Introduction

You have been transported to the strange and wondrous land of Hezarin, a world held in the grip of an evil tyrant - the sorceror Arijith. As a sworn-in member of the Adventurers' Guild, you cannot ignore the inhabitants' plea for help, and although no doubt this will not stop you from acquiring the odd treasure along the way, your ultimate task is to overcome the tyrant and free the peasants from his oppressive reign...

Rumour has it that the Ruling Council of Hezarin, an imniscient body that works in mysterious ways, foresaw the rule of the old tyrant and crafted a magic device, in the form of an old panelled box, which could be used to overcome him; but over the passage of time the box has been lost and the secret of its use forgotten. Other sources say that Arijith himself consigned the box to a secret location deep in the bowels of the earth, and has woven dark spells and set hidden traps so that no ordinary man may chance upon it...

You start your exploration in a large field out of which rises an out-crop of glistening white limestone. To the north lies thick forest, to the west an apparently infinite plain, and to the east a thick hedge. Where next?

The skeleton of Hezarin was put together in 1981 by Steve Tinney and Alex Ship. The flesh was added in 1990 by Jon Thackray, aided in the later 'testing' stages by Peter Killworth. Hezarin is a big game, so we cannot guarantee that it is completely bug-free. Should you discover any, please let us know.

On-Line Help

I get lost in the forest - Hint 1
What is the point of the forest? - Hint 2
I get lost in the inifinite plain - Hint 3
I can't get up the hill - Hint 4
What is the significance of the planks in the trees? - Hint 5
I can't get up the tree with the planks - Hint 6
I can't find anywhere apart from the village - Hint 7
I keep falling in a river - Hint 8
Whenever I fall in the river I can't escape - Hint 9
What does "SKCITSHOOP" mean? - Hint 10
What can I do in the rubble pit? - Hint 11
I can't find any light for the area beyond the long tunnel - Hint 12
I can't get near any of the torches in the long tunnel - Hint 13
I can't get hold of any of the torches in the long tunnel - Hint 14
I can't find my way out to the marsh - Hint 15
I always die in the marsh - Hint 16
What is a marshwibble? - Hint 17
What is wiffinweed? - Hint 18
I can't reach the crown - Hint 19
I can't find anything in the cabinet - Hint 20
What is the significance of the loud >>BANG<< as I leave the small chamber with the cabinet? - Hint 21
I can't get things out of the cabinet - Hint 22
How can I decide which passage to take from the Nessle? - Hint 23
I keep getting killed by orcs - Hint 24
I can't determine reliably which orc to tackle first - Hint 25
I can't turn on the valve on the pipe - Hint 26
Even when I've fixed the pipe I can't turn on the valve - Hint 27
I can't turn off the valve on the pipe - Hint 28
What does turning on the valve on the pipe do? - Hint 29
I can't get into the hole into the damp cave - Hint 30
I can't get down the hole into the damp cave - Hint 31
I can't get out of the hole in the damp cave - Hint 32
Even when I find out which orc to tackle, I still can't kill it or get the crystal - Hint 33
After getting a crystal I lose my sword - Hint 34
Can I go down any of the other passages from the Nessle after acquiring a crystal piece? - Hint 35
What do the grey doors conceal? - Hint 36
I can't get past the grey doors - Hint 37
Why does the place where I find the box fill with smoke? - Hint 38
What is the significance of the black smoke? - Hint 39
I can't get beyond the smoke filled room near Fountain Cavern - Hint 40
I can't find my way through the minotaur's lair - Hint 41
I can't take my possessions away from the area near Poohsticks bridge - Hint 42
I keep falling down pits when I try to get through the dismal smoke filled passages - Hint 43
Even when I know where the pits are I still can't cross them - Hint 44
Having crossed the first pit I still can't cross the second - Hint 45
When I save the game I get told of earth tremors - Hint 46
I die when I swing on the rope bridge - Hint 47
I get lost in the shifting halls - Hint 48
Why can I reach two different sets of grey doors? - Hint 49
I get killed by the morlock - Hint 50
I can't find my way through the wild wood - Hint 51
Climbing trees in the wild wood doesn't seem to help me - Hint 52
I can't go in the directions I want to go in the wild wood - Hint 53
I can't get to the source of the smell in the wild wood - Hint 54
I can't find anywhere to go in the valley - Hint 55
Even from within the waterfall pool I still can't get anywhere - Hint 56
What can I do in the chamber behind the waterfall? - Hint 57
I always get lost on the moors - Hint 58
Can I do anything in the quarry? - Hint 59
I don't know what to do when the big wave comes along - Hint 60
I die when I try to ride the wave - Hint 61
How do I get hold of the second crystal piece? - Hint 62
When I get two crystal pieces they stick together - Hint 63
I die when invisible items go in the river - Hint 64
I die when I'm wearing or carrying invisible items and I go in the river - Hint 65
The crown doesn't seem to be worth anything - Hint 66
I can't get the crown to the area near Fountain Caven - Hint 67
I die when I hit the stalactites - Hint 68
What should I do at the stone circle? - Hint 69
I can't find anything useful in the zebra room - Hint 70
I keep getting killed by the tiger - Hint 71
I can't get past the door with the clay rectangle - Hint 72
When I've got three crystal pieces I can't find any more sleeping orcs - Hint 73
When I get my sword for the fourth time I hear another loud >>BANG<< - Hint 74
Even though I think there's something in the cabinet I can't see it - Hint 75
Even when I use the correct item I still get killed in the chamber full of stalactites - Hint 76
