Shovel

The **Shovel** is a key item (required for story progression) in The Crown of Leaves. The shovel will need to be picked up if you decide to dig Baranets (see Paths), before that it cannot be interacted with in any way. Shovel and axe are mutually exclusive items.

## Item description

* Standard

**Peculiarities:**

* Does not purr and does not crap in slippers.
* There is no weapon from it.

This shovel belonged to my great-grandfather. Her name was Katse, "kitten", and, remarkably, she outlived three of his wives. Grandfather was obsessed with finding gold and traveled all over Latori, digging holes, but in the end he only dug up a hernia.
## Location

The item can be found immediately after exiting the Brilla wardo (it belongs to her, at the moment) - it lies to the right of entrance.

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## Application

1. Use a shovel to dig up Sheep, to continue the storyline.
2. She needs to open the locked stash Brillas (Immortal Horses DLC, see DLC Walkthrough).

## Dialogs

* Juniver
* Izumra
* lazy
* Serban (good rep)
* Serban (bad reputation)

D - *Wow, what an unusual shovel!*

R - *Really? What is so unusual about it?*

D — *The human Shang lives inside. But it is strange that a simple shovel could hold him...*

Р - *Someone's soul in it?! But... they are digging the ground for her!*

Д — *After all, it's a shovel — what do you think shovels are for?*

P - *This particular one unlocks locks! It belonged to my great-grandfather.*

D - *I love heirlooms! I'd hunt them if I could, but I'm a decent girl. By the way, what did you do with it? It looks like lamb juice.*

Р — *...You know about sheep too.*

D - *So juice? Fabulous.*

And
— *It's the shovel of my and Bree's grandfather!*
 *He loved her very much. More than his wife, probably.*
*He wore it very carefully, constantly polished the shaft, wrapped it in some kind of velvet cloth...*
 *And one day I went into the room and saw how he was with she waltzes.*
 *Everyone has their own oddities, right?*

L - *..Do you want my expert opinion? So, I don't have it. I don't deal with such tools.*

С - *Do you know the name of this shovel?*
R - 'Of course. This story has already stuck in my teeth.
С — *Have you heard about the fact that Katse used to be able to purr?
Not like real cats, but in its own way... She rattled softly when she smelled gold nearby.*
Р — *But grandfather didn't find a single day in his life. It turns out that the shovel has no flair.*
С — *So she didn't smell gold, but... something else.*

*Don't know what.*

С - *This is not yours.*
R - *Yes? Why do you think so?*
С - *Because I can hear the bells tied to the pole.*
P - *It can be any spade with bells.*
С - *No, it's Katze. I'm sure.*
Р - *You don't sound confident at all.*
C - *I'll tell Mom you're taking her tools without asking.*
R - . . .
 *All right, all right.
I'll get the shovel back as soon as I finish my business, I swear.*
## Notes

* It is known for certain that a shovel has the ability to open locks. She demonstrates this in the first chapter (by opening the Brilla stash with Ringles) and in the first act of the second chapter, provided that the first chapter was completed on the route with a shovel.
* According to *Juniver*, a human shang (soul) lives in the shovel. Most likely, that is why she has the above ability.
* Belonged to [[Rui]'s great-grandfather].

## Links

1. ↑ From Wander's comment about the shovel.