I didn't have a save, so I played the game through again - apparently the first time I played it, I did the book and killing the prince at around the same time. Getting the book for the spirit just lights the tower I guess, and killing the prince is what actually opens the gates. Not real sure on this, and too bad there isn't a walkthrough.

Well thanks for trying. Can you tell me what you need to do to get the prince to appear. Also what was the purpose of lighting the 4 towers. That was the initial quest. Shouldn't there be some reward for that or at least follow up to it. It's done, no acknowledgement. As I mentioned on an earlier post I thought going back to the throne room I would get a reward.

Yes, I agree - I thought lighting the towers would kill off the monsters or something, but nothing. Not sure if the location is random where the prince appears. And that fight was a real disappointment too. Not sure, but think I ran into him around the little well, or maybe the tomb gates.

The prince will not appear and I have been all over. I appreciate all your help but without a walkthrough it just seems impossible for me to get any artifacts so until one is done it is time to call it quits on this game.

It's a lot easier to get artifacts from the castle. If you cross the dining room, and use the staircase that is now open to you on the left side, you have a couple floors of baddies to demolish. You have to solve puzzles mostly, to get at the artifacts, although on one occasion there is just a baddie to kill for one. Mostly though, the puzzles are inventory based, and kind of fun. Maybe the prince doesn't appear until you do some damage to all these folk, I don't know...

Satine, did you ever get the artifacts in the castle???

No Nickie, I never bothered. If I can't get any artifacts in the basement I felt there was no need to waste any more time in this game. There is no guarantee that getting the artifacts in the castle will get the ones in the basement. Plus you said the castle ones were puzzle based. And without a walkthrough, doing this is just impossible for me.

Also I do not understand why there is such a low cap on experience. I have already maxxed it out and that is without a single artifact. At least before I was getting stronger with all the respawning. Now I am not.