Reef

The Reef is unlocked by exploring Bramble.

* You can build Effigy.

## **Severed Boar Head**

* In a ditch you find a severed boar head impaled on a sharp stick.

* It is enveloped by a huge cloud of flies. Some survivors are weirdly mesmerized by the grizzly sight.

* **[Talk to it]**
* [Ignore]: It is a sign, you are certain, a warning sign. So you better leave it be. [<--Okay]

**Talk to it**

* You can't resist the stinking lump of meat and approach it.
* What do you say?

* [Pray]
* [Oink]
* [Wish]

### **Oink**

* The head stares silently through you. It doesn't look too amused by your lack of disrespect for it. You soon lose interest with the head and go continue your journey.

### **Pray**

* *(You can build Effigy by choosing this option)*
* You guess the head is a totem of the natives of this island. There should be nothing wrong with saying a prayer for good luck, right?
* You don't feel any different after the prayer. You continue on your journey.
* (*Later in the game)*
* Survivors can't stop talking about the boar head. The power of the shrine must have touched them. Some even go as far as to suggest to build such a grizzly shrine back in you camp. For... good luck. Will you consider the idea?
	+ **[Sure]:** The survivors are deligthed! The next boar head you find will go on a pike! **You can build Effigy** (**Reduces max  by 40, but increases all skills by +20**). The power of this terrible shrine comes at a cost. If you decide on building it, the max  of your survivors will be lowered. Dark god need sacrifice, after all. [<--Okay]
	+ **[Not a chance]**: You will have none of it. The survivors are confused. Why not? Do you have problems with worship of dark gods? Are you just not religious? Or do you think a severed boar head is just a health issue?
		- [Dark gods]: Will you renounce your faith to the dark gods? You did pray to them before, maybe this will be bad luck down the road. [Renounce] Let's hope this won't anger ayone. [<--Okay]
		- **[Not religious]**:
			* *(If you allowed the survivors to build a totem)* Really? But you did allow your survivors to build a totem to the gods, right? [Yep] Well okay then! You allow the construction of the Effigy. The survivors are deligthed! The next boar head you find will go on a pike! **You can build Effigy.** The power of this terrible shrine comes at a cost. If you decide on building it, the max  of your survivors will be lowered. Dark god need sacrifice, after all. [<--Okay]
			* *(If you didn't allow it)* That's true. You did, after all, refuse to build a totem to the gods. [Yep] Well okay then! No shrines to the dark gods then! [<--Okay]
		- [Health risk]: You point out the health risks such a shrine could create. Reluctantly, the survivors agree and drop the matter. Good work. [<--Okay]

### **Wish**

* [Wealth]
* [Power]
* [Wisdom]
* Before your eyes the pig head is vaporized in a ball of smoke [Whoa]
* Out of the noxious smoke cloud a chest appears
* You get **Chest.**

Wealth

* **[Open]:** Greedily you open the chest. You get **Gold nuggets (+10 , 70 , 2 s)**.Back at home this would worth millions, but here on a deserted island, thery are just small lumps of metal. [Sad]
* **[Leave]:** You resist the temptation of wealth. You will find riches on your own, of that you are certain. **Survivors get +2 .**

#### Power

* **[Open]**: Greedily you open the chest. You get a **Battery** **(heals +2 ).** Back at home this would be useful. Here ut is only goof for a smal jolt of energy. [Sad] It there is a moral to the story, you fall to see it. You pocket the battery you got out of the deal and are on your way.

* **[Leave]:** You resist the temptation of power. You will find your own inner power, of that you are certain. **Survivors get +2** .

Wisdom

* [Open]: Greedily you open the chest. You get a **Book (+10 ).** This is a work on practical jokes you can pull in an office environment. Here on the island it is next to useless. [Sad] If there is a moral to the story, you fail to see it. You pocket the book you got out of the deal and are on your way.
* **[Leave]:** You resist the temptation of false wisdom. Wisdom must be earned, of that you are certain. **Survivors get +2 .**

## Build a Boat

* You climb the reef to get a view of the southern coast beneath.
* [Coast]
* The reef is full of jagged rocks, but there is a small opening bare of any dangerous obstacles.
* [Currents]
* You observe the currents for a while. After they hit the island, they form a regular highway back into the open sea.
* [Waves]
* The waves crash into the rocks with great force but at an angle. They are bounced back into the open sea with almost equal forces.
* [Interesting]
* You could use these cliffs as a launching port for a boat or ship, if you would be inclined to build one.

* TIP: Build the boat so you will be able to explore the ocean around Tinker Island.

* Building the boat will unlock Sea.

## Volcano

* A deafening explosion sweeps you off your feet...[Boom]
* It takes a while until you regain your senses. After some time you manage to stand up. You ache all over. [Ouch]
* You look around to see what caused the explosion. Your fears are confirmed.

* It's the volcano. It has erupted. Now a huge pillar of smoke and ashes is rising from the crater. Lava is spilling from the volcano's maw into the ocean. Where the molten stone meets the bay's waters a violent hissing can be heard. Evaporated water clouds the area in a white mist. It is a terrible demonstration of the element's powers. It is a humbling experience.
* Survivors get -1 to all skills. [Continue]
* This must have been just the beginning of the volcano's activity. If the eruption escalates, the whole island will be cut in half, maybe consumed by the cataclysm entirely. [Dear]
* Time is of the essence. You must hasten your progress. Find out the mystery of the island and find a way to escape.
* [I'm Doing My Best]