In this game, healing spells are very rare. So if possible try to win all combats without injuring yourself. This may sound difficult, but it is possible. I did! The best weapon is the crusader's sword, followed by the Longsword. So, when you start playing, get the Longsword as soon as possible, it is in the armory. The armory has lots of weapons and armor, but don't take the armor unless you are carrying very few items, get the shield instead, choose the one which gives you the best protection.

Weapons' skill improves through practice, so stick to the Longsword at the beginning. Don't waste your spells on the guards, save them for the gremlins that are inside the garden maze. Fight at the inn until you reach the monster's lair. Cast two spells into the cave to finish the monsters inside. Once the monsters in the lair are destroyed, none will appear anymore. Get Elvira's ring and then use it to get the crusader's sword.

Save your game before any fight! When in combat, try to guess which direction the enemy is attacking from, and prepare to block from that direction. If you are injured, carry on the fight, but reload your saved game and try again until you have defeated the enemy without any injury. At first it may be difficult, but once you have a weapons skill of 60 and above, combat is easy. So in the mean time, endure! Remember one thing though, the number of monsters is finite and decreases as you finish them off. So after awhile, you won't have to worry about combat anymore. To block an enemy attack correctly, all you need is to block/parry with the correct timing. After a few fights, you should be able to judge when to block/parry.

As for attacking, you can try any manner of attacking, but once in awhile, change your combat style a bit to confuse the enemy.

Ingredients are very limited. So try to collect them whenever you come across them. Click on anything you see on the screen. Click on trees to get herbs, click on plants to get flowers, leaves, etc. Click on holes to look inside them. Click on the skull to get the bottle inside. So, you can see that almost anything that is visible is worth clicking on. Try not to avoid those areas you have been to, they may contains some useful items.

1. Look for bolts in the drawers or cupboard upstairs. Find a silver crucifix. Go to the blacksmith's place. Get the crucible in the box and place it in the fire. Place the silver cross inside the crucible to melt it. Then put a bolt in the crucible to make a silver tipped crossbolt. Go to the stable. Look at the man, when he transforms into a wolf, use the silver bolt to kill it. Now go inside and check out the stable closely. One of the iron rings can be removed, behind it is a gold key.
2. Go to the kitchen. Mix the light spell. Turn left and click on the dumb waiter. When Elvira opens it, drag the glowing pride to the tunnel to light it up. Elvira will then enter it and give you a gold key.
3. You will need to practice your crossbow skill with the wooden target somewhere in the garden, just opposite the locked door. Practice a few times until you have mastered it. Now go to the falconer, when he releases the falcon, use the crossbow to kill the falcon. There is a gold key on the dead falcon.
4. Fight you way in the jail until you reach the torture chamber. You should see a fireplace with a pair of tongs. Click on the iron ring on the floor and drag it to your inventory. Doing this will reveal a skeleton and a gold key. Bring the skeleton to the catacomb to one of the empty coffins and let it rest in peace.
5. Kill the captain in the guardroom. Get the notice. There is a gold key behind it.
6. Go to the knight who cannot be killed in a close fight. When he is approaching, use the crossbow. He will fall down into the castle. You will need to find his body in order to get the gold key. His body lies beyond the gate under the well. You will need an iron key to open it. The key is guarded by the weretiger at the catacombs. You will need the crusader's sword to kill it. Before you get the sword, you will need to find Elvira's ring. The ring is in the monster's lair in the garden maze. Fight your way in until you reach the cave. Cast a few spells into the cave to kill all the monsters that are hiding inside. Go in and get the ring. Go to the church. Go in front and click at the cross. Now drag the ring to the hollow in the cross. A passage will be revealed. Go inside and get the crown, the go forward to see the painting. Use your prayer scroll to open up the painting. Place the crown on the king's head and get the crusader's sword. Now go and look for the weretiger. Timing is critical, only hacking at the right moment will you destroy it (one good hit will kill it). Go to the chamber it is guarding and you will find an iron key in the coffin. Go under the well, unlock the gate and look for the knight's body. It is laying in the middle area, i.e. between the wall and the vegetation. Remember, when you see the message saying that you don't have enough air, surface immediately.

Get the pair of tongs in the torture chamber. Remember, it can only be placed in a container or the torturer will get you. Go to the kitchen. Move the tongs out of the container, click on the burning coal and drag it to the inventory. The tongs will automatically grab the coal. If you enter water later on, the coal will cool off, and you can ignite it by coming back to the kitchen and dropping it into the oven. Now go and find the cannon. Use the tongs with the lit coal to light the cannon. This will blow part of the tower off. The chest is in the blown off area. Go find it. Remember, you will need six gold keys to open the locks. Take only the scroll, leave the dagger alone first. Now drag the dagger outside the chest, so that it is not on the screen but in the room. Now click on the red 'R' to exit from the close up view. Now drop your backpack, click on the room icon and drag the dagger into the backpack. Then drag the backpack into your inventory. You might get killed if you try other ways. So be really careful.

She is hiding inside the catacombs. At exactly the middle of the catacombs is a small little hole in the floor. Click on it to see a close up view. Drag the rune stone to the hole, this will make the hole bigger. Make sure you have the following before proceeding: ceremonial dagger, scroll of spiritual mastery, and the crusader's sword. Go down into the hole and you will find Emelda draining your life force, so better act fast. First you must drag the crusader's sword to the pentagram to weaken Emelda. Then use the scroll of spiritual mastery to weaken her further. Then use the ceremonial dagger and go in for the kill. With this you have completed the game. Congratulations!