King's Quest VII ~ The Princeless BrideChapter 4: Will the real troll king please stand up.
Back to Rosella now, and her mission to find the real troll king, imprisoned somewhere in Ooga Booga. When the rope breaks and the gravedigger offers you his shovel, take it or you'll fall. He'll pull you to safety. Talk to the gravedigger until he shows you his machine and tells you about the rat that is missing. Talk to him again until he won't talk to you anymore. Go right, then left to Doctor Cadaver's home. When he chases the boy away, knock on the door and he'll let you in. Watch the cut-scene to hear what Doctor Cadaver has to say about the land. Talk to the Hannibal Lecter impersonating mouse if you like, then to Doctor Cadaver to get all the information you can. When he starts stamping his death certificates, leave the house and go right. The elevator up to the pumpkin house should be down, so step on it. Inside, take the spine from the floor and the foot-in-a-bag from the coffin and leave again via the elevator. Go left and into Doctor Cadaver's home. Give him the spine and he'll give you a pet -- to keep you company, he says. Looks like he might have made it himself, too. Leave and go right.
The boys will be playing with a rat outside the pumpkin. Give them the pet Doctor Cadaver gave you -- just put it on the elevator -- do NOT under any circumstances go up there yourself. Iggy, the gravedigger's rat, will escape and you'll catch him. Go left and give the rat to the gravedigger. He'll give you a horn so you can call and tell him where you want your grave dug and fire up the machine. Go right to hear the funeral service for the cat (still meowing in the coffin) and when the boys run off to find a shovel, use the hammer and chisel on the coffin to free the cat. She'll give you some information and one of her nine lives as a thank-you. Go up, take the shovel leaning against the door and continue left. Notice the symbols on the side of the house and go down. Ignore Lady Tsepish (the woman in the black cloak) and go down again. Use the horn to call the gravedigger. He'll dig a hole for you where you ask him to, but advises that you don't go down there. When he's gone, naturally, jump down it.
Look at the lock on the coffin and press the symbols in the right order -- SKULL, BAT, SPIDER. The lock will open and you'll meet the real King Otar. Unfortunately, Malicia appears and traps you and King Otar in the coffin. Give him the dragon toad and use the hammer and chisel to remove the jewel from his armband when he can't pull it loose. You'll follow the dragon toad and come out back on the surface. King Otar will give you his magic wand and tell you to zap him with it, turning him into a scarab. Then you'll materialise a black cloak for yourself. Take it and put it on. This is so you don't attract unwanted attention -- you're supposed to look like the Lady Tsepish.
Go up and knock on Doctor Cadaver's door. Inside, talk to Doctor Cadaver and he'll give you a defoliant. Leave the house and go right. Scare the kids (just talk to them) and go down. When the plant creature jumps down in front of you, use the defoliant on it and continue right, ignoring the three-headed plant. You'll come to Malicia's house. Go around the back of the house. If the dog isn't barking, move the vine and make the hole already there big enough for you to fit through. If the dog is barking, leave the screen and come back until he isn't. When you hear Malicia outside, duck back under the floorboard and when the dog sticks his nose down there, use the defoliant on him. Malicia'll take off again, so come out into the house. Look in the chest of drawers to find the device King Otar was talking about. Put all the clothes back in the drawer, then pick up the stocking that gets left behind. Leave the house via the loose floorboard, pick up your cloak and go up then right into the Were Forest. Start walking right, then when confronted by the bear, use the stocking with the melted silver spoon (now a convenient pellet) to make a slingshot. Then use it on the bear. Then be prepared to run for your life, Rosella!
Once you're out of the forest, go right, right again and down. Go through the tunnel and down when you come out the gateway. Take some of the salt crystals by the pool and go up, through the gateway, up through the tunnel, left, left, up, across the river and up. Ignore the guard and walk through the smaller door into funny little Falderal.
You'll be met by Arch Duke Fifi le Yip Yap ('Ooh ... it's another one of those pink things! 'Allo, pink thing!'), who'll tell you that although they arrested Valanice,they like her just fine now. He'll also tell you to take the Faux Shop with a grain of salt. When he leaves, go into the china shop. Talk to Fernando to learn more about the secret entrance to the Vulcanix underground, supposedly hidden somewhere in Falderal. Leave and head right. Eat the salt crystals and go into the Faux Shop. Talk to the mock turtle to learn more about the secret entrance. Leave and go left, then into the Town Hall building. Go through the curtain at the back, then down the stairs. Keep going until you get to the door. Try going through it twice (since you're stopped first time by that puff of smoke).
Inside, look at the statue on the left and clean it with the stocking so you can read the inscription. Use the hammer and chisel (dang that comes in handy!) on the gold bunch of grapes on the right and give the grape to the statue. When the doorway gets stuck, use the magic wand on King Otar to zap him back to normal, and follow him down to the Vulcanix underground, then left. Note the way he opens this door -- you'll need it later. You'll see the false troll king start up the volcano mechanism that Malicia's going to use to blow the entire Realm sky-high. The real King Otar tackles him ... and that's all you'll see for now. Now we're going back to Valanice in Falderal.
You've just completed Chapter 4 of King's Quest VII! Congratulations! Now, go on to Chapter 5 -->
