in mind that he's not on the right path, so you'll be doing some detouring...and backtracking...in order to get to this guy and return to where you were.

One Up

1 Feather, 1 Root

This one is pretty interesting, since it restores a lot of your HP in one cast. Unfortunately, it takes Feathers. This guy does sell alchemy ingredients, but it still takes 1000 gold coins to buy five Feathers.