Fairies | Puzzles in The Bard's Tale 4 The Bard's Tale 4 Guide and Walkthrough

The following page describes the puzzles related to Fairies in The Bard's Tale IV. This puzzle is first encountered during the Keeper of the Old Ways main mission. The page contains hints and solutions for all such puzzles.

• Hints
• Solutions

Hints

1. The objective of the puzzle is to allow the fairy to reach the blue stones.
2. Once the fairy gets to the stones, it vanishes. The puzzle is then solved and a door opens.
3. If the fairy reaches a magic circle, the puzzle isn't solved. The fairy will also not vanish.
4. Magic circles open some passages for a short while, when a fairy reaches them (it's a necessary action in some puzzles, when the blue stones are located behind the door).
5. You can "shoot" the fairy in all directions, also diagonally.
6. If the fairy hits an obstacle, it will explode. Do not worry, a new one will spawn in its place.
7. You can change the direction of the fairy by shooting it at a totem or a mushroom.
8. The fairy will change direction accordingly to the marking on the totem it approaches.
9. If the fairy comes close to a double totem, which depicts contradicting directions (left/right, or forward/backward), it will stop. You can then "shoot" it once more.
10. The mushroom needs to be active to affect the fairy. Dormant mushrooms will do nothing.

The markings on the totems are as follows:

The magical mushroom will act as a "turn right" totem, but only for a limited time.

Solutions

• Keeper of the Old Ways
• Into the wood
• The Sacred Grove
• The Blood of Kings

Keeper of the Old Ways

After you kill the cultists in front of Fiona's house, you will encounter the first fairy puzzle.

The first totem should be set like this:

Aim the fairy at it.

Behind the door, the totems should be set like this:

Once the fairy reaches the blue stones, a door will open.

Into the wood

You will encounter a puzzle after you defeat enemies.

The totem in front of the fairy should be set like this:

The totem on its right should be set like this:

The final totem in this puzzle, should be rotated to show the red bird:

Having solved the puzzle, you will get the key to the gate you've passed earlier.

Behind the gate, you will encounter another puzzle, which will introduce you to two-layer totems.

First such totem should be set like this:

The next one should depict contradicting directions:

The fairy will stop. Aim it then at the blue stones.

The solution to the next fairy puzzle is simply to activate the magical mushroom during the fairy's flight. This will open the gate, behind which you will find another puzzle.

They should be set as follows:

Behind the gate, you will encounter a variation of a familiar puzzle. One fairy will be moving, and your task is to aim the other one at the magical circle.

The totems on the left should be set like this:

Both totems show the red bird.

The moving fairy should fly through the gate to the blue stones. Once she comes close to the end of her route, aim the second fairy at the magical circle.

After you defeat the enemies behind the gate, you'll need to set the totem like this:

The totem on the right like this:

Once the fairy approaches the mushroom, activate it.

Once the gate opens, pass is and pull the lever. Return to the previous fairy puzzle. The totems in the beginning should be set like this:

Middle totem: bird to the left, left totem: bird to the right, left totem in the background: bird to the right.

Once the fairy passes the middle totem, change it to depict the following marking:

After you go across the tunnel and defeat the enemies, you'll need to set the following solution to the next puzzle:

Totem shows a bird with its beak pointing to the right.

The second totem should initially be set like this:

The third one, like this:

Once the fairy reaches this totem, set the second one like this:

There is another puzzle behind the gate, the solution of which is as follows:

The Sacred Grove

There are a few fairy puzzles in the indicated location on the map:

Set the totems as follows:

Once you put the glyph stones in the right places, you will encounter one more puzzle:

Once the fairy reaches the third totem, change the second one to be empty:

The Blood of Kings

There's a fairy and totem puzzle near this spot on the map:

You'll need to push the stones so the fairy can freely fly to the blue stones. The totems should be set like this:

From the left: bird to the right, red bird.

Once you're past the bushes, you'll find another puzzle:

From the right: red bird, bird to the left, bird to the left, red bird.