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Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle Hints

Trench One

  • 1 of 11: The summary says that the pottery contained unburned oil.
  • 2 of 11: Where around here might there be some oil?
  • 3 of 11: How about in an oil can at the service station?
  • 4 of 11: There's an oil can inside the Barrow Hill Motors building.
  • 5 of 11: The oil can is inside the small upstairs office.
  • 6 of 11: It's on the desk.
  • 7 of 11: Get a close-up of the desk, then click on the oil can to get it ready to dispense oil.
  • 8 of 11: Click on the egg cups in inventory while in the oil can close-up.
  • 9 of 11: Then click on the small metal thing on top of the can that will push some oil out.
  • 10 of 11: It'll go into an egg cup, creating your oil offering.
  • 11 of 11: Click on it to take it after the weird "balance must be restored" vision.