Hawk's Prison

Hawk's Prison
Chronology	Chapter VII: Beyond the GateChapter XI: Captive Angel
Items	Chalice Eternity Aelf's Dagger
Enemies	2 Agi

Hawk's Prison is an area which can be accessed after having acquired and placed all seven Serpent Statuettes in front of the Sarcophagus inside the Study. The Egyptian receptacle will open up and reveal a brick-built corridor leading to a spacious circular hall whose floor is covered with a large clock. If we think back to our first examination of the Study, we remember that the grandfather clock would chime and open up at six o'clock. Hence we reproduce this particular time setting by using the two levers that can be found when ascending the small staircase on one side of the room. This will open up the portal on the opposite side. Be wary that falsely configuring the clock will spawn a major Yielder.

Further examining the clock hall, we notice the pronounced smell of sulphur, like something's been burning. Our attention is then grabbed by the magnificent murals, depicting various knights who protect themselves from fire-breathing dragons by using their shields. It's a valuable hint which prompts us to equip the Dragon Shield before we proceed on our way, as the door that opened up after setting the clock will shoot fire balls at us. When examining the trap beforehand, Adam will actually comment on the black colour around the dragon's mouth from which the fire balls will originate. As an additional bit of help implemented by the developers, the following voice message will be triggered after having set the correct time:

“

The hands are set; the door to thee, is open wide who holds the key. Shield your heart from purging fire, regard the Knight who's mean is higher.

”

Proceeding through a corridor lined with marble walls, the smell of sulphur intensifies and we soon find ourselves confronted with a new type of enemy, a duo of green creatures with two heads, one of which roams around a glowing fountain of magical water on either side of the corridor, in the vicinity of which we discover two silver goblets with aquatic detail.

“

Rebecca: There's a great power present here Adam. Present... in the mosaic. It's focused... like an occult Seal.

”

We eventually come into a large chamber, characterised by the pools of lava seething underneath the narrow pathway. Stepping onto the large mosaic of a chained angel in the centre, we're once again contacted by the disembodied voice of Hawk who had already beseeched us inside the crypt preceding the Caverns:
Hawk - Captive Angel
Hawk - Origins
Hawk - Jailers
Hawk - Key of Tears
In order to free him, we must locate the Key of Tears, so named for the grief and desolation it symbolizes. He asks us to go to the Tower and walk with the spirits (an implication for our next destination: Raquia, which is also referred to as the Realm of Spirit).

To either side of the room we find an oddly designed metal door featuring the depiction of a fish with an aperture on its mouth. Equipping the Chalice and splashing some of the magical water gathered from the fountain, we're able to open it. The door to the left side of the entrance contains Aelf's Dagger, after picking it up we meet Aelf again, who informs us that we hereby found one of his most treasured possessions, explaining that it's both a dedicated weapon and a key, the device to enter the Realm of Raquia, as such constituting a prerequisite for finding the above-mentioned Key of Tears:
Aelf - the Dragon Blade
Aelf - Key to Raquia
Dedication
Aelf - Death of a Knight

Our leaving of this place is impeded by the appearance of nasty Belial, dressed in a doctor's attire, who demands the Shrive from us. In order to hold the artefact, he puts on a set of gloves made from skin he apparently ripped off from the hands of someone who had the same marks as Adam. Fortunately, by giving the new blade weapon we've just acquired a shot, we're able to put him to flight for the time being, burning half of his face off in the process. Our exploration of this place ends for now, as we initiate Chapter VIII: Mark of the Beast and return to the Study in search of a portal to Raquia. On our way back we're attacked by a task force of 3 Shadows and 3 Icons out to foil our plans.

Gallery

The imposing floor clock which has to be set to six o'clock.

The room's walls are covered with depictions of a knight shielding himself from a fire-breathing dragon.

The actual prison, with the angel mosaic in the centre of it.

The door that can be opened by splashing water from the chalice.

After inserting the Key of Tears into the lock, the large angel mosaic will break, leading to Hawk's release.

The ethereal stairway to St. Michael's and Charles Randall's Vicarage, accessible after freeing Hawk.

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