The Diamond Key

the diamond key

The order of the gems is given somewhere in the palace. It's not hidden, nor is access to the location restricted. You just need to look at everything.

I finally figured out the gems in the spiral serpent. However, I haven't figured out the true solution yet. I stabbed Darm with the crystal dagger, but it still led to ending 800. How does the joining benefit us?

The Serpent people are an embodiment of the force that on the material plane we know as magic. As such, they are beings of great power, and have been sought out by sorcerers. The Agreement the serpent queen speaks of is that those who come seeking power must have their requests granted, but the queen is free to chose how. When a serpent-person is joined with a human, it increases the human's magical ability. In crude terms, it is like adding extra muscle. Thus many sorcerers have come seeking this, including Darm. So, after being joined, any spell that you cast in the final encounter with Darm is amplified. Specifically, the spell scrolls you find in the Royal Sorcerer's study. Without the joining, these spells are ineffective. However, in the text version at least, the real reason to go to the Serpent People's realm is to gain the great treasure hidden in the cavern with all the skeleton warriors. However, I have been unable to get to it yet. The serpent amulet on the wall is not it. If the treasure can be obtained, it leads to 2 more of the 6 endings.

700 - You manage to kill Darm, but also Kianmay. Forlorn and guilty, you wander the city and decide to become a paladin of the White Goddess.
800 - You slay Darm, then say goodbye to Kianmay and return to your life as a merchant guard.
850 - The Big White Elephant...
885 - You sacrifice your life to save Darm from his own evil.
900 - Kianmay and a repentant Darm disappear. You wander the city, astounded at what you have seen and decide to become a paladin.
1000 - You save Darm, get the girl, and glory.

You need two items. One is a golden ring, the other is a condor amulet made from amethysts.

Without posting the whole solution, where do you find the condor amulet? I've looked everywhere, and still haven't found it.

Look on the first level of the pallis. ITs in the offices, though I'm not sure if its randomly rolled or if its in a spacific office. I always found it at the end of the coridor in the rright hand office.

In which office do you find the condor amulet? Do you continue down to the intersection, and head left, right, or straight ahead?

I can't remember. What I recall is that there are 8 offices in total, and originally there was a special item in each office. With the altered version I prepared for the online adaption, this was reduced to 3 items. There are still 8 offices, but now each item can be found in two of the offices, with the remaining 2 offices being empty. So just use a bookmark and search all of the offices. You have a 1 in 4 chance of finding it.