From
TES issue 29 (September 2004)
Series 4.
Quest: The Cup.
Dungeoneer:
Giles.
Advisors:
Robin, Andrew and Brett.
Home town: Somewhere in the New Forest, Hampshire. [Moderator's note: Giles has named it as the village of Tiptoe.]
Team score: 7 out of 10.
Another high-quality quest from series 4, which concluded this series in a most memorable manner.
Level One: A slightly wobbly trip through the
Place of Choice leads to the chamber of
Dooris. A score of two out of three riddles is enough to earn Giles passage into level one. The first room features
Merlin,
disguised as monk trapped in the stocks, which is one of the wizards favourite pastimes this series. This time, however, a key is needed to release Merlin, which Giles agrees to find and collect. Merlin directs Giles into finding the eye shield under an orange cloth, and then [
Mistress Goody], the witch, turns up with her magic broom and chases Giles out of the chamber. A walk through the Forest of Dunn leads to the
Crazed Heifer, where
Motley is entertaining the punters. After a quick chat with Giles, the jester gifts the team the
spell DASH. This is needed back in the woods, as Giles is pursued by a band of
goblins. After escaping this threat, Giles arrives in
Oakleys glade. Giles and the team answer all three of the tree
trolls riddles correctly, and Oakley gives Giles some information that leads him to collect a bottle labelled
Sniff and a spanner from the tree stump. Giles then meets
Mellisandre at
Dungarth, and the dizzy maiden mistakes the dungeoneer for an
assassin. When a real assassin turns up, Giles and Mellie both make speedy exits. Giles then has a second encounter with Goody, who sends him on a ride on the
conveyer belt. The spanner is required to bring the device to a halt, and then Giles exits into the
wellway room.
Fatilla is on guard here, but the Sniff bottle incapacitates him enough for Giles to sneak past and go down the
wellway, into level two.
Level Two: Giles releases Gundrada from the stocks and she fights off an armoured
behemoth for him. An encounter with a very drunk
Brother Mace gives Giles a Joker card (although its almost a Three of Hearts) before he reaches his second door monster,
Doorkis. Yet again, the
team answer two out of three questions correctly and Giles progresses to Dunkley Wood. Here Giles enters
Ariadnes glade, where he picks up a bar of gold. The card is played when Ariadne arrives, and Motley magically appears. He uses his wits to ridicule the giant spider until she retreats, and Giles moves on to the
Dunswater. The ferryman accepts the gold as payment for a ride to the
Tower of Time, where Giles walks down a staircase and into level three.
Level Three: Giles finds Merlins key in the clue room. He calls Merlin, who crashes into the picture for his only level three appearance in series 4. Merlin congratulates Giles on honouring his bargain and rewards him with the spell
TINY. Further challenges see Giles running past two skull ghosts to reach the
Corridor of Blades, where he very nearly gets sawn in half. A brief meeting with
Mogdred follows, which results in Giles running along a falling bridge to the relative safety of the
Block and Tackle. Once things start to move, Brett starts to guide Giles in a most haphazard and alarming manner, which
Treguard,
Pickle and the other advisors find very amusing. Giles then arrives at the
Transporter Pad, where the season ends. Treguard brings Giles back to the antechamber with the spell
UNITE, and then Merlin appears in the Great Hall of Knightmare, making his final appearance on
Knightmare to wish everyone a very merry
Christmas.
Summary: An intelligent and enthusiastic team, whose quest was cut short by the end of the series.
