The Keysmith Gnome's Forge
Rumours
They say there's a forge deep under the ground, in the caves by the lava. Now and then through the rock you hear: "Brrr... Achoo!" - as if someone down there is frozen stiff.
Who: Keysmith Gnome
Hints
Open them one at a time — from a gentle nudge to plain advice. "Good to know" is about what might trip you up.
Hint 1
The Keysmith Gnome is freezing in his forge deep underground. As you dig down, listen: someone is sneezing behind the rock.
Hint 2
First the gnome needs his bellows mended. What patches torn leather? Something like paper, and something sticky.
Hint 3
Birch bark comes from a birch, resin from a pine or a spruce: give them a tap with your sword.
Hint 4
The forge needs coal and a flame. And a flame can be carried in your hand.
Hint 5
The hammer lies in the lava. What happens to lava when you splash water on it?
Good to know
- If your backpack is full, the hammer won't be picked up — make room and walk over to it again.
- In a shared world only one player takes a quest at a time: if someone else is helping now, wait your turn; if someone already helped today, come back next morning.
Full solution
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This is the whole story of the quest, to the very end.
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The gnome's forge is deep underground, by the lava. Dig down: when you hear "Brrr... Achoo!" from under the rock, it's close. Walk up to the gnome and press E (on a phone, the glowing action button): his forge is cold, his bellows are torn, and his hammer has fallen into the lava.
From Cubby's diary
Deep underground, by the lava, I found a forge - and the Keysmith Gnome. Shivering, sneezing: forge cold, bellows torn, his hammer in the lava! First the bellows: two strips of birch bark and a drop of resin.
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The bellows need two strips of Birch Bark and a drop of Resin. Hit a birch trunk with your sword (left click; on a phone, the action button) and the bark springs off; each birch gives it once a day. Resin oozes out of a pine or a spruce the same way — pick up what falls.
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Take the bark and resin to the gnome and press E ("Keysmith Gnome · give bark and resin"). He patches the bellows and asks you to light the forge.
From Cubby's diary
Brought bark and resin - the gnome slapped on patches and gave a pump: "Good as new! Fit for the fair." Now the forge: ten lumps of coal and a torch's flame.
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Get 10 Coal — it sits in the rock as black specks — and make a Torch at the workbench. Take the torch in hand, go to the forge and press E ("Forge · light it").
From Cubby's diary
Ten lumps of coal in, the torch to them - whoosh! The gnome thawed and came to life. Now the hammer: it lies in the lava by the porch. Pour water on the lava and it'll set to stone.
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Make a Bucket at the workbench. Go right up to any water, take the bucket in hand and right-click or press E (on a phone, the action button) — you get a Bucket of Water.
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The hammer lies in the lava by the forge's porch. Stand next to it and pour out the bucket (right-click or E) — the lava sets to stone. Drill the stone until the Gnome's Hammer pops out, then walk over to pick it up.
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Take the hammer to the gnome and press E ("Keysmith Gnome · give the hammer").
From Cubby's diary
Drilled the hammer out of the set lava and took it home. "My hammer! My own dear hammer!" - the gnome hopped for joy. He's a keysmith again, and he'll reforge any key of mine.
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From now on the gnome reforges keys (E "Keysmith Gnome · reforge keys"): a spare key into a plainer one, free and quick, and two alike plus some ore into a better one. You can leave while he's forging; collect the finished key from him.
Reward
The Keysmith Gnome reforges keys, one at a time: a spare key into a plainer one, free, in a minute; two alike and a fistful of the next ore into a better one (the better the key, the longer it takes). Come by with keys.