I've explored the Cistern and the friendly town. I'm down here now! Any clues on where to go?
I think my key hoarding has benefited me. I still had the ruins key and found a vault room in the town with tons of gold. Plus I noticed your gold survives a save data wipe which you may wanna fix! I'm loaded now.
I'm unsure what the flowers (plants in inventory you pick up) do yet? Something with the save system? Also: getting thru the iron bars to the cave area I'm in now was such an "aha!" moment. So good! I sorta thought I was meant to find a different route in until it dawned on me.
I think these dudes are invincible? I kinda thought you had to destroy those rotating vines (can you burn them? hmm, gonna go get a lighter haha), but not sure what I'm meant to do down here. I've accessed both the shafts with the beak and ruins key.