Head of the Serpent – First Flammable Oil Puzzle

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This room introduces a new puzzle element: using flammable oil to clear a wooden barrier.

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Start by using a rope arrow to pull the lever in the far left corner of the room.

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This causes oil to run down a narrow trough into a shallow pool in front of the wooden barrier.

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Now use the jaguar-head handle in the middle of the room...

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...to ignite the oil.

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The flame spreads along the channel in the floor to the pool, burning the barrier away.

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...so you can proceed.

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Follow the tunnel to a steep drop-off. Jump forward and latch onto the climbable wall. Climb down as far as you can.

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Then rappel the rest of the way down to the cavern below. Here you'll find a more elaborate version of the flammable barrier puzzle.

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Before starting on it, head down the stairs, but before you reach the two columns, drop down on the left and jump across the gap...

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...into a small room with some cloth and jade ore.

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Return to the edge, jump back across the gap, scramble up the wall to grab the edge, and pull up.

[Head of the Serpent Walkthrough]