Al Qadim: The Genie’s Curse

Really, Whodunit?

Bandar al Sa'adat

Go to the palace and ask the vizier to let you see your family. You will be denied.
As you walk back towards the palace exit, you will accosted by a man who wants you to talk to the head chef.
Go to the north-eastern end of the palace and talk to Sumia. Make sure that the first time you say her suggestion would not be honorable 1000xp.
Accept her offer, leave the castle and head for the money changer and tell him you're there for Trade business.
The money changer will direct you to the baker. Tell the baker you want the Key of Bone 1000xp, Bone Key.
Back to the palace and Sumia 1000xp.
Go to the room to her right and walk through the north wall.

Old Dungeon

In the chamber to the west, along the southern wall, you will find an Old Key.
The stone blocking your path to the north is an important one; you will need it soon. Move all the other stones out of the way towards the walls.
The northern-most stone beyond the next doorway is the other one you will need soon. Push it all the way north to the bend.
Walk east to the wall to open a secret door. Drag both stones through it (none of the other stones will fit through).
Walk on to the plate to the north and slash away at the green moss several times until a pull-switch is activated. You will need to do this throughout these dungeons: depress a floor plate, hack away at moss, pull a switch.
Use one stone to keep this floor plate depressed and push the other one through the southern door to hold down a plate on the west.
Through the next southern door, hack away at more moss.
Push the large stone in this passageway all the way to the east to depress another plate.
Working from east to west, repeat this process in all the rooms. In one of the rooms you will come upon a cyclops who wishes to escape. Agree to take him with you in disguise.
Return to Sumia who will mask his stench with perfume. Avoid the guards as you walk the cyclops out of the palace (gate guards won't bother you).
Lead him all the way outside the city gates 1600xp and then return to the prison to hack away at the moss in the cyclops' cell 800xp.
Once through the door to the east, drag the stone and table all the way south to depress two more plates. The moss for this is on the northern wall 400xp.
Several pull-switches are revealed along the western wall. You can pull them one at a time or all at once. Each switch will release some monsters. The one you really need to pull is fourth from the top, but there is a lot of xp and items to be had from killing everything.

New Dungeon

Follow the winding passage until you reach the prison. Getting to your father is tricky: all automatons will notice you.
Make sure to ask your father if he can help you Parchment.

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