Eastern Mineshaft

Items in this room:
Gold Coins: 1 | Keys: 1 | Potions: 0 | Gems: 0

Head up the stairs and approach the Save Point. Heal up at the Healing Fountain if you need to. To the right of the fountain is a barrel with some Gold Coins inside. To the left of the fountain is a pedestal. On the side of the pedestal facing the minecart you can find a hanging Small Key. You once again have the opportunity to skip this minecart segment entirely, but for the brave and iron-stomached amongst you just hop in the cart and start it up the same as before.

As before, there will be some splits in the track. The first one you'll need to have the lever facing right, then left for the second, and right again at the third. Also as before, you'll have to periodically raise some gates that block doorways. The new danger element will present itself as soon as you pass through the first doorway. An Extra Large Spider will begin charging you from behind. You can't kill this one, so instead blast it with some ice magic to slow it down. As you progress through the tracks, these big guys will periodically catch up to you. Listen for Odin's warnings to help stave them off.

There will also be a Large Big Mouth in here, and a couple spots where you need to duck under some obstacles. The video below will guide you through if you're having trouble.

Once you reach the bottom of the tracks, you are considered to be in the next room.


Onward to The Forge (Revisited).