Ackerman's Tower
First Puzzle:
Set the switches in the following order to correctly solve the puzzle.
1) Push the blue switch up, this should open the first gate
2) Push the tower switch up
3) Push the sun switch down
4) Push the green switch up
5) Push the stoneflower switch up
6) Push the willow switch down
7) Push the red switch up
8) Push the tower switch down
9) Push the stars switch up, thunder should now sound and the first barrier should be disabled
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Second Puzzle:
There will be a room with two guardians. One will be a skeletal warrior; the other will be a skeletal mage.
1) Take the four buckets of water that are on the two benches in the room
2) Go to each of the four braziers in the room and activate them, you will be given the option of using the bucket of water to extinguish the fire, do so
3) Once all four braziers are out, defeat the skeletal warrior
4) Once the skeletal warrior is defeated, defeat the skeletal mage
5) Thunder should now sound, and the second barrier should be disabled
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Getting the Haunted Shrine Key:
The Haunted Shrine Key is used to enter Ackerman’s Sanctuary. The following steps will help you acquire it.
1) On the ground floor of the tower there are three gemstones, a ruby, an emerald, and a diamond. Each gemstone is on a silver plate upon a table. Collect each of the three gemstones. Note: There is a plate will three gemstones on it, these are cursed gems and should be avoided.
2) Complete the first and second floor puzzles to gain access to the stairs leading to the tower roof
3) At the top of the stairwell there will be a small chest with a broken shrine key inside, take the key.
4) Travel to the roof, where you should see a small alter facing a large statue. The shrine key is dangling from the statue’s finger behind a shield barrier
5) To disable the barrier and gain access to the key, place the three gemstones and the broken key into the chest upon the alter.
6) Thunder should sound and the barrier blocking you from the key should be disabled. Take the completed haunted shrine key.
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Secret of the Basement Shrine:
In the basement of the tower there is another shrine containing the key to the Chaos Shrine. To access this lower area you must already possess the Staff of Ackerman.
1) Walk up to the barrier blocking the door while holding the staff of Ackerman, the staff should dispel the barrier and grant you access to the room
2) Walk across the rope bridges to the giant statue at the far end of the chamber. Hanging from the statue’s finger will be the Red Dragon Key.
3) Once you take the key the far rope bridge will collapse into the lava, so be prepared to leave the chamber by some other means. Guardians will also appear once the key is taken, so be prepared for a fight as well.
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