cellar3
torches
Look at torch holders (dark)
nathan: If only I had a couple of burning torches.
Pull torch holders (dark)
nathan: It doesn't move.
torch holders (dark)
nathan: There! That shed some light on the situation.
torch holders (dark)
nathan: These torches could only illuminate the darkness if they were lit.
torch holders (dark)
nathan: These torches could only illuminate the darkness if they were doused in oil and then lit.
torch holders (dark)
nathan: Unfortunately, the lighter's puny flame won't do much against this stifling darkness ...
Look at torches (light)
nathan: What a practical use for juggling equipment.
Juggle torches (light)
nathan: I'm not crazy enough to attempt juggling fire... especially when I'd risk dropping my light source down a chasm.
fish_crate2
Look at crates of fish (main)
nathan: Ahhh! There are fish everywhere!
Pick up crates of fish (main)
nathan: I've had my fill of fish, thank you very much.
fish_crate
Look at fish crate (main)
nathan: I have many bitter and smelly memories of the inside of this crate.
Use fish crate (main)
nathan: There is no way that I'm getting back into that crate.
books
Look at dusty old books (main)
nathan: Scanning the titles, I see such modern classics as: "Astrophysics for Beginners", "More Fun With Pi Computations", and "Building Your Own Secret Underground Lab, Second Edition".
Take dusty old books (main)
nathan: No, they're not exactly my idea of light reading ...
nathan: This dank cellar will probably get more use out of them than I will.
painting
Look at painting (painting)
nathan: It's an old painting showing a castle at night.
nathan: The plaque at the base reads "The Original Northwest Castle".
Push painting (painting)
nathan: There was just enough room to slide the painting off to one side.
nathan: Hmmm, something else was behind the painting.
Look at mysterious shroud (shroud)
nathan: Mysterious and dusty.
Pull mysterious shroud (shroud)
nathan: Hey, there's an old portrait under here.
Look at old portrait (portrait)
nathan: It's a portrait of an old woman. The plaque on the bottom reads, "Theodora Trelawney (born Bunbury) — loving wife of George Adam".
nathan: Hey, that may be Nigel's grandmother!
Pick up old portrait (portrait)
nathan: Perfect... it fits neatly into my pocket.
wheelchair
Look at familiar looking wheelchair (main)
nathan: This appears to be the wheelchair of Professor Von Sternberg from the Smith Institute ...
nathan: Vincent must have been after him, too. I wonder what happened to him?
Use familiar looking wheelchair (main)
nathan: This cellar is not the place for a wheelchair derby.
box
Look at sealed box (main)
nathan: This looks interesting... it's a box of old records, sealed with tape.
Pick up sealed box (main)
nathan: Ugh... there's a label scrawled on the back that reads "Inventory Forms".
nathan: So much for finding something interesting.
box1
Look at open crate (main)
nathan: There's a small label on the corner of this crate. It reads: "Property of the Smith Institute"
nathan: Gosh, there sure is a lot of old material from the Institute down here. It looks like someone has been hoarding it.
Take contents of open crate (main)
nathan: Nothing in there looks very useful.
module
Look at crate (closed)
nathan: Another wooden crate.
Open crate (closed)
nathan: There's some kind of electronic module inside this crate ...
nathan: If I had to guess, I'd say it was something conceived by the scientists of the Smith Institute.
Pick up electronic device (open)
nathan: Alright, more inventory!
nathan: I wonder how many other relics from the Smith Institute are hidden away down here... Vincent seems to have amassed quite a collection.
dummy
Look at grinning dummy (main)
nathan: Hey, this looks like a naked version of that dummy hanging out in the woods...
nathan: I wonder how many dangerous experiments this poor guy had to suffer through.
Talk to grinning dummy (main)
nathan: He doesn't seem to be in the mood for conversation.
document
Look at document (main)
nathan: There's another document lying here ...
Pick up document (main)
nathan: Hey! This letter was written by my university. They are writing about ... ME?!
nathan: The letter was adressed to Dr. Coppelius! The Castle must have intercepted it ...
nathan: I'll add the letter to Nigel's notebook.
darkness
Look at darkness (main)
nathan: There is definitely something back there, but it's too dark to make out clearly.
nathan: If only I could illuminate this darkness ... and look, there are already torch mounts on this wall here.
Talk to darkness (main)
nathan: Hello...? Is there anything scary over there?
nathan: Hmmm ... the monsters are not revealing themselves.
Enter darkness (main)
nathan: No way, I'm not fumbling around in the dark along the edge of that chasm.
nathan: I can't go any further in that direction without a light source.
casks
Look at huge wine casks (main)
nathan: Wow, just one of these casks could supply an entire sommelier convention.
Drink huge wine casks (main)
nathan: Are you kidding? That would be an epic hangover.
cask_broken
Look at broken wine cask (main)
nathan: It's a smashed wine cask, stained with old dried wine.
nathan: All the wine inside must have evaporated.
Drink from broken wine cask (main)
nathan: It's empty. All the wine has dried up.
Open broken wine cask (main)
nathan: There's no point. The barrel is bone dry.
broken wine cask (main)
nathan: This dry barrel won't make the torch wicks any more flammable.
chasm
Look at dark chasm (main)
nathan: What a dangerous feature for a dark cellar. You'd think someone might build a railing!
Talk to dark chasm (main)
nathan: Hello down there!
Jump into dark chasm (main)
nathan: I don't want to find out how deep that black abyss is.
Toss #item# into #noun# dark chasm (main)
nathan: I don't want to toss my lighter into that abyss.