You the most skilled Alchemist on Earth have been summoned to do battle with the Evil Warlock who is terrorizing the land.

As you enter his dread castle you wonder if even your formidable powers will be enough to defeat this evil force. Your only chance of success is to find the four sections of magic scroll that have been ingeniously hidden in this foreboding place. Only when the four mystic pieces are in your possession will you be able to render the Warlock powerless by using his own "Spell of Destruction" against him.

As you fight your way relentlessly onward, every evil creature and force at the Warlocks disposal is unleashed against you.; you hurl lightning bolt after lightning bolt against these powers of darkness, your energy becomes depleted, you must find food to rekindle your ebbing power. As the obstacles become more and more awesome will you have the energy at your command to perform the transformation spell which will turn you into a mighty Golden Eagle and enable you to overcome many of the diabolical traps set for by the Warlock.

Your objectives are clear, assemble the magic scroll and banish evil into oblivion for eternity.

The object of the game is to find the four pieces of the "Spell of Destruction" then locate the evil Warlock; once you are close enough you will be able to cast the spell and destroy him.

To assist you in battling your way to the Warlocks lair there are a number of lesser spells which you can find and then cast as you need them. These lesser spells will take the form of small scrolls. You will also come across other objects which may or may not assist you in your quest, this is for you to discover. You may only carry one object and or one spell at a time.

Any type of movement or bumping into objects or obstructions will decrease your stamina by varying degrees. To maintain your stamina you will need to eat regularly; to do this you must pass over food packs, then your stamina will be replenished.

Casting spells, hurling lightning bolts or transforming into a "Golden Eagle" will decrease your spell energy, this is only restored with time... so be careful... and good luck.

Should you engage one of the Warlocks Evil Guardians in combat both yourself and the Guardian lose stamina. If however you are carrying a weapon your fighting ability is increased (by varying amount, depending on which weapon you have), but beware some of the Guardians are incredibly strong.

Once a spell has been cast it will last for a set period of time, unless your spell energy runs out ... in that case so will the spell.

The bottom three lines display status.

Status informatioon is:

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ1. Spell Energy; the energy remaining with which to cast spells or hurl lightning bolts.

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ2. The amount of stamina you have left.

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ3. Any lesser spell you are carrying.

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ4. Any object being carried.

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ5. Time left in that room before you are located by the Warlock. This time is indicated by an hourglass sand timer.

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ6. Any of the four pieces of the "Spell of Destruction" you have found.

Steam Version:

Walk/Fly Left - Left Arrow

Walk/Fly Right - Right Arrow

Cast Spell - Space.
May be used to cast either the lesser spell you are carring or the "Spell of Destruction" if you have all four sections of the Mystic Scroll in your possesion. If you are not carrying a lesser spell or the "Spell of Destruction" you may use this key to hurl lightning bolts at your attackers.

Transform - Down Arrow
May be used to transform from the Alchemist to the EAGLE, and back.

Flap wings - Up Arrow
May be used to flap the Eagles wings.

Pick Up/Drop Object - Z
The Alchemist may only carry one object at a time. If he is standing next to an object he can pick it up or put it down by using this key.

Pick Up/Drop Spell - X
This key may be used to pick up/drop lesser spell and/or a piece of the "Spell of Destruction".

Quit Button - Unassigned
If you get stuck you may abandon current game by assigning and pressing this key.

Emulator Menu - Esc
This key will allow you to access the emulator menu, where you can save your game, remap controls, and access other options, including quitting the game.

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The Original Manual:

Walk/Fly Left - CAPS SHIFT, X, V, N, SYMBOL SHIFT

Walk/Fly Right - Z, C, B, M, SPACE

Cast Spell - A, D, G, J, L may be used to cast either the lesser spell you are carring or the "Spell of Destruction" if you have all four sections of the Mystic Scroll in your possesion. If you are not carrying a lesser spell or the "Spell of Destruction" you may use these keys to hurl lightning bolts at your attackers.

Transform - S, F, H, K, ENTER may be used to transform from the Alchemist to the EAGLE, and back.

Flap - Q, E, T, U, O may be used to flap the Eagles wings.

Pick Up/Drop Object - The Alchemist may only carry one object at a time. If he is standing next to an object he can pick it up or put it down by using one of the following keys: W, R, Y, I, P.

Pick Up/Drop Spell - Any key on the top row may be used to pick up/drop lesser spell and/or a piece of the "Spell of Destruction".

Quit Button - If you get stuck you may abandon current game by pressing Key '1'

All of the above text was produced by Imagine Software in 1983. I do not claim any ownership. The manual was posted here for convenience of Steam users.