> > > > > > Hi all,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have absolutely no clue what I should do next.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > My inventory:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 17 Bronze Coins
> > > > > > Stone of Strengthening
> > > > > > Sticks
> > > > > > Portrait
> > > > > > Map
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 8 Red Gemstones
> > > > > > Food Rations
> > > > > > String
> > > > > > Clear Focus Stone
> > > > > > Magnifying Glass
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 7 Black Gemstones
> > > > > > Rope
> > > > > > Wire Clippers
> > > > > > Piece of Trash
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Guard's Sword
> > > > > > Tinderbox
> > > > > > Key of Opening
> > > > > > Hammer
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > You have gotten the backstory on the Gwuils and the Metamorph Ring, correct?
> > > > >
> > > > > If not: Go visit the building south of the city, talk to all its inhabitants, then go ask questions at the tavern.
> > > > > If you have: It doesn't look like you've pulled off an important switch in the banquet hall yet, and that's the most elaborate ruse in the whole game. Have you been all around the castle yet?
> > > > >
> > > > > -Mandi
> > > >
> > > > I did talk to those funny lookin' creatures before, but all I got out of them was a bronze coin.
> > > >
> > > > ~Nelson
> > >
> > > And I have gotten the backstory, but where do I find any ring to trick them into believing?
> >
> > Have you met someone who could make you one? A metalworker could pull it off.
> >
> > -Mandi
>
> But he'd need to know exactly what it looked like...
>
> -Dingbat

Ok, I've talked with the blacksmith, and discovered the painting in the banquet hall. But how do I get it without the serving girls noticing?

And what's all this talk about the most elaborate ruse of all time?...

~Nelson~