DivineGigi

@Josepho Rex Love your style, seems to me you filled in details I always imagined were in the old character art. I would love to see your character portraits in Avernum.

Ah yes, about that... I am now finding it very ironic that to get the papers I require a piercing crystal possibly two. To complete the second gladwell request requires 3 (used two already just need one more) I am two spells over dispel barrier, no piercing crystals to be found (and I've never sold any either!) and I am finding myself completely blocked moving forwards. I am a very through gamer so had there been crystals, I would have found them. Is this possibly a bug? Or just bad design. (I'm leaning towards unbalanced design.....)

Also, thank Locmaar.

Thanks for the help everyone. Very useful. Found the quest, no idea how I'll ever kill the Haakai. Master Acrovan, I thought everything was eventually solvable in Avernum 5, depending on how you played. You could unlock all the secrets with two playthroughs so I'd like to imagine everything is eventually unlockable here (though we may never know, the game is so very large.)

What lovely forums! If only I'd found these earlier, I've been playing since Exile the first all alone in the dark. Anyway, quick question about barriers. How does one remove barriers that can't be removed with a piercing crystal? Is there a spell or do I need to reach a certain skill level for the piercing crystal to be effective enough? Also is there some secret to finding piercing crystals? They are so rare! I've been saving the game before using them, then judging whether the reward was good enough to be worth a crystal (mostly not) then reloading. Also, for locks that cannot be picked, does every single lock have a key, or are some just unpickable? I'd appreciate any help or opinions. Good to see so many other fans