Laboratory

The Laboratory of Time is the area at the top of the Black Castle, responsible for the events leading up to Mystery of Shadows, and the main story. It is within the most prominent and centered building in the city. Upon being unlocked, several characters mention the Laboratory is surrounded by both Monsters and Anomalies that hindered progress prior. Many elements of the story and room itself hint to the study of time travel.

The player is shown to be looking at an angle into the large observatory room, faintly seeing out of the large roman numeral glass.

Ranks
Here's a table showing energy, experience and coins for each rank of the Laboratory. These may be different depending on a players rank.

Apple

 * On ring of Copernicus sphere hanging in front of clock window
 * in stairs
 * in railing near clockunder display
 * before the clock under display
 * red apple on the tripod, like a tool

Astrologer

 * Figurine to the left of right window
 * In mirror, upper right
 * little astroboger in front of big astrolab
 * in the background, near clock under window

Bat

 * Barely visible silhouette on bottom of round window frame near VII (5 o'clock)Bat.JPG
 * Hanging from balustrade at right of stairs
 * A silhouette on the floor near the table - to the left on the open book on the floor
 * Above astrolabe centre right (flying)
 * On pedestal of round table on top floor, near tripod
 * hanging in the background, near clock under display

Beaker

 * In front of big round window, on the floor, to right of man

Caduceus

 * On the Copernicus sphere hanging in front of clock window
 * On the table
 * On the pedestal in front of the clock window, on the left side of the screen
 * Lead glass window, top centre right of screen - in the 3rd quadrant
 * On stand of round table below lead glass window (beside grandfather clock)
 * Etched on curved side of bookshelf at centre
 * Right Window

Candle Stick

 * Over spindle on back railing
 * Far left at top of table
 * Table next to grandfather clock
 * On rightmost spine on top of tripod
 * Right edge of grandfather clock cabinet
 * Left side of globe at bottom right

Cane

 * In between the 3rd and 4th quadrant round window panes
 * horizontal on the floor at top of the stairs
 * In front of grandfather clock
 * Upright in the corner between portal and bookshelf (centre screen)
 * Bottom of the screen, on the fourth step
 * In the middle of the floor of the landing above the steps, below the dinosaur skeleton

Cat

 * Lying in round window behind tripod
 * on big astrolabe
 * on railroad near clock under display

Chest

 * Right side of big round window, on top of shelf unit
 * on the desk, at left side of screen
 * on the floor, near pedestal with clock under display
 * on the floor, at right of big clock window

Cigarette Case

 * On floor in front of bottom step ( open and empty)
 * On the table
 * Bottom of the screen, on the fourth step (like a closed case)
 * On the third shelf of cabinet
 * Bottom shelf of right bookcase
 * on the floor, at left of pedestal with clock under display

Crocodile

 * On the window, right background
 * On stair railing
 * Beneath globe at bottom right
 * In painting at top right
 * Above right side of wall design

Cruet

 * On the third step (looks like a mini vase) - on the right of the step
 * On the globe on the right (looks like a jar)
 * On the top shelf on the right side (looks like a jar) tall bottle with label
 * On shelf above tripod (gold bottle)
 * On wooden table left, bottom of screen, square jar with round top, with label

Crystal

 * On the 3rd shelf from the bottom in the center background
 * Among the stuff on top of the tripod (white, hard to see)
 * Under the tripod

Dried Flowers

 * Hanging upside down from the round table under the window
 * Suspended from the ceiling astrolabe, top left of screen
 * Second lowest shelf of bookcase on the right side of the round window

Feather

 * Upper rim of astrolabe at lower right
 * Edge of second shelf in bookcase at far right
 * Inner line of astrolabe
 * Under the lip of the table on the left

Ghost

 * between clock under display and the big astrolab


 * before the big window clock
 * little ghost on the desk

Hand Bell

 * On upper railingBell.JPG
 * Hanging off the ceiling astrolabe
 * Front of table in lower left corner
 * On top of grandfather clock
 * Between the spindles of the front railing (very small)
 * Center background, on round golden wall "thing"