I don't know what to do with the metal ring - Hint 77
After finding the secret passage near the tiger's lair I still can't get past the tiger - Hint 78
The gremlins keep stealing my possessions - Hint 79
I can't get understand the adventurer in the bar - Hint 80
I don't know how to use the information I get from the adventurer in the bar - Hint 81
Even when I've got to the secret cave underneath, I still can't find my way through the minotaur's lair - Hint 82
I get lost on the moor beyond the standing stone - Hint 83
The tiger follows me into the secret passage and kills me - Hint 84
I can't get out of the tiger's lair and past the tiger again - Hint 85
I can't find anything at the barrow - Hint 86
I can't find my way out of the peaceful area - Hint 87
I can't get past the door with the angular pattern on it - Hint 88
I can't get into the crack in the north wall of the long east-west tunnel - Hint 89
What can I do with the sarcophagus? - Hint 90
I don't know what to do with the jar - Hint 91
I keep getting killed by dragons - Hint 92
What does "WOZX" mean? - Hint 93
Saying "WOZX" doesn't help me - Hint 94
I can't get into the Ivory temple - Hint 95
I get killed by acolytes, guardians and the high priest - Hint 96
Even when I'm disguised I still get killed by the high priest - Hint 97
I get killed by the fourth orc - Hint 98
I can't open the box - Hint 99
I can't get hold of the fly - Hint 100
How do I become human again? - Hint 101
How do I get out of the secret cave underneath the minotaur's lair? - Hint 102
When I open the trapdoor under the minotaur's lair something heavy kills me - Hint 103
Even when I've found the minotaur's den I can't move it - Hint 104
Even with assistance I still get killed by the dragons - Hint 105
I can't get past the granite slab in the barrow - Hint 106
I don't know what to use to get past the granite slab in the barrow - Hint 107
Even when I know the correct implement I still can't get past the granite slab in the barrow - Hint 108
I can't get away from the minotaur's lair area - Hint 109
I can't get down to the ledge near the minotaur's lair - Hint 110
I think I need a rope but I can't find one - Hint 111
Once I've got a rope I can't get back to the secret cave - Hint 112
Even when I've got a rope I can't get down from the secret cave - Hint 113
I can't get along the narrow ledge - Hint 114
I can't get all the items from the minotaur's lair out with me - Hint 115
I keep getting killed by lions and leopards - Hint 116
After finding my way through the dragons I get killed on the way back - Hint 117
Even after killing one of the dragons I can't get back past the rest of them - Hint 118
I always run away when I visit Nightmare Cavern - Hint 119
What does "Riggins" mean? - Hint 120
I can't get hold of the carpet - Hint 121
After killing the lions and leopards I can't get away from the Pooh-sticks bridge area again - Hint 122
I can't get out of the river - Hint 123
I get killed by the witches - Hint 124
I can't get past the bear - Hint 125
I don't know what the password is - Hint 126
I can't get hold of the topaz bracelet without being blocked in - Hint 127
I can't get past the boulder - Hint 128
When I try to get rid of the boulder I break my hand and die - Hint 129
I die from being too vigorous - Hint 130
Even when I'm disguised I still get killed by temple guardians - Hint 131
I can't get a weapon to the Ivory temple - Hint 132
I get killed by the scorpion men - Hint 133
I can't carry the seal with me on the carpet - Hint 134
I don't know how to use the thong - Hint 135
The scorpion men whon't let me enter the Way of Darkness - Hint 136
I can't find my way through the Way of Darkness - Hint 137
What does "tar" mean? - Hint 138
What does "APERIR" mean? - Hint 139
I can't get past the spores uner Mount Mashu - Hint 140
I can't get at the rubies - Hint 141
I can't get the metal triangle in the pond - Hint 142
I don't know how to use the sundial - Hint 143
What does "AVERNUS" mean? - Hint 144
I can't get past the flashing sword - Hint 145
I can't get off the top of the rainbow - Hint 146
What should I do at the end of the rainbow? - Hint 147
My feet get hot and I die in the Ivory temple - Hint 148
I can't get into the sanctum sanctorum - Hint 149
When I'm wearing a red robe I get killed by the high priest - Hint 150
I don't know how to get across the snake pit - Hint 151
When I try to cross the snake pit I get bitten - Hint 152
I can't wash my feet with my boots on - Hint 153
I don't know how to get out of the shrine of the panel - Hint 154
I don't know what to do with my treasure - Hint 155
I'm not allowed to take the wooden panel - Hint 156
I can't mend the box even when I've got all four panels - Hint 157
I can't find my way up to the castle - Hint 158
I keep getting killed by avalanches - Hint 159
I can't get away from the tree in the ravine - Hint 160
The tree breaks and drops me in the ravine - Hint 161
I can't get up the shaft - Hint 162
What do the levers do? - Hint 163
I can't get up the stone staircase without being killed - Hint 164
When I've challenged the wizard I get killed immediately he appears - Hint 165
When I've challenged the wizard I don't know how to get away - Hint 166
I can't succeed in closing the stairs while the wizard is following me - Hint 167
When I get to the top of the stairs I still die shortly after - Hint 168
I can't get out of the great laboratory - Hint 169
I don't know which way to go in the library - Hint 170
I don't know what to do when I get to the library shelves - Hint 171
What does "nis" mean? - Hint 172
Even when I've found the fragment of ancient manuscript with "nis" on it I still get killed by Anjith - Hint 173
What are the uses of the individual objects? - Hint 174
I can't find all the valuable items - Hint 175