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9. Bloomingdale and the Bad Cave

Marion Bloome met (Bloomingdale)

  1. Bloomingdale is south-west of the Lonely Plains (you can go there before Zere Rocks: better gear). Talk to the old man at the harbour, who mentions Marion Bloome's ship.
  2. By day, go to the Bloome manor in the north: see Marion, who takes against you for no reason.
The game's own summary

Upon arriving in the town of Bloomingdale, your hero found out about a rich young woman called Marion Bloome who owns a ship. Your hero met with Ms Bloome, but for some reason, the young madam flew off the handle when she saw him.

Marion kidnapped (Bloomingdale)

  1. In the small house to the west, the old lady talks about Marion's doll, made by a man living near the church. In the armour shop in the middle of town, talk to Randolph, the toymaker.
  2. Go back to the manor with him: Marion has been kidnapped and is held in a cave to the north.
The game's own summary

Seeking a ship to help with the fygg hunt, your hero found himself in Bloomingdale where he met Ms Marion Bloome, a wealthy young lady who for some reason took an instant disliking to him. Your hero has discovered that Marion's beloved doll was made by a toymaker who lives next to the church.

Seeking a ship to help with the fygg hunt, your hero met with the wealthy Ms Marion Bloome, who for some reason took an instant disliking to him. When he went back to visit Marion again with the toymaker, they discovered that Marion has been kidnapped, and is being held in a cave to the north.

Tyrantula defeated (the Bad Cave)

  1. Talk to the ghost and follow it to the grave in the south of the manor garden: it is the real Marion, long dead; the kidnapped “Marion” is Marionette, her doll, brought to life by a fygg.
  2. The Bad Cave is almost due north of Bloomingdale. On level 1, sit on the rickety chair in the middle: a kidnapper comes to talk and puts down a ladder.
  3. At the bottom (B2), Tyrantula attacks Marionette.
Battle: Tyrantula 1,098 HP · 5,231 EXP
The game's own summary

While searching for the fyggs, your hero has ended up in Bloomingdale, and has met the ghost of a young woman called Marion. Her doll, Marionette, who came to life when she ate a fygg, has been kidnapped, and is being held in a cave to the north. Marion has asked your hero to rescue her.

Having mistaken her for the rich young maiden Marion Bloome, the kidnappers had been holding the living doll Marionette in a cave to the north of Bloomingdale. But, by the time your hero tracked them down, Marionette had managed to escape incarceration.

Your hero found Marionette, who had been kidnapped, deep in the cave north of Bloomingdale, and rescued her from the fearsome Tyrantula. Marion's ghost then appeared, and asked Marionette to go back to being a doll.

Ship obtained (Bloomingdale)

  1. Go back to Bloomingdale: the doll, lifeless again, lies on Marion's grave. Examine the grave: the Fygg and a note leaving you the Bloome family ship.
  2. Go to the harbour: you have a ship, the whole ocean is open (lighthouses and islands too).
The game's own summary

Returning from the cave after rescuing Marionette, your hero found her propped on Marion's grave in Bloomingdale, a lifeless doll once more, and retrieved fygg from her side.

Marionette became a doll once more, leaving fygg behind for your hero, and giving instructions that he be entrusted with the Bloome family's ship, the Pride of Bloomingdale!

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