Hat

 * Left side of screen on table (difficult to see)
 * on the display above clock
 * Center screen, behind globe
 * on the top of big astrolab
 * on the left, top of tripod before big clock

Hourglass

 * Lying on side, lowest shelf by round glass window
 * Upright in framed picture on upper right
 * Beside face of grandfather clock
 * Bottom shelf at lower right
 * Under the tripod

Inkwell

 * On the third step
 * Under the large, round window, behind tripod
 * On top of grandfather clock
 * On top of tripod
 * Glass inkwell In the right scale of the instrument in front of the window
 * On desk, lower right hand corner

Lamp

 * On floor in front of big round window on the right of it.
 * Right of stair case, on the floor in front of grandfather clock
 * Sitting on round table to the left of grandfather clock
 * Top shelf to the right of big round window

Map

 * Right side bottom corner
 * Under the railing, to the left of the tripod
 * Top left corner of the screen
 * On front of cabinet of grandfather clock

Magnifying Glass

 * On curved decorative board by window immediately left of bookcase/shelves
 * On leg of workbench
 * on the desk, at left of screen
 * On top of bookcase to the far right
 * On book at the feet of tripod at left
 * at the bottom of stairs, near railing

Microscope

 * Inside astrolabe left of picture frame
 * Between left table and stairs
 * Above stairs, next to cage

Pestle and Mortar

 * On the top of the clock, rightside
 * At base of table, on floor , underneath right window
 * On shelf between clock window and golden portal (2nd from top)

Pipe

 * Bottom of picture at upper right
 * On side of bookshelf

Pyramid

 * Under tripod on lower level
 * On globe at lower right
 * On table towards lower left of screen
 * On Bookshelf, far right of screen

Raven

 * shadow behind the big clock window
 * on the tripod
 * on the half sphere before the clcok under display

Rosary

 * Hanging from tripod
 * Wrapped around brazier on left table
 * Lower right corner, base of astrolabe
 * On the table in the centre, left of clock
 * On first step at bottom of stairs

Scale

 * Over the left side of the clock
 * Hanging from solar system
 * On table on the left
 * Above sun on golden portal
 * Under tripod next to landing on lower level

Sign of the Zodiac

 * Leo - Floor top of stairs
 * Pisces - Covering face of grandfather clock by framed mirror
 * Gemini - On book cover lower left corner under table
 * Gemini - On shelf at lower left of clock window (hard to see)
 * Sagittarius - On book lower left cornerGemini.JPG
 * Sagittarius - centre of transparent clock, top left of screen

Scroll

 * Second step at the bottom of the screen
 * In astrolabe
 * Top shelf of bookcase next to big window
 * At right of grandfather clock face
 * Tucked into globe at lower right

Skull

 * Right side of screen, underneath table under window
 * On table at far left
 * On third shelf of book case at right

Sword

 * Along leg of left tripod
 * Vertical on front of grandfather clock
 * On left edge of stained glass window
 * On steps
 * In astrolabe

Spyglass

 * Sticking out of the planet twirly in the right front of the big round window
 * one shelf up from Bottom shelf by the large window
 * On column between gold portal and small windowSpyglass.JPG
 * Sticking out of the globe astrolabe bottom right corner
 * Horizontal between bottom shelf and second shelf in bookcase right of the round window.
 * At feet of bird skeleton

Telephone

 * Bottom right corner, right of astrolabe on second shelf up . Hidden slightly behind white hairy thing.
 * Bottom right corner, in astrolabe

Wind Rose
On shelf at lower left of clock window (hard to see)
 * On the bottom frame of the globe style astrolabe, bottom right corner
 * Etched in floor at top of screen (near corner of railing centre screen)
 * Grandfather clock face
 * Etched into glass in lower left of large clock window

Zodiac Sign

 * In center of big clock


 * Just below the open book on the top of the stair


 * Lead Glass Clock, just on the outside frame on the left - below quadrant 5

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