This is a really charming and engaging game! I'm rather enjoying it thus far! ^_^
That said, I'll confess that I seem to be stuck. If you're willing, would you give me a hint, please?
Borrowing Tahan's Rot13 cypher-link:
I've done the following:
* Sbhaq gur juvgr, checyr, naq benatr ornqf
* Npdhverq gur phc naq hfrq vg gb jngre gur sybjref
* Sbhaq gur flzobyf sbe gur ahzoref 1 guebhtu 4 (V oryvrir)
* Genafyngrq, V guvax, cneg bs gur rvtug-qvtvg frdhrapr ba gur pybfrq qbbe
* Sbhaq gur ahzore "guvegl-sbhe" ba n cbfg-obk
* Frg gur gryrfpbcr va cynpr naq abgrq inevbhf pryrfgvny obqvrf
My inventory currently holds:
* N onggrel (hfrq ba gur ebgngvat urnq, gura ergevrirq)
* Na havqragvsvrq cvyy-funcrq bowrpg.
- V pna ebgngr gur gbc bs guvf, ohg gb ab nccnerag rssrpg guhf sne
V srry yvxr V fubhyq or noyr gb bcra gur "frnfba" chmmyr, ohg V unira'g guhf sne sbhaq nalguvat gung frrzf gb ersre gb frnfbaf. V'ir gevrq n srj pbzovangvbaf sebz gur ynetr cnvagvat, gb ab ninvy.
Gur fgne-funcrq ohggba-qrivpr ba gur gnoyr vf grzcgvat, naq V'ir sbhaq gur (cerfhzrq) pyhr oruvaq gur pybpx. Ubjrire, nggrzcgf gb nccyl vg unir guhf sne snvyrq, naq nabgure pbzzrag urer vaqvpngrq gung V znl or zvffvat vasbezngvba.
And thus I'm stuck! :/