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How do I repair the lightcatcher?

  • 1 of 16: Who deals in glass?
  • 2 of 16: He is in one of the courtyard shops.
  • 3 of 16: There isn't a way to explain this with nudges, so the upcoming hints will be really straight forward.
  • 4 of 16: Give the broken glass to the Glassmaster.
  • 5 of 16: Agree to meet him at the lodge.
  • 6 of 16: Go to the lodge -- next to the hardware shop, outside of the courtyard.
  • 7 of 16: Talk to Sakka in the lodge and agree to take the test.
  • 8 of 16: Here is the solution:
  • 9 of 16: If you talked to the Orb you know that "Lightcatcher" isn't the right term. And if you didn't, now you know.
  • 10 of 16: So who would know the name?
  • 11 of 16: That's right, Sist the Rat.
  • 12 of 16: To find Sist, just imagine that Rif keeping his right hand to the wall while he walks forward.
  • 13 of 16: Now give the glass to Sist, and get the right name: Telescope, and Lens (but you already knew that, right?)
  • 14 of 16: And to go back, keep his left hand on the wall.
  • 15 of 16: Go back to the Lodge, and talk to the Orb.
  • 16 of 16: Ask it about the lens, and how to make another one.