The village of t'ir na

(An FMV sequence ensues. Here, we can see Xena, presumably back on the surface world, roaming around a snow-covered area. A man approaches her secretly. He taps Xena on her shoulder and just as she is about to react...)

Man: "Shhh! Please help us! The fanatical followers of Kalabrax have captured our village Seer and this druid is now holding him prisoner as they search for our only treasure! The Lyre of Orpheus will be yours if you can rescue our beloved one!"

Xena: "I'll do what I can!"

Man: "Use extreme caution!" (he points at a distant location) "If they detect you, they will kill you!"

The snow-covered village of T'ir Na holds the secret to defeating Kalabrax. But wait! Fanatical Druid soldiers, who search for the Lyre of Orpheus, have locked all the villagers in their homes. They will return the Lyre to Kalabrax unless Xena can find it first!

Sketch: An icy, cold place should be more than welcome after the hot stuff you had down in the Underworld! The area the man pointed to in the FMV sequence isn't clear because of an old bridge holding up the road (behind a spiky pit). The point is to go to the toll taker's house in T'ir Na. There is a lever next to his house which you must hit in order to draw down the shaky bridge. The bridge will crash down the spikes, but this is no problem. A running jump will get you to the other side since the bridge is out of the way.

Important note: While playing this game, you would have noticed how the "regular" enemies you meet in the different world keep getting harder to kill (i.e. Valarian's soldiers are harder than Pactolus' pirates, Amazons are even harder and dead souls even worse.)

The druid soldiers are one of the hardest non-boss enemies in the game I've found. Make sure you've collected some of the Armour and Sword Upgrades and use jumps to avoid the druid soldiers. Fully use the magical power-ups and most of all, the sneak-up-from-behind attack. If a soldier notices you anyway, avoid most of his blows and wait till when he stands still, dazed. A good sword bash should knock him out at this moment.

Walkthrough: After you've slid down the ramp, kill the unsuspecting guy by the tree. Another boy will come to avenge him. Grab scroll#1 at the point where the road splits into two (next to a sign). Take the right side of the road, the lower lain part. Tackle three druid soldiers here. Go further to find four more of Yat's (that's the name of the druid) followers. Make sure you get the Promethean Blade hidden in the flames of the bonfire in the centre, as well as three health power-ups stored in barrels. Kill three more guys with an attitude problem.

Now, as there is no enemy in sight right now, you can get some items. There are two barrels with a health power-up inside behind the second cottage from the left (seen from the point where you just enter this area) beside a tree. Kick the door right of the toll taker's house (the one next to a sign) to discover a health power-up. There is also a tiny brick structure next to this house, behind it lies another health power-up.

After confiscating all the items here, hit the lever next to the toll taker's house. It will fell the drawbridge at the other end of this level, but it will collapse and disappear into a spiky pit. But don't worry about that silly bridge, all you need is your way cleared. Return to the point where the road splits in two and go up the higher part of the road.

Grab scroll#2 behind the second house on the left. Break the barrel hear and get the health power-up. In a little corner by the second house is a Frost Biter (probably the best magical power-up, next to the Golden Shield). Enter the passageway between two houses, kick the door on the left and take the health power-up hidden in there. Take care now. Seven druid followers will appear out of nowhere, in random order. Try to lure them to the edge and smack them down to the lower area (with the lever) to get rid of them easily. After they're all dead, get two hidden health power-ups a little further. Proceed further and fight three more obnoxious soldiers. You can retrieve a health power-up by slashing the barrel next to the house at the point where the road starts to zigzag , next to a sign, telling you about the toll bridge. Head for the house on the right of this sign and take the health power-up behind the tiny brick structure. Take out your energy on three druid soldiers here. Return to the sign and follow the road.

You can see the pit where the toll bridge used to be here. Take a careful running jump here. Whoa, cool it, you're not done yet! Three more helpers of the druid are waiting here. Watch out for them as they'll try to push you of the edge of the spiky pit. Try using the same trick against them (what goes around, comes around, right, pesky soldiers?)

Slide down the ramp to continue your quest.

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